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福建省莆田市第二十四中学学年高二英语上学期期中试题无答案
莆田二十四中2016-2017上学期期中考试卷
高二英语
第I卷
第一部听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分阅读理解
第一节(共15个小题,每个小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport(护照).
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.
Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments(文件).Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.FindahouseB.Takeavacation
C.GoshoppingD.Joinhisfamily
22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.
A.astrangerinSydneyB.aSydneypoliceman
C.afriendofhisfamilyD.aletterinhispapers
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastpraragraphmean?
A.GavebackB.ShowedC.SentoutD.Delivered
B
To
daywe'lltalkaboutreading.Whenwereadatext,oureyesmoveacrossapageinshort,quickmovements.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesstillfixate(停留,凝视).Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan(视幅).Thelengthoftimeforwhichtheeyesstopvariesfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyparsonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Inaddition,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.
Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrossthepage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasis(强调)onthepurelyvisualaspectso
freading,manyexerciseshavebeendesignedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forexample,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenforatenthofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenformedintheshapeofpyramids(金字塔),sothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessive(连续的)fixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit'sonethingtoimproveaperson'sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolated(孤立的)wordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.
24.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactorsexcept_____.
A:
one'spurposeinreadingB:
lightingandtiredness
C:
thelengthofagroupofwordsD:
one'sfamiliaritywiththetext
25.Theauthormaybelievethatreading_____.
A:
demandsadeeply-participatingmind
B:
requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixation
C:
requiresareadertoseewordsmorequickly
D:
demandsmoreeyesthanmind
26.Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph?
A:
Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan'thelpimprovereading.
B:
Thereadingexercisesmentionedhavedoneagreatjobsofar.
C:
Theabilitytoseewordsisnotneededforanefficientreading.
D:
Thereadingexercisesmentionedareuselessforreading.
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
_____.
A:
Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading
B:
Thevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtime
C:
Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext
D:
Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining
C
Skin-diving(轻装潜水)isanewsporttoday.Thissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworld.Itislikeavisittothemoon!
Whenyouareunderwater,itiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocks,becauseyouarenolongerheavy.
Here,underwater,everythingisblueandgreen.Duringtheday,thereisenoughlight.Whenfishswimnearby,youcancatchthemwithyourhands.
Whenyouhavetanks(箱)ofaironyourback,youcanstayinkeepwaterforalongtime.Butyoumustbecarefulwhenyoudiveindeepwater.Tocatchfishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport.Besides(而且),therearemanyotherusesofskin-diving.Youcancleanshipswithouttakingthemoutofthewater.Youcanalsogetmanythingsfromthedeepsea.
28.Skin-divingcantakeyouto______
A.thedeepseaB.theroom
C.themountains.D.themoon
29.Youcanclimbbigrockseasilyunderwaterbecause______.
A.thereisalotoflightB.youarestronger
C.thefishnearbyhelpyouD.youarenotasheavyasontheland
30.Underwater,askin-diver_______inthedaytime.
A.canseenothingB.canseeonlyfish
C.canseeeverythingclearlyD.can’tseeanythingclearly
31.Withtanksofaironyourback,youcan_______
A.stayunderwaterforalongtimeB.havemorefun
C.beinasafeplaceD.catchfishveryeasily
D
Father’sGarden
Myfatherwasalwaysagood(酷爱的)gardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.
Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden.IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作机)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:
yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcorn,andourfavorite---redtomatoes.
AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownan
dhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.
Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisb
ody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.
Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone’sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourover
melikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecornerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile.Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.
32.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?
A.Helovedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.
B.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilled.
C.Thegardenwasfullofhisfavoritefood.
D.Hewantedtobeagarden-crazylikehisfather.
33.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather_____.
A.devotedmoretogardening.
B.turnedtootherhobbies.
C.focusedonplantingtomatoes.
D.stoppedhisgardening.
34.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?
A.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.
B.Theauthor’ssontookchargeofthegarden.
C.Therewasagreatharvest.
D.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.
35.Whydidtheauthorstarthisgardenwithtomatoes?
A.Heonlyknewhowtogrowtomatoes.
B.Hewantedtohonorhisfather.
C.Hethoughttomatoeswereeasytomanage.
D.Hissonlikedthefieldsoftomatoes.
第二节(共5个小题,每个小题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2项为多余选项
FindingaSummerJob
Thinkingaboutasummerjob?
Tofindajobthat’srightforyou,makealistofyourinterestsandstrengths,aswellasyourdislikesandthethingsyouneedsomeimprovementin,andkeeptheminmindasyoulookforajob.___36___Butiflittlekidsdriveyoucrazy,ababysittingjobmaynotbeideal.
___37___Trytofindsomethingthatcanhelpguideyoutowardyourlong-termgoals,Forexample,ifyouwanttostudyveterinary(兽医)scienceincollege,findingafobinavet’sofficeoranimalshelter,orevenapetstore,maybebetterchoicesforyouthanworkinginarestaurant.
AsJobsbecomehardertofind,youmayhavetotakewhateverisavailable—andthat’sOK.__38___Justtrytofindsomeaspectoftheworkthatyouloveandcanlearnfrom.
___39___
Summerjobsareagreatwaytoprepareforlifeafterhighschoolorforcollege.Theskillsyoulearnearlywillhelpyoudeveloptheprofessionaltalentsyou’llneedthroughoutyourlife.Theseincludebasicbutimportantskillslikecustomerserviceorworkingwithpeoplewhomaybeverydifferentfromthefriendsyouhangoutwith.