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辽宁省大连渤海高级中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2017-2018学年度下学期期末考试高二英语试题
Ⅰ阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
DisneyWorld,NotToBeMissed!
Areyoustilllookingforanamusementparktoenjoyyourself?
Then,DisneyWorldisyourbestchoice!
DisneyWorldhasfourthemeparks.Asingle-dayadmissiontickettoanyofthesefourthemeparksis$67foradultsand$56foryoungchildrenabovethreeyears.TheverybesttimetocomehereincludesmiddleofApriltolateMay,andLaborDaytomiddleofNovemberorearlyDecember.You’llsurelyhaveafantasticandmemorableexperience!
MagicKingdom
ThisistheoriginalDisneyparkfromwhichtheentireDisneyWorldhasexpanded.Onceyougethere,
youcanposeforpictureswiththeDisneycharactersattheentrance.Butifyouwanttosavetime,go
straighttotheMainStreet.ThechildrenwouldalmostcertainlydesiretoseetheDumboandWinnie.
Justremembertheparkinglotisusuallypacked.Youwillneedtowalktotheentrancegate.
Epcot
Epcotisdividedintotwosections:
WorldShowcaseandFutureWorld.FutureWorldisallaboutfuturistic
ridesandhigh-techattractionslikeTestTrackandTurtleTalkwithCrush. WorldShowcase,whichlies
alongalake,showsinternationalstylesfromdifferentpartsoftheglobe,includingGermany,Canada,
Mexico,Chinaandalotmore.
Disney’sAnimalKingdom
Ifyou’reananimallover,you’llreallyliketheAnimalKingdom.Thenewestadditiontothispartof
DisneyWorldistheExpeditionEverestrideplustheFindingNemostageshow.It’sverybesttocome
hereinthemorningwhenanimalsaremoreactive.Thesafari(游猎)isopenbuttheopeninghours
dependontheanimals,andhowactivetheyareduringtheday.
Disney’sHollywoodStudios
Youwilldiscoverplentyofhugeattractionsinsidethismoviepark.IndianaJones,PlayhouseDisneyLive,
BeautyandtheBeastLiveonStage,andalsotheLights,Motors,ActionsExtremeStuntshowarejust
fewofwhatyouneedtowatchoutfor.ItisalsotheverybestspotfortakingpictureswithDisney
characters.
1.YouthinkEpcotisworthvisitingprobablybecauseyoucan__________.
A.seethemostpopularmoviesnowadays
B.gohuntingwhereveryoulike
C.takepictureswiththeDisneycharacters
D.enjoytheforeignstylesalongthelake
2.Ifyourparentsbringyouandyour2-year-oldlittlebrothertovisitDisney’sAnimalKingdom,thecostis__________.
A.$190B.$255C.$134D.$179
3.WhichthemeparkcanyougoifyouwanttotakephotoswithMickeyMouseandWinnie?
A.MagicKingdomandDisney’sAnimalKingdom.
B.EpcotandDisney’sAnimalKingdom.
C.MagicKingdomandDisney’sHollywoodStudios.
D.Disney’sHollywoodStudiosandEpcot.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?
A.Tocomparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthefourthemeparks.
B.ToexplainthereasonsoftravelingtoDisneyWorld.
C.ToattractmorepeopletopayavisittoDisneyWorld.
D.ToexpresshisopinionsaboutthepopularityofDisneyWorld.
B
OnthethirdSundayinJune,Americanstaketimetorecognizeandthankaspecialpersoninthefamily-fathers!
Father’sDaycelebratestheimportanceoffathers,youngandoldandthementhoughtofasfatherfigures.
Thewords"thechildisfatheroftheman"comefromWilliamWordsworth’spoemMyHeartLeapsUp."Itmeanspeople’spersonalitiesformwhentheyarechildren.Theywillmostlikelyhavethesamequalitiesasanadultthattheyhadasachild.
Usedineverydayspeech,onecouldsay,"Inhiscase,thechildwasfatheroftheman;helovednatureasachildandnowworksasabotanist(植物学家)".
Let’ssayyouwanttotellachildastoryaboutsomethingthathappenedlongbeforetheywereborn.Youcouldsayithappenedwhenthey“werejustatwinkleintheirfather'seyes.”Thisexpressionhasahumorousanddreamyfeel.Here,theword“twinkle”suggeststheinterestyourfatherhadinyourmother.
Whenamucholdermanisinterestedinamuchyoungerwomanandsupportsherwithhismoney,heiscalledhe“sugardaddy.”Themoneypartisveryimportant-that'sthesugar.
Sometimesfathersarenotagoodinfluenceoractiveinthelivesofthechildren.Inthatcase,apersonmaylookforafatherfigure,amanwhoisnotactuallytheperson'sfatherbutwhoactslikeone.
Therelationshipbetweenamanandhissoncanbecomplex.Buttherelationshipbetweenafatheranddaughterisoftensimpler.Theexpression“daddy’slittlegirl”isunderstoodtomeanthat,inafather’seyes,hisdaughtercandonowrong.
Thereisusuallynotadryeyeatanyweddingduringthetraditionalfather-and-daughterdance,especiallyiftheyaredancingtoasonglikeMichaelBuble’s“Daddy'sLittleGirl.”
5.Ifaboybehavesjustlikehisfather,wecansay.
A.heisjustatwinkleinhisfather’seyesB.heishissugardaddy
C.likefather,likesonD.thechildisfatheroftheman
6.Whatdoyouknowabout“thechildisfatheroftheman”?
A.Achildisoftenspoiledbyhisfather.B.People’scharactersareformedwhenyoung.
C.Aboywillbecomeafatherwhengrowingup.D.Achildalwaysshowshistruenature.
7.Accordingtothepassage,thesongDaddy’sLittleGirlislikelytobe.
A.movingB.SorrowfulC.CrazyD.funny
8.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.
A.introducetheoriginofFather’sDayB.showaboyshouldrespecthisfather
C.explaintheimportanceoffathersD.tellpeopleseveralexpressionsaboutfather.
C
Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystation,youdon'tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob(快闪族).WhoaretheyAretheymobs?
Don’tbeconfusedbytheirname.Actually,aflashmobisagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplace,dosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftime,andthenquicklydisappear.
TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks.Themessagesmaybesenttofriends,whosendtomorepeople.Atapredeterminedtime,theygatherandperformsomeactivitiessuchasexchangingbooks,comingtogethertolookatthesky,wavingtheirhandsandyellingsomethingatthetopoftheirvoicefor30seconds.Then,theyquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarriveUsingmobilephones,theflashmobcanchangeitsplaceifthefirstonehasbeencancelledforanyreason.
BillWasik,senioreditorofHamper’sMagazine,organizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobgatheredonJune3,2003.Wasikclaimedthathecreatedtheflashmobasasocialexperimentdesignedtolaughatfashionseekersandstresstheculturalatmosphereofwantingtobeaninsiderorpartof"thenextbigthing”.
Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople.Suchanactivitymightseemamusingandmagical,butitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Undoubtedly,flashmobcanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsandhavegreatpotential,suchasusingflashmobtoadvertiseaproduct.
Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.
9.Whatcanyoulearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?
A.Theflashmobusuallybreaksupquicklyforlackingenoughtime.
B.Oncetheplacefortheactivityisdetermined,itcan’tbechanged.
C.Theflashmobcanbemadeuseofinmanyfieldsjustforfun.
D.Itgivespeoplethechancetocometogethertodosomethingunusual.
10.Howdoflashmobsinformoneanother?
①ByusingtheInternet.②Bywritingletters.③Byyelling.④Bywavinghands.
⑤Byusingmobilephones⑥Byholdingameeting
A.③④B.①⑤C.②⑥D.⑤⑥
11.Thewriter’sattitudetowardstheflashmobis.
A.negativeB.ObjectiveC.FavorableD.doubtful
D
Peoplewhoofteneatnutsappeartolivelonger,accordingtothelateststudyofitskind.Thefindings,publishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,suggestedthegreatestbenefitwasinthoseeatingthemontheirdailydiet.
Eatingnutswaslinkedtoahealthierlifestyleincludingbeinglesslikelytosmokeorbeoverweightandmorelikelytoexercise.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidmoreresearchwasneededtoprovethelink,“Whilethisisaninterestinglink,weneedfurtherresearchtomakesureifit'sthenutsthatprotecthearthealth,orothersidesofpeople’slifestyle.”
Thestudyfollowednearly120,000peoplefor30years.Themoreregularlypeopleatenuts,thelesslikelytheyweretodieduringthestudy.Peopleeatingnutsonceaweekwere11%lesslikelytohavediedduringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDana-FarberCancerInstituteandBrighamandWomen’sHospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasadecreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction-11%-inthedangerofdyingfromcancer.”
Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇).andinsulinresistance(胰岛素抗性).Nutscontainunsaturatedfat(不饱和脂肪),protein(蛋白质)andseveralkindsofvitaminsandmineralsandtheycantaketheplaceofsnackslikechocolatebars,cakesandbiscuits.
VictoriaTaylor,seniorexpertattheBritishHeartFoundation,said,“Thisstudyshowscloseconnectionbetweenregularlyeatingasmallhandfulofnutsandalowerriskofdeathfromheartdisease.”Choosingplain,unsaltedfoodsratherthansweet,salted,orchocolate-coveredwillkeepyoursaltandsugarintakedown.
12.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplebenefitmostformeatingnuts?
A.Thosewhoeatmostnutsatatime.B.Thosewhoeatmostnuts.
C.Thosewhoeatnutsontheirdailydiet.D.Thosewhoeatlessnuts.
13.Whichkindofdiseasehadamostdecreaseforregularnutseater?
A