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红兴隆管理局第一高级中学

2017-2018学年度第一学期高二年级期中考试

英语学科试卷

注:

卷面分值120分时间：

90分钟

第一部分：

阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Welcome to ArundelCastlewhichissituatedinWestSussex,England.Thecastlehasahistoryofnearly1000yearsandhaswelcomedvisitors traveling from all over the world.ArundelCastlealsoplaysastarringroleinmanyfilms.

TheGardens

TheWhiteGardenisplantedwithsoftwhiteIcebergRoses,andSnowWhiteLilies.

TheRoseGardenisnewlyplantedwithlovelyold-fashionedEnglishrosesthatareattheirverybestinJuneandJuly.

TheOrganicKitchenGardenproducesawiderangeofseasonalfruitandvegetables,pears,cherriesandapples.

TheCastleShop

IntheCastleShop,youwilldiscoverawideandinterestingrangeofgiftideasforeveryone.Itoffersgiftsandsouvenirsdesignedtoappealtoalltastesandpockets.Foods,china,books,andstationery（文具）areallavailable.ManyaresoldinthisCastleShoponly.

AtArundelCastleweprideourselvesonsupportinglocalsuppliersandactivelyencourageenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.

TheArundelFestival2014

Saturday16thtoMonday25thAugust

TheannualArundelFestivalgetsbiggerandbettereveryyear.Itisoneofthemostamazing,diverseandeasilyaccessibleartsfestivalsintheUK,offeringamixofvisualarts,music,theatreandstreetentertainment.

Parking

Coachesandmini-busescandropoffatthemainCastleentranceinMillRoadandparkinthemaintowncarparkthatisoppositethecastleentrance.Pleaseinformuswhenmakingyourbookingofhowmanyparkingpermitsarerequired.

1.Whatcanyoudowhenvisitingthecastle?

A.Seehowthelocalgiftsarebeingmade.

B.Getold-fashionedEnglishrosesasgifts.

C.Getseasonalfruitsandvegetablesfreeofcharge.

D.Buyeco-friendlyproductsintheCastleShop.

2.HowlongdoestheArundelFestivallastthisyear?

A.OneweekB.10daysC.16daysD.Onemonth

3.Wherecanyouparkthecoach?

A.InMillRoadB.InsidetheCastle

C.InthemaintowncarparkD.Atthemaincastleentrance

B

Proudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystonefacedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadreadcarefully,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway？

”

Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:

goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!

Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:

flip（掷）acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!

Tails，myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.

Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlyclass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear，“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!

HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?

Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:

Noredos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotfair,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster'sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyopiniontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!

4．Whatdidtheauthor'sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?

A．Positive.B．RidiculousC．Boring.D．Puzzling.

5．Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?

A．HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.

B．Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.

C．Heforgothisteacher'sinstructions.

D．Hewasnotfamiliarwiththenewschool.

6.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans________.

A．annoyedB．ashamedC．eagerD．ready

7．Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround________.

A．byredoinghistask

B．