高二英语第一学期期末试题姓名：班级：座位号：一阅读理解第一节（每小题2分，共30分）AThe Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate(桂冠诗人). The group created the award as a way to increase children's love of poetry.As children's poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years. He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about children's literature and take part in projects concerning childrenand poetry.Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years. He has written more than thirty-five books of poems. His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.Jack Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example, he combined "radish" with "shark" to get "radish ark". "Lion" and "broccoli" became "broccoli on". He also created "umbrellaphant", a mixture of the words "umbrella" and "elephant".Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutsky's poems recognize children's feelings. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem It's Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Poems with New Words Grow PopularB. First Children's Poet Laureate NamedC. Children's Love for Poetry IncreasedD. Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide2. What is Jack Prelutsky famous for?A. Creating new words in his poems.B. His productivity.C. His long time of writing.D. His poems about American holidays.3. Children are in favour of his poems becauseA. they are easy to understandB. the poet is famousC. children like reading new wordsD. the poet understand their feelings4. What can we infer from the passage?A. It was A Gopher in the Garden that brought him fame.B. The poet will be kept busy over a lot of activities.C. Jack Prelutsky will no longer write about American holidays.D. The poem It's Halloween must have been written for adults.5. Put the following items in right order according to the passage.a. two public readingsb. A Gopher in the Gardenc. Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poemsd. My Sister Is a WerewolfA. b--c--d--aB. d--a--c--bC. b--d--c--aD. a--b--c—dBHealthy Habits, Healthy BodyFeel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can‟t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you．Then, consider this：you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康)．Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease．According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students aroundexam-week．Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements…vitamins and trace elements …vitamins and trace elements…that are important to the body．Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health．6According to this passage, which of the following is right?A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay home and keep silent．B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine．C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries．D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself．7．Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ___.A．they have used up their energyB．they have lost their living hopesC．they have more pressure in life and workD．they begin to get older8．The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ___.A．work hard B．sleep moreC．form good living habits D．take more medicine9．As for food, experts suggested that ___.A．we should never eat meat B．we should have variety of foodC．we should eat less than usual D．we should have meals without salt to sugar 10．The bold-faced word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to ___. A．arrange by turns B．cause to take placeC．keep up D．take upCTo swim across the English Channel takes at least nine hours. It…s hard work an d it makes you short of breath. To fly over the channel takes only twenty minutes as long as you‟re not held up at the airport，but it…s an expensive way to travel. You can travel by hovercraft (气垫船)if you don‟t mind the noise and that takes forty minutes. Otherwise，you can go by boat，if you remember your sea-sickness pills. All these means of transport have their problems，and the weary(厌烦的)traveler often dreams of being able to drive to France in his own car. “Not possible，you say. Well，wait a minute. People are once again considering the idea of a channel tunnel or bridge.” This time，the great London Council(议会)is looking into the possibility of building a channel link straight to London. A bridge would cost far more than a tunnel，but you would be able to by rail or by car on a bridge，yet a tunnel would provide a rail link only. Why is this idea being discussed again? Is Britain realizing the need for links with Europe as a result of joining EEC? Well，perhaps，the main reason，though，is that a tunnel or bridge would reach the twenty square kilometers of London…s discussed dockland(船坞)。