中学1617学年上学期高二开学考试英语试题无答案.docx

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哈尔滨市第六中学2018届高二开学考试英语试题

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A

Awidow’swishtohearherlatehusband’svoiceagainhaspushedLondon’sSubwaysystemtorestorea40-year-oldrecordingofthesubway’sfamous“Mindthegap”announcement.

Theunderground,orthetube,firstopenedin1863,trackeddownthevoicerecordingbyOswaldLawrenceafterhiswidow,MargaretMcCollum,toldthemwhatitmeanttoher.

McCollum,65,saidsheusedtofrequentlyvisitEmbankmenttubestationorplanherjourneysaroundthestoptolistentoLawrence’svoice,evenbeforehisdeath.ShewastakenabackinNovemberwhenshenoticedithadbeenreplacedbyadifferentvoice.

“Lawrencewasadramaschoolgraduatewhenheauditioned（试音）foratourcompany.Forsixyearsafterhisdeath,I’dstayontheplatform—justsitandlistentoitagain,”sheadded.

WhenMargaretapproachedthetube,shewastoldithadanewbroadcastsystemanditcouldn’tusetheoldrecordinganymore.

NigelHolness,directorofLondonUnderground,saiditsstaffhasbeensomovedbyMcCollum’sstorythattheyduguptherecordingandgavethewidowacopyoftheannouncementonaCDforhertokeep.“TubestaffisalsoworkingtorestoreLawrence’sannouncementatthestation,”headded.“Itiscelebratingits150thanniversarythisyear.Thetube’s‘Mindthegap’messages,voicedbyvariousactors,haveaccompaniedcountlessLondoncommuterjourneyssincethe1960s.Traindriversandstaffmadethewarningsthemselvesbeforethat.”

“I’mverypleasedthatpeopleareinterestedinOswald’soldrecording,”Margaretsaid.“HewasagreatLondontransportuserallhislife.Hewouldbeamused,touched,anddelightedtoknowhe’sbackwherehebelonged.”

1.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.

A.AReplacedRecordingB.MindtheGapC.AWidow’sWishD.TheTube’sStruggle

2.Theunderlinedphrase“takenaback”means_________.

A.disappointedB.annoyedC.excitedD.shocked

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thetubealwaysusesrecordingstoremindpassengers.

B.Oswald’svoiceisgreatcomforttoMargaret.

C.NorecordingcanbeequaltoOswald’svoice.

D.OswaldwasanoutstandingactorinLondon.

B

Thetougheconomyisbringingnewshopperstothesecondhandmarket.Plato’sClosetinChaelotte,NCisaprivatecompany,whichmainlybuysandsellsusedclothes.WhileCharlottehasoutstandingsecondhandstoresofferinghigh-endandgracefulbrandsforwomen,mostoftheirstockappliestoadults.Plato’sclosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.Plato’sCloset,withstoresinMatthewsandtheuniversityarea,sellsclothesandaccessories（装饰品）thatarecurrentlypopularataboutonethirdtheretailprices（零售价）.

Thetwohottestbrands,forbuyingandselling,areHollisterandAbercrombie&Fitch.Eventhoughtheofferingstendtobesuitableforyoungpeople,thereareavarietyofshoppersatPlato’sClosetofvaryingages.Womenintheir30s,40s,andoldercouldeasilyfindapurse,jacketorpieceofjewelrytheylike.

Ifyouareselling

Unlikehigher-endresalestoreswhichusuallyworkonconsignment（寄售）,Plato’sClosetbuysonthespot.

Itemscanbegentlyused,butmustbeinverygoodcondition.

Clothesshouldbelessthantwoyearsoldandstylesshouldbethesameasthosestillbeingsoldattheshoppingcenter.

Thereisnonegotiation;pricesaresetcompany-wide.Ifwhatyousellamountsto$30orless,they’llgiveyoucash.Morethanthat,you’llgetaVisacashcard.

Secondhandsuccess

Don’tgetdiscouragedifyoucan’tfindsomethingonyourfirsttrip.Resaleshopsarealwaysgettingnewlistsofgoodsandchangetheirstyleswitheachseason.

Besuretocheckeachpiececarefullybeforebuying.

Pricecomparison

Jackets:

NewYork&Companyblackblazer,$12;retail:

$37

Pants:

ExpressEditor-stylepants,$12;retail:

$69.90.

Shoes:

NineWestblackpeep-toepumps,$12;retail:

$89.

Jewelry:

Necklaces,$3-$5;retail:

$18-$30.

4.WhatisthedifferencebetweenPlato’sClosetandotherresaleshops?

A.Theyofferserviceforpeopleofdifferentages.

B.TheofferingsinPlato’sClosetaremoreexpensive.

C.Plato’sClosetonlyoffershigh-endbrandsforwomen.

D.Plato’sClosetalsosellsbookstocustomers.

5.WhichofthefollowingaboutPlato’sClosetisNOTtrue?

A.HollisterandAbercrombie&FitcharethetwohottestbrandsinPlato’sCloset.

B.Womenintheirfiftiescan’tfindproperclothesandaccessoriesinPlato’sCloset.

C.GoodsinPlato’sClosetaresoldat67percentoffretailpricesorso.

D.Plato’sClosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.

6.InPlato’sCloset,whichofthefollowingisnotaccepted?

A.Itemsyousellmustbeinverygoodcondition.

B.Youcannegotiatewithbuyersaboutpricesofgoods.

C.Theclothesyousellshouldbelessthantwoyearsold.

D.Youcansellyourgoodsonthespotinsteadofonconsignment.

7.IfyoubuyapairofExpressEditor-stylepantsinPlato’sCloset,youcansave_______.

A.57.9dollarsB.15dollarsC.77dollarsD.25dollars.

C

TheU.S.governmentisfacinganincreasingbother.Wildpigs,attheirworst,candamagecrops,spreaddiseases,attackhumansandkillfarmanimals.Andthingsaregettingworse:

astudyshowsthattheyarelikelytodoubleinnumberoverthenext3years.Whyisitsohardtocontrolwildpigs?

IntroducedtoAmericainthe16thcentury,andrelatedtothewildpigsfoundinEurope,wildpigscanbefoundin75%ofallstates.Nosinglelawexiststocontrolthemandregulationsdifferbetweenstates:

whileinMissouritheycanonlybeshotifmetbychance,inTexashuntingisactivelyencouraged;a“porkchopper”lawallowsTexanhunterstoshootwildpigsfromhelicopters,andsomepeopleinLouisianahaveevenbuilttheirownpig—huntingdrone（无人机）.Aswellasbeingpopularwithhunters,wildpigsarecheaperforgameraiserstobreed（饲养）thandeer.InMichiganandPennsylvaniasuggestedbansontheprivatebreedingofpigsforhuntinghavecausedquarrelsbetweengameraisersandwildlifeofficials.

Wildpigs'doublenature—consideredpestsbyfarmers,butvaluedbyhunters—makesithardtopasslawstocontrolthem.Twootherfactorsalsocontribute.Nearly70%oflandinAmericaisprivatelyowned.Anditisdifficultforlawmakerstoforcebreedingandhuntinglawsonprivatelandowners.Secondly,itishardtodefineawildpig.

Insomestates,lawsarebeingintroducedtoredefinetheterm“wildanimal”tokeepoutwildpigs.Thisisgoodnewsforthoseraisingpigsforhunting,butlessaretothosewhoconsiderthempestswhosenumbershouldbelimited.Meanwhile,discussionscontinueoverhowtodealwiththisproblem.

8.Peoplearenotpermittedtohuntwildpigsfreelyin________.

A.TexasB.MichiganC.MissouriD.Louisiana

9.Whydothegameraiserspreferraisingwildpigstodeer?

A.It'sdifficulttoraisedeer.B.Wildpigsareinlargenumbers.

C.Deerarenotpopularwithhunters.D.Theycanbenefitmorefromwildpigs.

10.WhichisNOTthereasonforthedifficultyincontrollingwildpigs?

A.Thedifficultyofpassingeffectivelaws.B.Thehighpercentageoflandownedprivately.

C.Thefarmers'unwillingnesstoshootwildpigs.D.Thepopularityofraisingwildpigsinmanystates.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Whyarewildpigssohardtocontrol?

B.Arewildpigspestsorwildanimals?

C.Wildpigs—anincreasingdangerintheUS.D.Howtodealwiththeproblemofwildpigs?

D

Thickdustroseandalargebuildingcollapsed.ThiswasthesceneinZhuZhou，HunanProvinceonMay17.Ninepeoplewerekilledand16injured.

ThingsweresimilarintheSichuanearthquake.Thousandsofpeoplewereburiedintheruinsandlosttheirlives.Whatifwecouldhavewarnedthem?

Peoplearealwaysrackingtheirwitstofindawayofpreventingbuildings’collapse.Bettermaterialsandtechnologyhelp，buttheyarenotasolution.

Justlikehumans，abuildinghasitsownlifecyclefrom“birth”to“death”．Ifweknowwhenabuildingisgoingtocollapse，wecanrepairitinadvanceorgetoutofitbeforeitfalls.Now，scientistsattheUniversityofIllinoishavedevelopedamaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.Theinventioncouldbeusedinthingslikeclimbingropesorbridgesupports.TheresearchwasledbyNancySottos，aprofessorattheuniversity’sBeckmanInstitute，andDouglasDavis，agraduateresearchassistant.

Thesecretbehindthecolor—changingmaterialisatypeofmolecule（分子）．Amoleculeisagroupofatomsheldtogetherbychemicalbonds.Imagineyouandyourfriendsstandinginacircle，holdinghands.Eachpersonstandsforoneatom，yourhandsrepresentthebonds，andtheentirecirclerepresentsamolecule.Ifonepersonletsgoofhisorherhands，themoleculechangescolor.Theresearchteamputthemoleculeintoasoftmaterial.Whentheresearchersstretchedthematerial，itturnedbrightredforafewsecondsbeforeitbrokeintotwopieces.Whentheyrepeatedlystretchedandrelaxedthematerial，withoutbreakingit，itonlyturnedalittlered.

Themajorproblemisthatlightcangetridoftheredcolor.Whentheteamshonebrightlightonthemolecule，thebrokenbondwasfixed，andthecolordisappeared.Scientistshaveyettodomoreresearchbeforethecolor—changingmoleculescanbeusedoutsidethelab.

12.Whatdoesthepassagemainlyintroduce?

A.ThecollapseofalargebuildinginZhuZhou,HunanProvince.

B.Atypeofmoleculethatcanbeputintoasoftmaterial

C.Amaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.

D.Awayofpreventingbuildingfromcollapsing.

13.Theunderlinedwords“rackingtheirwits”inthethirdparagraphmean________.

A.sufferingalotB.collectingbeyondimaginationC.losingalotD.thinkingveryhard

14.Whichofthefollowi