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高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案II
2021-2022年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案(II)
注意事项:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
考试时间100分钟。
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(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(ABCD)中,选出最佳选项
A
SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers,”becauseherbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.
Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop,however,shefeltlonely―aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”
“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!
That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”
Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren’sbook,andashort-storycollection.
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?
A.Shehadsevenbrothers.B.Shefeltherselfanobody.
C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.
2.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_____.
A.developherwritingstyleB.runawayfromherfamily
C.makealotoffriendsD.searchforahusband
3.AccordingtoCisneros,whatwasthekeyfactorinhersuccess?
A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.HertrainingintheWorkshop.
C.HerchildhoodexperienceD.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.
4.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?
A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.
B.ItisabookofpoetrywrittenbyCisneros.
C.Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.
D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.
B
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“Itisinterestingtoexplorewhatattractaudiencesinthosedramas.It’sobviouslymorethanjustprettyfaces,”saysYanFeng,aprofessorofChineseliteratureatFudanUniversity.Reflectedbyaudiences,culturecriticsandinsidersoftheindustry,youthfantasy,creativestorylines,culturalproximity,andwell-organizedproductionalladduptoK-drama’ssuccess,alongwith,ofcourse,thosehandsomeandcutefacesdressedinthelatestfashiontrends.
“Everyonefanciesaperfectpartner,handsomeorbeautiful,”saysZhouYing,aprofessoratChongqingTechnologyandBusinessUniversity.“TheSouthKoreanTVindustryisfeedingthisneed.”AfterLeeMin-hoappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgala,hebecamethemostfamousSouthKoreaninChina.Onlyweekslater,KimSoo-hyun,leadactorinManFromtheStars,sweptthecountry.Apartfromprettyfaces,fashionisanotherhighlightoftheseries.Eachtimeactorsfromtheserieswearanewsetofoutfits,similarclothesexperienceasalesboomonline,accordingtoXiaoYi,aTaobaostoreowner.
Asisknown,withlovetriangles,incurablediseases,andCinderellatales,storylinesinSouthKoreandramasmayseemabitmonplace.WhileTheManFromtheStarschallengesthisbyputtingaliensandtimetravelintotheseexistingstories,PengSanyuan,ascreenwriter,saysafocusondetailisakeyfactorinthesuccessofthesedramas.“Inordertoaccuratelytargetaudiencesandfindemotionalreflectionswiththem,moreandmorefemalewritersareworkingintheindustry,”saysPengaboutherexperienceofexchangingideaswithSouthKoreancolleagues.Accordingtheexperts,SouthKoreanwriterssomehowmakesenseoftheseplots,nomatterhowunlikelyitseems.
8.WhyhasbeerandfriedchickenbeesopopularamongChineseyoungpeopleatpresent?
A.Becausethefoodtastesverygreat.
B.Becausetheywanttochangethetrend.
C.Becausethefoodisgoodfortheirhealth.
D.BecausetheyaredeeplyaffectedbytheKoreanTVdrama.
9.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“proximity”inparagraph2?
A.similarityB.differenceC.conflictD.curiosity
10.Accordingtothewholepassage,howmanyelementscanleadtotheappealofKoreandramas?
A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Seven
11.Afterreadingthethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingisright?
A.LeeMin-hoistheleadactorinManFromtheStars.
B.KimSoo-hyunappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgala
C.ThesimilarclotheswornbytheKoreanactorsbeeveryhotonline.
D.Everyonehasaperfectpartner,whoishandsomeorbeautiful.
D
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