四川省中江县龙台中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Abasketballgame.B.AtriptoScotland.C.Adream.
3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman’swords?
A.Exciting.B.Unbelievable.C.Encouraging.
4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inashop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.
5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.RefuseLiznexttime.B.Getherthingsback.C.BorrowthingsfromLiz.
第二节(共15小题,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hewasbadlyhurtinthecaraccident.
B.Hegotinacaraccidentamonthago.
C.Hedidn’tgetmoneyfromtheinsurancecompany.
7.Whydidtheman’sgirlfriendbreakupwithhim?
A.Heforgotherbirthday.B.Shehasanewboyfriend.
C.Hedidn’tsendherapresent.
听第七段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whereisthemannow?
A.Athome.B.Atthebarber’s.C.InHawaii.
9.Whatisthewoman’shairlikenow?
A.Itisshortandcurly.B.Itisbrownandlong.
C.Itisshortandstraight.
10.Howdidthewomanbecomethin?
A.Shewentonadiet.B.Shedidalotofexercise.
C.Shetravelledtomanyplaces.
听第八段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheScienceClub?
A.Uninteresting.B.Helpful.C.Attractive.
12.WhydosomanystudentslikejoiningtheDramaClub?
A.Tobecomeanotherperson.B.Tobecomeacollegestar.
C.Todeveloptheirinterestindrama.
13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Helikesdrama.B.Heisadramastar.C.Heishandsome.
听第九段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Whydoesthegirllookunhappy?
A.Shehasnofriendtotravel.B.Shehasnomoneytotravel.
C.Shehastostayinthecity.
15.Wherewilltheboyserveasavolunteer?
A.Atananimalshelter.B.Atanoutdoorclub.C.Atachurch.
16.Whatdoesthegirllike?
A.Sleepingathome.B.Camping.C.Wakingupearly.
17.Whocanthegirltakeonhikingtrips?
A.Animals.B.Theboy.C.Homelesschildren.
听第十段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatdoweknowaboutMAP?
A.It’sanadvertisingcompany.B.Itwassetup5yearsago.C.Itwillmovetoabigcity.
19.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.HeusedtoliveinMAP.B.He’slearntalotfromTom.
C.HehasworkedforMAPfor3years.
20.Whereisthespeaker?
A.Atawelcomeparty.B.Atacelebratingparty.C.Atafarewellparty.
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
In1943,whenIwas4,myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’Alene,Idaho,toFairbanks,Alaska,whereadventurewasneverfaraway.
Wearrivedinthesummer,justintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoff,soshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtime.
DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofhotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel(桶)ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodforegoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,andwhenImademyexit,acrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetme.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.
MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepme,andtheydid!
IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedme.Ihadn’tturned5yet.
AsIenteredkindergarten,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?
AsforLeonhardSeppala,famousasadogsledder(驾雪橇者),IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewas,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped(包裹)heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.
In1950,wemovedbacktoCoeurd’Alene,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaska.
21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?
A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.
C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.
22.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?
A.Helearnedtosmoke.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.
C.Hewasarrestedbythepolice.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.
23.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.
B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaska.
C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.
D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.
24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?
A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.
B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.
C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonhard.
D.Toshowoffhisprideinmakingtrouble.
B
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;
inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother,andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombined(结合)torepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations(联系)—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;
andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecall(回想)tousthegladandsadeventsofourpastandthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeanssomethingtousincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappeal(吸引)powerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshould,therefore,learntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar(粗鄙).
25.Theoriginoflanguageis______
A.asayinghandeddownfromthepastB.amatterthatishiddenorsecret
C.aquestiondifficulttoanswerD.aproblemnotyetsolved
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutwords?
A.Powerfulwordsarecloselyassociated.
B.Wordsmeanlittletothosewithoutexperience.
C.Certainwordsmeanmoretouswhenwegrowolder.
D.Wordsinpropercombinationbringupmeaningbeforeourminds.
27.Themorewereadandlearn,______
A.themoremeaningthewordscarryB.themoremeaningfulwordswehave
C.themorewewanttolearnwordsD.theclevererwebecome
28.“Literarystyle”inthelastparagraphrefersto______
A.howwritersusewordstoappealtoourmindsandfeelings
B.howwriterstellusthedifferentusesofwords
C.howgreatthoughtsaregenerated
D.howcharminggreatwritersare
C
Whenshouldachildstartlearningtoreadandwrite?
ThisisoneofthequestionsIammostfrequentlyasked.Thereisnohardandfastrule,fornotwoarealike,anditwouldbewrongtosetatimewhenallshouldstartbeingtaughttheintricacies(复杂)ofreadingletterstoformwords.
Ifathree-year-oldwantstoread(orevenatwo-year-oldforthatmatter),thechildhastherighttobegiveneveryencouragement.Thefactthatheorshemightlaterbe“bored”whenjoiningaclassofnon-readersatchildschoolistheteacher’saffair.Itisuptotheteachertoseethatsuchachildisgivenmoreadvancedreadingmaterial.
Similarly,thechildwhostillcannotreadbythetimehegoestojuniorschoolattheageofsevenshouldbegiveneveryhelpbyteachersandparentsalike.Theyshouldmakecertainthatheisnotdyslexic(havingdifficultyinreading).
Althoughparentsshouldbecarefulnottoforceyoungstersagedtwotofivetolearntoread(ifbadlydoneitcouldputthemoffreadingforlife),thereisnoharminpreparingthemforsimplerecognitionoflettersbylabelingvariousitemsintheirrooms.Forinstance,tieanicepieceofcardboardtotheirbedwithBEDwritteninneat,bigletters.
Shouldtheyoungchildaskhisparentstoteachhimtoread,andiftheparentsarecapableofdoingso,suchanattractionshouldnotbeignored.Butthetaskshouldneverbemadetolooklikeahardjobandthechildshouldneverbeforcedtocontinue,orhisinterestshouldstarttoflag.
29.Thispassageismainlyabout____.
A.whatqualitiespeopleteachingchildrenreadingshouldhave
B.whenandhowchildrenshouldbetaughtreading
C.differentagegroupingsofchildrentobetaughtreading
D.variousproblemsofchildrenwhostartlearningtoread
30.Inthewriter’sopinion,childrenstartlearningtoread____.
A.atdifferenttimesB.fromwordgames
C.byacertainruleD.earlyandfast
31.Thepurposeoflabelingitemsintheroomisto____.
A.makeitmorecolorful
B.helpchildrenrecognizesimpleletters
C.forcechildrentodevelopthehabitofreading
D.teachchildrentowriteneatly
32.Thewritersuggeststhat____.
A.childrenshouldasktheirparentstoteachthemtoread
B.childrenstartingtoreadshouldaskspecialistsforhelp
C.childrenshouldbetaughtwithpatience,careandasenseofhumor.
D.childrenshouldnotfeelboredifgivenadvancedreadingmaterial
D
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