惠来一中2016—2017年度第二学期高二英语第一次阶段考
英语试题
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节阅读下列短文，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）
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admissi on is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00. November 7th
The Canal Pioneers,by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of nanal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil enginerrs”. December 5th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
February 6th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals,by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
March 6th
Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Mir anda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
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London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
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Tel:020 ********
1. When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th.
B. March 6th.
C. November 7th.
D. December 5th.
2. What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers.
B. Ice for the Metropolis
C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands
D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
3. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
A. Miranda Vickers
B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis
D. Liz Payne
（B）
Maricel Apatan, 22, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa ShangiLa Hotel in Manila, preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef，but Maricel is no ordinary chef—she has no hands.
Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately, both of them survived, but the 11year-old girl lost her hands. In 2004，she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and，more importantly, came to terms with her disability.
After graduation from high school, she took a twoyear Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course. After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life，”Maricel says.
When managers at the Edsa ShangriLa Hotel saw Maricel on television, they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project. She has also accomplished her goal of inspiring others. One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano, a 21yearold with cerebral
palsy(脑瘫)．She saw Maricel on television and was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.
Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila. She pays for the rent of their small apartment，while their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao. “It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream, work hard and pray.”
4．“Maricel is no ordinary chef” because________.
A. she is better than other chefs
B. she is physically disabled
C. she can do a routine task
D. she is good at decorating cakes 5．Which of the following is NOT true about Maricel?
A. She survived while her uncle did not.
B. She didn't shy away from public attention.
C. She has inspired some disabled people.
D. She managed to make a living by herself.
6．The underlined word “flourished” in Paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to________.
A. was rejected
B. was employed
C. recovered well
D. developed well
7．What does the author want to tell us in the text?
A. We should be determined and never lose hope.
B. We shouldn't look down upon the disabled.
C. We should help those who suffer disabilities.
D. We should feel sympathy for the unfortunate.
（C）
I stay at my parents’ house. We live in Edinburgh but all of our relatives live in other cities: my mother’s family live an hour away by car, and my father’s family live an hour away by plane. These relatives really don’t live that far away, but it’s sti ll not easy to visit them. As a result, family occasions such as wedding and important birthdays are big events. They provide an opportunity to see relations that I haven’t seen for a long time.