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兰州一中2015-2016-1学期期中考试高二英语说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷（选择题）第一部分：(共三节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）AIwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,“Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth…?Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom–ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”Thensheturnedtome,kissedmeandsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood(情绪)hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowwouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.1.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.HewasanxiousabouthiswifeD.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.2.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A.ShesaidnothingB.Sheshoutedathim.C.ShecalledtheagentD.Shethrewthephoneaway3.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisownbehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestionC.HischangeablefeelingsD.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics”referto?A.SmartwordsB.UnusualactionsC.SurprisingLooksD.AnxiousfeelingsBEverykidwishestobeanadult.Butnowasgrown-ups,someadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecomekidults(kid+adult).Beingakidulthasbecomealifestyle-choiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKitty,Garfield,andSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20-somethingwomanwithabig,Garfield-shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory.(配件)Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren'sstoriesandfairytales.Forexample,BloomsburyevenpublishedtheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcover.Thatway,nooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren'sbook!Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopure,child-likeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety,saidLeeSojung,professorofForeignStudiesatHankukUniversity(韩国外国语大学).Headdedthatkidultculturemayfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooks,movies,andcartoonshowstoenjoytogether.Hemayberight.TimGreenhalgh,aprofessor,explainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyvaluechildhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.5.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_________.A.Kidultsmisstheirchildhoodsomuchthattheycan'tgiveuptheirtoysB.Bloomsburyknowssomekidultsdon'twantpeopletoknowthattheyarekidultsC.KidultsliketohavevitaminsverymuchD.Sometoysaresointerestingthatevenadultslikethemverymuch6.Accordingtotheauthor,beingakidultisgoodinsomewayEXCEPTthat_______.A.itcanimprovetherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirkidsB.itcanhelpkidultsfeelrelaxedC.itishelpfultosolvesomesocialproblemsD.itcanmakepeopleloyaltoone'sparents7.Accordingtothewriter,_______.A.beingakidultisnothingwrongB.kidultshavementalproblemsC.oursocietyisverydullD.somepeoplecannevergrowupCAlmosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.Thuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofpoliceandgovernmentaroundtheworld.Thequestionlawmakersmustansweris,“Whichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?”Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutiontothisquestion,andthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.However,noneofthecurrentsysteminusehasproved100percenteffective.Therearemanyideasaboutpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlyto(倾向于)getretribution(惩罚)againstcriminals.Thesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuture.Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter(威慑)othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation(悔过)isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperate.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtraining,usuallyinprisons.Theideaistohelpchangetheperson'sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.Capitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcases,sometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasamurder,rape,andviolenttheft.Inthesecases,thepersonisputtodeath.Today,capitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.Inotherwords,capitalpunishmentremainsonlyinofficiallylawbooksbutisrarelyused.However,capi