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中小学资料内蒙古包头市包钢四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题
内蒙古包头市包钢四中2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题
第一部分听力(省略)
第二部分阅读理解(共2节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
OnemorningwhenIwassittingoutsideenjoyingmycoffee,lnoticedapigeonontheroadinfrontofmyhome.
Afterafewminutesofwatchingthebird,Iwentbackinsidetorefillmycoffeecup.Withcoffeeinhand,Isat
downonmybenchandnoticedafeatherlyingonthegroundbetweenmyfeet.Ileanedovertopickitup,thinkinghownicethatthepigeonh
adleftmeagift.Butasllookedupagain,whatIsawstunnedme.Hundredsoffeathersnowcoveredtheground.Thebeautifulpigeonlaydeadbeforemyeyes—mostlikelyhitbyacar.
Intears,Iwentbackinsidetogetatooltoburyit.Thispigeon’slifereflected(反射)myown.Ihadbeenhurtatworkandwouldneverbeabletogobacktomyjobagain.Idecidedthatthisanimalwasgoingtobeburiedwithdignity(尊严),andsoIwenttofindsomethingmeaningfulthatIcouldburyalongwiththepigeon.
Afterseveralminutesofsearching,Ifoundaribbon(丝带)onwhichwasprinted,“Whoyouaremakesadifference.”IhadbeengiventomebyagroupleaderattheprisonwhereIusedtowork,whereIwasinvolvedinaspecialprogramthatencouragedtheprisonerstobecomemoreresponsiblefortheiractionsandhelpedmotivatethemtowardmoreproductivelives.
Uponreturningtothewoodswiththeribboninhand,Iwasshockedtofindthepigeongone.Obviouslyitwastakenawaybyacat.ThereIstood,tearsfallingfrommyeyes,nobirdtobury,agreenribboninmyhand.Butthewordsontheribbonstoodouttomeasneverbefore:
“Whoyouaremakesadifference.”
21.Theunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph2probablymeans“___________”.
A.disappointedB.excitedC.shockedD.interested
22.Whywasthewriterunabletogotowork?
A.Hewasfiredbytheboss.
B.Hewashurtatwork.
C.Hewantedtomakeadifferenceathome.
D.Hewasafraidtobeattackedbytheprisoners.
23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterwasinvolvedinthespecialprogramto___________.
A.teachtheimportanceofprotectingbirds
B.bealeaderoftheprisoners
C.encouragetheprisonersD.beaguardoftheprison
24.Wecaninferfromthelastsentence____________.
A.thewriterwasdiscouraged
B.thewriterchangedtheattitudetowardslife
C.thewriterhatedthecatverymuchD.thewritermissedtheleaders
B
Sharingaroomwithafamilymemberorafriendcanbetough,butitbecomesespeciallydifficult
whenyouaresharingitwithsomeoneyouhardlyknow.Ifyoufindyourselfinasimilarsituation,donotworry.Therearethingsyoucandotohelpyoudealwithhavingaroommate,nomatterwhoitmaybe.
Firstofall,youhavetorememberthatyougetwhatyougive.Ifyouarenicetoothers,thenotherswillbenicetoyouaswell.Youalsoneedtosetpersonalspaceforyourselfandfortheotherperson.Sobeforeyournewroommatemovesin,talktohim.Settherulesearlyanddiscussyourhopes.
Rememberthattherearetwothingsthatmakeupanygoodrelationship:
beliefandrespect.Thesamethingappliestohavingaroommate.Youhavetorespecteachother.SohehasthatnewPS3gamethatyou’vealwayswantedtotryout?
Askpermissionfirst.Ifhesaysno,don’taskhimforitagain.Ifheletsyouborrowhisstuff,takecareoftheitemandtreatitasifitwereyourown.Makesurethatyoureturnitinthesameconditionaswhenyouborrowedit.
Tokeepawayfromdisagreement
overwhodoesthehousework,cleanasyougo.Forhouseworkthatcanbeshared,youmaywanttodivideitequallysothatyoudon’tdoallofit.Taketurnsinwashingthedishes.Youmaydoiteveryotherdayoryoumaydividethetasksothatyouonlyhavetodoitinthemorningandyourroommatewillonlyhavetodoitatnight.
Whenitcomestofoodandgroceryitems,determinewhatcanbeshared.Don’tbetoomeanwhenitcomestosharingfood.Ontheotherhand,determinewhatyoucanshareandwhatyoucan’tandbeclearaboutit.Theadvantagesofsharingfoodisthatbothofyoucansaveontimeandfoodpreparation.
25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Whyyouneedaroommate.B.Howyoudrivearoommateyoudon’tlike.
C.Whatyoudotofindaroommate.D.Howyoucangetalongwithyourroommate.
26.Goodrelationshipamongroommatesliesin(在于)________________.
A.moneyandgiftsB.attractionandgoodwords
C.trustandrespectD.threatsandorders
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueifyouwanttouseyourroommate’sstuff?
A.Youmustaskhisorherpermissionfirst.
B.Ifyourroommatedoesn’tlendyouanything,trytotakeit.
C.Ifheorshelendsthestufftoyou,youmusttakecareofit.
D.Whenyoureturnthestuffyouborrowed,itshouldbethesameasbefore.
28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?
A.Therearealwaysquarrelsbetweenroommates.
B.Trytodoallthehouseworkbyyourself.
C.Shareeverythingwithyourroommates.
D.Trytodothehouseworkbyturns.
C
Myfirstchildwasdueinacoupleofmonths.Allofmyshoppingwasdoneexceptforonething.Whenmylittlebrotherwasborn,mymomhadboughtanold-fashioned,red-velvetbabycarriage(天鹅绒童车).Eversincethen,Iwantedoneformychild.
Iknewthatthiswouldbehardtofind.Somumofferedtotakemearound.Evenusedcarriagescostquiteabit,andlhadonly$35tospend.IhopedthatIcouldonlyusethemoneyIhad.EarlyoneSaturdaymorning,wedroveforaboutanhourtoacitywithflea(跳蚤)market,andsecond-handstores.
Aswesearchedplaceafterplacewithoutevenseeingababycarriages,we’dtaketurnssaying,“It
willbeatthenextstop.”Ilosthopeasdaypassedanditwasgettingdark.Iwasreadytogiveup.Mymomwantedtogotoonemorestore.OnethewayMomtoldmeIshouldneverlosthope.
Whenwegottothestore,Itookadeepbreath.Iknewthatthiswasmylastchance.Mymom’swordsbegantoringinmyear.“Neverlosehope.”Aswewalkedin,lmadeaquickrushdownthemiddleofthestore.Therewasonenewred-velvetbabycarriage.IranovertotouchitbecauseIcouldhardlybelievemyeyes.
IwassoexcitedthatIcan’tsayaword.WhenIcalmeddown,itoccurredtomethat,becauseitwasnew,Iprobablycouldn’taffordit.Thesalesladysaiditcamewiththestorewhensheboughtitseveralyearsago,andthatithadbeeninstorage(储存)untiljustthismorning.Shesaidshewantedtogetridofitasabargainandwasonlyasking$35.Youcanimaginehowhappywewereonourwayhome.Ifithadn’tbeenformymother,Iwouldn’thavemadeit.
Bothofmychildrenhaveoutgrown(长得不再需要)thecarriage,butl
keepittoremindmeofmymother’swords,“Neverlosehope.”Ialwaysencouragemychildrenwithmyexperience.Isayifyouneverlosehope,youwillsucceedeventually.
29.Whydidtheauthorgoshopping?
A.Shewantedtorelaxherself.
B.Hermotheraskedhertomakepreparations.
C.Shelikedshoppingwithhermomverymuch.
D.Shehadtomakepreparationsforhavingababy.
30.Beforetheauthorwenttobuyababycarriageshe____________.
A.hopedtobuyandoldbabycarriagewith$35
B.thoughtthatasecond-handcarria
gewasverycheap
C.thoughtshecouldafford(支付得起)tobuyanoldbabycarriage
D.thoughtthiskindofnewbabycarriagewaseasytofind
31.Theunderlinedphrased“flea(跳蚤)market”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____________.
A.alargemarketwhereallkindsofgoodsaresold
B.asmallshopwheresomeeverydaygoodsaresold
C.amarketwherepeoplesellthethingstheyproduce
D.open-airmarketthatsellsusedthingsatlowprices
32.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?
A.acheapthingisworthbuying.
B.Holdon,andyou’llsucceedeventually.
C.Luckplaysanimportantroleinourlife.
D.Itisimportanttogetadvicefromothers.
D
Theteachersbelowhavenotonlytaughtuncountableclasses,buttheyhavechangedtheyoga(瑜伽)wor
ldintheirownuniqueways.
SeaneCorn
SeaneCornisaco-founderofOfftheMat,IntotheWorld,butherworkreachesfurtherthanthatgroup.Beginningin
1998,shecreatestheyogaprogramatChildrenoftheNight,ashelterthathousesandeducateshomelessadolescentsintheLosAngelesarea.In2004,SeanebecameachampionforYouthAIDS,whosetaskistospreadnationalawareness(意识)abouttheglobalemergency(紧急情况)ofAIDS.
CobyKozlowski
CobyKozlowskinotonlyteachesyogaclassesintheKripalustyle,butisalsoalifecoach,storyteller,anexpertintransformativeleadership,andadanceteacher.Copyhascertificates(资格证书)inrawfood,leadership,Ayurvedicstudies,
danceandpsychology(心理学),andshehassomeotherintereststoo.Alongwithherloveforherwork,sheisapoet,skier,surfer,artistandloverofadventure.
AnaForrest
AnaForresthascreatedherownstyleofyogaknownasForrestYogawhichfocusesonbreathandawarenessofenergymovementthroughthebody,andhaspopularizedusingtheyogamovementstoheal(治愈)emotionalwounds(伤口).
KathrynBuding
KathrynBudingiswell-knownasayogateacherandorganicfoodlover.ShebeganteachinginLosAngelesmanyyearsagoandnowherclassesareavailableonYogaGlo.Shealsolovestocookandwritesonseveralsitesaboutyogaandallhealthythings.Sheistheco-founderofPosesforPaws,whichraisesmoneyforanimalsthroughyoga.
33.WhatcanwelearnaboutSeaneCorn?
A.Sheisgoodatwriting.
B.Sheisconcernedaboutpeople’shealth.
C.Sheleadsahealthylifebyeatingorganicfood.
D.Sheteachesyogatoraisemoneyforthehomeless.
34.Comparedwithotheryogateachers,CobyKozlowski__________.
A.canmakemoremoneyB.isinterestedinmorefields
C.spendsmoretimeteachingyoga
D.doesmore