四川省成都外国语学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

成都外国语学校2018-2019学年度下学期期中考试高二英语试卷(笔试)注意事项:1.试题分第Ｉ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。2.本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。3.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AArubaisoneofthemostwell-knownCaribbeandestinationsfortouristsaroundtheworld.You’reprobablywonderingwhattoincludeaswellaswhattowearwhileyou’reinAruba.ClothesThemainreasonwhyyou’reheadingthereistorelaxonthecountry’sfreshbeachesandjoyinwarmwatersoftheCaribbeanSea.Duringmostoftheday,you’lllikelybewearingyourswimsuit.Whenyou’refinishedatthebeachorpoolarea,itisadvisabletobringalongashirtorcoveraswellasshortstowear.Itisnotrecommendedtowearbeachclotheswhenyougooutfordinner–regardlessofthetimeofday.ShortsandT-shirtsareenoughinmanyrestaurants,althoughmoreformalclothesareadvisedforthefanciesteatingestablishments.Whatelsetobring?TheCaribbeansunisverystrongandifyou’replanningonspendinglotsoftimeinthesun,thereareseveralprecautionsyoumusttake.Includesuncream,sunglasses,awidehat,acoupleofbathingsuits,aswellasabeachbagandacoolerinyourluggage.WhatNOTtobring?WhiledrinkingwaterisquestionableornotsafeinmanyCaribbeannations,Arubaisanexception.Arubaisknownforhavingthecleanestwaterintheworld.Thereisnoneedtobringwater,simplybringalonganemptybottle.SeveralitemsareprohibitedinArubaforcarrying.Theseincludefirearms,e-cigarettes,aswellassharpobjectsandtools.1.TouristschooseArubaforadestinationmainlybecause__________.A.theycanwearcasualclothesfreelyB.theycanenjoythebeautifulsceneryC.theycanrelaxonthebeachandinwatersD.theycanhaveawonderfuldinnerpartythere2.WhichofthefollowingisnotadvisedtodoinAruba?A.WearingaT-shirtinarestaurant.B.Preparingsuncreaminadvance.C.Wearingbeachclothesfordinner.D.Takingalongsunglassesbeforegoingout.3.Thepurposeofthetextisto__________.A.provideinformationfortouristsB.offeradviceontravellinginArubaC.attractmoretouriststotravelinArubaD.warntouristsagainstdoingwrongthingsBIneverplannedtobeateacher.Iwasheadedforalawschool,forarealcareer.Teachingwassomethingto“getoutofmysystem”.Iwouldteachacoupleofyearsandthengotogetarealjob.Afterthefirstcoupleofyears,IpromisedmyselfIwouldleaveifIdidn’tlovemyjobanymore.Twenty-nineyearslater,thatdaystillhasnotcome.So,whydoIstay?IstaybecauseIlaughandlearneveryday.Thechildrenarefunny,insightful,andhonest.Ifmyshoesdon’tmatchmyoutfit,theytellme.IfmyargumentthatInvisibleManisanimportanttwentiethcenturyclassicsdoesn’tconvincethem,theytellme.Istaybecauseeverysingledayisdifferent.Somedays,mylessonsaregreat,andIhaveclassesofstudentswhoareengagedinreading,writingandthinking.Somedays,mylessonsfallflat,andIrealizethatIneedtostartfromscratch—evenafter29years.IstaybecauseIlovetoseethechildrenrealizethattheyhavelearnedsomething—whetherit’showtocraftanargumentativethesissentenceorhowtounderstandtheeffectofrepetitioninTheDeclarationofIndependence.Ilovetoseethechildrenwritewell;Ilovethefeelingofreadingawell-arguedessay,andIlovesmilingasIwriteafinal“Awesomejob!”onapaperonwhichastudenthasworkedhard.IstaybecausewhatI’velearnedin29yearsisthatIdohavea“real”job—themostrealjobthereis.It’stheonethatleadstootherjobs,thathelpstocreategoodthinkerswhogoontobeproductiveinoursociety,andthatsupportsourcommunityasitgrowsandtimeschange.Myjobisamongtheonesthatmattermost.4.Theauthorbecameateacherbecausehe____________.A.neededmoneytogotoalawschoolB.loveddealingwithchildrenC.lovedteachingverymuchD.failedtogeta“real”job5.WecaninferfromParagraph2thattheauthor_________.A.oftenpaysnoattentiontohisoutfitB.isgoodatconvincinghisstudentsC.enjoyshistimewithhisstudentsD.doesn’treadmanyclassics6.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorcontinuestoteachmostprobablybecause________.A.teachingmakeshimfeelhecanmakeadifferencetochildrenB.teachingmakeshimrealizeeverydayisdifferentC.hecanlearnalotofthingsfromteachingD.helikestobepraisedbyhisstudents7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whattheauthorhaslearnedasateacher.B.Whattheauthorthinksofbeingateacher.C.Whytheauthordidn’tchoosetobecomealawyer.D.Whytheauthorchoosestostayasateacher.CAyoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:“Wherearethetoiletsplease?”ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called“silentcafés”,wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea“onewomanwedding”—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression—“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-o