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内蒙古赤峰市2015-2016学年高二英语下学期周测试题（4.10，无答
案）
第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
The other morning on the subway I sat next to an attractive young blonde woman who was reading something on her iPad. She was very well-dressed, carrying a Prada bag with tastefully applied make-up indeed, she had an unmistakable air of wealth, material success and even authority. I suspected she worked as a highly-paid Wall Street lawyer or stockbroker or something of that sort. So, I was curious to see what she was so focused on. The Wall Street Journal perhaps? The Economist? Quite the contrary; rather, she was concentrating on a romance novel. Then I realized that I have known many women who love romance novels—smart, attractive, successful, “liberated,” modem females who nonetheless find some kind of deep satisfaction and thrill from those hyper-romantic, artificial and extremely unrealistic tales of handsome, manly heroes falling in love with virginal women, enduring a series of adventures, then no doubt having a happy ending.
These romance stories are to literature what hot dogs are to fine food. Yet, the genre(体裁) remains enormously popular. Consider some of these surprising statistics from the good folks at the Romance Writers of America (RWA):
*More than 9,000 romance titles were released last year, with sales of about $1.44 billion (more than triple the revenues generated by classic literary fiction). *More than 90 percent of the market are women (okay, that’s not at all surprising). * Readers are typically women between the ages 30 and 54 who are themselves involved in a romantic relationship (betraying the stereotype that only lonely women long for these tales of love and adventure).
*Almost 40 percent of romance book consumers have an annual income of between $50,000 and $99,900 (placing them firmly in the middle class).
I had thought that romance novels accounted for a very small share of the literary market, so I was quite surprised that this part has such enormous popularity. But I must wonder why so many women—forty years after the women’s liberation movement 中小学最新教育资料
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continue to indulge in the fanciful tales?
I’m not sure if it represents a kind of “rejection” of the women’s liberation movement, but clearly something is missing in the lives of contemporary ladies. A romance author named Donna Hatch who focuses on the Regency period (early 19th century Britain) explained the appeal of such books this way: “Regency men were civilized and treated women with courtesy. When a lady entered the room, gentlemen stood, doffed their hats, offered an arm, bowed, and a hundred other little things I wish men still did today. But they were also very athletic; they hunted, raced, boxed, rode horses. They were manly. Strong. Noble. Honorable. And that is why I love them!”
Mrs. Hatch may have expressed the secret desires and attitudes of untold millions of her peers---that is, in the early 21st century, have women grown tired of the burdens and expectations that the “freedoms” they have gained give them? Is this a rejection of modem feminism? Do women long for days of old when men were masculine gentlemen and women were feminine and protected as precious treasures and regarded as possessions?
Perhaps most women (even the ones who get lost in romance novels) do not want to go all the way back but it is obvious, . 1. What is the function of the opening paragraph?
A. To summarize the whole passage. B. To prove the author’s argument. C. To lead in the main topic of the passage. D. To raise problems that will be solved later.
2. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply? A. Romance novels are satisfying and thrilling. B. Romance novels are not of much “nutrition”. C. Romance novels are as popular as hot dogs.
D. Romance novels are an essential part of contemporary life.
3. In the author’s opinion, what is missing in the lives of contemporary women? A. Authority.
B. Dignity.
C. Liberty.
D. Care.
4. Which sentence can be put in the blank in the last paragraph? 中小学最新教育资料
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A. they prefer tales of innocent romance to classics B. they are unhappy with how the world has turned out
C. true love described in romance novels does exist in reality D. romance novels provide them with an access to society
第二节 七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. __6__ In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. __7__ Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August)．
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. __8__ They even don't like to do outdoor activities.
Low air pressure may make people forgetful. __9__ There is “good weather” for health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? __10__ A. It may be the weather's problem.
B. Warm weather can have a bad effect on health. C. The wind can help people have higher intelligence. D. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
E. People may have more intelligence when low air pressure comes. F. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. G. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. 第二部分 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后小题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My morning routine includes shopping at the local convenient store to buy The 中小学最新教育资料
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Daily News．One morning not long ago, the convenience of the store prove 11 to
people stuck in the 12 behind two small boys．As I approach the counter to 13 the attendant, I noticed the two little guys standing at the front of the line , which was growing 14 by the minutes．
The man behind the counter clearly agitated（心烦意乱的） with the boys as his 15 rose above the morning chatter in the store and he said to them, “ Look, you 16 nineteen cents more to pay for this candy．If you don’t have it, you won’t 17 it．”
I 18 , as the small boys shuffled （移步） from one foot to another without any 19 , just staring at the attendant, their wide eyes filled with tears．The people waiting 20 in the line began to complain loudly, “ Just go, boys!” I shouted 21 the noise, “ I’ve got the nineteen cents．Take this dollar for my 22 and keep the change towards their candy．”
The attendant seemed relieved to have the matter settled．Everyone in the line turned to look at me with the 23 of the two small boys who quickly snatched the candy and 24 the store．
I handed over the dollar, smiled at the attendant and left．As I made my way to my car a small voice called out to me, “ Hey, Lady!” I 25 to see one of the boys standing around the corner of the building．“That was pretty 26 !”
He was gone．I suppose it was a “thank you” of sorts and I was content to 27 that I would be the topic of their small 28 that morning．I was the “ cool lady” who saved the day by paying for their candy．It made me smile to think that my small 29 had brightened their little world, even if for a 30 ． 11．A．inconvenient B．important 12．A．hall 13．A．thank 14．A．heavier 15．A．power 16．A．earn 17．A．get 18．A．smiled 19．A．money
B．store B．pay B．thinner B．price B．collect B．prepare B．responded B．word
C．different C．traffic C．serve C．longer C．voice C．save C．carry C．watched C．reason C．angrily C．for
D．wrong D．line D．recognize D．hotter D．spirit D．need D．finish D．stood D．news D．tensely D．above
20．A．impatiently B．sadly 21．A．within 中小学最新教育资料
B．along
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