高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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sonlya2-blocknortheastwalktothezoo.

DrivingfromDowntown:

DrivealongtheEisenhowerExpresswaywesttoFirstAvenueexit.Headsouthabout2.5milesandfollowthesignstothezooentrance.

ParkingattheBrookfieldZoo:

Parkingfeesare$9forcarsand$12forbuses.

TheBrookfieldZooHours:

TheBrookfieldZooisopen365daysperyear.

Monday-Saturday:

9:

30a.m.to6:

00p.m.

Sunday:

30a.m.to7:

30p.m.

TheBrookfieldZoo 

Tickets:

Adults（ages12-64）,$13.50;

Seniors（ages65+）,$9.50;

Children（ages3-11）,$9.50;

Children（ages2andunder）,free

TheBrookfieldZooFeaturedExhibits:

TropicWorld;

WolfWoods;

LivingCoast;

SevenSeas;

FragileKingdom;

AustraliaHouse;

HabitatAfrica.

AbouttheBrookfieldZoo:

TheBrookfieldZooislocatedjust14mileswestofdowntownChicago.It'

shometoavarietyofanimalspecies,anditsuseofnaturalbarriersandmoats（壕沟）issomuchmorerelaxingandenjoyablethanwatchingalionpacebackandforthinacage.Theabsenceofbarsalsomakesforgreatwildlifephotoopportunities.TheBrookfieldZooalsofocusesoneducation, 

withdetaileddisplaysabouttheanimalsbeingviewedandtheinteractiveprogramthatletskidsgetsomehands-onexperiencetolearnwhatittakestorunazooaswellasfacepaintingandcrafts.

FormoreinformationabouttheBrookfieldZoo,visit 

www.brookfieldzoo.org.

1.WhereistheentrancetotheBrookfieldZoo?

A.AtOgdenAvenue.B.AttheHollywoodStation.

C.At31stStreet.D.AtFirstAvenue.

2.Howmuchshouldacoupleintheirthirtiesandtheir5-year-oldtwinspayiftheywanttovisitthezoo?

A.$36.5. 

B.$46.C.$23. 

D.$32.5.

3.Whatmake（s）theBrookfieldZoomoreattractiveandenjoyable?

A.Itsgeographicaladvantage.B.Itscheaptickets.

C.Itsvariousactivities.D.Itscage-lessdisplays.

B

“Ilikephotographybecauseitcaptures（捕捉）amazingthingsthatyoumightnotseeagain,” 

TimmyWalshsays.Hetakespicturesofflowers,sunsetsandroadsigns.Butthosephotosdon'

tusuallyendupinascrapbook（剪贴簿）oronhisbedroomwalls.

WhenTimmywasfive,hefoundoutthathisauntBevhadlungcancer.Hewantedtodosomethingtohelpher.Hisfirstideawastosellhisphotosfromalemonade-typestandinfrontofhishouseinPennsylvania.“Mymomsaiditwouldn'

tworkbecausewewerenotonabusystreet,”Timmyexplains.

Hisnextideawastohaveanartshow.Timmydecoratedhishomewithcandles,flowers,andwhitelights.Thenhearrangedhisphotos.Timmy'

smom,Sheila,remembers:

“Ourdining-roomtablewasfilled,thelivingroom—everythingwasfilledwithphotos.”Friends,family,andTimmy'

steacherscametotheshow.Heraisedmorethan$300forcancerresearchthatnight.AuntBevwas“veryhappyandexcited,”hesays.

AfteralocalnewspaperwroteastoryaboutTimmy'

sphotos,avolunteerofferedtohelphimsetupawebsite.Aspeoplelearnedabouthiscause,calledCameraforaCure,Timmybeganreceivinginvitationstosellhispicturesatartgalleriesandfund-raisers.Sincethen,hisworkhasappearedinmorethan20shows.

WhenTimmyisatashow,hegreetseachcustomerandtalksaboutwhathewasthinkingwhenhetookhisphotos.Andhealwayssharesfactsaboutlungcancer.Sometimesdonationsandsalesareslow,butthatdoesn'

tbotherhim.“Itdoesn'

tmatterhowmuchmoneywemadebecausewejustraisedawareness,”hesays.

Timmyknowsthatfindingacureforlungcancerwilltaketimeandeffort.SoTimmywillkeepdoinghispartbyshootingandsellingphotosofthethingshesees.

4.BeforeTimmystartedCameraforaCure,he_____.

A.haddevelopedadeepinterestinphotography

B.hadbeenprovidingphotosforalocalnewspaper

C.alwayssoldlemonadeinfrontofhishouse

D.likedmakingscrapbooksbyusinghisphotos

5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheartshowTimmyheldathishome?

A.Itcost$300toorganizeit.B.Itwasgenerallypopular.

C.ItwasfundedbyAuntBev.D.Itwasadvertisedonawebsite.

6.ForTimmy,what'

sthebenefitofsellinghisphotosatartgalleries?

A.Exchangingideaswithotherartists.B.Raisingmoneymorequickly.

C.Improvinghisphotographicskills.D.Increasingpublicawarenessoflungcancer.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTimmy?

A.Generousbutself-centered.B.Determinedandwarm-hearted.

C.Proudandconfident.D.Imaginativebutcautious.

C

Ourtinyboatwasploughingthrough（费力穿过）thewavesacrosstheIndianOceanandIwasabsolutelyfreezing.Thefurtherwegotfromtheshelteroftheland,themoreIthoughthowfoolishI'

dbeentocomealongonthistrip.

Thepilotoftheboatlookedalmost60but,perhapsbecauseofalifetimeontheopenseainthehotsun,wasveryfitandstrong.Iwaswonderinghowhemanagedtofindhisway.Tome,itseemeddifficultenoughtonavigateaboatwithoutanyelectronicequipmentevenonasunnyday.

Soatleastweweresafe.Butthiswasnotwhatwehadcomealongfor.Alookattheotherdivers'

facessuggestedthatnowtheywerealsodoubtfulthatwe'

devergetthechancetoseeawhaleshark—theseweatherconditionsweretotallyunsuitablefordiving!

Noneofusspoke.Itseemedtoomuchofaneffort.Thensuddenlytheboatmanstoppedtheengine.Hesaidafewwordsinhisownlanguagetothedivinginstructor,whoimmediatelyjumpedupfromhisseatandtoldustogetreadytodive.

WhenIjumpedintothegreysea,IwassureIwouldn'

tseeanything.Butthen...thereitwas!

Anenormouswhaleshark,slowlyswimmingthroughthewater.Icouldn'

tbelievemyeyes—myfirstwhaleshark!

Ihardlydaredbreathe—Iwasafraidmystreamsofbubbles（气泡） 

mightscarethehugecreatureaway.Andtheotherdiverswereequallyawed.Slowlyweapproachedthishugeanimal.Itwasswimmingquiteslowlyandwewereabletoswimwithit,lookingatthebeautifulmarkingsonitsback.Iwasstillholdingmybreath,tellingmyselfthatthishugefishwasharmless!

ThenIreachedoutandtouchedit,stroking 

（轻抚）itsthickskin.Itwasamazinghowthisgiantsuddenlygainedspeed—wewatcheditasitswamawayfromus,andafewmomentslateritwasgone.

8.WhileridingatinyboatacrosstheIndianOcean,theauthor_____.

A.volunteeredtoactasapilotB.feltregretabouthisdecision

C.enjoyedthebeautifulsunshineD.talkedwithotherpeoplehappily

9.Theauthorprobablywantedtoknowhowtheboatman_____.

A.keptfitinhissparetimeB.spenthislifeontheboat

C.navigatedhisboatatseaD.communicatedwithothers

10.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'

strip?

A.ToswimtheIndianOcean.B.Tosaveunderwatercreatures.

C.Toseeawhaleshark.D.Tolearnhowtodive.

11.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhejumpedintothesea?

A.Doubtfulanddisappointed.B.Abittiredbutlaterrelaxed.

C.Ratheranxiousandangry.D.Alittlescaredbutexcited.

D

Goingforwalkswithmytwo-year-oldson,Imeetmanynicepeoplewhoaskwhatmyjobis.WhenIsaythatIteachatSwarthmoreCollege,theirfaceslightup,andthenextquestionis,“Whatdoyouteach?

”Astheyhearmyanswer“linguistics（thescientificstudyoflanguage）”,theylookconfused.Thesmileontheirfacestellsmethattheydon'

tknowwhattomakeofmyanswer.Iftheyarebraveenough,theywillask,“So,whatkindsofclassesdoyouteachthen?

”Goodquestion.

Ihavelongbeenteachingpragmatics（语用学）,a 

branch 

of 

linguistics.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithhowthecontext（上下文）inwhichasentenceissaidinfluencesitsmeaning.What 

“I'

dloveaglassofwater” 

meanslargelydependsonwhereandwhenitissaid.Inarestaurant,itwillprobablybeunderstoodasarequestdirectedtowardthewaiter.Somewhereoutinadesert,however,thesamesentenceismorelikelytobeinterpretedasanimpossiblewish.Thus,althoughtheliteral（照字面本义的）meaningsoftwosentencescouldbeexactlythesame,theircommunicativemeaningscouldbeverydifferent.

Interestingly,inpragmaticsyouwilldiscoveramessagecanbewellcommunicatedthoughnotliterallyexpressed.Thistakesplacewhenthespeakerandthelistenersharecommonground.

Ifyouseeacarstoppedonthesideoftheroad,andyouhavethefollowingexchangewiththedriver,youbothknowyou'

vesaidenoughtogetyourpointsacross:

Driver:

Hi.Iranoutofgas.

You:

There'

saShelljustdowntheroad.

Obviously,thedriverisreallyaskingsomethinglike,“Couldyoutellmewhattodo?

”Yourreplyimpliesthatthereisaplacenearbywherethedrivercangetgas.NofurtherexplanationisneededbecauseShell,thenameofagasstation,ispartoftheircommonground.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutthepeopleinParagraph1?

A.Theyarefamiliarwiththeauthor.B.TheyworkatSwarthmoreCollege. 

C.Theyknowlittleaboutlinguistics.D.Theyhopetoattendtheauthor'

sclass.

13.Whydoestheauthorsaytheunderlinedsentencehasdifferentcommunicativemeanings?

A.Becausetheirspeakersaredifferent.B.Becausetheirliteralmeaningsaredifferent.

C.Becausetheirwishesaredifferent.D.Becausetheircontextsaredifferent.

14.Whydidthecarmentionedinthetextstop?

A.Tobuysomegas. 

B.Toaskforhe