高二英语下学期开学考试试题.docx

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高二英语下学期开学考试试题

黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

（时间：

120分钟总分：

150分Ⅰ卷交答题卡，Ⅱ卷交答题纸）

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

Thefollowingareletterstotheeditorofaschoolnewspaper

Deareditor,

I’dliketoexpressmyopinionaboutgrades.Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunately,mosteducatorsarebecomingawareofthefactthatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.Iunderstandthatgradesareuseful,butgradesoftenlimitcreativity.Competingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestopursuemusic,dramaticsandsports.Gradesforceanarbitrary（武断的）standardofsuccessoneveryone.Idonotdemand,assomeextremistsdo,thatgradesberemovedimmediately.However,Idobelievethatlessemphasisshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbecomeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.

MagdalenaSmith

DramaClub

Deareditor,

I’dliketosaysomethingaboutgrades.Let’sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.First,gradesmotivatestudentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofcompetence.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”probablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeone,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.howcoldweathercomesintobeing

C.therelationshipbetweencoldandourbodyD.someexpressionsconnectedwithcold

D

TheCarnivalofBrazilisanannualfestivalheld46daysbeforeEaster,especiallyfamousfortheCarnivalinRiodeJaneiro.CarnivalcelebrationsarebelievedtohaverootsinthefestivalofSaturnalia,which,adaptedtoChristianity,becameafarewelltobadthingsinaseasonofreligiousdisciplinetoregretandprepareforChrist’sdeathandcomingbacktolife.

ModernBrazilianCarnivaldatesbacktoRiodeJaneiroin1641.ItoriginallycopiedtheEuropeanformofthefestival,latertakinginelementsofNativeAmericanandAfricancultures.

Inthelate19thcentury,thestrings（弦乐器）wereintroducedinRiodeJaneiro.Thesewerepageant（游行）groupsthatparadedthroughcityavenuesperformingoninstrumentsanddancing.Todaytheyareknownasblocks,consistingofagroupofpeoplewhodressincostumesorspecialT-shirtswiththemesorlogos.Blocksaregenerallyconnectedwithparticularneighborhoods;theyincludebothamusicgroupandalotofrevelers（狂欢者）.

BlockparadeshavebecomeanexpressivefeatureofRio’sCarnival.Today,theynumbermorethan100andthegroupsincreaseeachyear.Blockscanbeformedbysmallorlargegroupsofrevelerswithacleartitle.Beforetheshow,theygatherinasquare,thenparadeinsectionsofthecity,oftennearthebeach.CarnivaltimeinRioisveryinteresting,butisalsothemostexpensivetimetovisitRio.Hotelroomsandotherlodgings（住宿）canbeuptofourtimesmoreexpensivethantheregularrates.Therearebigcrowdsatsomelocationsandlifeisfarfromordinaryinmanypartsoftown.

12.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A.TheCarnivalofBrazilisoftenheldafterEaster.

B.TheCarnivalofBrazilcomesfromEasterandSaturnalia.

C.TheCarnivalofBrazilismainlytocelebratethebirthofChrist.

D.TheCarnivalofBrazilisafestivaltoregretandbeginanewlife.

13.Howlongisthehistoryofthepeople’scelebratingmodernBrazilianCarnival?

A.About100years.B.Lessthantwocenturies.C.Overfivecenturies.D.About370years.

14.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat_______

A.blockparadesbecomebiggerandbigger.

B.blockparadescanonlybeformedbybiggroupsofrevelers.

C.thethemeofblocksmustbeserious.

D.blocksalwaysparadeonlyon