新泰市新汶中学级高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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新泰市新汶中学级高二上学期期中考试英语试题

新泰市新汶中学2016级高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

2017.11.16本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟。

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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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MydadwasintheAirForce.WhenIwasakid,wemovedeveryfewyears.Thatmeantalotofgood-byes.Italsomeantgettingusedtoawholenewcommunityandawholenewschooleachtimewemoved.Icanstillfeelwhatitwasliketohavetowalkintothenewschool—thatsinkingfeelinginmybelly,thatheavinessinmythroat.Itwouldalwaystaketimeformetolearnhoweverythingworked,whatwascoolandwhatwasnot.ItwasalwaysastruggletofindwhereIcouldfitin.

Alreadyshy,Ididn’thavemuchself-confidenceinmyfriend-makingabilities.Iwasthegirlwalkinginthehallswithherheaddown,panicking.WhenIspoke,youcouldhardlyhearmysoftvoice.Iwasnervousanddoubtedmyselfalot.

Itwasveryhardnothavingahistorywitheveryoneelse.Iwasanoutsider.ButwhatIdidhavewassoccer.WhereverIwent,IknewthatIcouldfitinwiththesoccerball.Thesoccerteammeantafamiliarplaceandimmediatefriendsforme.Icouldexpressmyselfandfeelgoodaboutmyselfonthefield.Playinghardhelpedtogetridofallmynervousness.

Throughoutourlives,ourself-respectgoesdownwhenwefeellikeafailure,anditgoesupwhenwefeelsuccessful.Doingsomethingwell,beingpraised,andfeelinglovedgoesalongway.Weallneedtoexploreopportunitieswherewecanbegoodatsomethingandfeelgoodaboutourselves.Physicalactivityandsportparticipationisaterrificwaytobuildupoursenseofself-confidenceandself-worth.

21.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutmovingtoanewschool?

A.Delighted.

B.Stressed.

C.Thrilled.

D.Uninterested.

22.Howdidsoccerhelptheauthorfitin?

A.Itmadeherphysicallystrong.

B.Itimprovedherschoolperformance.

C.Ithelpedbuildherself-confidence.

D.Itenabledhertoknowherselfbetter.

23.Accordingtotheauthor,one’sself-confidencegrowswhenone.

A.getschallenged

B.hasahistorywithothers

C.participatesinsports

D.feelsappreciated

B

In1993,eight-year-oldBrandonKeefesatinacornerattheHollygroveChildren’sHome,waitingforhismothertofinishtalking.HeheardthatHollygroveHomeneededalibrary,butalltheyhadwasanemptyspaceandlotsofkidswithoutbooks.

Thenextday,whenBrandon’steacheraskedthestudentstocomeupwithideasforacommunityserviceproject,Brandonrememberedwhathehadheard.Anideaoccurredtohimatonce.Whataboutallthebookshehadread?

Hehadmanythathewastoooldfor,andknewhisfriendshadsome,too.WhatiftheygavethemtotheHollygroveHometocreatealibrary?

Brandonstartedaprojecttocollectbooks,andsoonhehad847books.ThebigemptyroomatHollygrovewasfilled,andeverychildhadabooktotaketobedatnight.

WhenBrandonentered7thgrade,he,aswellashisfriends,begananotherbookproject.Inoneweek,theschoolcollected5,000books.TheHollygrovelibrarycouldn’thandlethemall.Alocalpublicschool,LimerickElementary,becamethenextnewlibrarycreatedbyBrandonandhisfriends.TheheadmasterrealizedthatBrandon’sideawassimpleandeffective.ShebegansharingitthroughouttheschoolsinLosAngeles.

Brandonwassurprisedwhen,oneday,aphotographerfromtheLosAngelesTimescalledhimoutofclass.Theywroteabouthiminthenewspaper,whichledtosomelocalcommunityserviceawards.ThenhewasinvitedtoappearontheverypopularTVprogramOprah.Brandonsaid,“AfterappearingonOprah,manypeopleknewaboutusandwewereabletosetupanon-profitorganizationcalledBookEnds.”

By2001,the60,000volunteershadcollectedaround150,000booksforBookEnds.Theyhadcompleted46libraries,with32moreunderdevelopment,helpingmorethan40,000childrenwhodidn’thavebooksbefore.

BrandonfeelsespeciallygoodthatBookEndsisgrowing.“Thereare60,000peopleinvolvedandI’mjustoneofthem.It’sgreattoknowyou’vemadeadifferenceandthatthingsaregoingtochangebecauseofwhatyou’vedone.”

24.Accordingtothetext,theHollygroveChildren’sHome________.

A.hadmanydisabledchildren

B.onlyhadanemptylibrary

C.hadnobooksinthebeginning

D.wasestablishedbyBrandon’smother

25.Brandoncameupwiththegreatideabecause__________.

A.hehadsomanyuselessbooks

B.histeacheraskedhimtodoit

C.hisfriendspromisedtodonatetheirbooks

D.hewantedtohelptheHollygroveHome

26.WhywasBrandoninvitedtoattendtheprogramOprah?

A.HehelpedcreatealibraryintheHollygroveHome.

B.Hewonsomelocalcommunityserviceawards.

C.Hewasrecommendedbyapublicschoolheadmaster.

27.Hesetupapopularnon-profitorganization.24.WhatdoweknowaboutBookEndsfromthepassage?

A.Thefinalpurposeoftheorganizationistomakeaprofit.

B.Itwasestablishedandisoperatedbythelocalcommunity.

C.Morethan40thousandchildrenhavebenefitedfromit.

D.Itdoesn’tneedtogrowanddevelopinthefuture.

C

NewYorkisfulloflifeinspring—whetheryouwanttoseeballetorflowers.TheNewYorkCityBalletseasonopensonTuesdayattheLincolnCenter.BrooklynBotanicGarden’sflowersareinfullbloom（怒放）atthistimeofyear.Buttheyarejustasmallpart;NewYorkhasmuchmoreforyoutosee.

Artontap

TheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArthassettledintoitsnewhome.Thebuildingaswellasitssettingisexciting.Taketheoutdoorstairsratherthantheliftstoenjoyviewsofthecity.However,theartwon’tbeforeveryone.

Their2017Biennial（exhibition）ofcontemporaryAmericanArthasjustopened（untilJune11）.YoucanalsoseetheexhibitionGeorgiaO’Keeffe:

LivingModernatBrooklynMuseum（untilJuly23）.FromJune12,theMuseumofModernArtwillmarkthe150thanniversaryofarchitectFrankLloydWright’sbirthwithanoverview（综述）ofhiswork.

Hey,bigspenders

TreatyourselftoTheLowellhotelon28East63rdStreet.It’sbetweenParkandMadisonAvenuesandisonlyminutesfromCentralPark.Thehotelwillprovideyouwiththe

bestservice.Thestaffarewonderful.Atbreakfast,waiterspresenttheirownhome-madejamforgueststoenjoy.

Nowondersomeoftheguestshavebeenstayingforthreeyears.Theroomscomewithfireplaces,whichisrareinManhattan.Roomscost$830（￡662）pernight.TheyhavejustopenedtheMajorellerestaurant,inspiredbythegardensinMarrakesh.

Downtown

Ifyou’retravelinginagroup,trytheQ&AHotel,agreatplacefromwhichtoexploreWallStreet,OneWorldObservatory,EllisIsland,theStatueofLibertyandGovernorsIsland.Amongthem,GovernorsIslandre-opensinMaywithanewexperience.Theapartmentsinthe66-storeybuildingarelargeandcomewithkitchens.Cost:

$239（￡191）anight.

28.IfyouarriveinNewYorkonJune15,youmaymiss_________.

A.theshowatBrooklynMuseum

B.theactivityintheMuseumofModernArt

C.the2017BiennialofcontemporaryAmericanArt

D.theactivitiesintheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheLowellhotelfromthetext?

A.Noneoftheroomshavefireplaces.

B.Thestafftherewilloffergoodservicetotheguests.

C.Itwillcostabout600dollarstostaythereforanight.

D.ItwilltakehourstogettoCentralParkfromthere.

30.IfyoustayattheQ&AHotel,_________.

A.youcaneasilypayavisittoWallStreetandCentralPark

B.youwillgetanewexperienceinMarchandMay

C.youcanenjoyalargeroomandabeautifulgarden

D.youcansavemuchmoneycomparedtoTheLowellhotel

31.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Atravelwebsite.

B.Ahistorybook.

C.Asciencereport.

D.Apublicserviceadvertisement.

D

Eyesmaybethe“windowstothesoul,”butdependingonwho’sreadingthem,theymighttellverydifferentstories.AnewstudyintheUKfoundthatwomenaremorelikelytonoticesomethingthanmenwhendetermininganotherperson’sfeelingsbasedonlyontheireyesandeyebrows.

Inthestudy,theresearcherssurveyedatotalof2,000menandwomenintheUK.Theywereshownpairsofeyesandeyebrowsandaskedtochoosethecorrecttermthatdescribeswhichemotion（情绪）thatpersonisexpressing.Ingeneral,womenwerefoundtobeslightlybetteratreadingotherpeople.Twothirdsofwomeninthesurveycorrectlyrecognizedfiveormoreemotions.Only56percentofmenwereabletodothis.

Theresearchersalsofoundthatwomenweremoreconfidentintheirabilitytoreademotions.Halfofthemreportedthattheywereeither“slightlybetter”or“muchbetter”atdoingsothantheirfriendsandfamily,whileonly44percentofmensaidthesame.Thesurveyalsoshowedthatmenandwomendifferintheirabilitiestonoticeparticularemotions.

Womenweremorelikelytorecognize“vulnerableemotions,”includingsomeonebeingshockedorscared.Morethanthreequartersofthemwereabletodoso,butonly60percentofmencouldtellthatsomeonewasscared.Whenitcomestorecognizinga“guilty”look,womenbeatmenbyfivepercent.

Inthesurvey,menwerefoundtobebetteratrecognizingemotionsrelatedtodesireandanger.Roughly58percentofmencouldcorrectlydiscoversomeonewasinterestedinsomethingfromwhattheysaw,and41.9percentcouldrecognizedesire.

Theresearcherssaytheabilityimproveswithage—untilyoureach65.Thebestscoreswereseeninpeopleaged55-64and45-54.Peopleaged65andoverwerebestatdeterminingwhenapersonis“guilty.”Onaverage,peoplescored4.9/10onthetest.Theresearcherssaythissuggeststhatmostpeoplecan’trecognizeotherpeople’smoodsas