广东省广州市学年度九十七中学第二学期期中英语考试试题.docx

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广东省广州市学年度九十七中学第二学期期中英语考试试题

【试卷名称】

九十七实验中学2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试试题

【试卷原题型】

一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）答案请填在答题卡41-60上。

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

（共16小题，每小题2分，满分32分）

【题型】阅读理解

A

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludechecscrollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

（1）IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust .

A. wearvariousformalclothes

B. rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C. kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

（2） WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.  B.IntheCaribbean.   C.InAustralia. D.InChina.

（3） ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts .

A.threedays   B.sevendays    C.lessthanthreedays   D.morethansevendays

（4） WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

【知识点】社会文化类（阅读理解）；

【难度】易

【参考答案】

（1）B;

（2）A;（3）B;（4）C;

【解析】试题分析：

文章是一篇社会文化介绍，主要介绍世界各地美食节的具体信息。

（1）B细节理解题。

根据第一段“Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.……（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.”。

故选B。

（2）A细节理解题。

根据文章第二段eryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.故选A。

（3）B判断推理题，根据第三段，Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.故选B。

（4）C判断推理题，根据第二段“TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.”，故选C。

B

Camelsarelargeanimalslivingindryareas.Therearetwospeciesofcamels:

theArabiancamel withasinglehumpfromthedrydesert,andtheBactriancamelwithtwohumpsfromCentralandEastAsia.Camelsareover7feettallandweighover1,600pounds.Theywillliveupto40to50years.Mostcamelsaredomesticated（驯化）andfedbypeople.Camelsareplant-eaters.

    Camelsareverystronganimalswithwide,paddedfeet.Theyhavethickleatherypadsontheirkneesandchest.Camelshavenostrils（鼻孔）thatcanopenandclose,protectingthemfromthedesert environment.Bushyeyebrowsandtworowsoflongeyelashesprotecttheireyesfromsand.Theirmouthisextremelytough,allowingcamelstoeatthorny（带刺的）desertplants.Theirwidenedfeethelpthem movewithoutsinkingintothesand.Theirthickcoatsreflectsunlight,andalsoprotectthemfromtheintenseheatfromdesertsand.Theirlonglegshelpbykeepingthemfurtherfromthehotground.

    Camelscangowithoutfoodandwaterfor3to4days.Theydonotstorewaterintheirhumpsasiscommonlybelieved.Thehumpsareactuallyacontaineroffat.Camelsareincredibly（难以置信）well-adaptedtotheirenvironment.Whenconditionsheatup,camelscanincreasetheirownbodytemperature,whichpreventssweatingandthereforewaterloss.Theymaynotsweatatallduringtheday. 

    Camelsaresometimescalled"shipsofthedesert"becausepeopleridethemaroundthehot,dry desertsoftheworld.However,thenumberofcamelsisbecomingsmallerforvariousreasons.

（4）Accordingtothepassage,camelsusuallylivein           .

A.Asia

B.Africa

C.America

D.Australia

（5）Paragraph2ismainlyabout           .

A.camelsareusefulanimals

B.camelsarecleveranimals

C.camels'bodystructureandfunction

D.camels'characteristicsandhabits

（6）Thereasonwhycamelsloselittlewaterindesertsisthatthey           .

A.getwaterfromgreenfoods

B.canadjusttheirtemperature

C.storeenoughwaterinthehumps

D.canmanagewithoutwater

（7）Whatwilltheauthorprobablytalkaboutfollowingthelastparagraph?

A.Waystoprotectcamels.

B.Habitatsofcamels.

C.Reasonsforraisingcamels.

D.Functionsofcamels.

【知识点】社会现象类（阅读理解）；

【难度】中

【参考答案】（4）A;（5）C;（6）B;（7）A;

【解析】试题分析：

文章介绍骆驼的特性，骆驼为什么能够在沙漠生存，但是骆驼的数量却因为各种原因减少。

（4）A细节理解题，根据第一段“Therearetwospeciesofcamels:

theArabiancamel withasinglehumpfromthedrydesert,andtheBactriancamelwithtwohumpsfromCentralandEastAsia.”，故选A。

（5）C主旨大意题，第二段主要讲骆驼的身体结构和功能，故选C。

（6）B细节理解题。

根据第三段“Whenconditionsheatup,camelscanincreasetheirownbodytemperature,whichpreventssweatingandthereforewaterloss.”，故选B。

（7）A判断推理题。

根据第最后一段“However,thenumberofcamelsisbecomingsmallerforvariousreasons.”，故选A。

C

Once,thePaiter-Suruitribe（部落）livedahappylifeintheheartoftheAmazonrainforestinBrazil.Butafterthetribe’sfirstmeetingwithWesternersseveraldecadesago,theywerenearlywipedout;diseasesbroughtbyoutsidersreducedtheSurui’snumbersfrom5,000toabout250. 

Today,some1,300tribepeoplelivein23villagesacross600,000acres.ThoughtheyareaslikelytowearT-shirtsandjeansasfeatheredheaddresses,theSuruiaredeterminedtopreserveandprotectthetribalcultureoftheirhomeland.Nowtheyareunderthreatagain,fromillegallogginganddeforestation（滥伐）,butthistimeit’sdifferent.TheSuruihaveputasidetheirbowsandarrowsandtakenupanewweapon:

theInternet. 

ThetribepeoplelearnedtousetheWebfromtheirleader,ChiefAlmirNarayamoga.“Wedecidedtousecomputersandtechnologytobringattentiontooursituation,”saysNarayamoga,36.Thefirstinhistribetoattendcollege,ChiefNarayamogalearnedhowtousecomputersattheFederalUniversityofGoiásinGoiania,acityof1.2million.In2007,hefledtheSuruihomelandafterhisfightagainstloggerswhoplaceda$100,000rewardonhishead.HetraveledtotheUnitedStatesandpaidavisittoGoogleheadquartersinCalifornia.Hecamearmedwithabigidea. 

Narayamoga’svisittoGooglewasconsideredagreatsuccess.AndGooglesentteamstotheAmazontotraintheSuruiinusingcomputers,cameras,andsmartphonestophotographloggingsites,whichcouldbepinpointedusingGPStechnologyandthenuploadedtoGoogleEarth.TheSuruihavenowmappedtheentirereserveandrecordedthebiodiversityandtherainforestwithinit. 

（8）WhatcausedthepopulationoftheAmazontribetoreducegreatly?

A.Thechangeoftheirlifestyles. 

B.Deforestation. 

C.Diseases. 

D.Fighting. 

（9）ChiefNarayamogafledhishomelandbecause　　　. 

A.heowedalargedebt

B.theloggerswantedtokillhim

C.hewantedtolearncomputers

D.hefailedtofightagainstlogging

（10）WhatkindofideadidChiefNarayamogahaveafterhereturnedtohishomeland?

A.HecouldasktheUSgovernmentforhelp. 

B.Hecouldnegotiatewiththeloggers. 

C.HecouldsavetheirlandwiththeInternet. 

D.Hecouldmakeamapoftheirland. 

（11）Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.DeforestationhasbeenstoppedinAmazon. 

B.Narayamoga’seffortsarepayingoff. 

C.TheInternetisstillsomethingnewtothetribepeople. 

D.LogginghasbeenstoppedduetotheuseofGPStechnology. 

【文章大意】本文主要讲了巴西土著居民正在利用因特网让世人知道他们的处境,并开始保护他们的家园。

【难度】易

【参考答案】（8）C;（9）B;（10）C;（11）B;

【解析】

（8）选C。

细节理解题。

从文章第一段最后一句可知,由外来者带来的疾病导致土著人口剧减。

（9）选B。

细节理解题。

从文章倒数第二段可知,酋长逃离家乡的原因是伐木者悬赏捉拿他并置他于死地。

（10）选C。

推理判断题。

联系文章最后两段可知,酋长从美国回来,开始用“谷歌”搜索和全球定位技术来引发世人关注,从而利用社会舆论来保护自己的家园,由此可知C项正确。

（11）选B。

推理判断题。

文章最后一段说明,酋长的美国之行获得了成功,现在土著民族正运用高科技来测量自己的领地,由此推断,他们的努力正在获得回报。

D

Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersin