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1、高二下学期英语期初试题第二部分 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( A )Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is open daily year round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours during summer. It is closed on December 25. There is no admission charg
2、e to Ellis Island; but donations are gratefully accepted.At Your FingertipsPark information (212) 363-7620Emergencies (212) 363-3260Ferryboat information (212) 269-5755Lost and found (212)363-7620Dining, gifts & audio tour 344-0996TransportationStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry; boats leave f
3、rom Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a.m.(The time for ferry is changeable)Hours: May vary; call the number aboveClosed: December 25Ferry fees (includes Liberty and Islands) adults, $7; senior citizens, $6; chil
4、dren (age 317), $5. (Group rates are available for 25 or more adults.)21. In summer, visitors will have _ to visit Ellis Island.A. a limited time B. a longer time C. a shorter time D. a wonderful time22. Which number would you call if our friends were suddenly ill?A. (212)344-0996B. (212)363-7620 C.
5、 (212) 363-3260D. (212) 269-575523. Which of the following is NOT true?A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge.B. The boats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 all the year round.C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults.D. Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced.(
6、B )“Pop” stands for popular, and a pop singer has to work very hard to stay popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. Then he must w
7、ork harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer isnt easy at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special new
8、spaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm is so hysterical(歇斯底里的) that they do anything to get a sou
9、venir. They steal handkerchief, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of unfortunate singers hair. Many singers have been forced to hide, and some who have not been so lucky as to escape have been stripped(剥) practically naked by their fans. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on
10、clothes because he must always look smart, or at any rate, different. He must have a luxurious(豪华的) car. And most importantly, he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.24. Pop singer works very hard _.A. to get attention B. to stay popular C. to get more money D. to sell more record
11、s25. The underlined word “annoying” in the second paragraph means_.A. lovely B. friendly C. boring D. angry26. A pop singer has a lot of clothes in order to keep himself _.A. smart and the same B. smart and different C. healthy and young D. rich and strong27. A suitable title for this passage might
12、be _.A. The Way to Become a Pop Singer B. The Fans of the Pop SingerC. The Pop Singers D. The Success of Pop Singers( C )The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink. Apparently t
13、hinking of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the thermos(热水瓶) on the table. His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling. They remained sitting in the parlor（客厅）, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just about to take his
14、 cup, when the crash came, right there in the parlor. Something was hopelessly broken. It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor. The girl looked over her shoulder abruptly, startled, staring. It was mysterious. Neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit. True, it hadnt stood stea
15、dily when their host placed it on the table, but it hadnt fallen then. The crash of the thermos caused the host, with a box of sugar cubes in his hand, to rush back from the inner room. He gawked at the steaming floor and blurted out, “It doesnt matter! It doesnt matter!” The father started to say something. Then he muttered, “Sorry, I touched it and it fell.” “It doesnt matter,” the host said.Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “Daddy, did you touch it?” “No. But it stood so close to me.
