2014年高二下学期英语试题2014年高二下学期英语试题.doc

2014年春来高中高二下学期英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解（共20题，每题2分, 满分40分） 第一节： 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项（共15题，共30分） A Getting out of bed into the darkness, the man searches around his room with strange intentions. Soon, he finds what he is looking for. Grasping a pencil, he begins drawing on a used newspaper. He bends over his work for an hour as a beautiful image appears. But the artist seems to be hardly conscious. Lee Hadwin, by day a nurse, at night is a sleepwalking artist who produces strange and fantastic works of art, which he has no memory of drawing when he wakes the next morning. Hadwin says he is completely confused about his nighttime talent, especially as in the daytime, he shows no interest or ability in art at all. Hadwin, 33, from North Wales, is now being investigated by the Edinburgh Sleep Centre. “It is horrible，” he says. “I feel exhausted when I wake up. It is only in the following days that Im able to look at what Ive produced and appreciate it. At first, I just feel terrible. Now I am receiving therapy (治疗) in an attempt to discover what causes my subconscious self to draw. I want to get to the root of it.” An incredible video of Hadwin at work in a sleepwalkers state has already become a hit after it was shown on the Internet. The video shows Hadwin drawing at great speed, but not answering his name being called out by witnesses. Major galleries have also been asking for examples of his work. Hoping to develop the strange ability, Hadwin started leaving artists materials out when he went to bed. Although he leaves colored paints and pencils out, he has never drawn in color. Hadwin said, “Each morning I wake up and see a newly-created piece of art lying beside my bed, I breathe a sigh of relief that my gift still belongs to me.” 1．What is unusual about Lee Hadwin? A．He likes drawing on waste paper. B．He has the inspiration to draw at night. C．He walks around unconsciously every night. D．He draws