山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx
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山西省山西大学附属中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题
山西省山西大学附属中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题
考试时间:
90分钟满分:
100分
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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
SummerActivities
Studentsshouldreadthelistwiththeirparents/carers,andselecttwoactivitiestheywouldliketodo.Formswillbeavailableinschoolandonlineforthemtoindicatetheirchoicesandreturntoschool.Beforechoicesarefinalised,parents/carerswillbeaskedtosigntoconfirmtheirchildren’schoices.
Activity
Description
Member
ofstaff
Cost
OutdoorAdventure
(OUT)
Takeyourselfoutofyourcomfortzoneforaweek,discovernewpersonalqualities,andlearnnewskills.YouwillbeabletotakepartinanumberofactivitiesfromcanoeingtowildcampingonDartmoor.Learnrockclimbingandworkasateam,andenjoythegreatoutdoorenvironment.
Mr.Clemens
£140
WWI
BattlefieldsandParis(WBP)
OnMondaywetraveltoLondon.AfterstayingovernightinLondon,wetravelonDay2tonorthernFrancetovisittheWorldWarIbattlefields.Onday3wecrossintoBelgium.ThursdayseesusmaketheshortjourneytoPariswherewewillvisitDisneylandParispark,stayinguntillatetoseetheparadeandthefireworks.Ourfinalday,Friday,seesusvisitcentralParisandtourthemainsights.
Mrs.Wilson
£425
Craftyfoxes(CRF)
Fourdaysofproductdesigncentredaroundtextiles.Makinglovelyobjectsusingrecycledandmadematerials.Bags,cushionanddecorations…Learnskillsandleavewithmodernandunusualtextiles.
Mrs.Goode
£30
PottyaboutPotter(POT)
VisitWarnerBrosStudio,shopstoptobuypicnic,stayovernightinanapprovedYouthHostelinStreatley-on-Thames,guidedtourofOxfordtoseethefilmlocations,picniclunchoutsideOxford’sChristchurch,boatingontheRiverCherwellthroughtheUniversityParks,beforeheadingbacktoExeter.
MissDrake
£150
1.Whichactivitywillyouchooseifyouwanttogocamping?
A.WBP.B.OUT.C.CRF.D.POT.
2.WhatwillthestudentsdoonTuesdaywithMrs.Wilson?
A.TraveltoLondon.B.Seeaparadeandfireworks.
C.VisittheWWIbattlefields.D.TourcentralParis.
3.HowlongdoesPottyaboutPotterlast?
A.Twodays.B.Fourdays.C.Fivedays.D.Oneweek.
B
In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;theliteracy(识字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoralorjustplainbad.
In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousandbeloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.
HowdidDickensgettothetop?
Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,literatureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?
A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand.B.Theywereseenasnearlyworthless.
C.Theywerepopularamongtherich.D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.
5.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress________.
A.hisimportanceinliteratureB.hisinterestinmodernart
C.hissuccessinpublicationD.hisreputationinFrance
6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.B.Torememberagreatwriter.
C.Toencouragestudiesonculture.D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.
C
We’veallbeenthere:
inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.
What’stheproblem?
It’spossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’saninvaluablesocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.
Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci,directoroftheShynessResearchInstituteatIndianaUniversitySoutheast.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”
Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,associateprofessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”
Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.
7.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Addictiontosmartphones.B.Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.
C.Impatiencewithslowservice.D.Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstrangers.
8.WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?
A.Relatingtootherpeople.B.Showinggoodmanners.
C.Focusingonatopic.D.Makingbusinessdeals.
9.Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?
A.Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B.Itraisespeople’sconfidence.
C.Itmakespeoplefeelgood.D.Itmattersasmuchasformaltalk.
10.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ConversationCountsB.WaysofMakingSmallTalk
C.UncomfortableSilenceD.BenefitsofSmallTalk
D
Giveyourselfatest.Whichwayisthewindblowing?
Howmanykindsofwildflowerscanbeseenfromyourfrontdoor?
Ifyourawarenessisassharpasitcouldbe,you’llhavenotroubleansweringthesequestions.
Mostofusobservedmuchmoreaschildrenthanwedoasadults.Achild’sdayisfilledwithfascination,newnessandwonder.Curiositygaveusallanaturalawareness.Butdistinctionsthatweresharptousaschildrenbecomeunclear,wearenumb(麻木的)tonewstimulation(刺激),newideas.Relearningtheartofseeingtheworldaroundusisquitesimple,althoughittakespracticeandrequiresbreakingsomebadhabits.
Thefirststepinawakeningsensesistostoppredictingwhatwearegoingtoseeandfeelbeforeitoccurs.Thisblocksawareness.OnechillynightwhenIwashikingintheRockyMountainswithsomestudents,Imentionedthatweweregoingtocrossamountainstream.Thestudentsbegancomplainingabouthowcolditwouldbe.Wereachedthestream,andtheyunwillinglywalkedahead.Theywerealmostknee-deepwhentheyrealizeditwasahotspring.Latertheyalladmittedthey’dfeltcoldwateratfirst.
Anotherblocktoawarenessistheobsession(痴迷)manyofushavewithnamingthings.Isawbirdwatcherswhospottedabird,immediatelylookeditupinfieldguides,andsaid,“aruby-crownedkinglet”andcheckeditoff.Theynolongerpaidattentiontothebirdandneverlearnedwhatitwasdoing.
Thepressuresof“time”and“destination”arefurtherblockstoawareness.Iencounteredmanyhikerswhowereheadedtoadistantcamp-groundwithjustenoughtimetogettherebeforedark.Itseldomoccurredtothemtowanderabit,totakeamomenttoseewhat’saroundthem.Iaskedthemwhatthey’dseen.“Oh,afewbirds,”theysaid.Theyseemedbentontheirdestinations.
Natureseemstounfoldtopeoplewhowatchandwait.Nexttimeyoutakeawalk,nomatterwhereitis,takeinallthesights,soundsandsensations.Wanderinthisframeofmindandyouwillopenanewdimensiontoyourlife.
11.AccordingtoParagraph2,comparedwithadults,childrenaremore.
A.anxioustodowondersB.sensitivetoothers’feelings
C.likelytodevelopunpleasanthabitsD.eagertoexploretheworldaroundthem
12.WhatideadoestheauthorconveyinParagraph3?
A.Tostopcomplainingallthetime.B.Toavoidjumpingtoconclusions
C.Tofollowtheteacher’sadvice.D.Toadmitmistakeshonestly.
13.Thebirdwatchers’be
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