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中学1718学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2
2017-2018学年第1学期高二英语
期中考试题
(笔试答题时间120分钟,满分135分;)
第I卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
话题语篇(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Hummingbirds(蜂鸟)areverysmallbirds.Thissmallbirdisquiteanacrobat(杂技演员).Onlyafewbirds,suchaskingfishersandsunbirds,canhover,whichmeanstostayinoneplaceintheair.Butnootherbirdcanmatchtheflyingskillsofthehummingbird.Thehummingbirdcanhover,flybackwardandflyupsidedown!
Hummingbirdsgottheirnamebecausetheirwingsmoveveryquicklywhentheyfly.Thiscausesahummingsound.Theirwingsmovesofastthatyoucan’tseethematall.Thistakesalotofenergy.Theselittlebirdsmusthavefoodaboutevery20minutestohaveenoughstrengthtofly.Theirfavoritefoodisnectar(花蜜).Nectaristhesweetwaterdeepinsideaflower.Hummingbirdsusetheirlong,thinbillstodrinkfromflowers.Whenahummingbirddrinksnectar,ithoversinfrontofaflower.Itnevertouchestheflowerwithitswingsorfeet.
Ofallthebirdsintheworld,thehummingbird’scolorsareamongthebrightest.Somearebrightgreenwithredandwhitemarkings.Somearepurple.Onekindofhummingbirdcanchangeitscolorfromreddish-browntopurpletored!
Thehummingbird’snestisspecial,too.Itlookslikeasmallcup.Theinsideofthenestisverysoft.Thisisbecauseoneofthethingsthemotherbirdusestobuildthenestisthesilkfromaspider’sweb(蜘蛛网).
1.Whatisspecialabouthummingbirds?
A.Theyaretheonlybirdsthatcanhover.B.Theyhaveexcellentflyingskills.
C.Theycanwalkonwater. D.Theycanflyveryhigh.
2.Hummingbirdsgottheirnamefrom_____.
A.theirfood B.theirsmallbodies
C.thesoundtheymake D.thecoloroftheirwings
3.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?
A.Hummingbirds’markingsaredark.
B.Akindofhummingbirdhasonecolor.
C.Thehummingbirdisoneoftheprettiestbirds.
D.Somehummingbirdschangetheircolorsforprotection.
4.Accordingtothetext,ahummingbird’snestis_____.
A.difficulttofind B.hardandstrong
C.madebythefatherbirdD.builtpartlyfromspidersilk
B
Wejustlovegivingcardsin Britain.Ifthere’saspecialoccasioncomingup,there’snodoubtthatwe’llbethere,cardinhand,tocelebrateit. Andthisisn’tjustforbirthdays;wealsogivecardswhenpeopleareillorwhentheyhavegotanewjob.Andevenifyouforgotsomebody’sbirthday,thereareeven“sorryit’slate”cards. Soyoucanprettymuchfindacardforanyoccasion.
Beforecomingto Italy Ihadneverevenconsideredthatourloveforcardgivingmightnotbesharedbyothercountries.Infact,myworkmatestoldmethathardlyanyonesendsChristmascardsin Italy andthattheyactuallydon’treallygivebirthdaycardseither!
Unbelievable!
Inthe UK,ifaclosefriendorfamilymemberdidn’tgetmeacardI’dfeelupset!
However,theonlyplaceyoucanbuycardsin Italy isinashopwhichsellsschoolthings.Incomparison,wehavewholeshopsthatselltheminthe UK andweevenhavedifferenttypesofcardshops.
Althoughcardscantakeupyourtime,fromchoosingtheperfectone,tothinkingupthepersonalmessageinside,Ithinkit’sareallynicegesture.AndespeciallywithChristmascards,itaddstothatfestivefeeling.WhenIsitdowntowritecountlesscardstofriendsandfamily,IgetthatlittlebithappierthatitwillbeChristmassoon!
EspeciallywhenIseemyownChristmascards,proudlysittingonmydeskwishingmeaverymerryChristmas.
Ofcourse,theproblemcomeswhenthey’renolongerneeded,whenChristmasisover.Itmakesmesadjusttothrowthemallaway,soItryandhangontomyfavoriteones.
5.AccordingtoParagraph1,inthe UK cardgiving_____.
A.isverypopular
B.ischangingpeople’slives
C.ismainlycarriedoutonbirthdays
D.ismorecommonbetweenfamilymembers
6.Afterarrivingin Italy,theauthorfoundthat_____.
A.Italiansseldomsendcards
B.cardsaresoldincardshops
C.therelationshipbetweenpeopleisbad
D.cardgivingislosingitsattractionslowly
7.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?
A.Self-madecardsmakeChristmashappy.
B.Givingcardsdoesn’ttakeupanytime.
C.Throwingcardsawayisabadgesture.
D.Thereisnoneedtosaveeverycard.
8.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardscardgiving?
A.Hesupportsit. B.Hedoubtsit.
C.Hedisagreeswithit. D.Heisuninterestedinit.
C
Peoplearealwayslookingforlostcitiesandoccasionallyoneisfound:
Borobudurin Indonesia,forexample.Butperhapssomeoftheplacespeoplelookforneverexisted — ordidthey?
Herearejustafewfamousmythical(传说中的)cities.
ElDorado
ElDorado isastorythatbeganin1537,whenSpanishexplorersfoundtheMuiscapeopleinthemountainsofwhatisnow Colombia.Theyheardthestoryofamanwhocoveredhimselfwithgoldanddivedintoalake.Thenpeoplebegantotalkof ElDorado —‘thegoldenman’.Soonpeoplestartedtothinkof ElDorado asaplace,too—acityofgoldandamazingriches.Nowadays,thename‘ElDorado’isstillusedtomean‘aplacewhereyoucangetrichquickly’.
Atlantis
Therewasonceanislandinthemiddleofthe AtlanticOcean.Itwasthemythical island of Atlantis.Thepeopleoftheislandwereveryrich,thankstothenaturalresources(资源)ontheirisland.Forhundredsofyears,theylivedsimplelives.Butslowlytheybegantochange.Theystartedtowantpower.SothegodsdecidedtodestroyAtlantis.Suddenly,theislandanditspeoplewereswallowed(淹没)bytheseaandwereneverseenagain.
Shambhala
InTibetanBuddhisttradition,Shambhalaisamystical(神秘的)countrythatishiddensomewherebehindtheHimalayas.Shambhalaisawordfromanoldlanguagethatmeans‘placeofpeace’or‘placeofhappiness’.ItissaidthatthereisnowarinShambhala,andinthefuture,whentheworldisfullofwar,ahugearmywillcomeoutofShambhala,destroytheworld’sbadrulers,andstartanewGoldenAge.Somepeoplesaythiswillhappenin2424.
9.Nowadays,‘ElDorado’means‘_____’.
A.Colombia B.thegoldenman
C.aplaceofgreatwealth D.thecitywithmountains
10.Atlantiswasdestroyedby_____.
A.thegodsB.itspeople
C.itspowerfulenemiesD.itsneighboringcountry
11.Whatwillprobablyhappenin2424accordingtothelastparagraph?
A.TheHimalayaswilldisappear. B.Theworldwillbefullofpeace.
C.Shambhalawillsavetheworld. D.TherewillbeawarinShambhala.
12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Richlands B.Mythicalcities
C.Famoustouristattractions D.Newly-foundancientcountries
D
WithDisneyparksrecentlyraisingtheirticketpricesto$89nowistheperfecttimetostartthinkingaboutsmaller,regionalthemeparks.Herearefourthemeparkswherethedailypriceofadultadmissionisunder$50.
Luna Park, ConeyIsland, NY.
Howmuchyouspendinenjoying Luna Park reallydependsonwhichridesyouchoosetogoon.ForanyoneasindecisiveasIam,stickwiththe$29four-hourUnlimitedLunaParkRideWristbandorthe$39RideandPlaypackage,afour-hourunlimitedridewristbandthatcomeswitha$20gamecard.
Dorney Park, Allentown, PA.
Dorney Park isapopularthemeparklocatedaboutanhouroutsideof Philadelphia.KidslovePlanetSnoopy,afunareawithattractionscenteredaroundthelovableSnoopy.Adultticketsareavailableonlinefor$39.99(oratthegatefor$49.99)andkidsare$27.99onlineor($29.99atthegate).YoucanalsobuyaStarlightAdmission($27.99onlineoratthegate),goodforvisitsbetween5p.m.and10p.m.duringthesummermonthswhentheparkisopenlate,orfrom3:
30p.m.to8p.m.whentheparkclosesearlier.
Knotts Berry Farm, BuenaPark, CA.
Hometosomeofthecountry’scraziestrides,KnottsBerryFarmalsohascalmer,morefamily-friendlyrides.Ages12-61getinfor$39.99whenticketsareboughtonline,whilechildrenages3-11andadultsover62pay$26.99.
SantaCruz Boardwalk, SantaCruz, CA.
Sittingonthewarmbeachesof SantaCruz —about90minutessouthof SanFrancisco —theBoardwalkishometobigrollercoasters,mini-golf,enoughfoodandgamestokeeppeopleofallagesbusy.Thebestpart?
Anall-dayunlimitedrideswristbandisonly$31.95.
13.Allofthefourthemeparks_____.
A.havecalmridesB.arefamily-friendly
C.requireonlinebookingsD.arecheaperthanDisneyparks
14.TheRideandPlaypackageat Luna Park costsyou_____.
A.$20 B.$29C.$39 D.$59
15.WhatcanwelearnabouttheStarlightAdmissionat Dorney Park?
A.Itisaimedforkids.B.Itcanbeusedtwice.
C.Itisdesignedforsummeruse.D.It’sforvisitsinthelaterpartofaday.
第二节:
七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。
Howtomakeasuccessfulapology
Haveyoudonesomethingthatyoufeelbadabout?
Isthereapersonwhoyouhavetreatedbadly?
Doyouneedtosay“Iamsorry”tosomeone?
Herearefivethingsyoucandotohaveasuccessfulapology.
►Makeyourapologyreal.16Peoplecantellifyoutakeresponsibilityforwhatyoudidorifyouarelying.
►Donotmakeexcuses. 17 Itissayingthatyouwerewrongtodoit.
►18Anapologyshouldshowthatyouhavelearnedfromwhatyoudid.Showthatyoumeanwhatyousay.
►Makeitclearthatyouareapologizing.Justsaying“Iamsorry”isnotenough.Talkaboutwhatyoudidandthensaythatyoufeelbadaboutdoingit. 19
►Bepreparedfortheunexpected.Bepreparedforittotakesometimeforyour
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