黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题含答案Word文件下载.docx

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World’stophotelsforobservingstars

3100KulmhotelGornergrat,Switzerland

Sitting3,100metersabovesealevel,3,100KulmhotelGornergratoverlooksthesnow-dusted,rockypeaksoftheSwissAlps.Althoughskiingisthemostpopularactivitythere,theKulmhotelisafavoritewithastronomers.Atthetopofthetwostonetowers,observatoriesareequippedwitheverythinganastronomermightneed.

Rates:

RoomsstartatCHF140（US$150）perpersonaday.

Stargazingpackages:

Starlightdinner,CHF90（US$96）perperson.

SanctuaryBaines’Camp,Botswana

ThiscamphassomequietsuitesoverlookingtheBoroRiverontheedgeoftheMoremiGameReserve.Adayofwalkingwithelephantsandwatchinglionsonagame（与狩猎有关的）drivecanbefollowedbyanopen-airbath.

StartatUS$675personaday（includesmeals,drinksandsafaris（游猎）

AyersRockResort—SailsintheDesertHotel,Australia

LocatedintheheartoftheAustralianOutback，thishotelprovidesastark（鲜明的）contrasttothecopper-redearthsurroundings.Theresort’sAstroTourusesiPads,telescopesandbinocularstoletguestswonderattheSouthernCrossandre-learnthebasicsoftheuniverse,suchashowastarisborn.

RoomsstartatUS$400.

VoyagesOutbackSkyJourneys,US$38perpersonaday;

SoundsofSilencedinner,US$169perperson.

KasbahHotel,Morocco

AttheedgeofDraavalley,theKasbahhastworoundobservatorydomesandseveraltelescopespeakoutfromthefortresswalls.Farfromcitylights,withtheworld-famousdesert-theSaharaonthehorizon,thestageissetforablack,glitteringsky.Eachnightafterdinner,anexperthelpsguestsfindtheirwayaroundtheviewingequipment.

MAD540（US$63）perpersonadayincludingbreakfastanddinner.

GuidedvisittotheSaharaSkyobservatory,MAD200（US$23）

1.Ifyouwanttoseewildanimalsinagamereserve,youcanchoose_______.

A.AyersRockResortB.KasbahHotel,Morocco

C.SanctuaryBaines’CampD.3100KulmhotelGornergrat

2.Howmuchshouldatouristpayifhe/shewouldliketostayinahoteladayneartheworld-famousdesertandwantstovisittheobservatory?

A.$86.B.$207.C.$150.D.$569.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout3100KulmhotelGornergrat?

A.ItliesintheheartoftheAustralianOutback.

B.TouristscanhaveStarlightdinnerforfree.

C.TouristscanappreciatetherockypeaksoftheSwissAlps.

D.Itprovidesastarkcontrasttothecopper-redearthsurroundings.

B

Whenpeopleargueaboutwhethercoffeeisgoodforhealth,they’reusuallythinkingofthehealthofthecoffeedrinker.Isitgoodforyourheart?

Doesitincreasebloodpressure?

Doesithelpyouconcentrate?

However,coffeeaffectsthehealthofthehumanpopulationinotherways,too.

Traditionally,coffeebusheswereplantedundertheshadeoftallertrees.However,moreandmorefarmersinLatinAmericaaredeforestingthelandtogrowfull-suncoffees.Atfirst,thisincreasesproductionbecausemorecoffeebushescanbeplantediftherearen’tanytrees.Withincreasedproductioncomeincreasedprofits.

Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproductionimmediatelydecreaseslocalwildlifehabitat.Nativebirdsnestandhidefrompredators（捕食者）inthetalltreesandmigrating（迁徙）birdsrestthere.

Furthermore,inthelongterm,thefull-sunmethodalsodamagestheecosystembecausemorechemicalfertilizers（化肥）andpesticides（杀虫剂）areneededtogrowthecoffee.Thefertilizersandpesticideskillinsectsthateatcoffeeplant,butthenthebirdseatthepoisonedinsectsandalsodie.Thechemicalskillorsickenotheranimalsaswell,andcanevenenterthewaterthatpeoplewilleventuallydrink.

Fortunately,farmersinCentralandSouthAmericaarebeginningtogrowmorecoffeebushesintheshade.Wecansupportthesefarmersbybuyingcoffeewithsuchlabelsas“shadegrown”and“birdfriendly.”Sure,thesevarietiesmightcostalittlemore.Butwe’repayingforthehealthofthebirds,theland,ourselves,andtheplanet.Ithinkit’sworthit.

4.Whichopiniondoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Peopleshouldbuyfull-suncoffee.

B.Shade-growncoffeeshouldbesupported.

C.Farmersshouldchangetheplacestogrowcoffee.

D.Pesticidesshouldbeforbiddenincoffeeplanting.

5.Comparedwiththetraditionalmethod,whatadvantagedoesthefull-sunmethodhave?

A.Itcanprotecttheecosystem.B.Itcanpromotepeople’shealth.

C.Itcanprovidemorenestsforbirds.D.Itcanincreasetheproductionofcoffee.

6.Howdofarmersgetmorelandtogrowfull-suncoffee?

A.Theybuymorelandfromotherfarmers.B.Theymovetoothercountries.

C.Theycutdowntrees.D.Theyturngrasslandintofarmland.

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyplantFull-Suncoffee?

B.WhybuyShade-Growncoffee?

C.HowdoesShade-Growncoffeeaffectthehealth?

D.HowdoesFull-Suncoffeedamagetheecosystem?

C

Manypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeandleavetheirhometownbehind.Questionsarise,though,whenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollege.

Oneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinance.Stateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensive.Often,though,thebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensive.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustforfinancialreasons.

Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisinasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajorimpactonitsactivities.Awaterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralake.Thosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollege.Distancefromhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatoppriority,thatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;

ontheotherhand，ifindependenceisdesired,acampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriate.

Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.Ifyouwanttogettoknowyourteachers,asmallcollegeissuitable.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfa“people_person”andwantawiderangeofactivities,alargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecisionmakingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.

Crucially（至关重要地）,onemusttakeintoconsiderationthecollegesbywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepted.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarly,anaverageschoolforanaboveaveragestudentwouldnotworkwell.Thecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkhard.Althoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeoutthere,thereprobablywillbeonethatisclose.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.

8．Whenitcomestogoingtocollegetheauthorthinks________.

A．financialsituationisthefirsttoconsiderB．studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhome

C．studentswillbecomehomesickD．studentsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity

9．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A．Studentscanbeindependentatcollege.

B．Alongdistancewillmakestudentsupset.

C．Thelocationofthecollegeisamainfactor.

D．Theclimatemustbetakenintoconsideration.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“peopleperson”inthepassagemean?

A．Apersonofgreatcapacity.B．Averyparticularperson.

C．Averysociableperson.D．Apersonofgreatimportance.

11．Whichisthemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingacollege?

A．Thelocationofacollege.B．Theexaminationresult.

C．Schoolsize.D．Thecomingchallenges.

D

Weyland'

sIceCreamShophasbeenafavoriteofmychildrenandgrandchildrenforalmost30years.WehaveneverhadabadexperienceatWeyland'

s—theicecreamandthecustomerservicehavealwaysbeenfirstrate.Weloveitthatwecanenjoyatreatwhilealsosupportingalocalbusiness.Furthermore,wesincerelyappreciatethewayMarcusWeylandgivesbacktothecommunitybyalwaysgiving50%ofhisFridaynightprofitstotheMetrovilleAnimalShelter.

IwasshockedandsaddenedtohearthecityofMetrovilleisdeterminedtoforceMr.Weylandoutofbusinesssothattheycanturntheicecreamshopintoaparkingdeck（停车场）．Byannouncingthattheparkingdeckwillbe“fortheuseofthepublic”，thecityhastherighttobuyMr.Weyland'

sshopaslongastheypayhim“fairmarketvalue”．

TheamountofmoneythatthegovernmentwillgiveMr.Weylandisonlywhathisbuildingisworthnow.Theyarenotcompensating（赔偿）himforthemoneyitwillcosttoopenanewshopinanotherlocation.Theyarenotcompensatinghimforthemoneyhewillloseashemoveshisbusiness.Moreover,thecitywilldonothingtohelptheshop'

sfiveemployeeswhowillnowbeoutofwork.

Thecitysaysthattheparkingdeckwillbeinthepublic'

sbestinterest,butwhatgoodwillanotherparkingdeckdoforthecity?

DowntownMetrovillealreadyhasthreeparkingdecks,andtheyareneverfull.Ontheotherhand,Weyland'

sisafamilyrunbusinessthatemployslocalcitizensandgivesbacktothecommunity.HowcanaparkingdeckbebetterforthepublicthanWeyland'

sIceCreamShop?

Metroville'

scitizensdeservetokeeptheirbelovedicecreamshop.Moreimportantly,MarcusWeylanddeservesbettertreatmentfromthecityofMetroville.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutWeyland'

A．Itenjoysagoodname.B．Itemploysfamilymembersonly.

C．Itdoesn'

tmakemoneyonFridaynights.