DOC《2017届河南兰考县第二高中期中试题》

2017届河南兰考县第二高中期中试题 第Ⅰ卷(选择题) 第一部分 听力(省略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) (共15小题;

每小题2分,满分30分) A篇Mark Twain left school when he was twelve.

He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname. Mark Twain was born in

1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother'

s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn'

t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times. After his father'

s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer. In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune. Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away. At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910. 21.In his childhood, Mark Twain, A.learned a lot at school B.he often went swimming with other boys C.his mother often worried about his safety D.he often played games with other boys 22.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain? a. He became a miner. b. He worked as a printer. c. He got into debts. d. His father died. e. He became a full-time writer. f. He joined the army. A. a―d―b―c―e―f B. d―b―f―a―e―c C. d―a―f―e―b―c D. c―b―d―f―e―a 23.In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______. A.first worked as a printer B.did many kinds of work C.wrote stories in the beginning D.joined the army after he worked in a mine 24.From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______. A.had a happy childhood B.was a good boy and always did what he was asked C.was very naughty when he was young D.lived a pleasant life 25.Before his death, Mark Twain _______. A. became a white man B. was in low spirits C. liked to buy all kinds of clothes D. had nothing on B篇Ayoung American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. How do you do? said the man, Can you come at once to a place out of town? It'

s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way. Certainly, said the doctor, I'

m quite ready, I can come at once. After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor'

s car, and they drove off. They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, Here you are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town. I must see the patient(病人), the doctor said, How can I go back without seeing the patient? There is no patient, explained the man. Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn'