人教版高中英语阶段性测试六.docx

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人教版高中英语阶段性测试六

荥阳高中2017-1018学年上学期实验班

阶段性测试（六）高二英语

第I卷（选择题，共70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。

A

EventhoughyoucanwatchamovieonyourTV,laptoporiPadthesedays,greattheatresstillmakegoingtothemoviesworthbuyingaticket---andsometimesevenworthatrip.

1.AMCLoewsUptown,Washington,D.C.

Localmoviecriticswilltellyou“TheUptown”isthebestplacetoseeamovieintheWashington,D.C.area.Openedin1936,it’snotamovietheatre,butamoviepalacefeaturingasinglescreen—acurved（弧形的）,70-footlongand40-foothighscreen,oneofthelargestinthearea.

2.ArcLightCinemasHollywood,LosAngeles

ThisHollywoodtheatreisn’tjustaplacetoseestarsonscreenyoumightcatchafewsittingnexttoyouintheaudience.Thetheatreoffers14screenswithreservedstadiumseating（theseatsarewiderthanaverage）,andthefamousCineramaDome（全景电影）.

3.TampaTheatre,Tampa,Florida

AclassicmoviepalacedesignedbyfamedtheatrearchitectJohnEberson,theTampalandmarkwasbuiltin1926.Thetheatrenowshowsbothnewandclassicfilms.ComeearlytoheartheMightyWurlitzertheatreorganplayedbeforemostfilms.

4.Grauman’sChineseTheatre,LosAngeles

It’snotjustamovietheatre.It’saHollywoodexperience.Openedin1927,thetheatrewasknowninitsearlydaysforlavish（奢华的）Hollywoodpremieres（首映）andhostingthreeAcademyAwardceremonies.CheckoutthenearbyHollywoodWalkofFamebeforewatchingamovieonthebigscreen,andwhenyourmovieisover,stopbythenext-doorKodakTheatre,wheretheOscarswereonceheld.

21.WhatdoArcLightCinemasHollywoodandGrauman’sChineseTheatrehaveincommon?

A.TheybothhostedtheOscars.B.Theywerebuiltinthesameyear.

C.Theyofferpresentstocustomers.D.Theyaresituatedinthesamecity.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutTampaTheatre?

A.Itwasopenedin1936.B.Ithasasinglecurvedscreen.

C.Ithasanoutdoorcourtyard.D.ItoffersMightyWurlitzerplay.

23.Whatsthetextmainlyabout?

A.FamousbuildingsintheUSA.B.Fourlargesttheatresintheworld.

C.FourtheatresworthvisitinginAmerica.D.Moderntheatreswithadvancedfacilities.

B

Squattingdownonmydisorganizedclosetfloor,Ilookedeagerlythroughmyalbumsforthepictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights.IsearchedsolongandsoeagerlythatIlostallfeelinginthelegs.Ignoringthepain,Iwentonwithmysearch,becausefindingthepicturewasworthit.

Mybelovedgrandmaonmydad’sside,whopassedawayalmostfouryearsago,woulddecoratetheChristmastreeslikeitwasherjob.Eachyearshewoulddecorateanornate,12-foot-tall,shiningtreeinherlivingroom,andmostyearsshewouldhaveanadditionalpinktree,palmtree,colored-lighttree,white-lighttree,bedroomtree,etc.Theideasvariedyearafteryear,butthethemewasalwaysthesame:

LetThereBeLight.

Fortheoutsideofthehouse,mygrandmahiredpeopletocomeandstringthousandsoflightsthroughthetreesinheryard.Itwasn’teasy,anditwasn’tcheap,butitwasalaboroflove.Peopleinthesmalltowncameandparkedtheirkid-packedcarsonthestreet,gazingatthethousandsuponthousandsofshininglightsyearafteryear.Theybroughtusmagic,whichwasgrandma’slegacy.ThatisthefamilyactIamsupposedtofollowfortherestofmylife.It’swhatI’mdyingtorecreateandpassontomyownkids.Ifeelsomuchpressurebecausenooneiscapableofdoingit—andofdoingitcorrectly—butme.

So,it’smeandonlyme,eachyearunfasteningcountlessstringsoflights,windingthemrounda10-foot,pricklytree,andsendingthelightstothehighestbranches.ThoughI’monlyeverjustscratchingthesurfaceofgrandma’smagic,Iuncoveralittlemoreeachyear.Istillhaven’tfoundthatpictureofmygrandma’sChristmaslights,butIknowitexists,andIwillfindit,evenifitmeanslosingallfeelinginmylegs.

24.Whydidtheauthorsufferfrompain?

A.Becauseshewasmissingherbelovedgrandma.

B.Becauseshehadtroublefindinggrandma’slights.

C.Becauseshekeptanuncomfortablegestureforlong.

D.Becauseshebrokeherlegswhilesearchingforsomething.

25.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.Grandma’sChristmastrees.B.TheatmosphereofChristmas.

C.ThebeautyofChristmastrees.D.Christmasmemoriesinchildhood.

26.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgrandma’syardonChristmas?

A.Colourfulandmessy.B.Interestinganddizzy.

C.Noisyandcrowded.D.Shinyandattractive.

27.What’stheauthorsattitudetowardshergrandma’swaytospendChristmas?

A.Itisthebestwaypeoplelike.B.Itisherdutytopassiton.

C.Itneedstobeimproved.D.Itistoocostlytodoit.

C

Grassehasalwaysbeenassociatedwithsmell.IntheMiddleAgesitsmeltparticularlyunpleasantduetoitsleathertanning（制革）industry.Thenoblesonlyrarelyvisitedtheprettyandcharmingtowntopickuptheirhandmadeleathergloves.Inspiteoftheirgrandlandsinthesurroundingcountryside,Grassewascertainlyanecessaryevilwithnoself-respectingnoblesowningbuildingsthere.

Molinard,aGrassetanner（制革工人）himself,createdthefirstGrasseperfume.Wordspreadlikewildfireamongstthenoblesaboutthedesignerperfumedgloves.MolinardofferedapairofhisglovestoCatherinedeMedici（theQueen）,whogaveplentyofpraisetoherGrasseperfumedgloves;shealmostassured（确保）Grasse’sreputationastheperfumecapitaloftheworld.ThankstoCatherinedeMedici,Grassemerchantswereencouragedtogrowtheperfumeplantsthattannersneededtosupplyperfumedleathertothenobles.

Grassehasfourperfumefactoriesaswellasaperfumeschoolandaperfumemuseum.Fragonard’sperfumemuseumissituatedonthefirstfloorofitsperfumefactoryanddisplaysanamazingprivatecollectionofperfumebottles,presentationboxes,documentsandequipmentthattellsthehistoryofperfumemakingfromitsearliestbeginningstothepresentday.Theperfumemuseumisopeneveryday,Sundaysandpublicholidaysincluded.

Grasseiscertainlyaperfumedheaven,afarcryfromitssmellybeginningasaleathertanningtown.Nowfamousforafarsweetersmell,Grasseissurroundedbyfieldsofflowersthatmakerealestate（不动产）inGrasseverypopular.

ThoselookingforrealestateinFrancewouldhavetogoalongwaytofindanywheremorecharmingthanGrassewiththecityofNiceanditsairportjustashortdriveawayandplentyofactivitiestoenjoyinthesurroundingcountryside.RealestateinGrasseissituatedbetweentheSouthernAlpsandtheCoted’Azur,allowingownersthebestofbothworlds.

28.WhywasGrasseconsideredtobenecessaryalthoughitwasanevil?

A.Becauseitproducedleathergloves.

B.Becauseitmadethenobleslookrespectable.

C.Becausemanynobleslivedinitscountryside.

D.Becauseitwasabeautifulandattractivetown.

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutFragonard’sperfumemuseum?

A.Ithasseveralperfumefactories.B.Itcanbevisitedalltheyearround.

C.Itisfamousforitsperfumeschool.D.ItshowsvisitorsthehistoryofGrasse.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“afarcry”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean?

A.agoodlongcryB.totallyabsent

C.verydifferentD.fardistant

31.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Grasseisstilllesscompetitiveinrealestate.

B.Grasseisnowaperfectplaceforpeopletolive.

C.Grasseisbecominganimportanttouristattraction.

D.LivinginGrassemightcauseyoumuchinconvenience.

D

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IdealImpact,anewWeb-basedapp（应用程序）,seesthatasalostopportunity.Theappisdesignedtoconnectnewsstorieswithefficientwaystohelpmakeadifferenceintherealworld.Let’ssay,forexample,yourecentlyreadanarticle,“Theheartbreaking,worldofcaptive（被抓的）exoticbirds”andfeltmovedbythestoriesoftheoftensadlivesthosebirdsareforcedtolive.Onceinstalledonyourphoneorbrowser,IdealImpactwouldshowyouopportunitiestovolunteer,donateorgetinvolvedtohelpcaptiveexoticbirds.

Founder,OlivierKamanda,explainsinthecompany’svideo,“Whatwouldhappenwhenyoucomeacrossastorythatmakesyouwanttogetinvolvedin?

Thatarousesafundamentalquestion,‘HowcanIhelp?

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Oncetheappisinstalledasabrowserplugin（插件）onadesktopormobiledevice,youcanreadthenewsasyounormallywould.Andthen,whenyoucomeacrossastorythatinspiresyoutotakeaction,youcanclickontheIdealImpactbuttonthatappearsinthemainmenuofyourbrowser.Thatwillloadtheappandshowyouopportunitiestogetinvolvedwithnon-profitorganizationsthatareworkingtodealwiththeissueyoujustreadabout.

32.WhatisIdealImpact?

A.Itssoftware.B.It’sacharitygroup.

C.It’sacomputercompany.D.It’sanon-profitorganization.

33.Howdoestheauthorexplai