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中小学资料广东省揭阳市汕尾普宁华美实验学校学年高二英语下学期期中试题

广东省揭阳市汕尾普宁华美实验学校2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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。

A

Oneworld,manyideas

OneWorld,OneDream,isthetitle ofWangQingsong’scurrentsoloshowandalsothenameofasculpturehejustfinishedbeforetheopening.HedrewlogosoftheFortune500companiesandwrotedownnamesoftheworld’sleadinguniversitiesonanextremelybigblackboardincolor1fulchalk.

10am-6pm,dailyexceptforMondays,untilAug3.WhiteBoxArtCenter,B07,2JiuxianqiaoLu（Road）,798,Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5978-4800.

Indonesia’sinfluence

Thefourthmostpopulouscountryintheworld,Indonesia,isfarmorethanjustBali,theholidaydestination.Itishometoabout300ethnicgroups,eachwithacultureinfluencedbyIndia,theMiddleEast,ChinaandEurope.LWHGalleryplanstoshowcase（展示）aseriesofIndonesianartists.TheartworksfocusontheissuessurroundingthestateofIndonesianchildren-theireducationandtheirfuture. 

10am-6pm,July1-30.LWHGallery,Room102,Building14,50MoganshanLu（Road）,Putuodistrict,Shanghai.0187-0171-7975.

Abstractexploration

SusanYeung’sabstractpaintingsfeatureasmanyelementsasherbirthplaceHongKong.Shecontinuestoexperimentwithvarioussubjectstopresenthersoul-searchingjourney.ShehasbuiltanartvocabularybyincludingEasternphilosophiesintoheroilpaintingsoncanvas.HermajorsoloexhibitionisonnowattheParkviewGreenArtgallery.

10am-10pm,untilJuly7.ParkviewGreenArt,L2-27,TowerA,9DongdaqiaoLu（Road）,Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5662-8888.

Theagingoflove

AndreandDorineisasilenttheatershowbyKulunkaTeatro,agroupfromSpain.Actorswearmaskstotellthestoryofanoldcouple,wholikemanyothers,gentlydecay（衰落）fromroutineandneglect,withpassionforeachotheroncesohugenowfadingintoindifference.

7:

30pm,July10-12;2pm,July12.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheater,300RenminDadao（Avenue）,Huangpudistrict,Shanghai.400-1068-686.

1.Ifyou areonholidayinShanghaionJuly12,wherecanyougotoappreciateanartwork?

A.WhiteBoxArtCenter   B.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheater

C.ParkviewGreenArtgallery.   D.LWHGallery,Room102,Building14

2.Thefollowingareallartworksexcept_______.

A. Theagingoflove   B. Abstractexploration

C. Indonesia’sinfluence   D. Oneworld,manyideas

3.SupposingyouwanttovisitanartshowonJuly14（Monday）,youcandialthenumber_____.

A.010-5662-8888   B.0187-0171-7975   C.400-1068-686.   D.010-5978-4800

B

EmmaMorano,theoldestlivingpersoncelebratedher117thbirthdayonNovember29,2016.Friends,neighborsandherdoctorjoinedMoranoinhersmallapartmenthomeinthenorthernItalianmountain townofVerbania.Sheblewoutthreecandlesonherbirthdaycake.Eachcandlerepresentedanumberinherage.“IhopeIdon’thavetocutit,”Moranojoked.

“Shedressedupandshewasveryproud,”saidherlong-timedoctor,CarloBava.“Sheposedforaphotographer,andevenaskedifherhairlookedgood.”“Iamhappytoturn117,”Moranotoldthoseattendingherparty.ShereceivedagreetingfromItaly’spresident,SergioMattarella.Hewishedherpeaceandcontinuedgoodhealth.Sheisthoughttobethelastlivingpersonborninthe1800s.She outlived allherbrothersandsisters,includingonewhodiedatage102.

HerdoctornotedthatwhenMoranowasyoung,peopleusedtosayshewasweakandoftensick.“Yes,yes,”shesaid.Theworld’soldestpersontoldtheReuters（路透社）newsagencythatwhilesheisluckytohavelivedsolong,partsofherlifewere“notsonice.”Sheworkedinafactoryuntilsheretiredatage65.MoranooncetoldareporterthatthefirstmansheplannedtomarrywaskilledinWorldWarOne.Then,atage26,shewasforcedtomarryamanshedidnotlove.Shesaidthemanthreatenedtokillherifhedidnotmarryher.Shehadason,butthebabydiedafterjustsixmonths.Shesaidthemarriagewasnothappyandherhusbandwasabusive.She kickedhimoutin1938andhaslivedalonesincethen.

EmmaMoranosaysoneofhersecretstolivinglongiseatingatleasttwouncookedeggseveryday.HerdoctorowesMorano’slonglifetoherunusualdiet,hergenes（基因）andpositiveoutlookonlife.

4.Accordingtothetext,whendidEmmaMoranoretiredfromafactory?

A.In1964   B.In1925   C. In2011  D.In1994

5.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_______.

A.EmmaMorano’sbabydiedofherhusband’sabuse.

B.EmmaMoranolivedabitterlifeinheryouth.

C.AlthoughEmmaMoranooftenfallssick,shelivesthelongestlifesofar.

D.Otherpeople’scaringaboutEmmaMoranocontributesgreatlytoherlonglife.

6.Theunderlinedword“outlived”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.deserted   B.survived   C.disliked   D.respected

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.SecretstotheLongestLifeB.CelebrationoftheOldestLivingPerson

C.World’sOldestPersonTurns117D.BackgroundsoftheOldestLivingPerson

C

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodest amountofborrowing.Thenher husbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

Theyaskedandreceived moreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financial aidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon’thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation,”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

8.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

   A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

   B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.

   C.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

   D.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.

9.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat_______.

   A.America’sunemploymentwillfall

   B.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

   C.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

   D.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobsfamily

10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

11.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill__________.

A.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

B.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

C.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

D.providemoststudentswithscholarships

D

Whenwesayolderpeopleshrink,wedon'tmean theybecometinyenoughtofitinyourpocket!

Wejustmeanthatit'scommonforolderpeopletobecomealittleshorterovertime.Thiskindofshrinkingcan'tbereversed,althoughpeoplecansloworstopthisprocess.Butwhydoesshrinkinghappenatall?

Becauseofgravity（theforcethatkeepsyourfeetontheground）,cushionsbetweenthebonesinthespine（脊骨）,getcompressed（压缩）,whichmakesapersonlosealittleheightandbecomeshorter.

Anotherreasonwhysomeolderpeopleshrinkisbecauseofosteoporosis（骨质疏松）.Osteoporosisoccurswhenboneisbrokendownandnotenough newbonematerialismade.Overtime,boneissaidtobelostbecauseit'snotbeingreplaced.Bonesbecomesmallerandweakerandcaneasilybreakifsomeonewithosteoporosisisinjured.

Olderpeople—especiallywomen,whogenerallyhavesmallerand lighterbonestobeginwith—aremorelikelytodeveloposteoporosis.Asyearsgoby,apersonwithosteoporosiscangetsmallbreaksinbonesthatarecalledcompressionfractures（受压骨折）.Thesebreakscausecollapseofthespineandovertimethepersonwithosteoporosiscanbecomehunchedover（驼背）.

Didyouknowthateverydayyoushrinkalittle,too?

Youaren'tastallattheendofthedayasyouareatthebeginning.That'sbecauseasthedaygoeson,waterinthedisksofthespinegetscompressed duetogravity,makingyoujustatinybitshorter.Don'tworry,though.Onceyougetagoodnight'srest,yourbodyrecovers,andthenextmorning,you'restandingtallagain!

Smokinganddrinkingalcoholcanmakethisproblemworse.Wanttodosomethingrightnowtobuildstrongbones?

IbelievewhatIwillsaywil