高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）海南琼中中学2014-2015学年度高二第二学期期中考试题高二英语（A卷）注意事项：1.本试卷分为试题卷和答题卷两部分，请将答案写在答题卷上，写在试题卷上无效。2.本试卷共三大部分（选择题，非选择题和答题卷），共5页，其中选择题和非选择题4页，答题卷1页。3.本试卷满分为120分，考试时间100分钟。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)IfindsomeofthewaysinwhichChineseparentsshowlovefortheirchildrenrathersurprising.Obviouslytherearesomeprettybigdifferencesbetweenourbehaviorsandtheirsinthisrespect.MostChinesechildrenseemtogetwhatevertheywant,fromicecreams,sweetsandtoystoendlessattentionfromtheadultsaroundthem.Isthisasortofspoilingorlove?Iwonder.Mostwesternerswouldthinkitisasortofspoilingratherthanlove.Wethinklovemeanseducatingyourchildrenandbringingthemuptoleadanindependentlife.Thatincludeslearningtoacceptthefactthathecan'tgeteverythinghewants.Asanadult,hewillnotalwaysgetthequiteexpensivecarhehuntsfor;shewillnotalwaysmanagetoacquirethebeautifuldressshelongsfor.Sowetrytoteachourchildrenearlytocopewiththedisappointmentofnotgettingwhattheywant.Ifindtoomuchsuchkindofloveforthechildrencanactuallyspoilthem.Tomysurprise,itseemsthatthelifeofaChinesechildisratherhard.Withoutdoubt,thechildistheverycenterofawholecircleofadults,butontheotherhandheorsheisalsoexpectedtostartstudyingaccordingtoadults'wishes.Manychildrenofmyson'sagetakepianolessons,paintingclassesandevenEnglishlessons.ItlooksasifChineseadultsthinkthatjustplayingwithoutlearninganythingisawasteoftime.Sointhisrespectourchildrenappearspoiled,justbecausetheyareallowedtoplay.Butwithoutthissortofplayhowcanwesternchildrendevelopsuchfreeandrichimaginations?Infacttheconnectionbetweenthisimaginationandthecreativityissoimportantinthechildren’sfuturelife.1.InwhichwaydomostChinesechildrenseemtobespoiled?A.Theycanbesupportedbytheirparents.B.Theycanplaywhenevertheywant.C.Theyneednotbehavethemselves.D.Theirdemandscanalwaysbesatisfied.2.Intheauthor'sopinion,thelifeofaChinesechildis.A.ratherhardB.rathereasyC.independentD.colorful3.TheauthorthinksWesternchildrenappearspoiledbecause.A.theycanmanagetimebythemselvesB.theycanhavethefreedomtoplayC.theycantakepianolessonsD.theymayhaveexpensivetoys4.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe.A.Chinesechildren'searlyeducationB.Howtodevelopkids'imaginationC.WhatistherealloveforchildrenD.Theimaginationandcreativity(B)TheWhiteTowerwasstartedin1076andcompletedin1079.Itwastheoldestofthe20towerswhichusedtostandhere.ThewhitetowerofLondonwasfirstbuiltbyWilliam,theconquerortoprotectandcontrolthecity.Todayitisthemostpopulartouristssightandattractsoverthreemillionvisitorsayear.ItwassometimesusedasapalaceforthekingsandqueensofEnglishuntilthetimeofJamesI,butitisbestknownasaprisonandexecutionplace.WithinthewallsoftheTower,princeshavebeenmurdered,spiesshotandQueenskilled.OneofthemostfamousexecutionswasthatofAnnBoleynin1536.Shewaskilledbecauseshecouldn’tgiveHenryIIIason.ThetowerwasalsothesceneofoneofLondon’smostfamousmysteries,knownasthemysteryoftheprincesintheTower.TheiruncleannouncedhehimselfwasthenewkingandaskedthepeopletocallhimRichardIII.Afterthatthetwoboysdisappeared.Itwasthetwosonsthatweremurderedbytheorderoftheiruncle.5.TheTowerofLondon________.A.wasstartedinthetenthcentury...
