甘肃省平凉市静宁县学年高二上学期期末英语试题.docx
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甘肃省平凉市静宁县学年高二上学期期末英语试题
2014---2015学年度第一学期高二英语期末试题(卷)
第I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,共30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
LucilleCliftonwasthefirstAfricanAmericanpoetlaureate(桂冠诗人)ofMaryland.Criticscallheroneofthegreatestwritersofourtime.
LucilleCliftonwasborninDepew,NewYorkin1936.ShebeganwritingpoetrywhenShewasabouttenyearsold.Shehaddevelopedaninterestinpoetrybecauseofhermother,ThelmaSayles.Hermotherwasalsoapoetalthoughherpoemswereneverpublished.AsachildLucillewouldsitonhermother'slapandlistenasshereadpoetry.Shelearnedtolovewordsandthepowerofwords.Thatstayedwithherasshegrew.
Whilehermothertaughthertolovepoetry,herfathergaveherthegiftofstorytelling.HewouldtellLucilleinterestingstoriesaboutherancestors,especiallytheonenamedLucillewhowashisgrandmother.SamuelCliftonsaidshewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallystayedinthestateofVirginia.LucilleCliftonwroteaboutitinherpoemcalled“Lucy”.
Lucilleoftentalkedaboutherloveforwords.Shelovedthesoundofwordsandthewaythewordsfeltinhermouth.Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.
Unlikehermother,LucilleClifton'spoetryisnottraditionalatall.Herpoemsdonotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern.Theydonotusefancywords.Herpoetryisknownforbeingsimple,truthfulanddirect.Itiswrittenthewaypeoplespeak,inacasual,relaxedlanguage.Thereisverylittlepunctuationandevenlesscapitalization(首字母大写).Manyofthepoemsareuncomfortablyhonest.LucilleCliftonoftensaidthatshetriedtocomforttheafflicted(折磨)andafflictthecomfortable.Overtheyears,sheseemstohaveperfectedthatart.
1.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Lucille'sparentsinfluencedheralot.
B.Lucille'sfatheroftenreadpoemstoher.
C.Lucille'smotherpublishedsomepoems.
D.Lucille'sparentstaughthertolovewords.
2.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Lucille'sgreatworks.
B.WordsthatLucilleused.
C.Lucille'swritingstyle.
D.BackgroundofLucille'spoems.
3.Fromthepassage,weknowthatLucilleis________.
A.funny B.creative
C.selfishD.beautiful
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.LucilleCliftonwasthefirstAfricanAmericanpoetlaureateofAmerica.
B.LucilleCliftonwasborninAfrica.
C.LucilleCliftonbeganwritingpoetryfromabout1956.
D.UnlikeLucilleClifton,hermother'spoetryistraditional.
B
IntheUnitedStates,manylowincome(低收入)parentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.AprogramcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious(有营养的)snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.
Atacommunity(社区)centerinVirginiajustoutsideofWashington,D.C.,childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafterschoolprogram.“Thesnackisveryhealthyforyourbody,butthemainthingisthatittastesreally,reallygood,”KeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.
Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfofparentsfromEthiopia.Manyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathome.KidsCafé,withfoodofferedfreebyafoodbank,givesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffood.
“It’sgood,”saysonegirl.ButRebeccaNance,whoseparentsarefromtheUS,isnotsosure.“Thetasteisunusual.”Hermother,DaffanyNance,hastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfood.“Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfood,”shesays,“soit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.”
Thecharity(慈善机构),FeedingAmerica,startedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.
KidsCafébecamepartoftheafterschoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafterschoolprogram.Shesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfood.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutritionintheirlives.
5.WhatisthepurposeofstartingKidsCafé?
A.Toprovidepoorchildrenwithnutritiousfood.
B.Toraisemoneyforsomepoorchildren.
C.Todeveloptheafterschoolprogram.
D.Tohelppoorchildrenlearnnewskills.
6.Theunderlinedword“unusual”istheclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.healthyB.fantastic
C.terribleD.strong
7.WhatcanwelearnaboutDaffanyNance?
A.SheisfromEthiopiaandhastwochildren.
B.Shecaredlittleaboutherchildren’sdietbefore.
C.Shebelievestheprogramisgoodforherchildren.
D.Shehopesmoretypesoffoodcanbeofferedforfree.
8.Wholeadstheafterschoolprogram?
A.LoriMcFail.
B.KeithClements.
C.FeedingAmerica.
D.AcommunitycenterinVirginia.
C
AMERICANAHOTELCRYSTALCITY
Convenientlocation5minutesfromWashingtonD.C.andoneblocktoCrystalCityMetro(地铁),CrystalCityUnderground.Freeparking,freedeluxecontinental(大陆的)breakfastandcomplimentary(收费的)hotelshuttleservicetoRonal
Phone(703)9793722
dReaganWashingtonNationalAirport.
DAYSINNARLINGTON
DaysInnArlingtonislocatedtwomilesfromthePentagon,LincolnMemorial.ThereisarestaurantwhichservesAmericanstylefood,plustwomeetingroomsandanoutdoorpool.ComplimentaryshuttleservicerunstotheRosslynMetroStation.Complimentaryparkingisavailableontheproperty.Anexperiencedstaffwelcomesourguests.
Phone(703)5250300
THEHIGHLANDERMOTORINN
Comfortableroomsatmoderaterates.ConvenientlocationonlyminutesawayfromWashingtonareaattraction.NearVASquareMetroStationandBallstonCommonsShoppingMall.Freecontinentalbreakfast;freeparking.
Phone(703)5244300
HYATTREGENCYCRYSTALCITY
ConvenientlylocatednexttoWashingtonNationalAirportandtwomilesfromWashingtonD.C.ComplimentaryshuttletoandfromNationalAirport,metro,localrestaurantsandshopping.Experienceaviewtorememberatoutrooftoprestaurants“ChesapeakeGrill”.Callforreservations(预定).
Phone(073)41812341;(800)2331234
9.WhichhoteldoesNOTprovideservicetodriveitsgueststotheairportormetrostations?
A.AmericanaHotelCrystalCity.
B.DaysInnArlington.
C.TheHighlanderMotorInn.
D.HyattRegencyCrystalCity.
10.Ifyouwanttostayinahotelwhichprovidesfreeparkingandfreebreakfast,whichtelephonenumberwillyouringtoaskforfurtherinformation?
A.(703)9793722or(703)5244300.
B.(703)5244300or(073)41812341.
C.(073)41812341or(703)5250300.
D.(703)5250300or(703)9793722.
11.Whichhotelisclosetotheairport?
A.AmericanaHotelCrystalCity.
B.DaysInnArlington.
C.HyattRegencyCrystalCity.
D.TheHighlanderMotorInn.
12.StevenlovestheideaofhavingdeliciousmealwhileenjoyingthenightviewofWashingtonD.C.Hewillprobablyreservearoombycalling________.
A.(703)5244300B.(073)41812341
C.(703)5250300D.(703)9793722
D
FewpeoplehatehomeworkmorethanAlfieKohn,authorofTheHomeworkMyth.Thereisahotdiscussionacrossthecountry:
doeshomeworkreallyimproveschoolresults?
Agrowingnumberofeducatorssayno.
“Wealwaysthinkitisworthit,”saysKohn,“andhomeworkwillimprovetheirschoolresultsandgivethemgoodstudyskills,buttheresearchshowsitisjustnotso.Nostudyhaseverfoundanyacademicbenefit(学业上的成效)ofassigning(布置)homeworkbeforekidsareinhighschool.andeveninhighschoolthecaseisveryweak.”
Buthowcouldhoursofreading,writingandsolvingmathproblemsnothelpkidstolearn?
WeaskedtenthgradersattheGallowaySchool,inAtlanta.
“IlearneverythingthatIneedtoinclass,”says16-year-oldMattRitchie.“Anditisreallyunnecessarytodohomework.Itisjustboring.”
“IfIlisteninclassandtakegoodnotes,Iusuallydowellontests,”explainshisclassmatePaigeSolomon,“SoIdon’tthinkitishelpful—ifanything,itjustmakesmekindoffearfulofgoingtothatclass.”
“I’musuallyinabadmoodwhenIhavealotofhomework,”says16-year-oldCarterParder,“becauseIstayuplater.AndthenI’mgroggythenextday.”
AccordingtoKohn,evenifkidslearnalittlethroughhomework,thecostistoohigh.Homeworkmaykillastudent’sinterestinlearning.Ifkidsseemtobesinkingunderamountainofwork,parentsshouldintervene(干涉).Mostadultswouldn’twanttoworkeighthoursaday,andthencomehometohoursofextrawork.Kidsarenodifferent.
13.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatAlfieKohn_______.
A.isahighschoolteacher.
B.isanexpertinlanguagestudy.
C.doesdeepresearchintohomework
D.isagreatnovelwriter.
14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Moststudentsthinkhomeworkisofgreathelptothem.
B.Kohnisthefirstpersontoprovehomeworkisunimportant.
C.Kohnthinkshomeworkishelpfulforcollegestudents.
D.Parentsshouldpaymuchattentiontothehomeworkoftheirchildren.
15.Thepassagewaswrittenmainlyto_________.
A.introducethebookTheHomeworkMyth
B.pointouttheimportanceofhomework
C.showdoinghomeworkisawasteoftime
D.showthereisnoneedtoassignhomework
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为短语选项。
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