内蒙古鄂尔多斯市达拉特旗第一中学学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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内蒙古鄂尔多斯市达拉特旗第一中学学年高二第二学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

达一中2014—2015学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题

第I卷（两部分，共70分）

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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

JohnnytheExplorer

Johnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Somebodyleftthegardengateopen.Johnnywanderedout,crossedsomefields,andtwohourslater,andarrivedinthenextvillage.Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress.

Bythetimehewasseven,Johnnyusedtovanishfromhometwotothreetimesayear.Sometimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot.Onotheroccasionshegotonabusorevenatrain,andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket.Generallythepolicebroughthimhome."Whydoyoudoit?

"theyusedtoask."Youaren'tunhappyathome,areyou?

....““Ofcoursenot,"Johnnyreplied.”Thenwhy?

""Ijustlikeseeingplaces,"Johnnytoldthem.

Johnnycontinuedto"seeplaces"althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimesheusedtotravelhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.

ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtogetonboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?

Nooneknows!

AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:

hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomecorridorsandgotonboardthenearestplane.

Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography."Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?

"histeachersaskedhim.Johnnydidnottakelongtoanswerthatquestion."Anexplorer!

"heanswered."Butit'sdifficulttobecomeanexplorerinthismodernage."theytriedtotellhim,Butitwasnouse:

Johnnyknewwhathewanted!

Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinoneofthedailypapers.AnexpeditionwasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerevacancies（空缺，空位）forthreeyoungpeople"willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure".Johnnyapplied,and,onemonthlater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.

1.Johnnyfrequentlylefthomebecause_________.

A.hepreferredtostayhome

B.heenjoyedseeingnewplaces

C.hecouldn’tdowellatschool

D.hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisparents

2.PeoplearoundJohnny_______.

A.triedtostophimfromslippingaway

B.keptfollowinghimtogethimback

C.bookedticketsforhimifnecessary

D.werecloserabouthowhetraveledabroad

3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.

A.Johnnyworkedforadailypaper

B.Johnnylackedasenseofadventure

C.JohnnywentexploringalongtheAmazonRiver

D.JohnnywenttoBrazilmonthsafterhefinishedschool.

B

EditorHenrySlocum,

IreadyourMay10tharticleinthelocalnewspaperHonesdaleTimesaboutelectronicbooks,ore-books,withgreatinterest.Youmadeseveralgoodpointsaboutthedisadvantageofe-books.Youmayhaveoverlooked,however,someofthewaysinwhichtheyaresuperiortotraditionalbooks.Yes,e-booksareexpensive,buttheyarealsoconvenient.Inaddition,duetotheirenvironment-friendlynature,e-bookshavethepotentialtochangeourplanetsforthebetter.

E-books,foranyonewhoisunfamiliarwiththeterm,areaboutthesamesizeandshapeasregularbooks.Theyhavealargescreeninthemiddle,however,thisscreenshowsthereaderapageofthetextthathasbeendownloadedfromacomputer.Oncethereaderhasfinishedreadingthepageonthee-bookscreen,heorshescrollsdowntoseeanewpage.Theprocesscontinuesuntiltheentirebookhasbeenread.

Asyoupointedout,Mr.Slocum,it’sgreattolieonawarm,sandybeachwithabook.Youcandothatjustaseasilywithane-bookasyoucanwithatraditionalpaperbook.Infact,becausee-booksaresolight,youcancarrythemselves.Say,forexample,thatyouliketoreadonthebus.Whichwouldyourathercarrywithyou---aheavy800-pagenovel,orane-bookthatweighsonlyafewounces?

Anotherimportantadvantageisofferedbye-booksaswell.Theyaremoreenvironment-friendlythantraditionalbooks.Atpresent,thousandsoftreescutdowneachyeartomeetthepublishingindustry’sdemandforpaper.Booksthatdon’tsellareeventuallyreturnedtothepublisheranddestroyed,Thisterriblewastecouldbeavoidedifeveryoneusede-books,whichrequirenopaper.

Sincerely,

DavidEng

4.WhatdoesEditorHenrySlocumthinkaboute-books?

A.InterestingB.ExpensiveC.ConvenientD.Environment-friendly

5.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?

A.Whatane-bookis

B.Whye-booksarepopular

C.Howe-bookshavedeveloped

D.Whoarethereadersofe-books

6.InDavid’sletter,hethinksthat_______

A.E-bookswillcomedowninprice

B.E-bookscomeinvarioussizesandshapes

C.E-booksdolittleharmtotheenvironment

D.E-booksarenobetterthantraditionalbooks

7.Themainpurposeoftheletteristo________

A.explainhowtoreade-books

B.honorthepersonwhoinventede-books

C.scoldpublishersforwastingsomuchpaper

D.provideevidencethate-booksareagoodidea

C

　Areyouconcernedaboutyourbodyimage?

Thesedays,bothwomenandmenaresurroundedbymagazinesandwebsitesfulloftipsaboutdieting,exerciseandfashion.Nottomentionhairstyles!

Gonearethedayswhenallmenhadtothinkaboutwaswearinganicesuittobesmartandhandsome.Thingshavechanged.

　Now,asurveybytheUniversityoftheWestofEngland（UWE）hassuggestedthat80%ofmenconfesstobeingunhappyabouttheirbody.Thebiggestbodyissuesforthemwerebeerbelliesandlackofmuscles.

　SomethinkthissuddenvanityisduetothepressureorinfluenceofrolemodelsweseeonTVandinmagazines.Peopleendupwithaperceptionofwhattheperfectbodyshouldlooklike.Butnoteverybodywantstoputintheefforttohaveperfectpecs（胸肌）anddazzlingwhiteteethlikeArnoldSchwarzenegger.

　Anopportunisticentrepreneurhaseveninventedamuscle-enhancingshirttobewornunderaman'sclothestomakehimlookmoreofahunk.

　ButJoeWarner,theformereditorofMen'sFitnessmagazineintheUK,thinksthepaddedshirtisjustagimmick.Hethinksmanypeopleinthecountryareobese,oroverweight,andshouldaccepttheyneedtodomoreexercise.

　Warnersays:

"Ithinkit'sarealshamepeoplestillwantshortcutswhenitdoesn'ttakeanawfullotofefforttogettothegymorgoforawalk."

　Exerciseisalwaysagoodthing.Butwemustn'tforgetthatbeautyisonlyskindeep.Characterismoreimportantthanappearance.

　SobeforeIheadofftothepub,itmightbeworthspendinganhouratthegym.I'mnotlookingtogetasix-pack（块块隆起的腹肌）,butlookinghealthierwouldcertainlyimprovemyconfidenceandself-esteem.

　Whataboutyou:

howmuchdoyouworryaboutyourphysique?

8.FromthesurveybyUWE,wecanknow80%ofmen________.

A.lackopportunitytoprovethemselves

B.arenotsatisfiedwiththeirbodyimage

C.wanttohaveamuscle-enforcingshirt

D.makecomplaintsabouttheworkingconditions

9.Theunderlineword“hunk”inparagraph4probablyrefersto______.

A.apassionateandcoolman

B.astrongandsexuallyattractiveman

C.ahandsomeandenergeticman

D.awiseandwealthygentleman

10.ItcanbelearnedthatJoeWarner__________.

A.isthepresenteditorofMen’sFitnessmagazineintheUK

B.thinksit’srightforpeopletowantshortcutstoagoodimage

C.thinksmanypeopleareoverweightandshouldtakeregularexercise

D.thinkstheshirtwithsoftsubstancescanchangetheappearanceofthebody.

11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Youshouldn’tjudgeabookbyitscover.

B.MoreandmorepeoplebecomeobeseinEngland.

C.Rolemodelsputgreatpressureoncommonpeople.

D.Menbecomemoreandmoreconsciousoftheirbodyimage. 

D

FromJapantoIndonesia,acertainkindofpopcultureisveryhot.Butitdoesn’tcomefromHollywood-it’sHallyu（韩流）thewaveofKoreanpopculturethathaswashedoverAsia.Ithasinfluencedeverythingfrommusictotelevision.AndthankstotheInternetsocialmedia,it’snowspreadingworldwide.

SouthKoreaproducesalltypesofentertainment,themostpopularbeingmusic,soapoperasandfilms.WhatmakesHallyusohotinAsia?

Onereasonisthatitsproductsareofhighqualityandmuchcheaperthanwesternproducts.Anotherreasonisthateasternculturesaresimilartoeachother,althoughtherearelanguagedifferences.

Koreanpopmusic,or“K-pop”,istoppingmusiccharts（音乐排行榜）everywhere,fanslovethesongsandtheattractivestars.CompanieslikeSMEntertainment,JYPEntertainmentandYGEntertainmenthelpmanyK-popstars,suchasSuperJunior,BigBangandRain,tosucceed.AndtheyarenotonlypopularinAsia,theyalsoenjoypopularityintheWest.In2011,BigBang’smini-albumTonightreachedthetop10onU.S.iTunesTopPopAlbums.WhenSMEntertainmenttooktheir2010worldtourtoLosAngeles,only30percentofthe15,000fanswereKorea.Halfoftheaudiencewasn’tevenAsian!

OneimportantreasonforthesuccessofHallyuissimplytheInternet.Alittlemorethan10yearsago,Koreansoapoperas,moviesandmusicreachedtheoutsideworldquiteslowly.TheybeganinKorea,thengraduallyspreadoutward,appearinginitsneighboringcountrieswherelocalTVandradiocompanieswouldplaythem.Nowtheyareplayedaroundtheworldonlineatthesometime.

YouTubeisanothermajorwaytogetKoreanentertainmenttofanseverywhere.Itisaninexpensiveandeffective（有效的）wayforartiststoint