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

考试时间:120分钟试卷总分:150分

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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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