广雅中学2011-2012学年上学期高二上学期期中考试(英语)

B. tell us the news about Hart's workshop C. tell us how to run a workshop like Hart's D. help us to look at various kinds of angers

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In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The selection of Doris Lessing for a Nobel was popular among the hundreds of journalists gathered for the announcement in Stockholm.

Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Horace Engdahl said with skepticism, fire and visionary power Lessing has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny.

Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia - modern-day Iran - to British parents, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14.

A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer's wife and her black servant.

A member of the British Communist Party during the 1950s and a campaigner against nuclear arms and South African apartheid, Lessing was for years banned from that country and from Rhodesia.

Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism. A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics and communism, relationships with men and sex, and Jungian analysis and dream interpretation.

Lessing's themes shifted to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was fascinated with the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism. Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditionalist critics, but she has continued to win new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001.

Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing's selection.

\is one of the truly great writers - of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,\Engdahl said. \equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.\

At 87, Doris lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature laureate since the first prizes were awarded in 1901. Each Nobel Prize is this year accompanied by a check for approximately $1.4 million.

51. How old was Doris Lessing when she published her first novel?

A. 14 B. 26 C. 31 D. 50

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52. Which of the following about The Grass is Singing is true?

A. It is mainly about racial conflict between the whites and the blacks in the US. B. The main characters are a white farmer’s wife and her black servant. C. It was published in Africa.

D. It was Doris Lessing’s most famous novel. 53. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. Journalists are very interested in the election of Doris Lessing’s for Nobel Prize. B. Doris Lessing regard The Golden Notes as a pioneering work of feminism. C. Doris Lessing has written about many different subjects.

D. Many writers have the courage to stick to the equality between the male and female experience.

54. The underlined word school in the last but one paragraph means________. A. institution for educating children B. college or university

C. department of a university D. group of writers, thinkers

55. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize for literature. B. The greatest British female writer. C. The oldest Nobel Prize winner.

D. 2007 Nobel Prize announced in Stockholm.

C

In America, drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education. However, unlike other courses, it is not given during the regular school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts: class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license.

Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practice starting steering, backing up, parking, switching lanes, turning corners, and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six hours. The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two hour blocks of time. Thus, each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and ―driver‖ sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.

Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes, one on the driver’s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits. Thus, if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over. The car also has another special feature. On the top of the car is a sign that reads: STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver, not very experienced and prone to driving slowly.

After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive (this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old), they can

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go to a designated state office to take their driver’s test, which is made up of an eye examination, a written test, and a road test. The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license. If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class, he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.

56. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. Driving Classes. B. Driving Learning. C. Driving Course. D. Driving Experience. 57. In America, the driver’s course mentioned above _____. A. is considered as part of the advanced education

B. is given to any student wanting to get a driver’s license C. is carried on at the same time as other courses

D. is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools 58. To prevent accidents, a drivers Ed car _____. A. has a sign inside it B. has two sets of brakes C. is big enough to hold five persons D. can’t run very fast

59. Which of the following does not agree with the requirements for the students wanting to get

their driver’s license?

A. They must be 16 years of age. B. They should go to have their driver’s test. C. They must have their eyes examined. D. They ought to do well in their driver’s course.

60. In the last sentence, ―with flying colors‖ means _____. A. happily B. successfully C. colorfully D. quickly

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

以下是几个国际节日的简要介绍：

A. Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts West Yorkshire, the United Kingdom

Young people are invited to compete in this art festival with classes covering speech, guitar, dance, poetry and short story writing, and so on. The previous year's winners are invited back to perform again at a special concert. With a long and well-known history behind it, this well-attended competition is a kind of forerunner of popular television talent contests such as

Pop Idol.

B. Sydney Writers' Festival Sydney, Australia

Held at Sydney's Wharf 4/5, the annual Sydney Writers' Festival is the biggest literary event of its kind in Australia and one of the biggest book fairs in the world. Attracting a mix of authors, poets, editors, publishers and book lovers, this is a great event at which people can look through thousands of titles while enjoying workshops, book reading and seminars.

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C. Flipside Festival Singapore

As part of the Singapore Arts Festival Outreach Programme, Flipside aims to reach a much wider audience with three weeks of lively, fun street performances. Flipside promises to bring out the adventurous side of you with a combination of physical theatre and mind games as well as free outdoor performances such as music performances from local singers.

D. Hay Festival Hay on Wye, the United Kingdom

The little market town, Hay, has a population of 1500 and no fewer than 39 bookshops. It bills itself as the world's first and most distinguished book town, and is, therefore, a perfect place for a literary festival. The festival is a celebration of great writing. There are events including film screenings and musical concerts and the bookshops remain open throughout.

E. Bergen International Festival Bergen, Norway

Founded in 1953, the Bergen International Festival presents an impressive cast of outstanding international artists in the fields of music, ballet, opera and other performing arts. More than 120 events take place in late May to early June, which is a time of beautiful spring weather. The main festival venue is the Grieg Hall while the

smallest and most unusual is an old trolley bus with seating for just 33 people.

F. Nuits Sonores Lyon, France

Held each May, this relatively new festival brings together some of the biggest club DJs from around the world. The focus is on electronic dance music, but it also embraces all musical forms ranging from hip hop to jazz. For those that want to see daylight hours after a hard night clubbing, there is a wide variety of cultural events during the day ranging from special festival food programmes to films.

下面是几个人物的简要介绍，请匹配他们感兴趣的节日。

61. Martin, a famous writer, likes to find as many chances as possible to attend literary events

around the world. Martin hopes to make friends with editors and book lovers.

62. Kelly is crazy about music, especially electronic dance music. She would like to go to a festival

where she can enjoy different musical forms. She also has a strong interest in films.

63. As an outgoing girl, Victoria is very fond of performing arts. She hopes to take part in some

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