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大庆市东风中学2017-2018学年度上学期期中考试
高二年级英语科试卷
第I卷
第一部分： 阅读理解 （共两节， 满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
Griffith Observatory (天文台) is a national leader in public astronomy，and one of the most popular attractions in Los Angeles. It is located on the southern slope (山坡) of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park at 1,134 feet above sea level.
Visitors may drive to the observatory and park in its parking lot or on nearby roads. No reservation (预订) is required to visit. Parking is limited，and the busiest time is weekends. Buses，taxis，and car pools are welcome. LADOT provides weekend public bus service from the Sunset/Vermont Metro Red Line Station.
Griffith Observatory is open six days a week. Admission and parking are free. Hours of Operation Tuesday—Friday Saturday—Sunday Monday Closed
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Closed Samuel Oschin Planetarium
The Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater offers 8 to 10 live，half-hour presentations each day. There are usually four different shows from which to choose.
Shows are presented every 60 to 90 minutes. Check the website，information desks，or the box office for each day's show time. Being seated late is not permitted.
Samuel Oschin Planetarium tickets must be purchased at the observatory and are only available on the day of the show. The ticket prices for shows are：
Adults (13—59 years old) $7.00 Children (5—12 years old) $3.00
12 noon—10 p．m. 10 a．m.—10 p．m.
Seniors (60 years and older) $5.00 Students $5.00
Children under 5 years old will be admitted only to the first show each day. Hearing assist devices are available on request. Public Telescopes
Free public telescopes are available each evening the observatory is open and skies are clear.The Zeiss telescope on the roof is generally open by 7 p．m.All observing must be completed by 9：45 p．m.
1．What can we learn about Griffith Observatory according to the passage? A．It is open all the year around. B．It is mostly visited at weekends.
C．It becomes famous because of Hollywood. D．It is the most attractive place in Los Angeles.
2．To watch the show，a young couple with a 7-year-old son should pay________. A．$13.00 B．$15.00 C．$17.00 D．$20.00 3．Which of the following is charged? A．Parking. B．Telescopes.
C．Hearing assist devices. D．Watching presentations.
B
Selena Gomez and I are scheduled to meet at a low-key coffee shop in Encino. Not wanting to keep the superstar waiting，I arrived at nine,20 minutes early. As I was catching up on e-mails，Selena quietly scooted into the seat next to me. No bodyguard. Not even a drop of make-up. She was ten minutes early and so inconspicuous that no one else in the restaurant looked up so much. Elena was wearing Bebe shorts. She had a baby face and ordered a hot chocolate.
After making a small talk about what she wore for the shoot，she dived into the subject of her career. Elena declared 2012 the year of movies. She filmed three：Spring Breakers，a drama；The Getaway，an action flick；and Hotel Transylvania，a comedy. Each is a marked move away from the teen style that made her a household name.
Now that her Disney days are behind her，Selena is at that unstable point in a child star's career where she is trying to grow up—both as a person(she turned 20 in July) and as an artist. “Being part of the Disney Channel was such a blessing，and I'm super happy with what my show accomplished，but acting is something I would like to take on more seriously.” She continued，“I don't necessarily feel accomplished. I want to create a whole different persona when it comes to acting.”
Selena has been working full-time since she was seven years old and scored a role on Barney & Friends. In 2007 when she was offered the lead in Wizards of Waverly Place，Selena，her mother，and her stepfather uprooted from Grand Prairie，Texas，to L．A.，where they are settling now.
4．When was it that Selena arrived at the low-key coffee shop? A．At ten. C．At ten to nine.
B．At ten past nine. D．At thirty past nine.
5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the second paragraph? A．Selena went into her film career as soon as they met in the coffee shop. B．Three famous films filmed in 2012 have shown her teen style. C．The film Hotel Transylvania is an action flick filmed in 2012. D．Each of the three films marks Selena's move away from her teen style. 6．How did Selena think of Disney days which were behind her? A．She believed her being part in Disney Channel was a blessing. B．She didn't feel very satisfied with her shows in Disney. C．She found her not accomplished in her performance in Disney. D．She thought of playing in Disney as a blessing.
7．The underlined word “uprooted” in the last paragraph probably means“________”． A．picked C．changed
B．moved D．informed
C
Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. We go fishing，sit in the garden，have a picnic，live in the suburbs or go to the seaside. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. When joggers jog，they don't run on the streets. Every one of them tends to go to the park or the river.
But despite this，our children are growing up nature-deprived. I spent my boyhood climbing
trees. These days，children are robbed of these ancient freedoms，due to problems like crime，traffic，the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children，that is to say，things that can be bought，rather than things that can be found.
The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US：families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (多动症)．Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.
ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood. One study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However，we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.
The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.
We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being，our health and our happiness. 8．According to the author，people enjoy ________to seek nature. A．jogging on the street B．sitting in the garden C．shopping in the supermarket D．running in the gym
9．From the second paragraph，we can see that________. A．adults deprive the children of their rights to approach nature B．children probably spend less time in nature nowadays C．climbing trees will certainly do good to the children
D．children tend to be happier as a result of their material satisfaction 10．In what way do people benefit from their contact with nature? A．Children with ADHD can be cured.
B．Problems with crime and violent behavior will easily be solved. C．A garden nearby improves the quality of old people's life.