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英语山西省吕梁高级实验中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题
高二年级下学期期中考试
英语试题
(满分150分,考试时间120分钟)2016.4.18
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Asachild,Iwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.
Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevercompletedarkness,butalwaysastreetlightorpassingcarlights,whichmadeclothesonthebackofachairtakeontheshapeofawildanimal.Outofthecornerofmyeye,Isawthecurtainsseemtomovewhentherewasnowind.Averylowsoundinthefloorwouldseemahundredtimeslouderthanintheday.Myimagination(想象)wouldrunwild,andmyheartwouldbeatfast.Iwouldlieverystillsothatthe“enemy”wouldnotdiscoverme.
AnotherofmychildhoodfearswasthatIwouldgetlost,especiallyonthewayhomefromschool.EverymorningIgotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome.Thatwasnoproblem.Afterschool,though,whenallthebuseswerelinedupalongthestreet,IwasafraidthatIwouldgetinthewrongoneandbetakentosomeotherstrangeplaces.Onschoolorfamilytripstoaparkoramuseum,Iwouldn’tlettheleadersoutofmysight.
PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsofallIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedoracceptedbyothers.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethen,andthefearofnotbeinglikedwasaseriousone.
Oneoftheprocessesgrowingupisbeingabletorealizeandovercomeourfears.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsusachievegreatersuccesslaterinlife.
1.Theauthorhad_______kind(s)offearswhenshewasachild.
A.threeB.twoC.oneD.none
2._______wouldscaretheauthoratnight.
A.WildanimalsandenemiesB.Movingcurtains
C.AverylowsoundinthefloorD.Wildimagination
3.Whenshewenttosomeotherplaces,shewould_______.
A.walkawaywithoutothersB.followothersclosely
C.takeabusbyherselfD.makesurenottotakeawrongbus
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbepossiblytruewhenshewasachild
A.Shewasalwaystheleaderoftheothers.
B.Shealwaysgotpoorgrades.
C.Shethoughtbeingpopularamongpeoplewasimportant.
D.Shewasnotlikedbyothersatall.
B
Haveyougotanywonderfulplansforyourcomingsummervacation?
Herearesomewonderfulfilmsforyoutokilltime.
AwayWeGo
Withababyonhisway,ayoungcouple,BurtandVerona,lookattheirlivesandarepuzzledaboutwhattheyreallywant.Sotheyhittheroadandseekaplacetocallhome.Ontheirjourney,theyvisitahandfulofcharactersandlearnedalot.
It’sabouttakingthescenicrouteinlife,preparingforthehopeandexcitementandfearofnewbeginnings,whileneverforgettingtolookoutofthewindow.
Orphan
Esther,abrightandwell-behavedchild,however,isnotasinnocentassheappears.Soonafterbeingtakenhome,thepeaceofheradoptivefamilyiscompletelychanged
YouwantagoodhorrorfilmaboutachildfromhellThenyougotone!
Donot,inanycases,takechildrentoseeit.
500DaysofSummer
TomisinlovewithSummerfromthemomentheseesher.Canheacceptthatshesimplylikeshimfornow,notforforeverThemovieisaboutTomwrestlingwiththatreality.Tomremembershislove,Summer,asaseriesofjoysandbafflements(疑惑).ButSummerisjustherselfandhecannothaveher.
Hereisararemoviethatbeginsbytellingushowitwillendandisabouthowtheherohasnoideawhy.
2012
ThedirectorRolandEmmerichsuccessfullydressesanoldstorywithanoldMayanprediction,whichisbelievedbymanytohappeninthecoming2012andasaresult,attractsmillionsofpeopleintothecinema.
It’sjustanentertainingHollywoodblockbuster(大片)withplentyofjokes,insteadofadescriptionofwhattheendoftheworldisreallylike.Don’ttakeittooseriously!
5.Thispassageaimsto .
A.introducefilmsforafilmcorporation
B.recommendseveralfilmsforfun
C.advertiseseveralfilmsforawebsite
D.makecommentsonfilmsforacinema
6.Ifyouwanttokilltimewithyournine-year-oldlittlebrotherinthecinema,whichofthefollowingfilmshouldyouavoid
A.2012B.500DaysofSummerC.OrphanD.AwayWeGo.
7.WhoisafilmdirectorinHollywood?
A.Esther.B.TomandSummer.C.BurtandVerona.D.RolandEmmerich.
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage
A.OrphanisacomedyaboutEstheradoptedbyakindfamily.
B.500DaysofSummerisaromancewithahappyending.
C.AwayWeGoshowsbeautifulsceneryontheyoungcouple’sjourney.
D.TheancientMayanpredictionisgoingtohappenin2012.
C
TuYouyou,84,honoredwiththeNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineonOct5,2015.ShewasthefirstChinesecitizentowinaNobelPrizeinscienceforherworkinhelpingtocreateananti-malaria(疟疾)medicine.
In1967,CommunistleaderMaoZedongdecidedtherewasanurgentnationalneedtofindacureformalaria.Atthetime,malariaspreadbymosquitoeswaskillingChinesesoldiersfightingAmericansinthejunglesofnorthernVietnam.Asecretresearchunitwasformedtofindacurefortheillness.Twoyearslater,TuYouyouwasinstructedtobecomethenewheadofMission523.ResearchersinMission523poredoverancientbookstofindhistoricalmethodsoffightingmalaria.Whenshestartedhersearchforananti-malarialdrug,over240,000compounds(化合物)aroundtheworldhadalreadybeentested,withoutanysuccess.
Finally,theteamfoundabriefreferencetoonesubstance,sweetwormwood(青蒿),whichhadbeenusedtotreatmalariainChinaaround400AD.Theteamisolatedoneactivecompoundinwormwood,artemisinin(青蒿素),whichappearedtobattlemalaria-friendlyparasites(寄生虫).Theteamthentestedextracts(提取物) ofthecompoundbutnothingwaseffectiveuntilTuYouyoureturnedtotheoriginalancienttext.Afteranothercarefulreading,sheimprovedthedrugrecipeonefinaltime,heatingtheextractwithoutallowingittoreachboilingpoint.
Afterthedrugshowedpromisingresultsinmiceandmonkeys,Tuvolunteeredtobethefirsthumanrecipientofthenewdrug.“Astheheadoftheresearchgroup,Ihadtheresponsibility.”sheexplained.
9.WhendidMs.Tustarthermalariaresearch?
A.Whenshewas84yearsold
B.Aftersheentered“Mission523”.
C.In1967
D.WhenmalariabecomeseriousamongordinaryChinesepeople.
10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthediscoveryofanti-malariadrug?
A.Theprocessoftestingextractsofthecompoundisverysmooth.
B.NoonehadeverdoneanyresearchonitbeforeTuandherteam.
C.TheideaofusingwormwoodtotreatmalariawasfromancientChinesetext
D.Heatingtheextractuntilitreachesboilingpointisnecessary.
11.Theunderlinedphrases“poreover”inparagraph3mostprobablymeans________.
A.thinkabout B.payattentionto C.searchfor D.goover
12.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTuYouyou?
A.Responsible B.Traditional C.Stubborn D.Lucky
D
HavinglearnedmuchabouttheWarofResistanceagainstJapan,MaoJingxindidn’tliketheJapanesewhenshewasachild.“Ithoughttheywerecruelandrude,”saidthe18-year-oldgirlfromHebeiProvince.
ButshebegantochangehermindaftershemetsomeJapaneseteenagersinahistorymuseumsixyearsago.ThesefashionablehighschoolstudentslookedseriouslyatthehistorydisplaysandtalkedtoMaoinafriendlyway.“IfoundthattheyarenotbadasIthought,”shesaid.
LikeMao,manyChineseteenagers’arecaughtupinthisconfusion.Asurveyby21stCenturyTeensshowsabout51percentofChineseteenagerssaytheydislikeJapan.ButmostofthemstillwanttohaveaJapanesefriend.Also,JapanliesthirdontheirlistofAsiancountriesthattheywanttovisit,followingSingaporeandSouthKorea.
Teensdidasurveyjustbeforethe60thanniversaryofthevictorydayoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapan,whichfellonSeptember3.ThesurveyaimedtoencourageunderstandingandcommunicationbetweenyoungChineseandJapanese.
TeensalsowantedtounderstandChineseteenagers’attitudestowardsJapan,andhowmuchtheyactuallyknowaboutthecountry.
AsTeensfound,morethan60percentofChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughthemediaorbooks.Only16percenthaveevermetaJapaneseperson.
“MostofmyfriendshateJapanforwhatitdidtoChinaduringWorldWarII.Butpeopleshouldnotliveinhatred.IthinkthebestwaytofigureitoutistohavecontactwiththeJapanesepeoplemyself,”ZhangYuyuan,aSenior2girl,toldusinthesurvey.
“JapanhasdonewrongtoAsiancountriesincludingChinaandithascausedpaintoeveryone,”saidHikaru,a17-year-oldgirlinKawasaki(川崎市).HavingvisitedChinafourtimesandlearnedmuch,sheunderstandstheimportanceofcommunicationbetweenthetwopeoples.SheplanstojoininanexchangeprogrammewithChineseyouth.“WelcometoJapan,myChinesefriends!
”Shesaysitwithasmile.
13.MostteenagershateJapanesebecause_______.
A.theJapanesewerecruelduringthewar
B.theJapanesetheymeetarecruel
C.theJapanesedon’twanttocommunicatewithChinesepeople
D.theylooktoofashionable
14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothesurvey?
A.ManyteenagershavemetaJapanese.
B.SouthKoreaisthemostpopularAsiantouristplacesforChineseteenagers.
C.Morethanhalfoftheteenagersinthesurveydon’tliketheJapanese.
D.MostChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughexchangeactivities.
15.Thepassageiswrittento______.
A.giveabriefintroduction