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1、高二英语试题20172018学年下学期中段考试高二英语试题第一部分 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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADear Mr Black，I used to have a really good group of friends. Now theyre all getting into smoking and drinking. I want to find a new group of friends, but Im shy. How can I know wh

2、o are the types of people I should make friends with, and who will accept me ? Yours， MikeDear Mike， Youve already made a very important step because youve realized that its time to find new friends. Making and keeping good friends is a challenge for all of us, whether you are shy or not. Since youv

3、e done this successfully before, one thing is to think back on how you developed friendships in the past. Probably the best way to make and keep friends is to find others who share your interests. Lasting friendships often develop between people who enjoy the same activities. You also want to be wit

4、h friends who share your values and goals for life. It just depends on what your own interests are. That old saying is also true the best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Reach out to the others who share your interests, sit with them at lunch, invite them to join you in the activities you al

5、l like, listen to their thoughts and tell them about yours. Being a real friend takes time and effort. With time and effort, Im sure you will find some very good friends during your school years and youll always be in touch after leaving school. Yours， Tom Black1Why does Mike want to leave his old f

6、riends? ABecause they try to make him smoke and drink. BBecause they no longer want to spend time with him. CBecause they have never treated himas a good friend.DBecause they have formed some bad habits.2Mike wrote the letter to _. Aask Mr. Black to introduce some friends to him Bask Mr. Black for s

7、ome advice on making friendsCask Mr. Black why people dont like him Dask Mr. Black why his old friends left him3In Mr. Blacks opinion, making and keeping friends is _. Aespecially difficult for students Bjust hard for shy people Can easy task for some people Dnot so easy BHoney from the African fore

8、st is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of

9、 Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives. The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees nest. So, when

10、it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nes

11、t. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating

12、 the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.4. The honey guide is speci

13、al in the way .A. it goes to church B. it gets its food C. it reaches into bees nests D. it sings in the forest 5. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?A. Its covered with wax. B. Its small in size. C. Its hidden in trees. D. Its hard to recognize.6. What do the words the follower in Paragra

14、ph 2 refer to?A. A honey seeker. B. A bird. C. A beekeeper. D. A bee.7. What can be the best title for the text?A. Honey-Lovers Helper B. Wax and Honey C. Wild Bees D. Beekeeping in Africa CWith the development of our society, cell phones have become a common part in our lives. Have you ever run int

15、o a careless cell phone user on the street? Maybe they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on We Chat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name-phubbers (低头族).Recently a cartoon created b

16、y students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities (身份) bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes a selfie (自拍) in fr

17、ont of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events finally leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending of the film sounds unrealistic, the damage phubbing can bring is real. Your health is the first

18、to bear the effect and result of it. “Always bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors words. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for a long time will damage your eyesight gradually, a

19、ccording to the report.But thats not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. When getting together with family or friends, many people prefer to play their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this create

20、s a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported. It can also cost your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.8. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?A. Bad effects of pu

21、dding B. Ways to avoid the risks of phubbing C. Daily life of phubbers D. Methods of phubbing9. Why does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragraph 2?A. To call for people to go walking without phonesB. To tell people of the bad effects of phubbingC. To advise students to create more cart

22、oons like thisD. To suggest phubbers will destroy the world10. According to the passage, what risks may a phubber have?Destructing the world Affecting his social skillsDamaging his neck and eyesight Getting separated from his friends and family A. B. C. D. 11. Whats the authors attitude towards phub

23、bing?A. Disapproving B. Supportive C. Confident D. Optimistic D Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and never have daydreaming again. Most of us

24、 from earlier school days have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time. “ On the contrary,” says L.Giambra, an expert in psychology, “ daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldnt get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day. You cant possibly do all your thinking

25、 with a conscious mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of minds have silent dialogues.” Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them

26、 harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the

27、main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures. Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.” Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams which may be hard to understand. Its easier to

28、gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of dealing with them. Daydreams cannot be predicted. They move off

29、in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.12. What is the main difference between daydreams and sleep dreams?APeople have daydreams and sleep dreams at different times.BDayd

30、reams are more helpful in solving problems. CDaydreams are the result of unconscious mind while sleep dreams are that of a conscious mind.DDaydreams are more harmful. 13. The writer of this passage considers daydreams. Aharmful and unimportant Bhard to understand Cthe same as sleep dreams Dimportant

31、 and helpful14. The writer quoted（引用）L. Giambra and Eric Klinger to.Asupport his own idea Bpoint out the wrong ideas of early experts Creport the latest research on daydreams Dlist two different ideas 15. Which of the following is TRUE?AProfessor Eric Klinger has a better idea than L. Giambra.BAn un

32、conscious mind can work all the problems out.CEarly experts considered daydreams were important.DDaydreaming can give artists and scientists ideas for creation.第二节（共5小题：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。The following is a fathers advice to his son/daughter, who has just graduated from high school:First of all, congratulations on your