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辽宁省大连经济技术开发区得胜高级中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
得胜高中2017-2018学年度第二学期期中高二英语学科试卷
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第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(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中选出最佳选项。
A
Manyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestion,"Mrs.Kindred,whydoyouteach?
"Withouttakingtimetoreflect,Ianswered,"BecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife."EventhoughIwashonest,thatwasn'taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn'tletitslide.
"Letmegetthisstraight,"hesaid,"Youwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?
"HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfused.I'moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwitty,orswift.
EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteach,therearedayswhenIwonder.Onthosedays,IremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:
It'sinmyblood.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacher,andshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled(逐渐灌输)inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.
Teachingisawaytomakeadifference.Ifyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshore.Youcan'thaverippleswithouta"stone."Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifference,andthat'swhatIstrivetodo.
Igenuinelyloveteenagers.
IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflife,Iwanttodoso.Ifthey'llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththem,Iwanttodotoo.
Teachingisn'tforeveryone,butIknowImadetherightcareerchoice.
21.Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?
A.Becausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievable.
B.Becausethewriterwasinsincere.
C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.
D.Becausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstand.
22.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?
A.Stupid.B.Honest.C.Conservative.D.Polite.
23.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.
B.Thewriter’sanswermadethestudentconfused.
C.Inthewriter’sopinion,somepeopleintheworldareunfittoteach.
D.Thewriterannoyedthestudentwhoaskedthequestion.
24.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Astudent’ssillyquestion.B.Agoodteacherwholikesstudents.
C.ThereasonwhyIteach.D.Aconfusedstudent.
B
Margaret,marriedwithtwosmallchildren,hasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleaner,cleaningofficesinabigbuilding.
Shegottrainedasanurse,buthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.“Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoit,buttheshifts(工作班次)areallwrongforme,asIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.”
Sosheworksasacleanerinstead,from9p.m.till6a.m.fivenightsaweekforjust£90,beforetaxandinsurance.“It’sbetterthanitwaslastyear,butIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextra.”
Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeanthatsheseesplentyofthechildren,butverylittleofherhusband.However,shedoesn’tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.
Herworkisn’tphysicallyveryhard,butit’snotexactlypleasant,either.“Idogetangrywithpeoplewholeavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoit,perhapsthey’dbeabitmorecareful.”
Thefactthatshe’sworkingallnightdoesn’tworryMargaretatall.Unlikesomedarkbuildingsatnight,thebuildingwheresheworksisfullylit,andthewomenworkingroupsofthree.“SinceI’vegottobehere,Itrytoenjoymyself-andIusuallydo,togetherwiththeothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaugh,sothetimeneverdrags.”
AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesforaliving.“Theythinkyou’reacleanerbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtoreadandwrite,”saidMargaret.“IusedtothinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatI’dbeendoing,butIdon’tthinkthatwayanymore.Idon’tdisliketheworkthoughIcan’tsayI’mmadaboutit.”
25.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause______.
A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamily
B.shehadsufferedalotofmentalpressure
C.sheneededtherighttimetolookafterherchildren
D.shefelttiredoftakingcareofpatients
26.Margaretgetsangrywithpeoplewhoworkintheofficebecause______.
A.theynevercleantheirofficesB.theylookdownuponcleaners
C.theyneverdotheirworkcarefullyD.theyalwaysmakeamessintheiroffices
27.Whenatwork,Margaretfeels______.
A.light-heartedbecauseofherfellowworkersB.happybecausethebuildingisfullylit
C.tiredbecauseoftheheavyworkloadD.boredbecausetimepassesslowly
28.TheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimpliesthatMargaret’sparentswould_____.
A.helpcareforherchildrenB.feeldisappointedwithher
C.showsympathyforherD.regretwhattheyhadsaid
C
Jointhediscussion…
LakeLander2hoursago
Today,amantalkedveryloudonhisphoneonatrainbetweenMalvernandReading,makingmanypassengersupset.IwonderhowhewouldreactifIweretoreadmynewspaperoutloudonthetrain.Ihaveneverhadthecouragetodoit,though.
Pak5057minutesago
Whynotgiveitatry?
Perhapsyoushouldtakelessonsonamusicalinstrument.ThelatemusicianDennisBrianissaidtohaveaskedafellowtrainpassengertoturnoffhisradio.Whenhisrequestwasrefused,hetookouthisFrenchhorn(号)andstartedtopractice.
AngieO’Edema42minutesago
Idon’tseehowmusicalinstrumentscanhelpimprovemannersinpublic.Don’tdotootherswhatyouwouldn’tliketobedonetoyourself.Once,apassengernexttometalkedoutloudonhismobilephone.Ileftmyseatquietly,givinghimsomeprivacytofinishhisconversation.Herealizedthisandapologisedtome.Whenhisphonerangagainlater,helefthisseattoanswerit.Yousee,abitofrespectandcooperationcandothejobbetter.
Taodas29minutesago
Ididreadmynewspaperoutloudonatrain,anditturnedoutwell.Theguytookitingoodpart,andwechattedhappilyallthewaytoEdinbergh.
Sophie7613minutesago
Ihavenottriedreadingmynewspaperoutloudonatrain,but,severalyearsago,IreadsomechaptersfromHarryPortertomyboredandnoisychildren.SeveralpassengersseemedtoappreciatewhatIdid.
29.ThepassengermadeanapologytoAngieO’Edemabecause________.
A.heofferedhisseattosomeoneelseB.hespokeveryloudlyonhisphone
C.herefusedtotalkwithAngieD.heignoredAngie’srequest
30.Whooncereadanewspaperoutloudonatrain?
A.Pak50B.AngieO’EdemaC.TaodasD.Sophie76
31.Whatisthediscussionmainlyabout?
A.Howtoreacttobadbehavior.B.Howtokilltimeonatrain.
C.Howtochatwithstrangers.D.Howtomakeaphonecall.
32.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom_______.
A.AwebpageB.AnewspaperC.AnovelD.Areport
D
It’swonderfultogotoanothercountry,completeavolunteerprojectandfeelthatyoureallyhaveapositiveinfluence.Buthowcanyoubecomeaninternationalvolunteer?
*Planpractically.Contact(联系)theorganizationafewmonthsbeforeleavingandfindoutiftherearematerialswhicharerareandhardtogetfortheproject.Whatyouoftenconsiderplentifulhere,suchasnailsorhammers,isingreatneedinotherpartsoftheworld.
*Dotheprojecttogether,notonyourown.Youareaguestinthecommunity(社区).Themostsuccessfulresultisnotthatyoubuildsomethingandwalkaway,butthatyouandcommunitybuildsomethingasateam.Shareskillsandbuildtogether.
*Beflexible.Noteverythingisgoingtohappenasplanned.Oftentheothercountrydoesn’thavetherighttools,manpower,transportationorfundstogetalltheneededworkdone.Inaword,theylackinfrastructure(基础设施).
*Contactthepeopleinthecommunity.Oftenyouwillhave“downtime”outsidetherangeoftheproject.Ratherthanmovebacktothegroupwithwhomyoutraveled,besuretospendtimewiththepeopleofthecommunity.Listentothethingsabouttheirlives.Ifyoucan’tspeakthelanguage,smilesworkwonders.Andyouwillbesurprised—youwillfindawaytocommunity.
Volunteeringisaspecialandlife-longexperienceforeveryoneinvolved(参与的).Bepreparedthatthepersonwhomaybechangedmostisyou.It’sajoyful,oftencarefulexperiencewhichwillencourageyoutoviewyourself,yourneighborsandyourworldquitedifferently.
33.Tobecomeagoodvolunteerinanothercountry,youneedto_________.
A.sticktoyouroriginalplan
B.speakthelanguagefluently
C.getwellpreparedinadvance
D.bringalongnailsorhammers
34.Whichmightbethemostsuccessfulresultwhenyoudotheproject?
A.Donatingbookstothecommunitylibrary.
B.Spendingsometimechattingwiththepeople.
C.Buildingaschoolforthechildrenbeforeleaving.
D.Makingpracticaltoolswiththecommunitymembers.
35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Placesingreatneedofvolunteers.
B.Waystocooperatewithlocalpeople.
C.Reasonsforthepopularityofvolunteering.
D.Tipsonbecominganinternationalvolunteer.
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。
TestAnxiety(焦虑)
You'veparticipatedinclass,doneallofyourhomework,studiedhard,andyouthinkyouhavemasteredthematerial.Butwhenthetestcomes,suddenlyyo