山西省大学附属中学高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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山西省大学附属中学高二英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年高二第一学期11月期中考试

英语试题

考试时间：

90分钟满分：

100分考查内容：

以Book5为主

注意：

本考试严禁使用手机、电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。

第I卷（选择题，共60分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

DearFriend,

Therecentsuccessofchildren’sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere’sahugemarketoutthere.

Andthere’sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren’sbooksboughteachyear…plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.

Whoaretheseneededwriters?

They’reordinaryfolkslikeyouandme.

ButamIgoodenough?

Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubt,andIdidn’tknowwheretoturnforhelp.

Then,IacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingability,anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneeded.

Thepromisethatpaidoff

TheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyou,ifyoushowbasicwritingability:

Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript（手稿）suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcourse.

Ireallydidn’texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecourse,butthathappened.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitute.

Sincegraduation,Ihaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren’sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.

Freetestandbrochure

Weofferafreeabilitytestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochure（小册子）describingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.

Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There’snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.

Sincerely,

KristiHill,Instructor

InstituteofChildren’sLiterature

1.Thefirsttwoparagraphstellusthat__________.

A.magazinesforchildrenandteenagershavedrawnpublicattention

B.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren’sbooks

C.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear

D.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers

2.Youarepromisedtopublishonemanuscriptwhenyou__________.

A.showbasicabilityB.finishthecourse

C.havesoldthreestoriesD.havepassedthetest

3.KristiHillmentionsherownexperiencemainlyto__________.

A.provesheisaqualifiedinstructorB.introducethehome-studycourses

C.showshehasrealizedherdreamD.promotethewritingprogram

B

InancientEgypt,thepharaoh（法老）treatedthemessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalace,ifhebroughtgoodnews.However,iftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynews,hisheadwascutoff.

Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutofthedoor,picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,“Ohboy,baddayforapicnic.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.”Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.Notforhisstupidweatherreport,butforhissmile.

SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounter,thesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmile,“Oh,thatbusleftfiveminutesago.”Dreamsofheadcutting!

It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered.Everyonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotime,andwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitude.Adoctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway.Abossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictone.Bigwinnersknow，whendeliveringanybadnews,theyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.

Unfortunately,manypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflight,hasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyyet？

Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeef,hasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?

Itmakesyouasatravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.

Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy,Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleft,Iprobablywouldhavesaid,“Oh,that’sallright.I’llcatchthenextone.”Bigwinners,whentheybearbadnews,deliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded（被轰炸的）personissuretohave.

4.InParagraph1,thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto________.

A.makeacomparisonB.describeascene

C.introduceatopicD.offeranargument

5.Inthewriter’sopinion,hisneighborwas________.

A.nothelpfulB.notconsiderateC.friendlyD.warm-hearted

6.From“Dreamsofhead-cutting!

”（Paragraph3）,welearnthatthewriter______