高二年级半月考试卷（英语）使用时间：2015年4月2日测试时间： 90分钟总分： 120分第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AA woman who lived in a coma（昏迷）for 42 years, unendingly cared for by her family, died Wednesday in her home in Miami Gardens, Fla.Edwarda O’Bara was a 17-year-old high school student in 1970 when she became sick from her diabetes(糖尿病)medication and slipped into a diabetic coma. Just before she lost consciousness, Edwarda asked her mother, Kaye O’Bara, to never leave her side, and her family never d id.Edwarda’s father, Joe O’Bara, and Kaye took care of their daughter—reading to her, playing her music, making sure she was turned every two hours, bathed, given insulin(胰岛素)and given nourishment through a feeding tube—until their deaths in 1976 and 2008, respectively. After that, Edwarda’s sister Colleen O’Bara took over.Her family’s unending care for her became a story told across the world. And visitors from across the world traveled to the Miami Gardens home every year, sometimes appearing at the doorstep on random days, other times for Edwarda’s yearly birthday party, a cheerful affair with decorations, balloons and cake.Through it all, Edwarda remained in a coma. But to her family and followers she remained alive. Colleen O’Bara described her as “the best sister in the whole wide world.”“She taught me so much, especially after she was in the coma, ” Colleen O’Bara said, “She taught me so much about unconditional love that I couldn’t say I had it before. She taught me about patience that I didn’t have before. I learned so much from taking care of my sister. It’s like I grew up overnight. ”In an announcement of Edwarda’s death posted Thursday on a website, Colleen O’Bara wrote: “Yesterday while taking care of Edwarda I noticed her looking directly a t me and gave me the biggest smile I had ever seen. She then closed her eyes and joined my Mom in Heaven. ”1. How old was Edwarda O’Bara when she died?A. 56.B. 57.C. 58.D. 59.2. Edwarda’s parents did everyt hing below to take care of her EXCEPT_____________.A. reading to herB. playing her musicC. taking a walk with herD. turning her every two hours3. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Edwarda’s family’s selfless care for her became a story told across the world.B. Edwarda became sick from her diabetes medication and slipped into a diabetic coma.C. Edwarda died after 42 years of coma and her family kept their promise to take good care of her.D. Edwarda smiled when she died.BWhen Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of charity from her parents.Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.Half a century later, Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center from a church, helping it become the organization's largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited to Washington D.C. to receive the award."She was the main person who helped us make that program grow," said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. "She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart." People knew her as "Grandma" because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. "She reminded people of their Grandma." Doody said.As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. "She devoted her life to giving back," said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasn't unusual for a local church to call Mrs. Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. "She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car," Cooper said. Although Mrs. Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.4. The underlined word "charity" in Paragraph 1 refers to _____.A. offering helpB. donating moneyC. providing servicesD. showing sympathy5. The San Diego Food Bank is meant to _____.A. distribute food in case of emergencyB. help hungry children and familiesC. give basic first-aid treatmentD. train some senior volunteers6. Which of the following is true of Mrs. Cooper?A. She died at an early age.B. She refused the national award.C. She was kind and devoted.D. She was not easy to get along with.7. Mrs Cooper's story suggests that _____.A. everyone needs a Grandma nearbyB. children are what their parents areC. a sound mind is in a sound bodyD. a mother's love never changesCInformal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topics are suitable and which are considered taboo (禁忌) in a particular culture. Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art and customs. You may expect questions about your family, and be sure to show pictures of your children. You may feel free to ask similar questions of your Latin American friends. The French think of conversation as an art form, and they enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements. For them, arguments can be interesting and they can cover pretty much or any topic-as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent manner.In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private. They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious business relationship they're trying to build. Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters. It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.As a general rule, it's best not to talk about politics or religion with your business friends. This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different religious views. In addition, discussing one's salary is usually considered unsuitable. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, although be careful not to criticize a national sport. Instead, be friendly and praise your host's team.8. Which is typically a friendly topic in most places according to the author?A. Sports.B. Children.C. Personal feelings.D. Families.9. Why are people from Asia more private in their conversation with others?A. They don't want to talk much with others.B. They don't want to have their good relationship with others harmed by informal conversation.C. They are afraid to argue with their colleagues.D. They want to keep their feelings to themselves.10. The author considers politics and religion _____.A. cheerful topicsB. taboosC. rude topicsD. topics that sometimes can be talked about11.What shouldn't you do when talking about sports with colleagues from another country?A. Praising your own country's sports.B. Criticizing your own country's sports.C. Praising the sports of your colleagues' country.D. Criticizing the sports of your colleagues' country.DAs many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobe-sun baked brick plastered （涂抹）with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps one thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods.These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them "pueblos", which is Spanish for town. The people of the pueblos raised what are called "the three sisters"-corn, beans, and squash（南瓜）. They could make excellent pottery and weave marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation（灌溉） ditches（沟渠）.Water was so important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate（精心制作的）ceremonies and religious rituals（礼仪）to bring rain. The way of life of less settledgroups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today's Inuit hunted seals, walruses（海象）, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos（冰屋） built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon（鲑）and hunted the lordly caribou（北美驯鹿）.The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison （野牛）commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide（毛皮）was used to make their clothing and the covering of their tents and tipis（美国印第安人的圆锥形帐篷）.12. What does the text mainly discuss?A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.B. The movement of American Indians across North America.C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America.13. It can be inferred from the text that the buildings of the Hopi and Zuni were ________.A. very smallB. highly advancedC. difficult to defendD. quickly constructed14. Which of the following is true?A. The Spanish explorers didn't know what the buildings really was, as they called it "pueblos".B. The Hopi and Zuni had no idea of how to farm.C. The people of the pueblos were good at weaving.D. Since water was so important, the people of the pueblos wove baskets to carry water.15. What information can you get from the text?A. The Plains Indians lived on bison.B. The majority of the American Indians lived in igloos.C. The Hopi and Zuni had a smaller population.D. The lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River were dry.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。