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辽宁省大连经济技术开发区得胜高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题060701100
2017-2018年度高二下学期英语期中试题
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40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
Atameeting,awell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech.
Facing200people,heasked,“Whowantsthis20-dollarbill?
”Agreatmanyhandswereputup.Thenhecontinuedtosay,“Iintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyou,butallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou.”Suddenlyhecrumpleditintoaroundmass.Thenheasked,“Whowantsit?
”Stillsomehandswereliftedup.
Heaskedagain,“Well,howcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?
”hethrewthebillontotheground,steppedonitandtwistedit.Ashepickeditup,thebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkled.
“Whostillwantsit?
”Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands.
“Mydearfriends,youhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbill,youstillwantit,becauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoad,youmaybeknockeddownorevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdeterminationorunfavorablesituations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothing,but,mydarling,rememberthatwhateverhappensinthefuture,youshouldneverloseyourvalueintheGod’sheart.You’reparticular----neverforgetit.”
1.Howmanytimesdidthespeakeraskthepeoplewhethertheywantedthebill?
A.OnceB.TwiceC.FourtimesD.Threetimes
2.Theunderlinedword“wrinkled”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.
A.havingsmalllinesorfoldsinitB.broken
C.flatD.havingholesonit
3.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto_____________.
A.telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymost
B.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone’sownvalue
C.testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoney
D.playatrickontheaudience
4.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?
A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.
B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone’slife.
C.Howtogiveameaningfulclass.
D.Howtokeepone’svalueoflife.
B
Moreandmorestudentsaregoingabroadfortheirfurtherstudy.Doyouwanttoknowsomefamouscollegesanduniversities?
Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.
Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmenwenttocollege.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.
In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825,besidesLatinandGreek,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.
Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.
Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.There’ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan’tofferitall.
5.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,______.
A.thosecollegesanduniversitiesweresimilar
B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges
C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience
D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers
6.Asknowledgeincreased,_______.
A.Harvardbegantoteacheverythingthatwasknown
B.collegesbegantoteachlawandsomethingaboutmedicine
C.Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachthesubjectsthatinterestedstudents
D.manynewsubjectswereaddedtotheteachingcontents
7.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout___.
A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica
C.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches
C
Statistically,airtravelisbyfarthesafestwaytotravel,andyoucanmakeflyingevensafer,justbyfollowingthesesimplerules.Asyourchancesofbeinginvolvedinanairaccidentarepracticallynil(不存在),manyofthesetipsconcernwhatyoushouldandshouldn'tdotomakeyourjourneysaferwhenyouareairborne(升空的).
Flyonnon-stoproutes.
Mostaccidentsoccurduringthetakeoff,climb,descentandlandingphasesofaflight,soflyingnon-stopreducesyourexposuretothesecomplexprocedures.
Chooselargeraircraft.
Althoughsmallaircrafthaveverygoodsafetyrecords,thosewithmorethan30passengerseatsaredesignedtocomply(遵守)withmuchstricterregulationsandaretestedmoreregularlytomakesuretheystillcomply.Also,intheunlikelyeventofaseriousaccident,largeraircraftprovideabetteropportunityforpassengersurvival.
Payattentiontothepre-flightsafetybriefing.
Theinformationmayseemrepetitious(重复的),butit'sworthlisteningtotheflightattendants.Andevenifyou’veflownbefore,itdoesn’tmeanyouknoweverythingabouttheaircraftyou'reon,suchasthelocationoftheclosestemergencyexit.
Storethingssafely.
Neverputveryheavyarticlesintheoverheadstoragebins.Theymayfalloutwhensomeoneopensthebinandcauseinjury.Also,thebinmaynotbeabletoholdheavierobjectsduringturbulence(气流).
Keepourseatbeltfastenedwhileyouareseated.
Cabincrewalwaystellyouthis,butit’simportant.Youwouldbeseriouslyinjurediftheplanehitsunexpectedturbulence.Alwaysfastenyourseatbeltifyouaretoldto.Thegeneralruleofflyingisthis:
Ifyouaretoldtodosomething,doitfirstandaskquestionslater.
Lettheflightattendantpouryourhotdrinks.
Flightattendantsaretrainedtohandlehotdrinkslikecoffeeorteainacrowdedaisleonamovingaircraft,soallowthemtopourthedrinkandhandittoyou.Neverasktotakeacoffeepotfromoneofthem.
8.Whomisthepassagemeantfor?
A.Pilots.B.Flightattendants.C.Airlines.D.Passengers.
9.Theunderlinedword“those”inthesecondtiprefersto”______”.
A.smallerplanesB.passengersC.safetyrecordsD.largeraircrafts
10.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Take-offsaresaferonnon-stopflightsthanlandings.
B..Largerplaneshavemoresafetychecksandaresafer.
C.Everyaircraftisdifferent,sothesafetyproceduresmaybedifferent.
D.Seatbeltsshouldbeworntoprotectagainstturbulence.
11.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe”_____”.
A.AirsafetytipsBThesafestwaytotravel.
C.Non-stoproutesD.Howtoflyaplane
D
Muchmeaningcanbeconveyed,clearly,withoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.
Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?
Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.
Thesameisindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardother’sstareatyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?
Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestoaverthisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious.Thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.
However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime;inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.
Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestodominateyou,youwillfeeldisconcerted.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesthefalseidesthattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.
Infact,continuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtime,toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.
Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandspecificsituation.
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.One’sfeelingscanbeshownthroughtheireyes.
B.Itisalwaysveryrudeandaggressivetolookatothersforalongtime.
C.Ifastrangerlooksatyouforsometime,hemustbeattractedatyou..
D.Ifyouarestaredatbyastranger,youmustlookveryawkward.
13.Howcanwetellifsomeonepossiblylying?
A.Ifhelooksatyouoccasionally.
B.Ifhelooksatyoudirectlyintheeyefortoolong.
C.Ifhelookshonest.
D.Ifhelooksattentive.
14.Whatissuggestedifyouaretalkingtoothers?
A.You’dbetterlookatthelistenerallthetime.
B.Youareadvisedtotrytodominatethelisteners.
C.Youshouldnotmakeeyecontactwithlisteners.
D.Youaresupposedtolookatthelistenersfromtimetotime.
15Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlong,whatisprobablytheirrelationship?
A.Fatherandson.B.Strangers.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Lovers.
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
Howtofindtimeforyourself
Doyoueverfindyourselflongingforsometimeforyourself?
Manyofusaresobusywithwork,school,andhomelifethatoftenthereisnotimeleftovertodosomethingthatyouenjoy.Whatfollowsaresomewaystocarveoutthatessentialtimeyouneedtoslowdown,enjoylife.
16Thisisagreatonebecauseyou’reaccomplishingmanythingsatonce.You’re