四川成都外国语学院学年高二下学期期中考试题 英语word含答案.docx
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四川成都外国语学院学年高二下学期期中考试题英语word含答案
成都外国语学校2017-2018学年度下期期中考试
高二英语试卷
命题人:
赵芳肖山审题人:
张嵘
注意事项:
1、本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
2、本堂考试120分钟,满分150分。
3、答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、学号填写在答题卡上并使用2B铅笔填涂。
4、考试结束后将答题卡交回。
第I卷(选择题共70分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
CityCollege
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Newandreadmittedstudentsmustcompleteandhandinacreditadmissionsapplicationformavailableonlineatwww.ccsf.edu.
BEFOREYOUREGISTER:
●LearnaboutyourskilllevelinEnglishandMaththroughourassessmentservice;
●Attendanorientation(新生报到会)tohearaboutsupportservices;
●Meetwithacounselor(adviser)toselectyourcourses;
●Findoutifyouarerequiredforattendingtheentranceexaminations.
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CityCollegeservicesincludeabookstore,cafeteria,healthcenter,tutoringcenter,careerandtransfercenter,counseling,financialaid,library,learningresourcecenter,studentgovernmentoffices,campuspolice,disabledstudentsprogramsandmore.
1.WhichkindofthefollowingpeoplecouldnotbeadmittedtoCityCollege?
A.Ahighschoolgraduate
B.Anadultwithoutahighschooldiploma
C.Anyonewhopossessesahighschooldiploma
D.Asixteenboywithoutahighschooldiploma
2.Whatdoweknowabouttheentranceexaminationsfromthepassage?
A.Allnewandreadmittedstudentsmusttaketheexaminations.
B.ThosewhoarepoorinEnglishandMathmusttaketheentranceexaminations.
C.Notallthenewstudentsarerequiredtotaketheentranceexaminations.
D.Theentranceexaminationsarefreeofcharge.
3.Wherecanthispassagebefound?
A.Inacollegenewsreport.B.Inanewspaperadvertisement.
C.Inatourguide.D.Onaneducationwebsite.
B
Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进)happiness,accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.
Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’
TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakingaUberinsteadofabus.
“Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase”saidWhillans.
Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.
“Onereason,’’saidWhillans,“isthatwe’reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcingthattask,”saidWhillans,oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’
4.IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.
A.weredividedintotwogroups
B.weregiven$40everytwoweeks
C.wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbor’skid
D.wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways
5.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?
A.Payingmuchforaconcertticket.
B.Takingaregularbustogettowork.
C.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.
D.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.
6.Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”,.
A.nopeoplewouldliketodoit
B.asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoit
C.morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgiven
D.mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife
7.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?
A.Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.
B.Thefeelingofspendingmoneyongoods.
C.Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.
D.Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.
C
GermanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhousestrashtomakesculptures.“Wearelivinginthetimeofgarbage,”saysSchult.“Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyareamirrorofourselves.”Here,Schultwastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans.Hefirstexhibitedthemin1996inthewesternGermanstateofNorthRhine-Westphalia.
“Theyaresocialsculptures,”heexplains.“Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyaresculpturestospreadtheideathatweliveinatimeofgarbage.”Sofar,Schult’ssocialsculptureshavebeenonshowinParis,inMoscow’sRedSquare,ontheGreatWallofChina,andinthedesertnexttotheGizaPyramidsnearCairo.
HASchult’sworkisunforgettable.Althoughhisworkhashadabiginfluenceontheartworld,Schultremainsmodestabouthiscreations:
“Artistshavetolearneverytime.Wearenotimportant.Allthatcountsisthetimeinwhichweareliving.”
Trasharthasbeenaroundforyears.Butitseemsthatonlythepopularartistsareregardedastrueartistswhenworkingwithtrash.Whycan’tcommonpeoplebeconsideredartistswhentheyusethesamethingsandchangethemintosomeformofpersonalart?
Maybeit’sbecauseweallhaveourownpresetideasofwhatartisandisn’t,orwhoartistsareorshouldbe.
YoucanbeanartistlikeSchultifyoutry.Lookatusedmetalcans.Whatmightbedonewiththem?
Imaginetheminanynumberofnewuses,orimaginethemsimplyasanartform.Whataboutboxesorclothing?
Boxescanusuallyserveasnewstoragecontainersandhousesforpets.Andclothing?
Imaginetakingoldclothesandturningthemintohatsorhangingorganizers.
8.WhatdoweknowaboutSchult’ssculptures?
A.Theyservedasgarbagecontainers.
B.Theyreflectedenvironmentalissues.
C.TheywerefirstshowninParis,France.
D.Theyweretoraiseeconomicawareness.
9.HASchult’sartisticworksalsogetthemessageacrossthatanartistmust__________.
A.besociallyresponsible
B.beasmodestaspossible
C.makegarbagerecyclable
D.takediverseartisticforms
10.Accordingtothelast2Paragraphs,theauthorprobablyagreesthat__________.
A.ittakestalenttobeatrashartist
B.presetideasareimportanttoartists
C.trashartcan'tbeseenasarealartform
D.averagepeoplecanalsomaketrashartists
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.CouldYouBeaTrashArtist?
B.WhatAreSocialSculptures?
C.DoYouKnowAboutTrashArt?
D.HowCanWeDealwithUsedCans?
D
Asachild,visitingthezoowasmoreapunishmentthanatreat.Ididn’tfindthechimps’teapartiesfunny,northebirdshowsentertaining.Feedingtimeforsealswaslesspainful,buttheirperformancesstillseemedliketheybelongedmoreinacircus.
AndIhatedcircuses,especiallytheanimalacts—menteasinglions,girlsbalancingonelephantsandmonkeysplayingfootball.Iknewthateverytrickacircusanimaldidwasunnatural,achievedthroughstricttrainingandquitepossiblycruelty.
Happily,duringmylifetimepublicattitudesandthelawhavechanged.Circusesusingwildanimalsarenowalmostextinct,andzooshavedefinitelyevolved.
Whenmychildrenwereyoung,Ioccasionallytookthemtoourlocalzoo.Theelephantswereintinycagesandthegorillaslookedboredastheysatpeelingbananasandstaringatteasingvisitors.Eachcagehadasignwhichlistedtheanimal’snameandwhereitcamefrom.But,backthen,therewaslittleinformationincludedabouttheenvironmentalchallengestheyfaced.
Asaresult,environmentalistsandanimalloversoftenopposezoos.“Animalsbelonginthewild,”isacommonandunderstandablecomplaint.Butwhatdotheanimalsthemselvesprefer?
Generallyspeaking,zooanimalshavealongerlife.But—youmayprotest—theyarenotfree.What?
Freetobehuntedandkilled,freetodieofhungerorthirst?
Maybesittinginacageeatingbananasisn’tsobad.
Notthatsuchconditionsareacceptableinmodernzoos,duetotheworkofBIAZA,theBritishandIrishAssociationofZoosandAquariums.ThesedayseveryzoorequiresBIAZA’sapprovaltooperate,andtheassociationsetsthestandards,observesconditionsinzoosanddevelopsanimal-researchprogrammes,bothintheUKandabroad.BIAZAalsoorganisestheanimalexchangesbetweenzoosallovertheworld.
Consequently,today,mostzooanimalsarebornandraisedinzoos,liveinlarge,comfortableenclosuresandarecaredforbywell-trained,knowledgeableandcaringzooemployees.Ofcourseit’snosubstituteforlivinginthewildbutunfortunatelythisisn’talwayspossible.Meanwhile,whynotvisityourlocalzooanddecideforyourself?
12.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.
A.howzooshaveimproved
B.whetherazooshouldbecloseddown
C.anewenvironmentalorganisa
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