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甘肃省兰州学年高二英语上册期中考试题
兰州一中2018-2019-1学期高二年级期中考试试题
英语
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分100分,考试时间100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分:
(共三节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.
Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid."Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie."
Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytiredaswellandalsofellasleeponebyone.
TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.
Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.
1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.
A.RomanarmyandNorthEngland B.abravepeopleandtheScots
C.EnglandandScots D.RomanarmyandtheScots
2.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.
A.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstB.theydidn'twanttowaketheScots
C.theywantedtoreachthetopD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle
3.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.
A.itisabeautifulplantB.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle
C.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itisfreshandlovely
B
Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored(监控)indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.
“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”
Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative(消极的),butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?
Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:
thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.Heandacolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.
Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearoused(激发)onewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:
WhyThingsCatchOn.”
4.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?
A.Researchpapers. B.NewsreportsC.Privatee-mails. D.Dailyconversations.
5.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?
A.They’resociallyinactive.
B.They’regoodattellingstories.
C.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.
D.They’reinconsiderateofothers.
6.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?
A.Sportsnews. B.Personalaccounts.C. Sciencearticles. D.Financialreviews.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks
B.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople
C.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimes
D.SadStoriesTravelFarandWide
C
Inhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingcationalsuccessstory:
inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents’testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.Polishkidshavenowoutscored(超过……分数)Americankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWarsawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteam,or,forthatmatter,teamsofanykind.
ThatAmericanhighschoolswastemoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)resultsareannounced,it’ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.
Whydoesthissituationcontinue?
Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool’sflaws(瑕疵).Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really?
”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean?
”
Oneoftheironies(讽刺)ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.Americankids’performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It’stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.
8.AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat_______.
A. littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschools
B.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica
C.Americanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstime
D.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica
9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans_______.
A.Americanstudents’academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalot
B.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents’academicperformance
C. lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents’averageperformance
D.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents’poorPISAperformance
10.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto_______.
A. comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmerica
B.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodel
C.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltradition
D.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions
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。
选项中有两项为多于选项。
GetaThoroughUnderstandingofOneself
Inallone'slifetimeitisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith.11
Whenyouaregoingupwardsinlifeyoutendtooverestimate(高估)yourself.Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforiswithinyourreach.12It’slikelythatyouthinkitwiseforyourselftostayawayfromtheouterworld.Actually,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneself,youmayaswellkeepthefollowingtipsinmind.
Gainacorrectviewofoneself.Youmaylookforwardhopefullytothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,fordreamscanneverbefullyrealized.Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallengesbutitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts.13
Self-appreciate.Whetheryoucompareyourselftoatoweringtreeorabladeofgrass,ahighmountainorasmallstone,yourepresentastateofnature.14Ifyouearnestlyadmireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation.
15Intimeofanger,doyourselfafavorbyreleasingitinaquietplacesothatyouwon'tbehurtbyitsflames;intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorbysharingitwithyourfriendssoastochangeabadmoodintoacheerfulone;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettingagoodsleep.
Getafullcontrolofone’slife.Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolorandflavor.
A.Butitispreciselyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof.
B.Solongasyouhaveaperfectknowledgeofyourself,therewon’tbedifficultiesyoucan’tovercome.
C.Whenyouaregoingdownhillyoutendtounderestimateyourselfforyourownincompetence.
D.Ithasitsownvalue.
E.Especiallyifitiswellwithinyourreach,youarejusttooblindtoseeit.
F.Dooneselfafavorwhenit