【正文】 at those notes were signed “dad” instead of “RFW”. All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting, a book by Florey. She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well, but many others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen. I don’t buy it. I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive, personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a biographer, part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting. What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of the 16thcentury Italy. That may sound impossibly grand— as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However, they have worked in many school systems. 21. Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting? A. He had worked with his colleague long enough. B. His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful. C. His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible. D. He still had a lot of work to do. 22. People working together in an office used to ________. A. talk more about handwriting B. take more notes on workdays C. know better one another’s handwriting D. municate better with one another 23. The author’s father wrote notes in pen ________. A. to both his family and his staff B. to his family in small letters C. to his family on the fridge D. to his staff on the desk 24. According to the author, handwritten notes ________. A. are harder to teach in schools B. attract more attention C. are used only between friends D. carry more message 25. We can learn from the passage that the author ________. A. thinks it impossible to teach handwriting B. does not want to lose handwriting C. puts the blame on the puter D. does not agree with Florey 第二節(jié) （共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 錄音讀兩遍，你 有 60秒鐘的 作答時(shí)間。 3. A. Who to blame. B. Which way to go. C. What transportation to take. 4. A. The woman didn’t prefer to travel by train. B. The man failed to ask the way. C. The man fot to book tickets. 聽(tīng)第三段材料，回答第 56題。 聽(tīng)第一段材料，回答第 12題。每段后有兩個(gè)小題，各段播放前 有 5秒鐘的閱題時(shí)間。不按以上要求作答的答案無(wú)效。 2．每小題選出答案后，用 2B 鉛筆把答題卷上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。 佛山一中 20172018學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考試 高二級(jí)英語(yǔ) 試題 命題人：高一備課組 2017年 11 月 本試卷共 8頁(yè)， 82小題，滿分 150分，考試時(shí)間 120分鐘。 注意事項(xiàng)： 1．答題前，考生務(wù)必用黑色筆跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名、考號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卷上。非選擇題必須用黑色字跡 的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卷各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。 第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 10分） 第一節(jié) 聽(tīng)力理解 （共 6小題；每小題 1分，滿分 6分） 材料及問(wèn)題播放兩遍。請(qǐng)根據(jù)各段播放內(nèi)容及其相關(guān)小題的問(wèn)題，在 5 秒鐘內(nèi)從題中所給的 A、 B、 C項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 1. A. A librarian. B. A researcher. C. A journalist. 2. A. Look for some useful files. B. Have breakfast with the woman. C. Study puter. 聽(tīng)第二段材料，回答第 34題。 5. A. The clothes. B. The acting. C. The music. 6. A. He likes the director of the play. B. His classmate invited him to e. C. He wants to meet the actors of the play. 第二節(jié) 回答問(wèn)題（共 4小題；每小題 1分，滿分 4分） 聽(tīng)下面一段材料 , 然后回答問(wèn)題。 7. ____________________________________. 8. ____________________________________. 9. ____________________________________. 10. ____________________________________. 第二部分：閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 Faces of stone Easter Island is just a dot in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. 26 And it is volcanic, which is probably why it has no trees. Each of the island’s three corners has an extinct volcano (死火山 ). Easter Island was relatively unknown until 1722, when Dutch Admiral Roggeveen arrived with the first Europeans ever to set foot on the island. To their great surprise, they were greeted by hundreds of extremely large stone statues lining the shores. 27 All were “figures of men with short square bodies and strangely oversized heads, many balancing red stone hats on their heads.” They were very similar to one another. 28 Each face was taller than a human being, and many were as tall as a fourstory building. For an early society to have made these huge figures with only stone tools was an amazing achievement in itself. 29 The discovery of a large stone quarry (采石場(chǎng) ) unlocked the secrets. It was obvious that this was the site where the statues had been carved (雕刻 ) before being moved to their final resting places. Some statues appeared to be plete, while others had barely been started. When work on these statues suddenly stopped, some were in the process of being moved. It was obvious that the statue builders had cut down the island’s trees to make rolling logs (滾木 ) and wooden scaffolds (支架 ). 30 A. The history of Easter Island is rich. B. It is a relatively small island with a total area of only 63 square miles. C. For centuries, scientists have tried to measure the weight of the statues. D. Each had a large nose and long ears, but they were not exactly the same. E. To the Europeans,