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内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区17学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题西校区

西校区2016--2017学年第二学期期末考试

高二年级英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分：

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   

 Manycountriesfollowspecialcustomswhenachild’sbabyteethfallout.Manyofthesecustomstellstoriesaboutanimalstakingtheteeth.

    Forexample,Koreanshavethecustomofthrowingthefallentoothontotheroofofahousesothatamagpie（喜鹊）cantakethetoothawayandbringanewtoothforthechild.ThiscustomisalsofollowedbysomeotherAsiancountries,suchasJapanandVietnam.

    Othercountries,though,havetoothcustomsaboutotheranimals.InMexicoandSpain,forexample,itisthoughtthatamousetakesafallentoothawayandleavessomemoney.ButinMongolia,itisdogsthattakechildren’steethaway.DogsarehighlyrespectedinMongolianculture.Itisbelievedthatthenewtoothwillgrowstrongifthebabytoothisfedtoadog,soparentsinMongoliawillputtheirchildren’sfallenteethinapieceofmeatandfeedittoadog.

    InFranceandtheUSA,achildwillputafallentoothunderhisorherpillowbeforegoingtobed.Itisthoughtthatintheearlymorning,whenthechildisstillsleeping,theToothFairywilltakethetoothawayandleavesomethingelseunderthepillow.Whatshewillleaveishardtoknow.ItissaidthatinFrancetheToothFairymayleavesomecandies;however,intheUnitedStates,shemayleavemoney.

1.InVietnam,ifachild’stoothfallsout,heorshewill__________.

A.throwitontotheroofofahouse

B.feedittoamouse

C.putitinapieceofmeatandfeedthemeattoadog

D.leaveittotheToothFairy

2.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatinFranceandtheUSA_________.

A.achildwillputhisorherfallentoothbesidethepillow

B.theToothFairytakesthefallenteethawayatmidnight

C.theToothFairywillleavesomecandiestothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway

D.nooneknowsforsurewhattheToothFairywillleavetothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway

3.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.

A.customsaboutfallenteethinwesterncountries

B.customsaboutfallenteethindifferentcountries

C.storiesabouthumanteeth

D.storiesaboutsomeanimals

B

 AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.

 SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.

 OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.

 OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.

 ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.

 Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?

”oneshopperreplied.

 ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!

Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephonycustomers.

 AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.

 Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“chrome-platedcontraptions”inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Baskets.B.Privatecars.

C.Suitcases.D.Shoppingcarts.

5.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?

A.Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor.

B.Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees'work.

C.Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.

D.Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket.

6.Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto

A.attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarket

B.encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts

C.makehismarketdifferentfromtheothers

D.keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolen

7.Whatcanweinferfrom