学年河南省豫西名校高二下学期第一次联考英语试题 Word版.docx

1、学年河南省豫西名校高二下学期第一次联考英语试题 Word版第一部分 阅读理解（版权所有：百强校英语解析团队专供）（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。AWhen Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began t

2、o lose his confidence, then depressed. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all.“Why dont you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. Youd better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do?”“Get out and

3、have a look round.” advised his uncle. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers a

4、nd gradually managed to win his good fame. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empt

5、y shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed lo open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold co

6、ins inside.1. Whats the best title for the passage?A. No Education, No Future.B. The World Is a Money-locker.C. Good Fame Is the Key to Success.D. Difficulty of Starting a Small Business.2. Which of the following best describes Boriss job hunting experience?A. Boring. B. Surprising. C. Encouraging.

7、D. Disappointing.3. Boris started his career by _.A. repairing cycles B. buying empty shopsC. cycling around the town D. developing a waste ground4. Boris finally chose an empty shop in a place because _.A. it was not so expensiveB. he had a lot of old customers thereC. there were good opportunities

8、 thereD. he could make good use of his skills thereBFITNESS CENTREThe fitness centre offers a variety of activities for members of all ages throughout the week.Activities for Monday 12 July, 2017:Learn to swim. Classes for preschool children aged five and under start at 10:00 am. Classes last 30 min

9、utes and parents must attend with their children. Dont forget to book in advance, as places are limited, and to pack some warm clothes for after the lesson.Womans aerobics (有氧运动). Sessions are for one hour and begin at 10:45 am，led by Melissa. Come along and join us every Monday for an exhilarating

10、hour of exercise and fun. Leave your kids at the nursery and take time out for yourself. Wear a track-suit or something similar.Lunchtime yoga. Take a break at lunchtime (1:002:00 pm) for an hour of meditation and yoga. Enjoy the peace and quiet of our meditation room, and relaxing sessions designed

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12、s during Family Shootaround hours. All participants must sign in at the front desk and wear a wistband during the play.5. When will Melissa be working?A. From 10:00 am to 10:30 am. B. From 10:45 am to 11:45 am.C. From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. D. From 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.6. Which activity may need extra f

13、ees?A. Lunchtime yoga. B. Learn to swimC. Womens aerobics. D. Family Shootaround.7. What is the common requirement of the activities?A. The need to sign in. B. The need to bring something.C. The need to book in advance. D. The need to become a member.CTwo of the hardest things to accomplish in this

14、world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half-dozen or so

15、men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community. If ma

16、terial prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that th

17、eir productivity had ceased (停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking thro

18、ugh my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words o

19、f St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.8. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?A. Wealth results from honest eff

20、ort.B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.C. For some people, no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.D. The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.9. The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you

21、eat the bread” means _.A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your faceB. No pains, no gainsC. Failure is the mother of successD. Bread comes from the sweat on your face10. We learn from the passage that the author _.A. was a wealthy person in the communityB. held a positive attitude towards

22、 an active lifeC. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed11. What is implied in the passage by the writer?A. To use wealth properly, cat, drink and be merry.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. As life is but like a dream, a man is l

23、ike a fruit tree.D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.DHaving a great collection of books at home doesnt really mean that you are a person who loves reading. It may be got from your father or your fathers father, and it can just impress people around you with the fact that you are a person

24、 of culture.From my point of view, reading is very important in our daily life. For example, reading is a way of gaining knowledge in different areas. It can help us have a great imagination, and it makes things easier when it comes to making compositions on different themes. It gives you the possib

25、ility to speak about science, even if you dont work in this field. You can express your opinions about a political event because you have read something about that.Secondly, reading gives us the possibility to enter the world of imagination. We can imagine what life will be like in the future. Somet

26、imes, we compare ourselves with the people in the stories we read and they can give us some clues to solve the problems and tell us what to do in certain situations. Books are based on real life. Even if writers are considered to be somehow different from common people, they often face the same prob

27、lems as we all do.In short, I would like to say that literature is the perfect way of enriching our culture, expressing correctly, having a rich vocabulary, being able to understand different fields and really being considered to be a learned person.12. In the authors opinion, a person has many book

28、s at home only to _.A. make his house look more beautifulB. show that his father is a learned personC. impress others with the fact that he loves readingD. show that he is rich enough lo collect many books13. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?A. Reading a lot is good for writingB.

29、Reading can help us gain knowledgeC. Reading can help us have a great imaginationD. Reading helps us enter the field of politics easily14. We can learn from the third paragraph that _.A. people in stories are always unbelievableB. books may help us solve problemsC. writers are good at dealing with p

30、roblems in lifeD. writers often have different experiences in life15. What can be the best title for the text?A. Why Is Reading Important in Our LifeB. How Can We Become a Learned PersonC. Different Reading, Different FunctionsD. Having a Good Collection of Books Means a Lot第二节（版权所有：百强校英语解析团队专供）（共5小

31、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。Its reported that a male waiter recently poured boiling water over a female customer at a hot pot restaurant after the woman was caught complaining about the waiters bad service online. _16_The female victim, surnamed Lin, reportedly got into an

32、 argument with the waiter, surnamed Zhu, when Zhu refused her repeated request for additional soup for her pot. Lin was rushed to hospital and was diagnosed with severe bums on up to 40% of her body. _17_Many netizens criticized the waiter for being too impulsive and ignoring the possible consequences, but some also accused Lin of being too picky. Meanwhile, some came up with a ques