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1、辽宁省阜新二高2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分：阅读理解（共两节；第一节：共15小题，每小题2分， 满分30分）A1Sunday ,31 August Weve been in China for a month now. Dad, Mom, Harry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August. Were not very far from Beijing. Two days ago, we celebrated my 16th birthday. It was great celebrating in China; the only thi
2、ng that was strange was the cake一here theyre not as sweet as the ones in New York. On Monday school startsI wonder what it will be like.Monday, 1 September On my first day I was looking around for a locker to put my books in. However, here all the students keep all of their books at their desks. We
3、stay in the same classroom because apparently we dont have to go from class to classteachers come to us! Today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. Their duties are to collect homework, make announcements, and do other stuff for the teachers and the students. Its kind of a big deal here!
4、 Since I am from the US, I was asked to be the English assistant. I felt so proud but quite nervous at the same time because I wasnt sure what I had to do,but I accepted the job anyway.Friday ,3 October Boy, what a week! Now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class, a combination
5、of our American schools “ Homeroom ” and “ Study Hall ”. I think Chinese students work too much! I have to do my homework when I get back home. I dont even have time to watch TV or surf the Internet like before. I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didnt have to study so much. We had m
6、ore time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students are involved in weekend classes in subjects such as English, Chinese and math. I get a lot of attention, being from another country. Everyone wants to practice English with me! A really cute girl even
7、 asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! Im making a lot more friends now. I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese. Some students want to do a language exchange program with me. Nice!1. The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT _ .A. food flavor B
8、. physics study C. language exchange programs D. free time activities 2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the teacher assistants duty?A. Making announcements. B. Collecting homework.C. Teaching classmates. D. Helping teachers with small errands (差事)3. Where is this passage mos
9、t probably from?A. A guide book. B. A storybook. C. A magazine. D. A diary.4. The passage is best described by _ .A. multi-culture B. culture shock C. cultural background D. unique cultureBIf you think it is cold where you are at the moment, then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just
10、 change your mind. With the average temperature for January standing at 50C, it is no wonder that the village is the coldest inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the “ Pole of Cold”, the coldest temperature recorded in Oymyakon is 71.2C,which is the lowest recorded temperature for any inhabit
11、ed location on earth. Ironically, Oymyakon actually means non-freezing water due to a nearby hot spring. Most homes in Oymyakon still bum coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modem conveniences. Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer (驯鹿) meat and horse meat. A single shop provides the towns bar
12、e necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman. The village is located around 750 metres above sea level and the length of a day varies from 3 hours in December to 21 hours in summer. And despite its terrible winters, in June, July and August temperatures over 30C
13、are not uncommon. There are few modem conveniences in the village with many buildings still having outdoor toilets and most people still burning coal and wood for heat. When coal deliveries are irregular, the power station starts burning wood. If the power ceases, the town will shut down in about fi
14、ve hours, and the pipes will freeze and crack. Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to peoples faces and batteries losing power. Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them. Even if there is cov
15、erage for mobile phone reception, the phones themselves could not work in such cold conditions. Another problem caused by the frozen temperatures is burying dead bodies, which can take anything up to three days.5. According to the text, Oymyakon _.A. has got frozen water all over the year B. is the coldest location on the earthC. can enjoy quite a few modem conveniences D. gets its name because of a nearby hot spring6. Mobile phones could not work in Oymyakon because _.A. the extreme coldness makes them lose power B. the batteries are of poor quality C. t
