内蒙古北重三中高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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内蒙古北重三中高二英语下学期期中试题

北重三中2017～2018学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题

考试时间：

2018年5月满分：

150分考试时长：

120分钟

第I卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,共30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Low-CostGiftsforMother’sDay

GiftNo.1

Offertobeyourmother’shealthfriend.Promisetobethereforanyandalldoctor’svisitswhetheradiseaseoraregularmedicalcheck-up.Mostmothersalwayssay“noneed,”butanothersetofeyesandearsisalwaysagoodideaatadoctor’svisit.Thebestpartthisoneisfree.

GiftNo.2

Helpyourmotherorganizeallofhermedicalrecords,whichincludethetestresultsandmedicalinformation.Putthemallinoneplace.Besuretomakealistofallofhermedicinesandwhattimesshetakesthem.“Havingallthisinformationinoneplacecouldendupsavingyourmother’slife,”Dr.MarieSavardsaid.

GiftNo.3

Enoughsleepisconnectedtogeneralhealthconditions.“Buyyourmothercottonsheetsandcomfortablepillowstoencouragebettersleep,”Savardsaid.“Weknowthatgoodsleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.”

GiftNo.4

SomegiftcompaniessuchasPresentsforPurposeallowyoutopayitforwardthisMother’sDaybypickinggiftsinwhich10percentofthepriceyoupaygoestoacharity（慈善机构）.Giftgiverscanchoosefromawidevarietyofusefulbutinexpensivethings—manyofwhichare“green”—andthenchooseameaningfulcharityfromalist.Whenyourmothergetsthegift,shewillbetoldthatshehashelpedthechosencharity.

1.Whatareyouadvisedtodoforyourmotheratdoctor’svisits?

A.Bewithher.B.Buymedicine.C.Givehergifts.D.Takenotes.

2.Wherecanyoufindagiftideatoimproveyourmother’ssleep?

A.InGiftNo.1.B.InGiftNo.2.C.InGiftNo.3.D.InGiftNo.4.

3.BuyinggiftsfromPresentsforPurposeallowsmothersto _______.

A.enjoygoodsleepB.bewell-organized

C.getextrasupportD.giveothershelp

B

“Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround…”shesang.I’dseenherbefore;shewasaregular,likeme.EverydayIwouldridethecitybusfromBurlingtontoSaintMichael’scollegeinColchester.

OnthisdayIwasridingwithafriend.Weweresittingintheback,observingatone-deaf（音盲的）womanpracticinghersinging.Notonlywashervoiceunbearable,butshewouldharass（骚扰）everypersonthatgotonoroffthebus.Thedriverbecameannoyed.

“Ma’am,you’vegottosettledown,”hedemanded.

Thebusridegavemeplentyoftimetothinkabouteverything.Iwouldimaginewhatitwouldbeliketohavethebusdriver’sjob.Themanisunderconstantstress,narrowlymissingcarswhilemakingaturningandpayingattentiontobusstops.

Whenwereachedourstop,myfriendpulledtheyellowcordtosignalthedriver.Thebushadadoorinthefrontandinthemiddle.Sinceweweresittingintheback,myfriendexcitedthroughtheclosermiddleone.I,however,walkedoutthroughthefront,pastthesingingwoman,givingthedriverawaveanda“thankyou”.“Youarewelcome…haveaniceday,”heresponded,soundingpuzzled.

Istartedwalkingwithmyfriend.“Whydoyoualwayswalkoutthefront?

Themiddledoorisrightthere,”sheasked.

“Tosaygoodbye.”Iresponded.

“What?

”shesaid.“You’recrazy.”

ButIdon’tthinkI’mcrazy.Ihaveapersonalobligation（责任）tothemanwhotransportedmeacrosstown.Idon’tknowhisname,buthedeservesmyrespect.Somanypeoplewalkthroughthosebusdoors,withlittleregardforothersaroundthem.Politenessgoesalongway,andasmilealwayslightensthemoodandbrightensaroom.Littleactsofselflesskindnessmakeahugedifferencetopeople’slives.

4.Whydidthedrivertellthesingingwomantosettledown?

A.Thewomanwastone-deaf.

B.Thewomanhassungalongtime.

C.Thedriverwasunderstressthatday.

D.Passengersweredisturbedbyhervoice.

5.Whydidtheauthorexitthroughthefrontdoor?

A.Hewasnearthefrontdoor.

B.Hewantedtothankthedriver.

C.Itwascrowdedatthebackdoor.

D.Hewantedtoavoidthesingingwoman.

6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedriver?

A.Concerned.B.Respectful.C.Unsatisfied.D.Annoyed.

7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusthroughthetext?

A.Benicetothepeoplearoundyou.

B.Peopleshouldknowtheirobligations.

C.Everyoneshouldobservepublicrules.

D.Peopleshouldtreatdisabledpeoplewithkindness.

C

LocatedintheSwissAlps,BergunisoneofthemostbeautifulmountainvillagesinEurope.Itissobeautifulthatphotosofitsharedonsocialmediamaymakepeoplethatcan’tvisititfeeldepressed,solocalauthoritiesbannedtouristsfromtakingphotos.

Itmaysoundlikeajoke,butit’sactuallyanewlawapprovedbyitsmayor（市长）.Thejustificationforthephotobanisthatphotosofthebeautifulvillagecouldmakepeopleseeingthemonsocialmediajealous（嫉妒的）anddepressed.TopreventvisitorsfromtakingphotosinBergun,asymbolic€5finewillbegiventothosecaughtbreakingthelaw.

“Wedon’twanttomakepeopleoutsidethecommunityunhappybysharingsocialmediaphotosofourlandscape,andwewarmlyinvitepeopletovisitBerguntoexperienceitinperson.”saidthemayor.

However,itseemsunlikelythatBergun’snewlawwasreallythoughtupasawaytosparepeoplefromthedepressingexperienceofseeingthebeautyofthevillage.Asthenewsspreadonline,manyguessedthatitwasactuallyaclevermarketingscheme,andthistheorywaspartiallyconfirmedbythevillage’sdirectoroftourism,Marc-AndreaBarandun.

“NoweveryoneistalkingaboutBergun,soit’sacombinationofboth—wemadethelawandalsothere’ssomemarketingaimbehindit.”Barandunaddedthatitwasunlikelythatanyonewouldactuallybefinedfortakingaphotointhevillage.

Toshowthattheywereseriousaboutthelaw,BergunauthoritiesremovedphotosofthevillagefromFacebookandTwitter,andhavedeclaredtheirpurposetoremovethemfromtheBergunwebsitetoo.Ifthenewlawisjustapromotional（营销的）tool,itactuallyworkedwonders,aspeoplestartedpostingmorephotosofthevillagesoonafterthenewsofthephotobanstartedmakingheadlines.

8.WhydidBergunauthoritiesforbidvisitorstotakephotosoftheirvillage?

A.Itwasonlyajokemadebytheauthorities.

B.Thephotosmaycauseuneasyfeeling.

C.Theauthoritieswantedtogetmorefines.

D.Thephotospreventedvisitorsvisitingthevillage.

9.Theunderlinedword“justification”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“________”.

A.evidenceB.backgroundC.reasonD.desire

10.WhatcanwelearnfromthewordsofMarc-AndreaBarandun?

A.Thelawwillnotbeappliedstrictly.

B.Visitorsshouldtreatthelawseriously.

C.Thelawisonlyatricktoattractvisitors.

D.Thelawmayhaveabadeffectonthetourism.

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peoplewillpostmorephotosonlinetobreakthelaw.

B.Thephotosofthevillagewilldisappearsoononline.

C.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillvisitthevillage.

D.Thevillagewillbecomebetter-known.

D

Toyota’snewrobotHSRisdevotedtoasingletask:

pickingthingsup.HSRisshortfor“humansupportrobot”.Itcomeswithasinglemechanicalarmthatcanholdobjectsofvariousshapesandsizesandpickupsmalleritemswithatinycup.Itdoesn’thaveothertricks,exceptforacomputerpanelonitsheadforsurfingtheInternet.Apersoncanalsoaccesstherobotfromanothercomputeranduseitlikeacamera-phone.

HSRwillfirstbeusedforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandthenfortheelderlyingeneral.Pickingupisespeciallychallengingforpeoplewithspinal（脊柱的）disordersandotherillnesses.Althoughitcanonlydoonesimpletaskofpickingup,it’salreadymakingdisabledpeoplequitehappy.“We’rejustgettingstarted,buteventuallyitwillenterpeople’shomes,”theengineerKouichiIkedasaid.Nearly40percentofJapan’spopulationwillbe65orolderby2060andtherestofthedevelopedworldandsomedevelopingnationswillfollowit.“Peoplefeelmorecomfortableaskingarobottopickupafterthemthanaskingahumanhelper,”saidIkeda.

ToyotacameupwiththeideaofHSRin2012.Themodelshouldbereadytoenteruniversities,researchfacilitiesandbusinessesnextyear,whereitcangetmoreapplications.Onedisadvantageisthatmass（大规模的）productionisneededforthepricetocomedown.

Therobothasseveralcameras,includingtwoonitsheadthatlooklikeitseyesandsensors（感应器）onitsbody.Itrunsquietlyaroundinalldirections.Unlikeotherroboticarm,HSR’sholdandbumpsaredesignedtobesoftsotheycan’thurtanyone.Butitcanpickupitemsthatweighupto2.6pounds.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutHSR?

A.Itcanfulfillvariousneeds.

B.Itcanhelpgetdifferentthings.

C.Itcanbemadeintodifferentsizes.

D.ItcannotbeusedtosurftheInternet.

13.IntheeyesofIkeda,therobot________.

A.facesmanyproblems

B.willhaveabrightfuture

C.isintendedforthedisabled

D.worksbestinhospitalsforpatients

14.WhatistheproblemwithHSRfromToyotanow?

A.Itssize.B.Itsshape.C.Itscost.D.Itsfunction.

15.WhatisspecialaboutHSRcomparedwithotherrobots?

A.Itissafetouse.B.Itmovesquickly.

C.Itworksbysensors.D.Ithasmanycameras.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分,共10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Thankyou”isthemostusefulphraseontheplanet.Itisappropriateinnearlyallsituations.16Let’scoversomecommonsituationswhenwesayallsortsofthingsbutshouldsay“Thankyou”instead.

Whenyou’rereceivingpraise.

17Theproblemisthatyoufailtoexpressyourgratefulnessbydevaluing（贬低，降低）thepraisetothepersonwhowasniceenoughtoadmireyou.Simplysaying“Thankyou”fullyacknowledgesthepersonwhopraisedyou.

Whenyou’reru