广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高二上学期第二次阶段考试英语试题Word版含答案

惠来一中2017-2018学年度第一学期阶段考

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高二英语试卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Summerschoolissomethingakidwillneverforget.Forsome,it’sawaytoadvancepasttheirclassmates.Formost,summerschoolisarequirementinordertograduatewiththeirclassmates.Icanrememberbeingforcedintotakingasummerschoolcourse.Itwasnottheschoolthatforcedmeintothisawkwardsituation,itwasmymother.

Iwasa16-year-oldkidinanewschool.MyschooldidnotoffersummercoursessoIhadtotakemycourseatanalternativeschoolinthecity.ItwasanexperienceIwillneverforget.Iwasnotconcernedwithmakingfriends.IwastheretogetcreditforacoursethatIshouldhavereceivedfortheprevioussemester.ItwasmydoingthatlandedmeinthesituationanditwasimportantthatIunderstoodthis.

Thefeeswerelowestbuttheexperiencewasamazing.IenjoyeditsomuchthatIdidn’tmissaday.ThecoursewasfromMondaytoFridayforanentiremonth.IpassedthecoursewithanA.Iwasthrownintoanawkwardsituationandactuallyenjoyedit.Myfriendsdidn’tevenknowItookthecourse.Mostofthemwerestillsleepingbythetimemycourseendedeachday.

Awkwardsituationsaresoimportantforpersonalgrowth.Thissituationmademefeelmoreindependent.Imadefriends.Ifinallyunderstoodwhatsacrificeandhardworkwereallabout.Whileattendingcollege,IrememberedhowmuchIenjoyedsummerschoolandIchosetotakesummerschoolinmyfirstthreeyearsofcollege.Somekidsgetpushedtoomuchbutsomedon'tgetpushedenough.Iwasneverpushedenough.

Enableyourchildrentostruggleforsuccess.Ifyourchildneedssummerschoolyouexplaintothemwhyit’simportant.Someparentsaresurprisedbythesituationandmaywanttobemoreinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation.Followthroughandfollowup.

1.Moststudentsgotothesummerschoolinorderto___________________.

A.findgoodjobsgraduationB.becometopstudentsintheirclass

C.graduatesuccessfullyontimeD.haveachancetomakemorefriends

2.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthebenefitgotbytheauthorthroughattendingsummerschool?

A.Itincreasedhisindependence

B.Ithelpedhimmakenewfriends.

C.Ithelpedhimgetridofbadhabits.

D.Ithelpedhimunderstandwhatsacrificeandhardworkwere.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsummerschool?

A.Hethinksitisawkward.B.Hethinksnothingofit.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkitissuitable.D.Hethinksitissignificant.

B

TheHornofPlentyisoneofthelargestnaturalhealthfoodstoreswithintheGreaterHamiltonarea.Wearebigsupportersofbuyinglocallyandweareheretotellyouwhyitissoimportantforyourfamily,thecommunityandtheenvironment.

Theconceptofbuyinglocallyissimple:

buyfoodproduced,grown,orraisedasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Notonlywillyourfoodbefresherandtastier,butyouarehelpingprotecttheenvironmentandaresupportingbusinesseswithinyourcommunityandreducingpollution.

Betterfortheenvironment

Sustainability（持续性）andglobalwarmingaresuchhottopicsatthemoment,andmanypeoplewanttodotheirbittohelpsupportahealthierenvironment.Smallactioncarriedoutbymanypeoplecanmakeabigdifference.MostmaterialsinanaverageNorthAmericanmealhavetraveledabout1,500milestogetfromfarmtoplate.Tocutoutabigpartofthistravelwouldgreatlyreducenotonlypollutionfromtransportationandrefrigerationbutalsocustomers’expensesaswell.

Tasteandnutritionalcontent

Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablesareusuallysoldwithin24hoursofbeingharvested.Becausetheyarepickedattheheightofripeness（成熟）andtravelonlyashortdistancetothemarket,theirfreshness,nutrition,andflavorarekept.Producetruckedinfromfarawaymaylosebothtasteandnutritionalcontent.

Communityandhomevalues

Whenyoubuydirectfromafarmerorbuylocally-grownfoods,youareengagedinatime-honoredtraditionbetweenagrowerandaneater.Youalsohelpkeepdollarswithinyourcommunity.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat___________.

A.mostpeoplesupportbuyinglocally

B.globalwarmingisthemostseriousproblemnow

C.NorthAmericanfoodisrichinvariouskindsofmaterials

D.theincreasedcostoftransportingfoodispassedontothecustomers

5.Locally-grownfruitsandvegetablestastegoodmostlybecause___________.

A.theyaresenttothemarketatahighspeed

B.theyarenotpollutedbychemicalfertilizer

C.theycanbeharvestedatanytime

D.theyarepickedwhentheyarefullygrown

6.Accordingtotheauthor,whenyoubuylocally-grownfoods___________.

A.youcanseehowfruitsandvegetablesgrow

B.youwillcontributetoprotectingtheenvironment

C.youwillbecomemuchhealthierandprettier

D.youaremakingmoneyfromyourcommunity

7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thebenefitsofbuyinglocally.

B.ThepopularityoftheHornofPlenty.

C.Theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.

D.Thewaytokeepyourfoodtastyandhealthy.

C

Europeishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculturehungrybuttimepoortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahighspeedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades－buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis'LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,ParishasmoreoutdoorattractionssuchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you'llseedinerslingeroverredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortoscifirestaurants.

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.YoucanappreciatetheperfectblendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld'sculturalheritagelist.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining－theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameatladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

8.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.　　　　　B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon'tlikeeachother.

9.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.TheLouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.cd　　　　B.ac　　　C.acd　　　D.bcd

10.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinscifirestaurants?

A.London.B.Paris.C.Bratislava.D.Glasgow.

11.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause________.

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit　　　　

B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects

D

Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritance（继承）oritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyouaboutthefactthatyouareapersonofculture.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooks,becausesomeofthemarequiteexpensive,buttheyusuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalot,orjustborrowbookstoreadathome.

Frommypointofview,literatureisveryimportantinourlivesfromseveralpointsofview.Forexample,readingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareasofactivities.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakingcompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscience,evenifyoudon’tworkinthisfield,oryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspect,justbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat.

Secondly,literatureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimagination,andtoleaveaparttherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsago,dreamintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.Sometimes,weidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.

Toconclude,Iwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculture,toexpresscorrectlyandhavearichvocabulary,tobeabletointerfere（干涉）inconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.

12.Thepeoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat_________.

A.gotolibrariesonweekends

B.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore

C.keepmanybooksintheirstudies

D.havemuchinterestinreading

13.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_________.

A.whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylife

B.wecanmakefriendswiththepeopleinthestories.

C.itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehours

D.wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolife

14.Theunderlinedword“erudite”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.

A.