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内蒙古高二英语下学期期末考试试题

一机一中2015－2016学年第二学期期末考试

高二年级英语试题

第I卷

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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

WatsonenteredMr.Smith'soffice.Thebosswasahardman.Hefiredpeoplewhodidn'tdowellwithoutgivingthemasecondchance.“Watson”saidMr.Smith，“thispastyearyourdepartmenthasn'tearnedmoney.We'regoingtodropthatdepartment.It'sfinished.I'msorry，—butyou'llhavetogo.”“But，sir—ifIjusthadalittlemoretime.ForthemomentIneedthejobtokeepmysonatRiversideSchool.”

“What'sthat！

”saidtheboss.“Riverside！

Ididn'tknowyouhadaboythere.That'sanexpensiveschoolforamanwithyoursalary.”“Iknow，sir.Buthelikesittheresomuch！

He'sastarathleteandthebestboxerintheschool.TheboyscallhimCham

pthere.”Thebosssatperfectlystillforalongtime—afaraway（恍惚的）lookinhiseyes.Then，suddenly，hesaid，“We'vegottocloseyourdepartment，Watson.Butyou'lltakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartment.Itmeanslongerhours—maybemorepay.Nowgetout.You'rehereforlife.”

Watsongotout，withsurpriseonhisface.Thenthebosstookaletterfromthetopdrawerofhisdesk.ItwasHerbie'slastletterfromRiversideSchool—writtenafewdaysbeforehedied.Hehadreaditoverandoveragainwithsickpain.Theletterread：

Ican'tsaytheboyshereareanynicertomethantheotherswere.Iguessit'sthesameeverywherewhenyou'reacripple（跛脚

的人）Butdon'tworryaboutme，Dad.They'vegotagoodchemistrydepartmenthere.Andthere'soneboyherewhoisreallygreat.He'satrackstarandboxingchampandjusttopsinchemistry.TheboyscallhimChamp.Hemadethemstopthrowingmybooksaround.Andheknockedaboydownwhohitme.HeisthebestfriendIeverhad.Dad，whenIgrowup，IwanttodosomethingforChamp.Somethingbig—thathewon'tevenknowabout.

Yourson,Herbie

1．Mr.SmithwantedtofireWatsonbecause________．

A．Watsonwouldtakeoveranewjobinanotherdepartment

B．WatsonhadhissonstudyinRiversideSchool

C．Watson'ssonknockedaboydownwhohitHerbie

D．Watson'sdepartmentdidn'tearnmoneythatyear

2．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________．

A．Mr.Smithdidn'tknowthatChampwasWatson'ssonatfirst

B．Mr.SmithwastoldnottofireWatsonbyHerbie

C．Mr.SmithdecidedtogiveWatson’ssonanotherchanceinnotime

D．Mr.SmithwantedtorealizeChamp'sdream

3．Accordingtothetext，whichwordscanbestdescribeMr.Smith?

A．Sympatheticandgrateful.

B．Selfishandgreedy.

C．Hardworkingandstrict.

D．Easy－goingandoptimistic.

4．Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto________．

A．makeourchildrenenjoylife

B．shareamovingstorywithus

C．provideuswithtipsonwork

D．helpustodealwithourboss

B

Manypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeandleavetheirhometownbehind.Questionsarise,though,whenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollege.

Oneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinance.Stateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensive.Often,though,thebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensive.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustformoneyreasons.

Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisinasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajoreffectonitsactivities.Awaterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralake.Thosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollege.Distancefr

omhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatoppriority,thatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;ontheotherhand,ifindependenceisdesired,acampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriate.

Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.Ifyouwanttogettoknowyourteachers,asmallcollegeis

suitable.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfasociablepersonandwantawiderangeofactivities,alargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecision-makingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.

Crucially,onemusttakeintoconsiderationthecollegesbywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepted.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarly,anaverageschoolforanaboveaveragestudentwouldnotworkwell.Thecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkhard.Althoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeoutthere,thereprobablywillbeonethatisclose.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.

5．Whenitcomestogoingtocollege，theauthorthinks________

A.financialsituationisthefirsttoconsider

B.studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhome

C.studentswillbecomehomesick

D.studen

tsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity

6．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A．Thelocationofthecollegeisamainfactor.

B．Alongdistancewillmakestudentsupset.

C．Studentscanbeindependentatcollege.

D．Theclimatemustbetakenintoconsideration.

7．Somefactorscanbetakenintoconsiderationwhenchoosingacollege,except_____.

A．Thelocationofacollege.B．Theclimate

C．Theschoolsize.D．Theareaofinterest

8.Whichofthestatementsinthepassageistrue?

A.Studentscanchooseanycollegeiftheyhaveenoughmoney.

B.Theremustbeaperfectcollegeforasutudent.

C.Anaveragecollegemaybeunsuitableforatopstudent.

D.Whenincollege,studentshaavenochallengestoface.

C

Streetartcanbefoundonbuildings,sidewalks,streetsignsandeventrashcans

fromTokyotoParistoNewYorkCity.Thisspecialkindofartcantaketheformofpaintings,sculptures,clothorevenstickers.Ithasbecomepartofaglobalvisualculture.Now,evenartmuseumsandgalleriesarecollectingtheworksofstreetartists.

Itisnoteasytoprovideanexacthistoryofthestreetartmovement.Thiskindofarthasdevelopedinmanykindsofwaysinplacesallovertheworld.Also,becauseitisillegaltopaintonpublicandprivatepropertywithoutpermission,streetartistsusuallyworksecretly.Thissecretivenatureofstreetartanditscountlessformsmakeithardtodefineexactly.Andpeoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutthemovement.Somethinkstreetartisacrimeanddestroysproperty.Butothersseethisartasarichformofnon-traditionalculturalexpression.

ManyexpertssaythemovementbeganinNewYorkCityinthe1960s.Youngadultswouldusepaintinspecialcanstospraytheir“tag”onwallsandtraincarsaroundthecity.Thistagwasanametheycreatedtoidentifythemselvesandtheirartwork.Thiscolorfulstyleofwritingisalsocalledgraffiti（涂鸦）.Itisvisuallyexcitingandenergetic.Somegraffitipaintingsweresignsmarkingtheterritoriesofcitygangsorillegalcrimegroups.

Graffitialsobecameaseparatemovementexpressingthestreetcultureofyoungpeoplelivinginbigcities.Graffitiartrepresentedsocialandpoliticalrebellion（叛逆）.Thiswasartthatrejectedtheacceptedrulesofcultureandpower.Sometimesthisstreetartcreatedaconflictbetweenartistsandcityofficials.Graffitiartistscreatedtheirimagesandcityofficialsquicklypaintedoverthem.

Duringthe1980s,twoNewYorkpainters—KeithHaringandJeanMichelbeganshowingtheirworkinartgalleriesandmuseums.Thisiswhenstreetartstartedtobecomepartofthemoregeneralpopularculture.

9.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Streetarthasbecomepopularandisacceptedasakindofculture.

B.Streetartisveryspecialcomparedwithotherformsofpopularart.

C.Manypeoplearebeginningtolearnstreetart.

D.Streetartisbetterdevelopedinbigcitiesthaninruralareas.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.“TAG”wasawordcreatedbypeopletodistinguishstreetartistsandtheotherartists.

B.Therearethreereasonsexplainingwhyitishardtodefinethehistoryofstreetart.

C.Themovementofstreetartbeganinthe1980sinNewYorkCity.

D.Allthepeopledon’tthinkthatthestreetartisarichformofculturalexpression.

11.Thecityofficialsusedtogetridofgraffitiprobablybecause________.

A.theycausedargumentsbetweenpeople

B.theywereuglyinsomeone’seyes

C.theywerenotpaintedunderproperguidance

D.theydidn’texpresstraditionalculturewell.

12.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheWaytoBecomeaStreetArtistB.WhatDoesGraffitiArtStandFor?

C.TheHistoryofStreetArtMovementD.TheWorkofStreetArtists

D

“I’dliketobeatahealthierweight,”afriendtoldme.“Butwejustdon’thavethemoneytobuyexpensivedietfoodsandthereisn’tenoughmoneytojoinagym.”Manypeoplefeelthatway—thatahealthydietandexerciseplanisoutofreachbecauseoftheirhighcost.Don’tlosehope!

We’llbelookingatwaystomakehealthychoiceswithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.

Firstyoudon’tneedtobuytheexpensivepre-prepared“dietfoods.”Backintheearly1970swhenIstartedhousekeeping,90%ofthefoodIboughtwasingredients.Veryfewthingswerepreprocessed（预处理的）.Now90%ofthefoodyoufindinthestoreisquickfood.That’sabadthing.

Quickfoodslikeboxed“justaddhamburger”mealshavehadthefiber（纤维）removedtomakethemfastertoprepare.Takealookatthelabelonthatbox.Itoftenhaslownumberslistedunder“fiber”becausefibertakeslongertodigest.Ifthelowfibermealisdigested,theresultisthatyourbodybeginstostorefat.Besides,yourbodyisshortofnutrients（营养物质）.Youwillbedriventoeatmoretotrytomakeupforthelowqualityofthefoodyouareeating.

Andthentherearethe