1黔西县2018--2019学年度第一学期期末考试试题高二英语注意事项1.本试卷由三个部分组成。满分120分,考试时间100分钟。2.考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写的答案无效,在试题卷、草稿纸上和答无效。第I卷(选择题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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIfeltexcited,curiousandnervousatthesametime.IwasexcitedbecauseIwouldbeskipping(跳级)twogrades.IwascuriousbecauseIdidn’tknowhowhighschoolstudentsweretaught.However,IwasmostnervousattheideathatIwouldbedoinghighschoolhomework.Ihadjustwalkedintotheclasswhenthebellrang.Thiswasn’tagoodstart.Butthekidinfrontofmelookedveryfriendly.Luckily,sinceitwasthefirstdayofschool,myteachertalkedforabouthalfoftheperiodandwejusthadtherestoftheperiodtostarttheclass.Ididn’tknowwhathewassayingatfirst,butwhenIsawtheproblemsonthepaper,Iknewwhattodo.Thenextday,thekidsaidhiandIsaidhiback.Wegotintoaconversation.ItseemedthatwheneverIwastalkingtomyfriend,everyonestoppedstaringatme.Thentheclassstarted.Itwaseasy.ButIwasstilluncomfortablebecauseIcouldn’tlookaroundwithoutmeetingothers’eyes,soIjustkeptmyeyesonthewhiteboardandonmytextbook.However,myfrienddidn’tshowupthenextday,andtheeighthgradersjustkeptonstaringatme.Ididn’tknowwhy.Thenextdayeverythingchanged.Myfriendwasbacktoschool.Iwaspraisedformyhomework.Everyonestaredatmeless.Somestartedtobealittlefriendliertowardsme.Ifeltathomeatlasthere.Myteachersalsoseemedprettynice.()1.Iftheauthordidn’tskip,heshouldstudyin.A.thesixthgradeB.thefourthgradeC.theseventhgradeD.theeighthgrade()2.Whatmaymaketheauthorcurious?A.WhathisoldfriendsaredoingB.Whattheeighthgraders’homeworkisC.HowhewilldohishighschoolhomeworkD.Howhighschoolstudentsstudy()3.Whydidtheauthoralwayskeephiseyesonthewhiteboardandthetextbook?A.TopayattentiontohisteachersB.Toavoidmeetingothers’eyesC.Tofollowhisteachers’teachingD.Toattracthisteachers’attention2()4.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthattheauthor.A.gotalongwellwithhisnewclassverysoonB.feltsorryabouthavingskippedtwogradesC.hadonefriendinhisclassallthetimeD.gotusedtoothers’staresintheclassroomBWhatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’s(接受者)facewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlocked.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyoming,andunderneathapoembyWilliamBlake.Theflower,alonedandelion(蒲公英)standingagainstthebrightblueshy,inspiredme.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakid.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametomind.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.Thepoemwasfocusedarounddreaming,andaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicture.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurples,twistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpoemspassingthroughtheprinter,thewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhood.Ifeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciate.Christmassoonarrived.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe,IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.()5.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas.A.doingshoppingB.havingadebateC.readingamessageD.leavingforWyoming()6.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom.A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas()7.Theauthormadethegiftby.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithCTherearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeople,andtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducation,astheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyinatraditionalclassroom.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalot,itisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.3Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,therearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducation,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschools.Younowknowwha