山东省微山县第二中学学年高二英语下学期第一学段考试试题含答案 师生通用.docx

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山东省微山县第二中学学年高二英语下学期第一学段考试试题含答案师生通用

2018学年度第二学期第一学段高二英语试卷

注意：

本试卷共8页,满分100分,时间90分钟

第I卷（共50分）

第一部分阅读理解（共15小题,满分30分）

A

Flamenco（弗拉门科舞）isatypicaldanceandmusicinthesouthofSpain.ItwasbroughttoSpainbygypsy（吉卜赛）peoplecomingfromEasternEuropeinthe15thcentury.

Thethreethingsneededtodoflamencoareagoodsinger,aSpanishguitar,andagooddancer.Normally,thesceneofaflamencoshowisaplankfloor,anditcanbeinanytheaterorbar.ButforsomethingdifferentinGranada,youcanseeFlamencointypicalcaveswherefamiliesofgypsypeoplelivedinancienttimes.

Flamencoisdividedintotwogroups,thegroupofsingersandthegroupofdancers.ThegroupofsingersisnormallyformedofmenwhosingandplaytheSpanishguitar.Themenusuallywearblacksuits,andthebottomsoftheirshoesaremetal.

Thegroupofdancersisusuallyformedofwomen.Themostbeautifulthinginthispartishowfasttheycanmovetheirfeetandthesoundyoucanlistento.Thesoundoftheshoeshasthesamerhythmasthemusic.IwouldliketodescribeanightinGranadawhenwedecidedtogotoseeaFlamencoshow.AsIsaid,inGranadathesceneisacave,andthatmakesyoufeeldifferent.Thesoundofthemusicwiththesoundsfromthebottomsofthedancers’shoesmademefeelhappy.Thepeoplewatchingweretryingtoclaptotherhythmofthemusic,butit’simpossibletodoitbecausethisartisjustforprofessionalpeople.

Wesawthejoyofthegypsypeople.Theywerehappyandcharmingandtheytransmitted（传达）thistouswiththeirmusic.Flamencoisdefinitelyagreatart!

1.WeknowfromthepassagethatFlamenco________.

A.camefromsomecountriesofEurope

B.hasbeenpopularinSpainfor15centuries

C.wasinventedbygypsypeople

D.wasfromthecountrysideofSpain

2.WhatdoweknowaboutFlamenco’splayers?

A.Somesingersaremenandothersarewomen.

B.MenplaytheSpanishguitarwhilesinging.

C.Dancersarepartlymadeupofwomen.

D.Whatsingerswearisnothingunusualexceptblacksuits.

3.Whatmakesthewriterfeelunusualisthat________.

A.womenhadtomovetheirfeetasfastastherhythmofthemusic

B.otherpeoplejoinedsingersanddancerstoplaytogether

C.thepeoplewatchingcouldn’tclaptotherhythmofthemusic

D.theperformancehesawwasplayedinacave

B

WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyear,IcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChina.

WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworld,Icarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.Thankfully,wecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.

Still,heranswersurprisedme,“Greentea.”

AslongasIcanremembershedidn'tevendrinkIndiantea.

IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.Mymotherandherbrother,bothregularnewspaperreaders,believedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.

Attheturnofthecentury,ChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndians.Itwasastrangecountry.

Howthingschange!

Andhowsoon!

Noweverytownofanysizeseemstohavea“ChinaMarket”.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChina.

ThegovernmentofIndiahasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredone.AministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestments（投资）andsuchastepwould“workwondersasitdidforChina”.

Butit'satwo－waystreet.IjustheardaboutathousandShenzhenofficeworkerswhohavegonetoBangaloretotraininsoftware.Meanwhile,alltheIndianITmajorsaresettingupastrongpresenceinChina.

Nowonderthattrade,whichwasonlyinthemillionsjusttenyearsago,wasexpectedtohitabout$15billionforlastyearand$20billionby2008,agoalsetbybothgovernments.

Nowonder,mycolleaguewrotesomeweeksagoaboutthisbeingtheSino－Indian（中印）centuryasthetwocountriesstartedonJanuary1theSino－IndianFriendshipYear.

ButwhatisstillawondertomeismymotherdrinkingChinesetea.

4.WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?

A.ShewastiredofIndiantea.

B.ShehadasonworkinginChina.

C.Shebelievedithadacuringeffect.

D.ShewasfondofChineseproducts.

5.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“it'satwo－waystreet”inParagraph10?

A.TheexchangesbetweenIndiaandChinabenefitboth.

B.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.

C.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChina.

D.ChineseproductsarepopularinbothChinaandIndia.

6.WhatdoweknowabouttheIndianITindustry?

A.ItwillmoveitsheadofficetoShenzhen.

B.Ithasattractedaninvestmentof$15billion.

C.ItcaughtupwiththeUSITindustryin2008.

D.ItisseekingfurtherdevelopmentinChina.

7.Inthetexttheauthorexpresses________.

A.hisconcernforhismother'shealth

B.hissurpriseatChina'srecentdevelopment

C.hissupportfordrinkingChinesegreentea

D.hiswonderatthegrowthofIndia'sITindustry

C

Travellingcanbeawaytogainlifeexperiences,especiallyduringSpringBreak—aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou'reastudentanddon'thaveenoughmoneyforatrip?

Don'tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.

●Save:

Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortravelling.Cutexpensestofattenyourwalletsoyou'llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogetthere.

●Planahead:

Don'twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Ticketsmaycostmorewhenboughtonshortnotice.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity（安全）andsavings.

●Doyourhomework:

Nomatterwhereyougo,researchtheplacesyouwillvisit.Decidewhattosee.Travelbookswillprovideinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.

●Plansensibly:

Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.

●Travelingroups:

Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravellingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.

●Workasyougo:

Needmoremoneytosupportyourtrip?

Lookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.

●Gooffthebeatenpath:

Touristcitiesmaybeexpensive.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser－knownarea.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.

●Packnecessarythings:

Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes:

Remembermedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacksincaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.

●UsetheInternet:

TheNetcanhelptosavemoney.Someusefulwebsitesincludewww.Travelocity.com,www.bargains－lowest－andwww.Economic－travel.com.

Byplanningsensibly,evenstudentscanenjoythetravel.Yourtravelexperienceswillberememberedforalifetime.

8.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.howtotravelwithenoughmoneyB.howtoplanyourtravel

C.howtomakeyourtravelinterestingD.howtogetlifeexperiences

9.Beforeyourtrip,thefirstthingyoushoulddois________.

A.tobuyticketsinadvanceB.tomakeaplanoftheroute

C.tosavemoneybyspendinglessD.togetinformationontheInternet

10.Duringyourtrip,________.

A.youcangainvaluablelifeexperiences

B.youneedmoreshoesthanclothes

C.youshouldn'tlookforworkalltheway

D.youshouldforgettodoyourhomework

11.Theauthorofthepassageadvisesyou________.

A.nottovisitdangerousplacesB.tosharecostswithanyotherpeople

C.tobuyanythingyouwanttobuyD.togotolesser－knownarea

D

ReuelTolkien（1892—1973）,theBritishlinguist,writer.HecreatedafantasynovelTheLordoftheRingsthewell-knowntrilogy（三部曲）.

TolkienwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold,hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold,andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar,Tolkiensufferedfrom“trenchfever”andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasduringthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.

Afterthewar,Tolkienbecamealinguist.HewasaneditoroftheNewEnglishDictionaryof1918—1920.However,hewasmoreresearchingintoAnglo-SaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology.

In1937,TolkiencompletedhisfirstworkTheHobbit.Althoughthiswasafairytale，itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales，thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientocompletehismostfamousworkstheepic（史诗）trilogyTheLordoftheRings.TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.

AtthebeginningTheLordoftheRingswassimilarworksforchildren，butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.TheLordoftheRingswasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders'evaluation.Tolkien'sinfluenceisimportant，forthesuccessofTheLordoftheRingsmakesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre（体裁）developrapidly.

12.WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarⅠ?

A.1915.B.1896.　　　C.1916.D.1937.

13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Tolkien'sfatherdiedof“trenchfever”.

B.TolkienwrotetheNewEnglishDictionaryhimself.

C.Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.

D.TheLordoftheRingswasfinishedabouthalfayear.

14.WhatisTolkien'sTheLordoftheRingsconsideredtobe?

A.ThefirstworksofTolkien.

B.Alwaysseriousanddark.

C.Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.

D.Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.

15.Theword“evaluation”inthelastparagraphisclosetothemeaningo