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中小学资料广东省广州市南沙区学年高二英语下学期期中试题
广东省广州市南沙区2016-2017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,共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。
A
ForthefirsttimeinHongKong’shistory,anentertainerhasbeenwrittenintomiddleschooltextbooks.HeisconsideredoneofthebestactorsinHongKong.Yes,heisChowYun-fat.
TheexampleofhislonghardstruggleforsuccesshasbeenusedinachapterinaHongKongmiddleschooltextbook.Usinghisexperience,studentscanlearntomakethemostoftheirtimeandgrabeveryopportunitytosucceed.
Onhearingaboutthis,Chowsaidhappily,“Ireallyhopethatmyexperiencescanmakeyoungpeopleunderstandthatoneshouldnotbeafraidofdifficultiesandsetbacks,fortheyaretheonlywaytosuccess.”
Indeed,Chowhastraveledalonganddifficultpathtoreachhissuccess.In1955,hewasbornintoapoorfamilyinHongKong.Whenhewas17,hehadtoleaveschool.Heworkedinanumberofjobs----asapostman,camerasalesmanandtaxidriver.Theseexperiencespavedthewayforhimtoplayallkindsofroleslaterinlife.
Chowbrokeintothefilmindustryinthelate1970s.HewasoneofthehardestworkingactorsandstarredinanumberofpopularTVdramasandfilmsincluding”ShanghaiBund”and“ABetterTomorrow”.Since1985,hehaswonmanyawardsincludingTaiwan’sGoldenHorseAwardsandHongKongFilmAwards.
In1995,hewenttoHollywood.Althoughhewasalreadyinhis40s,hehadtolearnEnglish.Heevenputchopsticksinhismouthtopracticepronouncingcertainsounds.
Hisfilm,“CrouchingTiger,Hid
denDragon”,begantogainhimmorefameandrecognitionaroundtheworld.In1998,themayorofChicagosetasideJanuary12asChowYun-fatDay.”
1.ChowYun-fathasbeenwrittenintomiddleschooltextbooksmainlybecause___.
A.heplaysbestinHongKong
B.hisexperi
encesareveryspecial
Chekeepsonstrugglingforsuccess
D.heiswellthoughtof
2.ChowYun-fatfelt___whenhelearnedthathehadbeenwrittenintomiddleschooltext
books.
A.surprisedB.sadC.shyD.happy
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ChowYun-fatisproudofhissuccess.
B.ChowYun-fatispopularbothathomeandabroad.
C.ChowYun-fatpreferstomakealivingbysellingcamerasratherthanbyperform
ing.
D.ChowYun-fathaswonmoreawardsthanotheractors.
4.Theunderlinedsentencesuggests___.
A.chopsticksifofgreathelptopracticeEnglishpronunciation
B.ChowYun-fatiswillingtostrugglewithdifficulties
C.ChowYun-fathassufferedalotsincehewenttoHollywood
D.itishardforapersonwhoisover40yearsoldtolearnspokenEnglish
5.Theauthorwrotethispassageto___.
A.introduceChow’swaytosuccess
B.praiseChowforhisexcellentperformance
C.callonpeopletolearnfromChow
D.showwhyChowispopular
B
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)---orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingup
isawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?
That’sadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reasyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition,medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination(歧视).In1987,AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely---evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyborners”arerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers.
6.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.
A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdom
B.Americanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldage
C.Americancultureisveryyoung
D.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage
7.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.
A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcare
B.theoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutrition,medicalcareorhousing
C.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood
8.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby________.
A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
9.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Thepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeople.
B.Peoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunities
C.Thegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsoftheold
D.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans
10.Fromthispassagewecanknow.
A.inAmerica,growingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingold
B.inAmerica,growingupisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingoldisnot
C.inAmerica,growingoldisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingupisnot
D.inAmerica,growingupisnota
wonderfulprocess
C
Harvardresearchershavecreatedatough,low-cost,biodegradable(可生物降解的)materialinspiredbyinsects"hardoutershells.Thematerial"sinventorssayithasanumberofpossibleusesandsomedaycouldprovideamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativetoplastic.Thematerial,madefromshrimp("虾)shellsandproteinsproducedfromsilk,iscalled"shrilk."Itisthin,clear,flexibleandstrong.
Amajorbenefitofthematerialisitsbiodegradability.Plastic"stoughnessandflexibilityrepresentedarevolutioninmaterialsscienceduringthe1950sand"60s.Decadeslater,however,plastic"sverydurability(耐用性)israisingquestionsabouthowappropriateitisforone-timeproductssuchasplasticbags,orshort-livedconsumergoods,usedinthehomeforafewyearsandthencastintoalandfillwheretheywilldegradeforcenturies.Whatisthepointofmakingsomethingthatlasts1,000years?
Shrilknotonlywilldegradeinalandfill,butitsbasiccomponentsareusedasfertilizer(肥料),andsowillenrichthesoil.
Shrilkhasgreatpotential,theinventorssaid.Materialsfromwhichitismadeareplentifulinnature,foundineverythingrangingfromshrimpshells,insectbodiestolivingplants.Thatmakesshrilklowcost,anditsmassproductionpossibleshoulditbeusedforproductsdemandingalotofmaterial.
Workonshrilkiscontinuinginthelab.Theinventorssaidthematerialbecomesflexiblewhenwet,sothey"reexploringwaystouseitinwetenvironments.They"realsodevelopingsimplerproductionprocesses,whichcouldbeusedfornon-medicalproducts,likeforcomputercasesandotherproductsinsidethehome.They"reevenexploringcombiningitwithothermaterials,likecarbonfibers,togiveitnewproperties.
11:
ParagraphIofthepassageismainlyaboutshritk"s_____.
A.remarkabledesign
B.interestingname
C.majorcharacteristics
D.basicelements
12:
Whathasbecomeaconcernaboutplastic?
A.Usingitproperly.B.Producingitcheaply.
C.Developingitspropertiesquickly.D.Evaluatingitscontributionsfairly.
13:
Accordingtotheinventors,shrilkhasgreatpotentialpartlybecause_____.
A.itcanhelpplasticdegradeB.itcanbefoundinlivingthings
C.itsmassproductionhasbeenrealizedD.itsrawmaterialsareabundantinnature
14:
Whataret
heinventorsdoinginthelab?
A.Replacingcarbonfiberswithshrilk.
B.Testingahrilk"suseinwetconditions.
C.Makingshrilkoutofusedhouseholdgoods.
D.Improvingshrilk"sflexibilityformedicalpurposes.
15:
Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepa
ssage?
A.RecentProgressinEnvironmentalProtection
B.BenefitsofInsectsinScientificResearch
C.TheHarmofOne-timeProducts
D.APossibleAlternativetoPlastic
D
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
You'vedecidedongettingagoldfish?
Great!
16Usethetipsinthisarticletodeterminewhichfishisrightforyouandhowtokeepithealthy.
Getyourtank.
Whenkeptinhealthyconditions,goldfishcangrowtobeanywherefromfivetotenincheslong,eveniftheyarehalfaninchwhenyoubuythem.17Ifnot,youwillhavetocontinuebuyinglargertanksthroughoutthefish'slifetime.
18
Therearemanyvarietiesoffishoutthere;Comets,Fantails,BlackMoors,Pearlscales,Orandas,andhundredsmore,ranginginpricefromthirteencentstotwo-hundreddollars.Dosomeresearchtopickonethatissuitableforyourtank.
Buyfromafishingstore.
Trynottobuythemfrompetstores.Thefishstoresoftenhavefishinbetterconditionandaremoreknowledgeableaboutfishcare.Don’tsavesomecashtobuyathirteencentfeederfish.19
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