2017-2018学年第二学期武威五中高二年级
英语试卷
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一、阅读理解（共 20 小题 ，每小题 2分 ，共40分 ）
A
Are you interested in higher education in the United States？The following advice might help you． ●College，University or Institute
College and universities offer undergraduate degrees in arts and sciences．And both can help prepare young people to earn a living．But many colleges don’t offer graduate studies．Universities are generally bigger,offer more programs and do more research．An institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities．Seventyfive percent of freshmen go there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts．
●The Application Process
International admissions officers advise students to apply to at least three schools．You may be able to apply online and pay the application charge with a credit card,or by mail．You should study the websites of schools to find information about how and when to apply,how much it will cost and whether any financial aid is available．
●Get a Student Card
If you requesting a visa for the first time，you will have to go to an American embassy or consulate（领馆）．You will need to bring a government form sent to you by your American school that shows you have been accepted．A consular official will also take your picture and your fingerprints．You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education．
●Financial Aid
American schools provide aid，like scholarships，fellowships,to almost half of foreign graduate students，but only ten percent of undergraduates．But grants，which，unlike a loan，does not have to be paid． 1. It can be inferred from the passage that American colleges and universities________． A. have their own origins in institutes of technology B. have both similarities and differences
C. can offer a wide choice of programs and activities
D. provide about seventy-five percent students with art courses
2. In what order should the steps for applying to an American school be completed by a foreign student？________ a．Apply online
b．Find out how much it will cost and whether any financial aid is available online c．Pay the application charge with a credit card，or by mail d．Choose at least three schools
e．Find information about how and when to apply online A. a-c-e-d-b C. d-a-c-e-b
B. e-d-c-a-b D. b-c-e-d-a
3. To apply for a vise for the first time，you’ll have to do the following things EXCEPT________． A. paying an American embassy or consulate some money B. taking your picture and your fingerprints
C. showing a government form given by the American school admitting you D. providing evidence that you have enough money to pay for your education 4. The purpose of the passage is________． A. to make some money
B. to provide foreign students with a guide C. to improve education quality
D. to attract foreign visitors to America． 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 【解析】
本文是一篇应用文，主要是对想去学习的人提供一些建议，诸如选择院校，如何去申请学校，如何拿到学生卡及获得经济资助。 【1题详解】
细节理解题。从College，University or Institute部分中College and universities offer undergraduate degrees in arts and sciences．And both can help prepare young people to earn a living．可知学院和大学提供文科和理科本科学位，两者都可以帮助年轻人谋生A项文中没有提及到；C项是科学技术学院提供的An institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities．；D项由Seventyfive percent of freshmen go there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts．可知是指75%的大学新生对艺术有浓厚的兴趣和参与。故选B。 【2题详解】
细节理解题中的事实排序题。根据The Application Process的部分：国际招生官员建议学生申请至少三所学校。可以在线申请并用信用卡或邮寄支付申请费。应该研究学院的网站，找到有关申请的时间和费用、费用以及是否有任何经济资助的信息。可知，先是申请至少三所学校，再在线申请并付费，再找信息费用及是否有任何的经济资助的信息。故选C。 【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Get a Student Card部分可知，如果你申请签证的时候，你要去美国大使馆或领事馆。你需要带一张你的美国学校付给你的政府表格，说明你已经被录取了，领事官员也会拍下你的照片和指纹。你还需要银行和税务记录，显示你有足够的钱支付您的教育费用。从文章内容可知不用付费给美国大使馆或领事馆。故选A。 【4题详解】
主旨大意题。本文第一句话Are you interested in higher education in the United States？The following advice might help you．你对美国的高等教育感兴趣吗？以下建议可能会对你有所帮助。故选B。
B
Tim Richter and his wife，Linda，had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo，New York-he in computers,she in special education．“Teaching means everything to us，”Tim would say．In April 1998,he learned he would need a heart operation．It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life’s purpose．
Not long after the surgery，Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library,a program started by Dolly Parton’s foundation（基金会）
that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer’s home town of Sevier，Tennessee．“I thought，maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire，”Tim recalls．He placed the brochure on his desk，“as a reminder．”
Five years later，now retired and with that brochure still on the desk，Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary．com．The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts．
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters．Rather than sign up online，they went to Dollywood for a look-see．“We didn’t want to give the children rubbish，”says Linda．The books-reviewed each year by teachers，literacy specialists，and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series．
Satisfied，the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work．Since 2004，they have shipped more than 12，200 books to preschoolers in their area．Megan Williams，a mother of four，is more than appreciative：“This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of．”
The Richters spend about﹩400 a month sending books to 200 children．“Some people sit there and wait to di
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