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　　辽宁省葫芦岛市第一高级中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题
　　注意事项：
　　1. 本试卷分I卷和II卷，满分：150分。考试时间100分钟。
　　2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。
　　3. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，
　　4. 不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
　　第I 卷 （100分）
　　第一部分 听力略。（满分30分）
　　第二部分 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）
　　阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon, the most common reaction was：“Why？” The second was：“It’s in Africa；you’ll die！” The third: “Where is that？” So let me give some answers. I was offered a job that looked interesting in a part of the world I’d never been to before. I’d also long had an interest in Africa, so I decided it was time to find out the reality. A small amount of research showed that in more than 40 years since gaining independence, Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars. Not only were there no wars but Cameroon is a food exporter to the region.
　　Now, after three years, I can say that these have been the healthiest years of my life! No malaria or any of the other frightening diseases you read about when Africa is mentioned .The worst thing that ever happened to me was a bout of food poisoning-once.
　　So what is it like to teach here? Well not surprisingly, not so different from anywhere else. Most students come to us with a bit of English in their heads. Cameroon is a bilingual country with French and English as official languages, while there are also close to 200 local ethnic languages in a country of 16 million people. French is the dominant language, spoken by about eighty percent of the population.
　　The local school system is very traditional and somewhat strict. Perhaps not surprisingly when there can be up to 150 students in the classroom ( of which maybe 30 have the books,  and there are probably seats for 70)．Like anywhere, students appreciate it if you know a bit about their country, and not just Roger Milla (top scorer of the 1990 World Cup, in case you’re wondering). It helps if you know the names of the ten provinces, know who the first president was, or can say a word in a local language.
　　So in conclusion: Cameroon isn’t just football. Nor is it war, poverty and disease. It’s just life and people, like anywhere else.
　　21. On hearing the writer’s decision, most people__________.
　　A．admired him
　　B．considered it as a joke
　　C．didn’t understand him
　　D．laughed at him
　　22. According to the passage, Cameroon is__________.
　　A．peaceful after liberation
　　B．a country full of diseases
　　C．a poor country, especially lack of food
　　D．quite different from others in education
　　23. What can we infer from the passage?
　　A. Food export may lead to many frightening diseases.
　　B．Most students in Cameroon do not need books.
　　C．Cameroon is not as bad as people commonly believed.
　　D．There must be a lot of people suffering from food poisoning.
　　24. Which language is spoken by about eighty percent of the population in Cameroon?
　　A. local dialect  B. French  C. An ethnic language  D. English
　　B
　　After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dariet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
　　One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when  a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he wop some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to th