黑龙江省青冈县一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

黑龙江省青冈县一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题（时间 120分钟 总分 150分）第1部 分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）。第1节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 AWelcome to our website. Here are some magazines to recommend this week.Cover Price: $56.00Sale Price: $25.00 Alarm celebrates independent thinking in music, art, film and fashion through in-depth writings. Each issue of Alarm features interviews, reviews and life stories of famous people in the artistic world. It also provides the latest news on famous bands, artists, film makers and fashion trends.Cover Price: $47.40Sale Price: $12.00 Alternative Press celebrates music and youth culture. It features the latest music news and releases, and includes interviews with new bands as well as famous bands. The magazine is written for fans of electronic, industrial, punk, underground, rock, experimental and other musical types. It also offers columns about new technology, book reviews and film reviews.Cover Price: $39.92Sale Price: $12.00 Sound Vision is for people with a great interest in music and video. It is also for people who want to know how to reproduce video. The magazine tests new technology and explains how to buy and use music equipment.Cover Price: $23.70Sale Price: $12.00 Complex is a lifestyle magazine. It covers everything with hip-hop culture. Articles cover music, fashion, film and sports. It also has a buyers guide to the hottest gear（装置）, clothes and gadgets（小配件）. Complex combines two magazines into one. It is not only a lifestyle magazine but also a product guide.1. Alarm would most probably attract people who love reading _.A. reviews of novelsB. simple humorous storiesC. serious writings on musicD. stories written by famous artists2. What discount can you get if you buy Alternative Press on the website?A. About 38%. B. About 55%. C. About 70%.D. About 75%.3. Which magazine will suit a hip-hop fan?A. Complex. B. Alarm. C. Alternative Press.D. Sound & Vision. BMy 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs. Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems to be adjusting well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, its another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now shes gone, and I find night times the hardest. I miss her most at night.In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And its not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didnt get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you，” said one of them.I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams every night, I like to think at messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.4. The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because _.A. she watched the scene with her daughter B. the scene was very exciting and interestingC. the scene taught her and her daughter a good lessonD. as a mother, she understood how much a mother loved her children5. After her daughter went to college, the writer _.A. didnt get used to the change for a long time B. often cried as she missed her daughter so muchC. realized she hadnt done enough for her daughter D. failed to have a good sleep every night6. What is the underlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?A. Happiness. B. Anger. C. Sadness. D. Excitement.7. According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?A. To call her daughter any time. B. To wait for her daughters calls.C. To say good night to her daughter. D. To wait for her daughters messages. CBenjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only si