中学1617学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案 1.docx

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中学1617学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案1

山西省晋城市陵川第一中学16—17学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题

（时间100分钟，总分150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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

"Everybodyisagenius.Butifyoujudgeafishbyitsabilitytoclimbatree,itwillliveitswholelifebelievingthatitisstupid.”

-AlbertEinstein

Ifyouhaveakidwithspecialneedsintheschoolsystem,chancesareyou’vecomeacrossthatsayinghangingonaclassroomwall.Myfive-year-olddaughterSyonahascerebralpalsy（amedicalconditionaffectingsomeone’scontrolovertheirmovement）anditmeans,combinedwithhercommunicationchallengesandsightproblems,thatstandardassessments（andby“standard”,Imeantheonesusedtoassesskidswithspecialneeds）aren’talwaysanaccuratemeasureofherabilities.

BynowyouhaveprobablyheardaboutChrisUlmer,the26-year-oldteacherinJacksonville,Florida,whostartshisspecialeducationclassbycallingupeachstudentindividuallytogivethemmuchadmirationandahigh-five（agestureofgreetingorcongratulation）.Icouldn’thelpbutberemindedofSyona’steacherandhowshesupportseachkidinaverysimilarway.Ulmerrecentlysharedavideoofhisteachingexperience.“Ihaveseentheirconfidenceandself-worthincreaserapidly,”hesaid.AllIcouldthinkwas:

Howluckythesestudentsaretohavesuchinspirationalteachers.

Syona’steacherhasanattitudethatcanbestbesummarizedinoneword:

awesome.Herteacherdoesn’tfocusonwhatcan’tbedone—shefocusesonwhatcanbedone.Overthepastseveralmonths,myhusbandDilipandIhaveseenSyona’sconfidenceincreasetenfold.Sheuseswordsshewouldn’thavethoughtofusingbefore.Sherecentlytoldmeaboutherclassmate’striptoEcuadorandwasveryproudwhenIunderstoodheronthefirsttry.

IactuallywonderwhattheinfluencewouldbeifwedidsomethingsimilartowhatUlmerdoeswithhisstudentsinourhome.We’verecentlystartedourdaybyremindingeachotherofthegoodqualitiesweallpossess.Ifweareremindedofourstrengthsonaregularbasis,wewillbecomeincreasinglyconfidentaboutprogressandsuccess.

Ulmer’sreachasateachergoesfarbeyondthewallsofhisclassroom.Infact,heteachesallofustotakeamomentandtrulyappreciatethestrengthsofanimportantpersoninourlives.

1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofEinstein’squote?

A.Funny

B.Strange

C.True

D.Confusing

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutChrisUlmer?

A.HeisSyona’sfavoriteteacher.

B.Hepraiseshisstudentsonebyone

C.Heusevideostoteachhisstudents

D.Heaskshisstudentstohelpeachother

3.Syonafeltverypleasedbecause_____.

A.shehasdevelopedacoolattitude

B.hermotherknewwhatsheexpressed

C.herprogresswasappreciatedbyherparents

D.shehadbeentoEcuadorwithherclassmate

4.Whatchangehastakenplaceintheauthor’sfamily?

A.Theygiveeachotherpraiseeveryday

B.TheyvisitUlmer’sclassroomregularly

C.Theyfeelgratefultopeopleintheirlives

D.TheyinviteUlmer’sstudentstotheirhome

B

"BarefootMike"getsalotofattentionwhenheshowsupatthebeginningofarace.Helovestorunandhasbeenrunningsincehewasakid.Helovestorace,andoftencompetesin10Kraces.Butthat’snotthereasonhegetssomuchattention.Peoplenoticehimbecausewhenheruns,“BarefootMike”runsbarefoot.

Runningbarefoothasbecomeahugetrendintheworldofrunning.“Ididn'tsetouttobeatrendsetter,”laughed

“BarefootMike”,otherwiseknownasMikeWhitaker.“I'vealwaysbeenarunner,butuntilafewyearsago,Ialwaysworeshoes.ThenonedayIwasrunningafterarainstorm.Isteppedoffintothegrasstoavoidapuddle（水坑）onthesidewalk,andaccidentallysteppedintoahugemuddypuddlethathadbeenhiddeninthegrass.Itriedtokeeprunning,butthewetanddirtyshoemadeitreallyhard.Ifiguredthebestsolutionwastojustgetridoftheshoes.”

Miketookoffhisshoesanddroppedthemintothenearesttrashcan.“ThenIstartedrunning.AtfirstIwentreallyslowlybecauseIwaswatchingoutforrocksorotherthingsthatcouldhurtmyfeet,buttherereallyweren'tanyproblems.”Hestartedgoingfaster.“Itfeltsogood!

”Mikesaid.“Myknee,whichalwaysached,didn'tache.MyfootwasabletospreadoutsoIhadbetterbalance.Andmyfeetdidn'tfeelallhotandsweaty.Itwasawesome!

”

“Thereareactuallypotentialhealthbenefitstorunningbarefoot,”saidDr.NancyBower,apodiatrist（足科医师）．

Arecentstudyagrees.Ateamofresearchersrecentlyvideotapedseveralpeoplerunning—firstwearingshoesandthenbarefoot.Inalmosteverycase,whenwearingshoes,therunnerstendedtolandontheheeloftheirfoot,whichtheycall“heelstriking.”Manyrunnershaveimpactinjuriessuchaskneepain.Heelstrikingmaybethecauseoftheseinjuriesormaymakeanexistinginjuryworse.

Whenrunningbarefoot,therunnerstendedtolandonthemiddlepartofthefoot.Theforceisspreadoutthroughoutthefoot.Theankle,shin（胫部）,kneeandhipdon'tgettheshockofahardlandingwitheverystep.

5.WhydoesMikereceivealotofattentionwhilerunning?

A.Becauseherunsveryfast.

B.Becauseheloseshisshoes.

C.Becausehewearsnoshoes.

C.Becausehewearsstrangeclothes.

6.AccordingtoParagraph2,whydidMikerunbarefootyearsago?

A.Helikedrunningbarefoot.

B.Hewasadvisedtorunbarefoot.

C.Hisshoebecameveryuncomfortable.

D.Hisdreamofbecomingfamousmotivatedhim.

7.Afterrunningbarefootforawhileafewyearsago,Mike________.

A.wasverytired

B.wasbadlyhurt

C.gaveuprunning

D.feltunexpectedlygreat

8.Accordingtotherecentstudy,heelstriking________.

A.isbadforone'shealth

B.iscausedbyexistinginjuries

C.happenswhenonerunsbarefoot

D.canbeavoidedbywearingsportsshoes.

C

It’salwaysbeenaruleinmyfamily,spokenorunspoken,thatyoudon’twastefood.WithsixchildrenherselfandhavinggrownupinanevenlargerfamilythroughtheGreatDepression,mymotherwouldnevertoleratethrowingouttheamountsoffoodweseeroutinelythesedaysinthedumpster.Weweretoldsimplytocleanourplates,nomatterwhetherwelikedthetasteorifwewerenothungryornot.Sothissubjectisdeepinmygenesandupbringing.

Estimatesarethatnearlyonethirdofallfoodproducediswasted.USDAestimates31%offoodavailableatretail（零售）leveliswasted.12%oflandfillmaterialisfood.28%ofagriculturallandproducesfoodwhichiswasted,saystheFAO.18%ofvegetables,and12%oftheapplecroparelostatthefarmlevelintheUnitedStates.,sayexperts.

Luckily,there’san“uglyfood”movementpickingupsteam.“Ugly”foodsarethosethatsellersandbuyersoftenrejectbecauseoftheirappearance,likemisshapenvegetablesandbruised（擦伤的）fruits.Farmersdumpthem.Supermarketsandrestaurantsrejectthem.Nowsupermarketsandrestaurantsrejectthem.Consumershistoricallyhaveavoidedthem.Nowsupermarketsfeaturetheugly.It’sfashionable.Moreartfultermsarefavored.AFrenchsupermarketchainisselling“inglorious”foods.TheBritishchainASDAuses“wonky（歪斜的）”（whichtoAmericanearsmightsoundasbadas“ugly.”）Canada’sLoblawsuses“naturallyimperfect.”CelebritychefJamieOliver,whohascasthimselfasapromoterofthe“goodfoodmovement,”hassignedonwithsomeBritishchainstosupporttheirefforts.

WiththeeffortofKretschmannFarmCSA’swe’vetakenthelinethatratherthanthrowawaythingswhichwouldbeclassifiedbyothersasugly,inglorious,orimperfect,wewouldjustgivethemtoyouandyoucoulddecide.Eitherwethrowthemaway,oryoucan.Oftentimesthisaddstothevolumeofthebox,ormakesitalittlemoreurgenttoconsume（becausesometimesthoserejectedfoodsarejustveryripe!

）.

9.Whentheauthorwasakid,he.

A.oftensufferedfromhunger

B.wasnotallowedtowastefood

C.hadtowashplatesafterameal

D.didn’tlikethetasteofhisfood

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“pickingupsteam”inParagraph3mean?

A.Comingtoanend.

B.Facingachallenge.

C.Makingaselection.

D.Becomingmorepopular.

11.TheKretschmannFarmCSA.

A.providesperfectfoodforcustomers

B.sellsfoodmotofwhichisveryripe

C.triestobringuglyfoodtocustomers

D.encouragetheconsumptionoffood

D

Mosttimes,whatpeopleacceptashopeisafeelingorthoughtthatsomethingdesiredmayhappen.Thewordhopeisaguarantee（保证）ofhappinesswithoutadoubt.HopeinancientGreekis“elpis”meaning“toexpectorlookforwardwithpleasure”.OrisonSwettMardensays“thereisnomedicineasgreatandpowerfulexpectationofsomethingbettertomorrow.”

SamuelEssonJonahisoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialpersonalitiesofthiscentury.Whenhewasyoung,miningforAfricanswashellonearth,becausetheyweretreatedverybadlyandtherewerenokeypositionsintheindustryforthembecauseitwasbelievedthattheblackcouldnotmanagetheiraffairssuccessfully.Eveninthefaceofallthesechallengesanddiscriminations,Jonahhopedtoheadtheindustrysomeday.Whenhetoldhisworkmatesandparentsabouthishope,hebecamealaughingstock.Notgivinguponhishope,heworkedhardtowarditandatlasthebecamepresidentofAngloGoldAshanti.

Hopewithoutdoubthelpsyoutoworkharduntilyoufinallyachieveyouraimsorgoals.Hopekeepsonealiveandalsohelpsuspersevere（坚持）tosucceed.Someonemaysay“I’vetriedandfailedseveraltimes”.Asamatteroffact,failureisinevitable（无法避免的）sometimesbutthatdoesn’toverruleyourabilitytosucceed.Thekeyisthatyoucan’tgiveupyourhope.Ourhistoryhasseenmanygreatachievers.Thoughtheyhopedtheycouldmakeit,theyalsofailed;how