河南省封丘一中2016-2017学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷.docxVIP

封丘一中高二英语期中考试卷第二部：分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题，每小题2分，满分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，并在答案卷上将其涂黑。AIt seems that the great desire among the young is to be popular. The desire to be popular can force you into looking and acting like everyone else. You can lose yourself in a sea of identical hairstyles and thinking styles.I was forced to think about popularity not too long ago in a talk I had with my daughter. Mary had to change schools when my busy work schedule made it necessary for me to move houses. I suppose that, for a girl in her teens, entering a new school is like spending a season alone in the tropical jungles. At least that’s how Mary found it at first. However, as the school year drew to a close, one student after another came to her. I told Mary that I would have been more concerned if she had been an instant social success in her new school. Nobody can please everyone. If you try to do so, you will find values as lasting as soap bubbles blown into the air.Some teenagers claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in a certain way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon(茧，束缚) into a larger cocoon.I know that it has become harder for a young person to stand up against the popularity wave. Our way of life makes a young nonconformist stand out like a Martian. These days there’s a great barrier for the young person who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. Well, go to it. Be yourself. Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.1．Why was the author worried about his daughter’s popularity in her new school?A. She might find no true friends. B. She would ignore her academic performance