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1617学年下学期高二入学考试英语试题附答案

18届高二下学期入学测试英语试题卷

第一部分听力（略）

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortand,havinggainedit,tolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwellknowngolfclubafterfinishingaround.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.Thesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterday,and,strangelyenough,eachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealth,successfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunity.Ifmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappiness,theneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yet,itseemedtome,somethingveryimportantwasmissing,else（否则）therewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesoflifethroughscotchandsoda.Theyknew,eachoneofthem,thattheirproductivityhadceased（停止）.Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruit,itisdying.Anditisevensowithman.

Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?

IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBible.Thewordswerefew,buttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmymind."Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread."

Tome,thathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollections（memories）.Infact,thebattleoflife,ofexistence,isachallengetoeveryone.TheimmortalwordsofSt.Paul,too,havebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtome.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfight,Ihavefinishedthecourse,Ihavekeptthefaith.

21.Theunderlinedsentence"Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread"means“”.

A.Breadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourface

B.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface

C.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Nopains,nogains

22.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.wasawealthypersoninthecommunityB.wasfondofassociatingwithcelebrities（名人）

C.heldapositiveattitudetowardsanactivelife

D.keptasecretofthereasonwhyhewassoimpressed

23.Whatisimpliedinthepassagebythewriter?

A.Tousewealthproperly,eat,drinkandbemerry.

B.Ifyouceasetostruggle,youceasetolive.

C.Aslifeisbutlikeadream,amanislikeafruittree.

D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

B

It'ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it'spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachCountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.

It'salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,"That'swhatwe'regoingtodoforourspringbreak!

"

SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn'tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresembles（与...相似）a

mailbox.ButJaneyinsisted.andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The5-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe'dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie'stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches（装点），thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto"takeabook,returnabook",andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey'dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,reference.titles,novelsandkids'favorites."Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain,"saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing（补充）itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject'sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind."Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular."

24..Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom.

A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamily

C.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization25.Thelibrarywasbuilt.

A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorsesC.likeamailboxD.withglass

26.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?

AItwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.

CItaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.DItindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.27.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers.

A.donatebookstothelibraryB.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibrary

Creceivethank-younotesforusingthelibraryDvisitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedaily

C

YoumayhaveheardofthebookMobyDick（《白鲸记》）,writtenbytheAmericanauthorHermanMelville.YoumayalsoknowthatMobyDickisconsideredoneofthegreatestnovelseverwritten.

However,itmightsurpriseyoutofindoutHermanMelvillewasnotalwaysahighlyregardedauthor.

Melville’sfirsttwonovels,TypeeandOmoo,werewidelyreadandfinanciallysuccessfully.Theywerebothexcitingtalesofadventuresatseaandexperienceswithpeopleinforeignlands.Melvillebecamequitefamous.However,uponthepublicationofhisthirdbook,Mardi,Melville’spopularitybegantoweaken.Hewasnolongerinterestedintellingtalesofpureadventure,andhiswritingtookonastylethatalienated（使疏远）thegeneralreadingpublicofhistime.

MelvillepublishedMobyDickinOctoberof1851.itwasanoriginalnovel,combiningaspectsofsociologyandphilosophy,whichconfusedreadersbyitscomplexsymbolism.Thebooksoldpoorly.

Melville’snextbook,Pierre,wasalmostcompletelydisregardedbythepublic.Debtfrustrationand

illhealthfinallyforcedMelvilletotakealow-payingjobasacustomsinspector.Eventually,Melvilleabandonedprose（散文）andbegantowritepoetry.

TheCivilWaristhemainsubjectofMelville’spoetry.Heandhisbrothermadeatriptothefrontline,andhepublishedabookofpoems,Battle-PiecesandAspectsofWar,basedonthisexperience.

Melvillediedin1891attheageof72.atthispoint,hisworkhadbeencompletelyforgottenbythepublic.Histalentwastogounrecognizedforthenextthirtyyears.Then,in1920s,hisreputationbegantoimproveascriticsandreadersrediscoveredhiswork.TodayMobyDickisoneofthebest-knownnovelseverpennedbyanAmericanauthor.

28.WhatwereMelville’sfirsttwonovelsmainlyabout?

A.Histravelexperience.B.Hissuccessfulcommunicationskills.

C.Adventurousexperiencesinthefrontline.D.Adventurousvoyagesandforeignexperiences.

29.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMobyDick.

A.soldalittlebetterthanPierre.B.wasMelville’sfavoritenovel.

C.wascopiedfromotherbooks.D.madeMelvillepopularagain.

30.Thetextmaybetakenfrom.

A.awritingguideB.aliterary（文学的）journal.

C.asciencemagazine.D.acriticalbookonliterature.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThemainworksofMelville.B.TheskillsinMelville’swriting.

C.TheupsanddownsofMelville.D.ThereasonforMelville’sfailure.

D

TheInternetcanbeagreatwaytoconnectwithpeople.ThelatestwebcrazeissocialnetworkingonwebsitessuchasMySpace.Morethan65millionyoungpeopleuseonlinesocialnetworkingsites.

Thatcyberspace（网络空间）trendiscausingproblemsinschool,however.Inarecentsurvey,nearly

36percentofschooladministratorssaidthatsocialnetworkingsitestroubledlearningintheirdistricts.ShouldschooldistrictsbansiteslikeMySpace?

Teachersareworriedthatsomestudentsusesocialnetworkingtopostpersonalinformationandtocyberbully（恐吓）otherstudents.Oneofthebiggestdangerscomesfrompeoplewhofindoutkid’spersonalinformation.

Manydistrictshaveblockedstudentsfromaccessingorusingsocialnetworkingsitesfromschool

computers,andsomehavesuspended（暂缓）studentsforpostingharmfulmaterialonthosesitesfromtheirhomecomputers.Nearlytwo-thirdsofUSkidshavecomputersintheirhomes,accordingtotheUSCensusBureau.

Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatjustblockingaccesstosocialwebsitesatschoolisnottheendofthestory,”warnsNSBAexecutivedirectorAnneBryant,“Mostofthemisuseofthesesitestakesplaceathomebutstillaffectstheclassroom.”

Someeducatorsaren’tasquicktopulltheplugonsocialnetworking.TheysaythemainproblemwithsiteslikeMySpaceisthatstudentsdon’tunderstandthedangersinvolvedinusingthem.“Manystudentsarepostingpersonalinformationaboutthemselveswithoutregardtowhohasaccesstothatinformation,”JimHirschsaid,“Schoolsshouldfocusoneducatingtheirstudentsandtheirparentsonhowtobesafeonline.”

Expertsarguethattoomanyschoolsareforbiddingstudentstousesocialnetworkingwebsiteswithoutthinkingabouttheireducationalbenefits.“SocialnetworkingwebsitescanhelpconnectstudentsintheUnitedStatestotheirpeersinothercountries,providinginvaluablelessonsinforeigncultures,”explainsHirsch.

32．Wheredostudentsusuallymisusesocialnetworkingsites?

A.Attheteacher’soffice.B.Atthenetbar.C.Attheclassroom.D.Athome.33．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6maymean.

A.someeducatorsareinfavorofstudents