黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题.docx

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黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题

哈师大青冈实验中学2017—2018学年度第二学期开学初考试

高二英语试题

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Inspiringyoungminds!

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What’sinside?

Everymonththemagazineintroducesafreshnewtopicwitharticles,experimentsandcreativethingstomake—themagazinealsoexploresphilosophyandwellbeingtomakesureyoungreadershaveabalancedtakeonlife.

WhatissospecialaboutTOKNOWmagazine?

Well,ithasnoadsorpromotionsinside—insteaditisjam-packedwithseriousideas.

TOKNOWmakescomplexideasattractiveandaccessibletochildren,whocanbecomeinvolvedinadvancedconceptsandevenphilosophy（哲学）—andtheywillsoondiscoverthatTOKNOWfeelsmorelikeaclubthanjustamagazine.

Soundstoogoodtobetrue?

Takealookonline—evidenceshowsthatthousandsofteachersandparentsknowagoodthingwhentheyseeitandrecommendTOKNOWtotheirfriends.

HappyBirthdayAllYear!

Whatcouldbemorefunthanagiftthatkeepscomingthroughtheletterboxeverymonth?

Thefirstmagazinewithyourgiftmessagewillarriveintimeforthespecialday.

SUBSCRIBENOW

□AnnualSubscription

Europe£55RestofWorld£65

□AnnualSubscriptionwithGiftPack

IncludesaMammothMap,apassportPuzzleBooklet,andSubscription

Europe£60RestofWorld£70

RefundPolicy—thesubscriptioncanbecancelledwithin28daysandyoucangetyourmoneyback.

1.WhyisTOKNOWaspecialmagazine?

A.Itentertainsyoungparents.

B.Itprovidesseriousadvertisements.

C.Itcombinesfunwithcomplexconcepts.

D.Itpublishespopularsciencefictions.

2.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyoumakea12-mouthsubscriptiontoTOKNOWwithgiftpackfromChina?

A.£55.B.£60.C.£65.D.£70.

3.SubscribersofTOKNOWwouldget.

A.fullrefundwithin28days

B.freebirthdaypresents

C.membershipoftheTOKNOWclub

D.chancestomeettheexpertsinperson

B

　　Peoplesmileattimes.However,themeaningofasmileindifferentculturesmaybedifferent.Dependingondifferentcultures,smilingcanexpressjoyandamusement,butitcanalsoindicateembarrassment.Thefollowingexamplesshowthispointofview:

　　Inanattempttobeopenandfriendly,peopleintheUnitedStatessmilealot.Everyonesmilesateachother,thisnonverbalcommunicationshowsbeingfriendlyinth

eUnitedStates.However，inChina,smilingisnotonlyanexpressionofhappiness,butalsoawaytoavoidbeingembarrassed.Chinesepeoplelikesmilingwhentheyareembarrassedinordertoavoidembarrassment.Smilingisakindofgoodwillbutnotsneer（嘲笑）.Forexa

mple:

Whenachildfallsofffromabike,theadultsinChinamaysmile,whichisakindofgentleencouragementandmaynotbeakindofimpolitelaugh.

　　WhenapersonfromtheUnitedStatesmightblush（脸红）withembarrassmentorbecomeoffensive,aChinesemightblushwithsmile.Toavoidseriousmisunderstanding,peoplewhoengageininterculturalcommunicationshouldbeabletounderstandthemeaningofsmilingappropriately.Relatedtothesmileisthelaugh.Also,differentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutlaugh.Forexample,Americanscanenjoyaveryheartfeltbelly（腹部）laughthatcomesfromthedeepestemotions.However,mostChineseseldomlaughthatwaybecausetheyarethoughttobesillyexceptamongclosefriends.

4.Wecanusesmiletoexpressallofthefollowingfeelingsexcept_________,

A.joyandhappinessB.amusementC.embarrassmentD.fear

5.PeopleoftensmileateachotherintheUnitedStatesbecause_________.

A.theyareveryhappy

B.theywanttoshowtheyarefriendly

C.theywanttohidetheirtruefeelings

D.theywanttoavoidembarrassment

6.InChina,seeingachildfallsoffabike,anadultwillsmileinorderto_______.

A.laughathim

B.avoidhis

ownembarrassment

C.a

voidembarrassmentandencouragetheboy

D.showhispoliteness

7.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Peoplesmileattimes.

B.Smilingcanexpressdifferentfeelingsdependingondifferentcultures.

C.AmericansaremoreopenandfriendlythanChinesepeople.

D.TheChinesepeopleoftenhidetheirtruefeelings.

C

Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeearedrunkthroughouttheworldeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefansc

anmaketheirdrinksweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircups. 

ResearchersfromOxfordsetouttoprovewhethertheclaimthatcoffeedrunkfromawhitecuptastesbitterwastrue.Theyused36volunteersandt

hreedifferentcoloredcups---blue,whiteandtransparent（透明的）glass---toexaminetheclaim. 

Inoneexperiment,thewhitecupincreasedtheintensity（浓度）ofthecoffeetasterelativetothetransparentcup.Then,inasecondexperiment,coffeedrunkfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothercoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest. 

Thescientistsbelievethatthecolorbrownmaybeassociatedwithbitterness,andcoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownest. “Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolorofacupdoesinfluenceoursenseofthecoffeetaste,” leadingauthorDrGeorgeDoorn,wroteinanarticleforTheConversation.“Theeffectofthecolorofthecuponthetasteofthecoffeereportedheresuggeststhatcafeownersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecoloroftheircups,”hesaid,“Thepotentialeffectsmayspellthedifferencebetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.” Actually,theideathatcolorcanchangethefoodanddrinktastecameoutmanyyearsago.Astudypublishedlastyearreportedthatred,strawberry-flavoredcakeservedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.

8.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.    

A.thepopularityofsweetcoffeeB.anexperimentmadeinOxford 

C.theeffectofcupcoloroncoffee’stasteD.usefultipsonhowtomakecoffee

9.Inwhichcupwillcoffeetastethesweetest?

A.AwhitecupB.AbluecupC.AtransparentcupD.Abrowncup

10.Café ownersshouldconsidertheircups’colorinorderto______.    

A.reducethedailyexpenses      B.showtheirtasteincoffee   

C.appealtomorecustomers       D.maketheircafédifferent

11.Welearnfromthepassagethat_____.    

A.coffeeinawhitecuptastessweeterthanthatinatransparentglass.   

B.over2billioncupsofsweetcoffeearedrunkworldwideeachyear.   

C.Dr.GeorgeDoornwroteanarticleaboutmakingconversations.   

D.theideathatcolorcouldaffectthetasteofdrinkisnotnew. 

D

Driverlesstechnologywillsoonenteranothermajorglobalindustry:

shipping.Severalcompaniesrecentlyannouncedplanstolaunchselfsailingshipstoimprovesafetyandefficiency.

OneofthemisNorwegianchemicalcompanyYaraInternational.YarahasteamedupwithanotherNorwegia

ncompany,Kongsberg,tobuildanautonomous（自动的）goodsshipexpectedtolaunchnextyear.Kongsbergdevelopedtheship’selectricaltechnologyandautonomouscontrolsystems.Theshipisfullyelectrictoreduceairpollution.Itisdesignedtocarrygoodscontainersnormallytransportedbytruck.Thismeanstheshipwillalsoimproveroadsafetybyreplacingabout40,000trucktripsayear.Thecompanyplanstooperatetheshipsbyfar-awaycontrolbeginningsometimenextyear.By2020,theshipsshouldbeloadingandsailingthemselves.WhileYara’sshipswillbelimitedtoNorwayatfirst,thecompanyplanstogreatlyexpanditsautonomousshippingoperationsinthecomingyears.

Anothercompanyputtingahighpriority（优先）toselfsailingshipsistheworld’

slargestminingcompany,Australia’sBHPBilliton.Thecompany’sVicePresidentofFreight,RashpalBhatti,recentlyspokeaboutthetechnologyinawebsitepost.Bhattibelievesautomationwillbeoneofthebiggestchangesforshippinginthefuture.Hesai

d,“Autonomousshipsoffersignificantopportunitiestoimprovesafetyandprovidebettereffectivenessresultstothesupplychainofthesea.”Headdedthatself-sailingshipscouldbecomearealitywithinthenextdecade.

Rolls-Royce,theBritishautomobileandenginemanufacturer,isalsodevelopingunmannedshippingtechnologies.OskarLevanderisthecompany’sheadofoperationsatsea.Hetoldaconferencelastyear,“Thisishappening.It’snotif,it’swhen.”

Levandersaidtheseautonomousshipscouldbecontrolledbyfar-awayoperatorsfromanywhere.Headded,“Becausetheseshipswillbedesignedtobeunmanned,theycanbebuiltsmaller,moreefficientandenvironmentallyfriendly.”

12.Whyhaveseveralcountriesannouncedplanstoproduceself-sailingships?

A.Tosavemoney.

B.Todevelopelectricaltechnologyinships.

C.Tocompeteinautonomouscontrolsystems.

D.Tomakeshippingmoreeffectiveandlessrisky.

13.HowwilltheNorwegianautonomousshipbedeveloped?

A.OnthebasisofRolls-Royce.

B.Byasinglecompanyindependently.

C.Bytwonativecompaniesworkingtogether.

D.BytakingelectricaltechnologyfromAustralia.

14.WhatdoOskarLevander’swordssuggestinparagraph4?

A.Itistooearlytomakeautonomous

ships.

B.Thesupplychainoftheseawillbebusier.

C.Peoplearemoreconcernedaboutautonomousships.

D.Unmannedshippingtechnologiesarebecomingmoremature.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AutomationunderSailB.Self-sailingShipsinUse

C.AutomationinSomeFieldsD.AutomationinImagina

tion

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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