黑龙江省双鸭山市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、黑龙江省双鸭山市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学20132014学年度高二下学期期中考试英语试卷姓 名班 级学 号（时间：120分钟 总分：150分 卷交答题卡，卷交答题纸）第卷（共70分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AAnthony was sad. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldnt win the attention of his very

2、 wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Anthony was sent away to a boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded with（恳求）his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was it would be good for me,” he recalled.It was not. Anthony

3、did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied for five years. “My teachers couldnt have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasnt even smart enough to rebel. The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was the desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my par

4、ents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”Now, at 55, Anthony is one of the worlds most successful childrens book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies，and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, has come out.The Alex

5、Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.Anthony says he doesnt try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “ I have a feeling that it has something to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessar

6、y to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.The style has also made Anthony a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, its all about

7、entertaining people with a good story.Now, Anthony couldnt be happier with his life. He sums up his success:“you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”1. Which of the following is true of Anthony?A. He was the beloved child of his family. B. Alth

8、ough he is successful, he isnt very happy.C. Studying in a boarding school proved a good choice for him.D. He places more emphasis on the characters behavior in his stories.2. At boarding school, Anthonys teachers_.A. thought little of his ability. B. showed great concern for him.C. encouraged him t

9、o be a writer. D. often criticized him.3. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Anthonys popular booksAlex Rider series B. Alex Rider, a popular characterC. Anthony, a successful childrens book author D. Special writing style4. What advice does Anthony give to readers?A. Confidence is the

10、key to success. B. Hardship teaches valuable lessons.C. Internet is the best teacher. D. Failure is the mother of success.BDo successful businessmen need an office? Increasingly the answer seems to be no.Chris Ward, author of the book Out of Office explains how President Barack Obamas first inaugura

11、tion(就职) speech was written by 27-year-old Jon Favreau sitting in Starbucks(星巴克); how Richard Tait, creator of Cranium, started the board game in a coffee shop; how Michael Acton Smith invented the childrens virtual world Moshi Monsters in his local caf Nero; and how JK Rowling, the novelist behind

12、Harry Potter, believes a caf is the best place to write.It is a convincing view, and for basic start-ups it makes much more sense to work from home and public spaces such as cafes than renting an expensive office. Offices are hard to find, costly to decorate and involve much tiring administration. M

13、oreover, by staying independent you avoid the misery(痛苦) of a daily commute(往返上下班), which for many is the worst part of a job.Thanks to mobile communications, WiFi(无线网络) and cloud storage, together with the increasing heavy-duty equipment such as photocopiers, fax machines and desktop PCs, the tradi

14、tional office is becoming redundant(多余的) for many sorts of organizations and workers. Of course, factory managers, surgeons, chefs and industrial chemists are still tied to specialist locations. But many of us-from software engineers and copywriters to architects and fashion designers-can operate al

15、most anywhere. That freedom, and a willingness to adapt, can make ones career more enjoyable and, sometimes, more efficient.5. The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us . A. Obama didnt write his inauguration speech by himself B. many writers like to write in a coffee shop C. a caf is the best pl

16、ace to write D. people dont have to work in an office 6. Which of the following careers is tied to special locations? A. Software engineers. B. Copywriters. C. Surgeons. D. Fashion designers.7. The traditional office is becoming redundant due to the following EXCEPT . A. mobile communications B. the

17、 misery of a daily commute C. heavy-duty equipment D. WiFi and cloud storage8. What can we infer from the text? A. Many people hate commuting daily. B. The tradition office will no longer exist. C. Working in public places will reduce efficiency. D. Chefs can work anywhere.CHomestay UK/Great Britain

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24、 per night)Vegetarian(素食的) meals are available.9. Chika and Taras house would be a good choice for _.A. a person who eats no meat B. a heavy smokerC. a pet lover D. one who needs a one-night stay10. What do we know about Chika and Taras house?A. It lies in the center of the city. B. Public transport

25、 is convenient there.C. It is not far away from Greenwich. D. The distance from the house to London is 1.6 km.11. If Mary chooses a twin room and pick-up service(two-way), how much should she pay per day?A. 80. B. 137. C. 140. D. 77DIf your preschoolers turn up their noses at carrots or celery, a sm

26、all reward like a sticker(贴画) for taking even a taste may help get them to eat previously disliked foods, a UK study said. Though it might seem obvious that a reward could encourage young children to eat their vegetables, the idea is actually controversial, researchers wrote in the American Journal

27、of Clinical Nutrition. Thats because some studies have shown that rewards can backfire and cause children to lose interest in foods they already liked, said Jane Wardle, a researcher at University College London who worked on the study. Verbal praise, such as “Brilliant! Youre a great vegetable tast

28、er”, did not work as well. The study found that when parents gave their small children a sticker each time they took a “tiny taste” of a disliked vegetable, it gradually changed their attitudes. The children were also willing to eat more of the vegetableseither carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper,

29、 cabbage or sugar snap peasin laboratory taste tests, the study said. Researchers randomly assigned (分派) 173 families to one of these groups. In one, parents used stickers to reward their children each time they took a tiny sample of a disliked vegetable. A second group of parents used verbal praise

30、. The third group, where parents used no special vegetable-promoting methods, served as a “control”. Parents in the reward groups offered their children a taste of the “target” vegetable every day for 12 days. Soon after, children in the sticker group were giving higher ratings to the vegetablesand

31、were willing to eat more in the research lab, going from an average of 5 grams at the start to about 10 grams after the 12-day experience. The turnaround(转机) also seemed to last, with preschoolers in the sticker group still willing to eat more of the once-disliked vegetable three months later. Why d

32、idnt the verbal praise work? Wardle said the parents words may have seemed “insincere” to their children. 12. The purpose of writing the passage is . A. to introduce a practical method of making children eat vegetables B. to show the procedure of an experiment on childrens dietC. to explain why children hate to eat vegetablesD. to present a proper way of verbal praise to parents13. The underlined word “backf