精品辽宁省本溪市第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题有答案Word格式.docx

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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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

PlacestogoforHalloweenfuninChengdu

OneofthemostfunandfulfillingthingsduringtheseasonistothrowaHalloweenpartyandboogiethroughthenightwithfriendsandfamily.Whenpumpins,witch’shatsandspidersmaetheirannualappearanceyoucantellHalloweenisapproaching.

Whetherit’sapartyforchildrenorjustoneforadults,therearesomanygreattreats,games,musicandactivitiesthatyoucanenjoyyourselvesinthecity.

DarMirror-themedParty

Withascarytheme—DarMirror（黑暗之镜）,LanwaiFongChengduthisyearwillhostabigHalloweenpartyonOctober31stwiththeseelementsGhostParade,HauntedHouse,CostumeContestandsoon.Participantscouldenjoylivemusicshow,danceandplay“tricortreat”gamesinthepublicoutdoorarea.

VenueLanwaiFongChengdu,1ShuijingStreet

HalloweenCarnivalParty

TheChengduHappyValleyAmusementParistohostaHalloweenCarnivalPartythatfeaturesmagicperformances,liverocbandsperformanceandlotsofwicedeventsforparticipants.TheHalloweenseasonintheparwilllasttillNovember11withadmissionfrom80to150yuan.

Venue16ihuaAvenue

BeerNestHalloweenParty

TheBeerNestIandBeerNestIIwillbedecoratedinahaunted（闹鬼的）housestyleandtherewillbescarymoviesplayingonthebigscreensoftheBeerNestII.Entertainingactivities,suchasfood&

drinspecials,liveDJs,coolmusicandSpooyidsWorshops,willbeheldandaprofessionalmarupartistfromSwedenwillbethereforthosewhowanttomaeanimpressionHalloweennight.

HalloweenE-sportsNightParty

TheHalloweenE-sportsNighttotaeplaceonOctober31isoneofthehighlightsoftheE-sportsCartoonandAnimationFestivaltobeheldinChengduEasternSuburbMemoryonOctober31-November1.Itwillofferrelevantactivitiesincludingcosplayshowcases,e-sportscompetitionandlivemusicshowsasaplatformtocommunicatewithcelebratedanimeartistsandcartoonlovers.

Venue4Mid-section,SouthJiansheRoad

21.HowcanwetellHalloweenisapproaching?

A.Peopleareeatingpumpins.

B.Spidersareweavingnetsatthecorner.

C.Familiesorfriendsaregettingtogether.

D.Witch'

shatsaresittingonthehead.

22.WhatcanparticipantsdoatHalloweenE-sportsNightParty?

A.Maecartoonshows.B.AttendE-Gamecompetitions.

C.Learntoarrangecosplayshows.D.Echangeideaswithanimeartists.

23.WhatcanweinferfromtheBeerNestHalloweenParty?

A.Thepartywillbeheldintwoplacesoneafteranother.

B.Scarymovieswillbeplayedinthepublicoutdoorarea.

C.TheSwedenartistisepectedtobringjoytotheparty.

D.ThepartywillbedecoratedinatraditionalChineseway.

B

Planetarychangeswhichwillhaveaninfluenceonmanyaredrawingnearbecauseofthepoorecologicalstateoftheplanet.Actuallychangehasalreadybegunthroughclimatechanges,butmosthumanshaven’tnoticedthisyet.Climatechangehasbeguntoinfluencetheworldalreadyandwillbegintoworsenwithinthenetfewyears.Around2020mostpeoplewillbegintoseethattheresultsofclimatechangewillbefarmoreseriousthannowunderstood.

Astheplanetisunderbiggeologicalstresses,whicharecontinuouslyincreasing,itwillinthefuturenolongerbeabletosupportitspopulation.Scarcityofresources,over-farming,lacofcleanair,notenoughcleandriningwateranddroughtaresomeoftheissuesthatwillallplayamuchgreaterroleinthenearfuture.

Humanshavecausedlargeecologicaldevastation.Thelifestylesofmanypeopleareimprovingatafastspeed;

however,thiswillfinallyresultinalacofsomepreciousresources.Whenthisscarcitybeginstohappen,peoplewillnolongerbeabletohavesustainablelifestyles.

It’simportanttounderstandthateveryoneplaysaroleinthewholeprocessoflife.Eachperson’sdecisioncanfinallyaffectthefuture.Thesedecisions,allcombined,canhavegoodeffectonwhatthefuturewillbelieforhumans.Sothefuturedependsonthechoiceswemaeatthepresentmoment.

Whilemoreandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtoglobalwarming,notallarefullyunderstandinghowfar-reachingitseffectswillbe.Unfortunately,mostofthehumansareawarethattheplanetisn’tfunctioningwell,buttheydon’tunderstandthatthisiscreatingamajorproblemforthefuturesurvivalofhumans.

So,everypersonshouldmaethenecessarychangestoreducetheirinfluenceontheenvironmentandhelpcreateamoresustainablefuture.

24.Whichisthebesttitleforthetet?

A.TheCausesofPlanetaryChanges

B.TheInfluenceofEcologicalDevastation

C.EnvironmentalDamageandtheHumanFuture

D.TheWaysofBuildingaSustainableFuture

25.Whatopiniondoestheauthormostprobablyhold?

A.Humansshouldn’ttrytoimprovetheirlifestyles.

B.Thefuturewe’llhavedependsoneveryoneofus.

C.Theecologicaldevastationiscomingtoastopsoon.

D.Thefutureofhumanscanbedeterminedaheadoftime.

26.Thewordscarcityissimilarto____________.

A.abundance 

B.scarce 

C.lac 

D. 

accumulation 

27.Inthelastparagraphtheauthoristryingto____________.

A.callonpeopletoworhardtomaetheirfuturebetter

B.encouragepeopletomaeeffortstoprotecttheenvironment

C.warnpeopleofthedangersofecologicaldevastation

D.tellpeopletherightwaytoprotecttheenvironment

C

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorderIwastowaltothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebooforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"

Children'

sRoom."

Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewboosofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofaboocaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereontheboo'

scoverwasabeaglewhichlooedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unnowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningtheboo,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,liemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybachome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyintheboo.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother'

scallreturnedmetotherealworld.IsuddenlyrealiedsomethingIhadreadaboo,andIhadlovedreadingthatboo.EveryonenewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BooscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"

miraculous"

（奇迹般地）eperiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenetyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofboos,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownboos,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

28.Theauthor'

smothertoldhimtoborrowabooinorderto.

A.encouragehimtodomorewaling

B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem

D.maehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

29.Theboocaughttheauthor'

seyebecause.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndog

B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

D.heliedchildren'

sstoriesverymuch

30.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadtheboothrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryintheboo.

C.Thebootoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

31.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum'

sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBoo

D

Nowadays,newtechnologiescontinuetoemerge.Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots（care+robots）forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butepertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationseistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenetfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwewor,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytaeplaceinhowweplanandthinaboutworplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific. 

Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialsillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence. 

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200eperts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates. 

Butthereportstates“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs---justchangingwhatpeopledo.”growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch.“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologic