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1、河南省实验中学20172018学年下期期中试卷高二 英语命题人：赵毅 审题人：刘素芳（时间：100分钟，满分：120分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe final results of Best-Ever Teen Fiction poll(投票) are in. While its no surprise to see Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series on to
2、p, this years list also highlights some writers we werent as familiar with. For example, John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100.Summer, like youth, passes quickly. But the books we read when were young can stay with us for a lifetime. The following are the to
3、p 4 on the list. Enjoy.1. Harry Potter seriesThe Harry Potter books make up the popular series written by J. K. Rowling. The series includes seven books. The books concern a wizard called Harry Potter and his journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The stories tell of him overcom
4、ing dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard Lord Voldemort who killed his parents when Harry was 15 months old.2. The Hunger Games seriesIn the ruins of a future North American, a young girl is picked to leave her poor district and travel to Capitol for a battle to the death in the cruel Hunge
5、r Games. But for Katniss Everdeen, the main character in this series by Suzanne Collins, winning the Games only puts her deeper in danger as the strict social order of Panem begins to unravel(瓦解).3. To Kill a MockingbirdAuthor Harper Lee explores racial tensions in the fictional “tired old town” of
6、Maycomb, Ala., through the eyes of 6-year-old Scout Finch. As her lawyer father, Atticus, defends a black man accused of a crime, Scout and her friends learn about the unjust treatment of African-Americansand their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.4. The Fault in Our Stars Hazel Grace, a teenage girl
7、, has got all sorts of cancer inside her body, and her lungs arent working very well. She knows she is dying and doesnt live in hope any more. When a man named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazels story is about to be completely rewritten.21. What do we know about
8、 John Green?A. One of his novels tops the list.B. Many of his novels are very popular.C. He is the favorite writer of many teens.D. He was a well-known writer long before the poll.22. Who is the author of The Hunger Games series?A. Harper Lee.B. John Green.C. J.K. Rowling. D. Suzanne Collins.23. Wha
9、t is To Kill a Mockingbird mainly about?A. Lifelong friendships.B. Racial discrimination.C. A man working as a lawyerD. A little girls difficult childhood.BA family is a collection of people who share the same genes(基因) but cannot agree on a place to pull over for lunch. Ed and I, plus his parents a
10、nd sister Doris and eight-year-old niece Alisha, are on a road trip to Yosemite. Ed wants Subway, I want In-N-Out Burger, Doris wants Sonic. In the end, we compromise on McDonalds, where Alisha will get an action figure. Its a three-hour drive to Yosemite, but were taking a little longer, as were wo
11、rking in a tour of Highway 80s public restrooms. As the saying goes, “Not one bladder(膀胱)empties but another fills.” Many of these restrooms belong to gas stations. I prefer them to the high-tech ones on planes. We get back on the road. Ed is driving now. When all the tabloids(小报)have been read, the
12、 travel has grown tedious and anyone under age 12 asks “Are we there yet?” at ever-shortening intervals. Just outside Manteca, California, we stop for coffee. At a Starbucks checkout, Ed buys a CD of Joni Mitchells favorite musical picks. The hope is that it will have a calming effect. As we pull ba
13、ck onto the highway, it starts to pour. Then something amazing happens. As we climb the mountain, the rain turns to snow. The pines are spotted with white. Were stuck dumb(说不出话) by the scene outside. For a solid 15 minutes, everyone forgets about their bladder, their blood sugar and the temperature.
14、 Alisha has never seen snow, so we pull over to make snowmen and catch snowflakes on our tongue. Then Ed realizes we need tire chains, and we have to turn back and drive 30 miles to Oakhurst. “Good,” says Doris. “There was a very nice restroom there.”24. Where does the family have lunch?A. At Sonic.
15、B. At Subway.C. At McDonalds.D. At In-N-Out Burger.25. Why does the family spend so much time going to Yosemite?A. They stop a few times for gas.B. They go to the toilet frequently.C. They are affected by the bad weather.D. They need to rest and refresh themselves.26. What does the underlined word “
16、tedious” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Boring.B. Difficult.C. Educational. D. Comfortable.27. How does the family feel when it snows?A. Sorry. B. Excited.C. Worried.D. Relaxed.CStephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. Hes world well-known on space and time. Stephen was searching some very big
