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1、安阳市第三十六中学20172018学年第二学期期中考试高二英语(考试时间100分钟，满分120分)注意事项：1、本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。2、选择题答案请用2B铅笔准确地填涂在答题卡上相应位置，非选择题答案必须填写在答题卷相应位置，否则不得分。3、考试结束后，将答题卡和答卷一并交回。第I卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）(共15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。AAcademy Awards The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award i
2、n the United StatesThe Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and SciencesAcademy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette（小雕像）The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncl
3、e Oscar!”Berlin Film Festival One of the “A” festivals in EuropeThe Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarThe jury（专家评奖团）always placed special em
4、phasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc（集团）Countries as well as from western countriesThe awards are called Golden and Silver Bears （as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin）Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / ea
5、rly September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy, its main award is the “ Leone dOro” （Golden Lion）Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best filmCannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festivalIt has been
6、 held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptionsGiven massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over
7、 the globeThe most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme dOr” （Golden Palm） for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year21Which Award can be shared by multiple films in one year?AGolden Lion BSan Marco AwardCAcademy Awards DGolden Palm 22Which of the following s
8、tatements about “Oscars” is not true?AIts the nickname of Academy AwardsBIts also the nickname of the statuetteCIts an award in FranceD. It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle23Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”? AThe bear is
9、the symbol of BerlinBIt is made up of bear furCIt looks like a bearDBear is rare in Berlin 24Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? AIntroduce the nicknames of famous film awardsBAn advertisement for films and TV programmesCAn introduction of famous film festivals and film
10、awardsDA guide of how to spend famous film festivalsB It is well known that the Japanese peoples love of fish is almost as strong as a bees interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big chall
11、enge how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes，they
12、would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators（掠食者）, the fish slopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fish
13、ing companies had an even bigger challenge . Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask “What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge?” May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the m
14、ost proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem? Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Dont sharks eat fish? Well, they do eat a fe
15、w fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert（警觉的）. The fish stay fresh because they are challenged.Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.25. The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea i
16、s that .A. the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresherB. the fish resource near the shore was decreasingC. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh onesD. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh26. Which was the best way for the fishing company to keep fishes fresh?
