人教版高二下学期英语期中考试含答案
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高二年级英语学科考试试题
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一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Beforetravelingaroundtheworld,takesometimeandfindoutwhatsightseeingdestinationsare.Someofthosespotsthatmostguidesmentionarethefollowingthrillingattractions.
VictoriaFalls
VictoriaFallshasalwaysbeenconsideredtobeanincredibleplaceworthtakingpicturesof.Therearealotofspotsthattouristslove.Someofthemareverydangerousforpeople.Yetthebravearereadytoovercometheirfearforashotoflifetime.
ArcticCliffFace
Acliffdoesnotmakethemostcomfortableplaceforcamping.Campingonthegroundisfarsaferanyway.Despitealltheinconvenience,thenewtrendisrapidlygainingpopularityamongclimbingenthusiastsandoutdooraddicts. Auckland’sSkyTower
Auckland’sSkyTowerispopularwithbungeejumpers.Somecelebrities,suchasBeyonce,havealreadytriedit,whichprovesthattheplaceisnotonlysafebutpopularaswell.Thetoweris630feettall.Atthetopofthestructurethereisanobservationdeck.Trustus,mostofthosereadingthisarticlewouldprefertostayonthegroundratherthanclimbupthisscarystructure.
NorthYungasRoad
TheRoadofDeathistherightnamegiventoaroadinBolivia.Hundredsofpeoplediehereeveryyear.Themajorcauseofallthoseaccidentsistheroad.Theproblemisthatitistoonarrowandbadlymaintainedwhileherethetrafficisheavierthananywhereelse.Nevertheless,itseemsliketouristswillcontinuevisitingthisstrangeroaddespiteitsscarynickname.
1.WhatisVictoriaFallsfamousfor?
A.Itsnarrowandbadlymaintainedroad
B.Itsdangerousbutattractivespotsfortakingpictures
C.Itsscarystructure
D.Itsthrillingcamping
2.NorthYungasRoadiscalled“theRoadofDeath”because________..
A.thetrafficistheheaviest
B.itisbuiltontheedgeoftherock
C.eachyearmanypeoplelosetheirlivesthere
D.thereisnonecessaryprotectionequipment 3.Ifyoulikebungeejumping,youcangoto________..
A.VictoriaFalls B.ArcticCliffFace
C.Auckland’sSkyTower D.NorthYungasRoad
4.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?
A.Theyareabitlife-threatening. B.Theyallhavebeautifulscenery.
C.Theyarepopularwithclimbers. D.Theyhavebeenvisitedbycelebrities.
B
Howdoyoungchildrenlearntohavegoodvalues?Howcanparentsteachtheirchildrenabouttheimportanceofkindnessandpatience?Atatimemoreandmoreparentsworryabouttheviolentimages(暴力形象)theirchildrenseeonTVandontheInternet.Somanyparentsareturningtofairytales.Theywanttoteachtheirchildrenhowtobehaveinsocietybythisway.
Itisbelievedthatfairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildrenbecausetheydescribethetwosidesofgoodandevil(邪恶)veryclearly.Whenchildrenhearthetales,theylearntocareaboutothers’feelings.Ineachtale,theycanseethattherearemanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheworldandthatweallhaveachoiceaboutwhatkindofpersonwewanttobe.Wecanchoosetodogoodactions,ratherthanbadones,inourlives.
Whatkindofvaluescanchildrenlearnfromfairytales?InThePrincessandthePea(《豌豆公主》),apoorlydressedgirlsayssheisaprincess.Fewpeoplebelieveher,sosheisgivenadifficulttest.Whenshepassesthetest,welearnthatherdreamcomestruebecauseshestaystruetoherself.IntheLittleMermaid(《小美人鱼》),themermaid,wholivesunderthesea,wishestobewiththehumansonland.Throughherexperiences,welearnabouttheimportanceoflivingwithandacceptingothercultures.
Teachingvaluesisprobablythemainreasonforencouragingchildrentoreadfairytales.Thesetalescanteachchildrenlessonsabouthumanrelationshipsthathavebeenacceptedaroundtheworldformanycenturies.Thismightbethereasonwhytheyhavebeenaroundforsolongandwillnotdisappearanytimesoon.
5.Whydofairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildren?
A.Becausefairytalescanteachthemhowtomakeachoice.
B.Becausefairytalescanhelpthemgethigherscoresatschool.
C.Becausetheycanlearnhowtoavoidmostdifficultiesintheirlives.
D.Becausegoodandevilareshowninawaytheycaneasilyunderstand.
6. TheLittleMermaidmaybehelpfulwhenchildren________.
A.aregivenadifficulttest B.makefriendswithforeigners
C.wishtobeaprincessorprince D.aregoingtolietotheirparents
7. Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto________.
A.introducesomefairytales
B.talkaboutthehistoryoffairytales.
C.discusshowtoimprovehumanrelationships
D.showhowfairytaleshelpchildrenshapevalues
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