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1、2017届高二年级下学期期中检测英语试卷第一卷（满分100分）一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）AEveryone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film
2、 star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of a
3、round 18,000 people every time. Its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun. Spears is not pleased w
4、ith only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role. For Br
5、itney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .1. We can infer (推断) from th
6、e text that most millionaires are _. A. older than 20B. around 20C. in their 30s D. in their 40s2. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. a person in general B. a special person C. Britney Spears D. a person interested in money3. According to Britney Spears, she works _. A.
7、 to be a great actress B. for the enjoymentC. for money D. to be more famousB One day，when 12-year-old Sean Redden went to a popular chat room on the Internet, he saw the name of someone hed never seen there before, Susan Hicks. Her message was “ Would someone help me? I cant breathe. Help me! I can
8、t feel my left side.” At first, Sean thought it was a bad joke and he told his mother Sharon Redden. But she asked, “ Its not just some game, is it?The message was not a joke. “ Susan Hicks” was actually 20-year-old Taija Laitinen, a student working late at night at a college library near Helsinki,
9、Finland-almost 7,000 miles away from Seans home in Texas. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was empty and the nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldnt move that far because any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then as t
10、he pain became worse, she began typing her message for help in the chat room.“I dont think its a joke, mom,” Sean said. He typed, “ Where are you? The letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police and explained the situa
11、tion to officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girls phone number and address.Meanwhile, the Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency(机构) in Finland. The Texas police explained the situation and gave Susans addre
12、ss to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”In the few minutes, the library door opened. Doctors and three policemen ran in. Taija turned once more to the computer, “ They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”4. At first when receiving the message for help, Sean_. A. didnt
13、 believe it B. took no notice of it C. called the police at once D. had a joke with the person5. What was the problem with the person who asked for help? A. She lost her phone. B. She couldnt finish her work C. She was locked in the library. D. She felt pain and couldnt move.6. What can we learn fro
14、m the text?A. The policeman Seans mother called was in Finland.B. Susan Hicks was a friend of Taija Laitinen.C. Sean and his mother offered help in time.D. Sean had seen Taija Laitinen before. 7. What does the underlined phrase “ on the way.” refer to? A. There is a way B. to be arriving soon C. hav
15、e a long way to arrive D. to have almost finishedCHow to Become Cleverer Once a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him “foolish boy”. “Thats easy,” answered the fisherman. “I know one way to make you become cleverer.” “Really?” “Of course. It is said a fish head is good for brain. If you eat one, youll become cleverer indeed. Pay only three pounds for one fish head.” The boy paid him three pounds and the fisherman cut off
