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1、 - 1 - 新绛二中新绛二中 2017201720182018 学年第二学期期中考试试题学年第二学期期中考试试题 高二英语高二英语 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 6060 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 3 3 分，满分分，满分 4545 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并写在答卷页 上。 A A Bike Share Toronto is the citys official bike share program, designed to give locals and

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7、55)898-2498 1.Which is the most suitable choice for locals in Toronto? A. Day Pass. B.3-Day Pass. C. Monthly Pass. D. Annual Membership. 2.How much will the extra fee be if you travel for two hours by bike? A.$5.5. B.$9.5. C.$12.5. D.$15.5. 3.For the information about working at Bike Share Toronto,

8、contact it at . A.(855)898-2388 B.(855)898-2378 C.(855)898-2398 D.(855) 898-2498 B B Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costum

9、es are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. Its full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing

10、and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor。For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female role. Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. So

11、me of them are from the history - 3 - book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace.

12、 The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end. 4Beijing Operas singing is from _. A. the literature and novels B. Beijing and Anhui C. the history book D. Anhui and Hubei 5The second paragraph (段落) of the reading is about the _of Beijing Opera. A. roles B.

13、stories C. gestures D. Paintings 6From the reading, we know the Chou most probably has a(n) _feature. A. honest B. dull C. funny D. serious 7Which of the following statements is TURE? A. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. B. Peking Opera is full of different gestures. C. Beijing Opera is th

14、e most popular in the world. D. The people in the story usually are in agreement. C C Its that time of year when people need to lock their cars. Its not because therere lots of criminals stealing cars. Rather, its because of good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. Especially with thi

15、s years large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it with zucchini(西葫芦). My sister, Sharon, recently had a good year of tomatoes. She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they had begun to feel their skin turn slightly red. She decided to

16、 share her blessings. She called everyone she knew. When that failed, she began asking everyone in the neighborhood, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes.“Feel free to take whatever you want,” Sharon told her. She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didnt

17、 go to waste. A few days later, the neighbor appeared in her house, holding a hot loaf of bread. - 4 - She smiled, “I wanted to thank you for the tomatoes, and I have to admit I took a few other things too.” Sharon couldnt think of anything else that had been worth harvesting.“Oh, but you did,” the

18、neighbor said.“You had some of the prettiest zucchini Ive ever seen.” Sharon was confused. They hadnt even planted any zucchini. But her neighbor insisted there were bright-green zucchini in her garden. Sharon decided to go to see where the zucchini had grown. The two of them walked into the backyar

19、d. When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled, “Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating.” The neighbor looked at Sharon, shock written all over her face. Then, smiling, she held out the bread she had

20、 shared with the neighborhood.“I brought you a nice loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you will like it.” 8.What does the underlined word “stuff” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Decorate. B. Swap. C. Fill. D. Exchange. 9.What does the author mean by saying “they had begun to feel their skin turn slight

21、ly red” in Paragraph 2? A. They thought they ate too many tomatoes. B. They got sunburnt when picking tomatoes. C. They were ashamed that they wasted too many tomatoes. D. They felt embarrassed by not sharing tomatoes with their neighbors. 10.How might the neighbor feel after knowing the truth? A. A

22、nnoyed. B. Astonished. C. Grateful. D. Embarrassed. 11.From the text, we can infer that the neighbor . A. liked eating bread made of cucumbers B. only picked tomatoes in Sharons garden C. mistook big cucumbers for zucchini D. went to another neighbors garden mistakenly - 5 - D D As more and more peo

23、ple speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural O

24、rganization (UNESCO). In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who sp

25、ecializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal. Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Hi