山西省平遥中学校2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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.showhowfairytaleshelpchildrenshapevaluesBIfcarshadwings,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．Thecar­planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Thecar­planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.C．Tomeetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA.D．Peoplecanparkthecar­planeinthegarageattheirhome.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CarswithWingsCanFlyAsFastAsPlaneB.WhichToChoose:AFerrariOrACar­Plane?C.AMoreConvenientandCheaperWayToFlyD.CarswithWingsMayBeJustAroundtheCornerCWhenwefoundhim,hewasasorrysight.Hisclothesweretorn,hishandsbleeding.Beforewereachedhim,wesawhimfall.Helayamoment.Thenhepulledhimselftohisfeet,walkedunsteadilyafewyardsthroughthewoodsandfellagain.Afterwegothimout,wewentbacktofindthegunthathehadthrowndown.Histracksshowedthatfortwodayshehadcircledintheforest,within200yardsoftheroad.Hissensesweresodulledbyfearandtirednessthathedidnothearthecarsgoingbyorseethelightsatnight.Wefoundhimjustintime.Thisman,likeothersbeforehim,hadsimplybeenfrightenedwhenheknewhewaslost.Whathadbeenaneardisastermighth