山西省忻州二中高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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山西省忻州二中高二英语下学期期中试题

2017-2018学年第二学期期中试题

高二英语

第Ⅰ卷（选择题,共55分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Manypeoplesufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamancannotseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.

Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.

Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Redlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（看不见的）colorsaround.

1．Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?

A．Womenaremorecareful.

B．Therearefewcolor-blindwomen.

C．Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.

D．Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking

2.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A．coloranditssurprisingeffects

B．womenbeingluckierthanmen

C．dangercausedbycolorblindness

D．colorblindness

3．Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe“cones”，wecan_____

A．tellorangefromyellow

B．seeinweaklight

C．killmosquitoes

D．telldifferentshapes

4．Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga________.

A．redlightB．yellowlightC．bluelightD．greenlight

B

InthepastmostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofgenerations.Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves.

That’sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage.Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenter,our13-year-oldsinschoolandsportsactivities,andour80-year-oldsinsenior-citizenhomes.Why?

Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyreasons:

youngpeoplesometimesavoidtheoldtogetridoffearsforaginganddying.Itismuchhardertowatchsomeonewelovedisappearbeforeoureyes.Sometimesit’ssohardthatwestayawayfromthepeoplewhoneedusmost.

Fortunately,someofushavefoundourwaytotheold.Andwehavediscoveredthattheyoftensavetheyoung.

Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople.Atfirstherchildrenweredisappointed.Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighboursandhadherchildrendeliveritandvisit.Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriends,withwhomtheysharedfood,storiesandprojects.“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely,”thereportersaid.

Theyoung,inturn,savetheold.OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedupwithababy.Shewasimmediatelysurrounded.Peoplewhohadn’tgottenoutofbedinaweeksuddenlywereringingforawheelchair.Eventhosewhohadseemedasleepwakeuptowatchthechild.Babieshaveanastonishingpowertocomfortandcure.

Grandparentsareaspecialcase.Theygivegrandchildrenafeelingofsecurityandcontinuity.Asmyhusbandputit,“mygrandparentsgavemeadeepsensethatthingswouldturnoutrightintheend.”

Grandchildrenspeakofattentiontheydon’tgetfromworriedparents.“Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryup,andmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown,”onefriendsaid.Ateachertoldmeshecantellwhichpupilshaverelationshipswithgrandparents:

theyarequieter,calmer,moretrusting.

5.NowinanAmericanfamily,peoplecanfindthat____.

   A.childrenneverlivewiththeirparents

   B.notallworkingpeoplelivewiththeirparents

   C.agedpeoplearesupportedbytheirgrandchildren

   D.grandchildrenaresupportedbytheirgrandparents

6. Thereasonwhyoldpeopleareleftalonemaybethat____.

   A.theolddon’tliketoliveinabigfamily

   B.theyoungcan’tgetenoughmoneytosupporttheold

   C.differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestyles

   D.theoldaretooweaktolivewiththeyoung

7.Thefactthatthereportertoldusshowsthat___.

   A.oldpeopleinAmericaleadahardlife

   B.oldpeopleinAmericaenjoybananabread

   C.shehadnotimetotakecareofherchildren

   D.oldpeopleareeasytogetalongwith

8.Whydochildrennotgetattentionfromtheirparents?

 A.Becausetheyoftenmaketroubleandmaketheirparentsdisappointed.

B.Becausetheirparentsaretoobusytotakecareofthem.

C.Becausetheirparentshavetotakecareoftheirgrandparents.

D.Becausetheirparentshavebeenoutofworkforalongtime.

C

HaveyoueverheardaboutRamadan?

RamadanisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsforMuslims.ThenameofthefestivalcomesfromtheArabicmonth‘inwhichitiscelebrated.Ramadaniscelebratedincountriesallovertheworld,especiallyinAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThetimeforcelebratingRamadanvarieseachyear.PeoplecelebrateitintheninthmonthoftheArabiclunarcalendar.DuringRamadan,peoplemustnoteatduringtheday:

fromwhenthesuncomesuptowhenthesungoesdown,peoplecelebratingRamadanwillnoteatorsmoke.Whenthesunhasgonedown,however,thecelebrationbegins.Peopleoftenstayupallnighteatingsinginganddancing.

Inlatespring,manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateEaster.Thefestivalisacelebrationofspringanditisalsoareligiousholiday.ItisthetimeforEasterbunniesandegghunts,andofcourseforeatinglotsofdeliciousfoods.EasteriscelebratedinlateMarchorearlyAprilbuttheexactdatesaredifferentformyeartoyear.PeoplecelebrateEasterindifferentways:

insomecountries,theEasterBunny—abigrabbit—willvisitandchildrenwillgoonegghunts,lookingforeggsandcandythathavebeenhiddenbytheirparents.Inothercountries,Easterisatimeforchildrentodressuplikewitchesandgofromdoortodooraskingforcandy—muchlikeHalloweenintheUS.TheEasterBunnyandtheEasterEggarepopularsymbolsofthefestival.

9.RamadanandEasterare.

A.festivalscelebratedinAsiaandAfrica

B.theonlyfestivalsthatpeopleliketocelebrateduringtheday.

C.twonamesoftheyear

D.festivalscelebratedbypeopleallovertheworld

10.DuringRamadan,peopledonotduringEaster.

A.talkB.singC.eatD.sleep

11.Insomecountries,childrenwillgoonduringtheday.

A.picnicsB.egghurtsC.tripsD.fighting

12.ThetwomainpopularsymbolsofEasteraretheandthe.

A.EasterMan,EastereggB.EasterBunny,Eastertree

C.EasterMan,EastertreeD.EasterBunny,Easteregg

D

Mr.Parkerwasborninapoorfamilyandhisfathercouldn’tsendhimtoschool.TheboyhadtohelphisparentstodosomefarmingandlearnedEnglishandmathsbyhimselfwhenhewasfree.Lateronhewasmadetoleavehishomevillageandhopedtofindajobinacity.Andassoonaswarbrokeout,hejoinedthearmy.Hecouldn’tforgethisterriblepastandfoughtwiththeenemiesbravely.Sohebecameageneralwhenhewasfifty.Hewashonestandfriendlytohissoldiersandoftenpunishedthosewhotriedtopocketaportionofthesoldiers’pay（克扣军饷）.Andhissoldierslikedhimverymuch.

OnceMr.Parkerheardfromasoldier.Inthelettertheyoungmansaidthefoodintheirmilitarycampwasverybadandhewishedthegeneralcouldgotofindoutthereasons,theoldmanwentthereatonce,withouttellinganybody.Hewentinthekitchenandexaminedeverythingcarefullyandfounditwasverydirty.Thenhewentinthesoldiers’bedroomsandfoundtherewerealotoffleas.Hebecameangryandaskedthesoldiers,“Whatdoyouthinkofyourfood,youngmen?

”

ThesoldierssawtheirofficerstandingbythegeneralandsaidnothingOnlyanewsoldiersaid,“Verybad,sir!

”

“Whatdidyouhaveforlunchtoday?

”askedMr.Parker.

“Afriedchicken,somefishandpork,acake,sixeggsandIhadthreecupsofwine.”

“Really?

”Mr.Parkercalledoutinsurprise.“It’stheKing’slunch,Ithink!

”

“SodoI,General,”saidtheyoungman.“Butit’smybirthdaytoday.Ipaidthreehundreddollarsforthemallintherestaurant!

”

13.Mr.Parkerwasrespectedbecause.

A.hewasfriendlytoeverybodyB.hecaredabouthissoldiers

C.hewasstrictwiththeofficersD.hepaidattentiontothesoldiersletters

14.Mr.Parkerwenttothemilitarycampto.

A.lookforthesoldierwhowrotetohim

B.findoutifthematterintheletterwastrue

C.inspectthekitchensD.punishthecooks

15.Thesoldiersdidn’tsayanythingbecause.

A.theywereafraidofthegeneralB.theythoughttheirfoodsweregood

C.theofficerfollowedthegeneralD.thegeneraldidn’tagreewiththem

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Doyouknowhowtoberealistic?

Itisimportanttoberealistic.Inordertoberealistic,youmustunderstandyourselfandtheworldaroundyou.16.________Youstillneedtochallengeyourself,butifyouhavetriedsomethingseveraltimes,thenyouneedtoacceptthatmaybeyoucan’tdoit.Keepyourselffirmlyonthegroundandreadon.

17.________Trynewthingsanddoyourbestatthem,butifyoufindthatitissomethingyoucan’tdoaftermanytries,acceptthefailuresandberealistic.

Explaintoothersthatyouarebeingrealisticinyourapproach.Whenyouhitthewall,back