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广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高二上学期
惠来一中2016-2017年度第一学期阶段考
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高二英语试卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,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
Summerschoolissomethingakidwillneverforget.Forsome,it’sawaytoadvancepasttheirclassmates.Formost,summerschoolisarequirementinordertograduatewiththeirclassmates.Icanrememberbeingforcedintotakingasummerschoolcourse.Itwasnottheschoolthatforcedmeintothisawkwardsituation,itwasmymother.
Iwasa16-year-oldkidinanewschool.MyschooldidnotoffersummercoursessoIhadtotakemycourseatanalternativeschoolinthecity.ItwasanexperienceIwillneverforget.Iwasnotconcernedwithmakingfriends.IwastheretogetcreditforacoursethatIshouldhavereceivedfortheprevioussemester.ItwasmydoingthatlandedmeinthesituationanditwasimportantthatIunderstoodthis.
Thefeeswerelowestbuttheexperiencewasamazing.IenjoyeditsomuchthatIdidn’tmissaday.ThecoursewasfromMondaytoFridayforanentiremonth.IpassedthecoursewithanA.Iwasthrownintoanawkwardsituationandactuallyenjoyedit.Myfriendsdidn’tevenknowItookthecourse.Mostofthemwerestillsleepingbythetimemycourseendedeachday.
Awkwardsituationsaresoimportantforpersonalgrowth.Thissituationmademefeelmoreindependent.Imadefriends.Ifinallyunderstoodwhatsacrificeandhardworkwereallabout.Whileattendingcollege,IrememberedhowmuchIenjoyedsummerschoolandIchosetotakesummerschoolinmyfirstthreeyearsofcollege.Somekidsgetpushedtoomuchbutsomedon'tgetpushedenough.Iwasneverpushedenough.
Enableyourchildrentostruggleforsuccess.Ifyourchildneedssummerschoolyouexplaintothemwhyit’simportant.Someparentsaresurprisedbythesituationandmaywanttobemoreinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation.Followthroughandfollowup.
1.Moststudentsgotothesummerschoolinorderto___________________.
A.findgoodjobsgraduationB.becometopstudentsintheirclass
C.graduatesuccessfullyontimeD.haveachancetomakemorefriends
2.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthebenefitgotbytheauthorthroughattendingsummerschool?
A.Itincreasedhisindependence
B.Ithelpedhimmakenewfriends.
C.Ithelpedhimgetridofbadhabits.
D.Ithelpedhimunderstandwhatsacrificeandhardworkwere.
3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsummerschool?
A.Hethinksitisawkward.B.Hethinksnothingofit.
C.Hedoesn'tthinkitissuitable.D.Hethinksitissignificant.
B
TheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHamiltonarea.Wearebigsupportersofbuyinglocallyandweareheretotellyouwhyitissoimportantforyourfamily,thecommunityandtheenvironment.
Theconceptofbuyinglocallyissimple:
buyfoodproduced,grown,orraisedasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Notonlywillyourfoodbefresherandtastier,butyouarehelpingprotecttheenvironmentandaresupportingbusinesseswithinyourcommunityandreducingpollution.
Betterfortheenvironment
Sustainability(持续性)andglobalwarmingaresuchhottopicsatthemoment,andmanypeoplewanttodotheirbittohelpsupportahealthierenvironment.Smallactioncarriedoutbymanypeoplecanmakeabigdifference.MostmaterialsinanaverageNorthAmericanmealhavetraveledabout1,500milestogetfromfarmtoplate.Tocutoutabigpartofthistravelwouldgreatlyreducenotonlypollutionfromtransportationandrefrigerationbutalsocustomers’expensesaswell.
Tasteandnutritionalcontent
Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablesareusuallysoldwithin24hoursofbeingharvested.Becausetheyarepickedattheheightofripeness(成熟)andtravelonlyashortdistancetothemarket,theirfreshness,nutrition,andflavorarekept.Producetruckedinfromfarawaymaylosebothtasteandnutritionalcontent.
Communityandhomevalues
Whenyoubuydirectfromafarmerorbuylocally-grownfoods,youareengagedinatime-honoredtraditionbetweenagrowerandaneater.Youalsohelpkeepdollarswithinyourcommunity.
4.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat___________.
A.mostpeoplesupportbuyinglocally
B.globalwarmingisthemostseriousproblemnow
C.NorthAmericanfoodisrichinvariouskindsofmaterials
D.theincreasedcostoftransportingfoodispassedontothecustomers
5.Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause___________.
A.theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed
B.theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizer
C.theycanbeharvestedatanytime
D.theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrown
6.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods___________.
A.youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrow
B.youwillcontributetoprotectingtheenvironment
C.youwillbecomemuchhealthierandprettier
D.youaremakingmoneyfromyourcommunity
7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Thebenefitsofbuyinglocally.
B.ThepopularityoftheHornofPlenty.
C.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.
D.Thewaytokeepyourfoodtastyandhealthy.
C
Europeishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculturehungrybuttimepoortravelers.
LondonandParis
IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahighspeedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades-buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.
NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis'LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,ParishasmoreoutdoorattractionssuchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.
InParis,you'llseedinerslingeroverredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.
ViennaandBratislava
AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortoscifirestaurants.
ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.YoucanappreciatetheperfectblendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld'sculturalheritagelist.
Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining-theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameatladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.
8.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?
A.Theyhelpeachother. B.Theyattackeachother.
C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon'tlikeeachother.
9.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?
a.TheLouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums
c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes
A.cd B.ac C.acd D.bcd
10.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinscifirestaurants?
A.London.B.Paris.C.Bratislava.D.Glasgow.
11.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause________.
A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit
B.theyarebestknowntotheworld
C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother
D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects
D
Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritance(继承)oritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyouaboutthefactthatyouareapersonofculture.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooks,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,buttheyusuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstoreadathome.
Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlivesfromseveralpointsofview.Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareasofactivities.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakingcompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon’tworkinthisfield,oryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat.
Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,andtoleaveaparttherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsago,dreamintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.
Toconclude,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculture,toexpresscorrectlyandhavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfere(干涉)inconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.
12.Thepeoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat_________.
A.gotolibrariesonweekends
B.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore
C.keepmanybooksintheirstudies
D.havemuchinterestinreading
13.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.
A.whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylife
B.wecanmakefriendswiththepeopleinthestories.
C.itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehours
D.wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolife
14.Theunderlinedword“erudite”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.
A.learnedB.enthus