广东省珠海市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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广东省珠海市学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省珠海市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;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。
A
GeminiTelevisionisalargeindependentbroadcaster(广播公司).Theyhavehadsuccessintelevisionwithmini-seriesandsituationcomedies.Recentlythecompanyhasdecidedtomoveintofilm--making.
Theyhavereceivedsomefilmprojectsfromdirectorsworkingindifferentcountries.
Title:
HandsupforHappiness
Genre(类型):
Romantic(浪漫的)comedy
Plot(情节):
Twopairsoftwins,oneItalianandoneRussian,meetandstartrelationships.Theyhaveproblemstellingthedifferencebetweeneachtwin.Willtheyendupwiththerightperson?
Cast(演员阵容):
Unknownactorsasneedtoberealtwins.
Specialfeatures:
Veryromanticlocations,e.g.Venice,St.Petersburg.
Budget:
$40-50millionatmost.
Audience:
20-35yearolds.
Title:
AlienAttack
Genre:
Sciencefiction
Plot:
Storytakesplace500yearsinthefuture.TheEarthisattackedbyaliens.Asmallgroupsurvivetheattackandtrytosavetheplanet.Willtheysucceedbeforethealiensreproduce?
Cast:
Tobedecided(bythedirector).
Specialfeatures:
Shockingspecialeffects,excitingvisually.
Budget:
$60-80millionatmost.
Audience:
15upwards.
Title:
ExitStrategy
Genre:
Thriller
Plot:
Awomanpicksupthewrongbagatanairportandismistakenforaforeignagentwhohassecretdocuments.Sheistrackedaroundtheworldbycriminals,governmentagentsandtherealownerofthebag.
Cast:
MajorHollywo
odstarasleadactress(undecided).
Specialfeatures:
Manylocationsaroundtheworld,lotsoftwistsandturnsinthestory,strongpossibilityforafollow-up,andforturningtheleadcharacterintoafemaleJamesBond(acharacterfromserialfilms).
Budget:
Atleast$100-120million.
Audience:
15upwards.
Title:
MidnightSun
Genre:
Action/Adventure
Plot:
Astoryoffamilyhonour,revenge(复仇)greatloveandofgoodvs.bad.AyoungJapanesemanbroughtupintheUSAreturnstothecountryofhisbirth.Hediscoversthedarksecretofthefamily,andthereasonhewasbroughtupintheUSA.HissearchforthetruthleadshimtothePhilippinesandtothebeautifulprincessSatsuki.
Cast:
Young,unknownactors.
Specialfeatures:
Excellentlydesignedfightscenes.
Budget:
$50-70millionatmost.
Audience:
Worldwide,butprobablyover18duetoviolence.
()1.WhatarespeciallyneededtoproduceAlienAttack?
A.Twopairsoftwins.
B.Impressivefightscenes.
C.Amazingspecialeffects.
D.Veryromanticlocations.
()2.Whichofthefollowingfilmsmaybeturnedintoaseries?
A.AlienAttack.B.ExitStrategy.
C.MidnightSun.D.HandsupforHappiness.
()3.Thefourfilmsmentionedinthetext.
A.areofthesametype
B.allhavefightscenes
C.haven’tdecidedontheactors
D.areallintendedforteenagers
B
Let’s look back all these years you’ve gone through, what have you done for your life?
Are youspending your time wisely to make your life worthwhile?
Neal Wu shared some ways we shoulddo to make our short time of life meaningful
find out what you need to do next:
a. Make friends as opposed to networking
Your friends will go a lot further than the professional contacts you make, especially since onl
yone of the two groups is invested in your personal happiness.
b. Become an expert by learning as much as you can and deeply seeking out the thingsyou are curious about
Find the things you enjoy and practice the skills you want to develop. If you can achieveexpertise then it will be easy to obtain an audience.
c. Volunteer to help out those less fortunate
In the process you will gain a ton of new perspective and will better understand otherpeople’s real problems. In a society that always looks upward, these people are being forgotteneasily.
d. Become as independent as possible
Even though you work in a big company, you should constantly make small steps to reduceyour dependence on your job. Write a book, build an app, or start a small business on theside. Release your inner entrepreneur.
e. Don’t spend too much time worrying about your personal brand
Accomplish(完成) things, and the recognition will follow.
f. Stop treating life as a competition and do things for their own sake
Genuine(真正的)interest should be what drives you to improve yourself, rather than a desire to beatothers. Find a community of people who are interested in the same things as you do, and driveeach other to keep improving.
()4.HowmanywaystomakelifemeaningfuldidNealWushare?
A.4B.5C.6D.7
()5.Tomakeyourlifemeaningful,youareadvisedto__________.
A.protectyourselfandhardlyhelpothers
B.communicatemorewiththeexpertsthanyourfriends
C.relymoreonyourfamiliesthanfriends
D.exploretheaspectsoflifeyouareinterestedin
()6.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordspersonalbrand?
A.one’sparticularinterestshowninsomeaspects
B.animpressioninthemindofothersaboutanindividualorgroup
C.somethingyouareconcernedabout
D.privatepossessions
()7.Wherecanyoumostlikelytofindthisarticle?
A.TheNewsoftheWorldB.TheNewYorkTimes
C.LifeD.ScientificWorld
C
AfterImasteredmyfirst(协奏曲)atage14,myparentsdecidedtogetmeaniceviolin.ItriedoutdozensofinstrumentsbeforeIfoundmymatch:
aGermanviolin.Itwasbeautiful,butwhatIlikedbestaboutitwasitsvoice.Confidentandstrong,itwaseverythingIlongedtobe.
I'mnotsurehowmuchthatviolincost,butmyparentsmademepromisenevertoletitoutofmysight.Theydidn'tunderstandthatdraggingalargeviolincase rancounterto mydailymiddleschooltaskofbeinginvisible(看不见的).Iwasastrange,absent-mindedkid.WhenIspokeupinclass,mycommentsbroughtconfusedsilencefromteachersandwildlaughterfromstudents.Likeadeerinawolfpack,Itriedtobequietandstill.
Incontrast,mynewviolinwasalmostshockinglyloud.Together,wecoulddrownouttherestofmymiddleschoolorchestra(管弦乐队)—whichwasencouraged,sincetheotherkidsmadesoundsl
ikecats’crying.Foroneglorioushoureveryday,Iwasshoweredwithattention.EveryonewantedtohearwhatIhadtosay.
Betweenclasses,Ibentunderthecombinedweightofmyviolincaseandabackpackfilledwithbooks.Myposturesuffered,butmyconfidencegrew.Withmyviolinbymyside,Ifoundmyvoice.Moreandmore,Icontributedtoclassdiscussionsandevenmadeacoupleoffriends.
Today,I'm justanamateurviolinistwitharegulardayjob.AsIsitinmycommunityorchestra,sometimesIfeeljealous(嫉妒的)myfellowmusicians’instrumentswiththeirelegantvoices.Imaynotbethebestviolinistaround,butatleastI'mstilltheloudest.
()8.Theunderlinedpart“rancounterto”inParagraph2probablymeans__________.
A.wassimilarto
B.wentalongwith
C.wastheoppositeof
D.hadsomethingincommonwith
()9.WeknowfromParagraph2thattheauthor___________.
A.didnotfitinatschool
B.wasanexcellentstudent
C.wasstrongandconfident
D.didnotattendclassesregularly
()10.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph3?
A.Disappointment.B.Anger.
C.Pride.
D.Regret.
()11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Theviolinchangedtheauthorinsomeway.
B.Theauthorhatedtheloudvoiceofhisviolin.
C.Theviolinalwaysmadetheauthorembarrassed.
D.Theauthorwasthebestviolinistinhiscommunityorchestra.
D
“Community”isnotaconceptthatiseasytodefine(定义).InthisessayIwillexaminewhatturnsindividualsintoacommunity,anddiscusssomedifferenttypes.Iwillalsolookatwhatallcommunitieshaveincommon,thebenefitstheyofferanddrawconclusionsabouttheirincreasingimportance.
Theword“community”maymakeyouthinkoftraditionalcommunitiesinthedevelopingworld,wherelargefamilieslivetogether.Wemayalsoimaginetheneighboursaspeoplewhoarehappytohelpoutwheneveritisneeded.Thestereotpical(老套的)viewisthatofavillage,wherepeoplehavelittlebutcanfeelveryrichbecauseeveryonetakesresponsibilityforthewelfareoftheothers.
Ontheotherhand,thereareothertypesofcommunities:
ultramodern(超现代的)ones,wherethecommunitymembersareunlikelytohaveactuallymeteachother.Theseareonlinecommunities,wherepeopleblogorchataboutparticularissuesthatareimportanttothem.Theycomeacrossothersonwebsitesandmaydeveloparelationshipther
ewithlike-mindedpeople,discussingthesametopics.Theviewisoftenthattheseareartificialconnectionsbetweenpeoplewhoare,ineffect,stillisolated(孤立的)strangers.
Inreality,theconnectionsarereal.Moreover,therearemanytypesofcommunitiesinbetweentheseextremes:
peoplewhojoinclubs,whosignupwithvoluntary,politicalorotherorganizations,orwhotakepartingroupdiscussionsintheirlocalarea.Theymaybecampaigningaboutissuesorsimplygettingtogetherforcompanionshipandsupport.
Humanbeingsaresocialbynature,soitshouldnotbeasurprisethatweorganizeourselvesingroups.However,thereismoregoingon:
thesegroupsprovidesomethingthatwecannotachieveonourown.Themainbenefitofbeingpartofalargergroupisstrengthinnumbers.Forexample,wecanaccessandsharemoreinformation,wecantakepartinteamsports,wecancomplainandcampaignmoreeffectivelyandevenifwearejusthavingachat,onlineorinperson,wecanfeelsupportedinwhateverwedo.
Whateverformscommunitiestake,whatdefinesthemisthesenseofidentityandsafetythattheyprovidefortheirmembers:
theknowledgethattherearepeoplewhowehavesomethingi
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