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1、1 What is so special about TOKNOW magazine? Well, it has no ads or promotions insideinstead it is jam-packed with serious ideas. TOKNOW makes complex ideas attractive and accessible to children, who can become involved in advanced concepts and even philosophy（哲学）and they will soon discover that TOKN
2、OW feels more like a club than just a magazine. Whats inside? Every month the magazine introduces a fresh new topic with articles, experiments and creative things to makethe magazine also explores philosophy and wellbeing to make sure young readers have a balanced take on life. 201720172012018 8 学年下
3、期期末联考学年下期期末联考 高二英语试题高二英语试题 本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，试题卷共试题卷共 1010 页页，答题卷共答题卷共 2 2 页页。请按要求把答案涂请按要求把答案涂、 写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。满分满分 120120 分，考试时分，考试时 间间 100100 分钟。考试结束只收答题卡。分钟。考试结束只收答题卡。 第卷（选择题；第卷（选择题；共共 7070 分）分） 第一部分第一部分 听力听力（略） 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分
4、） 第一节第一节（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，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 A A InspiringInspiring youngyoung minds!minds! TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world of childrens publishing, bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month. SoundsSoun
5、ds tootoo goodgood toto bebe true?true? Take a look onlineevidence shows that thousands of teachers and parents know 2 a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW to their friends. HappyHappy BirthdayBirthday AllAll Year!Year! What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the l
6、etterbox every month? The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day. SUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBE NOWNOW AnnualAnnual SubscriptionSubscription Europe 55 Rest of World 65 AnnualAnnual SubscriptionSubscription withwith GiftGift PackPack Includes a Mammoth Map, a passport Puzz
7、le Booklet, and Subscription Europe 60 Rest of World 70 Refund Policythe subscription can be cancelled within 28 days and you can get your money back. 21. Why is TOKNOW a special magazine? A. It entertains young parents. B. It provides serious advertisements. C. It publishes popular science fictions
8、. D. It combines fun with complex concepts. 22. What does TOKNOW offer its readers? A. Online courses. B. Articles on new topics. C. Lectures on a balanced life. D. Reports on scientific discoveries. 23. How much should you pay if you make a 12-month subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China?
9、 A. 55. B. 60. C. 65. D. 70. 24. Subscribers of TOKNOW would get . A. free birthday presents B. full refund within 28 days C. membership of the TOKNOW club D. chances to meet the experts in person B B 3 Disease, poverty, hate, loveCharles Dickens stories opened his readers eyes to the most important
10、 themes of his age. Two hundred years later, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens legacy (遗产) was far greater than just “great literature”. February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writers birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Di
11、ckens gave the modern world. Lets take a look at two of them. A A whitewhite ChristmasChristmas Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas” not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive (喜庆的) season today In the early 19th century, Christmas was
12、 barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Dayunthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone, but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off. Many people believe
13、that Dickens popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth“home enjoyments, affections and hopes”. In his biography of
14、 Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote, “Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.” “Dickensian”“Dickensian” povertypoverty Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian (the period during British Queen Victorias
15、 reign from 1837 to 1901) London. He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy (官僚作风) in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society. “Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an
16、unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and 4 Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about poverty in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”. 25. The article is main
