人教版高中英语必修五期中考试

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学2015-2016学年学期期中考试

高二英语试题

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）

A

Do you remember the man who contributed a lot to the understanding of British and American English? Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?

At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army.

Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn't survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like most teachers did, he rewarded them.

He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.

In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York 's first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages .

Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.

1. What's the main idea of Paragraph l?

A. Webster's college education.

B. Webster's famous dictionary.

C. Webster's daily routines.

D. Webster's main achievements.

2. Which of the following best describes Webster's life at Yale?

A. Tiring.

B. Tough.

C.

Smooth. D. Normal.

3. What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?

A. A scholar.

B. A teacher.

C. A lawyer.

D. A headmaster.

4. Why was Webster a good teacher?

A. Because he often rewarded his students.

B. Because he set up many small schools.

C. Because he graduated from Yale College.

D. Because he forced his students to learn.

B

Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.(配件)

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book! "Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy