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1、2017-2018学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷时间：100分钟总分：150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）AWeconsideredalistofthebestAmericanbooks-butwe’dneedawholeissuetodothemjustice.Herearefivethathelpdefinethenationalcharacter.Mostfromacenturyorsoago,theystillentertain,teach,andinspireus.Moby-DickbyHermanMelvill

2、eFirstpublishedin1851,theadventurestoriesofCaptainAhabandhismonomaniacal(偏执的)pursuitofthewhitewhaledrawusintoauniversefulloffascinatingcharactersandstories.TheEducationofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdamsAwardedthePulitzerPrizeinautobiography(自传)in1918,descendedfromoneofAmerica’smostfamouspoliticaldynasti

3、es,Adamsprovidesinsightintohisfamily,includinghisexperienceasaprivatesecretarytohisfather,ministertoEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilwar.LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitmanWhenWhitmanpublishedLeavesofGrassin1855,hewantedtodefinetheAmericanexperience-singingofthenewcountryinanewvoice,reflectingthegreatchang

4、esintheAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime.PoemsbyEmilyDickinsonAnenthusiasticpoetwhoseworkshavehadconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinson’sfrequentuseofdashes,occasionalcapitalization(大写)ofnouns,andunconventionalmetaphors(隐喻)havecontributedtoherreputationasoneofthemo

5、stinventive(创新的)poetsofthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.TheSongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellowFirstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellow’smostpopularandmostrecognizedpoem,theheroiclifeanddeathofamagicAmericanIndian,sentbytheGreatSpirittoguidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.1．WaltWhitmanwroteLeaveso

6、fGrassinorderto______.A.praiseAmericaandshowthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworldB.reflectthegreatchangesinAmericathathadtakenplaceduringhislifetimeC.giveAmericansencouragementinanewvoiceD.showhistalentandheroiclifetous2.Theunderlinedword“considerable”probablymeans“______”A.satisfyingB.exc

7、itingC.inspiringD.great3.IfyouwanttoreadastoryaboutamagicAmericanIndian,youcanread______.A.Moby-DickB.LeavesofGrassC.PoemsDTheSongofHiawatha4.What’sthepurposeofthewirerwritingthispassage?A.Tomakeanadvertisementforabookstore.B.Tointroduc