西藏日喀则市2017_2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题

17-18学年度第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A I was asked in an e-mail about learning idioms in a foreign language. Maybe I am different from most people，but I do not bother with them. To me they are kind of dessert of language learning. They come at the end of a meal. Once you have filled up with the solid fare—the key words and phrases that are used in a variety of situations，then you can add a few idioms to spice up things. And by that time you will be able to pick them up naturally anyway.21·cn·jy·com I find that many learners have an obsession(困扰) with slang and idioms，as if repeating some very colloquial_expressions is going to upgrade how they sound in a language. In fact it is the opposite. Idioms are difficult to use correctly. They can easily sound very strange coming from someone who obviously does not have a good sense of the language.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】 Yes，occasionally you hear idioms or slang and do not understand. But，in my experience，there are always situations where you do not understand. It is best to focus on the most important words，what they mean and how they are used.Certainly，it is best for a non－native speaker to stick to standard speech. Some teachers even try to teach the “real language”．Then you hear non－native speakers saying things like “I gonna” ，“You wanna”etc. I just cringe(厌烦)． You will learn all the idioms you need just by exposing yourself to the language. In general，you can save any phrase that you find interesting，and if that includes idioms，go to it. But I would not make any special effort to go after idioms. I，in fact，avoid them. If I come across something in Russian that strikes me as a particularly slangy or idiomatic use of words，I just leave it aside; do not even bother trying to learn it. If it keeps on appearing，then I will learn it. But I would certainly be reluctant(勉强的) to try to use it.21*cnjy*com 1．In the writer's opinion，when one learns a new language，one should learn its idioms _____． A．at the beginning B．on one's own C．in the end D．without help 2．The underlined word “colloquial” in Para.2 means “_____”. A．oral B．informal C．formal D．written 3．It can be inferred from the passage that _____． A．idioms are the most important part in a language B．the writer is not very willing to use idioms C．non－native speakers should learn more idioms D．there are no ways to master idioms 4．How did the writer develop the passage? A． By inferring. B．By comparing. C．By listing examples. D．By giving explanations. B In the US , the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fast-food burger joints and cafeterias. French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 t0 1809. Potato chips are p ... ...