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高一期末检测卷二

高一英语期末检测卷二

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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BusToursinWashingtonDC

TheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDC

Duration:

3hours$56.99

BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!

EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!

TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDC

Duration:

3hours$56.33

Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!

TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!

ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.

TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDC

Duration:

3hours$46.92

SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia（琐事）thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.

PleaseNote:

Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.

BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDC

Duration:

6hours$78.96

SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC.YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.

1.WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?

A.July4.B.August15.

C.March27.D.October8.

2.WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?

A.Itspriceisnotfixed.B.Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.

C.Thetourguideaccompaniesyou.D.Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.

3.WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?

A.TheBlossomsTour.B.TheLightsNightTour.

C.TbeBestMinibusTour.D.BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.

B

Toberulersofthereality,wemustknowhowtoaskforsuggestions.Butonethingthatmustbekeptinmindisthatwhenweaskothersforsuggestionswemustbeopentosuggestions.

Iwroteabusinessletteroneday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingtheletter,hefeltthatthereweresomeproblemsinmyletter.ItoldhimIneededmoreinformation,buthesaidhewasn’tsure.Thenherereadtheletterandmadenotes.Itooktheletterandrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovedbasedonhissuggestions.Again,Ihandedtheletterbacktomyhusbandproudlyandconfidently.Buthesaiditwasstillnotright.Iwasalittleannoyedandsaidsomebadwordstohim.

Manypeoplemayhavethesamereactionwhentheyexperiencethesamesituation.It’snormalthatpeopledon’tlikeobjectionorcriticalwords.However,weshouldholdarightattitudetowardsthesewords:

Analyzetheobjectionandlistentocriticalwordswithanopenmind.

Ithenpickeduptheletter.Afteranhourofrevision,Iwentbacktomyhusbandcontritely.ItoldhimIwassorryforwhatIhadsaid.Andafterhereadtheletteragain,hedeclaredthatitwasfine.

Thatleadsmetothefollowing:

Whenyouaskforadviceonaproject,begrateful.Understandthatthesuggestionsyougetmaybenegative.Understandthatitmaymeanmoreworkforyou.Andkeepinmindthatthefinalresponsibilityfortheprojectisstillyours.Sobemodestandthankfulevenifheorshehasnotedsomeproblems.

4.Whydidtheauthorgiveherbusinesslettertoherhusband?

A.Toshowoffherexcellentwork.

B.Toaskhimtomakesomechanges.

C.Tohavehimtypeitonthecomputer.

D.Toaskhimtogivehersomeadvice.

5.Whatkindofpeopleistheauthor’shusband?

A.Apersonwhoisgoodatexpressinghimself.

B.Apersonofselfishnessandpride.

C.Apersonofhonestyandpatience.

D.Apersonofhumor,butcarelessness.

6.Whatdoestheword“contritely”inParagraph4mean?

A.pleasantly

B.regretfully

C.proudly

D.carefully

7.Whatattitudeshouldwetakewhenwearegivensuggestions?

A.Don’tgetupsetifsomearenegative.

B.Don’trefuseanyhelpfromthegiver.

C.Dokeepsilentbeforetakingaction.

D.Don’tquarrelbuttalkwiththegiver.

C

Anewappaimstohelpparentsunderstandwhattheirbabywantsbasedonthesoundoftheircry.ThefreeappChatterBaby,whichwasreleasedlastmonth,analyzestheacoustic（声学的）featuresofababy’scry,tohelpparentsunderstandwhethertheirchildmightbehungry,orinpain.Whilecriticssaycaregiversshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphone,otherssayit’sahelpfultoolfornewortiredparents.

ArianaAnderson,amotheroffour,developedtheapp.Sheoriginallydesignedthetechnologytohelpdeafparentsbetterunderstandwhytheirbabywasupset,butsoonrealizeditcouldbeahelpfultoolforallnewparents.

Tobuildadatabase,Andersonandherteamuploaded2,000audiosamplesofinfant（婴儿）cries.Sheusedcriesrecordedduringearpiercingsandvaccinationstodistinguishpaincries.Andtocreateabaselinefortheothertwocategories,agroupofmomshadtoagreeonwhetherthecrywaseitherhungryorinpain.

Anderson’steamcontinuestocollectdataandhopestomaketheappmoreaccuratebyaskingparentstogetspecificaboutwhatcertainsoundsmean.

PediatricianEricBallpointedoutthatevaluatingcriescanneverbeanexactscience.“Ithinkthatalloftheappsandtechnologythatnewparentsareusingnowcanbehelpfulbutneedtobetakenseriously,”Ballsaid,“Idoworrythatsomeparentswillgetstuckinbigdataandturntheirparentingintobasicallyaspreadsheet（电子表格）whichIthinkwilltakeawaytheloveandcaringthatparentsaresupposedtobeprovidingforthechildren.”

ButAndersonsaidtheaimoftheappistohaveparentsunderstandtheresults,nottoprovideayesornoanswer.TheBells,acoupleusingthisapp,sayit’sawin-win.Theybelievetheyarenotonlyhelpingtheirbabynowbutpotentiallyothersinthefuture.

8.Howdoestheappjudgewhatbabieswant?

A.Bycollectingdata.

B.Byrecordingallthesounds.

C.Byanalyzingthesoundoftheircries.

D.Byaskingparentsaboutspecificmessages.

9.Whatwastheappdesignedforinthebeginning?

A.Allnewparents.B.Deafparents.

C.ArianaAnderson.D.Cryingbabies.

10.WhatisBall’sopinionabouttheapp?

A.Parentsshouldusetheappwisely.

B.Theappcancreateanaccurateresult.

C.Parentsandbabiesareaddictedtotheapp.

D.Theappmakesbabiesloseloveandcaring.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Parentsshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphones.

B.Anewapphelpsparentsfigureoutwhytheirbabiesarecrying.

C.Parentscandealwithbabies’hungerwiththehelpofanewapp.

D.AnewappcalledChatterBabycanpreventbabiesfromcrying.

D

Harvardresearchershavecreatedatough,low-cost,biodegradable（可生物降解的）materialinspiredbyinsects’hardoutershells.Thematerial’sinventorssayithasanumberofpossibleusesandsomedaycouldprovideamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyalternative（可替代的）toplastic.Thematerial,madefromshrimpshellsandproteinsproducedfromsilk,iscalled“shrilk”.Itisthin,clear,flexible（柔韧性的）andstrong.

Amajorbenefitofthematerialisitsbiodegradability.Plastic’stoughnessandflexibilityrepresentedarevolutioninmaterialsscienceduringthe1950sand1960s.Decadeslater,however,plastic’sdurability（耐用性）israisingquestionsabouthowappropriateitisforone-timeproductssuchasplasticbags,orshort-livedconsumergoods,usedinthehomeforafewyearsandthencastintoalandfillwheretheywilldegradeforcenturies.Whatisthepointofmakingsomethingthatlasts1,000years?

Shrilknotonlywilldegradeinalandfill,butitsbasiccomponentsareusedasfertilizer,andsowillenrichthesoil.Shrilkhasgreatpotential,theinventorssaid.Materialsfromwhichitismadeareplentifulinnature,foundineverythingrangingfromshrimpshells,insectbodiestolivingplants.Thatmakesshrilklowcost,anditsmassproductionpossibleifitshouldbeusedforproductsdemandingalotofmaterial.

Workonshrilkiscontinuinginthelab.Theinventorssaidthematerialbecomesflexiblewhenwet,sothey’reexploringwaystouseitinwetenvironments.They’realsodevelopingsimplerproductionprocesses,whichcouldbeusedfornon-medicalproducts,likeforcomputercasesandotherproductsinsidethehome.They’reevenexploringcombiningitwithothermaterials,likecarbonfibers,togiveitnewproperties.

12.Paragraph1ofthepassageismainlyaboutshrink’s.

A.remarkabledesignB.interestingname

C.majorfeaturesD.basicelements

13.Accordingtotheinventors,shrilkhasgreatpotentialpartlybecause.

A.itcanhelpplasticdegrade

B.itcanbefoundinlivingthings

C.itsmassproductionhasbeenrealized

D.itsrawmaterialsareabundantinnature

14.Whataretheinventorsdoinginthelab?

A.Replacingcarbonfiberswithshrilk.

B.Testingshrilk’suseinwetconditions.

C.Makingshrilkoutofusedhouseholdgoods.

D.Improvingshrilk’sflexibilityformedicalpurposes.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.RecentProgressinEnvironmentalProtection.

B.BenefitsofInsectsinScientificResearch.

C.TheHarmofOne-timeProducts.

D.APossibleAlternativetoPlastic.

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列一篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的A、B、C、D、E、F、G7个选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该