题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
| A. Some websites are set up to protect pets. |
| B. Some unusual pets are adopted by people. |
| C. People should take good care of their pets. |
| D. Pets sometimes can be very interesting. |
| A. Always together. | B. Always separated. |
| C. Always friendly. | D. Always healthy. |
| A. he had never seen a duck like Star |
| B. he set up a Facebook page for Star |
| C. he wanted to care more about Star |
| D. he needed Star to drink with him |
| A. came to the Jouberts’ home when she was 5 months old |
| B. loves eating in the Jouberts’ kitchen |
| C. doesn’t see herself as a human being |
| D. has more than three boyfriends |
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
Women make better drivers than men for many reasons. Why is that, do you suppose? Wouldn’t you think that competing at who has better driving abilities is pointless? If you ask me, I’d like to say, men know that women are better drivers but do not have the courage to admit the truth — women are queens of the road.
Unlike men, women stop for directions when they have no idea as to where they are going. We don’t drive around for hours pointlessly wasting a tank of gas only to find ourselves heading in the wrong direction. Have you ever be in a car with a man who is lost? He tells you to shut up when you begin to open your mouth. And every five minutes or so he takes a turn going forty-five miles per hour only to find out he’s made another wrong turn.
Speeding is what men do best on the road. Traffic is not a race. There is a reason why men get more speeding tickets than women. Not because we trick to get out of tickets but only because we don’t get pulled over as frequently. We don’t speed. We have more intelligence than senselessly to put our own lives as well as the lives of others in danger.
My largest issue with male drivers is how a majority of them drive with one hand on the wheel and the other hand doing only God knows what. The seat is backed as far as possible, and they’re totally lost into loud music beyond a necessary level. You don’t ever see women driving like that.
I feel that the above evidence more than proves my points that women are not only better drivers but also safer drivers than men. We women rule the road. Oh, and men, if you want to continue criticizing (批评) women for being bad drivers, bring it on.
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题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
Living in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.
Deserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can’t store water.
In order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.
Some animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands(腺) and pass only small amount of waste water.
Some animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh.
Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
As time goes by, sports have become more and more important in people’s modern life. People take part in different kinds of sports, like football, basketball, table tennis, swimming and so on.
Sports are popular all over the world. People also like watching sports matches(比赛). Sports stars are very popular with people, especially(特别) students.
There are sports matches all over the world nearly every year, but the most important and famous is the Olympic Games. Every player wants to win the game. At that time all sports fans sit in front of TVs to watch games. Some even go to the stadium(体育馆) to watch.
Why are sports so popular? Because sports can keep our body strong. Do you like playing sports? How often do you exercise?
| A. TVs | B. Computers |
| C. Sports | D. Telephones |
| A. change sports rules |
| B. take part in sports
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| C. watch sports matches |
| D. Both B and C |
| A. car races | B. sports matches |
| C. World Cups | D. Asian Games |
| A. win games | B. show their strong body |
| C. keep healthy | D. make money |
| A. Sports can keep our body strong.
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| B. There aren’t sports matches nearly every year.
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| C. Sports are popular all over the world.
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| D. Sports stars are very popular with students. |
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference and the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
| A. one’scolor preference shows one’s character |
| B. you can brighten your life with wonderful colors |
| C. psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference |
| D. one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings. |
| A. yellow | B. green | C. red | D. black |
| A. Iam feeling well |
| B. I am very happy |
| C. I am excited |
| D. I am depressed |
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
| A. Shenzhen | B. Fenghuang | C. Hunan | D. Hebei |
| A. July 7，1997 | B. July 10，2001 |
| C. June 7，1997 | D. May 7，1998 |
| A. nine | B. one | C. four | D. five |
| A. 电视机 | B. 电视观众 | C. 面试 | D. 复习 |
| A. This show has been watched by American people． |
| B. Happy Camp always makes people cry． |
| C. Happy Camp is played every Sundays． |
| D. Happy Camp has won many awards in Asia． |
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
A
My dearest son and daughter,
The story of New Jersey high school student Rachel Canning suing (起诉) her parents for child support and high school education inspired me to write you a little letter. Let me just put this out there: the only
way I expect to see you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge.
There are two things about this case that seem to be disaster.
First, it’s natural for parents and children to argue. I can guarantee that we will disagree. One or both of you will, at some point, scream at the top of your lungs the various ways you hate me. And I won’t always like you, either. But I will always love you and do everything I can to keep your best interests as my focus, even when I’m so angry. We are family. That means we are as much a part of one another as the flesh, blood and bones in our body. And we all should think about it very deeply instead of breaking that bond(纽带).
Second, I’ll be honest, no matter how far apart we are on your life choices, your father and I will most certainly pay everything we can for your higher education. But that doesn’t mean you deserve it. To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend (给予) to you—not a right you are born with. And you will have to work hard to earn that privilege. Growing up is hard work.
If I do my job properly as your mother—and you do yours as my children—you would sooner get a job or two, and find a way to make your dreams come true than go to trial over what you think you have the right to.
Love always,
Mom
| A. be prepared for education
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| B. learn a lesson from the case
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| C. take up the legal profession
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| D. remember Rachel Canning |
| A. guarantee anything
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| B. scream out their anger
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| C. break the family bond
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| D. forget their best interests |
| A. a way in which children realize their dreams
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| B. a test of whether parents love their children
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| C. a privilege that children should earn
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| D. a right that parents are born with |
题型：阅读理解 题类：期中考试 难易度：较易
年份：2016
B
I've written 14 movies. My characters smoke in many of them, and they look cool and glamorous doing it. Smoking was an integral（必需的） part of many of my screenplays because I was a heavy smoker. It was part of a bad-boy image I'd cultivated for a long time— smoking, drinking, partying, rock 'n' roll.
Smoking, I once believed, was every person's right. The second-hand smoke was non-existent problem invented by professional do-gooders. I put all these views into my plays.
Remembering all this, I find it hard to forgive myself. I have been an accomplice (帮凶) to the murders of untold numbers of human beings. I am admitting this only because I have made a deal with God. Spare me, I said, and I will try to stop others from committing the same crimes I did.
Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with throat cancer, the result of a lifetime of smoking. I am alive but disabled. Much of my larynx (喉) is gone. I have some difficulty speaking; others have some difficulty understanding me.
I haven't smoked or drunk for 18 months now, though I still take it day by day and pray for help. I believe in prayer and exercise. I have walked five miles a day for a year, without missing even one day. Quitting smoking and drinking has taught me the hardest lesson I've ever learned about my own weakness; it has also given me the greatest affection and empathy(同感) for those still addicted.
I don't think smoking is every person's right anymore. I think smoking should be as illegal as heroin. I'm no longer such a bad boy. I go to church on Sunday. I'm desperate to see my four boys grow up. I want to do everything I can to undo the damage I have done with my own big-screen words and images.
Screen writers know, too, that some movie stars are more likely to play a part if they can smoke —because they are so addicted to smoking that they have difficulty stopping even during the shooting of a scene.
My hands are bloody; so are Hollywood's. My cancer has caused me to attempt to cleanse me. I don't wish my fate upon anyone in Hollywood, but I beg that Hollywood should stop putting it upon millions of others.
| A. the writer is ashamed of the bad effects his screenplays have had on human beings
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| B. the writer's smoking experience nearly killed himself
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| C. the bad effects that Hollywood screenplay have brought to children
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| D. the determination of the writer to overcome his illness |
| A. So many people have found the habit of smoking due to his plays.
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| B. His plays have brought great harm to teenagers.
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| C. He himself suffered greatly from smoking.
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| D. His screenplays have been doing more and more harm to human beings. |
| A. He has made up his mind to give up smoking forever.
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| B. He will try his best to prevent others from writing screen plays encouraging smoking.
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| C. He will try his best to bring up his four children.
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| D. He has decided to write his screenplays without smoking scenes. |
| A. the writer will soon be recovered from his illness thanks to his exercise
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| B. the writer will soon die because of his deadly disease
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| C. smoking will be got rid of in all Hollywood films
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| D. smoking in Hollywood films is still doing great harm to human beings |
