山西省灵丘县一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

灵丘一中2017-2018学年（一）期中考试 高二英语试题 总分150分 时间 90分钟 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分54分) 第一节(共13小题，每小题3分，满分39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。 A In the early 1900s, Carol Ryrie Brink lived with her grandmother Caddie on a tiny farm in Idaho. The farm was a great place to live. Besides wonderful tall climbing trees, it had cats and chickens and a horse, which she rode all over the countryside and through the streets of town.21教育网 Even so, Carol was sometimes lonely. She would climb to the top of her favorite tree and make up stories to cheer herself up. The favorite part of her day was when Grandmother Caddie would sit with her and tell stories about the adventures(冒险经历) she and her brothers had.21·cn·jy·com Carol loved the stories so much that when she grew up, she decided to write a book about them. Thousands of children throughout the world have read and loved Caddie Woodlawn. Carol’s book won a special award (奖)called the Newbery Medal. Each year only one children’s book is chosen to win this award. Carol said it was her son and daughter who inspired (激励)her to write for children. That wasn’t easy when she was busy taking care of a family. Sometimes an idea would come to her while she was washing the supper dishes. She would make a quick note and come back to write it out more fully after her children were asleep. Carol wrote 27 books in her life, many of which are about her life in Idaho. Besides the Newbery Medal, She won many more awards. Later when another author Mary Reed wrote a book about Carol Ryrie Brink, she summed up(概括) Carol’s life by saying, “She tried to live in a way that would not harm others, to never waste a day, and to make the most of her life.”21*cnjy*com 1.When she felt lonely on the farm, Carol would _____.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】 A. ride a horse to the town B. ask her grandmother to read her a story C. climb all the tall trees D. make herself happy with her own stories 2.What do we know about Caddie Woodlaw? A. It is an award-winning book. B. It is about Carol’s adventures C. It is unpopular among children. D. It is one of Carol’s childhood works. 3.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that Carol_____.【出处：21教育名师】 A. once gave up writing because of the heavy housework 21*cnjy*com B. had a hard time in the early days of her writing C. didn’t get any understanding from her family D. didn’t earn much from her writing 4.Mary Reed’s words suggest____. A. she thinks highly of Carol B. we should be friendly to others C. she considers Carol a great mother D. we should make full use of our time B The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching，and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt,“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist ca ... ...