1、甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期会宁四中2017-2018学年度第二学期高二级中期考试英语试卷第一部分 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）阅读下列三篇短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Below are four ads on the website.Artful ExperienceIts an artful experience even if youre artistically challenged. Adults, teens, and children of all ages are welcome at
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7、n make pottery by himself/herselfC. one can learn how to paint on potteryD. one can improve his/her painting skills greatly2. Who may be suitable for a Chinese-English translator?A. An American graduate who is good at Chinese.B. A Chinese graduate who majored in business.C. A Chinese college student
8、 who has good English writing skills.D. An American college student who is interested in English translation.3. If Mr.Black wants to buy a painting, he can .A. send an email to sumplastplB. send an email to artworkdealC. call 453-268-130D. call 668-556-4294. Which of the following can be the best ti
9、tle for the fourth advertisement?A. Nice Rome trips.B. Cheap Car Tours.C. Airport Car Rentals With Drivers.D. Flight Service To Pick You Up.BThe morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and Id been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is that you wont pu
10、t yourself in my place. Cant you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly-and felt the ache in my tooth. Id thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see
11、 me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky. “If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such
12、 short notice? Why wasnt he as busy as the others?In the dentists office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one. When I told her my fears, she laughed and said,
13、 “Dont worry. The dentist is very good.”“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently. “Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.“The artwork?” I was puzzled. The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right wh
14、ere I could enjoy it on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words. What a relief!5. Which of the following best describes the authors feeling that morning?A. Cheerful. B. Nervous. C. Satisfied. D. Upset.6. What made the auth
15、or begin to doubt about the dentist?A. The dentists agreeing to treat her at very short notice. B. The dentists being as busy as the other dentists. C. The surroundings of the dentists office. D. The laughing assistant of the dentist.7.Why did the author suddenly smile?A. Because the dentist came at
16、 last. B. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling. C. Because the assistant kept comforting her. D. Because she could relax in the chair, CBy May, after three months, I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds. My friends would say “Alice, you look great!” or “How did you lose so much w
17、eight?” Those compliments made me feel good and confident.Soon I dropped to 110 pounds. A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting, because I was starting to look sick. They brought me a presenta bag of chocolates, which I later gave to my sister. My mom would come to my room, with te
18、ars in her eyes, and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop. My dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school, telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.By mid-June, when school was coming to an end, I was down to an only alive state of 95 pound
19、s. All of a sudden, I knew I had to do something. I guessed the number itself scared me. I recalled my doctor. He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying. I knew I was putting my life at risk, but for what? To make those who love me worried? Was it worthwhile to be thin?N
20、ow I realize that models in magazines, TV and movies are not realistic. The price to pay for the “perfect body” is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder. And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.8. The underlined word “compliments” in Paragraph
21、1 probably means _.A. questions B. experiences C. understanding D. praise9 Why did the authors mother come to her room in tears?A. Because the mother was deeply moved by her daughters friends.B. Because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough.C. Because the mother was sorry to have helped h
22、er daughter go on a diet.D. Because the mother was worried about her daughters health10. The author decided to stop dieting _.A. when her weight dropped to 95 poundsB. after her parents persuaded her out of itC. after she reached her goal of losing weightD. after her friends told her to stop dieting
23、11. From the text we learn that _.A. there are no models with a perfect body in real lifeB. it is too expensive for people to lose weightC. an unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problemsD. you will be healthy as long as you stop dietingDMost times, what people accept as hope is a feeling or t
24、hought that something desired may happen. The word hope is a guarantee（保证）of happiness without a doubt. Hope in ancient Greek is “elpis” meaning “to expect or look forward with pleasure”. Orison Swett Marden says “there is no medicine as great and powerful expectation of something better tomorrow.”S
25、amuel Esson Jonah is one of the worlds most influential personalities of this century. When he was young, mining for Africans was hell on earth, because they were treated very badly and there were no key positions in the industry for them because it was believed that the black could not manage their
26、 affairs successfully. Even in the face of all these challenges and discriminations, Jonah hoped to head the industry someday. When he told his workmates and parents about his hope, he became a laughing stock. Not giving up on his hope, he worked hard toward it and at last he became president of Ang
27、lo Gold Ashanti.Hope without doubt helps you to work hard until you finally achieve your aims or goals. Hope keeps one alive and also helps us persevere (坚持) to succeed. Someone may say “Ive tried and failed several times”. As a matter of fact, failure is inevitable(无法避免的) sometimes but that doesnt
28、overrule your ability to succeed. The key is that you cant give up your hope. Our history has seen many great achievers. Though they hoped they could make it, they also failed; however, they didnt give up on their hope. They worked even harder and eventually succeeded.Today when we can celebrate so
29、many of them for their courage, remember “faith without work is dead”, so is your dream or hope. Samuel Similes says “Hope is the companion（伙伴） of power, the mother of success, for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles (奇迹).” So dont let your hope down.12. What is Paragraph 1 mai
30、nly about?A. What hope really means.B. How to remain hopeful.C. The importance of having hope.D. The relationship between hope and pleasure.13. The author uses the example of Samuel Esson Jonah mainly to _.A. prove a lowly man can also succeedB. prove that hope can lead to successC. show the times p
31、roduce their heroesD. show its hard for a black to succeed14. According to Paragraph 3, to succeed one should _.A. acquire great abilityB. try to understand history C. avoid quitting easilyD. stop being overconfident15. Which would be the best title for the text?A. Hope is just a choiceB. Keep your
32、hope aliveC. Failure breeds successD. How to achieve success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。 Long, long ago people couldnt write and they had no books. But they had stories. People learned the stories by heart and taught new ones to one another. Sometimes it was hard to remember them all. 16 The ancien
