山东省济南历城二中学年高二上学期开学考试.docx

1、山东省济南历城二中学年高二上学期开学考试第卷（共100分）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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A David Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Someti

2、mes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex

3、 and also for his county team. In 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game agains

4、t Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals. His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1996-1997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line;

5、 seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he

6、 chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.21.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1? A. success B. interest C. prize D. skill22.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals . A. helped him to gain m

7、any prizes for Essex B. kept him playing for Leeds United C. offered him the chance to join the national team D. made him popular and famous23.Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced? a. Beckham played his first football league game b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton

8、Soccer Skills award c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex A. e, d, a, c, b B. b, e, d, a, c C. e, b, a, d, c D. b, d, e, c, a24.The passage mainly talks about . A. how Beckham became

9、 a successful football player B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain D. why Beckham could win in football league gamesB If you ever visit an English village, make sure to look out for morris dancing. Undoubtedly one of the strangest tradit

10、ions of English culture, morris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to the 15th century. If you ever get the opportunely, you really have to see it. Men and women wearing old-fashioned, shabby clothing dance in the streets of towns and villages across the country during the holiday per

11、iods. Women wear long, frilly(有褶皱边的) skirts and men wear short trousers with bells attached to them. They dance to traditional folk music which is often played on traditional musical instruments. Some groups carry heavy black sticks which they beat against each other while they dance. Other groups w

12、ave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform. The dances are usually performed near a pub so that when its over, the dancers and audience can sing some traditional folk songs over a pint of beer. The celebrations will often continue long into the night, by which point most people are too drunk to

13、 think about performing again. Morris dancing is a great English tradition but its facing a big crisis. As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people are joining morris dancing groups. The dancers are getting older and older and eventually, if nothing is done to change this trends, the tradition

14、will die out within the next few decades. If youve ever had the fortune to see morris dancing, you may understand why teenagers arent rushing to sign up. Putting it to the point, its not exactly the coolest thing for an 18-year-old to be doing. Why dress up in bells and funny costumes when you could

15、 be going clubbing? Or playing sport? Or doing anything else? However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of Englands history and culture. Its important to look after some traditions and customs especially when its something as harmless and happy as morris dancing. So heres

16、 a toast to the next generation of would-be morris dancers! Lets hope they dont leave it too late.25.What is the passage mainly about? A. The origins of morris dancing B. The popularity of morris dancing C. The protection of morris dancing D. The introduction of morris dancing26.What to we know about morris dancers? A. They dance in pubs late into the night B. They sing folk