高二英语上学期开学考试习题.docx

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高二英语上学期开学考试习题

红兴隆管理局第一高级中学2016－2017学年度第一学期高二年级开学考试

英语学科试卷

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卷面分值120分；时间：

90分钟。

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn’tgoingtomakeitto45.Hewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginitwouldhelpmefortherestofmylife.

SincethedayIwas12andfirstreadhisl

etter,someofhiswordshavelivedinmyheart.Onepartalwaysstandsout.“Rightnow,youarepretendingtobeatime-killer.ButIknowthatoneday,youwilldosomethinggreatthatwillsetyouamongtheverybest.”Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.“Youwilldosomethinggreat.”Hedidn’tknowwhatthatwouldbe,andneitherdidI,butattimesinmylifewhenI’vefeltproudofmyself,IrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask.“Isthiswhatyouweretalkingabout,Dad?

ShouldIkeepgoing?

”

Alongwayfrom12now,IrealizehewouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Lately,though,I’vecometobelievehe’dwantmetomoveontowhatcomesnext:

tobeproudof,andbelievein,somebodyelse.It’stimetostartwritingmyownletterstomychildren.Ourchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehad.Ourkidsdon’tholdbackbecausethey’reafraidtofail.They’reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon’tworryaboutbeingdisappointed.Theirfear－asminewasuntilmyfather’sletter－isofbeingadisappointment.

Giveyourchildrenpermissiontosucceed.They’rewritingforyoutobelieveinthem.Ialwaysknewmyparentslovedme.Buttrustme:

Thatbeliefwillbemorecomplete,thatlovewillbemorereal,andtheirbeliefinthemselveswillbe

greaterifyouwritethewordsontheirhearts;“Don’tworry;you’lldosomethinggreat.”Nothavingthatblessingfromtheirparentsmaybetheonlythingholdingthemback.

1.Welearnfromthetextthattheauthor_________.

A.losthisfatherwhenhewasyoung

B.workedhardbeforehereadhisfather'sletter

C.askedhisfather'spermissiontobelieveinhimself

D.knewexactlywhatgreatthinghisfatherwantedhimtodo

2.Whatdoestheauthortellusinthe3rdparagraph?

A.Childrenneedtheirparents’letters.

B.Childrenareafraidtobedisappointed.

C.Hisfather’sletterremovedhisfearoffailinghisparents.

D.Hischildren’sfearoffailureheldthemback.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheauthor?

A.Hegotnoaccesstosuccess.B.Hewassurehisparentslovedhim.

C.Hewrotebacktohisfatherat12.D.Heonceaskedhisfatherabouttheletter.

4.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_________.

A.describechildren’sthinkingB.answersomequestionschildrenhave

C.stresstheimportanceofcommunicationD.adviseparentstoencouragetheirchildren

B

CarmenHerrera:

“Everypaintinghasbeenafightbetweenthepaintingandme.Itendtowin.ButyouknowhowmanypaintingsIthrewinthegarbage?

Iwouldn’thaveanythingwereitnotformyhusband.Hedidn’thaveahandinanything?

Butno,theysaythatbehindeverygreatmanthereisalwaysawoman.Well,behindagreatwomanthereisalwaysaman.Youneedit,Iwasverylucky.Youdon’tdecidetobeanartist;artgetsinsideofyou.Beforeyouknowyouarepainting,youaresosurprised.It’slikefallinginlove.”

BorninCubain1915,CarmenHerreralivedinNewYorkandParisandeventuallysettledinNewYorkwhereshelivedtillnow.Throughtheyears,sheworkedquietlyandcreatedahugequantityofpaintings.WhilelivinginNewYorkinthe1950s,shemadereductive,hard-edgedabstractionsthatpredate（早于）theworksofartistssuchasLygiaClarkinBrazilandEllsworthKelly

intheUS.HerworksalsoprovedherforesightasMinimalismandOpArttookholdinthe1960s,andwithlaterdevelopmentsintheworksofAmericanpainterssuchasBriceMardenAgnesMartin,bothofwhomarerepresentedinthecollection.

Itwasn’tuntil2004,attheageof89,thatCarmenHerrerasoldherfirstpainting;likemanywomenartistsofhergeneration,herworkswereoverlookeddespiteherfriendshipsandassociationswithgreatmaleartistslikeBarnettNewman.Now,however,theartistandherworksarenowreceivingmuch-deservedattentioninandbeyondth

eUS.Herrera’spaintingshaveenteredthecollectionsoftheMuseumofModernArt,theHirshhornMuseum,andtheTateModern;theWalker’sacquisitionisspecialinthat.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Carmenisaddictedtodrawing.

B.Carmen’shusbandobjectstoherdrawing.

C.It’seasyforCarmentobefamous.

D.Carmensoldherfirstpictureat$1,000.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninparagraph1?

A.Carmenissuccessfulfinally.

B.Carmenhassoldherfirstpainting.

C.Carmenhasagoodhusbandsupportingher.

D.Carmenthinksshehasagiftfordrawing.

7.WhatisthekeytoCarmen’ssuccess?

A.KindnessB.LoveforfamilyC.PassionD.Themuseum’shelp

C

Heisnotjustaclassicalmusicsuperstar.Heisaglobalsuperstar.Only27yearsold,theChinesepianistLangLanghasbecomeaninspirationtotensofmillionsaroundtheworld.

Amonghisdazzlinglonglistoftitles,LangconsideredUNICEFgoodwillambassadorthemostspecialone.

"BeingaUNICEFgoodwillambassadoristhebestdecisionIhavemadeandwilldefinitelybethebestexperienceinmylife,"LangsaidinarecentinterviewwithXinhuaattheUNheadquartersinNewYork."Ilovechildrenverymuch,andplayingpianoforthemismyfavorite,"Langsaid,beamingwithdelight.

NamedthisyearbyTimemagazineasoneofthe100World'sMostInfluentialPeople,thepianistsaidhehopedmusiccould"bringchildrenhappinessandenlight

entheirlife."

Threemonthsafterhisnomination（提名）,LangwenttoTanzaniawiththeUNICEFteamtovisitchildrenthreatenedbymalaria（疟疾）andAIDS.

AlthoughthesoutheasternAfricancountry'sunderdevelopmentandharshlivingconditionssurprisedLangwholandedthecontinentforthefirsttime,hewastouchedbylocalchildren'spassionformusic.

　　"Mostofthekidshadneverseenapianobefore,"Langsaid."WhenIplayedChopin'snocturneorwaltztothem,thosewhoweretooshytotalktomesuddenlybecameactiveandbegantosharewithmeabouttheirdreams.Howamazingitis!

""Musiccanbringhopestothekidsandopentheirmind,"hesaid.

　　FollowinghisvisittoAfrica,Langbeganto

organizefundraisingconcertsforchildren.Nowithasbecomehisroutinetodo15to20fundraisingconcertseveryyear.

　　Exceptforhiseffortsonfundraising,Langalsoestablishedhisowninternationalmusicfoundationlastyeartoassistyoungtalentstoplaypiano.

　　SofarLanghaschosenfivechildrenfromtheUnitedStatesandGermany,providingthemwithscholarshipsandopportunitiestoperformatworld-classmusichalls,hesaid.

InDecember,hewillstarttheselectioninChinawherehewouldliketo"focusmoreonphysicallychallengedkids,likeblindkids."

8.Thebesttitleofthepassageis______.

A.LangLangandHisMusicB.UNICEFGoodwillAmbassador

C.AnUnforgettableVisittoAfricaD.LangLang’sFundraisingConcerts

9.AsaUNICEFgoodwillambassador,LangLang’sworkismainlyto______.

A.helpchildrenwhoareingreatneed

B.holdmoreconcertsforchildrenintheworld

C.assistyoungtalentsfromdifferentcountriesplaypiano

D.createmorebeautifulmusicforthepeopleoftheworld

10.WhydidLangLanggotoAfrica3monthsafterhisnomination?

A.Tofinishhisplanofglobalperformance.

B.Toexperiencethelocalmusicthere

C.Tohelpthosechildrenfacingseriousdiseases.

D.Tocreatenewmusicofdifferentstyles.

11.WhatmovedLangmostwheninAfrica?

A.ThepovertyofAfrica.B.Children’spassionformusic.

C.Children’sgiftsformusic.D.ThedeadlydiseasesinAfrica.

D

Ifyouliketravelling,youcangotothefollowingcities.

Marrakech,Morocco

Thecityisknownasthe“redcity”foritsrose-coloredbuildings.Thecity’

sMedina,anoldcity,isareallyfamousplace.1000-year-oldmonuments（历史遗迹）canbefoundinMedina.Today,theplaceisacrowdedmarketplacewithtraditionalMoroccangoodsforsale.Makesuretovisitanoutdoortheaterinthecity.Storytellersandmusiciansperformthere.

SiemReap,Cambodia

VisitorscanseehundredsofancientBuddhisttemplesinandaroundthetown.Afteralongdayatthetemples,touristscanenjoyoneofthetown’smanybars,restaurantsandnightclubs.Ifyougothere,youcanpayavisittothePhnomKulenNationalParkinSiemProvince.Thepark’stwowaterfallsoffergreatswimmingareas.

Istanbul,Turkey

Turkey’slargestcityhasonefootinEuropeandotherinAsia.Thecityisagreatplaceforhistorylovers.Ifyougothere,makesuretoseeIstanbul’smostfamousreligiousbuildings:

theHagiaSophiaandBlueMosque.Atnight,youcantrysailingontheBosporusStrait.ItdividesthiscityintotheEuropeanandAsianareas.

Hanoi,Vietnam

Vietnam’scapitalhastree-linedstreets,lakes,andsome600templesandtowers.Ifyougothere,don’tmisstheTempleofLiterature.Itwasbuiltintheyear1070.YoucanalsoenjoyaslowwalkdowntheOldQuarter’scoffeestreet.Enjoyacupoflocalcoffeewhilebeingthere.ThepeacefulHoanKiemLakeisalsoaniceplacetogoto.ItisoneoftheprettiestplacesincentralHanoi.

12.MedinainMarrakechismostlikelyaniceplaceforthosewholove_______.

A.watchingmoviesoutdoorsB.buyingexpensivedresses

C.visitingoldmonumentsD.playingoutdoorsports

13.WhatcanyoudoifyougotothePhnomKulenNationalPark?

A.Buytraditionalgoods.B.Swimnearawaterfall.

C.Visitrestaurantsandnightclubs.D.Seehundredsofancienttemples.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutIstanbul