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学1718学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案5
2017-2018学年度上学期期中考试
高二英语试题
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。
A
Ourlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.
Zones
Thelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreading,andplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.
Computers
Youcanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputers,yourcanalsouselibrarycomputers,whichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplications,suchasMicrosoftOffice.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.
Group-studyplaces
Ifyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothers,youcanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8people.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.
Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsite.Tobook,youneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycard.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperday,ninehoursatmostperweek.
StorageofStudyMaterial
Thelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliterature,Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits(学分),youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperiod.
RulestobeFollowed
Mobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary..Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.
Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrary,butyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.
21.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto.
A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussions
C.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed
22.Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor.
A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments
B.containsoftwareessentialforschoolwork
C.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fi
D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms
23.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?
A.Agroupmustconsistof8peopleB.Three-houruseperdayistheminimum
C.OneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversityD.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap
24.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe.
A.canaffordtherentalfeeB.attendscertaincoursed
C.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.hasearnedtherequiredcredits
B
DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?
Intheageofthekeyboard,somepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10to15minutesaday,andthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.
Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Instead,theysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.Afterall,thatiswhywewrite.
Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.Oneislegibility,whichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanberead.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.
Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.
ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschool,especiallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprint,andthentowriteincursive(书写体),whichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoard,whichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursive.
25.WecanlearnfromParagraph1.
A.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwriting
B.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwriting
Cteachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjob
D.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely
26.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?
A.Thestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperiod.
B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.
C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.
D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.
27.Theunderlinedword“legibility”inParagraph3means________.
A.unexpectedB.easytoreadC.complexD.unreadable
28.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.
A.Rightorwrong:
thedeathofhandwritingB.Howtoimprovehandwritinginschool
C.HandwritinginvolvestwoskillsD.Handwritinglessonsareonthewayout
C
JohnH.JohnsonwasborninablackfamilyinArkansascityin1918.HisfatherdiedinanaccidentwhenJohnwassix.Hewasreachingthehighschoolage,buthishometownofferednohighschoolforblacks.
Fortunatelyhehadastrong-willed(意志坚强的)caringmother.Johnrememberedthathismothertoldhimmanytimes,“Son,youcanbeanythingyouwantreallytobeifyoujustbelieve.”Shetoldhimnottodependonothers,includinghismother.“Youhavetoearnsuccess,”shesaid.“Allthepeoplewhoworkharddon’tsucceed,buttheonlypeoplewhodosucceedarethosewhoworkhard.”
Thesewordscamefromawomanwithlessthanathirdgradeeducation.Shealsoknewthatbelievingandhardworkdon’tmeaneverything.Sosheworkedhardasacookfortwoyearstosaveenoughtotakeherson,whowasthen15,toChicago.
Chicagoin1933wasnotthepromisedlandthatblacksouthernerswerelookingfor.John’smotherandstepfathercouldnotfindwork.ButhereJohncouldgotoschool,andherehelearnedthepowerofwords—asaneditorofthenewspaperandyearbookatDuSableHighSchoolHiswishwastopublishamagazineforblacks.
Whileothersdiscouragedhim,John’smotherofferedhimmorewordstoliveby.“Nothingbeatsafailurebutatry.”Shealsolethimpawn(典当)herfurnituretogetthe$500heneededtostarttheNegromagazine.
ItisnaturalthatdifficultiesandfailuresfollowedJohncloselyuntilhebecameverysuccessful.Healwayskeepshismother’swordsinmind.“Son,failureisnotinyourvocabulary!
”
NowJohnH.Johnsonisoneofthe400richestpeopleinAmerica—worth$150million.
29.John’smotherdecidedtomovetoChicagobecause________.
A.hisfatherdiedwhenJohnwasveryyoung
B.lifewastoohardforthemtostayonintheirhometown
C.Johnneededmoreeducationbadly
D.therewerenoschoolsforNegroesintheirhometown
30.John’smother________.
A.didn’tbelieveinordependonothers
B.thoughtonecouldbewhateveronewantedtobe
C.believedonewouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard
D.thoughtnoonecouldsucceedwithoutworkinghard
31.Thestorymainlytellsus________.
A.howJohnH.Johnsonbecamesuccessful
B.aboutthemental(心理的)supportJohn’smothergavehim
C.abouttheimportanceofagoodeducation
D.aboutthekeytosuccessforblacks
D
Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.
Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses(球场)ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.Forexample,inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.
Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpurse.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.
Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe“greengyms”.Theyarebetterreplacementsfortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofall,it’sfree.
32.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?
A.Motorracinginthedesert.B.Cyclingaroundalake.
C.Playingbasketballinagym.D.Swimminginasportscenter.
33.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?
A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.
B.Itcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworld.
C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.
D.Itneedswaterandmuchenergytokeepitscoursesgreen.
34.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause________.
A.itusesfewerresourcesB.itimprovesourhealth
C.itisanoutdoorsportD.it