甘肃省东乡族自治县第二中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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甘肃省东乡族自治县第二中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

东乡二中2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级期中英语考试卷

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.

Amsterdamcanal

ring

Thecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalrings,whichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walkthroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideonabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.

TheNationalMaritimeMuseum

TheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.

AmsterdamBrownCafe

WhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feell

ikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.

CivicGuardsGallery

ThisgalleryisfilledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite（精致的）documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.

ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.

1．Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?

A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.

2．Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?

A．Amsterdamcanalring.

B．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.

C．AmsterdamBrownCafe.

D．CivicGuardsGallery.

3．Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Afiction.B．Atravelguide.

C．Atextbook.D．Asciencemagazine.

B

Myfavoritebook,TheSecretbyRhondaByrne,talksaboutaformulacalled“SFF”whichst

andsfor“stoppingfindingfaults”.Iusedtobeacriticalpersonandtriedtofindfaults.IguessIsomehowinheritedthischaracterfrommyfather.Actuallymanygoodqualitiesofmyfatherareworthadmiringexceptthis.

Myfatheristheper

sonwhoconstantlylooksformistakesinotherpeopleandhethinksnooneisperfectintheworld.Hischaractercreatedanegativeatmosphereinmyfamily.Iwasthesameasmyfather,soIoftenfeltangry,disappointed,depressed,andlonelyinschool.

AfterIhadreadmyfavoritebookIbegantoseek“goodthings”inotherpeople.Ithascompletelyalteredmylife.NowIfeelhappier,Ihavemorefriends,Ihavemoretrustinpeople,andIrealizeeveryonehastheirownstrength!

AnotherimportantlessonIgotfromthisbookisthatIshouldalwaysbehavemyselfinapositivemanner.Let’sadmitthatw

esometimescomplainaboutoursituation.That’snotgood.“Believeitornot,peopledon’tliketolistentonegativeopinions.”

OnemorevaluablelessonIgotfromthebookisthatIshouldbeagoodlistener.WhenIwasyounger,IonlywantedpeopletopaywholeattentiontomywordssothatIcouldshowthemhowimportantIwas.Iwasveryproudandwouldshowoffmyachievementsinschoolwithoutconsideringothers’feeling.Ihadveryfewfriendsandmostpeopleconsideredmeasan“arrogant”person.Now,Ifinditmucheasiertomakefriendsaftermakingsomechangers!

4．WhydoestheauthorlikethebookTheSecret?

A．Becausehe’sfoundthesecretofsuccessfromit.

B．Becausethebookuncoversthesecretsofhappiness.

C．Becausehe’slearnthisfather’scharactersfromit.

D．Becauseithelpshimchangehisattitudetowardslife.

5．Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’sfather?

A．Hemakeshissonfeelangry

anddisappointed.

B．Helikesfindingfaultswithpeoplearoundhim.

C．Heseemsacriticalpersonbutinfacteasy-going.

D．Hecancreateanegativeatmospherewhennecessary.

6．Theunderlinedword“arrogant”probablymeans“________”.

A．self-importantB．admirable

C．troublesomeD．cold-blooded

7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Topersuadereaderstobegoodlisteners.

B．Tosharehispainfulchangingexperience.

C．Totellreaderstheinfluenceofabookonhim.

D．Toshowtheresultofhisfather’snegativecharacter.

C

MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater’s75-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationforthebuilding’send.

ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyed