甘肃省兰州市学年高二英语上学期期中试题无答案.docx

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甘肃省兰州市学年高二英语上学期期中试题无答案

甘肃省兰州市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）

第I卷

第一部分:

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

（共15小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5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

Whenthemusicalsoundringsout,youimmediatelyreachforyourpocketreadytohaveachat.Butalthoughyouprobablyuseitallthetime,haveyoueverstoppedtothinkaboutthemannersrelatedtotalkingonthephone?

Ifyouhaven’t,herearesometipstoguideyou.

Alwaysgivethepersonyouarecallingplentyoftimetogettothephonebeforeyouhangup.Ifthepersonwhoanswersisnottheoneyouwant,giveyournameandaskifyoumayspeaktothepersonyouwant.

Thinkaboutthetimeyoucallpeople.Trynottocalltooearlyinthemorning（beforeabout9:

00）ortoolateatnight（afterabout9:

30）.Alsotrynottocallatmealtimes.

IfyougobyplanetovisityourrelativesatChristmas,remembertofollowairlineinstructions.Cellphonesmustbeturnedoffassoonastheplanedoorsareclosedandremainsountilthedoorsopenagainonarrival.

Whenface-to-facewithsomeone,donottalkonthephone.Itisrudetobeonthephonewhenawaiteristryingtotakeyourorderinarestaurant,orwhenyouarereturningtheshoesyouhavejustbeentryingoninashop.

Finishanyface-to-facebusinessbeforetakingacall.Continuingtousethephonewhilenoddingtothepersoninfrontofyouisquiteimpolite.

Wheninarestaurantwithyourfriends,keepphoneconversationsshort.Makeacallonlyifitisimportant.Practicespeakinginalowvoice.Ifnoonelooksyourway,you’vegotit.

Ifyougotoatheatre,aconcertoracinema,considertheotherpeoplearoundyou.Checkthatyourphoneis“off”beforeyouenter.Ifyouareexpectingaveryimportantcall,putyourphoneon“vibrate”（振动）andrunfortheexitassoonasyoufeelit.Ifyouforgetboth“off”and“vibrate”andyourphonerings,don’tanswerit,turnitoffstraightaway.

1.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?

A.Youmaycallpeopleanytimeasyoulike.

B.Youmaytalkloudlyonthephoneatdinnerintherestaurant.

C.Youmaykeepontalkingonthephonewhilegreetingsomebody.

D.Youmaycallpeopleassoonasyougetontheplane,butnotafterthedoorsareclosed.

2.Wemayinferfromthesetipsthat_____.

A.somepeopledon’tpaymuchattentiontomannerswhilemakingcellphonecalls

B.youmayasktoleaveamessageunlessthepersonyouarecallingisin

C.callingpeopletooearlyortoolateinthemorningisnotpolite

D.almosteveryonehasgotacellphone

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“…you’vegotit”meaninthepassage?

A.Youhavesucceededinmakingacallwithoutdisturbingothers.

B.Youhavemadethephonecallbriefandinteresting.

C.You’vegotthemessageyouarewaitingfor.

D.Youhavemadeaphonecallsecretly.

4.Fromthetipsgivenabove,wecandecidethewriterissuretosharetheopinionthat_____.

A.likethesaying“clothesmakeaman”,nowadayscellphonesmakeaman

B.astheoldsayinggoes,moneytalks;nowadayscellphonestalk

C.thewayweusethecellphonestellswhatwearelike

D.wearewhatcellphonesweuse

B

Asgraduationdayapproached,excitementincreased.BeingoutofhighschoolmeantIwasfinallycomingofage.SoonIwouldbeonmyown,makingmyowndecisions,doingwhatIwantedwithoutsomeonelookingovermyshoulderanditmeantgoingtoschoolwithboys-awelcomechangecomingfromanall-girlhighschool.

TherewasneveranyquestioninmymindthatIwouldgotoacollegeawayfromhome.Mymother’sidea,ontheotherhand,wasjusttheopposite.Tryingherbestnottoforceherpreferencesonme,shewouldsubtlyaskwhetherIhadconsideredparticularschools-allofwhichhappenedtobelocatedinornearmyhometownofChicago.Onceitwasestablishedthat,aslongasitwasfinanciallyaffordable,Iwouldbegoingawayanyway,myfamily’sperspectivechanged.

TheirconcernshiftedfromwhetherIwasgoingawaytohowfar.TheschoolsIwasconsideringontheEastCoastsuddenlylookedmuchmoreattractivethanthoseinCalifornia.

ButwhichcollegeIwouldattendwasjustoneofwhatseemedlikeanever-endinglistofunknowns:

Whatwouldcollegebelike?

WouldIbeunbearablylonelynotknowinganyoneelsewhowasgoingtothesameschool?

Wouldtheotherstudentslikeme?

WouldImakefriendseasily?

WouldImissmyfamilysomuchthatIwouldn’tbeabletostandit?

Andwhataboutthework-wouldIbeabletokeepup?

（BeinganAstudentinhighschoolseemedtoofferlittleassuranceIwouldbeabletosurvivecollege.）WhatifthecollegeIselectedturnedouttobeahorriblemistake?

WouldIbeabletotransfertoanotherschool?

Thenpanicsetin.Myfeelingstooka180-degreeturn.Ireallydidn’twanttoleavehighschoolatall,anditwasquestionablewhetherIwantedtogrowupafterall.Ithadbeennicebeingrespectedasaseniorbytheunderclassstudentsforthepastyear;Ididn’tenjoytheideaofbeingonthebottomrungoftheladderagain.

Despitemonthsofexpectation,nothingcouldhavepreparedmefortheimpactoftheactualday.Asthefamiliarmusicof“PompandCircumstance”echoedinthebackground,Ilookedaroundattheotherstudentsinwhitecapsandgownsaswesolemnly（庄严地）filedintotheauditorium（礼堂）.Tearswelledupuncontrollablyinmyeyes,andIwasconsumedbyarushofsadness.Asifinadaze,IrosefrommyseatwhenIheardmynamecalledandslowlycrossedthestagetoreceivemydiploma（毕业证书）.AsIreachedoutmyhand,IknewthatIwasreachingnotjustforapieceofpaperbutforabrand-newlife.Excitingastheprospectofanewlifeseemed,itwasn’teasysayinggood-byetotheoldone-thefamiliarfaces,thefamiliarroutine.IwouldevenmissthatchemistryclassIwasn’tparticularlyfondofandthelongcommuteeachdaybetweenhomeandschoolthatIhated.Goodorbad,itwaswhatIknew.

ThatSeptember,IwasfortunatetoattendawonderfuluniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Ineedn’thaveworriedaboutlikingit.Myyearsthereturnedouttobesomeofthebestyearsofmylife.Andasforfriends,someofthefriendshipsIformedthereIstilltreasuretoday.Yearslater,financialdifficultiesforcedmyhighschooltocloseitsdoorsforgood.Althoughgoingbackisimpossible,it’scomfortingtoknowIcanrevisitmyspecialmemoriesanytime.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonfortheauthor’sfeelingexcitedaboutgraduation?

A.Makingherowndecision.B.Doingwhatevershewants.

C.Havingschoolmateswithbothsexes.D.Becominglegallyanadult.

6.Theauthor’smother______.

A.didn’tcareaboutwhichcollegeherdaughterwentto

B.triesherbesttotelltheauthorwhichcollegeisherfavorite

C.preferredthecollegesontheEastCoastthanthoseinCalifornia

D.willinglyallowedtheauthortomakeherownchoice

7.Whydidtheauthorworryaboutherschoolworkincollege?

A.Goodperformanceinhighschooldoesn’tnecessarilymeansuccessincollege.

B.Feelinglonelyinanentirelynewschoolmayhaveanegativeinfluence.

C.Unbearablehomesicknessmaystoptheauthorfromfocusingonstudy.

D.Peerpressureinagooduniversitymakesithardtokeepup.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Theauthorwaseagertosaygoodbyetotheoldschooldays.

B.Theauthorfoundshewassoattachedtoheroldschoolonthegraduationday.

C.Theauthormissedherchemistrylessonsbecausetheyareherfavorite.

D.Theauthorfeltcomfortedbecauseshecanrevisitheroldschool.

C

IntheUS,interestintearangesfromcoasttocoastwiththehighestinHawaiiandCalifornia

butstretchingtotheeasternstatesofVermontandNewYork.Ontheotherhand,thehighestinterestincoffeetendstobeconcentratedmoreinthenorthandwesternregions（地区）,withthehighestsearchvolumesappearinginthestatesofHawaii,WashingtonandMinnesota.

TeaandcoffeearetwoofthemostwidelyconsumeddrinksintheUnitedStates.Withpopularityandinterestinteacontinuingtogrowinrecentyears,manyconsumershaverecentlyconsideredmakingtheswitchfromcoffeetotea,iftheyhavenotdonesoalready.Allthebuzzsurroundingteaandcoffeemayhaveyouwondering,whatarethedifferences?

Asitturnsout,thedifferencesaremanyandvaried.

Differencesbetweenteaandcoffeealsovaryinoriginandproduction.AllteacomesfromtheharvestedleavesoftheCamelliasinensisplant,whilethereareabout60differentspeciesofcoffeeplants.Productionofteaisquickerandmoreefficient:

Camelliasinensisplantsonlyneedtogrowforthreeyearsbeforetheyarereadytoprocess;coffeeplantstakeuptofiveyears.

Perhapsthemostconcerningissueconsumershavewhenconsideringmakingtheswitchtoteaisthequestionofcaffeine.Thegoodnewsis,whenitcomestoteaandcaffeine,thereissomethingforeveryone.Unlikecoffee,whichtypicallyonlycomesindecaffeinatedandregular,thereareseveralvarietiesofteaavailable,basedoncaffeinepreference.

Fromherbalteasthatarenaturallyfreeofcaffeine,tohighqualitygreenandblackteasthatofferlessthanhalfthecaffeineofcoffee,tohighcaffeineteassuchasourspeciallyformulatedHiCAF®blendsthatcontainslightlymorecaffeinethanacupofcoffee,thereisavarietysuretosuityourneeds.Asanaddedbonus,theloweraciditylevelsinteatendtobegentleronthestomachforamorecomfortingpick-me-up.

Sowhatistheanswer,coffeeortea?

Ifyouarelookingforthemosthealthfulbenefitpossible,teaisprobablythewinner.Theysayapictureisworthathousandwords.If,likemanyAmericans,

therisingpopularityinteahasyourinterestpiqued（激起）,theimagesbe