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.docx

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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