山西省忻州实验中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期起始考试试题

山西省忻州实验中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期起始考试试题注意事项：1.考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分2.答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔和2B铅笔，将班级、姓名、准考证号填写在试题和答题卡上。3.请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。温馨提示：认真细心地去解答每一道题，加油吧！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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHaveyoueverthoughtofjoiningabookclubandbuyingnewbooksthroughthepost?HereattheInternationalBookClub,wealreadyhavemanymembersbuyingbooksfromusbymail.Immediatebenefits(利益):Asaspecialoffer,youmaychooseanyreduced-pricebooksfromournewmembers'booklist,tothevalueof₤6intotal(pluspostage).给.....打勾)theboxonyourformtoorderafreewatch.chosenfromourbooklist.Whenyou'vejoined:Asamember,you'llenjoysavingsofbetween30%and50%offthepublisher'spriceoneverybookyoubuy,andwhat'smore,they’llcomestraighttoyourdoor.Yourfreeclubmagazinearrivesonceamonth,tokeepyouuptodatewiththelatestbest-sellers.Beingamember:Allweareaskingyoutodowhileyouareamemberistochoosefourbooksduringyourfirstyear.Afterthat,youcandecideonthenumberofbooksyouwishtotake.Ineachofourmonthlyclubmagazines,wechooseaClubChoicebook—aworkoffictionorareferencetitlewhichisespeciallyworthbuying,andwhichisofferedataspecialprice.However,ifyoudonotwantthisbook,justsaysointhespaceprovidedontheform.Wewillalwayssendthebookifwedonotreceivethis.So,returnyourapplicationformtoday,buthurry—it'snoteverydaywecanmakeyouanofferlikethis.Toapplytobecomeamember,allyouneedtodoissendusyourfirstorderfromourbooklist.Pleasedon'tsendanymoneynow,aswewillsendyouyourbillwiththebooks.1.Whatcanyougetasanewmember?A.AfreeDVD.B.Afreewatch.C.Twogiftsfromabooklist.D.Somenewbooksworth₤6.2.Whatareyourequiredtodoasamember?A.Buymonthlyclubmagazines.B.Paymembershipfeeseveryyear.C.Orderfourbooksinthefirstyear.D.Sendmoneywhenyoubuythebook.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutaClubChoicebook?A.Itisabest-seller.B.Itisamust-buybook.C.Itissoldatahighprice.D.Itispresentedinmonthlymagazines.BYearsago,mywifeandIvolunteeredatahomelessshelterindowntownLosAngeles,US,preparingmealsforthousandsofpeople.Igottotalkwithoneoftheminline,Albert.Hesaidhelikedmysocks.“Wanttoseemine?”heasked,liftinghisleg.Hewasbarefoot(赤脚的).Hesaidhehadbeenmeaningtobuyapairbuthehadn'tgotaroundtoit.Ifeltasinking(沉重的)feelinginmystomach.Thenextday,afterworkIstoppedatRossandfilledupmycarwithsocks.Thatnextmorning,IdroveovertoSantaMonica'sPalisadesPark,whichisacommonplaceforhomelesspeople.Itookoneofthebagsfrommycar.Itwasstilldarkout.Iheadedforagroupofthreemen,standingaroundatree,probablyusingitasawindbreaker.AsIwalkedtowardthem,oneofthemwatchedme,perhapsquestioningmymotives(动机).“Ithoughtyouallmightneedsomefreshnewsocks,”Isaid,handinghimapair.Helookedconfusedatfirstbuttookthemandsaid,“Thankyou.Igavehimtwomorepairsforhisfriends.Imovedon.Anhourlater,Ihadgivenoutallthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping,andIfeltlikeSanta.Iknewthatwhentheywokeuptheywouldfindaverymeaningfulpresent.Thatwasnineyearsago.EveryweekI'llhandoutasmanysocksasIcan.IfI'monvacationoronabusinesstripformorethanaweek,Ibringabagofsockswithmeandhandthemouttothehomelessonthestreetsinotherstatesandcountries.It'sextremelysatisfyingtodoundertheradarthingstohelpmakesomepeople'slivesalittlebiteasier.PartofmehopestoseeAlbertoutthereoneofthesedays,butevenifIdon't,I'dliketothinkoneofthepairswillfindhim.4.Whatcausedtheauthortohandoutsockstothehomeless?A.Ahomelessshelter'srequest.B.Hiswife'svolunteerwork.C.HistalkwithAlbert.D.Afestival'sarrival.5.Howdidthehomelessmanintheparkreacttotheauthor'shelp?A.Hewonderedaboutthereasonbehindit.B.Heexpectedtogetmoresocks.C.Herefusedtoacceptit.D.Hewasafraidofit.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseundertheradar”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Common.B.Surprising.C.Undiscovered.D.Unbelievable.7.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SpreadingpresentsontripsB.LookingforAlbertallovertheworldC.GivingthehomelessalifetimesurpriseD.HelpingthehomelessinanunexpectedwayCGianinaRojas,26,livesinLima,Peru.Shegrewupinasmallhousenexttoanancientpyramid(金字塔),whichwasbuiltbytheIncapeoplemorethan600yearsago,andagroupofbuildings,whichwerebuiltmorethan2,100yearsago.TheIncaruledSouthAmericabeforetheSpanishtookcontrolin1532.TheybuiltoneoftherichestandlargestempiresintheAmericas.TheIncaleftbehindhugebuildings,treasure,artworks,andmore.ManypeopleinPeruhavegrownupnearhistoricsites,knownashuacas.Thereareabout46,000huacasinPeru.About400areinthecapitalcityofLima.NoothercityinSouthAmericahasmore.ButPeruspendsonlyenoughmoneytoprotect1percentofthosesites.Manyarelefttofallintoruins.Othersbecomepublictrashdumps(垃圾场).Protectedsitesarestillaffectedbymoderncitylife.High-riseapartmentbuildingsstandoveronesite.Onewell-keptpyramidisrightacrossfromthepresident'shome.Inthe1980s,Limawentthroughagrowthcycle.Manyhistoricsiteswereruinedtomakeroomforhomes.Asmallgroupofofficialsandexpertsistryingtostopthelossofhuacas.Butitisadifficultjob.OnebigproblemisthatmanyPeruviansdon'tcareaboutthesites.“Therehasbeennorelationshipbetweenthepeopleandthehuacas,”saidexpertHectorWalde.JorgeArrunategui,whostudieshistoryforPeru'sgovernment,startedaneffortlastsummertoletpeopleknowabouttheimportanceofhuacas.Peoplecangetfreeticketstothecoun