山西省平遥中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题（含解析）

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。AHowdoyoungchildrenlearntohavegoodvalues?Howcanparentsteachtheirchildrenabouttheimportanceofkindnessandpatience?Atatimemoreandmoreparentsworryabouttheviolentimages(暴力形象)theirchildrenseeonTVandontheInternet.Somanyparentsareturningtofairytales.Theywanttoteachtheirchildrenhowtobehaveinsocietybythisway.Itisbelievedthatfairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildrenbecausetheydescribethetwosidesofgoodandevil(邪恶)veryclearly.Whenchildrenhearthetales,theylearntocareaboutothers’feelings.Ineachtale,theycanseethattherearemanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheworldandthatweallhaveachoiceaboutwhatkindofpersonwewanttobe.Wecanchoosetodogoodactions,ratherthanbadones,inourlives.Whatkindofvaluescanchildrenlearnfromfairytales?InThePrincessandthePea,apoorlydressedgirlsayssheisaprincess.Fewpeoplebelieveher,sosheisgivenadifficulttest.Whenshepassesthetest,welearnthatherdreamcomestruebecauseshestaystruetoherself.IntheLittleMermaid(《小美人鱼》),themermaid,wholivesunderthesea,wishestobewiththehumansonland.Throughherexperiences,welearnabouttheimportanceoflivingwithandacceptingothercultures.Teachingvaluesisprobablythemainreasonforencouragingchildrentoreadfairytales.Thesetalescanteachchildrenlessonsabouthumanrelationshipsthathavebeenacceptedaroundtheworldformanycenturies.Thismightbethereasonwhytheyhavebeenaroundforsolongandwillnotdisappearanytimesoon.1.Whydofairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildren?A.Becausefairytalescanteachthemhowtomakeachoice.B.Becausefairytalescanhelpthemgethigherscoresatschool.C.Becausetheycanlearnhowtoavoidmostdifficultiesintheirlives.D.Becausegoodandevilareshowninawaytheycaneasilyunderstand.2.Mermaidmaybehelpfulwhenchildren________.A.aregivenadifficulttestB.makefriendswithforeignersC.wishtobeaprincessorprinceD.aregoingtolietotheirparents3.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto________.A.introducesomefairytalesB.talkaboutthehistoryoffairytalesC.discusshowtoimprovehumanrelationshipsD.showhowfairytaleshelpchildrenshapevalues【答案】1.D2.B3.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“Itisbelievedthatfairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildrenbecausetheydescribethetwosidesofgoodandevil(邪恶)veryclearly.”可知，童话故事对孩子有很大的影响是因为它们清楚地描述了善和恶，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“Throughherexperiences,welearnabouttheimportanceoflivingwithandacceptingothercultures.”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“Teachingvaluesisprobablythemainreasonforencouragingchildrentoreadfairytales.Thesetalescanteachchildrenlessonsabouthumanrelationships”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。BIfcarshadwings,theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2012.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar­plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2012.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle,”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroubleoftryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar­planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(临界)conditions.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000.Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull­planeparachute.“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption，”Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps，”Brownsaid.4.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat________.A.peoplemightdriveacar­planein2012B.car­planeswillbepopularin2012C.bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD.RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts5.Ittakesthecar­planeoneminuteto________.A.foldandunfolditswingsB.meetflyingsafetyregulationsC.landintheairportD.unfoldwingsforflying6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thecar­planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandla