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辽宁省大连经济技术开发区得胜高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题060701100

2017-2018年度高二下学期英语期中试题

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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

A

Atameeting,awell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech.

Facing200people,heasked,“Whowantsthis20-dollarbill?

”Agreatmanyhandswereputup.Thenhecontinuedtosay,“Iintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyou,butallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou.”Suddenlyhecrumpleditintoaroundmass.Thenheasked,“Whowantsit?

”Stillsomehandswereliftedup.

Heaskedagain,“Well,howcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?

”hethrewthebillontotheground,steppedonitandtwistedit.Ashepickeditup,thebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkled.

“Whostillwantsit?

”Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands.

“Mydearfriends,youhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbill,youstillwantit,becauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoad,youmaybeknockeddownorevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdeterminationorunfavorablesituations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothing,but,mydarling,rememberthatwhateverhappensinthefuture,youshouldneverloseyourvalueintheGod’sheart.You’reparticular----neverforgetit.”

1.Howmanytimesdidthespeakeraskthepeoplewhethertheywantedthebill?

A.OnceB.TwiceC.FourtimesD.Threetimes

2.Theunderlinedword“wrinkled”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.havingsmalllinesorfoldsinitB.broken

C.flatD.havingholesonit

3.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto_____________.

A.telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymost

B.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone’sownvalue

C.testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoney

D.playatrickontheaudience

4.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.

B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone’slife.

C.Howtogiveameaningfulclass.

D.Howtokeepone’svalueoflife.

B

Moreandmorestudentsaregoingabroadfortheirfurtherstudy.Doyouwanttoknowsomefamouscollegesanduniversities?

Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.

Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmenwenttocollege.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.

In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825,besidesLatinandGreek,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.

Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.

Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.There’ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan’tofferitall.

5.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,______.

A.thosecollegesanduniversitiesweresimilar

B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges

C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience

D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers

6.Asknowledgeincreased,_______.

A.Harvardbegantoteacheverythingthatwasknown

B.collegesbegantoteachlawandsomethingaboutmedicine

C.Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachthesubjectsthatinterestedstudents

D.manynewsubjectswereaddedtotheteachingcontents

7.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout___.

A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica

C.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches

C

Statistically,airtravelisbyfarthesafestwaytotravel,andyoucanmakeflyingevensafer,justbyfollowingthesesimplerules.Asyourchancesofbeinginvolvedinanairaccidentarepracticallynil（不存在）,manyofthesetipsconcernwhatyoushouldandshouldn'tdotomakeyourjourneysaferwhenyouareairborne（升空的）.

Flyonnon-stoproutes.

Mostaccidentsoccurduringthetakeoff,climb,descentandlandingphasesofaflight,soflyingnon-stopreducesyourexposuretothesecomplexprocedures.

Chooselargeraircraft.

Althoughsmallaircrafthaveverygoodsafetyrecords,thosewithmorethan30passengerseatsaredesignedtocomply（遵守）withmuchstricterregulationsandaretestedmoreregularlytomakesuretheystillcomply.Also,intheunlikelyeventofaseriousaccident,largeraircraftprovideabetteropportunityforpassengersurvival.

Payattentiontothepre-flightsafetybriefing.

Theinformationmayseemrepetitious（重复的）,butit'sworthlisteningtotheflightattendants.Andevenifyou’veflownbefore,itdoesn’tmeanyouknoweverythingabouttheaircraftyou'reon,suchasthelocationoftheclosestemergencyexit.

Storethingssafely.

Neverputveryheavyarticlesintheoverheadstoragebins.Theymayfalloutwhensomeoneopensthebinandcauseinjury.Also,thebinmaynotbeabletoholdheavierobjectsduringturbulence（气流）.

Keepourseatbeltfastenedwhileyouareseated.

Cabincrewalwaystellyouthis,butit’simportant.Youwouldbeseriouslyinjurediftheplanehitsunexpectedturbulence.Alwaysfastenyourseatbeltifyouaretoldto.Thegeneralruleofflyingisthis:

Ifyouaretoldtodosomething,doitfirstandaskquestionslater.

Lettheflightattendantpouryourhotdrinks.

Flightattendantsaretrainedtohandlehotdrinkslikecoffeeorteainacrowdedaisleonamovingaircraft,soallowthemtopourthedrinkandhandittoyou.Neverasktotakeacoffeepotfromoneofthem.

8.Whomisthepassagemeantfor?

A.Pilots.B.Flightattendants.C.Airlines.D.Passengers.

9.Theunderlinedword“those”inthesecondtiprefersto”______”.

A.smallerplanesB.passengersC.safetyrecordsD.largeraircrafts

10.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Take-offsaresaferonnon-stopflightsthanlandings.

B..Largerplaneshavemoresafetychecksandaresafer.

C.Everyaircraftisdifferent,sothesafetyproceduresmaybedifferent.

D.Seatbeltsshouldbeworntoprotectagainstturbulence.

11.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe”_____”.

A.AirsafetytipsBThesafestwaytotravel.

C.Non-stoproutesD.Howtoflyaplane

D

Muchmeaningcanbeconveyed,clearly,withoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.

Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?

Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.

Thesameisindailylife.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardother’sstareatyouthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?

Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostareattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestoaverthisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious.Thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisadmiringher.

However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime;inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.

Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestodominateyou,youwillfeeldisconcerted.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesthefalseidesthattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.

Infact,continuouseyecontactisconfinedtoloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtime,toshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.

Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandspecificsituation.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.One’sfeelingscanbeshownthroughtheireyes.

B.Itisalwaysveryrudeandaggressivetolookatothersforalongtime.

C.Ifastrangerlooksatyouforsometime,hemustbeattractedatyou..

D.Ifyouarestaredatbyastranger,youmustlookveryawkward.

13.Howcanwetellifsomeonepossiblylying?

A.Ifhelooksatyouoccasionally.

B.Ifhelooksatyoudirectlyintheeyefortoolong.

C.Ifhelookshonest.

D.Ifhelooksattentive.

14.Whatissuggestedifyouaretalkingtoothers?

A.You’dbetterlookatthelistenerallthetime.

B.Youareadvisedtotrytodominatethelisteners.

C.Youshouldnotmakeeyecontactwithlisteners.

D.Youaresupposedtolookatthelistenersfromtimetotime.

15Iftwopersonsexchangeeyecontactgentlyforlong,whatisprobablytheirrelationship?

A.Fatherandson.B.Strangers.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Lovers.

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

Howtofindtimeforyourself

Doyoueverfindyourselflongingforsometimeforyourself?

Manyofusaresobusywithwork,school,andhomelifethatoftenthereisnotimeleftovertodosomethingthatyouenjoy.Whatfollowsaresomewaystocarveoutthatessentialtimeyouneedtoslowdown,enjoylife.

16Thisisagreatonebecauseyou’reaccomplishingmanythingsatonce.You’re