大庆铁人中学高2017 学年上学期期中考试 英语试题 命题人 审题人 试题说明 1 本试题满分 150 分 答题时间 120 分钟 2 请将答案填写在答题卡上 考试结束后只交答题卡 第 卷 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 从每题所给的A B C和 D四个选项中 选出最佳答案 A The Baaar of Bad Dreams Author Stephen ing US author Stephen ing is well nown for creating contemporary horror supernatural fiction and science fiction stories His latest boo delivers a generous collection of stories with hidden connections The master storyteller also includes insight into why and how he came to write them Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Author Ric Riordan A troubled id named Magnus Chase has lived alone on the streets of Boston since his mother s mysterious death His life changes when he meets Uncle Randolph a man his mother warned him about Randolph reveals that Chase is the son of a Norse god Chase is then tased with searching for a lost weapon to save the world from monsters Little Victories Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living Author Jason Gay There are always moments in our lives when we feel doomed 注定 to be imperfect In this collection of humorous essays Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay tells us that when we mess things up we should just give ourselves a brea and celebrate the things we did right Thing Eplainer Complicated Stuff in Simple Words Author Randall Munroe Have you ever been puled by comple terminology 术语 Has it prevented you from learning about science This fascinating boo provides simple eplanations and line drawings to eplain essential science concepts The boo s author is the man behind the popular science blog What If 1 What do the first two boos have in common A They are both humorous B They are both science essays C They are not about real life D They are both collections of stories 2 Whose boo is your best choice when you feel dissatisfied with life A Stephen ing B Jason Gay C Ric Riordan D Randall Munroe 3 What does Randall Munroe differ from the other authors A He s written a story about t he son of Norse god B He inspires readers to live a perfect life C He is well nown for supernatural fictions D He writes blog posts on popular science B The word advertising refers to any ind of public announcement that brings products and services to the attention of people Throughout history advertising has been an effective way to promote 促进 the trading and selling of goods In the Middle Ages merchants employed town criers to read public messages aloud to promote their goods When printing was invented in the fifteenth century pages of advertisements ads could be printed easily and were either hung in public places or put in boos By the end of the seventeenth century when newspapers were beginning to be read by more people printed materials became an important way to promote products and services The London Gaette was the first newspaper to set aside a place just for advertising This was so successful that by the end of the century several companies started businesses for the purpose of maing newspaper ads for merchants Advertising spread quicly throughout the eighteenth century Ad writers were starting to pay more attention to the design of the ad tet Everything from clothes to drins was promoted with clever methods such as repetition of the firm s name or product words organied in eyecatching patterns the use of pretty pictures and epressions easy to remember Near the end of the nineteenth century companies that were devoted to the production of ads came to be nown as advertising agencies 广告商 The agencies developed new ways to get people to thin of themselves as members of a group Throughout the twentieth century advertising agencies promoted consumerism 消费主义 as a way of life spreading the belief that people could be happy only if they bought the right products 4 What was advertising lie in the Middle Ages A Ad messages were shouted out in public places B Merchants were employed to promote products C Product information was included in boos D Ad signs were put up in towns 5 What does the word This in Paragraph 2 refer to A Woring with ad agencies B Including pictures in ads C Selling goods in marets D Advertising in newspapers 6 The 18th century advertising was special in its A growing spending B attractive designs C advertising companies D printing materials 7 Which of the following might be the best title for the tet A The Story of Advertising B The Value of Advertising Designs C The Role of Newspaper Advertising D The Development of Printing for Advertising C When I recently revealed to my friends colleagues and family members that I would be moving my family to Israel the reactions were numerous and varied Some people said it was an epected thing while others ased Why now What will you do For me maing the move to Israel is the fulfillment of a dream that has lasted for my 47 years of life I have always nown that Israel is my home Over the years Israel has been in my heart but I have found a number of reasons to put off maing it my permanent residence ids the economy education you name an e