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辽宁省辽阳市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
辽宁省辽阳市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
(考试时间:
100分钟试卷满分:
120分)
第一部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
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Magellan
Scores5.5
101min2017
WhenNASApicksupthreeouterspacesignalscomingfromwithinourownsolarsystem,thespaceagencyspeedsamissiontoinvestigatethesources.AsEarth’slonemessenger,theysendCommanderRogerNelson,thetestpilotforanexperimentalspacecraftcalledtheMagellan,assistedbyanonboardA.I.namedFerdinand.
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TheLostCityofZ
Scores6.6
141min2016
TheLostCityofZtellstheunbelievabletruestoryofBritishexplorerPercyFawcett,whojourneysintotheAmazonatthebeginningofthe20thcenturyanddiscoversevidenceofaformerlyunkownandadvancedcivilizationthatmayhaveonceruledtheregion.
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ThePost
Scores7.2
115min2017
StevenSpielberg,TomHanksandMerylStreepteamforthefirsttimeinthisexcitingtruestoryabouthowtheWashingtonPostuncoveredahugecover-upofgovernmentsecretsthatlastedthreedecades.ItmadeRichardMilhousNixon,thepresidentoftheUnitedStatesofthetime,losehispowerintheend.
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Room
Scores8.2
117min2015
Bothhighlysuspensefulanddeeplyemotional,Roomisauniqueandunexpectedlygentleexplorationoftheendlesslovebetweenamotherandherchild.After5-year-oldJackandhisMaescapefromtheclosedsurroundingsthatJackhasknowninhisentirelife,theboymakesathrillingdiscovery:
theoutsideworld.
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1.Whichfilmlaststheshortesttime?
A.Magellan.B.TheLostCityofZ.
C.ThePost.D.Room.
2.Whichfilmsarebasedontruestories?
A.MagellanandThePost.B.ThePostandTheLostCityofZ.
C.TheLostCityofZandRoom.D.RoomandMagellan.
3.ThePostwouldprobablyattractaudienceswholove________.
A.adventuringoutdoorsB.exploringouterspace
C.discussingpoliticsD.studyinghumannature
B
Whatalessonforme!
ItwasAugustanditwashot.Ihadtowearatietodoasurveydoorbydoorinthisneighbourhood,butIwasalwaysrefused.Ifinallycaughtonandbeganwith“Beforeyouclosethedoor,IamnotsellinganythingandIjustneedtoaskafewquestionsaboutyourselfandthecommunity”.
Theyoungwomaninsidethedoorwaystoppedforamoment,confusedbymyrudeintroductionandfinallysaid,“Sure.Comeonin.Don’tmindthemess.It’shardtokeepupwithmykids.”
“Ijustneedtoaskafewquestionsaboutyourselfandyourfamily.Althoughthismaysoundpersonal,Iwon’tneedtouseyournames.Thisinformationwillbeused.”Sheinterruptedme.“Wouldyoulikeaglassofcoldwater?
Youlooklikeyou’vehadaroughday.”“Whyyes!
”Isaidgratefully.Justasshereturnedwiththewater,amancamewalkinginthefrontdoor.Itwasherhusband.“Joe,thismanisheretodoasurvey.”Istoodandpolitelyintroducedmyself.
“Joeworksforthetown,”shesaid.“Whatdoyoudo?
”Iasked.Shejumpedrightinnotlettinghimanswer.“Joecollectsgarbage.YouknowI’msoproudofhim.”
Therewasasilence.Ididn’tknowwhattosay.Ishookmyheadsearchingfortherightwords.“That’sunbelievable!
Mostpeoplewouldnotbesatisfiedwithajoblikethat.Itcertainlyisadifficultone.Butyourattitudeaboutitisamazing.”Isaid.
Shewalkedovertotheshelf.Asshereturnedsheheldasmallframed(装裱)paper,walkingtowardJoe.“Ihavealwaysbeenproudofhimandalwayswillbe.YouseeIdon’tthinkthejobmakestheman,butthemanmakesthejob!
”shesaidasshehandedmethepaper.
Itsaid:
Ifamaniscalledtobeacleaner,heshouldcleanstreetssowellthatallthehostsofheavenandearthwillpausetosay,“Herelivedagreatcleanerwhodidhisjobwell.”
4.Whydidtheauthorchangehisintroduction?
A.Torelievehisstress.
B.Tolookforsomewater.
C.Todohissurveysmoothly.
D.Toknowaboutthebadsituation.
5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheyoungwoman?
A.Shefindsagoodjobinthecity.
B.Shehasagreattalentforargument.
C.Shedoesn’tlivealifeasshedreams.
D.ShehasapositiveattitudetowardsJoe’sjob.
6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6?
A.TheYoungwomanwillbewithJoeforever.
B.TheYoungwomanisproudofherjob.
C.Anyjobcanbedonebetterbyheart.
D.Anyjobcanchangeaperson.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ABeneficialExperienceofSurvey
B.ThePleasurefromJobs
C.AAGreatStreetCleaner
D.ThePowerofLabor
C
Scienceisalwaysadvancingovertime.Aself-drivingcarfromtheGooglemaybecomingtoastreetnearyou.However,youwon’tbeabletobuyitnow.“We’reworkingtobuildtheworld’smostexperienceddriver,”Kraft,directoroftheproject,said.“Everythingthatwelearninoneofourcarsgetspassedtoallofourcars.Butyoumayneedtogetovertheideaoftraditionalcarownershipalongtheway.”
Google’ssoftwarehasalreadydriven5millionmilesinU.S.cities,includingan“earlyrider”testinPhoenixlastApril.SincethenGooglehasgrownconfidentenoughtoremovethe“auxiliarywheel”:
ahuman“safetydriver”.Poweringthevehicle’sself-drivingfunctionsisaseriesofcameras,radarsandsensorsonthecar’sroof,whichdetecteverythingnearbyfromothervehiclesandpassers-bytocyclists.
KraftstressedthatGoogle’scarsaren’tconnected—theydon’tneeda5Gwirelesslinktogoanywhere.“Thecarhaseverythingitneedstodriveonthecaritself.”Hesaid,“Therearenosignalscomingfromouterspaceorsomethingtellingittoturnright.”Theresultingridemaynotbetooexcitingbutsafe.Kraftadded.“Wecanseethreefootballfieldsdowntheroad,wewouldcometoastopbeforeweranintothesecrowds.”
Google’ssystemhasamajoradvantageoverthesemi-autonomous(半自主的)systemsofTeslaandCadillac,bothofwhichneedcontinuedhumanattention.KraftsaidGoogleplanstohaveserviceineverymajorcityby2028withthousandsofcarsdrivingthemselves.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“auxiliarywheels”inParagraph2referto?
A.Acarthatisveryold.
B.Adriverwhohasbeentrainedwell.
C.Apartofacarusedtosoundthealarm.
D.Aconditionwhereadriverdoesn’tknowhisrole.
9.WhyisGoogle’scarthoughttobesafeinthetext?
A.Becauseitcangetawayfromdangereasily.
B.Becauseitisequippedwith5Gwirelesslink.
C.Becauseitcanstopbeforethecrowdsoccasionally.
D.Becauseitcankeepasafedistancefromeverythingnearby.
10.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Google’ssoftwarehasnotbeentested.
B.Google’scarshavenotbeenputintothemarket.
C.DrivingtheGoogle’scarmaynotbetooexciting.
D.Google’scarsstillneeddriver’sattentionalltheway.
11.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheGoogle’scar?
A.It’saffordable.
B.It’sstillatheory.
C.Ithasabrightfuture.
D.It’sthemostadvancedbynow.
D
AreyouusingadatingApptomakefriends?
HowdoyouknowthatBenfromLondonisreally25-year-old?
Ishisphototakenrecently?
IshisnameevenBen?
Datingappscanbetrickytooperate,particularlywhenyou’retryingtoknowwhethersomeoneistrustworthy,butonethingyoucan’tcheatisyourgene,whichiswhyanewdatingappisusingDNAasabasisforitsmatch.
AdatingappnamedPheramorrequiresalluserstohandinacheeksample,fromwhichateamofin-housescientistsusingaspecially-createdtoolcanqueuethespecificgenesconnectedwithattractionandthenidentifywhichusersmightbesuitable.Theprocessworksbyseparatingthe11genesthatlinktoourpheromones(信息素),thechemicalsignalsthatarebelievedtocontrol;one’sattraction.Combiningthisdatawiththepersonalinformationallowstheapptomakeveryspecificmatches.
“Pheramorusesbothyourbiologyandyoursocialtechnology:
wecollectyourgeneticdatathroughacheeksampleandcollectyourlike,dislikes,andinterestfromyoursocialmediaintroductionslikeFacebook,Twitter,etc,”theapp’swebsiteexplains.“Allofthemwillbeusedinourspecificsoftware,whichisdesignedtolearnwhatyouprefer.”
Theco-founderBrittanyBarreto,whohasaPHDingeneticsaddedthatPheramor’stechnologydigsdeeperthantraditionaldatingapps,makingitalmostimpossibleforpeopletocheattheirwaytoadate.
TheHouston-basedappisalreadyupandrunningbuthopestobeofficiallyputintomarketinFebruarywith3,000members.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutthenewdatingappaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Itcanbeoperatedeasilybyusers.
B.Itcanknowothers’trustworthiness.
C.Itcanselectinformationonthewebsite.
D.ItcanuseDNAtomakematchesforusers.
13.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.WhatPheramoris.
B.HowPheramorworks.
C.Howscientistsdealwiththedata.
D.Howthegenesareconnectedwithattraction.
14.WhatwillbeusedinPheramortolearntheusers’preference?
A.Attractionandpheromones.
B.Pheromonesandgeneticdata.
C.Socialtechnologyandattraction.
D.Geneticdataandsocialmediaintroductions.
15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tointroduceasafedatingapp.
B.Toexplorethefutureoftheapp.
C.Toavoidunreasonablerequirements.
D.Toteachpeoplehowtodesignapps.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
EffectiveTimeManagementTipsfromStudents
Collegeyearsaresomethingthatmanypeopleremembermostly,likeparties,meetinglife-longfriendsandromanticadventures.Betweenthosefunthings,studentshavetofindtimefortheiractua