河南省商丘市九校学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题.docx

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河南省商丘市九校学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

2017——2018学年上期期中联考

高二英语试题

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共70分）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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

Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogosintheworld.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone–it’ssosimple.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthem,whichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’s,Apple,MercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswell,andtheyareamongmyfavorites.

Nike

IntheGreekmyth,Nikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike’slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35,andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.

McDonald’s

Thelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshaped（拱形的）signsonthesideofthecompany’sthenwalk-uphamburgerstand.Lateron,thetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM.TheMcDonald’snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.

Apple

TherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple’slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEve,inwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledge.Oneyearlater,thesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayne,anditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletree.Thislogodidn’tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff’s“rainbowapple”,arainbow-coloredsilhouette（轮廓）ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbow-coloredapplewasreplacedbytheone-coloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.

MercedesBenz

   TheMercedesBenzlogo,whichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909,consistsofasimpledescriptionofathree-pointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleoftheland,theseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MercedesisthenameofMaybach’selderdaughter,whileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenz,CieandDMGin1926.

Adidas

   TheAdidaslogo,whichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDassler,representsmountains,pointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieved.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.

21.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?

A.Theyareattractive.   B.Theyarepractical.

C.Theyareboring.    D.Theyareoutofdate.

22.WhatdoesNike’slogostandfor?

A.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.B.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.

C.Thegoddessofvictory.D.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.

23.WecanlearnthatApple’spresentlogois______.

A.Newton’ssittingunderanappletreeB.therainbow-coloredbittenapple

C.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveD.abittenapplewithonlyonecolor

24.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?

A.McDonald’s–Apple–Nike–MercedesBenz.

B.Nike–MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Apple.

C.MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Nike–Apple.

D.Nike–McDonald’s–Apple–MercedesBenz.

B

Muchoftoday’sscienceofphysicsisbasedonNewton’sdiscoveryofthethreelawsofmotionandhistheoryofgravity（地球引力）.Newtonsaid,“IfIsawfurtherthanothermen,itwasbecauseIstoodontheshouldersofgiants.”OnewasthegreatItalianscientist,Galileo.AnotherwasthePolishscientistNicholasCopernicus,whohadbegunascientificrevolution.Itledtoacompletelynewunderstandingofhowtheuniverseworked.GalileocontinuedandexpandedtheworkofCopernicus.Newtonbuiltontheideasofthesetwoscientistsandothers.Hefoundandprovedtheanswersforwhichtheysearched.

IssacNewtonwasborninWoolsthorpe,England,onDecember25th,1642.Hewasbornearlyandnooneexpectedhimtosurvive.Heliveduntilhewas84.Hisfatherdiedbeforehewasborn.Hismothermarriedagain.Helivedwithhisgrandmaonthefamilyfarm.

Asaboy,helikedtomakethings.Healsodecidedtofindadifferentwaytomeasurethespeedofthewind.Onawindyday,hemeasuredhowfarhecouldjumpwiththewindathisback.Thenhemeasuredhowfarhecouldjumpwiththewindinhisface.Fromthedifferencebetweenthetwojumps,hemadehisownmeasureofthestrengthofthewind.Strangely,Newtonbecameamuchbetterstudentafteraboykickedhiminthestomach.Theboywasoneofthebestofthestudentsintheschool.Newtondecidedtogetevenwithhimbygettinghighermarksthantheboykickinghim.Newtonbecamethetopstudentattheschoolverysoon.

25.Asaboy,whatwasNewtonlike?

A.Hewastooweaktosurvive.

B.Hewasdeterminedtostudymath.

C.Helikedtofindoutnewwaystosolveproblems.

D.Hetendedtostudymathonthefamilyfarm.

26.WecanknowfromthetextthatthetheoriesofNewton,Galileo,andCopernicusfocuson______.

A.howtheuniverseworksB.thethreelawsofmotion

C.ascientificrevolutionD.thetheoryofgravity

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Oneofthehistory’sgreatestscientists.

B.IssacNewton---History’sgreatestscientist.

C.Oneoftheworld’sgreatestscientists,IssacNewton.

D.IssacNewtonandhislaws.

C

Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters（上下班者）rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours––oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushhours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.

InTokyo,there’sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsareverycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.Thismeansthey’llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!

They’llpaythreetimesthenormalrate.

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours.Thecitycan’tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan’tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn’twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandtheColiseum.Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.

28.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare_______.

A.speciallanesonhighwaysB.manycommuters

C.fourrushhoursD.manycarsonthestreet

29.MostofthecommutersinTokyo_______.

A.takesubwaytrainstoworkB.arepackers

C.taketaxistoworkD.carrybriefcasestowork

30.To“hailacab”inParagraph3meansto_______.

A.paydoublethenormalfareB.trytogetacab

C.prefertotaketaxisD.tostandatcrossroads

31.Commutersincarpoolsprobably_______.

A.liveinthecityB.takethesubwaytowork

C.savemoneyongasandparkingfeeD.havespeciallicenseplates（牌照）

D

Howdoyougetamantodohisshareofthehousework?

Ifyouarelikemostwomen,you’vefacedthisquestionthehardway.

Amanwillenjoyaclean,orderlyhouse,butheusuallywon’tmaketheefforttocleanororganiseit.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatawomanhastodoallthehousework;shemayhavetomanagemanyofthehouseholdduties,andrequestherpartner’sparticipation.Awomancanoftensaythatmenandwomenshouldtakeequalresponsibilityforhousework.

Veryfewmenareraisedtobefullyresponsibleforhousework,andmanymenlookonhouseworkaswomen’swork.Ontheotherhand,mostmenwillreadilyworkaroundtheyard,makerepairsandcompleteprojectsonweekendsorevenings,andit’simportantthatyougiveyourmanappreciationforthosethings,too.Mostmenwilltakeonalittleadditionalhouseworkaroundthehouseifaskedpolitely.Theyareevenmorelikelytodohouseworkiftheycanchoosewhattheywanttodo,anddoitwithoutbeingmonitored. 

Here’sthekey:

menwanttofeelthattheyaredoinghouseworkeitherbecausetheywanttodoatask,orbecausetheysimplywanttopleasetheirwomen.Menaremuchlesslikelytotakeonhouseholdtaskstheyconsideruninterestingandunimportant.Inotherwords,menarelikelytodoahouseholdtaskjustforthegoodofthehouse.

32.Thepassageismainlyabouthowto______.

A.getmentotakeonsomehouseworkB.getmentoservetheirfamilies

C.praisemen’shouseworkD.makemendoallthehousework

33.Accordingtothepassage,aman______.

A.iswillingtodohousework

B.likestobetoldtodohousework

C.istaughttoberesponsibleforhouseworkfromchildhood

D.likesacleanhousebutdoesn’tmakeeffortstocleanit

34.Inordertogetmentodosomehousework,womenshouldoften______.

A.orderthemtodotheirshareB.askthemtodosomehouseworkpolitely

C.blamemen’slazinessD.monitormen’swork

35.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeansthatmenwon’