高二英语上学期期中试题129.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题129

鹤岗一中2016—2017学年度上学期期中考试高二英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷

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

AavaWhistlerHotel

StarRatings：

★★★Location:

Whistler

Rooms:

192

Sta

yattheAavaWhistlerHotel（formerlyCoastWhistlerHotel）andexperienceagreatvacation.TheAavaWhistlerHoteliswithinminutesfromoverahundredshoppingmallsandrestaurants.Italsohasagreatnumberofrecreationalfacilities，includingswimming，divingandevenskiing.Hotelservicesinclude24-hourreception，laundryandroomservice.Guestscanstayincozyroomsequippedwithair-conditioning,bathroomandtelevision.FromCN￥496pernight.

BestWesternCairnCroftHotel

StarRatings：

★★★Location:

EastLundy’sLane

Room:

l66

RelaxandunwindattheBestWesternCairnHotel.Thisresort-stylehotelislocatedjustminutesfromtheairport.AttheBestWesternCairnCroft,guestscanenjoyalargenumberofrecreationalfacilities,includingchildren’sactivities,sightseeingandaswimmingpool.Businesstravelerscanalsotakeadvantageofspaciousmeetingandbanquetingfacilitiesforhostingcorporateevents.Allroomscomewithbasicamenities（便利设施）.FromCN￥439pernight.

C

larionHotel＆SuitesDowntownMontreal

StarRatings：

★★★Location：

Montreal

Rooms：

266

Convenientlylocatedjust20minutesfromtheairport,theClarionHotel＆SuiteDowntownMont

realisamoderately-pricedthree-starhotelthatprovidesservicestobothbusinessandleisuretravelers.TheClarionhasspaciousmeetingfacilitiesandmodernbusinesscentersforbusinesstravelers.Italsohasasaunaandwhirlpoolwhereguestcanrelax.Allroomscomewithbasicamenities,includingcableTVandakitchenette.FromCN￥553pernight.

DeltaBowValleyHotel

StarRatings：

★★★Location：

Calgary

Rooms：

398

TheDeltaBowValleyHotelislocatedacoupleofblocksnorthofOlympi

cPlaza,eastofJamesShortPark,andnorth-eastofthePetro-CanadaCentre.Apartfrombusinessandrecreationalservicessuchasabusinesscentre,fitnesscentreandrestaurant,allroomsintheDeltacomewithamini-barandin-housemovies.FromCN￥l,227pernight.

1.Whatdoallfourofthehotelshaveincommon?

A.Theyallhaveathreestarratings.B.Theyallhavethesamenumberofrooms

C.TheyareallclosetotheairportD.Theyallprovidearoomwithaminibar.

2.Whichhoteloffersfacilitiesforchildren’sactivities?

A.ClarionHotel＆SuitesDowntownMontrealB.AavaWhistlerHotel

C.BestWesternCairnCroftHotelD.DeltaBowValleyHotel

3.Ifyouwanttocheckintoahotelatthreeo’clockinthemorningyoucanstayat______.

A.AavaWhistlerHotelB.BestWesternCairnCroftHotel

C.ClarionHotel＆SuitesDowntownMontrealD.DeltaBowValleyHotel

B

Who’sincontrolofyourlife?

Whoispullingyourstring?

Forthemajorityofus,it’sotherpeople—society,colleagu

es,friends,familyorourreligiouscommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscover

edthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,“Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse’sopinions,theirlivesamimicry（模仿）,theirpassionsaquotation.”

Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix（一剂毒品）.Weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.

But,justaswithany

drug,thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom—thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhaustedandprobablypleasingnoon

eintheprocess.

Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?

Ithinkthere’sonlyoneway—makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeo

plethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues---notvaluesimposed（强加）fromtheoutsidebyothers,butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers,wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.

4．WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat_____________.

A.mostpeople’sthoughtsarecontrolledbyothers

B.mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughts

C.wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothers

D.otherpeople’sthoughtsaremoreimportant

5．Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?

A.Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.

B.Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.

C.Wemayloseourselvestopleaseothers.

D.Thepriceoftakingdrugsisfreedom.

6．Inordertoliveahappy,effectiveandpurposefullife,weshould_________.

A.careaboutothers’opinionsandchangeopinionsallthetime

B.guideourselvesbymeansofvaluesfromtheoutside

C.sticktoourownvalues

D.persuadeotherstoacceptouropinions

7．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.

A.it’simportanttoacceptothers’opinions

B.it’sbettertodowhatwelike

C.weshouldn'tchangeourownopinions

D.weshouldn’tcarewhatothersthinktoomuch

C

Aspopularastheyareglobally,selfiesticks（自拍杆）arebeingaskedtostayawayfrommoreplaces.NowthePalaceMuseumhasbecomecautiousaboutthedevice（设备）,too.

Museumstakethelead

Outofsafetyconcern,anumberofmuseumstooktheleadearlierthisyeartobanselfiesticksinordertoprotecttheirartworksandvi

sitors.Severalmajormuseumsinothercountrieshavesaid“no”tothedevice,includingtheRome’sColosseum,theSmithsonianmuseumsinWashingtonandtheNationalPortraitGalleryintheUK.MoreChinesemuseumsarejoiningtheinternationaltrendaswell,forexample,theNanjingMuseum,whichtookthesteplastweek.

AlthoughthePalaceMuseumhasnotissuedanofficialban,themuseum’sadministrationhasrecentlywarnedvisitorstobemorecarefulwiththedevice.Ifthedeviceisusedincrowdedplaceornarrowarea,thestaffislikelytowalkupandstopit.Selfiesticksarealsoadvisedtostayoutsidetheexhibitionareainthemuseum,asthestretchable（可伸缩的）devicecanbedisturbingtoothervisitorsanddangeroustothemuseumobjects.

Itisstillaquestionwhethersefiestickswillbechallengedinmorecasualoccasionslikeamusementparks,buttheTokyoDisneylandofficiallybanstheuseofselfiestickinsidethethemeparkarea.

Thevoices

TheLouvremuseuminParishasnotyetbannedselfiesticks,butanactionisexpectedtobeannouncedinafewweeks.Aleaderofthemuseumtoldaforeignmediahisvexation:

Morevisitorsarewavingthedeviceshighintheair,andsomeofthemareonlyfewcentimetersawayfromthefamousoriginalMonaLisa.

“Museumphotosaregoodforspreadingtheculturalmessages,butweshouldpayattentiontoourways,”saidCaoWei,afamousSinaWeiboblogger.“Isupportthemuseums’actionsontheselfiestickban.”

8.Whyhavelotsofmuseumsbannedvisitorsfromusingselfiesticks?

A.Becausetheyareillegaldevices.

B.Becausetheymaycauseunsafetyproblems.

C.Becausetheymaydoharmtovisitorshealth.

D.Becausetheyhavebeenforbiddeninotheroccasions.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vexation”meaninthepassage?

A.purpose.B.concern.C.determination.D.assumption.

10.InthePalaceMuseum,visitors______.

A.areneverseenusingselfiesticks

B.areforbiddentouseselfiesticks

C.arewarnedtobecarefulwithselfiesticks

D.areallowedtouseselfiesticksonlyinexhibitionarea

11.InCaoWei’sview,______.

A.visitorsshouldn’tgetclosetotheartworks

B.thebanonselfiestickisnecessary

C.visitorsshouldn’ttakephotosinthemuseum

D.selfiesticksshouldbebannedonmorecasualoccasions

D

Itseemshardtowatchsomeoneyawn（打哈欠）andnottoyawnourselves.Evenreadingaboutyawningcanmakeyoudoit.Now,anewstudyhasfoundwhyyawninghassuchapowerfulforce.

Yawningwhenothersyawn,thestudysuggests,isasignofpityandaformofsocialconnection.Kidsdon’tdevelopthisdeeplyrootedbehavioruntilaroundagefour,thestudyfound.Kidswithautism（自闭症）arelesslikelytocatchyawns.Inthemostseriouscases,theyneverdo.Yawningmighthelpdoctorstoseewhetherthechildrenaredevelopingrightly.Theworkcouldalsoleadtoabetterunderstandingofthewaysthatpeoplecommunicateandconnect.

“Emotionalinfectionseemstobeabornthingthatconnectsustogether,”saidMollyHelt,agraduatestudentinpsychologyattheUniversityofConnecticut.“Yawningmaybepartofthat.”Inspirationforherstudycamewhenshetriedtogetherownautisticsontoclearhisearsonanairplane.Sherepeatedlyyawnedathim,hopinghewouldyawnback.Heneverdid.

“Thefactthatautistickidsdon’tdoitmightmeanthey’rereallymissingoutonthatemotionalconnectionwithpeoplearoundthem,”shesaid.“Thebiggestthingpeopletrytofigureoutafterbirthishowwebecomehumansandunderstandthathumanshavemindsthataredifferentfromothers’,"sheadded."Autisticpeoplenever