1、- 1 -2017-2018 学年上学期高二英语期中考试卷第二部分 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。 AIn a nation with a one-child policy its understandable for parents to worry over whether they are petting their children. Are the children as truly weak as expected?Th
2、e concern has been brought into a hit reality TV series Hunan TVs Dad!Where Are We Going? and Zhejiang TVs First Time In Life. In both children as young as three have become new public figures(人物). In the show First Time In Life，children chosen from ordinary families are given small tasks to finish
3、by themselves；the ongoing Dad show centers on five fathers and their children who are forced to live a simple life in poor villages far outside their comfortable city life.Though they have different family backgrounds how they behave in the new environments has drawn the attention of the public.In D
4、ad! Where Are We Going? the five-year-old daughter of former Olympic diving champion Tian Liang cries and hides behind her father when they arrive at a rural village. In First Time In Life a young girl in Tianjin cries after being asked by her father to go out alone to buy eggs and a pancake.In the
5、eyes of some people these kids always depend on others and the reason is that their parents give them too much love. But television viewers and parents were encouraged when the crying Tianjin girl finally returned holding the pancake and Tians daughter finally began to take care of her younger frien
6、ds and learned to ask for help from people she didnt know.The father of the Tianjin girl felt “delightfully shocked” and said. “She - 2 -used tobe well taken care of by her mother or grandmother. Now she has the courage to do it all by herself. ”The shows have led many parents to change how they rai
7、se their children. Shanghai mother Liang Jing said she would try to “give some training” to her shy son asking him to tidy up his toys. Lin Yi a parenting expert in Beijing said giving kids a chance to do things for themselves helps to raise their sense of success which carries benefits all through
8、their lives. ”21. What draws the peoples attention in the programs?A. How the children behave in the new environments.B. Where the children are from.C. What the kids family background is like .D. How old the children are.22. What is Tian Liangs daughter expected to do in the show?A. Go out to buy so
9、mething alone.B. Live in a poor village with her father.C. Make friends with strange people.D. Hide in a safe place out of danger.23. It can be known from the underlined words “delightfully shocked” that _.A. father is more important than mother in a familyB. children should be given a chance to dep
10、end on themselves.C. parents should give the child a safe environmentD. the children are as weak as parents expected24.The shows are bound to raise a wave of discussion that _A. protecting good tradition B. the social society C. approaches to parenting D. the influence of TV programmesB- 3 -Cassandr
11、a Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income.So this year she did something more than a hobby(业余爱好 ):She planted vegetables in her yard.For her first garden,Ms.Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants,and five rows of a variety of vegetables.The familys old farm house has become a chicken house
12、,its residents arriving next month.Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden.This year she has made it much larger because,she said,“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds,too；so its a winwin situation all around.“They are among the growing number of Americans
13、who,driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济),have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.Others have increased the size of their existing gardens.Seed companies and garden shops say that not since the 1970s has there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home.N
14、ow many gardens across the country have been sold out for several months.In Austin,Tex.,some of the gardens have a three year waiting list.George CBall Jr.,owner of a company,said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%over last year,double the average growth of the last five years.Mr.Ball
15、 argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years.The big one is the striking rise in the cost of food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruits and vegetables.Food prices have increased because of higher oil prices.People are now driving less,t
16、aking fewer vacations,so there is more time to garden.25What does the word “residents“ in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?Achickens Btomatoes Cgardens Dpeople26. By saying “a winwin situation all around“,Ms.Gartin means that_.- 4 -Ashe is happier and her garden biggerBshe may spend less and lose weigh
17、tCshe is selling more and buying lessDshe has grown more varieties of vegetables27.Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular? AMore Americans are doing it for fun.BThe price of oil is lower than before.CTheres a growing need for fruits.DThe cost of living is on the rise. CWhile astron
18、auts in space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we all take for grantedbeing able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot steaming pizza. Though not much can be done about the first two things, there may soon be a solution t
19、o the third one, thanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer!About a year ago, NASA offered $125 ,000 to Anjan Contractor, a 3-D technology expert, to build a device (设备) that would allow astronauts to make pizza on demand. The mechanical engineer promised that his invention would produce pies in large qu
20、antities that looked, tasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens.Late last year, the engineer presented a video of his first prototype (原型) that begins by creating a single slice of dough (面团) that is cooked and printed at the same time. Then comes the tomato “sauce” a mix of tomato pow
21、der, oil and water and finally, a protein slice that resembles cheese. While the video doesnt show the baking process, the inventor says that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed in 7 seconds.While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizza lover, Anjan Con
22、tractor is far from ready for astronauts. Thats because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic, actually it is not.- 5 -Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water is removed fr
23、om all the ingredients (配料 ) and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, as you can imagine, will not be so easy. But, while the printer may not be ready for space, it certainly looks ready enough for people on earth. Hopefully, NASA and Contractor will consider selling it to those not fortu
24、nate enough to go to Mars!28. Why does the author mention the things that astronauts in space cannot do?A. To ask us not to take common things for granted.B. To show they live a difficult life there.C. To show their life is boring in space.D. To introduce the topic of the text.29.NASA offered $ 125,
25、 000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to _.A. create some new type of 3-D printerB. attract more companies to work for NASAC. help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one dayD. produce pizza in large quantities to earn great profits30.The biggest challenge that Anjan Contractor is faced with now is prob
26、ably that _.A. he has no money left to go on with his researchB. the pizza doesnt seem appetizing to pizza loversC. he has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty yearsD. he cannot make the food container last for decades31. Whats the best title of the passage?A. NASA is trying its best to hel
27、p astronauts eat betterB. Astronauts may soon be able to enjoy steaming hot pizzaC. NASA is working on making pizza for common peopleD. A 3-D pizza printer has been used to make pizzaDYou know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admirat
28、ion crosses over the line into jealousy - 6 -(嫉妒)? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don
29、t let jealousy spoil your friendship. Deal with it confidently and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship youll have to do just that. Dont approach them and ask why they ar
30、e jealous of you unless of course you want to appear totally conceited (逞能的), just take some time alone with them and let them know that youve been feeling like theres been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunities to explain how you have been feeling. Chanc
31、es are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesnt get to spend any time with you bec
32、ause of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite him or her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Dont limit your own talents or opportunities
33、simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be ruined by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat
34、with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you cant, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you wont.32.According to the author, the jealousy emotion is _.A.normal B.productive C.destructive D.extreme33.What does the autho
35、r intend to tell us in paragraph 2?- 7 -A.How to solve the problem of jealousy.B.Why we need to solve the problem of jealousy.C.How to explain your jealousy to your friends.D.Why it is hard to deal with the problem of jealousy.34.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A.Theres always a so
36、lution to solve the problem of jealousy.B.Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.C.You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.D.You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution.35.This passage is mainly intended for _.A.female readers B.stude
37、nts C.teenagers D.best friends阅读第二节（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。Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If youre often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the
38、street might think, then youre using up a huge amount of energy worrying. 36 But the steps below should help.Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.Maybe you cant stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. Its natural for people around you to have different values from you. 37 Step 2
39、: 38 The truth is that Im not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.Step 3: Recognize that their opinion cant hurt you.There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference. 39 But the pe
40、ople who really matter are going to love you for who you are.Step 4: 40 You cant control peoples thoughts. Youve got no idea what might go - 8 -through their head, or why. You cant please everyone all of the time, and theres no need to try to. A. Do whatever you want to do.B. This is a hard habit to
41、 get rid of.C. You should make everyone around you happy.D. So just be clear and honest with yourself.E. Remember that theyre not all watching you.F. Accept that you cant control what people think.G. For instance, your bosss opinion is usually important to you.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小
42、题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I have faith in that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who turn up and love you when no one else will.In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnsons motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad an
43、d I 41 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 42 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dads second marriage was 43 and my stepmother had 44 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 45 what to do with me. And thats when my other family 46 .Barbara and Roland Beach took me i
44、nto their home 47 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I lived with them for the next seven years.Barb washed my skirts the same as Sus. She 48 I had lunch money, doctors 49 , help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were
45、being cheerleaders. 50 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 51 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.When Su and I 52 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy - 9 -they bought when I first moved
46、in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.The Beaches knew 53 about me when they took me in they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to 54 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had been convinc
47、ed that life was entirely 55 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.56 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, selfish and pessimistic woman. They gave me a home that allowed me to grow and 57 .They kept me from being paraly
48、zed(气馁) by my 58 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.I 59 family. For me, it wasnt the family that was there on the day I was 60 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnsons on Interstate 10.41.Alived Bshared Cpossessed Dbought42.Acrowd Bconvenient Csmall
49、 Dlimited43.Ain trouble Bin sight Cin place Din parts44.Adrove Bremoved Ckicked Dknocked45.Aplan Bchoice Cchance Didea46.Alooked over Bturned up Cjumped out Dcame across47.Aso Bbecause Cuntil Dwhile48.Aworked out Bcalled up Cwatched out Dmade sure49.Aapproaches B. concentrations C. commitments D. appointments50.AAs long as BAs far as CAs s
