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1、兰州一中2023-2023-1学期期中考试高二英语说明：本试卷分第I卷选择题和第II卷非选择题两局部。总分值100分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷选择题第一局部： (共三节，总分值50分)第一节 阅读理解共10小题，每题2分，总分值20分 AI was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but
2、 each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didnt care about my work, and he didnt care about me. I was overcome with that th
3、ought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you Who do you think you areAt that time I didnt realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are Bad telephone! Bad
4、telephone! And she swept it into the wastebasket. I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go! Then she turned to me, kissed me and said ca
5、lmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. With that, she left the room. After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood(情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How would I have trouble with that phone Her antics helped me
6、 realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.1. Why did the author shout at the telephoneA. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent.C. He was anxious about his wife D. He was impatient
7、 with the secretary.2. What did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting A. She said nothing B. She shouted at him. C. She called the agent D. She threw the phone away3. What made the author laugh A. His own behavior. B. His wifes suggestion C. His changeable feelings D. His wifes sweet kiss
8、.4. What does the underlined word “antics refer to A. Smart words B. Unusual actionsC. Surprising Looks D. Anxious feelingsBEvery kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become kidults (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifesty
9、le-choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.(配
10、件) Other kidults still enjoy childrens stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a childrens book! Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who va
11、lue their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society, said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their p
12、arents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right. Tim Greenhalgh, a professor , explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fe
13、ar of society and adulthood.5. We can infer from the article that _.A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they cant give up their toysB. Bloomsbury knows some kidults dont want people to know that they are kidultsC. Kidults like to have vitamins very muchD. Some toys are so interesting that e
14、ven adults like them very much6. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way EXCEPT that _.A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kidsB. it can help kidults feel relaxedC. it is helpful to solve some social problemsD. it can make people loyal to ones parents7. A
15、ccording to the writer, _.A. being a kidult is nothing wrong B. kidults have mental problemsC. our society is very dull D. some people can never grow upC Almost everyone accepts the fact that crime can never be wiped out entirely. Thus control of crime becomes the focus of police and government around the world. The question lawmakers must answer is, “Which system of criminal punishment works best for society Each country has developed its own ideas for solution to t
