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100所名校学年山东烟台市高二下学期期中英语试题解析版
2017-2018学年山东烟台市高二下学期期中
英语
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一、阅读理解
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WorkingwithKids-VolunteerinPeru!
Volunteersworkwithat-riskchildreninandaroundthehistoriccityofCusco,Peru.Placementsincludeworkingincommunitycenters,orphanages(孤儿院),ruralschools,andstreetchildrenprograms.Projectsfocusonprovidingboysandgirlswithshelter,food,andeducation.Variouseducational,recreational,andhealthprojectsareongoingtosupporttheseunfortunatechildren.Volunteersworktohelpkeepchildrenoffthestreetandtohelpprovidethemwithahappyandproductivechildhood.
Dependingonindividualskillsandinterests,volunteersactasmentors(导师),helpchildrenwiththeirhomework,organizesportsandartsandcrafts,andteachEnglish.However,yourcareandsupportarethemostimportantthingforthesedisadvantagedchildren.
ThisprogramisavailableyearroundandnewprogramsbegineveryMonday.VolunteerprogramsaredesignedtolakeplaceforaslittleasIweekanduptoIyear.
NOTE:
This,programqualifiesfor3-4universitycredits(学分)viaourSchoolofRecord:
CaliforniaSuiteUniversity-MontereyBay.Toqualify,yourprogrammustbe4weeksorlonger.
ProgramHighlights:
1.Earn3-4universitycreditsviaourSchoolofRecord:
CaliforniaStateUniversity-MontereyBay.
2.2hours/dayofSpanishlanguageclassesareincludedinthisprogram(optional).
3.Caininternationalvolunteerexperience.
4.ImproveyourSpanishlanguageskills.
5.EarnthePresident’sVolunteerServiceAward(U.S.citizens).
1.Whatistheprogramaimedtodo?
A.ToimproveCusco’seducation.
B.Toenrichthepeople’slifeinPeru.
C.TosupportthepoorfamiliesinPeru.
D.ToensureabetterlifefortheneedychildreninCusco.
2.Whatarevolunteerssupposedtodointhisprogram?
A.Setupnewschools.
B.Cleantheorphanages.
C.Givethechildrenacademichelp.
D.Involvethechildreninsocialpractice.
3.Whichofthefollowingisnotabenefitforvolunteersintheprogram?
A.Earninguniversitycredits.B.Developingmoreinterests.
C.Cellingvolunteerexperience.D.LearningSpanish.
B
Howdidyoufindoutyou’dbeenacceptedtocollege?
Athick,shinypacket(包)inthemail?
Maybeanemail?
NolanBrownfoundouthe’dbeenacceptedtoButlerUniversitywhenheansweredthefrontdoorThursdayafternoonandfounda65-poundEnglishbulldogontheotherside.Astheuniversity’slivemascot(吉祥物),Trip,triedtonosehiswayinside,representativesfromButlerhand-deliveredhisadmissionpacket.“WecamefromButlertoletyouknowyou’vebeenadmittedtotheClassof2022,”saidMichaelKaltenmark,Butler’sdirector.
KaltenmarkandTripmakeanywherefrom40to100homevisitseachyear.BrownwasjusttheseventhslopoftheyearandamongthefirstlikelyButlerstudentstofindouthe’dbeenadmitted.“Thesestudentshavenoidea.”Kaltenmarksaid,“whichisreallyfun.”
It’salsoreallyeffective.KaltenmarksaidstudentswhogetvisitedbyTriparethreetofourtimesmorelikelytochooseButlerthanstudentswhoareadmittedbutdon’tgetthepersonalvisit.Universityadministratorshavebeenpleasedwiththeresults.too.“PresidentDankowantstodonethedogandgellike30more,”Kaltenmarkjoked.
Nolanwillwaittohearfromafewotherschools,buthopesheendsupinButler’sstrategiccommunicationsprogram.“I’vebeenwaitinganxiouslyforadmissionsfromuniversities.It’snicetoknowI’vebeenacceptedsomewhere.Thisisthefirstone,anditfeelsgoodtogetthatmonkeyoffmyback,”hesaid.
Tripwillcontinuetomakevisitsthroughoutthecollegeadmissionsseason.Kaltenmarksaysthey’llmakemorestopsaroundtheIndianapolisarea.“Sometimesthestudentsalreadyknowthey’vebeenadmitted,butTripmightmaketheirdecisioneasier.Inthosecases,wesay‘Congratulations!
Here’sourdog,andwereallywantyoutocomeinthefall,’”Kaltenmarksaid.“He’ssortofahardfacetosay‘no’to.”
4.Theauthorwritesthesecondparagraphinorderto.
A.helpstudentschoosetherightcollege
B.suggestanewwaytoattractstudents
C.introduceanunusualmeansofadmissiondeliver)
D.provethatonlyexcellentstudentscangotoButler
5.Whatdocs“getthatmonkeyoffmyback”inPara.5mostprobablymean?
A.Gelridoftheburden.B.Discoverasecret.
C.Bevisitedbythedog.D.Recoverfromapainintheback.
6.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.ItisthefirstyearforKaltenmarkandTriptodothework.
B.Studentsfindithardtorefusetheadmissionbecauseofthedog.
C.ButlerUniversitywillclone30dogstohelpwiththeadmissiondelivery.
D.NostudentsknewabouttheiradmissionbeforeKaltenmarkandTripcame.
7.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?
A.StudentsgelpersonalvisitsfromButler’sdirector
B.Howdidyoufindoutyou’dbeenacceptedtocollege?
C.ButlerUniversityAdmissionProcessGoestodieDog
D.IndianapolisSeniorsareAdmittedtoButlerUniversity
C
Listedbelowarethestoriesofwomenyoumaynotknowabout,butdefinitelyshould.
HedyLamarr
HedyLamarrstarredinmanyfilms.Butherfilmcareerisfarfromheronlynoteworthyachievement;shewasalsoabrilliantinventor.In1942,sheandcomposerGeorgeAntheilreceivedapatent(专利)foradevicethatcouldchangeradiosignalfrequencies.Thepurposeofthetechnologywastokeepmilitaryenemiesfromfiguringoutmessages.Butitdidmorethanthat-itlaidafoundationforthewirelesstechnologyweusetoday.
MariaSibyllaMerian
Today,childrencanhappilyexplainhowacaterpillar(毛虫)tumsintoabutterfly.Buttherewasatimewhennooneknewthis.Untilthe1670s,scientiststhoughtthatcaterpillarsandbutterfliesweretwototallydifferentcreatures.ThankstoMaria,weknowthetruthaboutthesebeautifulwingedinsects.Fascinatedbyinsects,shebegancollecting,studyinganddrawingthemasachild.Itwasthroughherstudyofcaterpillarsthatshediscoveredthetruthabouttheirlifecycles.Shepublishedtwovolumesofnaturalistresearch,whichprovidemajorcontributionstothefieldofentomology(昆虫学).
AdaLovelace
AdaLovelace,thedaughterofcelebratedBritishpoetLordByron,wasn’tapoetherselfbuttheworld’sfirstcomputerprogrammer.Wethinkofcomputersasarecentinvention,butpeopleweretoyingwiththeideaof“computingmachines”inthemid–19thcenturywhenLovelacewasalive.Lovelace’smathematicalgeniuswasapparentatayoungageandcaughttheattentionofCambridgeprofessorCharlesBabbage,whowasworkingtodesignearlycomputingmachinesthatwouldbeabletoquicklysolvemathproblems.Lovelacewrotesomesuggestionsastohowtoprogramthemachinestoworkoutnumbers.
Inadditiontodesigningthisearlycomputerprogram,shewasalsothefirsttosurestthatthesecomputersmightbeabletodomorethancompute.Sheimaginedthemdoingalmosteverything,fromproducingimagestocomposingmusic.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?
A.Thetechnology.B.Thepatent.
C.Thedevice.D.Thefilmcareer.
9.BeforeMaria’sdiscovery,peoplethoughtthat.
A.abutterflywasinsectwithoutwings
B.abutterflywasturnedfromacaterpillar
C.acaterpillarhadnothingtodowithabutterfly
D.acaterpillarandabutterflywereinsectsofakind
10.WhatcanwelearnaboutAdaLovelacefromthetext?
A.Shepossessedliterarytalentjustlikeherfather.
B.Sheforesawvariousfunction&ofthecomputer.
C.ShereceivededucationinCambridgeUniversity.
D.Sheisconsideredtohaveinventedthecomputer.
11.Whatdidthethreewomenhaveincommon?
A.Theydiscoveredpricelessthingsexistinginnature.
B.Theywereentirelydevotedtowomen’srights.
C.Theywereexpertatinformationtechnology.
D.Theymadegreatcontributionstoscience.
D
Exploringthesandsonthebeach,TonyaIIImancameacrossalidlessboule.Shepickeditup,lookedinsideandnoticedsomething.Sheturneditupsidedown.Outcameadamp,neatlyrolledpieceofpaper.Tonyatookithome,driedandunrolledit.
Whatcaughthereyewastheyearfield,18.Thoughatfirstscepticaloffindingsomethingthisoldsoeasily,shecontinuedreading.Itbeganwithsomecoordinates(坐标).BelowwasarequestinGermanaskingtheboldedfindertoputdownthedateandlocationofwhereitwasfoundandreturnittothenearerGermanembassy.
TheIllmanstookthenoteRosaAnderson,acurator(馆长)attheWesternAustralianMuseum.SoonAndersoncalled,sayinghehadbeenabletolocatea19th-centuryshipnamedPaula.EvenmoreexcitingwasthatexpertsinGermanywereabletotrackdownPaula’slogbooksandfindarecordbya“CaptainO.Diekmann,”confirmingthatabottlehadbeenthrownoverboardonJune12.1886-thedateonthemessage.Thesailorhadalsolistedthecoordinatesoftheship’slocation,whichmatchedtheonesonthenote.Anotherevidenceofthenote’struthwasthelogbook’sneatscript(手稿),whichpairedperfectlywiththatofthehandwrittenmessage.Therecordsalsoindicatedthatthebottlewasoneofthethousandsthrownbytheseamenbackthenaspartofanexperimenttotrackthewatercurrents.
Andersonbelievesthenoteremainedundamagedbecauseitwasputinastrongbottlewithanarrowopeningwhichallowedlittlewaterin,evenafterthelidcameoff.Theexpertguessedithadbeenprobablywashedashoreandremainedburiedinthethicksand.
The131-year-oldnote,nowlyingintheWesternAustraliaMuseum,wasconfirmedastheoldestmessageinab