英语黑龙江省双鸭山一中学年高二上学期期末考试.docx

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英语黑龙江省双鸭山一中学年高二上学期期末考试

黑龙江省双鸭山一中2017—2018学高二上学期期末考试

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

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Allentrieswillbeshownatinthecompetitionphotoalbum.

TheentrywiththemostlikesonFacebookwillwinourReaders’ChoiceAward!

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Prizesinclude:

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A.Byschoolteachers.B.ByFacebookusers.

C.ByJackandJill’sreaders.D.ByJackandJill’swriters.

3.Whatwillthefirst-placewinnerwin?

A.$500forhisschoolartprogram.B.AcopyofJackandJill.

C.$250ingiftcards.D.$100.

B

Worn-outtires（轮胎）arenogoodforacar,right?

Buttheycanbegoodforwalking!

WhereIlive,inZimbabwe,andinmanyothercountries,oldtiresarenotthrownaway.Instead,shoemakerscutthemupandmakethemintosandals（凉鞋）.

OneoftheseshoemakersifCasperMamutse.Herunsasmallsandal-makingbusiness.WhenCasperfirstsawamannamedIsaacsaidhehadmadethemhimself.Casperdecidedtobuyapairtoamusehisfriends.Buthisfriendsdidn’tlaugh.Theywantedtheirown.Therefore,CasperaskedIsaactoteachhimhowtomaketiresandals.

Formorethansixmonths,Casperlearnedhowtocutandshapesoles（鞋底）fromtires.Tomaketherightsize,Casperdrawsashoesoleonthetireandcutsoutasole.Caspersaysthisisthehardestpartofmakingtiresandals.“Cuttingatirewithakniferequiresasmuchbrainsasforce,”hesays.Afterthesoleiscut,Caspercutsoffthesoftinsidepartofthetireandcutsitintolongpieces.Heusesthelongpiecestomaketiesforthetiresandals.

Sometiresandalshaveflatheels（鞋跟）forcitystreets.Othershaveastrong“tractorwheel”designforthecountryside.TheZimbabwecountrysideisfullofstones.Unlessyouhavethicksoles,stonescanharmyourfeet.

“Almosthalfofmyschoolmatesdon’thaveanythingtoputontheirfeet,”saysFadzai,a10-year-oldboywhosedadboughthimapairoftiresandals.

Butnowtheycangettiresandals,whicharestrongandcheap.Fadzaithinksthatwhathisfriendsneednowarenotcarstotakethemtoschool,butshoes.Inhisvillage,thereareonlyafewroadsforcarsandbusesanyway.

“Goingtoschoolonfootinsteadofinacardoesnotworrymeverymuch,”hesays.“Afterall,wearestillmovingontires.”

4.WhydidCasperbuyapairoftiresandals?

A.TomakefunofIsaac.B.Tosendthemtohisfriend.

C.Tomakehisfriendslaugh.D.Tolearnhowtomakethem.

5.Whatisthemostdifficultpartofmakingtiresandals?

A.Cuttingsolesfromtires.B.Findingthesuitabletires.

C.Cuttingtiresintolongpieces.D.Puttingsolesandtiestogether.

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?

A.Tiresandalscomeindifferentdesigns.

B.PeopleinZimbabweneedmoresoftshoes.

C.Tiresandalswithflatheelsareforthecountryside.

D.Sandalsmadefromtractorwheelsaremorepopular.

7.WhatisFadzai’sattitudetowardstiresandals?

A.Hethinkstheyaretoohardtowear.B.Hehopestobuythematonce.

C.Heshowsnointerestinthem.D.Hethinkshighlyofthem.

C

Whatdoesittaketograduatefromauniversity?

Manymaysayallyouhavetodoistakeclassesandpasstheexam.Well,itrequiresmorethanitifyou’reastudentatTsinghuaUniversity.

StartingthisSeptember,freshmenattheuniversitywillhavetotakeswimmingcourses.Iftheyfailaswimmingtestatthebeginningoftheiruniversitycourse,theywon’treceivetheirdegreeuntiltheycanpassthetestsuccessfully.Exceptionswillbeallowedforstudentswithcertainphysicalormentalconditions,ifprovedbydoctor.

LiuBo,headoftheDivisionofSports,explainedwhytheuniversityislinkingswimmingabilitywithdegrees.“Asarequisite（必要的）survivalskill,swimmingisbeneficialforstudentsinthelongrun,”hesaid.Viewingtheabilitytoswimasamustforstudentsisnotsomethingnewtothisuniversity---itwasalsoarequirementintheearly20thcentury.BesidesTsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversityandXiamenUniversityhavealsolistedswimmingasacompulsory（必修课）courseforstudents.

However,theannouncementhascausedaheateddebate.Somewelcomedthenewrule,sayingit’sanecessaryskillthatcansavelives.“Swimmingisabasicskill.It’sawaytostayhealthyandislifesavinginemergencysituations.”YuanJiaxiang,ajuniorstudentsaid.

Butsomesaidithasnothingtodowithgettingadegree.“It’snotreasonabletorequirepeopletobeabletoswimforthemtograduate,”saidZhengXiaoyu,ahighschoolstudent.“Foralotofpeoplewhogrewupininlandcities,learninghowtoswimasanadultwillbedifficult.”Infact,Chineseuniversitiesarenottheonlyeducationorganizationsthatencouragetheirstudentstoswim.AfewcollegesintheUnitedStates---includingCornell,ColumbiaandMIT---offerswimclassestostudents.

8.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Totellusthatpassingtheexamisnotthemostimportant.

B.Toleadtothemaintopicofthepassage.

C.Toremindustodomorethanjusttakingclasses.

D.Toinspireustogetmoreskillsofmakingaliving.

9.Fromthepassage,weknowifyoucan’tswim,youmaygraduatefrom.

A.PekingUniversityB.XiamenUniversity

C.ShandongUniversityD.ColumbiaUniversity

10.WhydoesTsinghuaUniversityrequirethestudentstopassswimmingtesttogetdegrees?

A.Becauseswimmingcanmakethestudentsstronger.

B.Becauseswimmingisnecessarytoliveahappylife.

C.Becauseswimmingisarequisitesurvivalskillanditdoesgoodtothem.

D.Becauseswimmingcanhelpthemsmarter.

11.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowTsinghuaUniversitythinks.

A.allstudentsintheuniversitymustpassswimmingtestsuccessfully

B.ifstudentsliveininlandcities,it’snotnecessarytolearnswimming

C.thedisagreementsaresofewthattheycanbeignored

D.swimmingisnotonlyasurvivalskillbutalsobeneficialforstudents.

D

Eversinceitwascreated30yearsago,TheSimpsons,thelongestrunningprime-time（黄金时段）TVshowinthecountry,hasbecomepartofUSlife.

ItwastheshowthatchangedtheveryconceptofcartoonsinWesternsociety.Beforeitappeared,cartoonswereconsideredawaytolearnandhavefun,notseriousadultentertainment.TheSimpsonschangedthis.Thegeniusoftheshowisthatithassomethingtoofferbothadultsandchildren.

It’sahugelyentertainingprogramthat’salsofullofsatire（讽刺的）andcleverhumor.Theshow’screatorsmakefunoftheUSgovernment,socialcustoms,andofcourse,theideaoffamilylife.ButunlikemostclassicUSprime-timeTVcharacterstheSimpsonsareadys-functional（功能失调的）family.

Bart,theboy,isalwaysintrouble---bothathomeandatschool.Thatmaybeinpartbecauseofhispaternalexample.HomerSimpson,perhapsthemosticonic（标志性的）character,isabeer-swilling,overweightslobwhoisnormallyfoundinfrontoftheTV.AndMarge,Homer’swifeandthemotherofthefamily,spendsmostofhertimecooking,cleaningortryingtofixthemessesthatbartandhomermake.

ThesmartestmemberofthefamilyisdaughterLisa,whodoeswellinschoolbutisnogoody-goody—Lisanevermissesanopportunitytochallengeauthority.TheyoungestmemberofthefamilyisbabyMaggie,whowilllikelybeasmuchofahandfulasherbrotherandsisterwhenshegrowsup.

ButalthoughtheSimpsonsareaproblemfamily,viewersarealwaysontheirside.Oneofthereasonswhytheshowhasremainedsopopularalltheseyearsisthatthecharactersaresolovely.Millionsofusidentifywiththem.Theyareaworkingclassfamilystrugglingtomakeendsmeet.Theyaren’tperfect,butthen,whois?

Andafter30years,thisisstillwhatstrikesachordwithmillionsofviewersworldwide.

12.Comparedwithothercartoons,whatmakesTheSimpsonssospecial?

A.Ithasbeenthelongestrunningprime-timeTVshowsinceitwascreated.

B.Ithasbeenpopularwithallthepeople,whetheradultsorchildren.

C.Itdescribesafunctionalfamily,unlikeothercartoons.

D.Itcontainscharactersthateachhasuniquehabits.

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinTheSimpsons?

.

A.Socialcustoms.B.Thefamilylife.

C.Theirgovernment.D.Internationalrelationship.

14.WhyhasTheSimpsonsremainedsopopularafter30years?

A.Theparentsworkhardandthechildrenarelovely.

B.Ithasbeenrunningatthepr