河北省张家口市学年高二下学期期末考试英语精校试题 Word版答案全.docx
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河北省张家口市学年高二下学期期末考试英语精校试题Word版答案全
河北省张家口市2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Winterisforworkinghard,summerisforplayinghard.FromtheBahamastoAmsterdam,wehaveseveralmostappealingsummervacationspotsforyoutochoosefrom.
TheBahamas
Whilethereisariskofgettingrainedonduringhurricaneseason,Junegenerallyseesmildweather,fewercrowdsandsignificantlylowerprices.Whilesomeresorts(度假胜地)intheOutIslandsmayclose,NewProvidenceandParadiseIslandremainopenyear-round.It’sagoodchoiceforfamilieslookingforatasteofrelaxingislandliving.
MackinacIsland,MI
MackinacIsland,20minutesbyboatfromeithertheUpperorLowerPeninsulaofMichigan,comesaliveonsummerweekends.Mostofitsroughly4squaremilesisparkland,suitableforhikingandcycling.Besuretotakeinthebeautifularchitecture―VictoriancottagesthatdatebacktojustaftertheCivilWar.Youcanhaveatasteoftimesgoneby;carswerebannedmorethanahundredyearsago,andhorse-drawncarriagesarestillusedtogetaroundtoday.
OceanCity,MD
ThisEastCoastbeachtownisbestknownforitsboardwalk,whichisknownforold-schoolamusementrides.Cyclinginthetownisalsoagreatpleasure.Grabyourwalletsandfeastonhard-shelledcrabsatHooper’scrabhouseordrinkinthesunsetwithalocalbeerinhandfromFager’sIslandRestaurant&Bar’slargebayfrontdecks.Parkingisfreewithyourconsumingreceipt.Youcan’tmissaclassicwalkalongtheboardwalkandthetasteofThrasher’svinegarandOldBayFrenchfries.
Amsterdam
Summeristheidealtimetovisitthiscity.Thegrayskieshavelifted,festivalsaboundandeventstoenjoyincludetheOpenGardenDays,whenvisitorscanpeek(窥视)intotheprivategardensbehindthebeautifulHousesthatlinethefamouscanals.Youcanexperienceurbanadventure,crossingAmsterdam’sthousandsofbridgesandwaterwaysbybikeandbyboatinsearchoftheperfectbrowncafe.
21.Wherecouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoyabitofhistory?
A.TheBahamas.B.MackinacIsland,MI.
G.OceanCity,MD.D.Amsterdam.
22.WhatcanyouexperienceinAmsterdam?
A.Enjoyinglifeonislandswithfamily.B.Ridinghorse-drawncarriages.
C.Eatingseafoodinthesunset.D.Exploringwaterwaysinaboat.
23.WhatdoMackinacIsland,MIandOceanCity,MDhaveincommon?
A.Theyaresuitableforcycling.B.Theyhavesnackstooffer.
C.Theyhaveancienttouristspots.D.Theyprovidefreeparking.
B
Ipassedamanonthewayhomefromworkthisevening.Hewaswalkingdownthesideofthecarriageway.Actually,hewaswalkingunsteadily.Isloweddownwonderingwhethertostopandgivehimalift,atleastdowntoasaferpartoftheroad.Icouldn’tbesurebutheappearedtobequitedrunk.Ipulledoverandwatchedhiminmyrear-viewmirror.Hewasobviouslywell-oiled.Atruckturnedsharplytoavoidhimatonepoint-hedidn’tappeartocare.
Havingstoppednow,IthoughtImightaswellwaitforhimtoreachthecar.Fiveminuteswentbyandhereachedthecar.Mywindowsweredown,andIaskedhimifhewantedalift.Heindicatedthathewasgoingtothenexttown,justoutofmyway,butnotfarenoughtoputmetotrouble.Soinhegot.
“Sorry,I’mreallyquitedrunk.I’vebeenatafuneral.Myfamilyareallreallyoutofit,soIdecidedtowalkhome.I’mRyan,”andheofferedmehishand.Idroveandwetalked.Hetoldmehe’dburiedhisuncle,andthathewasatraveler.
Hecalledmebrotherandofferedmehiscoolshadesaspayment.Ideclinedandsaidthejoywasinthegiving.Threetimesalongthewayhetoldmethat,“Whateverweputouttherecomesbacktous.Somethinggoodwillcometoyouforpickingmeup.”Wetoldeachotherwherewecamefrom,theplaceswe’velived,andhowwebothendeduphere.Heapologizedagainforbeingsodrunk.“Anywherearoundhereisfineforme,”hesaid.SoIdroppedhimatthenextjunction.Weshookhandsandspokeeachother’snamesagain.
Ifeltasifrdbeenblessedsomehow.IthinkIhavebeen.
24.Whydidtheauthorgivethemanaride?
A.Theauthorrecognizedwhohewas.B.Themanwasinadangeroussituation.
C.Themanwastoodrunktowalkfurther.D.Theauthorwasgoingtothesameplace.
25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph1“well-oiled”mean?
A.Bad-tempered.B.Drunk.C.Speeding.D.Strong.
26.Whatdidthemandobeforegettingoffthecar?
A.Hegavetheauthorsometaxifares.
B.Heexpressedhisthanksmanytimes.
C.Hetoldtheauthorhisexactdestination.
D.Heapologizedforcausingtheauthortrouble.
27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TotalStrangersB.BrotherlyHelp
C.EmergencyResponseD.AcceptedOffer
C
“Thefailuretoplayisnowaseriousissueanditcallsforactionforchange,”saysSirKenRobinson,aleadingexpertineducation,creativityandhumandevelopment.ThisisthedrivingforcebehindOutdoorClassroomDay—aglobalteacher-ledcampaign,supportedbyDirtisGood,acompanyproducingdailychemicalproducts.
OutdoorClassroomDay,takingplaceon17thMayand1stNovemberthisyear,willseeschoolsaroundtheworldswaptheinsidefortheoutsideandtakelearningintotheplaygroundandbeyondtomakeplaytimeakeypartoftheschoolday.Thismightinvolveusingnaturalobjectslikestonestodosums,orgoingonaninsecthunttoencouragecuriosity.Bynow,OutdoorClassroomDayhasgrownfromagrassrootsmovementtoaglobalcampaignthatisexpectedtobenefitfivemillionchildrenandover40,000schoolsfromallaroundtheworldin2018.
Thisishelpingtochangethetrendthatseesmanyschoolssellinguporbuildingontheirplaygroundsandcuttingbackonplaytimetomakemoreroomforacademicstudies,whileathomechildren’slivesareincreasinglyfilledwithorganizedactivitiesintendedtohelpthemlearn.Todayglobally61%ofparentssurveyedintheDirtisGoodQualitativeStudysaidthatchildrendon’tknowhowtoplaywithoutusingtechnology.
OutdoorClassroomDayismakingplayingtimehappen,with22%ofparticipatingschoolshavingincreasedtheirplaytimesincejoiningthecampaign.93%ofteacherssurveyedsawimprovementsinchildren’screativityafterplayingoutside,and97%believethattimeoutdoorsisnecessaryforchildrentoreachtheirfullpotential.
Scientificstudiesshowthatrealplay—theactive,physical,self-directedplay—isessentialforchildrentodevelopkeylifeskillsthatarenottaughtelsewhere.Fewwouldquestionthevalueofdevelopingcreativity,leadership,resourcefulness,andcuriosity.
28.WhatdochildrendoonOutdoorClassroomDay?
A.Haveadayoffandgoplayinganywhere.
B.HaveP.E.classesontheplaygrounds.
C.Learnandplaybyusingnaturalthingsoutside.
D.Playontheirownwithouttheteachers,guidance.
29.Whydochildrenspendlesstimeoutdoors?
A.Technologyhelpschildrenlearnbetterathome.
B.Parentsprefertohomeschooltheirchildren.
C.Schoolsstopprovidingplaygrounds.
D.Adultsignoretheimportanceofplaytime.
30.Howarechildren’skeylifeskillsdeveloped?
A.Theyaretaughtbytheirteachers.B.Theyarelearntfromtheirparents.
C.Theyaregainedbydoingsurveys.D.Theyareacquiredthroughrealplay.
31.Whatstheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Toinform.B.Topersuade.
C.Toentertain.D.Toadvertise.
D
ThesoftshellturtlespeciesisofficiallylistedasendangeredbytheIUCNRedList.ScientistslongthoughtsoftshellturtleswereextinctintheCambodianpartoftheMekongRiveruntiltheydiscoveredsomestragglers(掉队者)intheearly2000s.
ThespecieshadquiteawidehistoricalrangeacrossAsia,butmuchofthatrangeisnowcompletelygone.Muchoftheturtle’shabitatinSoutheastAsiahavedisappearedduetourbanandindustrialdevelopmentalongtheMekongRiver.Thesandwhereturtlesmultiplyisroutinelycarriedawayforuseinconstructionprojects,whilefishingnetsliftuphatchlings.Peoplealsotaketurtlesandtheireggstosellforfood.
Initialsurveysin2003andin2007foundtwosmallpopulationsofthesoftshellturtlesalonga30-milestretch(水域)oftheMekongRiver.Sincethen,conservationgroupshaveworkedwithlocalcommunitiesandofficialstoincreasethewildpopulationoftheseendangeredturtles,includingaprogramtohireformereggcollectorstohelpsearchforandprotectnestsinsteadofharvestingtheeggs.
Forthelastdecade,WCS,ConservationInternational,theTurtleSurvivalAllianceandlocalgroupshaveworkedtoprotectturtlenests.Theirgoalistoensureeggswillmultiplyandhatch,andthatbabyturtlesgrowstrongenoughtoeventuallytakecareofthemselvesinthewild.
Ateamrecentlyreleased150hatchlingsbackintotheirnaturalhabitat,bringingthetotaltomorethan7,700babyturtlesinthepast10years.
32.WhatcanwelearnaboutsoftshellturtlesfromParagraph2?
A.FewofthemlivedinAsiabefore2003.
B.Theywereofficiallyrecognizedasendangered.
C.Humanactivitiesgreatlydamagedtheirhabitats.
D.TheycouldhardlyfindfoodintheMekongRiver.
33.Whywereformereggcollectorshired?
A.Toleadaprogram.B.Toharvestturtleeggs.
C.Toprotectturtlehabitats.D.Totakecareofbabyturtles.
34.Whatachievementhasbeenmadeinsoftshellturtleprotection?
A.Agreatmanynestshavebeenbuilt.
B.Alotmoreeggshavehatchedsafely.
C.Someorganizationshavebeenformed.
D.Theirpopulationhasincreasedto7,700.
35.What'sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Endang