右玉一中2013—2014学年第二学期期中考试试题（卷）高二英语（时间：120分钟满分：150分）第一卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AAtacertaintimeinourlivesweconsidereveryplaceasthepossiblesites(地点)forahouse.IhavethussearchedthecountrywithinadozenmilesofwhereIlive.InimaginationIhaveboughtallthefarms,oneafteranother,andIknewtheirprices.ThenearestthingthatIcametoactualownershipwaswhenIboughttheHollowellplace.Butbeforetheownercompletedthesalewithme,hiswifechangedhermindandwishedtokeepit,andheofferedmeadditionaldollarstoreturnthefarmtohim.However,IlethimkeeptheadditionaldollarsandsoldhimthefarmforjustwhatIgaveforit.TherealattractionsoftheHollowellfarmtomewereitsposition,beingabouttwomilesfromthevillage,halfamilefromthenearestneighbor,bounded(相邻)ononesidebytheriver,andseparatedfromthehighwaybyawidefield.Thepoorconditionofthehouseandfencesshowedthatithadn’tbeenusedforsometime.Irememberedfrommyearliesttripuptheriverthatthehouseusedtobehiddenbehindaforestarea,andIwasinahurrytobuyitbeforetheownerfinishedgettingoutsomerocks,cuttingdowntheapplestrees,andclearingawaysomeyoungtreeswhichhadgrownupinthefields.Iwantedtobuyitbeforehemadeanymoreofhisimprovements.ButitturnedoutasIhavesaid.Iwasnotreallytroubledbytheloss.Ihadalwayshadagarden,butIdon’tthinkIwasreadyforalargefarm.Ibelievethataslongaspossibleitisbettertolivefreeanduncommitted(无牵挂的).Itmakesbutlittledifferencewhetheryouownafarmornot.1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Hewantedtobuytheoldestfarmnearwherehelived.B.Hemadeastudyofmanyfarmsbeforebuying.C.Hemademoneybybuyingandsellingfarms.D.Hehadthemoneytobuythebestfarminthecountry.2.WhydidtheauthordecidetobuytheHollowellplace?A.Itwasofgoodmarketvalue.B.Itwasnexttothehighway.C.Itwasinagoodposition.D.Itwasbehindanicegarden.3.Whydidtheauthorwanttobuythefarminahurry?A.Hewasafraidtheownermightchangehismind.B.Hehopedtoenlargetheforestonthefarm.C.Hewantedtokeepthefarmasitwas.D.Hewaseagertobecomeafarmowner.BTomwasoneofthebrightestboysintheyear,withsupportiveparents.Butwhenhewas15hesuddenlystoppedtrying.Heleftschoolat16withonlytwoscoresforsecondaryschoolsubjects.Oneofthereasonsthatmadeitcoolforhimnottocareaboutstudieswasthepowerofhispeergroup.Thelackofrightmalerolemodelsinmanyoftheirlives---athomeandespeciallyintheschoolenvironment---meansthattheirpeersaretheonlypeopletheyhavetojudgethemselvesagainst.Theydon’tseemensucceedinginsocietysoitdoesn’thappentothemthattheycouldmakesomethingofthemselves.Withoutmaleteachersasarolemodel,theeffectofpeeractionsandstreetcultureisall-powerful.Boyswanttobepartofaclub.However,schoolscanprovidetheenvironmentforchange,andprovidetherightrolemodelsforthem.Teachersneedtobetrainedtostopthatbutnotinfrontofachild’speers.Youhavetodoitonetoone,becausethatiswhenyouseetherealchild.It’suselesssendingachildhomeifheorshehasdonewrong.Theyseeitasawelcomedayofftowatchtelevisionorplaycomputergames.Instead,schoolsshouldhaveaspecialunitwhereachildwhohasdonewronggoesforthedayandgetsadviceabouthisproblemssomewherehecanworkawayfromhispeersandgohomeaftertheotherchildren.4.WhydidTomgiveupstudying?A.Hedislikedhisteachers.B.Hisparentsnolongersupportedhim.C.Hethoughtitwascoolforboysofhisagenottocareaboutstudies.D.Thereweretoomanysubjectsinhissecondaryschool.5.Whatseemstohaveabadeffecton...
