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太原五中2016-2017学年度第一学期阶段性检测高二英语出题：李红勤李星玲校对：高二外语组（2016.12）I.阅读理解(共30分)第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AOnaSaturdaynightathomewhilerelaxingwithfriends,adogshowedupatthehouse.Inanattempttofindthelegalownerandreturnthedog,weknockedonthedoorofthelegalownerandanoldmanopenedthedoor.Thiswasthestartofaninterestingweek.Theoldmansatdown,madehimselfathome,andgiftedusthedog.Afterabriefvisit,heleft,andwewerenowtheproudownersofthisdog.Ittakesexperienceandknowledgetoknowthatourlifestylecan’tsatisfytheneedsofthisdog;theownerthatgiftedusthedogwasmismatchedforhimaswell.Threeattemptstoreturnthedogtohisoldownerfailed.(Ithinkhewasavoidingus.)Becauseourlifestyledidn’tallowustogivethispoordogtheattentionheneeded,hedisturbedtheneighbors.Theygotinvolved.Afterwesharedthestory,theygainedanewperspectiveandwiselysteppedintohelpusfindasolution.Oneweeklateritwasdecidedthatdogwouldbepickedupfromusbytheoldneighbor.Hewouldthenreturnittothepreviousownerwhowasmoreequippedtocareforit.Whenfacedwithunexpectedchallengesinlife,ithelpstoseeeveryone’sperspective.Wehavetolookatoneanother’sperspectivetosolveaproblemwithhonesty,experienceandknowledge.That’sthesignofaleader.Althoughtheoldneighbortypicallyhaslittletodowithleadership,itdidbringaneighborhoodtogethertounderstandoneanotherandworkasateamtosolveaproblem.1.Whywasthedogtakentotheauthor’shome?A.Tofindfoodtoeat.B.Toseekaproperowner.C.Theauthorwasfriendlytohim.D.Theoldmancouldn’tfeedhim.2.Whatdidtheauthorfindafterhewasgiftedwiththedog?A.Hedidn’tlikethedogatall.B.Hecoulddealwithdogeasily.C.Theoldneighborwascheatinghim.D.Itwasunsuitableforhimtokeepthedog.3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtostressinthetext?A.Thevalueofteamspirit.B.Thesmartnessoftheoldneighbor.C.Theimportanceofleadershipskills.D.Theneedforcalmnessinfrontofchallenges.BIwasalwaysblamedforwatchingtoomuchcartoons.AsIhavesaidgoodbyetomyteenage,IshifttowatchingmoremoviestoprovethatIwasagrown-up.Surprisingly,Ifoundthatmovieshavesomethingincommonwithcartoons.Theyareunrealistic.Sometimesmoviesgivepeoplehope,includingthehopeofjustice,thehopeoftomorrowandalmosteverythingelse.Agreatnumberofpeoplewereoncetouchedbycertainmovies.Fromtimetotime,moviestrytodeliversomedecisiveideastotheaudience.Inthisway,moviesdocheerupmanypeopletogoonwiththeirlives.Itseemsthatthereisasetformulainmovies.Weusuallyseetheheroorheroineinthemoviessufferalotintheopening.Graduallyandlikely,thedestinationofthemalwayscomestoaturningpoint.Sotheyhavetostruggleormakesomeimportantchoices.Thenthemovieendsupwithahappyfinale.Oratleasttheherofinallymanagestofacehispoorlifewithgreatcouragesomehow.However,whenaudiencewatchmoviesinthecinema,mostofthemjustfollowthestory.Fewofthemmayask,“Willithappeninthereallife？”Moviesarealsoimitatingthereallife.Thusamovie,justlikeanovel,canneverbethesameasthereallife.Thesettingofamovieissoidealthatwecouldhardlyfinditoutinreality.Themoviemakersjusttrytheirbesttopersuadetheaudiencetobelievethestoryistrue.Inaword,itisalljustmake-believe.Forquitealongtime,Ithinkthattheadults’worldisrealisticintheoppositewayofthechildren’scartoon.However,themoviesfromtheadultworldturnouttobeamade-upthing.Attheverymoment,Isuddenlyrealizethatmoviesaresomewhatoftheadult’sfairytalesorcartoons.Tosumup,otherthanfalsecomfortsuchasmoviesandtales,wearemoreinneedofthematurityofmind,sothatwecanfaceourlivesbravelyandcorrectly.4.Withtimegoingon,theauthorshiftstowatchingmoremoviesbecausehethinksthat_____.A．theygivehimhopeofjusticeandtomorrowinlifeB．theyareforadultandthatheisnowanadultC．theyhelphimforgettherealworldD．theyaresimilartocartoonsheusedtowatch5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthetypeofmoviestheauthormentions?A．Theheroorheroinesimplyhasmetnodifficultyatall.B．Theheroorheroineisabletodealsuccessfullywithanyproblems.C．Sometimestherearecartooncharactersinthemovies.D．Theaudienceknowtheyaresimplyfoolishstories.6．Theunderlinedword“make-believe”inParagraph4probablymeans_____.A．somethingimaginedtoberealB．somethingtooidealtobelieveC．ahappyendingalltheaudiencedesireD．abeliefthatisbasedonfacts7．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisthesideeffectofthemovies?A．Peoplemaybeconfusedbythem.B．Moviescanusuallyimprovereallife.C．Filmfansjustfollowthemoviestories.D．Falsecomfortmaymisleadtheaudience.CTulips(郁金香)arethenationalflowerofIranandTurkey.TheEuropeannamefortheflowerisamisuseofthePersianwordforturban(头巾),amistakeprobablyarisinginthecommonTurkishcustomofwearingflowersinthefoldsoftheturban.Alternatively,themisusemayhavearisenbecausethiseasternflower,whennotyetinfullbloom,lookslikeaturban.InPersia,togivearedtulipwastodeclareyourloveforsomeone.Theblackcenteroftheredtulipwassaidtorepresentthelover’sheart,burnedtoacoalbylove’spassion.OriginallygrowingintheOttomanEmpire(present-dayTurkey),tulipswereimportedintoHollandinthesixteenthcentury.WhenCarolusClusiuswrotethefirstmajorbookontulipsin1592,theybecamesopopularthatthetulipsinhisgardenwerestolenfromtimetotime.AstheDutchGoldenAgegrew,sodidthiscolorfulflower.Theywerecommonlyseeninpaintingsandatfestivals.Inthemid-seventeenthcentury,tulipsevenc