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山西省陵川县学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
山西省陵川县2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.
NationalTheatreofChina Beijing|Chinese
Thisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbetheNationalTheatreofChina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.Date&Time:
Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm
MarjanishviliTheatre Tbilisi | Georgian
OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.Thisnewproductionof Itishelmed(指导)bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.
Date&Time:
Friday18May,2.30pm&Saturday19May,7.30pm
DeafinitelyTheatre London|BritishSign Language(BSL)
BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.
Date&Time:
Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm
HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|Hebrew
TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide,FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s,Since1958, theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.
Date&Time:
Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm
21.whichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?
A.RichardⅢ. B.Lover’sLabour’sLost
C.AsYouLikeIt D.TheMerchantofVenice
22.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?
A.Ithastwogroupsofactors B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon
C.ItperformsplaysinBSL D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies
23.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?
A.OnSaturday28April. B.OnSunday29April
C.OnTuesday22May. D.OnTuesday29May
B
IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm-itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul-hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.
ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft(技艺)andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:
humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother-butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore(核心)ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.
Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback-hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.
Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.
24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?
A.PaulNewmanwantedit. B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.
C.Hewasn’tfamousenough. D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.
25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?
A.Theywereofthesameage. B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.
C.Theywerebothgoodactors. D.Theyhavesimilarcharacteristics.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?
A.Theirbelief. B.Theircareforchildren.
C.Theirsuccess. D.Theirsupportforeachother.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?
A.Toshowhisloveoffilms. B.Torememberafriend.
C.Tointroduceanewmovie. D.Tosharehisactingexperience.
C
TerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle---namedtheTransition–hastwoseatsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115inthefliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.
Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.
Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.
MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviation Administration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthosepilotsoflargerplanesTerrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.
28.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition. B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.
C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars. D.ThedesignersoftheTransition.
29.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?
A.Itcausestrafficjams. B.Itisdifficulttooperate.
C.Itisveryexpensive. D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.
30.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?
A.Cautious B.Favorable.
C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.FlyingCaratAutoShow B.TheTransition’sFistFlight
C.Pilots’DreamComingTrue D.FlyingCarClosertoReality
D
Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandlanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplant andseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.
ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?
Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighboursreact.
Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.
Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.
Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?
Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn’tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.
CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate(亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.
32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?
A.Itmakesnoises. B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.
C.Itstandsquietly D.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.
33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inparagraph3?
A.Theattackersgetattacked.
B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.
C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.
D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.
34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan .
A.predictnaturaldisasters B.protectthemselvesagainstinsects
C.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary
35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thewordischangingfasterthanever.
B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore
C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems
D.PeopleinDarwin’stimeweremoreimaginative.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白