宁夏六盘山高级中学2017-2018学年高二下学期开学考试英语试题.doc

宁夏六盘山高级中年第二学期高二开学测试卷

学科：英语测试时间：60分钟满分：100分命题人：陈建伟

第一节阅读理解(共4小题；每小题2分，满分8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。

DidyouknowthatAlbertEinsteincouldnotspeakuntilhewasfouryearsold,anddidntreaduntilhewasseven?Hisparentsandteachersworriedabouthismentalability.

Beethovensmusicteachersaidabouthim，“Asaposer(作曲家)heishopeless.”Whatifthisyoungboybelievedit?

WhenThomasEdisonwasayoungboy,histeacherssaidhewassostupidthathecouldneverlearnanything.Heoncesaid,“IrememberIusedtoneverbeabletogetalongatschool.Iwasalwaysatthefootofmyclass…MyfatherthoughtIwasstupid,andIalmostdecidedthatlwasastupidperson.”WhatifyoungThomashadbelievedwhattheysaidabouthim?

Whenthesculptor(雕刻家)AugusteRodinwasyoung,hehaddifficultylearningtoreadandwrite.

Today,wemaysayhehadalearningdisability.Hisfathersaidofhim,“Ihaveanidiot(白痴)forason.”Hisuncleagreed.“Hes_uneducable，”hesaid.WhatifRodinhaddoubtedhisability?

WaltDisneywasoncefiredbyanewspapereditorbecausehewasthoughttohaveno“goodideas”.

EnricoCarusowastoldbyonemusicteacher,“Youcantsing.Youhavenovoiceatall.”AndaneditortoldLouisaMayAlcottthatshewasunabletowriteanythingthatwouldhavepopularappeal.

Whatifthesepeoplehadlistenedandbeediscouraged?Wherewouldourworldbewithoutthe

musicofBeethoven,theartofRodinortheideasofAlbertEinsteinandWaltDisney?AsOscarLevantoncesaid,“Itsnotwhatyouarebutwhatyoudontbeethathurts.”

Youhavegreatpotential.Whenyoubelieveinallyoucanbe,ratherthanallyoucannotbee,youwillfindyourplaceonearth.

1．Howmanysuccessfulpeoplearementionedasexamplesinthepassage?

A.NineB.EightC.SevenD.Six

2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?

A.BothEnricoCarusoandBeethovenachievedtheirdreamsinmusic.

B.Whe