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期中考试试题

五台县2014-----2015年度高二

期中考试英语试题

考生注意：

本试题分I卷（选择题）II卷（非选择题）

两部分共150分，考试时间120分钟

I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarmand,inthewinterespecially,wewerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.However,Isoondiscoveredthatcitylifehasitsproblemstoo.

Onebigdisadvantageismoney—itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma（哮喘）,andattimestheairissobadthatIamafraidtogooutside.Thenthereistheproblemoftravellinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicycle,butthatcanbequitedangerous.

Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity,whateveryourtastesincultureorentertainment（娱乐活动）.Besides,therearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising—and,whatismore,shopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.

Islifebetterthen,inthecity?

Perhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteens（十几岁）ortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferable.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.

1．Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?

A.Stayingonthefarm.

B.Movingtothecountryside.

C.Runningawayfromtheschool.

D.Leavinghomeforthecity.

2．Inthepassage,thewritertriesto________.

A.showaninterestintheoutsideworld

B.describehislifeinthecountryside

C.expresshisopinionsaboutthewayoflife

D.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity

3．Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?

A.Bycomparing.B.Byinferring.

C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.

B

ToFacetheMusic

Likeeverylanguage,AmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressions,phrasesthatcomefromthedaytodaylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayis“tofacethemusic”．

Whensomeonesays,“Well,IguessI'llhavetofacethemusic.”Itdoesnotmeanthathe'splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisordidthat,andwhyyoudidn'tdothisorthat.Sourmusicindeed,butithastobefaced.Atsometimeoranother,everyoneofushashadtofacethemusic,especiallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather'sangryvoice,“Iwanttotalktoyou.”Andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!

Thephrase“tofacethemusic”isfamiliartoeveryAmerican,youngandold.Itisatleast100yearsold.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?

ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelist,JamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaid,in1851,thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestage.Whentheygottheircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,“Well,it'stimetofacethemusic.”Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostile,especiallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnot,therewouldbenoplay.Sotheexpression“tofacethemusic”cometomean“havingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.”

Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleader,thesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.Wastheirequipmentclean,shinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?

Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?

Anotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone,forexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterrible,heisdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasad,slowbeat.Thesoldierisforcedtoleave,facingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.

4．Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic”comefrom?

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

5．What'sthemeaningof“tofacethemusic”？

A.Tofacethestage.

B.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.

C.Tofaceone'sleader.

D.Tofacethebackofone'shorse.

6．Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?

A.Whenweareplayingbasketballintheschoolfield.

B.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.

C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.

D．Whenwearemakingaspeechbeforemassesofpeople.

7．Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.

A.Englishpeopledon'tliketomakespecialexpressionslike“tofacethemusic”

B.therearejustafewexpressionslike“tofacethemusic”inEnglish

C.manyspecialexpressionscomeoutofpeople'slivesandactivities

D.Englishpeoplealwaysliketomakespecialexpressions

C

Iarrivedatmymother'shomeforourMondayfamilydinner.Thesmellsoffoodflewoverfromthekitchen.Motherwaspullingoutquilt（被子）afterquiltfromtheboxes,proudlyshowingmetheirbeauties.ShewaspreparingforaquiltshowattheElmhurstChurch.Whenwebegantofoldandputthembackintotheboxes,Inoticedsomethingatthebottomofonebox.Ipulleditout.“Whatisthis？

”Iasked.

“Oh？

”Momsaid,“That'sMama'squilt.”

Ispreadthequilt.Itlookedasifagroupofschoolchildrenhadpiecedittogether:

irregulardesigns,childishpictures,acrookedlineontheright.

“Grandmothermadethis？

”Isaid,surprised.Mygrandmotherwasamasteratmakingquilts.Thiscertainlydidn'tlooklikeanyofthequiltsshehadmade.

“Yes,rightbeforeshedied.Ibroughtithomewithmelastyearandmadesomechanges，”shesaid.“I'mstillworkingonit.See,thisiswhatI'vedonesofar.”

Ilookedatitmoreclosely.Shehadmadestraightacrookedline.Atthecentreofthequilt,shehadstitched（缝）apieceofclothwiththesewords：

“Mymothermademanyquilts.Shedidn'tgetalllinesstraight.ButIthinkthisisbeautiful.Iwanttoseeitfinished.Herlastquilt.”

“Oh,thisissonice，Mom，”Isaid.Itoccurredtomethatbycompletingmygrandmother'squilt,mymotherwashonoringherownmother.Irealized,too,thatIheldinmyhandsafamilytreasure.Itstartedwiththelovinghandsofonewoman,andcontinuedwiththelovinghandsofanother.

8．Whydidtheauthorgotohermother'shome?

A.Togettogetherforthefamilydinner.

B.Tohelpprepareforashow.

C.Toseehermother'squilts.

D.Todiscusshergrandmother'slife.

9．Theauthorwassurprisedbecause________.

A.hermotherhadmadesomechanges

B.hergrandmotherlikedthequilt

C.thequiltwasthebestshehadseen

D.thequiltlookedverystrange

10．Theunderlinedword“crooked”inthepassagemostprobablymeans________.

A.unfinishedB.broken

C.bentD.unusual

11．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AQuiltShowB.Mother'sHome

C.Grandmother'sQuiltD.AMondayDinner

D

Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?

Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?

Televisionhasnotkilledreading，however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive，manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks（平装本）,whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheatre,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.

Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia（百科全书）,thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.

12．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun

B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation

C.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge

D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself

13．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.”inthesecondparagraphsuggest?

A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.

B.Readingismorefunthantelevision.

C.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.

D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn'thelpreading.

14．Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?

A.Kindsofdictionaries.

B.Typesofbooks

C.Listsofhistorybooks.

D.Collectionsofstoriesandpoems.

15．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.

B.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks.

C.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.

D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

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