学年河北省深州市中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

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学年河北省深州市中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案

2017-2018学年河北省深州市中学高二下学期期末考试

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第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

A

Ifyouhavealongholidaytospend,wherecanyougo?

NikoiIsland,Indonesia

Lessthan85km-butsomehowawholeworldaway-fromSingapore’sshiningskylineliesNikoiIsland.Surroundedbywhitesandyshorelinesandvividcoralreefs,Nikoi’scentreishiddeninrainforest,resultinginamazingbiodiversityseeninitsnativeplants,animalsandbirdlife.MarryingtraditionalIndonesiancraftsmanshipwithcontemporarydesign,Nikoiboastsjust15stilted（建于支柱上的）beachhouses,allwithbreathtakingseaviews,guaranteeingprivacyandtotalescapefromthedailyroutine.

Amanpulo,Philippines

TheonlypropertyonPamalicanIsland,theluxuriousAmanpuloresortoffersextremelyimpressiveaccommodation,withonlyaccesstooverfivekilometresofcleancoralsandbeach.DesignedtoresemblelocalBahayKubohomes,Amanpulo’sbeachside,treetopandhillsidevillasallfeaturecomfortabledecks（木质平台）withhammocks（吊床）fromwhichtoenjoythespectacularviewsofthegreenish-blueseabelow.FillyourschedulewithAmanpulo’ssignatureadventures（includingdiving,windsurfingandsailing）,rechargeintheaward-winningspaorfeastonlocallycaughtseafood-thechoiceisyours.

SongSaa,Cambodia

SongSaa’sincredibleoceanviews,andbreathtakingsunsetsareaverytypicalexampleofpureparadise.Its24villas—eachwiththeirownsea-viewprivateplungepool-aredesignedtoreflectthenaturalbeautyofCambodia’scoastline;builtfromrecycledwoodwithstrawroofsanddriftwoodfurnishings,thesepresencesarestylishproofofSongSaa’sadmirablecommitmenttosustainabilityandconservation.Youcanchoosetodoasmuchoraslittleasyouwanthere.Withrainforesttours,islandsafarisandreefsnorkeling（徒手潜水）,itjustofferssomeoftheactivitiesthatshowthisspectaculardestination.

1．WhatcanweseeinthecenterofNikoiIsland?

A．Landsofdesert.B．Streamsandrivers.

C．Animalsandplants.D．Tallbuildings.

2．WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmanpulo’svillas?

A．Theyaremadeofbricks.

B．Wecanhaveagoodviewofseathere.

C．Theyareveryexpensive.

D．Wecanlearnmanyhistoricstoriesfromthem.

3．WhatmakesSongSaalooklikepureparadise?

A．Recycledwood.B．Strawroofs.

C．Sunsets.D．Reefsnorkeling.

B

JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.

JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.

Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.

ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.

Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.

4．WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.

A．wasverypopularwithchildren

B．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachers

C．beganhercareerofwritingnovels

D．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?

A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.

C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.

6．WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?

A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.

B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.

C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.

D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.

7．WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?

A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.

C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.

C

FlatHolm,asmallislandinBritain'sBristolChannel,hasnopermanentresidentsandminimalinfrastructure（设施）.Theprettylandmassisnow,however,becomingincreasinglypopularwithtouristswishingtoexploretherurallandscapeandviewtheisland’sseabirdcolonies.

Thoughthisiswelcomenews,meetingtheisland'sgrowingenergyneedswithoutruiningitsenvironmentposesachallenge.FlatHolmteamleaderNatalieTaylorsays,“Aswepromotetheislandmoreandwegetmorevisitorshere,there’sgoingtobealotmoredemandforelectricitysoit’sreallyimportantthatwe’vegotareallyhighfunctioningsystemthatcanprovideforthosepeople.Fromanenvironmentalpointofview,wewanttoreducetheuseofdiesel（柴油）generatorssothatwecanhaveassmallecologicalfootprintsaspossible.”

WhiletheCardiffCouncil,whichoverseestheisland,consideredtraditionalsolarandhydroelectricity,itwasreluctanttocarryouteither,duetotheirhighcostandpermanentnature.AccordingtoenergyandsustainabilitymanagerGarethHarcombe,theofficialswereseekingaportableoptionthatcouldbemovedifthesitewasneededforanotherpurpose.

Fortunately,theUK-basedcompanyRenovagenhadtheperfectsolution.Asmallpanelcanprovide11kWofpowerwithintwominutes.Amoreextensiveversion,unrolledfromashippingcontainer,canyield300kWofelectricityinlessthananhour.

Thesolarpanel“carpets”,laidontheislandinearlyOctober,arebeingusedtoprovideelectricitytoitssolepubandlighthouse.TheCardiffCouncilalsoplanstousethemtochargetwoNissane-NV200electricvehiclesinthefuture.

InadditiontoprovidingpowertoremoteislandslikeFlatHolm,HingleyhopestheRapidRolltechnologywillbeusefulinareasaffectedbynaturaldisasters.AgoodexampleisPuertoRico,wheremostresidentshavebeenwithoutelectricitysinceHurricaneMariadestroyedthepowerlinesinlateSeptember.

8．WhatisbadlyinneedonFlatHolm?

A．Tourists.B．Electricity.

C．Seabirds.D．Scenery.

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reluctant”inParagraph3mean?

A．Unwilling.B．Inconvenient.

C．Unimportant.D．Helpless.

10．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofRenovagen’ssolution?

A．Excellent.B．Unique.

C．Strange.D．Common.

11．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．FlatHolm-aSmallIslandinBritain

B．MoreTouristsStarttoCrowdinFlatHolm

C．PortableSolarPanelsPuttoTestonFlatHolmIsland

D．LackofElectricityPreventstheDevelopmentofFlatHolm

D

It’scommonknowledgethatsleepproblemscanbecausedbythingssuchasstress,anxiety,orevenusingasmartphonebeforebedtime.Butrecently,ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthatgenescouldalsobeacauseofsleeplessnights.

Thescientists,fromRockefellerUniversityinNewYork,US,foundthatdelayedsleepphasedisorder（DSPD，睡眠相位后移综合症）,aconditionthataffectsone'ssleepingpatterns,ispasseddownviaamutated（突变的）gene.DSPDsuffererswakeuplaterandgotobedlaterthantheaverageperson.Tocometotheirconclusion,theteamstudieda46-year-oldwomanwhoisonlyusuallyabletofallasleepat2or3inthemorning.Itwasdiscoveredthatthewoman’sbodyproducesthehormonethathelpshersleepatnightupto7hourslaterthanregularsleepers.Thescientistsfoundthiswascausedbyamutationinoneofthewoman’sgenes,onethathelpsregulatethe“bodyclock”.

Someofthewoman’sfamilymemberswerealsofoundtosharethesamemutation—andthesamesleepingproblems–leadingthescientiststobelievethatsleeptroublesarepasseddownthroughthegenerations.

However,havingthismutationdoesn’tmeanyouautomaticallyhavesleepproblems.Theteamalsofoundtwopeoplewhohadthemutationbutreportednoproblemswiththeirsleep.

Butwhilethisisaninterestingdiscovery,itoffersnohelptothosewhocan'tfallasleepatnight—althoughthereareafewthingsyoucouldtrytohelpyousleepearlier.

BBCjournalistMichaelMosleyproducedaTVdocumentaryinMayinwhichhetalkedabouthisbattlewithinsomnia（失眠）andthetechniquesheused.“Iavoidsocialmediaforatleastanhourbeforebed,Idomindfulnessexercises,andifIwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,Ireadabookforanhourorso,”hewroteinanarticlefortheRadioTimes.

12．Whatcausedthe46-year-oldwomantosleepat2inthemorning?

A．Badeatinghabits.B．Hersleepinghabits.

C．Amutationinhergenes.D．Someunknowndisease.

13．Whatcanwelearnaboutthemutationofthegenerelatedtosleep?

A．Itwilldelaysleepforsevenhours.

B．Itdoesn’tnecessarilycausesleepproblems.

C．Itwillbepasseddowntoeveryfuturegeneration.

D．Itcanbemodifiedtohelpsolvesleepproblems.

14．WhatdoesMichaelMosleysuggestdoingbeforesleeptofightagainstinsomnia?