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内蒙古音德尔第一中学学年高二下学期期中考

音德尔第一中学2017-2018下学年期中考试

高二英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

StevenWilliams,anAmericanfatherof14-year-oldPeterwhohasautism（自闭症）,searchedontheInternettofindaspecifickindoflittlebluecupforhisson.

WhenPeterwastwo,StevengavehimalittlebluecupthatwasmadeinChinaandeversincethecuphasbecomeoneofthemostimportantthingsinPeter'slife.Stevenneverthoughtthatthelittlecupwouldcausesuchabigproblem.Peterbecamedependentonthiscupbecauseeversincehereceivedthegifthewouldonlydrinkwaterfromtheexacttypeoflittlebluecup.Over12years,Peterrefusedtodrinkwaterwithoutthecup.Stevenwasworriedaboutthisbecausetheircurrentcupcouldbreaksoonandheneededtofindareplacementforhissontodrinkwith.Theproblemwasthatthecupwasnolongerbeingproduced.

SteventriedtotakePetertoadoctortosolvethecupproblem,butitwasofnouse.SoStevendecidedtoseekhelpfromthepubliconTwitter.Hegotalotofresponsesandtheenthusiasmpeoplefromallovertheworld,whichgavehimconfidenceandhope.ManystrangersfoundtheiridenticalcupandofferedtosendthemtoPeter.ThoughStevenreceivedalotofhelp,hestillwasconcerned.Allthecupshereceivedwouldeventuallybreak.Astimepassed,itwouldbeevenhardertofindthesamecups.

ThesituationtookasurprisingturnwhenthebabyproductscompanyTommeeTippeeUKgotintouchwithSteven.TheysentateamtoChina,andtheyfoundthesameexactmodelforthecupinthefactorythatfirstmadeit.ThecompanyandtheChinesefactorydecidedtomakeasmanyas500cupsforPeter,andStevenwasthrilledaboutallthis.

21.WhatwouldhappentoPeterwithoutthecup?

A. Hewouldfeelsad.   B. Hewouldbreakothercups.

C. Hewouldquitdrinkingwater.   D. Hewouldsufferfromautism.

22.WheredidStevendecidetoseekhelp?

A. Fromasocialnetwork.   B. FromanAmericancompany.

C. Fromateamofresearchers.   D. FromaChinesefactory.

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A. EnthusiasticpeopleGaveCupstoPeter

B. AmericanBoyPreferredChineseCup

C. ConcernedFatherSoughtMedicalTreatmentforPeter

D. ChineseFactoryHelpedAmericanBoyGetFavoriteCup

B

WhenIwasachild,Ihadverymixedfeelingsaboutmyfather.Mostofthetime,hewasdistant.Atmeals,hewouldpreach（说教）somethingtous,hisunwillingaudience.Andhethoughthewasalwaysright.

UsuallyIwouldarguewithhimfiercely,yetstillhemanagedtodefeatmeeverytime,leavingmefrustratedandangry.SometimesIjusthatedhimandseldomtalkedwithhim.Aftermovingawayfromhomeatage18,IrealizedthatIcouldchangemyselfbylettinggoofmyneedtoberight.Iwrotedadaletteraskingifhewasinterestedinbecomingfriends.Dadwasexcitedattheidea.Yetafterabrief,enjoyableperiodofabouttwomonths,Ifoundthosesameoldpatternsagain.However,Istillheldtomydecision.Gradually,Ilearnedtoholdmytongue.Whendiscussionturnedtodebate,Iwoulddomyverybestnottoprovehimwrong.Bytheendofsixmonths,Ihaddoneit!

IcouldsitthroughaconversationwheredadwastellingmehowIwaswronganddidn’targuewithhim.

AsIgotbetteratthis,Icouldacceptandevenlovemydad.Onedaywhenhewasagainpreachingsomerules,Isimplynoddedmyheadoccasionally.ThenIheard,“Well,Fred,whatdoyouthink?

”Fromthatpointon,dadandIbeganhavingmeaningfulconversations.

IwasamazedthatonceImadethebigchanges,dadchanged,too!

Fromthatpointon,ourrelationshipgraduallygrewwarmeranddeeper.

24.Whydidtheauthorusetobeangrywithhisfather?

A.Hisfathertalkedtoomuchaboutsomethingunimportant.

B.Heusedtobedefeatedwhenarguingaboutsomething.

C.Hethoughthisfatherdidn’tlovehim.

D.Hisfatherexpectedtoomuchofhim.

25.Theauthordecidedtoimprovehisrelationshipwithhisfatherbybeinga（n）.

A.excellentdebaterB.considerateassistantC.patientinstructorD.goodlistener

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mydecision”inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Thedecisiontoimprovetherelationshipwithmyfather.

B.Thedecisiontohelpmyfathertomakemorefriends.

C.Thedecisiontoargueagainwithmyfather.

D.Thedecisiontostoptalkingwithmyfather.

27.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.acceptingandlovingotherscanhelpimprovepeople’srelationship

B.insistingonone’sownideasisimportanttopeopleofallages

C.givingupsomethingisawisedecisionallthetime

D.respectingparentsisnecessaryforyoungpeople

C

Photographyisagreatcareerchoice,whichcanhelppeoplefocusonbeingcreative.

Asaphotographeryouarenotgoingtobesuccessfulunlessyouhavesubjectstoshoot（拍摄）.Luckily,itisnotdifficulttofindphotographysubjects.Almosteverythingaroundyoucanbeasubjectforyournextphoto.Mostphotographersliketofocusononetypeofsubjectsothattheycanbecomeanexpertinthatarea.Earlyonyoushoulddeterminewhatyouliketoshoot,andthensticktothatsubjectforawhile.Thebestwaytodeterminewhatphotographysubjectisbestforyouistotryouteachone.Afteryoushooteverythingyouwillhaveabetterideaofwhatyouwanttofocuson.

Therearesomeskillsaphotographershouldkeepinmind.Whenyoutakeapicture,youcanmoveincloserforabettershot.Inthisway,youcanmakeyoursubjectclearer,whichhelpsyourviewerunderstandandappreciateyourphoto.Withregardstothelocation,it’sbesttoshootwiththesunbehindyou.Besides,weatherisimportantduringtakingpictures.Ifit’scloudy,simplykeeptheskyoutofyourpicturesasmuchaspossible.Also,don’tallowyourselftobefilledwithfearsofusingsettings（背景）.Ifyouareafraidofupsettingsomeonebytakinghispicture,justgoupandaskifit’sokay.Askhimtoagreewithyourrequestandofferaprintinreturn.

28.Fromwhichaspectsdoestheauthortalkaboutphotography?

A.Placesandrequirements.B.Subjectsandskills.

C.Experienceandappreciation.D.Processesandconditions.

29.Tobeagoodphotographer,you’dbetter.

A.chooseonetypeofsubjecttoshootandfocusonit

B.collectdifferentinformationaboutyourphotos

C.askotherphotographersforprofessionaladvice

D.getspecializedtrainingbeforetakingphotos

30.HowmanypiecesofadvicedoesthetextofferinParagraph3?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

31.Whentakingphotosofothers,aphotographercangetoverthefearby.

A.givingthemsomethinginreturnB.askingfortheirapproval

C.makingthemrelaxedD.appearingconfident

D

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.”Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!

”sayBruceAnderson.

32.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout________.

A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay

33.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.Thebusinesscircle

C.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors

34.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

35.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Youallcanmakeadifferenceonadailybasis.Sure,everyoneisbusy,butyoushouldneverbetoobusytosayhelloortoofferahelpinghand.36______-Itisusuallythesimplestactsthatmakethebiggestdifference.Asyougoaboutyourdailyactivities,therearemanythingsyoucandothatwouldmakesomeone’sday.

Theperfectplacetodothisisintheelevator.37_________Ifyou’venoticed,themajorityofpeoplethatgetonelevatorsdonotacknowledgethepersonstandingrightnexttothem.Everyonetriestopretendthattheyarethereallalone.Doyouthinkthatitwouldmakeadifferenceifsomeonesaid“hello”or“haveagoodday”?

Yes.38___________

Praisesomeonethatprovidesyouwithgoodservice.Thewaitress/waitera