山西省临猗县临晋中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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山西省临猗县临晋中学高二英语下学期期末考试试题

山西省临猗县临晋中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

A

Ifyoucan’tgetenoughofSharkWeek,herearesomebookstopromoteyourinterest.

10TrueTales:

SurvivingSharksByAllanZullo

Canyouimaginegettingbittenbyashark?

Oranelephanttryingtokillyou?

Orrunningforyourlifefromalion?

Thisbookcontainstentruestoriesofreal-lifesurvivorsofsomeoftheanimalkingdom’sscariestattacks!

IntotheKillingSeasByMichaelP.Spradlin

Stuckinthewar-tornPacific,PatrickandhisyoungerbrotherTeddyarefinallyhomeward-bound.They’vestowedaway（无票偷乘）ononeoftheU.S.Navy’sfinestships,andnowtheyjustneedtostayhidden.ButJapanesetorpedoes（鱼雷）teartheirdreamapart.Andthesinkingshipisn’ttheworstofit.Therealdangercirclesbeneaththesurface.Andithasteeth…

DeepDive#4:

KrayatheBloodSharkByAdamBlade

MaxandLiahavetrackedtheProfessortohishidingplaceintheBlackCanes.Neitherofthemisreadyforwhatawaitsthemthere.KrayatheBloodSharkisthemostviolentofalltheRobobeasts.Maxmustsurviveifhewantstofinallycomeface-to-facewiththeProfessortosavehisfather.ButtherearestillsomesecretsMaxhasnotuncovered,andtheycouldleadtoMax’sdefeat.

21.Ifyouwanttoreadmanysurvivalstoriesinonebook,whoseworkisagoodchoice?

A.AllanZullo’sB.AdamBlade’sC.Max’sD.MichaelP.Spradlin’s

22.Whatisthebrothers’dreamaccordingtoMichaelP.Spradlin’sbook?

A.TovisitJapanB.Togobackhome

C.TohaveashipoftheirownD.ToexplorethePacificOcean

23.WhatdoweknowabouttheProfessorinthethirdbook?

A.Helovesshark.B.Hedidsomethingbad.

C.Hemadeawonderfulinvention.D.HeistryingtosaveMax’sfather.

B

Somethingfun

ApersonisontrialformurderinacourtroominOklahoma.Thereisstrongevidenceindicatingguilt.However,thebodyisnotfound.

Inthedefense's（辩护）closingstatement,thelawyer,knowingthathisclientisguiltyandthatitlookslikehe'llprobablybeconvicted,resortstoaclevertrick.

"Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury（陪审团）,Ihaveasurpriseforyouall,"thelawyersaysashelooksathiswatch."Withinoneminute,thepersonassumeddeadinthiscasewillwalkintothiscourtroom,"hesaysandhelookstowardsthecourt-roomdoor.Thejury,somewhatsurprised,looksatthedooreagerly.Aminutepasses.Nothinghappens.

Finallythelawyersays,"Actually,Imadeupthepreviousstatement.Butyouallwaitedwithexpectation.I,therefore,putittoyouthatthereisareasonabledoubtinthiscaseastowhetheranyonewaskilledandinsistthatyoureturnaverdict（裁决）ofnoguilt.

Thejury,clearlyconfused,retirestodiscuss.

Averyfewminuteslater,thejuryreturnsandarepresentativepronouncesaverdictofguilt.

“Buthow?

”inquiresthelawyer.“Youmusthavehadsomedoubt;Isawallofyoustareatthedoor.”

Answerstherepresentative,“Oh,wedidlook.Butyourclientdidn’t.”

24.Whywasthepersonontrialaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausehecouldn’tpayoffthedebts.

B.Becauseheplannedtocheatthejury.

C.Becausehedidnotpaythetaxintime.

D.Becausehewasaccusedofmurder.

25.Whydidthelawyercomeupwiththetrick?

A.Tofindthebody.B.Tohelphisclient.

C.Toannoythejury.D.Tosavehimself.

26.Whydidthejurylookatthedooreagerly?

A.Thelawyer’swordsmustbetrue.

B.Theyexpectedhisfamilytocomein.

C.Theythoughtthepersonontrialwasescaping.

D.Theyweresurprisedandtakeninbythelawyer.

27.Whatdidtherepresentative’sanswermeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theyfirmlybelievedthatnobodywaskilled.

B.Thejurystillneededmoreevidencetoproveit.

C.Thebehavioroftheclientgavehimaway.

D.Thelawyer’swordswereworththinkingabout.

C

Eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified（GM,转基因）foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheworld,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?

Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?

Despitewhatitpromises,GMtechnologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotentialofanycrop.Infact,studiesshowthatthemostwidelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,hassufferedreducedproductivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalyzednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.

Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise.WhileGMseedsareexpensive,GMcompaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides（杀虫剂）.Onthecontrary,USgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideusecomparedtotraditionalcrops.“Thepromisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsandboostproduction.Butnetheristrue,”saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.

Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHunger,TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproduction,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionandpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfood,accordingtoa2008WorldBankreport.

Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworld.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhunger,becausebetterwaysoutareavailable,amongwhich“green”farmingissupposedtobethefirstchoice.

28.Theauthordevelopsthesecondparagraphmainly____________..

A.byclassificationB.byexample

C.bycomparisonD.byprocess

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?

A.Control.B.EvaluateC.Increase.D.Obtain.

30.GMcompaniespromisefarmersthattheywillbenefitfrom______________.

A.useoflesschemicalsB.practising“green”farming

C.fairdistributionoftheircropsD.usingmorecropsforfuel

31.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsGMtechnology?

A.OptimisticB.DefensiveC.CasualD.Disapproving

D

Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butthetwo-wheeledmodeoftransport’spopularitybegantofade,withmanybikessoonreplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.ButrecentmonthshaveseenarevivalofthehumblebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingschemes,pioneeredbystart-ups（新兴公司）likeOfoandMobike,hasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.

AccordingtothedatabyiResearchConsultingGroup,thefirstweekofthisyearsaw5.85millionactiveusersofMobikewhileOfohad1.4millionactiveusers.Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphones.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmile”problem,whichreferstothefinallegofaperson’sjourney.“Inplaceswherethesubwaydoesn’textend,whereit’sdifficulttochangefromonekindoftransporttoanother,it’ssoeasytogetwhereyouwanttogowithMobike,”HuHong,29,toldAFP.ShepedalstoherShanghaireal-estatejob.

However,theschemeshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,vandalism（故意破坏）andtheft.“Bike-sharingisagreenermethodoftransportationandprovidesauser-friendlyexperience,”saidLiuXiaoming,vice-ministeroftransport.“Butit’sacombinationofonlineandofflinebusiness.Operatorsareusuallystronginonlineservices,butlackofflinebusinessexperience,whichcausesproblems.”

Facingtheseproblems,thecompanycameupwiththeideaofencouragingpeopletoreturnthebikestostationsbyrewardingfreetimefortheirnextrides.Now,Chineseserviceoperatorsarealsotryingtoaddresstheseproblems.Forexample,Mobikesetsa100-pointcreditscoreforeachuser,withpointstakeninthecaseofbadbehavior.Onceascoredropsbelow80,bikerentalisincreasedto100yuan30minutes,upfrom0.5-1yuan.

32.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?

A.BikesPedalingbackintoStyle

B.SharedBikesFaceProblems

C.FreeBikesorSharedBikes

D.Sharedbikes----theMirrorofNationalQuality

33.Thefollowingstatementslisttheadvantagesofshared-bikesEXCEPT_______.

A.itisquiteconvenientforriderstounlockshared-bikesbysmartphones

B.bike-sharingisagreenermethodoftransportation

C.shared-bikesareequippedwithhigh-techGPS

D.thebikescanbeleftanywhereforthenextuser

34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shared-bikeusershavetopay100yuanper30minutes.

B.Mobike’srentalvariesbecauseofdifferentcreditscores.

C.Theshared-bikesareavailablebothonlineandofflinenowadays.

D.Shared-bikesshouldbereturnedtothestationsimilartopublicbicycles.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordaddressinthelastparagraphmean?

A.escapefromB.breakdown

C.dealwithD.contributeto

第2节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

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Technologyandkids:

4waystounplug

ArecentreportbyCommonSenseMediafoundthatoverone-thirdof0-to8-yearoldsstudiedhadusedasmartphone,iPadorasimilartablet----and11percentofchildrenusedthesethingsonadailybasis----despitedoctors’warningsagainsttoomuchscreentime.

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