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内蒙古乌兰察布2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
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第I卷（选择题，共70分）
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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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Does Fame Drive You Crazy？
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true，today's stars，feeling like zoo animals，face pressures that few of us can imagine．They are at the center of much of the world's attention．Paparazzi （狗仔队） camp outside their homes，cameras ready．Tabloids（小报） publish thrilling stories about their personal lives．Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature! According to psychologist Christina Villarreal，celebrities-famous people-worry constantly about their public appearance．Eventually，they start to lose track of who they really are，seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them，not as the people they were before everyone knew their names．\time，\says，\feel separated and alone．\
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages．In the 4th century BC，painters followed Alexander the Great into battle，hoping to picture his victories for his admirers．When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century，his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans，leading him to complain about his lack of privacy．Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do．
Being a public figure today，however，is a lot more difficult than it used to be．Superstars
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cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras．When they say something silly or do something ridiculous，there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their\．
If fame is so troublesome，why aren't all celebrities running away from it？The answer is there are still ways to deal with it．Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities．They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place．
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice．Still，even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are．They are tired of being famous already．
1.It can be learned from the passage that stars today ______ ． A.are often misunderstood by the public B.can no longer have their privacy protected C.spend too much on their public appearance D.care little about how they have come into fame 2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3？ ______ A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired． B.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history． C.Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids． D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers． 3.What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today？ ______
A. Availability of modern media． B.Inadequate social recognition． C.Lack of favorable chances． D.Huge population of fans． 4.What is the author's attitude toward modern celebrity？ ______ A. Disappointed． B.Sceptical． C.Disapproving． D.Sympathetic．
B
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Just what is a tiger mother？Amy Chua is a law professor at America's Yale University and her recent book on the subject is making waves．She's been called\，\，even a\her descriptions of how she brought up her two daughters． Her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother describes fighting with a daughter for hours at the piano to ensure the child gets a piece of music right．She rejected birthday cards made for her by her girls because she didn't think they had made enough efforts．She compared one child negatively with the other，threatening to burn their toys．Her rules include：schoolwork always comes first； an A-minus is a bad grade； children must be two years ahead of their classmates in math，and playing the violin or the piano is a must．
Ms．Chua considers the Chinese hard work ethic as a way of creating happy，successful children-at least in her case．Although she's had a large amount of flak for her theories，one thing can't be ignored-the success of Chinese children in the education system． In Britain，shocking research shows that Chinese girls，for example，are outperforming all other foreign groups at GCSE-79 percent getting 5AC Grades，compared with 58 percent of white British girls．So what is it about Chinese parenting that's leading to high achievers？And how do Amy Chua's theories play into that success？
She told me that if her daughter came back from school with 96/100 in a test，Chua would ask her what happened to the other4points．It's about always knowing\，she told me．
Interestingly，in China，the birthplace of the tiger mother，people are moving away from traditional Chinese parenting．They are following more western parenting styles．
5.After reading Amy Chua's recent book，the public ______ ． A.feel very sorry for their own children B.consider her a very successful mother
C.realize their methods of bringing up children are wrong D.don't think highly of her methods of bringing up her children 6.What can we learn about Amy Chua according to Paragraph 2？ ______ A.She is very strict with her children． B.She doesn't think her children are clever．
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C.She is very interested in playing the piano． D.She knows playing is important to children． 7.Paragraph 4 shows that ______ ．
A.Chinese parents don't think grades are very important B.Chinese children are cleverer than British children C.Chinese parents are proud of their children D.Chinese children do well in their study
8.The underlined word \． A.attention B.criticism C.curiosity D.contribution．
C
Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here．There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you．Here are some sites to begin your surfing． You may start with these pages from this website-just to get a little taste of it without working too hard． ● A Is For Love
Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words． ● Listening to the sound of Chinese
Play a few words of Chinese on your computer． ● A few Chinese words
Each word is enlarged for easy study．
If you are studying Chinese，these tools can help． ● Zhongwen site
More than a dictionary! ● Clavis Sinica
Excellent program by Professor David Porter．It displays a whole document in
Chinese[GB]or[BIG5]，and gives individual word's definition，pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word．If you are studying Chinese，this is a very useful tool．
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