山西朔州应县第一中学校高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案Word下载.docx
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第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题3分,满分45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
FourworkshopsinAmerica
Theseworkshopsareplaceswherecreativekidscandesign,develop,code,andconstructwhateverspringsfromtheirimagination.Here'
stheshortlistofbestworkshopsforkids.
TheCrucible,Oakland,California
TheCruciblehasregular,highlysupervised(监督)classes,camps,andafter-schoolprogramsforkidsaged8to17.They'
redoingsomethinginteresting.Studentsherewilllearnthedetailsofconstruction,welding(焊接),pottery…glassblowing!
Sector67,Madison,Wisconsin
Forthefuturescientistinyourfamily,Sector67goesdeepwithprogramsforkidsaged6to12inprogramming,chemistryandelectronics.Akitchenchemistryclassofferslessonsinhowtomakeyourownsoda(汽水),anotherhaskidsbuildingtheirownflashlights,andyetanotherhasthemdecoratingminiChristmastreeswithvoice-activatedLEDlighting.
FamiLAB,Longwood,Florida
Itfocusesmoreonstate-of-the-artdigitalprogramsincludingcodingfundamentals,3Dprinting,andbattlingrobots.ItisjustabitoutsidetheHouseofMouse.Circuitryandweldingmeansit'
smostlyforkidsaged12andupwhoarecomfortablewithgettingsinged(燎)hereandthere.Andifyou'
reeyeingthatnationalMakerFaireprize,thiswouldbetheplacetogetreadyforit.
Vocademy,Riverside,California
Whenplaytimeisover,it'
stimetofindajob.AtVocademy,highschoolstudentsgetpracticaltrainingintradeskillsrelatedtoconstruction,electronics,welding,andprogrammingclasses.Middleschoolstudentslearntomakerobots.
21.WhatcanyoudoatSector67?
A.Buildflashlights.B.Practice3Dprinting.
C.Learntoblowglass.D.Improvereadingability.
22.WhichofthefollowingisthebestchoiceifyouwanttoattendMakerFaire?
A.Sector67.B.Vocademy.C.FamiLAB.D.TheCrucible.
23.Whatdothefourworkshopshaveincommon?
A.Theyofferhands-ontraining.
B.Theyaimtoencourageteamwork.
C.Theycenterontechnologicalinventions.
D.Theyareintendedforhighschoolstudents.
B
ProbablyonethingthatArmenianswouldn’tforgetwhentheysitatthetableisbread.Armeniansknewhowtomakewineandbakebreadfromtheancienttimes.PerhapstheprideofArmeniancuisineisthetraditionalandnationalbreadLavash.
LavashisatraditionalArmenianthinbread.Thepreparationofthisdemandsspecialskillsandgreateffort.Inmostcases,makingtoolsisthedutyofmenbutpreparingbreadisthejobofwomen.
Generally,tondir,themostimportanttool,islocatedunderground.FormakingLavash,Armeniansuseflour,water,andsalt.Firstlytheymakedough(面团)fromflour,waterandformthemintoballs.Thentheballsarerolledintothinlayersandstretchedoveracushion.Afterpreparingthemwithaspecialskillslapagainstthewallsofthetondir.Waitingforaminuteorthirtyseconds,pullthealreadybakedlistfromthewall.
Accordingtotradition,thepreparationwasaritual(仪式)ofeveryfamily.MakingdoughwasthedutyoftheelderwomenofthefamilyandthepreparationofitstartedwiththerisingoftheSun.Firstlytheymadethefire,thenstartedmakingit.Theprocesswasaccompaniedbyniceconversations,songs,andjokes.
WanttoknowwhatisthetastiestArmeniansandwich?
Ofcourse,itismadefromLavash,saltytastycheese,greensandmeats.
InJuly2014LavashwasaddedtoUNESCO'
sIntangibleCulturalHeritageListasanexpressionofArmenianculture.Besidesthecuisine,Lavashhasaritualroleinweddings.Whenthecouplecomestothegroom'
shouse,hismotherputsalistofLavashontheshouldersofnewlymarriedcouplesasasignofprosperity(繁荣).
ThoughtheprideoftheArmeniancuisinehasarichhistoryandancientorigin,itstillremainsthetopsymbolofnationaldishes.
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutLavash?
A.Itisbakedbymen.B.Itisintheshapeofaball.
C.Itshouldbestoredunderground.D.Itrequirescomplexpreparation.
25.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?
A.BymakingcomparisonsB.Bydescribingaprocess.
C.Byexplainingcauses.D.Bygivinganexample.
26.HowdoArmeniansfeelwhentheyaremakingLavash?
A.Lucky.B.Confident.C.Pleased.D.Calm.
27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.TheoriginofLavash
B.ThemakingofLavash
C.Lavash-thekingoftheArmenianbread
D.Lavash-firstexperiencewiththeArmeniancuisine
C
DavidAttenborough'
sDynastiestakesviewerstoAntarcticatofollowtheemperorpenguin.WhyaretherepenguinsinAntarcticaandnottheArctic?
Thesimpleansweristhattherearetoomanypredators(食肉动物)intheArctic.AnimalswhocalltheArctictheirhomeincludethepolarbear,arcticfox,greywolf,etc.TherearenotmanyanimalsthatcouldkillpenguinsintheAntarc