四川省成都市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年度上学期期中考试

高二英语笔试试卷

注意事项:

1.试题分第Ｉ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。 2.满分150分，考试时间120 分钟。

3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写，填涂在答题卡规定的位置上；

使用2B铅笔填涂。

4. 考试结束后将答题卡交回，不得折叠、损毁答题卡。

第Ｉ卷 （选择题 共70分）

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，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。

A Weekend@EXPO Singapore EXPO Halls 1-3

10am to 10pm

The last Saturday of very month

Fun. Family. Friends

Have fun with family and friends at Weekend@ EXPO at the Singapore NEXPO. Held

on the last Saturday of every month in 2017 at the Singapore NEXPO, Weekend @ NEXPO features a new theme every month from magic shows and fun fairs to musical performances and flea markets for a special cause; there’s something for everyone in the family! Check out our imagined gallery for past events.

This Month’s Event: Sports Fair

Featuring soccer, cycling,beginner’s golf, table-tennis, basketball, there will

also be branded sportswear and equipment on sale at wholesale prices. Come down with

your family and friends on the last Saturday of April.

Kids, meet your favorite soccer players at the sports fair — our very own Sanji

Ali from the National Soccer Team. Sign up for a ten-minute clinic with him and get tips from our top national player free of charge. The first 50 kids who sign up will get an autographed (签名) football free.

Coming up in May: Games Day

Parents, let your kids take a break from their revision for the exams. Let your

kids get rid of their stress in May’s Event: Games Day Weekend@ Nexpo. We have lost of games in store for you — shooting games, ball games, puzzles, quizzes and more. Get your family down to NEXPO in May. The first 50 families will get a stylus (触控笔) for iphone.

Get your MEELO drink at refreshments counter. Every registration ticket can be

exchanged for one cup of MEELO. First come first served.

Weekend @ EXPO is organized by Singapore Development Board and sponsored by MEELO.

1. What’s the purpose of this advertisement? A. To urge people to enjoy their weekends. more time together.

C. To encourage kids to learn to play some sports. come to NEXPO for activities.

2. If Tommy wants to participate in the soccer clinic, he will . A. be able to get free sportswear April’s event

C. be receiving an autographed football Sanji Ali

3. Anyone who registers for May’s event can . A. have a free stylus for iphone of charge

C. show his ticket for a cup of MEELO Sanji Ali

4. According to this advertisement, WEEKEND@ NEXPO .

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B. To get families to spend

D. To attract people to

B. need to register for

D. have to get an approval from

B. go for the sports fair free

D. get an autographed football from

A. occupies 4 halls B. is held every Saturday

D. is sponsored by Singapore

C. will continue monthly for the year 2017 Development Board

B

Two-year-old Harley was asleep with her younger sister in their home in Eden, North Carolina. While their parents were outside welcoming their older sister home from school, the wires in the family’s laundry room caught fire and before anyone knew what was happening, the bedroom next door was in flames.

Harley’s father was able to rescue his two youngest daughters and save their lives, but Harley was severely burned on 80 percent of her body and her parents were told that she was likely to pass away. Over the next several months, Harley would put up with surgery after surgery and remain hooked up to a ventilator（呼吸机）at the hospital. When she was finally released to go home, Harley had no idea that the toughest battle had not even begun yet.

When Harley started school just a few years later, she realized for the first time how cruel her peers could be. Bullied for her appearance and called hateful names, she began to consider ending her life while only in Grade 8. When her friends were getting their first boyfriends and going on their first dates, she was sitting at home wondering if she should end her life.

But in 2013, something changed. It was not something on the outside but something inside Harley. She made the conscious decision to become more like the carefree, laughing, joyous little girl that she had not seen since that night in 1997. So for the first time in her life, she put on a blue dress and walked outside into the light of day throwing caution to the wind and daring anyone to try to rain on her parade. 5. What was the toughest battle for Harley? A. Her sister’s death. C. Surgery after surgery. 6. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. It took Harley about sixteen years to change her attitude to life. B. Harley had tried to end her life many times.

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B. Her peers’ discrimination. D. Her emotion of jealousy.

C. Harley liked blue dresses and rainy days.

D. In 2013, Harley changed something inside and outside. 7. Which can be the suitable title?

A. Transforming a sad girl into a joyous girl difficulty

C. A blue dress on rainy days dark

C

Too often, I hear people say “I’m just a housewife” when they introduce themselves. I don’t understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self-pity. Is it really a crime to be a housewife? Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home?

How could you be “just a housewife” when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service? A housewife works for the longest hour, supporting your husband, child’s studies, caring for elders, managing finances, paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking according to individual taste, cleaning, etc. A housewife could be anyone: daughter, wife, mother, teacher, financial adviser, fashion designer and nurse, gardener, driver, cook, and so on. Don’t think you are not being paid for it. You get the reward that no money can offer — the love and affection of your family, their trust in you, a happy home and your own satisfaction.

It is you who choose to be in this occupation, willingly or for any other reason. After a busy day, all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you. They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them. Would the life have been the same if you had been working outside to earn some money? Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money?

Respect yourself for what you are. Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity. The world understands the importance of your job. It’s time to make them accept it. Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes “I am a housewife”. Kick that “just” out.

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B. How to overcome

D. A girl rose from the