黑龙江牡丹江第三高级中学高二下学期期中考试英语 含答案Word文档格式.docx

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1.WhyisNashvilleaninterestingcitytovisit?

Becauseitis________.

A.easytotravelaroundB.famousforcountrymusic

C.anoldcityD.abeautifulcity

2.IfyouplantojointhetouronSeptember27,onwhatdateshouldyoubookyourticket?

A.August27.B.October13.

C.September13.D.September26.

3.VisaandMasterCardaremostprobablythenamesof_________.

A.newspapersB.clubs

C.telephonecardsD.creditcards

B

MywifeandIwenttothisvegan（严格的素食主义的）restauranttogiveitatry.Aswewereeatingourpepperandsalttofu,ayoungladynamedDebrawalkedin.Shewasn’tawarethattheplaceisveganandwaslookingforsomemeat.MywifeandItalkeduptheplaceandinvitedherovertotrysomeofourtofu.Debratriedit,noddedandwentout.

Afterafewminutes,sheandhermotherbothwalkedbackin.Wewerehavingtherestofourmealatthattime,sowetoldherwhatwehadordered.Debrathenaskedthewaitresstojustrepeatourorderforthem.Next,Debrasaid,"

Andwewanttopayfortheirmeal"

pointingtomywifeandme.Wetriedtosayno,butDebrawouldn’tlisten.

Thatwasnottheendofit.Hugswereinorder.Debracameovertoourtableandmywifegotuptohugher.Debrahuggedmywifeandput$100intoherhand.MywifefirmlysaidNO,butDebrainsisted.Debrakepttalkingaboutourkindness,andwedidthesameabouthersandhermother’s.Withtearsintheeyes,theworkerswereblownawaybythiswholeexchangebetweenfourstrangers.Ileftthewaitersatipthatwouldcoverallofourmealsandwewereonourway.

I’vebeenwitnessingsomuchkindness,especiallyoverthelastfewyears,asIbegantopaymoreattention.Wenowhaveanewfavoriterestaurantandeverytimewegotheremyplanistopayforsomeoneelse’smeal.

4.WhydidDebragooutaftertryingsometofu?

A.Tobringhermotherin.B.Tolookafterhermother.

C.Togetawayfromthefood.D.Tolookforanotherrestaurant.

5.WhatdidDebrainsiston?

A.Huggingtheauthor’swife.B.Orderingamealfortheauthor.

C.TreatingtheauthorandhiswifeD.Tippingthewaitersandwaitress.

6.Howdidtheworkersfeelwhenseeingtheexchangebetweenfourstrangers?

A.Curious.B.Funny.

C.Surprised.D.Touched.

7.WhatcanweknowabouttheauthorandDebra?

A.They’vebeenfriends.B.Theywerebothvegans.

C.Theymetforthefirsttime.D.Theyonceworkedtogether.

C

Dogsareourbestfriends.That’sespeciallytrueafteradisaster,suchasanearthquake.Whenbuildingsfalldown,searchandrescuedogshelpfindtrappedpeople.Dogs’amazingnosescanpickupthesmellofsurvivors.Nowscientistshavedevelopedanelectronictoolthatdoesthesamething.It’stakingsmelldetection（探测）toawholenewlevel.

Thenewinventionisasortofelectronicnose,whichcandetectextremelylowlevelsofmanycompounds（化合物）frompeople’sskin.Thisisn’tthefirsttimeengineershavedevelopedsuchanobject.Earliermodels,however,havebeenbulkyandexpensive.Theycouldnotdetectlowlevelsoftargetcompoundseither.Thenewoneisinexpensiveandsmallenoughtofitinsidehand-heldequipment.

Theelectronicnosecandetectextremelyslightsmellofmorethanonecompoundatthesametime."

Beingabletodothis,insuchasmallobject,isthesignificantdiscovery,"

saysSotirisE.Pratsinis,ProfessorofProcessEngineering&

MaterialsScienceattheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinZurich.Histeamtesteditinspecialspaces.Theywerelikethesmallspaceswherepeoplemightbetrapped.Chemicalsgivenoffbythevolunteersbuiltupinside.Theelectronicequipmentdetectedthosecompoundsatunbelievablylowlevels.

Theresultsweregoodnewsfortheresearchteam.Buttheymaybenotforourfour-leggedfriends,whocouldsoonbeoutofajob."

Ideally,thistechnologycouldreplacesearchandrescuedogs,"

Pratsinissays.

StephenTaylor,anelectricalengineer,agreesthatthenewtechnologyhassomebenefitsoverdogs.Still,hethinksitmaybetoosoontohaveourtrustyfriendsretire.Hesuspects,"

Iforeseethatsuchanobjectcouldaddtothefineworkdonebythedogs."

Tayloralsopointedoutsomepotentiallimitationsofthenewinvention."

E-nosesareuseful,butcanbeverylikelytobeaffectedbyunstablereadingsandinterruption,"

hesays.

8.Whydoestheauthortalkaboutdogsatthebeginning?

A.Tocatchthereaders’attention.

B.Tointroducethetopicaboute-noses.

C.Toshowwhatsearchandrescuedogsdo.

D.Toaddbackgroundinformationfordiscussion.

9.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"

bulky"

underlinedinparagraph2?

A.ComplexB.Fragile

C.HandyD.Large

10.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Whate-noses’workingprincipleis.

B.Howe-nosesaremade.

C.Whatdifferencesbetweendogsande-nosesare.

D.Howpowerfule-nosesare.

11.WhatdoesStephenTaylormean?

A.Dogsande-nosescouldworktogether.

B.Searchandrescuedogswillretiresoon.

C.E-nosesaremorereliablethannosesofdogs.

D.Dogsarebetteratfindingouttrappedpeople.

D

Tobesure,onlychildrenexperiencedsomethingsdifferentlyfromthosewithsistersandbrothers.Manyfeelmorepressuretosucceed.Theyalsotendtolookonlytotheirparentsasrolemodelsintheabsenceofbrothersandsisters.

InIndia,10-year-oldSavirajSankpalfoundedasupportgroupforthetinyminority（少数）ofonlychildren.Amongotherthings,thegroupdoesvolunteerworktofightagainstthefalseideathattheyarenotresponsible."

Peoplethinkwe’retreatedtookindlyandruined,"

saysSankpal,acomputerengineeringstudent."

ButI'

dliketoremindthemhowlonelyitcanget."

Mostonlychildren,however,saytheywishforsistersorbrothersonlywhenitcomestocaringforaging,unhealthyparents.Britain'

sDavidEmerson,co-authorofthebookTheOnlyChild,saysthatsuchapersonhastomakeallthedecisionsalone.Emersonknowsfromexperience.Afterhisfatherdied,hechosetomovehiselderlymotherfromtheirfamilyhome,whereshewasvulnerable（易受攻击的）tohousebreakers,toanewonewithmoresafety."

Themovewasquitehardonher,andshemightfeelthatIpushedherintoit,"

hesays,"

Afterall,Iamleftwiththatresponsibility."

Inthefuture,moreandmoreonlychildrenwillprobablyfacesimilarchoices.Withworkingmothersincreasing,manyfamiliesarefindingtheysimplydon'

thavethetime,moneyorenergytohavemorethanonechild.Asonlychildrenbecomecommon,perhapstheworldwillrealizethatthechargemadeagainstthemisunfair.

12.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsonlychildrenis_______.

A.CriticalB.Objective

C.HostileD.Unjust

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatonlychildren'

sparentsshould___________.

A.foundasupportgroupfortheironlychildren

B.dovolunteerworktohelptheironlychildren

C.lettheironlychildrenmakeallthedecisionsalone

D.setgoodexamplesfortheironlychildren

14.Emersondecidedtomovehiselderlymothertoanewhousebecausehe___________.

A.istheonlyonewhocaresabouther

B.doesn'

twanttoleaveheralone

C.wantstosharetheresponsibilitywithher

D.isworriedabouthersafety

15.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.

A.onlychildrenareruinedandirresponsible

B.onlychildrenhavetofacemanychallenges

C.mostonlychildrenwanttohavebrothersandsisters

D.mostonlychildrensharetheirresponsibilitywiththeirparents

第二节（共5小题;

每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文内容，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。

TheSevenCsofaGoodLetter

Whatisthesecretofwritingagoodletter?

Herearetwomainones.Don'

ttrytobefancy.Don'

ttrytoimpressyourreader.YouwillbesuccessfulifyoufollowthesesevenCs.

Clear.Useshort,directsentences._____16_____Tryyourtoneasifthereaderwererighttherewithyou.Aboveall,don'

tuseanintroduction.

Correct._____17_____Don'

tguess,evenforspelling.Refertoyourdictionary.Ifyouneedto,checkareferencebooktoo.Usethemasmuchasyouneedto.

Complete.Don'

tscatter（分散）yourpoints._____18_____Thisisgoodorganizationtoo.

Courteous.Befriendlyratherthanoverlycasual.Presentyourinformationnicelyevenifyouarecomplainingaboutsomething.Inallletters,treatothersasyouwantthemtotreatyou.

Concise.Makeeachpointasclearlyandbrieflyasyoucan.

Conversational.Thisisreallythesecretofgoodwriting.____19____Suchaletterhasanatural,friendlytone.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughnaturally.

Considerate._____20_____Writeaboutwhatyoubelievethereaderneedsorwantstoknow.Trytobehelpful.Thiswillbuildgoodfeelingtowardyou.

ThesevenCsareaboutwritingletters.Buthowaboutschoolpapers?

UsethesevenCs.Writeasifyouaretalkingtoyourteacherorprofessor.You'

llbesurprised.You'

llalmostinstantlybecomeagoodwriter.Andyoumightevenenjoywritingfromnowon.

A.Just"

talk"

tothe