2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(特长班)

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1、2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题(特长班)(注：请将答案填涂到答题纸和答题卡上，直接在试卷上答题无效)一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHeisregardedashavingoneofthebrightestmindsontheplanet.Butoutstandingastrophysicist(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhew

2、aseightyearsold.InapubliclectureattheRoyalAlbertHall，ProfessorHawkingalsoadmittedthathewasnotactiveinstudyingwhileatOxfordUniversity，wherehestudiedphysics，andthatonlythediagnosisthathemightdieyoungfrommotorneurone(神经元)diseasemadehimconcentrateonhiswork.ProfessorHawkingsaid:

3、“MysisterPhilippacouldreadbytheageof4butthenshewasdefinitelybrighterthanme.”Hesaidthathewasunexceptionalatschoolandwasneverfurtherthanhalfwayuphisclass.“Myclassworkwasveryuntidy，andmyhandwritingwasthedespairofmyteachers，”hesaid.“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenicknameEinstein，sopr

4、esumablytheysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”Buthesaidthatitwaswhendoctorstoldhimthatheprobablyonlyhadafewyearstoliveattheageof21thatgalvanizedhimintofocusingonhisworkandaperiodofproductivitythatresultedinsomeofhisearlybreakthroughs.Hesaid，“Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanea

5、rlydeath，itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivingandtherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．StephenHawkingisthesecondEinsteinintheworld.B．StephenHawkingcouldn'treadattheageof7.C．StephenHawking'shandwritingwasonceterriblybad.D．Ste

6、phenHawking'ssisteronceperformedmuchbetterthanhim.2.WhatmadeStephenHawkingdevotehimselftohiswork?A．Patience.　　　　　　　 B．Knowledge.C．Disease. D．Laziness.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．StephenHawkingdidn'trealizehisdreamsinphysics.B．ItwaspossibleforHawkingtofacetheearly

7、death.C．Thepurposeofthedoctor'sdiagnosiswastoencouragehimtoworkhard.D．Hislifemightbetakenawaybylonghardwork.4.FromwhomdidHawkinggetarelativelyjustestimationwhenhewasatschool?A．Hissister. B．Hisclassmates.C．Histeachers. D．Hisparents. 5.Doyouknowthescientist      _   StephenHa

8、wking?          —Heisadisabledman,  butheisveryfamousandsuccessful.    A.call