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1、内蒙古赤峰市2015-2016学年高二英语下学期周测试题（4.10，无答案）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）The other morning on the subway I sat next to an attractive young blonde woman who was reading something on her iPad. She was very well-dressed, carrying a Prada bag with tastefully applied make-up indeed, she had an unmistakable air of wealt
2、h, material success and even authority. I suspected she worked as a highly-paid Wall Street lawyer or stockbroker or something of that sort. So, I was curious to see what she was so focused on. The Wall Street Journal perhaps? The Economist?Quite the contrary; rather, she was concentrating on a roma
3、nce novel. Then I realized that I have known many women who love romance novelssmart, attractive, successful, “liberated,” modem females who nonetheless find some kind of deep satisfaction and thrill from those hyper-romantic, artificial and extremely unrealistic tales of handsome, manly heroes fall
4、ing in love with virginal women, enduring a series of adventures, then no doubt having a happy ending.These romance stories are to literature what hot dogs are to fine food. Yet, the genre(体裁) remains enormously popular. Consider some of these surprising statistics from the good folks at the Romance
5、 Writers of America (RWA):*More than 9,000 romance titles were released last year, with sales of about $1.44 billion (more than triple the revenues generated by classic literary fiction).*More than 90 percent of the market are women (okay, thats not at all surprising).* Readers are typically women b
6、etween the ages 30 and 54 who are themselves involved in a romantic relationship (betraying the stereotype that only lonely women long for these tales of love and adventure).*Almost 40 percent of romance book consumers have an annual income of between $50,000 and $99,900 (placing them firmly in the
7、middle class).I had thought that romance novels accounted for a very small share of the literary market, so I was quite surprised that this part has such enormous popularity. But I must wonder why so many womenforty years after the womens liberation movement continue to indulge in the fanciful tales
8、?Im not sure if it represents a kind of “rejection” of the womens liberation movement, but clearly something is missing in the lives of contemporary ladies. A romance author named Donna Hatch who focuses on the Regency period (early 19th century Britain) explained the appeal of such books this way:
9、“Regency men were civilized and treated women with courtesy. When a lady entered the room, gentlemen stood, doffed their hats, offered an arm, bowed, and a hundred other little things I wish men still did today. But they were also very athletic; they hunted, raced, boxed, rode horses. They were manl
10、y. Strong. Noble. Honorable. And that is why I love them!”Mrs. Hatch may have expressed the secret desires and attitudes of untold millions of her peers-that is, in the early 21st century, have women grown tired of the burdens and expectations that the “freedoms” they have gained give them? Is this
11、a rejection of modem feminism? Do women long for days of old when men were masculine gentlemen and women were feminine and protected as precious treasures and regarded as possessions?Perhaps most women (even the ones who get lost in romance novels) do not want to go all the way back but it is obviou
12、s, .1. What is the function of the opening paragraph?A. To summarize the whole passage. B. To prove the authors argument.C. To lead in the main topic of the passage. D. To raise problems that will be solved later.2. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?A. Romance novels are
13、 satisfying and thrilling. B. Romance novels are not of much “nutrition”.C. Romance novels are as popular as hot dogs.D. Romance novels are an essential part of contemporary life.3. In the authors opinion, what is missing in the lives of contemporary women?A. Authority. B. Dignity. C. Liberty. D. Ca
14、re.4. Which sentence can be put in the blank in the last paragraph?A. they prefer tales of innocent romance to classicsB. they are unhappy with how the world has turned outC. true love described in romance novels does exist in realityD. romance novels provide them with an access to society第二节 七选五根据短
15、文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. _6_ In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at o
16、ther times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. _7_ Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the Uni
