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河北省衡水中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语

2016-2017学年河北省衡水中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷

一、阅读理解

1、阅读理解

BRADGARRETT'SCOMEDYCLUB

Category:

Comedy

BestknownforhisroleontheEmmyaward-winningsitcomEverybodyLovesRaymond,BradGarrettreturnstohisVegasrootswithhiscomedyclubattheMGMGrand.Itisagoodplacetocheckoutwhenyouneedabreakfromwork.

Pricesfrom:

$56.40andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe21yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

115minutes

MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW

Category:

Comedy,Magic

MacKingComedyMagicShowisdifferenteveryafternoon,withlotsofaudienceparticipation.Heiswillingtomakefunofhimselfinsteadofhisguestsinordertomakeeveryonefeelwelcomeandentertained.Theafternooniskid-friendlyfromstarttofinish.Still,whetheryou'reeightor80,youwon'tbeabletofigureoutKing'ssecrets.

Pricesfrom:

$40.90andup

Agerestriction:

Noagerestriction

ShowLength:

90minutes

THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE

Category:

Comedy,Magic

Usinghisskillsasa“mentalist”,GerryMcCambridgeshocksthecrowdsasheuseshisabilitiestopredictjustwhataudiencememberswilldonext.Anyonewhohasseentheshowhaswalkedawayindisbelief,amazedbyhisunusualpower.

Pricesfrom:

$34.99 andup

Agerestriction:

Under13willnotbeadmittedintothetheater

ShowLength:

75minutes

ROCKOFAGES

Category:

Plays&Musicals

ThecheerfulRockofAgesbringsaudiencesbacktothetimesofbighairandevenbiggerbandswith28popularrocksongsfromthe80sincluding“EveryRoseHasItsThorn,”“IWannaKnowWhatLoveIs,”“HereIGoAgain,”andmore.

RockofAgeshasbeennominatedforfiveTonyAwardsincludingBestMusicalandBestDirectionofaMusical.ItalsoreceivedaDramaLeaguenominationforDistinguishedProductionforaMusical.

Pricesfrom:

$74.00 andup

Agerestriction:

Mustbe15yearsofageorolder

ShowLength:

125minutes

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。

（1）Whoismostlikelytobeabletoreadaudiences'minds?

A、Raymond.

B、MacKing.

C、BradGarrett.

D、GerryMcCambridge.

（2）Whichofthefollowingisgoodforakidof10yearsoldtogoto?

A、GerryMcCambridge'sshow.

B、BradGarrett'sComedyClub.

C、MacKing'scomedymagicshow.

D、PerformancesofRockOfAges.

（3）Ifsomeoneisinterestedinmusicals,hisbestchoicemustbe______.

A、ROCKOFAGES

B、BRADGARRETT'SCOMEDYCLUB

C、MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW

D、THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE

2、阅读理解

   OnMonday,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionpredictedthat42%ofAmericanscouldbeoverweightby2030.Ourexpandingwaistlinesleadtonotonlyamedicalproblem,butaccordingtoarecentarticleInTheNewYorkTimes,itcouldalsoendangerpersonalsafetyinsomesituations—inanairplanecrash,forexample.

   TheNewYorkTimes'ChristenNegronireportsthatengineersandscientistsarequestioningwhetherairplaneseatsareadequatelyconstructedtoprotectoverweighttravelers.Governmentstandardsforairplaneseatstrength（强度）—firstsetmoethan60yearsago—requirethattheseatsbemadeforapassengerweighing170pounds（77kg）.Today,theaverageAmericanmanweighsnearly194pounds（88kg）andtheaveragewoman165pounds（75kg）.Negronireports:

   “Ifaheavierpersoncompletelyfillsseat,theseatisnotlikelytobehaveasintendedduringacrash,”saidRobertSalazar,theleadingscientistattheCenterforAppliedBiomechanicsattheUniversityofVirginia.“Theenergyabsorptionthatisbuiltintotheaircraftseatislikelytobeoverpoweredandthepassengerswillnotbeprotectedproperly.”

   “Norwouldtheinjurybelimitedtothatpassengeronly,”Dr.Salzarsaid.“Ifaseatoraseatbeltfails,”hesaid,“thosepeoplewhoareseatednearbycouldbeendangeredfrom'theuncontrolledmovementsofthepassenger'.”

   Mostcomplaintsaboutairplaneseatsfocusontheirlackofcomfortandhighticketprice,andwhetheroverweightpassengersshouldbemadetobuytwoseats.ButTheNewYorkTimes'articlebringsupanotherreasontofeelanxiousaboutflying.Investigatorsoftheissuegotintouchwiththeairplaneseatandseatbeltmakers,buttheyrefusedtocommentontheproblem.Expertsagreedthatcrashtestingshouldbedonewithoverweightdummies（人体模型）.Bothairplaneseatsandseatbeltsshouldbetested,theysaid.

   Fortunately,however,accordingtoNoraMarshall,asenioradviserattheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard,theboard'sinvestigatorshaveneverseenanaccidentinvolvingacommercialplaneinwhichtheweightofapassengerwasaproblem.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。

（1）WhatisthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesmainlyconcernedwith?

A、Thesizeofairplaneseatsandseatbelts.

B、Safetyofoverweightairplanepassengers.

C、Airplanecrashesinvolvingcommercialplanes.

D、Amedicalproblemcausedbybeingoverweight.

（2）RobertSalzarwouldprobablyagreethat        .

A、overweightpassengersshouldbuytwoseats

B、thegovernmentshouldhelpproducesaferplanes

C、standardsforairplaneseatstrengthshouldberaised

D、passengersshouldknowhowtoprotectthemselves

（3）Wecanlearnfromthetextthat        .

A、airplaneseatmakershavetakenactionnow

B、therearefewcomplaintsaboutairplaneseats

C、thoseseateneartheoverweightmaysuffertoo

D、onlyasmallnumberofairplaneaccidentsinvolvetheoverweight

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A、WhyDoPassengersFeelAnxiousaboutFlying?

B、Will42%ofAmericansBeOVERWEIGHTBY2030?

C、WhenWilltheOverweightEnjoyTheirFlight?

D、AreAirplaneSeatsSafeEnoughfortheOverweight?

3、阅读理解

   Bothofmyparentsworkedfull-timewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceisRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.

   WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn'twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbake.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:

sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipesbuteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.

   AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn'tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs，IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.

   Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself，andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalk,too.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.

   Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。

（1）Thepassageisdevelopedinorderof   .

A、time

B、place

C、logic

D、events

（2）Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor     .

A、missedthegameshows

B、refusedtogotoschool

C、showedgreatinterest

D、couldtakecareofherself

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny"inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A、Basic.

B、Common.

C、Difficult.

D、Special.

（4）Fromthepassageweknowtheauthor'sgrandmother   .

A、livedwithherfamily

B、wasveryskilledatbaking

C、publishedarecipebook

D、hadbeenonagameshow

4、阅读理解

   WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclass,amonitor（监控器）afewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.

   UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer'sLosAngelesapartment,themonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked—remotely—topreventInternetsearches,andhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas:

Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast?

Orwassheslowingdown?

   Inthebattleagainstcheating,thisisthecuttingedgeandakeytoencouraginghonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystem,totheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheating,expertssay,canInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven'tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.

   Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecade,theconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof“openonlinecourses”.Privatecolleges,publicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfield,spendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudents,whilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.

   Asidefromthewebcameras,anumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents'identitiesusingpersonalinformation,suchasthetelephonenumbertheyonceused.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。

（1）WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam?

A、Tocorrecthertypingmistakes.

B、Tofindhersecretsintheroom.

C、Topreventherfromslowingdown.

D、Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.

（2）Theunderlinedexpression“cuttingedge”inParagraph