1718学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案 1.docx

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1718学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案1

本溪一中2016级高二（上）期末考试

英语试题

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

说明：

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第

卷（客观题共70分）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

PlacestogoforHalloweenfuninChengdu

 OneofthemostfunandfulfillingthingsduringtheseasonistothrowaHalloweenpartyandboogiethroughthenightwithfriendsandfamily.Whenpumpkins,witch’shatsandspidersmaketheirannualappearanceyoucantellHalloweenisapproaching.

 Whetherit’sapartyforchildrenorjustoneforadults,therearesomanygreattreats,games,musicandactivitiesthatyoucanenjoyyourselvesinthecity.

 DarkMirror-themedParty

 Withascarytheme—DarkMirror（黑暗之镜）,LanKwaiFongChengduthisyearwillhostabigHalloweenpartyonOctober31stwiththeseelements:

GhostParade,HauntedHouse,CostumeContestandsoon.Participantscouldenjoylivemusicshow,danceandplay“trickortreat”gamesinthepublicoutdoorarea.

 Venue:

LanKwaiFongChengdu,1ShuijingStreet

 HalloweenCarnivalParty

 TheChengduHappyValleyAmusementParkistohostaHalloweenCarnivalPartythatfeaturesmagicperformances,liverockbandsperformanceandlotsofwickedeventsforparticipants.TheHalloweenseasonintheparkwilllasttillNovember11withadmissionfrom80to150yuan.

 Venue:

16XihuaAvenue

 BeerNestHalloweenParty

 TheBeerNestIandBeerNestIIwillbedecoratedinahaunted（闹鬼的）housestyleandtherewillbescarymoviesplayingonthebigscreensoftheBeerNestII.Entertainingactivities,suchasfood&drinkspecials,liveDJs,coolmusicandSpookyKidsWorkshops,willbeheldandaprofessionalmarkupartistfromSwedenwillbethereforthosewhowanttomakeanimpressionHalloweennight.

 HalloweenE-sportsNightParty

 TheHalloweenE-sportsNighttotakeplaceonOctober31isoneofthehighlightsoftheE-sportsCartoonandAnimationFestivaltobeheldinChengduEasternSuburbMemoryonOctober31-November1.Itwillofferrelevantactivitiesincludingcosplayshowcases,e-sportscompetitionandlivemusicshowsasaplatformtocommunicatewithcelebratedanimeartistsandcartoonlovers.

 Venue:

4Mid-section,SouthJiansheRoad

21.HowcanwetellHalloweenisapproaching?

A.Peopleareeatingpumpkins.

B.Spidersareweavingnetsatthecorner.

C.Familiesorfriendsaregettingtogether.

D.Witch'shatsaresittingonthehead.

22.WhatcanparticipantsdoatHalloweenE-sportsNightParty?

A.Makecartoonshows.B.AttendE-Gamecompetitions.

C.Learntoarrangecosplayshows.D.Exchangeideaswithanimeartists.

23.WhatcanweinferfromtheBeerNestHalloweenParty?

A.Thepartywillbeheldintwoplacesoneafteranother.

B.Scarymovieswillbeplayedinthepublicoutdoorarea.

C.TheSwedenartistisexpectedtobringjoytotheparty.

D.ThepartywillbedecoratedinatraditionalChineseway.

B

Planetarychangeswhichwillhaveaninfluenceonmanyaredrawingnearbecauseofthepoorecologicalstateoftheplanet.Actuallychangehasalreadybegunthroughclimatechanges,butmosthumanshaven’tnoticedthisyet.Climatechangehasbeguntoinfluencetheworldalreadyandwillbegintoworsenwithinthenextfewyears.Around2020mostpeoplewillbegintoseethattheresultsofclimatechangewillbefarmoreseriousthannowunderstood.

Astheplanetisunderbiggeologicalstresses,whicharecontinuouslyincreasing,itwillinthefuturenolongerbeabletosupportitspopulation.Scarcityofresources,over-farming,lackofcleanair,notenoughcleandrinkingwateranddroughtaresomeoftheissuesthatwillallplayamuchgreaterroleinthenearfuture.

Humanshavecausedlargeecologicaldevastation.Thelifestylesofmanypeopleareimprovingatafastspeed;however,thiswillfinallyresultinalackofsomepreciousresources.Whenthisscarcitybeginstohappen,peoplewillnolongerbeabletohavesustainablelifestyles.

It’simportanttounderstandthateveryoneplaysaroleinthewholeprocessoflife.Eachperson’sdecisioncanfinallyaffectthefuture.Thesedecisions,allcombined,canhavegoodeffectonwhatthefuturewillbelikeforhumans.Sothefuturedependsonthechoiceswemakeatthepresentmoment.

Whilemoreandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtoglobalwarming,notallarefullyunderstandinghowfar-reachingitseffectswillbe.Unfortunately,mostofthehumansareawarethattheplanetisn’tfunctioningwell,buttheydon’tunderstandthatthisiscreatingamajorproblemforthefuturesurvivalofhumans.

So,everypersonshouldmakethenecessarychangestoreducetheirinfluenceontheenvironmentandhelpcreateamoresustainablefuture.

24.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCausesofPlanetaryChanges

B.TheInfluenceofEcologicalDevastation

C.EnvironmentalDamageandtheHumanFuture

D.TheWaysofBuildingaSustainableFuture

25.Whatopiniondoestheauthormostprobablyhold?

A.Humansshouldn’ttrytoimprovetheirlifestyles.

B.Thefuturewe’llhavedependsoneveryoneofus.

C.Theecologicaldevastationiscomingtoastopsoon.

D.Thefutureofhumanscanbedeterminedaheadoftime.

26.Thewordscarcityissimilarto____________.

A.abundance   B.scarce  C.lack  D. accumulation 

27.Inthelastparagraphtheauthoristryingto____________.

A.callonpeopletoworkhardtomaketheirfuturebetter

B.encouragepeopletomakeeffortstoprotecttheenvironment

C.warnpeopleofthedangersofecologicaldevastation

D.tellpeopletherightwaytoprotecttheenvironment

C

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"Children'sRoom."Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook'scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother'scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"miraculous"（奇迹般地）experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

28.Theauthor'smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto.

A.encouragehimtodomorewalking

B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem

D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

29.Thebookcaughttheauthor'seyebecause.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndog

B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

D.helikedchildren'sstoriesverymuch

30.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

31.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum'sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook

D

Nowadays,newtechnologiescontinuetoemerge.Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots（care+robots）forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.   

Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.   

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.   

Butthereportstates:

“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs---justchangingwhatpeopledo.”growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtother