黑龙江省绥化市绥棱县学年高二下学期阶段性考试英语试题.docx

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黑龙江省绥化市绥棱县学年高二下学期阶段性考试英语试题

2016-2017学年度下学期阶段性考试

高二（英语）学科试题（满分120分，时间100分钟）

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卷选择题（满分40分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共20个小题，每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Scientistsusedtoexplore探测onthesurfaceoftheocean.Nowtheyareexploringbelowthesurface,too.Theywanttoknowaboutoceanwaterandtheplantandanimallifedeepintheocean.

In1934thescientistWilliamBeebedived3000feetbelowthesurfaceinahollowsteelball.In1935AugustPiccarddived10330feet.In1960hissonJeandivedtoadepthof35800feet.Alltheseearlydivesweredeep.Butthediverscouldnotstaydownforverylong.Theyhadtocomebackuptothesurfaceafterafewseconds.Scientistsneededtostaydownlongertostudylifebelowsurface.Graduallytheysucceeded.Cousteau,aFrenchman,wasabletokeepmendowntoadepthof90feetforaweek.

Nowscientistsaredevelopingevenbetterequipment.Withthisnewequipment，mencanstaybelowthesurfacefordaysorevenweeks.In1962Cousteausetuparesearchstation35feetbelowthesurface.Then，in1964，hesetupanotherstationontheoceanflooroftheRedSea.Thiswasthefirstunderseastationtooperatewithouthelpfromthesurface.

Manycountriesarenowstudyingundersealiving.TheformerSovietUnionhasanundersealaboratoryintheCrimeanSea.TheUnitedStateshasalaboratory50feetdownontheoceanfloorofftheVirginIslands.In1970fivemenlivedtherefortwoweeks.Thenateamoffivewomenscientistsstayedinthelaboratory.Nextcameotherteamsofmen.Allweretheretoexploretheoceandepthsandtomakeplansfortheuseofitsresources.Scientistshopetofindenoughmineral，vegetable，andanimalwealththeretoprovidefoodfortheentireworld.

1.Inorderto______，scientistsareexploringbelowthesurfaceoftheocean.

A.knowabouttheoceanwaterdeepintheocean

B.staydownlongertostudylifeoftheplantandanimalbelowthesurface

C.knowabouttheplantandanimallifedeepintheocean

D.bothAandC

2.Whomadethedeepestdive______

A.WilliamBeebe.

B.AugustPiccard.

C.JeanPiccard.

D.Cousteau.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue____

A.Theearlydiverscouldnotstaydownforverylong.

B.Uptonowonlyfivewomenscientistshavestayedintheundersealaboratory.

C.Thepurposeofsettinguptheundersealaboratoriesistomakeplansfortheuseoftheresourcesintheocean.

D.Noneoftheaboveistrue.

B

An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldson.Suddenlyacrow（乌鸦）landedontheirwindow.

Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthat?

”

Thesonreplied,“Thatisacrow.”

Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonforthesecondtime,“Whatisthat?

”

Thesonsaid,“Father,Itoldyoujustnow.Itisacrow.”

Afteralittlewhile,thefatheraskedhissonthesamequestionforthethirdtime,“Whatisthis?

”

Thistimehissonshoutedathisfather,“Whydoyoukeepaskingmethesamequestionagainandagain?

Ihavetoldyoualready.‘ITISACROW.’Areyounotabletounderstandthis?

”

Aminutelaterthefatherwenttohisroomandcamebackwithadiary,whichhehadkeptsincehissonwasborn.Onopeningapage,heaskedhissontoreadthatpage:

Todaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofa,whenacrowsuddenlylandedonthewindowedge.Mysonaskedme23timeswhatitwas,andIrepliedhim23timesthatitwasacrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestion.Ididnotatallfeelangry,butinsteadfeltaffectionformyson.

Ifyouparentsreacholdage,donotlookatthemasaburden,butspeaktothemgently,andbekindtothem.Fromtodaysaythisaloud,“Iwanttoseemyparentshappyforever.TheyhavecaredformeeversinceIwasalittlechild.Theyhavealwaysshoweredmewithlove.IwilltakecareofmyoldparentsintheBESTwaynomatterhowtheybehave.”

4.Thewritermainlyintendsto______.

A.tellusthefunctionofadiaryB.callonustoloveourparents

C.teachuswhatacrowisD.introduceapairofsonandfather

5.Accordingtothepassage,thesonfelt_____whenhisfatherkeptaskingthesamequestion.

A.puzzledB.angryC.gratefulD.surprised

6.Wecanknowthatthefatherwrotethisdiaryattheageof______.

A.eightyB.forty-giveC.thirty-eightD.thirty-five

7.Theoldmanbroughtoutthediary,whichhehadkeptsincehissonwasborn,because___.

A.heforgotwhathadhappenedB.hewouldlikehissontoreadit

C.itcouldremindhimselfofthepastD.hewantedtofindwhatacrowwasinhisdiary

C

Atnotimeinhistoryhastherebeensuchamassmovementofpeoplefromthecountrysidetothecityasishappeningnow.Bytheyear200,it’sestimatedthatmorethantwothirdsoftheworld’spopulationwillbelivingincities,twiceasmanyastoday.Thismeansthattheproblemsfacedbycitiestoday—overcrowding,poorhousing,unemployment,povertyandlackoffoodandwater—willbetwiceasbadunlesswefindsolutionssoon.

Anotherseriousissueishowtoprovidegoodtransportationfortheircitizens.Manyoftheworld’smajorcitiesarealreadystrugglingwithout-of-datetransportinfrastructures（基本设施）.Howcantheydealwiththeadditionaldemands?

Londonisagoodexample.Itsenlargementwasmadepossiblebytheinventionofthesteamengine,whichpoweredtheworld’sfirstundergroundrailway.Butitstransportsystemarenowhopelesslyout-of-dateandneedurgentmodernization.London’sfuturesuccessdependsverymuchondevelopingbetterpublictransport.

OveramillionpeopletravelintocentralLondoneverydayfromoutsidethecity.TheytogetherwiththepeoplewholiveinLondon,wantapublictransportsystemthatisefficient,safeandenvironmentallyfriendly.Whattheyoftenget,however,fallsfarshortofthatideal.Passengerscomplainaboutcostandpollution,whilebusinessesworryabouttheproblemstheirstaffhaveingettingtoworkontime.Yes,theproportionofLondonhouseholdsthatownacargrewfromjustovertenpercentintheearly1950stooversixtypercenttoday.

Asthecityhasbecomeincreasinglycrowdedandpolluted,therehasbeenagrowingrealizationthatactionmustbetakensoon.8.Itisbelievedthat____.

A.overpopulationcausestheproblemincities

B.twothirdsoftheworld’spopulationarelivingincitiestoday

C.itisn’tdifficulttosolvetheproblemfacedbycitiestoday

D.withfewerpeoplewewouldbefreefromproblems

9.Theunderlinedword“they”inthefourthparagraphrefersto_______.

A.thecitizensinthecityofLondon

B.thosewhocometoLondonfromotherplaces

C.passengerswhomakecomplaintsaboutthecost

D.businesseswhoareanxiousabouttheirstaffgettingtoworklate

10.Theunderlinedwords“environmentallyfriendly”isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.pleasantandnonpollutingB.cheapandpunctual

C.quickandstraightD.fairandconvenient

11.Thefollowingparagraphofthistextwouldmostprobablydealwith___

A.trainandairtravel

B.trafficjamsinLondon

C.possiblesolutiontoLondon’stransportationproblems

D.carownershipthatcontinuestogrow.

D

Recentlyaprofessorofphilosophy（哲学）intheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdaytodaylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexerciseshehasaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalue（重视）inlife．

Theprofessorsaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefined（明确）whenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendyousomemoney．Ifhedoes，itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbefore.Otherwiseitcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t．

Sincemoneyissoimportanttous,weconsiderthosewhoarerichtobeveryimportant.Theprofessorinterviewssomerichpeopleinhisresearchforhisbook．

Question:

Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrich?

Answer:

Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeoplegivemesomuchrespect（尊重）.Iamnothing．Idon’tknowmuch．AllIamisrich．

Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?

HowmuchmoneydoIneedforanygivenpurposeinmylife?

Inhisbook，theprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety：

tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisatoolratherthantheend．Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworld，butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.

12.Thestudentsareaskedtokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendto______.

A.learnhowtospendmoneyB.learnhowtomakemoremoney

C.knowwhattowriteinarecord

D.knowwhatisimportantinlife

13.Inthesecondparagraph,theprofessormainlytellsus________.

A.nevertoborrowmoneyfromafriend

B.friendshipdisappearswhenitcomestomoney

C.moneycaninfluencefriendship

D.moneycanweakenfriendship

14．Throughhisbook，theprofessorseemstotellus．

A.moneyisveryimportantinthematerialworld

B.thepurposeofourlifeistomakemoney

C.moneydoesnotsurelymeanhappiness

D.weshouldvaluemoneyinourlife

15.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?

　A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.

　B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.

　C.Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness.

　D.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从