[青岛三中2017-2018学年度第一学期10月阶段性测试高二英语试题1/11青岛三中2017-2018学年度第一学期10月阶段性测试高二英语试题第二部分二、阅读理解AGetkidsexcitedaboutreadingandwriting.Enterourwritinganddrawingcontestforachancetowingreatprizes.BroughttoyoubyReader’sdigestandWeeklyReaderandnotedchildren’sauthorMaryPopeOsborne(TheMagicTreeHouseseries).Prizes:A$500U.S.SavingsBondAlibraryofbooks(valuedat$125)GreatLeapFrogprizesincludingtheTagReadingSystemAcertificatesignedbycontestjudgeMaryPopeOsborneYoursubmissionspostedonReadersDigest.comHowtoenterChildrenaged5-12shouldrespondinwordsand/orpicturestothequestions,“Yourfavouritehasjumpedoutofthebooktospendthedaywithyou.Tellus:Whathappensnext?”Onewinnerwillbechosenforeachagegroup：Ages5-6：Pleasesubmitadrawingnolargerthan8.5cmx11cmandanessaywritteninchild’sownwords—maybedictatedtoanadult–ofupto50words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblackink.Ages7-9:Pleasesubmitanessayofupto150words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblackink.Drawingswelcome(butoptional).Mustbenolargerthan8.5cmx11cm.Ages10-12:Pleasesubmitanessayofupto350words.Essaymustbetypedorwritteninblueorblackink.Drawingswelcome(butoptional).Mustbenolargerthan8.5cmx11cm.Entryshouldbemailedalongwiththeirname,age,mailingaddressande-mailaddressto:Read,Write,Win!ContestReader’sDigestMagazine260MadisonAvenue,5thFloor,NewYork,NY10016AllentriesmustbepostmarkedbyOctober31,2016.21.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Topersuadereaderstoattendthecontest.B.Togiveinformationaboutthecontest.C.Togetkidsexcitedaboutreadingandwriting.D.Togivekidsachancetoearnmoney.[青岛三中2017-2018学年度第一学期10月阶段性测试高二英语试题2/1122.Whoeverwinsthecontestcan______.A.gainatotalof$625incashB.getalibraryofbooksvaluedat$500C.seehisworkonD.winacertificatetogotolibrary23.What’sthedifferencebetweenAges7-9andAges10-12inrequestofentry?A.Thewordnumberoftheessay.B.Thecolorofthesubmission.C.Thesizeofthesubmission.D.Theformoftheessay.BTeddyBearshavebeenaverypopularchildren'stoyformanyyears．Mostadultscanremembertheirfirststuffedbear，andoverthedecadesthesetoyshavebecomenearlyasymboloftheirchildhood．However，childrenarenottheonlyoneswithwhomthesetoyshavebecomepopular，asmanyadultsmakeitahabittocollectthesetoysaswell．TheTeddyBearfirstbecamepopularduringtheearly20thcenturyandwasassociatedwiththenPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt．Thestorycanbetraced（追溯）toahuntingtripthatpresidentRoosevelthadtakenwherehewasinvitedtobetheonetoshootablackbearthathadbeentiedtoatree．Beingacrazyoutdoorsloverandhunter，Rooseveltrefusedtokilltheanimalbecausehebelievedthatshootingthehelplessbearwasunsportsmanlikeandwrong．Thisstoryquicklyspreadthroughnewspapersacrossthecountry，andintheendinspiredtheintroductionofastuffedtoycalled"Teddy'sbear"．Thepopularityofthesetoysincreasedrapidlysoonaftertheywerefirstintroduced.Withintenyearstheywerebeingproducedbydozensofcompaniesaroundtheworld．Atthattime，thesestuffedbearswere"the"toytohave，andhavealwaysbeenwithinchildren'stoyboxeseversince．Theyaremostoftenmass-produced(大规模生产的)infactoriesinordertokeepupwiththehighdemand．However，therearestillcompaniesthattakegreatprideintheirhandmadedesigns；andwhilehandmadeteddybearsareoftenpreferred，theyarealsogenerallymoreexpensivethantheirmass-producedones．Today，thesebearsandothersimilartoysgeneratewelloverabilliondollarsayearinprofits（利润）forthecom...
