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惠来县高二英语下学期期中试题整理

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2016年-2017年度第二学期高二英语期中考试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，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

TwodolphinsracearoundinabigpoolintheOceanPark。

ThesmallerdolphinGrace,shownoffafewofhertricks,turningaroundandwavinghellotothecrowd.Themostamazingthingabouther,however，isthatshe’sevenswimmingatall.Shedoesn’thaveatail。

Gracelosthertailasababywhenshegotcaughtupinafishtrap.WhenthedolphinarrivedattheOceanParkinDecember

2005，shewasfightingforherlife.“Isshegoingtomakeit？

"Hertrainer,AbbeyStone，fearedtheworst.Gracedidmakeit-buthertaildidn't.Sheendeduplosingherflukesandthelowerpartofherpeduncle。

Overthepastsixyears，shehaslearnedtoswimwithouthertail.Dolphinsswimbymovingtheirflukesandpeduncleupanddown.Gracetaughtherselftomoveanotherway--—likeafish！

Shepushedherselfforwardthroughthewaterbymovingherpedunclesfromsidetoside。

ThemovementputharmfulpressureonGrace'sbackbone.Soacompanyofferedtocreateaman—madetailforher。

ThetailhadtobestrongenoughtostayonGraceassheswambutsoftenoughthatitwouldn’thurther。

ThefirsttimeGraceworetheartificialtail.Shesoonshookitoffandletitsinkinthebottomofthepool。

Now,sheisstilllearningtousethetail.Somedaysshewearsitforanhouratatime，othersnotatall。

“Thetailisn'tnecessaryforhertofeelcomfortable,”saysStone,“butithelpstokeepthatrangeofmotion（动作）andbuildmuscles（肌肉）。

”

Now，thedolphinisabouttogetanevenhappierending.Thismonth,GracewillstarinDolphinTale，afilmthatfocusonherrescueandrecovery。

Herprogresshasinspiredmorethanjustanewmovie.Manypeopletravelfromnearandfartomeether.SeeingGraceswimwithherman—madetailgivespeoplesomuchcourage。

1.WhenGracefirstarrivedattheOceanPark,hertrainerworriedabouther.

A.physicalbuildB。

potentialability

C.ad

aptationtothesurroundings.D。

chanceofsurvival

2.Aman—madetailiscreatedforGraceto___。

A。

letherrecoverfasterB.makehercomfortable

C.adjustherwayofswimmingD.helpherperformbettertricks

3。

ThestoryofGraceinspirespeopleto___.

A。

sticktotheirdreamsB.treatanimalsfriendly

C。

facedifficultiesbravelyD.treasurewhattheyhave

B

IfConfucius（孔子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake，therewouldbealotofcandles。

He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout。

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes。

Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina。

Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversiti

es。

Morerecently，theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart，historyandphilosophy（哲学）.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy。

StudentsintheUnitedStates，atthesametime，areracingtolearnChinese。

SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooks

aboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Soth

eoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.

Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis。

4。

Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius

B。

attractthereaders’interestinthesubject

C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker

D。

provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

5。

WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______

A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese

B。

takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams

D.fightforachancetolearnChinese

6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？

A。

ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

C.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

7。

Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________。

A.abiographyB。

ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

C

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere。

Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditoriftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）inDallas，Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor。

HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas。

Shewascleaningouttheattic（阁楼）onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript（手稿）。

Onitstoppagewerethewords,“ByO.Henry”。

Itwasanicestory，andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU，whoshowedittomyfather。

Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO。

Henry，andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork，whoauthenticatedthestoryasO。

Henry's。

Myfatherthensetouttosellit。

Eventfully,hefoundhimselfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot。

Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded。

MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout。

Butidoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory。

8。

WhofoundtheO。

Henry’smanuscript？

A。

Thegirl’smother。

B。

Theauthor'sfather.

C。

Thegirl。

D。

Theauthor。

9.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic？

A。

O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.

B。

O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.

C。

O。

HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines。

D。

O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.

10。

Theunderlinedword“authenticated”inParagraph2probablymeans__________。

A。

namedB.treatedC。

provedD。

described

11.Accordingtothetext，whydidtheauthor'sfathergotoDesMoines?

A.ToselltheO。

Henrystory.B。

Tomeettheauthorhimself.

C。

TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D。

Togivemoneytothegirl.

D

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise。

Somepeoplebelievethattheycan’thelpputtingonweightastheygetolder，whileothersholdthatiftheystopexercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths:

I’llneverloseweight—--Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong!

Whilewecan'tchangethebodytypewearebornwith，wecan’tblameourgenesformakingusfat.There’splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies，andthemainreasonisthattheysharethesamehabitsofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowly

Wrong！

Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陈代谢）。

Iffact，althoughfatpeopleconsumemoreenergythatslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat！

Keepingadiarycanhelpyouworkoutyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong！

Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively。

Thekeyistodevelopabalancedandvariedprogramthat'sfunaswellasprogressive。

IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk，takeadifferentroute.IfyoudoYoga，tryataichiclass。

Ifyoulikeswimming,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge。

Nopain,nogain

Wrong！

Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt。

Indeed,painisyourbodytellingyousomething’swrong，andcontinuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury。

Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyoubegintoexerciseregularly,butthisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheachesshoulddisappearrelativelyquickly。

Ifyoudon’t，restandseekmedicaladvice.

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.

B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy。

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat。

D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle。

13.Accordingtotheauthor，howcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting？

A。

Bytakingvariedexercise.

B。

Bychoosingsimpleexercise.

C。

Bydoingregularexercise。

D。

Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

14.Whatistheauthor'sopinionabout“No

pain,nogain”inexercising？

A.Keepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B。

Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt.

C.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal。

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody。

15。

Whatisthepurposeof