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1、2017-2018学年度第一学期高二英语中期考试题 考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分：150分一阅读理解(每小题2分，20小题，共40分)（阅读短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项。）AAfter a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleepin
2、g makes it possible for your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your body relaxes little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body
3、 shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep point out that when you are dreaming, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM
4、, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people suggest breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.1. The text makes us know
5、that not getting enough sleep might make you _.A. suffer form poor health B. enjoy more C. dream more often D. breathe quickly2. During REM, _.A. you move restlessly B. you start dreamingC. your mind stops working D. your eyeballs move quickly3. The underlined word “drowsy” in the last paragraph pro
6、bably means_.A. lazy B. sleepy C. relaxed D. pleased4. A good title for this text might be_.A. Dreams B. Sleep C. Good Health D. Work and Rest5. One of the ways to fall asleep easily is to _.A. breathe slowly and deeply B. drink cold drinks C. get up and run D. look for some sheepBA friend of mine n
7、amed Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surpris
8、ed. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise,
9、 and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, Id love to,” the boy answered.After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to
10、 show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat
11、 down on the step and pointed to the car. “There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive b
12、een trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride. 6. The street urchin was very surprised when _. A. he met PaulB. Paul told him about the car C. Paul rec
13、eived an expensive carD. he was walking around the car7. From the story we can see the urchin _. A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted Pauls brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like Pauls D. wished Paul could be a brother like that 8. The urchin asked Paul to stop his c
14、ar in front of his house _. A. to show he had a rich friendB. to show his neighbors the big carC. to let his brother ride in the carD. to tell his brother about his wish9. We can find from the story that _. A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to BuddyB. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
15、 C. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherD. the urchins wish came true in the end10. The best name of the story is _. A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted PersonC. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday RideC Louis Pasteur, one of the worlds great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other ta
