内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2017-2018学年高二英语上学期12月测试试题（无答案）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。2.将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分听力（略）（30分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AAprilFools’Day,notofficiallyconsideredaholiday,ismostdefinitelyanotabledaythatiscelebratedinmanycountriesonApril1.ThethingthatissospecialaboutApril1isthatitisthedayforplayingtricksandpracticaljokesonothers.Theaimofthesejokesistobringembarrassmenttoothers.Superstitions(迷信)haveitthatthepracticaljokesaremeanttobeplayedbeforenoon,andthatthosethatareperformedafterwardswillbringbadluck.Thislimitationiswidelylosingitsvalueduetothefactthatmanymajorhoaxesthroughouthistoryappearafternoon.Anothersuperstitionisthatanyonewhofailstorespondproperlytothejokesplayedonthemisalsosaidtobeeasytosufferfrombadluck.Somepeoplethinkthatbeingfooledbyaprettygirlwillbeaccompaniedbymarriage,oratleastafriendshipwithher.Thatsoundslikeagooddealifsheistrulypretty.SomepeoplebelievethatbeingmarriedonAprilFools’Dayisnotagoodideaforaman,andthatforeverinthefuturehewillberuledbyhiswife.TheoriginofAprilFools’dayisnotclearlyknown,butitisgenerallyacceptedtohavecomeaboutasaresultofthechangesinthecalendarsystem.TheNewYearcelebrationsusedtobeginon25Marchandlastforaweek,endingon1April.In1582,CharlesIX,KingofFrancebroughtinthenewGregoriancalendar,inwhichthenewyearbeganon1January.Unfortunately,somepeopledidnothearaboutthechange,andmanyotherssimplyrefusedtobreakthetradition.1．AprilFools’Dayisdifferentfromotherfestivalsprobablybecause.A.itisnotofficialholidayB.jokescanbeplayedonthisdayC.peoplearerelaxedonthisdayD.itisanimportantday2．Ifjokesareplayedonyoubyabeautifulgirlyou’llprobably.A.dislikeherB.makemuchmoneyC.makemanyfriendsD.getmarriedtohersoon3．AmanwouldrathernotgetmarriedonAprilprobablybecause.A.heloveshiswifeverymuchB.heiseagerforabrightfutureC.hedoesn’twanttoobeyhiswifeD.hedoesn’tlikeplayingjokes4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AprilFools’DayB.TheNewYearC.TheSuperstitionsD.TheNewGregorianCalendarBWhenyoumakeamistake,bigorsmall,cherishitlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworld.Becauseinsomeways,itis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakes,beatourselvesupaboutit,feellikefailures,getmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural:mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebad,thatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athome,schoolandwork.Maybenotalways,butprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.Yetwithoutmistakes,wecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatway,mistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossible.Bytrialanderror—tryingthings,makingmistakes,andlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclight,topainttheceilingoftheSistineChapel,tofly.Mistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddler,makespeechpossible,makeworksofgeniuspossible.Thinkabouthowwelearn:wedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpainting,orwriting,orcomputerprogramming,orbaking,orplayingthepiano,andknowhowtodothemrightaway.Instead,yougetinformationaboutsomething,fromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfr...
