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高二英语下学期开学考试试题无答案
2019-2020年高二英语下学期开学考试试题无答案
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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
Thefollowingareletterstotheeditorofaschoolnewspaper
Deareditor,
I’dliketoexpressmyopinionaboutgrades.Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunately,mosteducatorsarebeingawareofthefactthatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.Iunderstandthatgradesareuseful,butgradesoftenlimitcreativity.petingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestopursuemusic,dramaticsandsports.Gradesforceanarbitrary(武断的)standardofsuccessoneveryone.Idonotdemand,assomeextremistsdo,thatgradesberemovedimmediately.However,Idobelievethatlessemphasisshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbeeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.
MagdalenaSmith
DramaClub
Deareditor,
I’dliketosaysomethingaboutgrades.Let’sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.First,gradesmotivatestudentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofpetence.Second,theyactasarewardforhardworkingstudentsandasapunishmenttostudentswhodonotworkhard.Finally,gradesareusedasaneffectivestandardbywhichtomeasurestudentachievement.Goodgradeshelpstudentstogetjobsandtogetintouniversity.I’vespokenwithanumberofstudentswhohavejobs,andmostofthemsaythattheywerehiredprimarilyonthebasisoftheirgrades.Mygradeshelpedmelandapart-timejobandwillhelpmegetintouniversitynextyear.IthinkgradesareextremelyimportantatVillageHighSchool.
SimonHarper
ScienceClub
1.WhichofthefollowingisnotMagdalenaSmith’sopinion?
A.Studentsmaygiveupthechancetolearnmusicandsportsforgrades.
B.Students’creativitymaynotbedevelopedforgrades.
C.Gradesshouldbetakenawayatonce.
D.Gradesshouldnotbeusedtomeasureaperson’ssuccess.
2.WecanlearnSimonHarper__________.
A.isconcernedaboutstudents’creativityB.believesinthebenefitsofgoodgrades
C.doesn’tworktoohardathisstudiesD.supportsstudents’interestsandabilities
3.Fromthesecondletter,wecaninferthatSimonHarperisa/an__________.
A.teacherB.headmasterC.advertiserD.student
B
Thereisastoryaboutamanwholosthislegsandleftarminanaccident.Aftertheaccident,onlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthandremained.
Hewasabrilliant,creative,andeducatedman.Hehadgainedalotofexperiencewhiletravelingaroundtheworld,sohebecameverydepressedafterhisaccident.Hewasafraidthathewouldspendtherestofhislifesufferingandwouldnolongerbeabletospendhislifeinameaningfulway.Then,herealizedthathestillhadpartialfunctionofhisrighthandandcouldstillwriteeventhoughitwasverydifficult.Anideaoccurredtohim,“Whynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?
”
Hewrotetotheprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerreplied,“Writingtotheprisonersisacceptable,butyourletterswillnotbeanswered.”
Filledwithexcitement,themanknewhecouldwritehisletters.Hebegansendingone-waymessagesofGod’slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothelimit.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswordsandsharedhisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism,andfaith.
Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofareply.Onedayhereceivedaletterfromtheprisonministry.Itwasashortnotefromtheofficerwhomonitoredandcheckedtheprisonmail.
Thelettersaid,“Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafford.Yourlettersarepassedfromroomtoroomuntiltheyfalltopieces!
”
Nomatterwhatcircumstanceslifemaypresent,weallhaveuniqueexperiences,abilities,andGod-giventalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachotherswhodesperatelyneedmessagesofencouragementandstrength.
4.Beforethemanhadtheaccident,he__________.
A.hadvisitedlocalprisonsB.hadtouredaroundtheworld
C.hadtrieddoingexercisetorecoverhimselfD.hadbeenfriendswiththeprisonminister
5.Inordertoliveinameaningfulway,themanbeganto________.
A.writetootherpeoplewhoneededencouragementB.receivetheschooleducation
C.meetthepeoplewhoweredepressedD.helpotherpeoplewholostarmsandlegs
6.Fromtheofficer’sshortnotewearetoldthat__________.
A.themanwouldbeofferedfreepapertowriteletterson
B.someoftheprisonerswerenotsatisfiedwithhisletters
C.hisletterswereverypopularamongtheprisoners
D.theprisonerseagerlywantedtowritebacktotheman
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.StoriesaboutaHumorousPersonB.PopularityofSpecialLetters
C.RelationshipbetweenWritersandPrisonersD.SpecialLettersofEncouragement
C
Forcenturies,thebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelings,aresaidtobecold-bloodedkiller.Forexample,thepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Heseemstokillfornoreason,andnoemotion,asiftakingsomeone’slifeasnothing.
Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Theexpression“getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobepresidentofanorganization.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned,andalltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingpresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.
Theexpression“givesomeonethecoldshoulder”probablyesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimfacetoface.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyou.Or,tosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.
Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.Someonewhoisacoldfishcouldbecold-hearted.Nowacold-heartedpersonissomeonewhohasnosympathy.Severalpopularsongsinrecentyearswereaboutcold-heartedmenorcold-heartedwomenwho,withoutfeelings,broketheheartsoftheirlovers.
Outinthecoldmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise---hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.
8.Whenyourefusetospeaktoamanandtreathiminadistantway,youmayexpressby“____”.
A.IgivehimthecoldshoulderB.Ithinkheisacoldfish
C.Ithinkheisacold-bloodedmanD.I’mlikelytogetcoldfeet
9.IfSueshowsabsolutelynoreactiontothoseawfulpicturesofstarvingchildreninAfrica,youwillsay_________.
A.sheisoutinthecoldB.sheisacoldfish
C.sheisacold-bloodedkillerD.shegetscoldfeet
10.Wecanusetheexpression“__________”todescribeamanwhoabandonsorhurtshisloverwithoutmercy.
A.coldfeetB.coldshoulderC.cold-bloodedD.cold-hearted
11.Thetopicofthispassageisabout_________.
A.someexpressionsaboutfriendshipB.howcoldweatheresintobeing
C.therelationshipbetweencoldandourbodyD.someexpressionsconnectedwithcold
D
TheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.CarnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestivalofSaturnalia,which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist’sdeathandingbacktolife.
ModernBrazilianCarnivaldatesbacktoRiodeJaneiroin1641.ItoriginallycopiedtheEuropeanformofthefestival,latertakinginelementsofNativeAmericanandAfricancultures.
Inthelate19thcentury,thestrings(弦乐器)wereintroducedinRiodeJaneiro.Thesewerepageant(游行)groupsthatparadedthroughcityavenuesperformingoninstrumentsanddancing.Todaytheyareknownasblocks,consistingofagroupofpeoplewhodressincostumesorspecialT-shirtswiththemesorlogos.Blocksaregenerallyconnectedwithparticularneighborhoods;theyincludebothamusicgroupandalotofrevelers(狂欢者).
BlockparadeshavebeeanexpressivefeatureofRio’sCarnival.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.Blockscanbeformedbysmallorlargegroupsofrevelerswithacleartitle.Beforetheshow,theygatherinasquare,thenparadeinsectionsofthecity,oftennearthebeach.CarnivaltimeinRioisveryinteresting,butisalsothemostexpensivetimetovisitRio.Hotelroomsandotherlodgings(住宿)canbeuptofourtimesmoreexpensivethantheregularrates.Therearebigcrowdsatsomelocationsandlifeisfarfromordinaryinmanypartsoftown.
12.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.TheCarnivalofBrazilisoftenheldafterEaster.
B.TheCarnivalofBrazilesfromEasterandSaturnalia.
C.TheCarnivalofBrazilismainlytocelebratethebirthofChrist.
D.TheCarnivalofBrazilisafestivaltoregretandbeginanewlife.
13.Howlongisthehistoryofthepeople’scelebratingmodernBrazilianCarnival?
A.About100years.B.Lessthantwocenturies.C.Overfivecenturies.D.About370years.
14.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat_______
A.blockparadesbeebiggerandbigger.
B.blockparadescanonlybeformedbybiggroupsofrevelers.
C.thethemeofblocksmustbeserious.
D.blocksalwaysparadeonlyonthebeach
15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?