山西省忻州二中2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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1、2017-2018学年第二学期期中试题高二英语第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共55分)第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AManypeoplesufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!Therearedifferentformsofco

2、lorblindness.Insomecasesamancannotseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingle

3、eyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes(蚊子)likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Redlightwill

4、notattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible(看不见的)colorsaround.1．Whydosomepeoplesayitissaferto

5、bedrivenbywomen?A．Womenaremorecareful.B．Therearefewcolor-blindwomen.C．Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.D．Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking2.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．coloranditssurprisingeffectsB．womenbeingluckierthanmenC．dangercausedbycolorblindnessD．colorblindness3．Accordingtothepas

6、sage,withthehelpofthe“cones”，wecan_____A．tellorangefromyellowB．seeinweaklightC．killmosquitoesD．telldifferentshapes4．Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga________.A．redlightB．yellowlightC．bluelightD．greenlightBInthepastmostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofgenerations.Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkee

7、pintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves.That’sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage.Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenter,our13-year-oldsinschoolandsportsactivities,andour80-year-oldsinsenior-citizenhomes.Why?Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyr