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高二英语试题

2017—2018学年下学期中段考试

高二英语试题

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

DearMrBlack，

Iusedtohaveareallygoodgroupoffriends.Nowthey'reallgettingintosmokinganddrinking.Iwanttofindanewgroupoffriends,butI'mshy.HowcanIknowwhoarethetypesofpeopleIshouldmakefriendswith,andwhowillacceptme?

Yours，

Mike

DearMike，

You'vealreadymadeaveryimportantstepbecauseyou'verealizedthatit'stimetofindnewfriends.Makingandkeepinggoodfriendsisachallengeforallofus,whetheryouareshyornot.Sinceyou'vedonethissuccessfullybefore,onethingistothinkbackonhowyoudevelopedfriendshipsinthepast.

Probablythebestwaytomakeandkeepfriendsistofindotherswhoshareyourinterests.Lastingfriendshipsoftendevelopbetweenpeoplewhoenjoythesameactivities.Youalsowanttobewithfriendswhoshareyourvaluesandgoalsforlife.Itjustdependsonwhatyourowninterestsare. 

Thatoldsayingisalsotrue—thebestwaytohaveafriendistobeafriend.Reachouttotheotherswhoshareyourinterests,sitwiththematlunch,invitethemtojoinyouintheactivitiesyoualllike,listentotheirthoughtsandtellthemaboutyours.Beingarealfriendtakestimeandeffort.Withtimeandeffort,I'msureyouwillfindsomeverygoodfriendsduringyourschoolyearsandyou'llalwaysbeintouchafterleavingschool.

Yours，

TomBlack 

1．WhydoesMikewanttoleavehisoldfriends?

A．Becausetheytrytomakehimsmokeanddrink.

B．Becausetheynolongerwanttospendtimewithhim.

C．Becausetheyhavenevertreatedhim asagoodfriend.

D．Becausetheyhaveformedsomebadhabits.

2．Mikewrotetheletterto________.

A．askMr.Blacktointroducesomefriendstohim

B．askMr.Blackforsomeadviceonmakingfriends

C．askMr.Blackwhypeopledon'tlikehim

D．askMr.Blackwhyhisoldfriendslefthim

3．InMr.Black'sopinion,makingandkeepingfriendsis________.

A．especiallydifficultforstudentsB．justhardforshypeople

C．aneasytaskforsomepeopleD．notsoeasy

B

HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper--alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.

Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewaxinthebeehives.Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.

Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.

4.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.

A.itgoestochurchB.itgetsitsfood

C.itreachesintobees'nestsD.itsingsintheforest

5.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?

A.It'scoveredwithwax.B.It'ssmallinsize.

C.It'shiddenintrees.D.It'shardtorecognize.

6.Whatdothewords"thefollower"inParagraph2referto?

A.Ahoneyseeker.B.Abird.C.Abeekeeper.D.Abee.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Honey-Lover'sHelperB.WaxandHoney

C.WildBeesD.BeekeepinginAfrica

C

Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,cellphoneshavebecomeacommonpartinourlives.Haveyoueverrunintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet?

Maybetheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew“species”ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengivenanewname-phubbers（低头族）.

RecentlyacartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunderthespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentities（身份）burythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesaselfie（自拍）infrontofacaraccidentsite,andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainofsimilareventsfinallyleadstothedestructionoftheworld.

Althoughtheendingofthefilmsoundsunrealistic,thedamagephubbingcanbringisreal.Yourhealthisthefirsttobeartheeffectandresultofit.“Alwaysbendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck,”GuangmingDailyquoteddoctors’words.“Theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,staringatcellphonesforalongtimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthat’snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsandfamily.Whengettingtogetherwithfamilyorfriends,manypeopleprefertoplaytheircellphoneswhileothersarechattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrangeatmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.

Itcanalsocostyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheirdeath,sufferedaccidents,andwererobbedoftheircellphonesinbroaddaylight.

8.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.BadeffectsofpuddingB.Waystoavoidtherisksofphubbing

C.DailylifeofphubbersD.Methodsofphubbing

9.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofacartooninParagraph2?

A.Tocallforpeopletogowalkingwithoutphones

B.Totellpeopleofthebadeffectsofphubbing

C.Toadvisestudentstocreatemorecartoonslikethis

D.Tosuggestphubberswilldestroytheworld

10.Accordingtothepassage,whatrisksmayaphubberhave?

①Destructingtheworld②Affectinghissocialskills

③Damaginghisneckandeyesight

④Gettingseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamily

A.①②④B.①③④C.②③④D.①②③④

11.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsphubbing?

A.DisapprovingB.SupportiveC.ConfidentD.Optimistic

D

Haveyoueverbeeninameetingwhilesomeonewasmakingaspeechandrealizedsuddenlythatyourmindwasamillionmilesaway?

Youprobablyfeltsorryandmadeupyourmindtopayattentionandneverhavedaydreamingagain.Mostofusfromearlierschooldayshavebeentoldthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime.

“Onthecontrary,”saysL.Giambra,anexpertinpsychology,“daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutit,themindcouldn’tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconsciousmind.Instead,yourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindshavesilentdialogues.”

Earlyexpertsinpsychologypaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlinger,aprofessorofpsychology,isthewriterofthebookDaydreaming.Klingersays,“Weknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourlives,learnfromourexperiences,andplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.”

Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreamswhichmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinyourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.

Daydreamscannotbepredicted.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofusefulideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientists,daydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.

12.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweendaydreamsandsleepdreams?

A．Peoplehavedaydreamsandsleepdreamsatdifferenttimes.

B．Daydreamsaremorehelpfulinsolvingproblems.

   C．Daydreamsaretheresultofunconsciousmindwhilesleepdreamsarethatofaconsciousmind.

D．Daydreamsaremoreharmful. 

13.Thewriterofthispassageconsidersdaydreams         .

   A．harmfulandunimportant  B．hardtounderstand    

 C．thesameassleepdreamsD．importantandhelpful

14.Thewriterquoted（引用）L.GiambraandEricKlingerto         .

A．supporthisownidea   

B．pointoutthewrongideasofearlyexperts  

C．reportthelatestresearchondaydreams

D．listtwodifferentideas

15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

 A．ProfessorEricKlingerhasabetterideathanL.Giambra.

B．Anunconsciousmindcanworkalltheproblemsout.

C．Earlyexpertsconsidereddaydreamswereimportant.

D．Daydreamingcangiveartistsandscientistsideasforcreation.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thefollowingisafather’sadvicetohisson/daughter,whohasjustgraduatedfromhighschool:

Firstofall,congratulationsonyour