高二英语下学期第二次段考试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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C.Hehasn’tbeentoPittsburgh.

5.Whatmakesthemanhappy?

A.Thewomandidhislaundry.

B.Hefoundsomethinginhispocket.

C.Thewomanfoundsomethinghelost.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或

独白，选出最佳选项

。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whereisthefire?

A.Outsidethehouse.B.Inthelivingroom.C.Inthekitchen.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Gooutsideandwait.B.Callthefiredepartment.C.Putoutthefirethemselves.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.It’srainy.B.It’swindy.C.It’ssunny.

9.WhatisWezzoo?

A.Asmartumbrella.B.Ausermunity.C.AGPSsystem.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthewomanasktheman?

A.Ifhecanwritealetterabouther.

B.Ifhewilllookatherapplication.

C.Ifhecanchooseacollegeforher.

11.Whichschooldoesthewomanmostwanttogoto?

A.UCBerkeley.B.MillsCollege.C.TheUniversityofArizona.

12

.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Writeanessay.B.Sendhimanemail.C.Turninherassignment.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdidJamesgetfromNancylastmonth?

A.Someclothes.B.Somef

urniture.C.Apieceofjewelry.

14.WhatdoesNancywantJamestodo?

A.Movesomething.B.Buysomething.C.Sellsomething.

15.WhenisJamesgoingtohelp?

A.OnSaturday.B.OnSundaymorning.C.OnSundayafternoon.

16.HowlongwillittakeJamestogettoNancy’shouse?

A.Aboutonehour.B.Abouttwohours.C.Aboutthreehours.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhereisSantaBarbaralocated?

A.NorthofSanFrancisco.

B.TwohoursawayfromLosAngeles.

C.FivehourssouthoftheSantaYnezMountains.

18.WhendidtheSpanisharriveinSantaBarbara?

A.Aboutonehundredyearsago.

B.Abouttwohundredyearsago.

C.Aboutsixhundredyearsago.

19.WhatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutUsSantaBarbara?

A.Itisinthedowntownarea.

B.Itisknowntobeagoodschool.

C.Itrecentlyjoinedtheuniversitysystem.

20.WhomightespeciallyenjoySantaBarbara?

A.Peoplewholiketosurf.

B.Peoplewholovedessert.

C.Peoplewholikewhitewine.

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；

每小题2分,满分40分）

A

NeverbeforehadaKitchensomuchofaHistory

IttellsofFreedom,Success,andoftheArchitectureofbigAmericancities.Becausethatiswhereitstarted:

inthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury!

WeletoanewEraofKitchenInterior（室内）Design

Backthen,aGenerationofsuccessfulAmericanEntrepreneursdreamofanewstyleofarchitecturetoexpresstheirpersonalwealth.ThisdreamwasrealizedbyyoungarchitectssuchasDanielBurnhamandStanfordWhite.TheyallhadstudiedattheEcoledesBeaux-ArtsinParis.AndtheycreatedanewstyleforArchitectureandInteriorDesign,namedafterthefamousFrenchArtInstitute:

Beaux-Arts.

SieMaticBeauxArtsBreaksandCreates

Infactitwasnotanewstyleatall,butapositionofstylesfromdifferentperiodsandcultures.Manyworld-famousstructuressuchastheChicagoArtInstituteandtheStatueofLibertyaccountforit.Butwhatdoesthathavetodowithyourkitchen?

Justasmuchasyouwantitto.Becauseinthesamewaythatanti-conventionalarchitectsbackthentookthefreedomtobineelementsfromdifferenthistoricaleras,today,youtoocanbreaktheconventionalrulesofstyleandcreatesomethingnew:

yourownpersonalpositionofyourkitchen.Forthat,SieMaticBeauxArtsoffersuniqueopportunities:

Abroadrangeofseeminglyconflictingfeaturesthatyoubinetoaharmoniousdesignofyourown.Youcanchoosefrommenuofvariousforms,appealingcolors,andpreciousmaterials,tocreateanenvironmentthatismuchmorethanjustakitchen:

areflectionofyourpersonality.

21.WhydidtheBeauxArtsstyleattractAmericanentrepreneurs?

A.Ithelpeddisplaytheirmoneystatus.B.Itwascreatedbyfamousarchitects.

C.Itwasnamedafterafamousinstitute.D.Itrepresentedthe19thcenturyurbanculture.

22.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto__________.

A.thekitchenB.aconventionalstyle

C.SieMaticBeauxArtsD.aworld-famousstructure

23.WhatisuniqueofSieMaticBreauxArts?

A.Itsdesignsareanti-conventional

B.Itsdesignsefromfamousstructures

C.Itscustomerscanenjoytheirownposition

D.Itscustomerscanchoosefromvariousnewstyles.

B

Itoldmyfr

iendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabig

hillontheroute.Hereplied,“Youmeanfortunately.”HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovided.

Myattitudetothehillhasnowchanged.IusedtoplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.Thishillismyfriend.FinallyIfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfree.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.

Problemsaretheretobefacedandovere.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegree.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.Shewrote,“Charactercannotbedevelopedinease.Onlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,visioncleared,ambitioninspiredandsuccessachieved.”

Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity（逆境）.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardships,problems,accidentsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyarenofaultofourown.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversity,wecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.

DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobeeoneoftheleadingflyingaviatorsintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans．Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.Hesaid,“Don’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsense.Makeupyourmind,you’llneverusecrutchesorastick,andthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschool,andjoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.Butnever,neverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossible.”

Thebiographiesofgreatpeoplearefullofexamplesofhowtheytookstepstooverethedifficultiestheyfaced.Themonthreadisthattheydidnotbeedepressed.Theychosetheirattitude.Theychosetobepositive.Theytookonthechallenge.Theywon.

Nevertheless,thereisstilltheproblemofhowyouchangeyourattitudetowardsadversity.

24.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorofthepassage?

A.Goingtoagymisgreatlybeneficialtopeople’shealth.

B.Climbinghillsonbicyclesisthebestwaytotakeexercise.

C.Thosewhowanttoachievesuccesscan’texpecttoliveaneasylife.

D.People’sattitudetoadversityistheonlyfactoroftheirsuccess.

25.ByquotingwhatDouglasBadersaid,theauthorintendstotellus_______

A.Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.B.Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.

C.Ifyourisknothing,youwillhavenothing.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess．

26.Followingthispassage,theauthorwillfurthertalkabout 

.

A.howhisfriendhelpedhimtochangehisattitudetowardstheadversityhefaced

B.whyitisimportanttokeepoptimisticinfaceofadversity

C.whatstepstotaketochangeyourattitudetowardstheadversityyouface

D.whatgreatpeoplehaveinmon

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestfunctionasthetitleofthepassage?

A.LifeisfullofadversityB.Differentattitudestowardsadversity

C.Nothingisimpossible 

D.Faceadversitywithasmile

C

TheHunanSatelliteTV（HNTV）show"

Wherearewegoing,Dad?

"

isabighit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealone,wheretheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildren.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodernversionof"

howtobeagoodfather"

.Astheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytolookaftertheirchildren,thisnewformof"

Lostontheway"

playedby 

nanny 

（保姆）Daddyandcutekidscausedalotofpeople'

semotional 

resonance 

（共鸣）.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindtheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodernparentsandchildren.

TheTVshowslike"

Childrenarehardtosupport!

"

hotmom"

and"

cutekids"

arebeingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents'

confusioninchildren'

seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.

Inreallife,ontheonehandtheyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoacpanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;

ontheotherhandtheycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHNTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemale,amongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildren,whileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializing,ormaybeisjustplayingputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthepanyo