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1、2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试高二年级文理科英语试卷说明:本试卷分第I卷和第II卷。不含听力,满分120分,考试时间 100分钟,考试结束后,只交答题卡和答题纸。 第I卷注意事项:1答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题号的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净以后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。一、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分) AA Of all the famous English writers , the best known is William Shakespeare. He w
2、as born in 1564. His father was an important man in his town, so Shakespeare had a good upbringing (教养). Shakespeare went to school but not university. He got married to Anne Hathaway when he was 18 and the couple had 3 children. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays . He began working in his hometown of Strat
3、ford but in 1592 he was writing in London. He became rich enough to buy a house in the capital and in his hometown. He wrote sad stories called tragedies,like Romeo and Juliet, funny stories or comedies,Romantic stories and stories about historical figures such as Julius Caesar. He died on his birth
4、day in 1616, almost 400 years ago. But why is his work still popular today? His work looked at common human themes(主题),such as murder, power and love. These themes are as much a part of human nature today as they were and are the ones we see in modern soap operas(肥皂剧) and Hollywood films. Even thoug
5、h his theatre , the Globe ,burned down in 1613,it was rebuilt in London in 1997 and you can still see his plays there today. Shakespeares influence(影响) on the English language can still be felt today. For example, we often talk about “fair play” , meaning honest behavior but this phrase was first us
6、ed by Shakespeare. 21. Julius Caesar may be seen in_. A. comedy B. tragedy C. romantic story D. historical story 22. From the passage ,we can make a conclusion that_. A. Shakespeare did much to the development of the English language B. Shakespeare was born in a poor family C. Shakespeare liked to b
7、uy and sell houses to make money D. Shakespeare is the father of modern soap operas 23. The phrase “fair play” refers to a persons nature of _ A. patience B. bravery C. honesty D. good manner B It was 1994, and a new mother took her sick baby to the doctor. After being tested, the child was diagnose
8、d (诊断) with CF(包囊纤维化), a serious disease. The girl would be lucky to survive into her twenties. The woman and her husband did not know what to do. She turned to two friends football star Boomer Esiason and his wife Cheryl, who knew a lot about CF since they had a son with it. Theyd been trying to ra
9、ise money for the CF Foundation (基金会), and they were heading their own foundation then. The woman called the Esiasons right away and they shared with her everything they knew about the illness. She was changed, and put her whole heart into understanding CF. She learned how to use the treatments that
10、 would best give her daughter hope. She learned about other challenges about CF. Though 30,000 Americans suffer from the illness, the number was too small to motivate(激励) drug companies to do research. The CF market could not get enough investment (投资) for the government to make up the millions need
11、ed to develop new drugs. So she gave up her job and jumped into the CF business full time. She now takes part in events organized by the CF Foundation, and gives speeches wherever she can. The money she raises goes to the CF Foundation, letting it employ scientists to study the disease. Her name is
12、Angela Kinney. Thanks to the many people just like her, the average lifespan (寿命) of a child born with CF has jumped to 36.5 years.24. From the passage we can learn that Cheryl was _. A. a doctor studying CF B. a football star C. a person with CF D. a member of the CF Foundation 25. What did the Esi
13、asons do to help Angela Kinney? A. They offered her a job. B. They offered her money. C. They told her what they knew about CF. D. They taught her how to comfort the child.26. Why wasnt there enough research on CF? A. There were no researchers studying it. B. The number of CF patients was too small.
14、 C. Drug companies found it hard to do research. D. The government was unwilling to invest in it.27. Which of the following best describes Angela Kinney? A. Clever and changeable. B. Brave and warm-hearted. C. Helpful and open-minded. D. Responsible and honest. CFive years ago, I was a mother relyin
15、g on the government to raise four children on a limited income. Some of my neighbors were also struggling for different family matters. I knew I had the ability to do something, while they also had something to offer. Then I began connecting families so that we could care about others and share things with one another. In February 2004, we jumped through all the difficulties to become a non-pro