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2017-2018学年第二学期期中试题

高二英语

命题人周建明

第Ⅰ卷（选择题,共55分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Manypeoplesufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamancannotseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.

Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.

Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Redlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（看不见的）colorsaround.

1.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?

A.Womenaremorecareful.

B.Therearefewcolor-blindwomen.

C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.

D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking

2.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.coloranditssurprisingeffects

B.womenbeingluckierthanmen

C.dangercausedbycolorblindness

D.colorblindness

3.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe“cones”，wecan_____

A.tellorangefromyellow

B.seeinweaklight

C.killmosquitoes

D.telldifferentshapes

4.Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga________.

A.redlightB.yellowlight

C.bluelightD.greenlight

【答案】1.B2.D3.A4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇科普说明文，解释了色盲和色盲的种类，动物和人类所患色盲的差异。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第一段第二句Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.可知女性患色盲的人比率更小。

所以乘坐女司机的车更安全。

故B项正确。

【2题详解】

主旨大意题。

根据文章主题句Manypeoplesufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.可知很多人都患色盲，文章对色盲的种类及影响做了详细说明。

故D项正确。

【3题详解】

推理判断题。

根据第三段23句Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.可知“cones”帮助我们辨别颜色。

故A项正确。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。

根据最后一段第二句Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.可知蚊子喜欢蓝色，不喜欢黄色。

那么我们可以利用蓝色吸引蚊子，集中杀死蚊子。

故C项正确。

B

InthepastmostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofgenerations.Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves.

That’sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage.Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenter,our13-year-oldsinschoolandsportsactivities,andour80-year-oldsinsenior-citizenhomes.Why?

Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyreasons:

youngpeoplesometimesavoidtheoldtogetridoffearsforaginganddying.Itismuchhardertowatchsomeonewelovedisappearbeforeoureyes.Sometimesit’ssohardthatwestayawayfromthepeoplewhoneedusmost.

Fortunately,someofushavefoundourwaytotheold.Andwehavediscoveredthattheyoftensavetheyoung.

Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople.Atfirstherchildrenweredisappointed.Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighboursandhadherchildrendeliveritandvisit.Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriends,withwhomtheysharedfood,storiesandprojects.“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely,”thereportersaid.

Theyoung,inturn,savetheold.OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedupwithababy.Shewasimmediatelysurrounded.Peoplewhohadn’tgottenoutofbedinaweeksuddenlywereringingforawheelchair.Eventhosewhohadseemedasleepwakeuptowatchthechild.Babieshaveanastonishingpowertocomfortandcure.

Grandparentsareaspecialcase.Theygivegrandchildrenafeelingofsecurityandcontinuity.Asmyhusbandputit,“mygrandparentsgavemeadeepsensethatthingswouldturnoutrightintheend.”

Grandchildrenspeakofattentiontheydon’tgetfromworriedparents.“Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryup,andmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown,”onefriendsaid.Ateachertoldmeshecantellwhichpupilshaverelationshipswithgrandparents:

theyarequieter,calmer,moretrusting.

5.NowinanAmericanfamily,peoplecanfindthat____.

A.childrenneverlivewiththeirparents

B.notallworkingpeoplelivewiththeirparents

C.agedpeoplearesupportedbytheirgrandchildren

D.grandchildrenaresupportedbytheirgrandparents

6.Thereasonwhyoldpeopleareleftalonemaybethat____.

A.theolddon’tliketoliveinabigfamily

B.theyoungcan’tgetenoughmoneytosupporttheold

C.differentgenerationshavedifferentlifestyles

D.theoldaretooweaktolivewiththeyoung

7.Thefactthatthereportertoldusshowsthat___.

A.oldpeopleinAmericaleadahardlife

B.oldpeopleinAmericaenjoybananabread

C.shehadnotimetotakecareofherchildren

D.oldpeopleareeasytogetalongwith

8.Whydochildrennotgetattentionfromtheirparents?

A.Becausetheyoftenmaketroubleandmaketheirparentsdisappointed.

B.Becausetheirparentsaretoobusytotakecareofthem.

C.Becausetheirparentshavetotakecareoftheirgrandparents.

D.Becausetheirparentshavebeenoutofworkforalongtime.

【答案】5.B6.C7.D8.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，现在美国人不喜欢和老人生活在一起，文章分析了原因。

通过列举实例证明和老人一起生活对年轻人和老人都有很多好处。

【5题详解】

推理判断题。

根据文章第二句Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves.可知现在美国的中年人直到自己变老以后才会和老人住在一起。

所以说不是所有正在工作的人都和老人生活在一起。

故B项正确。

【6题详解】

生活常识题。

文章中没有提及老人不喜欢住在大家庭里，也没有说年轻人养活不起老人，没有提及老人身体不好无法和年轻人生活在一起。

实际上老人和年轻人分开生活最主要是因为生活方式不一样。

故C项正确。

【7题详解】

推理判断题。

根据第五段后两句Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriends,withwhomtheysharedfood,storiesandprojects.“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely,”thereportersaid.可知老人们很好相处，他们和孩子成为了好朋友，孩子们也受到影响。

故D项正确。

【8题详解】

推理判断题。

根据最后一段第二句“Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryup,andmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown,”onefriendsaid.可知父母总是催促孩子快点，因为父母工作很忙，节奏很快。

所以孩子很少能够从父母那里得到足够的关注。

故B项正确。

C

HaveyoueverheardaboutRamadan?

RamadanisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsforMuslims.ThenameofthefestivalcomesfromtheArabicmonth‘inwhichitiscelebrated.Ramadaniscelebratedincountriesallovertheworld,especiallyinAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThetimeforcelebratingRamadanvarieseachyear.PeoplecelebrateitintheninthmonthoftheArabiclunarcalendar.DuringRamadan,peoplemustnoteatduringtheday:

fromwhenthesuncomesuptowhenthesungoesdown,peoplecelebratingRamadanwillnoteatorsmoke.Whenthesunhasgonedown,however,thecelebrationbegins.Peopleoftenstayupallnighteatingsinginganddancing.

Inlatespring,manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateEaster.Thefestivalisacelebrationofspringanditisalsoareligiousholiday.ItisthetimeforEasterbunniesandegghunts,andofcourseforeatinglotsofdeliciousfoods.EasteriscelebratedinlateMarchorearlyAprilbuttheexactdatesaredifferentformyeartoyear.PeoplecelebrateEasterindifferentways:

insomecountries,theEasterBunny—abigrabbit—willvisitandchildrenwillgoonegghunts,lookingforeggsandcandythathavebeenhiddenbytheirparents.Inothercountries,Easterisatimeforchildrentodressuplikewitchesandgofromdoortodooraskingforcandy—muchlikeHalloweenintheUS.TheEasterBunnyandtheEasterEggarepopularsymbolsofthefestival.

9.RamadanandEasterare.

A.festivalscelebratedinAsiaandAfrica

B.theonlyfestivalsthatpeopleliketocelebrateduringtheday.

C.twonamesoftheyear

D.festivalscelebratedbypeopleallovertheworld

10.DuringRamadan,peopledonotduringEaster.

A.talkB.sing

C.eatD.sleep

11.Insomecountries,childrenwillgoonduringtheday.

A.picnicsB.egghurts

C.tripsD.fighting

12.ThetwomainpopularsymbolsofEasteraretheandthe.

A.EasterMan,EastereggB.EasterBunny,Eastertree

C.EasterMan,EastertreeD.EasterBunny,Easteregg

【答案】9.D10.C11.A12.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了世界上两个主要的节日：

斋月和复活节；文章详细说明了这两个节日的时间和庆祝方式。

【9题详解】

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段第三句Ramadaniscelebratedincountriesallovertheworld,especiallyinAfricaandtheMiddleEast.和第二段第一句Inlatespring,manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateEaster.可知则两个节日在世界各地都被庆祝。

故D项正确。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第一段第六句DuringRamadan,peoplemustnoteatduringtheday可知在斋月期间白天人们不吃饭的。

故C项正确。

【11题详解】

细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句ItisthetimeforEasterbunniesandegghunts,andofcourseforeatinglotsofdeliciousfoods.可知在复活节，人们出去抓兔子找鸡蛋，还吃很多的美食。

这些活动和野餐很类似。

故A项正确。

【12题详解】

细节理解题。

根据文章最后一句TheEasterBunnyandtheEasterEggarepopularsymbolsofthefestival.可知theEasterBunny和theEasterEgg是复活节的主要象征。

故D项正确。

D

Mr.Parkerwasborninapoorfamilyandhisfathercouldn’tsendhimtoschool.TheboyhadtohelphisparentstodosomefarmingandlearnedEnglishandmathsbyhimselfwhenhewasfree.Lateronhewasmadetoleavehishomevillageandhopedtofindajobinacity.Andassoonaswarbrokeout,hejoinedthearmy.Hecouldn’tforgethisterriblepastandfoughtwiththeenemiesbravely.Sohebecameageneralwhenhewasfifty.Hewashonestandfriendlytohissoldiersandoftenpunishedthosewhotriedtopocketaportionofthesoldiers’pay（克扣军饷）.Andhissoldierslikedhimverymuch.

OnceMr.Parkerheardfromasoldier.Inthelettertheyoungmansaidthefoodintheirmilitarycampwas