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1、2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试 高二年级英语试题 第卷第一部分： 英语听力 (略）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) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. A With more than 100,000 people aged 100 or over, Spain is the country with the greatest life expectancy after Japan. How do you live to 100? Here 4 of the countrys cent
2、enarians (百岁老人) give their advice on staying youthful.Francisco Nunez, 112 He is from Bienvenida, Badajoz, southern Spain. Nunez lives with his daughter. He says he doesnt like the pensioners (领养老金的人) daycare center because its full of old people, whose negative attitude towards life affects him dee
3、ply sometimes. Despite his old age. he has always maintained (保持)a youthful outlook, and that is what has kept him going on.Pedro Rodriguez, 106 He lives in Cangas de Onis, Asturias, northern Spain. Rodriguez plays the piano every day in the living room of the flat where he lives with his wife who i
4、s nearly 20 years younger than him. Their daughters visit them often. His hobby is something that he feels has kept him young. “The nuns (修女) taught me how to play the piano as achild,” he says.Maximino San Miguel, 102 He lives in Leon, northern Spain. San Miguel discovered his passion (酷爱) for amat
5、eur dramatics at the age of 80 and has participated in many local productions. He didnt go to school as a child because he was sent to work as a shepherd (牧羊人). He prefers reading books about drawingand travelling. Now this hobby, he said, has kept him full of energy.Pilar Fernandez, 101 She lives w
6、ith her daughter Pili, granddaughters Flori and Ana in Ambas, Asturias, northern Spain. Fernandezsuffered hunger and hardship during the war years alongside her nine brothers and sisters. To avoid history repeating itself, she limited herself to just one child. “From pure fear, I didnt have anymore,
7、” says Fernandez.One of the best things for her health, she says, is tending livestock (家畜) and a vegetable garden.21.Why does Francisco Nunez dislike living with other old people?A.They may depend on his help.B.He is sensitive to his old age.C.They may affect his attitude to life.D.He has more kids
8、 to look after at home.22.What does Maximino San Miguel want to do most in his life now?A.Working as a shepherd.B.Reading books.C.Taking up painting.D.Going travelling.23.What benefits her health according to Pilar Fernandez?A.Doing gardening.B.Learning history.C.Living with kids.D.Having more child
9、ren.24.What can we infer about the four old people from the text?A.They are fond of exercising regularly.B.They led a hard life when they were young.C.They have the same hobbies in their free time.D.They have their own method of staying youthful.B It was a cold March day in High Point, North Carolin
10、a. The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice, stamping their feet to stay warm. Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered (发抖) a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play. The two didnt know each other wellTaylor had just moved to town a
11、 month or so before. Suddenly, Paris fell to the ground, “Pariss eye rolled back,” Taylor says. “She started shaking. I knew it was an emergency.” It certainly was, Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure. Without immediate medical care, Paris would die. At first, no one moved. The girls were in s
12、hock. Then the softball coach shouted out, “Does anyone know CPR?” CPR is a life-saving technique. To do CPR, you press on the sick persons chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs. Without oxygen, the brain is damaged quickly. Amazingly, Taylor had just taken a CPR cour
13、se the day before. Still, she hesitated. She didnt think she knew it well enough. But when no one else came forward, Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR, “It was scary. I knew it was the difference between life and death,” says Taylor. Taylors swift action helped her teammates calm down. One gir
14、l called 911. Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator, an electronic devices (器械) that can shock the heart back into work. Luck stayed with them: Paris heartbeat returned. “I know I was really lucky,” Paris says now. “Most people dont survive this. My team saved my life”. E
15、xperts say Paris is right. For a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly. Today, Paris is back on the softball team. Taylor will apply to college soon. She wants to be a nurse. “I feel more confident in my actions now,” Taylor says. “I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”25.What happened to Paris on a March day?A.She caught a bad cold. B.She had a sudden heart problem.C.She was knocked down by a ball. D.She shivered terribly during practice.26.Why do
