高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案II文档格式.docx

高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案II文档格式.docx

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SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers,”becauseherbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,sheretreated（躲避）intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.

Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop,however,shefeltlonely―aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”

“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!

That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”

Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren’sbook,andashort-storycollection.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?

A.Shehadsevenbrothers.B.Shefeltherselfanobody.

C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.

2.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_____.

A.developherwritingstyleB.runawayfromherfamily

C.makealotoffriendsD.searchforahusband

3.AccordingtoCisneros,whatwasthekeyfactorinhersuccess?

A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.HertrainingintheWorkshop.

C.HerchildhoodexperienceD.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.

4.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?

A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.

B.ItisabookofpoetrywrittenbyCisneros.

C.Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.

D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.

B

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Beerandfriedchicken—ThankstoaSouthKoreandramacurrentlyonair,ManFromtheStars,thisnewmix-and-matchjunkfoodtrendhasbeepopularamongyoungaudiences,despiteitsunhealthynature.Indeed,SouthKoreanTVdramas,orK-dramaforshort,havebeenamajorforceintheSouthKoreanpop-culturewavethathascapturedtheheartsofyoungChineseaudiences.AccordingtoiQiyi,avideowebsitethatfeaturesManFromtheStars,byFeb15,thenumberofviewsfortheTVdramahit370millioninChina.

“Itisinterestingtoexplorewhatattractaudiencesinthosedramas.It’sobviouslymorethanjustprettyfaces,”saysYanFeng,aprofessorofChineseliteratureatFudanUniversity.Reflectedbyaudiences,culturecriticsandinsidersoftheindustry,youthfantasy,creativestorylines,culturalproximity,andwell-organizedproductionalladduptoK-drama’ssuccess,alongwith,ofcourse,thosehandsomeandcutefacesdressedinthelatestfashiontrends.

“Everyonefanciesaperfectpartner,handsomeorbeautiful,”saysZhouYing,aprofessoratChongqingTechnologyandBusinessUniversity.“TheSouthKoreanTVindustryisfeedingthisneed.”AfterLeeMin-hoappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgala,hebecamethemostfamousSouthKoreaninChina.Onlyweekslater,KimSoo-hyun,leadactorinManFromtheStars,sweptthecountry.Apartfromprettyfaces,fashionisanotherhighlightoftheseries.Eachtimeactorsfromtheserieswearanewsetofoutfits,similarclothesexperienceasalesboomonline,accordingtoXiaoYi,aTaobaostoreowner.

Asisknown,withlovetriangles,incurablediseases,andCinderellatales,storylinesinSouthKoreandramasmayseemabitmonplace.WhileTheManFromtheStarschallengesthisbyputtingaliensandtimetravelintotheseexistingstories,PengSanyuan,ascreenwriter,saysafocusondetailisakeyfactorinthesuccessofthesedramas.“Inordertoaccuratelytargetaudiencesandfindemotionalreflectionswiththem,moreandmorefemalewritersareworkingintheindustry,”saysPengaboutherexperienceofexchangingideaswithSouthKoreancolleagues.Accordingtheexperts,SouthKoreanwriterssomehowmakesenseoftheseplots,nomatterhowunlikelyitseems.

8.WhyhasbeerandfriedchickenbeesopopularamongChineseyoungpeopleatpresent?

A.Becausethefoodtastesverygreat.

B.Becausetheywanttochangethetrend.

C.Becausethefoodisgoodfortheirhealth.

D.BecausetheyaredeeplyaffectedbytheKoreanTVdrama.

9.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“proximity”inparagraph2?

A.similarityB.differenceC.conflictD.curiosity

10.Accordingtothewholepassage,howmanyelementscanleadtotheappealofKoreandramas?

A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Seven

11.Afterreadingthethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingisright?

A.LeeMin-hoistheleadactorinManFromtheStars.

B.KimSoo-hyunappearedonCCTV’sannualSpringFestivalgala

C.ThesimilarclotheswornbytheKoreanactorsbeeveryhotonline.

D.Everyonehasaperfectpartner,whoishandsomeorbeautiful.

D

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TheChildren’sDevelopmentKhazanaopeneditsfirstbranchinxxatahomelessshelterinNewDelhiasawaytohelpstreetchildrenprotecttheirhard-earnedmoneyfromthieves.Sincethen,theideahascaughtonlikewildfire.

Today,Khazanahas12branchesallacrossNewDelhi,withatotalofRupees12lakh（about22,000USD）indeposits.Notonlythat,therearenow77affiliated（附属的）branchesinotherpartsofAsia,rangingfromNepal,BangladeshandAfghanistantotheislandofSriLankaandeven,KyrgyzstaninCentralAsia.Whilenodepositorbalanceistoosmallforthebank,theydohavestrictregulationsaboutwherethemoneyisearnedfrom.Fundsobtainedbybeggingorsellingdrugsarenotweledatthisbank!

Also,unliketherealbanks,allemployeesarevolunteers,whichmeanthattheygotoschoolorapayingjobduringthedayandworkatthebankintheevening.Tomakesurethateverybodygetsachancetoparticipateinrunningthebranch;

twovolunteermanagersareelectedfromthecustomerbaseeverysixmonths.

Karan,thecurrentmanager,isjust14yearsold.Duringthedayheearnsalivingbyhelpingoutthecleaningcrewatweddingbanquetsandotherbigparties.Intheevening,hehandlesthedepositsandwithdrawalsintheban