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1、内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2017-2018学年高二英语上学期12月测试试题（无答案）注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力 （略）（30分）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）AApril Fools Day, not officially considered a holiday, is most definitely a notable day that is celebrated in many countries on
2、 April 1. The thing that is so special about April 1 is that it is the day for playing tricks and practical jokes on others. The aim of these jokes is to bring embarrassment to others.Superstitions(迷信)have it that the practical jokes are meant to be played before noon, and that those that are perfor
3、med afterwards will bring bad luck. This limitation is widely losing its value due to the fact that many major hoaxes throughout history appear after noon. Another superstition is that anyone who fails to respond properly to the jokes played on them is also said to be easy to suffer from bad luck.So
4、me people think that being fooled by a pretty girl will be accompanied by marriage, or at least a friendship with her. That sounds like a good deal if she is truly pretty. Some people believe that being married on April Fools Day is not a good idea for a man, and that forever in the future he will b
5、e ruled by his wife.The origin of April Fools day is not clearly known, but it is generally accepted to have come about as a result of the changes in the calendar system. The New Year celebrations used to begin on 25 March and last for a week, ending on 1 April. In 1582, Charles IX, King of France b
6、rought in the new Gregorian calendar, in which the new year began on 1 January. Unfortunately, some people did not hear about the change, and many others simply refused to break the tradition.1April Fools Day is different from other festivals probably because .A. it is not official holidayB. jokes c
7、an be played on this dayC. people are relaxed on this day D. it is an important day2If jokes are played on you by a beautiful girl youll probably .A. dislike her B. make much moneyC. make many friends D. get married to her soon3A man would rather not get married on April probably because .A. he love
8、s his wife very much B. he is eager for a bright futureC. he doesnt want to obey his wifeD. he doesnt like playing jokes4Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. April Fools Day B. The New YearC. The Superstitions D. The New Gregorian CalendarBWhen you make a mistake, big o
9、r small, cherish it like its the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And thats only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, t
10、hat we should try to avoid mistakes. Weve been scolded when we make mistakesat home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes shou
11、ld be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and errortrying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakeswe have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the
12、ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we dont just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You dont just read about painting,
13、 or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until youv
14、e pretty much learned how to do something. Thats how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something newbecause if you succeed at something, its probably something you already knew how to do. You havent really grown much from that successat most
15、 its the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if its a good journey.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.5Why do most of
16、 us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B. Because its a natural part in our life.C. Because weve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many peoples careers.6According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We
