中学1718学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2.docx

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中学1718学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2

安阳市第三十六中学2017——2018学年第二学期期中考试

高二英语

（考试时间100分钟，满分120分）

注意事项：

1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

2、选择题答案请用2B铅笔准确地填涂在答题卡上相应位置，非选择题答案必须填写在答题卷相应位置，否则不得分。

3、考试结束后，将答题卡和答卷一并交回。

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsarethemostprominentfilmawardintheUnitedStates．TheAwardsaregrantedbytheAcademyofMotinPictureArtsandSciences．AcademyAwardsarenicknamed“Oscars”,whichisalsothenicknameofthestatuette（小雕像）．ThenameissaidtohavebeenbornwhenMargaretHerricksawthestatuetteonatableandsaid:

ItlooksjustlikemyuncleOscar!

”

BerlinFilmFestivalOneofthe“A”festivalsinEurope．TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival,alsocalledthe“Berlinale”,isheldannuallyinFebruaryandstarted1951afteraninitiativeoftheAmerican,whooccupiedpartofthecityafterWorldWarⅡ．Thejury（专家评奖团）alwaysplacedspecialemphasisonrepresentingfilmsfromallovertheworld,fromtheformerEasternBloc（集团）Countriesaswellasfromwesterncountries．TheawardsarecalledGoldenandSilverBears（astheBearisthesymbolofBerlin）．

VeniceFilmFestivalTheVeniceFilmFestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinlateAugust/earlySeptemberontheLidointhehistoricPalazzodelCinema,inVenice,Italy,itsmainawardisthe“Leoned’Oro”（GoldenLion）．Recently,anewawardhasbeenadded,theSanMarcoAwardforthebestfilm．

CannesFilmFestivalTheCannesFilmFestivalisafamousinternationalfilmfestival．IthasbeenheldannuallyinCannes,inthesouthofFrance,since1946withafewexceptions．Givenmassivemediaexposure,theFestivalisattendedbymanymoviestarsandisapopularvenueformovieproducerstolaunchtheirnewfilmsandattempttoselltheirworkstothedistributorswhocomefromallovertheglobe．

ThemostfamousawardgivenoutatCannesisthe“Palmed’Or”（GoldenPalm）forthebestfilm;thisissometimessharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear．

21．WhichAwardcanbesharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear?

A．GoldenLionB．SanMarcoAward

C．AcademyAwardsD．GoldenPalm

22．Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“Oscars”isnottrue?

A．It’sthenicknameofAcademyAwards

B．It’salsothenicknameofthestatuette．

C．It’sanawardinFrance．

D.ItgotitsnamebecauseMargaretsaidthestatuettelookedlikehisuncle．

23．WhyistheAwardforBerlinFilmFestivalcalled“GoldenandSilverBear”?

A．ThebearisthesymbolofBerlin

B．Itismadeupofbearfur

C．Itlookslikeabear

D．BearisrareinBerlin

24．Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Introducethenicknamesoffamousfilmawards．

B．AnadvertisementforfilmsandTVprogrammes．

C．Anintroductionoffamousfilmfestivalsandfilmawards

D．Aguideofhowtospendfamousfilmfestivals

B

ItiswellknownthattheJapanesepeople’sloveoffishisalmostasstrongasabee’sinterestinhoney.Asfishpopulationsweredecreasing,fishingcompanieswereforcedtofishfurtherandfurtherawayfromtheshore.Thentheyhadabigchallenge—howtokeepthefishfreshforlonger.Sotheydecidedtokeepthefishstoredinfreezersontheboats.Butthepublicdidnotlikefrozenfish.Soagainthefishingcompanieshadanewbiggerchallenge.Whattheydecidedtodowastohavefishtanksontheirboats.Aftercatchingfishes，theywouldputtheminthetanksandkeepthemlivingthereuntiltheygotbacktoshore.Butinthisprotectedenvironment,lackingpredators（掠食者）,thefishsloppedmovingaround.TheJapanesepublicfeltthesedullfishdidnottastefresh,whichhadanunpleasanteffectuponsales.Onceagainthefishingcompanieshadanevenbiggerchallenge...

Stopforaminute!

Beforewegoanyfurther,Iwouldliketoask“Whatareyourchallenges?

Howdoyouhandleanunexpectedchallenge?

”MayIthinkitthiswaythatyoushouldtrytoattackyourchallenges?

ConquerthemwithaSwissArmyknife.Takethemostproperandsimpletoolthatyoucanadopttodealwithyoursituation.

Nowbacktoourstory.HowdidtheJapanesefinallyfigureoutthefreshfishproblem?

Sharks!

Youmightthinkthesame.Sharkswerecaughtandputintothetankswithotherfishes.Don’tsharkseatfish?

Well,theydoeatafewfish,buttheydidalsokeepmorefishactiveandalert（警觉的）.Thefishstayfreshbecausetheyarechallenged.

Now,trytokeepyourselffreshbyfindingyourownsharktoofferyourselfachallengeinyourownbusinessandcareer.

25.Themainreasonforthefishingcompanytofishinthefarseaisthat.

A.thefishesfartherawayfromtheseatastedfresher

B.thefishresourceneartheshorewasdecreasing

C.peoplewouldprefereatingfreshfishestolessfreshones

D.itwasgettingharderandhardertokeepfishesfresh

26.Whichwasthebestwayforthefishingcompanytokeepfishesfresh?

A.Gettingthefishesfrozen.B.Storingthefisheswithsalt.

C.Keepingthefisheswithsharksintanks.D.Puttingthefishesintanks

27.Theunderlinedpartofthelastparagraphmeans“.”

A.Ifyouwentfishing,youmightdoasthefishingcompaniesdid

B.Tosucceedinlife,youshouldalwaysbereadytomeetchallenges

C.Trytofindabigshark,andyouwillmeetyourchallenge

D.Sharksareusuallycomparedtothechallengesinpeople’slife

28.Thepurposefortheauthortowritethepassageisto.

A.tellthereadershowtheJapanesefishingcompanieswork

B.tellthereadershowtheJapanesekeepthefishfresh

C.suggestreadersfindingasharktokeepthefishfresh

D.suggestreaderslookingforchallengestomakeprogress

C

ThereisnodoubtthattheUnitedStateshasenteredabrandnewage,becauseDonaldTrump,thecountry’s45thpresident,isverydifferentfromanypresidentbeforehim.

UnlikeHillaryClinton,hisopponent,andmostformerUSpresidents,whoenteredtheelectionafteryearsofbeingpoliticians,Trump,70,wasaNewYorkrealestatebusinessman.

Andhewasnotapresidentialcandidatewhoworkedhardtokeepaperfectpublicimageofamanwhowasalwayscaring,fairandwise.

Instead,Trumpisfamousforbeingbad-tempered,arrogant（倣慢的）andhatefultowardthosewhodisagreewithhim.Healsohatesimmigrants,bothfromLatinAmericaandtheMiddleEast,formanyproblemsintheUS.Thishascausedadangerousdivisioninthecountry—acountrymadeupofmanyvariousraces.

Buttohissupporters,thefactthatTrumpisnotatypicalpoliticianisactuallyoneofhisadvantages.Hishabitofneverhidinghisopinionsisalsoconsideredbymanytobeasignthatheisnotahypocritelikemanypoliticiansare.

“Wehaveseenourcountrytakeadownturnintheeyesoftheworld.Weneedtogoinadifferentdirection，”BinyominWeisswasser,39,amanfromChicago,toldtheChicagoTribune.“Trump’snotapolitician...Ilikethatheisnotalwayspoliticallycorrectandspeakshismind.Itgivesmethefeelingthatwhatyouseeiswhatyouget.Youmaynotlikeit,butyouknowwhatitis.”

Butinterestingly,manywhoelectedTrumpactuallyfollowedthe“lesseroftwoevils”principle―onethatpeopleusewhenfacedwithpickingfromtwounpleasantoptions—simplybecausetheydidn’tthinkClintonwasabetterchoice.

“He’sthecandidateIdisagreelesswith，”JackStucky,20,astudentatNorwesternUniversity,toldtheChicagoTribune.“Idon’tthinkI’dsayDonaldTrumpisgoingtobethebestpresidentever,butIdidthinkhe’dbebetterthanHillaryClinton.”

It’struethattheUSisenteringanewage.It’sjustnotclearyetwhatkindofageit’sgoingtobe.

29.What’sthedifferencebetweenTrumpandanypresidentbeforehim?

A.Hedidn’ttrytokeepaperfectpublicimage

B.Hewasabusinessmanbeforethepresidentialelection.

C.Hegainedpopularitybyhisbadreputation.

D.Heisnotalwayspoliticallycorrectandspeakshismind.

30.Theunderlinedwords“ahypocrite”iscloselyrelatedinmeaningto.

A.acaringpersonB.adishonestperson

C.ashypersonD.aselfishperson

31.Wherecanweputthefollowingparagraph?

“Butnomatterhowpeoplefeelabouthim,TrumpisgoingtotakeofficeastheUSpresidentonJan20,2017.”

A.Betweenparagraph3andparagraph4.

B.Betweenparagraph4andparagraph5.

C.Betweenparagraph6andparagraph7.

D.Betweenparagraph8andparagraph9.

32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Itreportsonpeople’sdifferentviewsonTrump’svictoryintheelection.

B.ItexplorestheadvantagesTrumphasoverHillaryintheelection.

C.ItpredictswhatchangesTrumpwillbringtotheUS.

D.ItanalyzesthereasonsforTrump’svictoryintheelection.

D

Formany,musicisasimportanttothehumanexperienceaseatingandbreathing.Wehearmusiceverywhere—athome,thegym,partiesandstores.Butwhatkindofmusicdoweprefertolistento,andwhenandwhydoourmusicalpreferenceschange?

Therelationshipbetweenthechangeofseasonsandmusicalpreferenceswasthefocusofa

studyledbyPsychologistTerryPettijohn.HeandhisteambasedtheirresearchonapreviousstudythatexaminedtherelationshipbetweenpopularmusicpreferencesandtheEnvironmentalSecurityHypothesis（假设）.Theresultsshowedthatovertime,whensocialandfinancialconditionsweremorerisky,thesongsoftheyearthatwereslower,longer,morecomfortingandseriousweremostpopular.Andduringperiodsinwhichsocialandfinancialconditionsweregenerallystable,theresultisopposite.

Buildingonthesefindings,PettijohnandhisteamwonderediftheHypothesiscouldalsobeappliedtothechangeofseasons.Forcollegestudents,theparticipantsinthisstudy,autumnbeginsatthestartoftheacademicschoolyear.Gonearethecarefreedaysofsummer,whens