辽宁省沈阳市第一七O中学学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题.docx

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辽宁省沈阳市第一七O中学学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

辽宁省沈阳市第一七O中学2018-2019学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题

1.命题范围：

外研版高中英语必修五

2.试卷满分：

120分考试时间：

100分钟

3.本试卷分第I卷（客观题）70分和第II卷（主观题）50分两部分。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         A

Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhasbeenaremarkableperiodforinventions.Herearesomeofthemostinfluentialinventionsinthefirstdecade.

1.iPodandiTunes:

ThesetwoinventionsfromAppleInc.presentedarevolutionarynewwayforpeopletolistentomusicandfundamentallychangedtherecordingindustry.iTuneswasintroducedinJanuary,2001andwasmarketedasaprogramthattransferred（转录）CDsintodigitalaudiofilesandhelpedorganizedigitalrecordings.Laterthatyear,AppleintroducedtheiPod,adevice（设备）thatusedaharddisktostoremusicfiles.Thefirstmodelhada5GBcapacityandcouldholdover1,000songs.

2.iPhone:

TheiPhonefromAppleInc.wasreleasedinJuneof2007andcompletelychangedthewaymobilephonesareusedpersonallyandinbusiness.Olderphonestypicallyincludedvoicecommunicationsandsometimesakeyboardtosendtextmessages.Phonesthatofferedinternetaccesswereusuallyunreadableanddifficulttohandle.TheiPhoneintroducedthemulti-touchinterface（界面）thatallowsforquickandeasyaccesstodata,music,andpictureswhileprovidingstorageforotherimportantinformation.

3.ElectricCar:

TeslaMotorswasformedin2003.Itwasthefirstcompanytoproduceavehiclethatdidnothavesignificantdifficultyinproductionorsales.Teslavehiclesclaiman88%efficiencyratingcomparedto20-25%fortraditionalgasoline-poweredcars.AccordingtodatafromtheNationalFireProtectionAssociation,adriveris“5timesmorelikelytoexperienceafireinatraditionalgasolinecarthanaTesla.”

4.Facebook:

Facebookwasnotthefirstsocialnetworkingwebsite,butsinceitsintroductionin2004ithasbeenthemostinfluentialmedium.150millionusersworldwideappreciateitsmultitudeoffeaturesandeasyaccessibility.Theconceptofbuildingconnectionsthroughinternethaschangedthemannerinwhichbusinessesmarkettheirproductsandpeopleinteractwithoneanother.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutiTunes?

A.Itisusedtostoremusic.B.Ithasaharddisk.

C.ItturnsCDsintodigitalaudiofiles.D.ItwasintroducedafteriPodwasinvented.

2.Comparedtoatraditionalgasoline-poweredcar,Tesla.

A.takesinbiggerprofitsB.worksinlowerefficiency

C.sellsbetterinthecarmarketD.ismuchsaferfromfiredamage

3.Whichtwoinventionschangedthewayofdoingbusiness?

A.iPodandiTunes.B.iPhoneandFacebook

C.iPhoneandElectricCar.D.ElectricCarandFacebook.

B

WhenIwasyoung,myfatherhadoneofthefirsttelephonesinourneighborhood.Iremembertheshinyboxonthewall.ButIwastoolittletoreachit.Icouldonlylistentomymothertalkonit.

Idiscoveredthatinsidethe-wonderfulboxlivedanamazingpersonwhosenamewasInformationPlease.Therewasnothingshedidnotknow.

Onedaymymotherwentout.IaccidentallyhurtmyfingerwhenIwasplayingwithahammer.Iwalkedaroundthehousesuckingmyfinger,finallyseeingthetelephone.QuicklyIdraggedachairoverandclimbedup.

“InformationPlease,”Ispokeintothereceiver.Aclickortwoandasmallclearvoicespokeintomyear.“Information.”

“Ihurtmyfinger…”Icriedintothephone.“Isn’tyourmotherhome?

”camethequestion.

“Nobody’shomebutme.”Isobbed.“Areyoubleeding?

”thevoiceasked.

“No,”Ireplied,“Ihitmyfingerwiththehammerandithurts.”

“Canyouopenyouricebox?

”sheasked.IsaidIcould.

“Thentakealittlepieceoficeandholdittoyourfinger.”saidthevoice.

Afterthat,Icalled“InformationPlease”foreverything.IaskedherforhelpwithmygeographyandshetoldmewherePhiladelphiawas.Shehelpedmewithmymath.ShetoldmehernamewasSally.

Then,therewasthetimemypetcanary（金丝雀）died.Icalled“InformationPlease”andtoldSallythesadstory.“Whyisitthatbirdssingsobeautifullyandbringjoytoallfamilies,onlytoendupasapileoffeathers?

”Shelistened,thensaidquietly,“Paul,alwaysrememberthatthereareotherworldstosingin.”Somehow,Ifeltbetter.

OnedaywhenIcalled“InformationPlease”again,adifferentvoiceanswered“Information.”

IaskedforSally.“Areyouafriend?

”shesaid.

“Yes,”Ianswered.

“I’msorrytohavetotellyouthis,”shesaid.“Shediedfivedaysago.”BeforeIcouldhangupshesaid,“Waitaminute.DidyousayyournamewasPaul?

”“Yes.”

“Well,Sallyleftamessageforyou.Thenotesaid,‘TellhimIstillsaythereareotherworldstosingin.He’llknowwhatImean.’”Ithankedherandhungup.IknewwhatSallymeant.

4．Whentheauthorhurthisfinger,herangbecause__________.

A．hebelievedthatthetelephonekneweverything

B．thetelephonecouldtellhimadoctor’snumber

C．hismotherwasontheotherendofthetelephone

D．hewasoncetoldtoaskforhelpinthisway

5．ThroughthehelpfromSally,itcanbeinferredthat__________.

A．SallywasageographyteacherB．Sallywastheauthor’sfriend．

C．SallywasaconsideratepersonD．Sallywasanimaginaryperson

6．WhatdidSallyreallymeanbyhermessage?

A．Shewassurethatshecouldsinginotherworlds.

B．Shedidn’twantPaultobesadaboutherdeath.

C．SinginghelpedPaultofacedeathmoreeasily.

D．TherewasnoneedforPaultocallheranymore.

7．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．MyPet’sDeathB．AnAmazingWomanC．AHealingMessageD．MyMagicBox

C

WhenFridaKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondon，apoetdescribedherpaintingsas"aribbon（丝带）aroundabomb"．SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofhertime．Sadly，sheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertime．

Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCity，Kahlosufferedfrompolio（小儿麻痹症）attheageofseven．Herspine（脊柱）becamebentasshegrewolder.Then，in1925，herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident．Throughouttherest"ofherlife，theartisthadmanyoperations，butnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.However，theaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect．Whilelyinginherbedrecovering，Kahlotaughtherselftopaint．

In1929,shegotmarriedtoDiegoRivera，anotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera'sstronginfluenceonKahlo'sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworks，butherlaterworksfromthe1940s,knowntodayasherbestworks,showlessinfluencefromherhusband．

Unfortunately，herworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940s，eveninherhomecountry．Herfirstone-womanshowinMexico;wasnothelduntil1953．Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954，Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworld，butinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast．

8.Whatdoesthephrase"amuchbiggername"inParagraphlmostnearlymean?

A．afarbetterartistB．afarmoregiftedartist

C．amuchstrongerpersonD．amuchmorefamousperson

9．TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby________．

A．PolioB．backinjuriesC．herbentspineD．theoperationsshehad

10．Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_______．

A．1930sB．1940sC．1950sD．1970s

11．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardKahlo?

A．Devotion．B．Worry．C．Sympathy．D．Encouragement．

D

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish，Chinese，Spanish，andArabic，otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing．Infact，halfofthe6,000—7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury，accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational，Scientific，andCultural0rganization（UNESC0）．

Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESC0andNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect．

MarkTurin，ascientistattheMacmillanCenter，YaleUniversity，whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas，isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook，AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture，growsoutofhisexperienceliving-working，andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal．

DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin，whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia，Nepal，Bhutan，andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord．

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials—includingphotographs,films，taperecordings，andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection．

Now，throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorld0ralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments，foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld，availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet，Turinnotes，theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities．

12．Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto__________．

A．promotegloballanguagesB．searchforlanguagecommunities

C．rescuedisappearinglanguagesD．setuplanguageresearchorganizations

13．Whatdoes"thattradition"inParagraph3referto?

A．Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages．B．Writingbooksonlanguageteaching．

C．Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers．D.Livingwiththenativespeakers．

14．WhatisTurin9sbookbasedon?

A．The