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辽宁省抚顺德才高级中学学年高二英语下学期
2017-2018学年度德才高中高二年级下学期
期中考试英语试卷
时间:
100分钟满分:
150分
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Therearemanyuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.Herearesomeofthem.
LasFallas,Spain
LasFallasisoneofSpain’sstrangestandcraziestfestivals.L
asFallasmeans“thefire”invalencian.Thefocus
ofthisfestivalistocreateanddestroydolls.ThesedollsarelifelikeandusuallymakefunofdishonestpoliticiansandfamouspeopleinSpain.Manydollsareseveralfeettall.TheyremaincompleteuntilMarch19th,afterwhichmenfillthemwithfireworks.Allthestreetlightsarcturnedoffandthedollsaresetonfireat12amexactly.
DayoftheDead,Mexico
DayoftheDeadistraditionallycelebratedon1stand2ndofNovemberinMexico.Thisfestivalcelebratesthelivesoflovedonesaroundyouwhohavedied.Celebrationscantakeahumoroustoneascelebrantsrememberfunnyeventsaboutthedead.ToysarebroughtfortheHeadchildrenandholliesofwineforadults.
MardiGras,USA
ThisdaycanoccuranytimebetweenFebruary3rdandMarch9th,de
pendingonwhenEasterisheldthatyear.In1857,agroupcalledMystikKreweofComusstagedthefirstmodernstyleMardiGrasparade(游行).Theparadesareheadedby“Kings”and“Queens”whothrowdecorationsatthecrowd.Practicesincludedancing,sportscompetitions,wearingmasks,etc.
NightoftheRadishes,Mexico
It’soneofthemostcolorfulanduniquefestivalsofMexico.ItiscelebratedonDecember23rd.Ascrazyasitsounds,thefestivallastsonlyafewhoursduetothelimitedlifetimeofvegetablesasfolkart.
21.WhatdoweknowabouttheLasFallasfestival?
A.Politician
sloveitverymuch.
B.Itisheldmainlyforthedead.
C.It’scelebratedon1stofNovember.
D.Dollsaretheessentialelements.
22.WhowouldprobablylovetheMardiGrasfest
ival?
A.Thosewholovewatchingparades.
B.Thosewhoenjoydrinkingwine.
C.Thosewhoarefo
ndoffunnyevents.
D.Thosewhowanttowindancecompetition.
23.WhydoestheNightoftheRadishesfestivallastonlyafewhours?
A.Becausetheartworksdon’tlastlong.
B.BecauseMexicansca
n’taffordthetime.
C.Becausevegetableswillbesoldatthemarket.
D.Becausepeoplearen’tinterestedinthefestival.
B
Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:
“Wherearethetoiletsplease
?
”ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called“silentcafés”,wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.
TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea“onewomanwedding”—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression—“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.
Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesf
romh
erhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofth
ecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:
“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”
ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million“hikikomori”—amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses(隐士)whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.
24.Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?
A.Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.
B.Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.
C.Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.
D.Itoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeaking.
25.Whichofthefollowingstatementscan’t
accountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?
A.Theincreasingsocialisolation.
B.Theunstableeconomicsituation.
C.Therisingdemandforprivacy.
D.Achangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatterns.
26.WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?
A.Sh
edoesn’tliketobeanurse.
B.Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.
C.Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.
D.S
hetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.
27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Silentcafes
B.LonelyJapanese
C.Onewomanwedding
D.SocialreclusesinJapan
C
LastweekendIsatonabusfantasizingwithexcitementandwasreadytospendtimeinNewYorkCitywithoneofmybestfriends.AsItookthewindowseatandputonmyheadphones,Ibarelynot
icedtheelderlymanwhotookaseatbesideme.
TwohourspassedandIremainedabsorbedinmyownworld,boredandanxioustogetoff.Itriedtopushawayallthethoughts,worriesandobligationsthatwereweighingmedownandtriedtotrickmyselfintobelievingthatIwasfine,perfectlyandcompletelyokay.
However,afterre-settingonthebusafterabreak,theelderlymanaskedmeaquestion,asimplequestionaboutthebus’sWi-Ficapabilities,whichturnedintoatwo-and-ahalf-hourconversationseekingformydeepestfears,mydreamsandmylife.
IsharedmorewiththisstrangerthanIhadwithanyfriendorfamilymemberinmonths
.Maybeithadsomethingtodowithme,becauseIwasafraidtoletanyoneIknewclosetomeanymore.Regardless,Iwasamazedthatacompletestrangerwouldbenotonlysointerestedingettingtoknowme,butalsowillingtopushmetomygreatestcapabilities.InsteadofpolitelynoddinghisheadwhenImentionedlawschool,hetoldmethatmytruepassionseemedtobeEnglish.HemademequestiontheplansIhadlaidoutformylifewithjustthatsimplestatement.Hehelpedmerealizethatmyneatlyorganizedplanforthenextfiveyearsofmylifewasn’tallthatneat,butactuallycomplicatedandpuzzledwithuncertainty.Mostofall,thisstrangerhelpedmeacceptthecomplication,insteadofgettinglostinitbecauseofmyfearoftheunknown.
28.
Whydidtheautho
rnotnotice
theelderlymannearby?
A.Theauthorwasmissinghisfriends.
B.Theauthorwassleepingonthebus.
C.Theauthorwasthinkingaboutsomethings.
D.Theauthorwaslisteningtohisfavoritesongs.
29.FromParagragh2itcanbelearnedthattheauthor_____.
A.livedahappylife
B.sufferedfrommanytroubles
C.feltcheatedbysomeone
D.losttouchwithhisfriends
30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheelderlyman?
A.Honest
B.DoubtfulC.ColdD.Rude
31.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
A.Theauthorwasselfish.
B.Theauthorwasunrealistic.
C.Theelderlymanwasgoodatmakingplans.
D.Theelderlymanwasoutgoingandstubborn.
D
Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfromhisgirlfriend:
aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.
Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?
Tobuildanapp.With50millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors(editingmapsratherthanwords),WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation(导航).
AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.
ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiou
sone:
notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling(拼车)cool.
Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresources,ithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:
richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.
TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:
hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.
WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphas
alreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute
andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.
32.WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?
A.Heimprovedit.
B.Hetookitapart.
C.Heputitaway.
D.Heuseditanyway.
33.whatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?
A.Ithasthemostusers.
B.Itcanindicatedirections.
C.Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.
D.Mostusershelpedititswords.
34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph6probablymean?
A.DifficultlyB.CarefullyC.GreatlyD.Constantly
35.Whatismainlyt