学年高二英语上学期期中试题3Word格式文档下载.docx

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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

I’mnotkindofamotherwhonormallybrushesherdaughter’shair,andmydaughterhasneverlikesittingthere,waitingformetodoit.

Buttoday,I’vesatmydaughterSallyonakitchenchair.She’ssittinghighwithhereyesclosed,skinstillwetfromtheshower,andherlonghairbehindherback.Irealizesheisenjoyingthemoment.It’sthelasttimeforaweekthatourbodieswillconnect.Today,I’msendingSallyawayforaweekofsummercamp.Thiswasallmyidea.She’snearly12,andInoticedthatI’mwithmychildnearly24hoursaday.

Livingonafarmwithoutanyneighbors,I’vechosenalifethatisquieterthananormalfamily’s.Butratherthanexpectingspaceawayfromme,Sallyhasbecomeincreasinglydependent.Whatfrightensmemostisthatshehasbecomea“mini-me”,evenhasthesamehobbies,dreams,andopinionsasme.That’swhyIpulledhertothesummercamp:

anearbywildernesscampcalledHawkCircle.

Aftereating,IdriveSallytoHawkCircle.Oncethere,weareintroducedtoherfellowcampers,Sallystandsbythem,holdingmyhand,dreadinhereyes,takingupallhercouragetojoinagameofsoccer.“Ineedyouforafewmoreminutes,”shetellsme.Ipullherawaytowalktooneofthecamp’sworkers.”Excuseme,”Isayloudly,“I’dliketointroduceyoutomydaughter.Maybeyoucouldhelphermeetafewofthesekids.”HecomesovertotalktoSally,andthenIdisappearbeforesherealizesit.

Itisahardtimeformetodriveback.WhenIarrivehome,IcalmdownandremindmyselfwhyIchosethisway.IwantSallytohaveachancetofindherself.Iwanthertolearnwhosheis.IfIdon’tsetherfree,IfearI’llneverreallymeetherrealpersonality.

1.Whydidthewritersendherdaughtertothesummercamp?

A.Shewantedtohelpbuildherdaughter’sindependence.

B.Herdaughterwantedtogotothesummercamp.

C.Itwashelpfulforherdaughtertomakefriends.

D.Camptrainingwassomethingcommontoherdaughter.

2.Theunderlinedword“dread”inParagraph4probablymeans””.

A.doubtB.fearC.hateD.pity

3.Howdidthewriterfeelafterleavingthecamp?

A.Shewasworriedaboutherdaughter’shealth.

B.Shewasproudthatshehaddonesomethingright.

C.Shewasupsetbutknewshehadmadetherightdecision.

D.Shewassorryandregrettedsendingherdaughteraway.

4.Thewritermainlywantstoexpress.

A.childrenareusuallymirrorsofparents

B.childrenalwaysexpectspacefromparents

C.parentsshouldoftensendchildrentosummercamps

D.parentssometimesneedtolettheirchildrengo

B

ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Placesofthemind:

Britishwatercolorlandscapes1850-1950

DrawnfromtheBritishMuseum'

srichcollection,thisisthefirstexhibitiondevotedtolandscapedrawingsandwatercolorsbyBritishartistsintheVictorianandmoderneras—twohalvesofverydifferentcenturies.

23February—27August2017

Room90

Free,justdropin

Politicsandparadise:

IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift

ThisdisplayispartoftheMuseum'

scontributiontotheIndia-UKYearofCulture2017.ItlooksatthepopularprintcultureofIndiafromthe1880suntilthe1950s.

19July—3September2017

Room90a

Hokusai:

beyondtheGreatWave

KatsushikaHokusai（1760-1849）iswidelyregardedasoneofJapan'

smostfamousandinfluentialartists.Heproducedworksofastonishingqualityrightupuntilhisdeathattheageof90.Thisnewexhibitionwillleadyouonanartisticjourneythroughthelast30yearsofHokusai'

slife—atimewhenheproducedsomeofhismostmemorablemasterpieces.

25May—13August2017

Room35

Adults￡12,Members/under16sfree

Scythians:

warriorsofancientSiberia

ThismajorexhibitionexploresthestoryoftheScythians—nomadictribesandmastersofmountedwarfare,whoflourishedbetween900and200BC.TheirencounterswiththeGreeks,AssyriansandPersianswerewrittenintohistorybutforcenturiesalltraceoftheirculturewaslost—buriedbeneaththeice.

14September2017—14January2018

Room30

Adults￡16.50,Members/under16sfree

5.WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober2017?

A.Placesofthemind:

Britishwatercolourlandscapes1850-1950.

B.Scythians:

warriorsofancientSiberia.

C.Hokusai:

beyondtheGreatWave.

D.Politicsandparadise:

IndianpopularprintsfromtheMoscatelliGift.

6.Ifyouareinterestedindrawingsofnaturalscenery,youwillprobablygoto______.

A.Room90aB.Room35C.Room90D.Room30

7.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inaparentingmagazine.B.Inahealthreport..

C.Inatourguide.D.Inastorybook

C

Nowadays,peoplepaygreatattentiontotheirbodies.Haveyoueverheardthatyourhouse