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1617学年下学期高二入学考试英语试题附答案
18届高二下学期入学测试英语试题卷
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortand,havinggainedit,tolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwellknowngolfclubafterfinishingaround.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.Thesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterday,and,strangelyenough,eachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealth,successfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunity.Ifmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappiness,theneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yet,itseemedtome,somethingveryimportantwasmissing,else(否则)therewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesoflifethroughscotchandsoda.Theyknew,eachoneofthem,thattheirproductivityhadceased(停止).Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruit,itisdying.Anditisevensowithman.
Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?
IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBible.Thewordswerefew,buttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmymind."Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread."
Tome,thathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollections(memories).Infact,thebattleoflife,ofexistence,isachallengetoeveryone.TheimmortalwordsofSt.Paul,too,havebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtome.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfight,Ihavefinishedthecourse,Ihavekeptthefaith.
21.Theunderlinedsentence"Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread"means“”.
A.Breadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourface
B.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface
C.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Nopains,nogains
22.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.
A.wasawealthypersoninthecommunityB.wasfondofassociatingwithcelebrities(名人)
C.heldapositiveattitudetowardsanactivelife
D.keptasecretofthereasonwhyhewassoimpressed
23.Whatisimpliedinthepassagebythewriter?
A.Tousewealthproperly,eat,drinkandbemerry.
B.Ifyouceasetostruggle,youceasetolive.
C.Aslifeisbutlikeadream,amanislikeafruittree.
D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
B
It'ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it'spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachCountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.
It'salibrarybuiltwithlove.
Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,"That'swhatwe'regoingtodoforourspringbreak!
"
SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresembles(与...相似)a
mailbox.ButJaneyinsisted.andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The5-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches(装点),thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto"takeabook,returnabook",andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.
Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,reference.titles,novelsandkids'favorites."Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain,"saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing(补充)itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.
Theproject'sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind."Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular."
24..Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom.
A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamily
C.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization25.Thelibrarywasbuilt.
A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorsesC.likeamailboxD.withglass
26.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?
AItwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.
CItaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.DItindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.27.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers.
A.donatebookstothelibraryB.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibrary
Creceivethank-younotesforusingthelibraryDvisitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily
C
YoumayhaveheardofthebookMobyDick(《白鲸记》),writtenbytheAmericanauthorHermanMelville.YoumayalsoknowthatMobyDickisconsideredoneofthegreatestnovelseverwritten.
However,itmightsurpriseyoutofindoutHermanMelvillewasnotalwaysahighlyregardedauthor.
Melville’sfirsttwonovels,TypeeandOmoo,werewidelyreadandfinanciallysuccessfully.Theywerebothexcitingtalesofadventuresatseaandexperienceswithpeopleinforeignlands.Melvillebecamequitefamous.However,uponthepublicationofhisthirdbook,Mardi,Melville’spopularitybegantoweaken.Hewasnolongerinterestedintellingtalesofpureadventure,andhiswritingtookonastylethatalienated(使疏远)thegeneralreadingpublicofhistime.
MelvillepublishedMobyDickinOctoberof1851.itwasanoriginalnovel,combiningaspectsofsociologyandphilosophy,whichconfusedreadersbyitscomplexsymbolism.Thebooksoldpoorly.
Melville’snextbook,Pierre,wasalmostcompletelydisregardedbythepublic.Debtfrustrationand
illhealthfinallyforcedMelvilletotakealow-payingjobasacustomsinspector.Eventually,Melvilleabandonedprose(散文)andbegantowritepoetry.
TheCivilWaristhemainsubjectofMelville’spoetry.Heandhisbrothermadeatriptothefrontline,andhepublishedabookofpoems,Battle-PiecesandAspectsofWar,basedonthisexperience.
Melvillediedin1891attheageof72.atthispoint,hisworkhadbeencompletelyforgottenbythepublic.Histalentwastogounrecognizedforthenextthirtyyears.Then,in1920s,hisreputationbegantoimproveascriticsandreadersrediscoveredhiswork.TodayMobyDickisoneofthebest-knownnovelseverpennedbyanAmericanauthor.
28.WhatwereMelville’sfirsttwonovelsmainlyabout?
A.Histravelexperience.B.Hissuccessfulcommunicationskills.
C.Adventurousexperiencesinthefrontline.D.Adventurousvoyagesandforeignexperiences.
29.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMobyDick.
A.soldalittlebetterthanPierre.B.wasMelville’sfavoritenovel.
C.wascopiedfromotherbooks.D.madeMelvillepopularagain.
30.Thetextmaybetakenfrom.
A.awritingguideB.aliterary(文学的)journal.
C.asciencemagazine.D.acriticalbookonliterature.
31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.ThemainworksofMelville.B.TheskillsinMelville’swriting.
C.TheupsanddownsofMelville.D.ThereasonforMelville’sfailure.
D
TheInternetcanbeagreatwaytoconnectwithpeople.ThelatestwebcrazeissocialnetworkingonwebsitessuchasMySpace.Morethan65millionyoungpeopleuseonlinesocialnetworkingsites.
Thatcyberspace(网络空间)trendiscausingproblemsinschool,however.Inarecentsurvey,nearly
36percentofschooladministratorssaidthatsocialnetworkingsitestroubledlearningintheirdistricts.ShouldschooldistrictsbansiteslikeMySpace?
Teachersareworriedthatsomestudentsusesocialnetworkingtopostpersonalinformationandtocyberbully(恐吓)otherstudents.Oneofthebiggestdangerscomesfrompeoplewhofindoutkid’spersonalinformation.
Manydistrictshaveblockedstudentsfromaccessingorusingsocialnetworkingsitesfromschool
computers,andsomehavesuspended(暂缓)studentsforpostingharmfulmaterialonthosesitesfromtheirhomecomputers.Nearlytwo-thirdsofUSkidshavecomputersintheirhomes,accordingtotheUSCensusBureau.
Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatjustblockingaccesstosocialwebsitesatschoolisnottheendofthestory,”warnsNSBAexecutivedirectorAnneBryant,“Mostofthemisuseofthesesitestakesplaceathomebutstillaffectstheclassroom.”
Someeducatorsaren’tasquicktopulltheplugonsocialnetworking.TheysaythemainproblemwithsiteslikeMySpaceisthatstudentsdon’tunderstandthedangersinvolvedinusingthem.“Manystudentsarepostingpersonalinformationaboutthemselveswithoutregardtowhohasaccesstothatinformation,”JimHirschsaid,“Schoolsshouldfocusoneducatingtheirstudentsandtheirparentsonhowtobesafeonline.”
Expertsarguethattoomanyschoolsareforbiddingstudentstousesocialnetworkingwebsiteswithoutthinkingabouttheireducationalbenefits.“SocialnetworkingwebsitescanhelpconnectstudentsintheUnitedStatestotheirpeersinothercountries,providinginvaluablelessonsinforeigncultures,”explainsHirsch.
32.Wheredostudentsusuallymisusesocialnetworkingsites?
A.Attheteacher’soffice.B.Atthenetbar.C.Attheclassroom.D.Athome.33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6maymean.
A.someeducatorsareinfavorofstudents