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1、平遥中学2018-2019学年度第二学期高二期中考试英语试题试卷满分:150分 考试时间:100分第一部分 阅读理解：（共两节，满分60分）第一节：(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文。从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the importance of kindness and patience? At a time more and more pa
2、rents worry about the violent images (暴力形象) their children see on TV and on the Internet. So many parents are turning to fairy tales. They want to teach their children how to behave in society by this way.It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the tw
3、o sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly. When children hear the tales, they learn to care about others feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good ac
4、tions, rather than bad ones, in our lives.What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea, a poorly dressed girl says she is a princess. Few people believe her, so she is given a difficult test. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because
5、 she stays true to herself. In the Little Mermaid (小美人鱼), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures.Teaching values is probably the main reason for encouraging childre
6、n to read fairy tales. These tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that have been accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.1. Why do fairy tales have a great influence on chi
7、ldren?A. Because fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.B. Because fairy tales can help them get higher scores at school.C. Because they can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.D. Because good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand.2. Mermaid may be helpful w
8、hen children _.A. are given a difficult testB. make friends with foreignersC. wish to be a princess or princeD. are going to lie to their parents3. The author writes the text mainly to _.A. introduce some fairy talesB. talk about the history of fairy talesC. discuss how to improve human relationship
9、sD. show how fairy tales help children shape values【答案】1. D 2. B 3. D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了童话故事对孩子们有重要的影响，它们可以帮助塑造孩子的价值观。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly.”可知，童话故事对孩子有很大的影响是因为它们清
10、楚地描述了善和恶，也就是说童话故事能够以一种容易理解的方式体现善和恶，故D项正确。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures.”可知，通过美人鱼的经历，我们能够了解到与其他文化共存和接受其他文化的重要性，由此可知，美人鱼会在孩子们与外国人交朋友方面有所帮助，故B项正确。【3题详解】主旨大意题。文章开篇就提到了如何让孩子们拥有良好的价值观，紧接着说孩子们通过读童话故事学习价值观，再结合最后一段中的“Tea
11、ching values is probably the main reason for encouraging children to read fairy tales. These tales can teach children lessons about human relationships”可知，教给孩子们价值观可能是鼓励孩子们读童话故事的主要原因，由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是展示童话故事是如何塑造孩子们的价值观的，故D项正确。【点睛】主旨大意题的难度较大，抓住文章主题是关键，例如本篇第3题，文章开篇就提到了如何让孩子学会拥有良好的价值观，下文介绍了很多家长让孩子们通过读童话故
12、事来学习价值观，最后又说教给孩子们价值观可能是鼓励孩子读童话故事的主要原因，全文都是围绕童话故事和价值观展开的，由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是展示童话故事是如何塑造孩子们的价值观的。BIf cars had wings, they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2012.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its carplane, the Transition, to customers by
13、the end of 2012.“Its the next wow vehicle, ”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris dont fly.”The car plane has wings that unfold for flyinga process the company says takes one minuteand fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to
14、 take off and land.The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.The company i
15、s aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble of trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then youre good to go. When you land, you fold up the wi
16、ngs and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you dont have to store it at an airportyou park it in the garage at home.The carplane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to dri
