学年浙江杭州高二下学期期中英语试题.docx

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学年浙江杭州高二下学期期中英语试题

2018~2019学年浙江杭州高二下学期期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解（共10题，每题2.5分，共25分）

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Myarmycareerasasecondlieutenant（少尉）wasunpleasanttogothrough.IwasassignedtoKoreaformyfirstyear;returnedtoFortBraggfortwomonths;andthensenttothePersianGulfWarin1991.

Marriedforonlyayearandahalf,Iwasmissingmywifeandbabydaughteralot.AsaunitonthegointheyearsbeforecellphonesandWi-Fi,wehadlimitedopportunitiestocommunicatewithlovedones.

Onenightwhilesittingbymyself,Ilookedthroughthe"AnySoldier"mailbox,anoldcardboardboxwithlettersandpackagesfromAmericans.Ichoseoneshoebox-sizepackage.   Insidewere20cardsfromchildrenwhohadaskedvariousquestionsaboutarmylife.AtthebottomwasaletterfromtheirteacherinOhioexplaininghowherkidshadputtheboxtogetherandhowtheysupportedourefforts.

Iwastrulytouchedanddecidedtowritealetterofgratitude.Ithankedtheteacherforwhatherchildrenhaddone—itsimpactonmypatriotism（爱国精神）,andmyupliftedfaith.Forsecurityreasons,Iwasabletosignonlymyname.

Around2013,IreceivedaFacebookfriendrequestfromawomanwithwhomIsharednocontacts.Sheraisedonequestion:

"AreyousecondlieutenantBartholomew?

"IrepliedthatIhadbeenatonetime.

"Dearsir,"shewrote."Wehavenevermet,butin1991Iwasasecond-gradeteacherataschoolinOhioandourclasssentacarepackageaddressedto'AnyServiceMember'.Thethank-youletteryouwrotewasframedandhasbeenpostedontheschoolwallformorethan20years.Iwantedtothankyouagainforyourservicetoourcountry.Godblessyou."

Weneverspokeagain,butthisrespectableteacherreinforcedmybeliefindoingwhatmymotheralwaystaughtme:

Writethank-younotes-youneverknowhowmanypeopleyourkindnesscantouch.

1Theauthorcheckedthe"AnySoldier"mailboxprobablybecause            .

A.hewaslookingforaletterB.apackagedrewhisattention

C.hemissedhisfamilyandfeltlonelyD.othersoldiersaskedhimtocollectletters

2Whatcanweknowfromthewoman'swords?

A.Shewasasecond-gradestudentin1991.

B.Shehadlookedfortheauthorfor2Oyears

C.Sheoncesentacarepackagetotheauthor.

D.Shewastouchedbythethank-youletter.

3Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword"reinforced"inthelastparagraph?

A.Held.

B.Strengthened.

C.Proved.

D.Changed.

B

What'stheattractionofcoffeeshops?

It'sbeensaidthatJKRowlingwrotetheHarryPotterbookssittinginoneinEdinburgh.

Manypeoplespendhoursintheseplacesnursingacoffeeastheyworkawayontheirlaptops.Butifyou'respendingalldaybuyingoneexpensivecoffeeafteranotherandhaven'tsoldyourfirstnovelyet,thecostscanreallyaddup.

Forthosewhoworkoutsideofatraditionalofficeorjustwanttotaketimeout,there'sanewchoiceinLondon:

apay-per-minutecafé.YoucanstayforaslongasyoulikeintheZiferblatcoffeeshop.You'llbegivenaclockwhenyoucomeintokeeptime.Whenyouleave,youreturntheitemandpaythebill.

Thecostofhangingout,eating,workingandmeetingnewpeopleintheplaceis3pperminuteor£1.80anhour.Theshop'sowner,IvanMeetin,says:

"Everythingisfree,exceptthetimeyouspendthere".Customershelpthemselvestocoffeeandcookies.TheycanalsobringtheirownfoodtoeatwhileaccessingtheinternetthroughWi-Fi.

Meetin'scustomersclearlyarenotthetypeswhorushtoworkwithapapercuptodrinkfromattheirdesks.Theyaretherefortherelaxedatmosphere.Informality（随性）isattheheatofMeetin'sconcept.He'salwayslovedtheideaofbuildinghisownhouse."Withmymates,wewerebuildingtreehouseswhererulesofsocietydidn'texist,"hesays.

Meetinbelieveshiscoffeeshopisabitlike"socialmedia",butwithaface.Like-mindedpeoplegotheretosocialize.Somefeelsomuchathomethattheywashthedishes.

Theconceptofcoffeeshops,whereyoupayforthetimeandnotforthecup,hasprovedpopularinRussia.OnlytimewilltelliftheBritishwillwarmtotheidea.

I'dliketotryitatleastonce.Whoknows—Imightevenstartwritingmyownnovel.IfcoffeeshopsaregoodenoughforJKRowlingtospendqualitytimein,whycan'tI?

1Whichprofessionisknownforworkingincoffeeshops?

A.Scientists.

B.Journalists.

C.Novelists.

D.Nurses.

2HowishiscoffeeshopsimilartosocialmediaaccordingtoMeetin?

A.Peoplemeetotherwhosharetheirinterests.

B.Peoplefeellikespendingqualityhousethere.

C.Theyprovidepeoplewithauniqueatmosphere

D.Theycanbetooexpensivetousesometimes.

3Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Youcancompletealotofworkinacafé.

B.B.Anewcoffeeshopchargespeoplebytheminute.

C.Moreandmoremoneyisbeingspentincafé.

D.J.KRowlingwroteherbooksinacafé.

4Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.PayasYouSit

B.EnjoyFreeCoffee

C.ComeandDrink

D.WriteintheCafé

C

Itwillsoonbepossibletoreducecommonindoorairpollutantsusingjustacurtain.Amineral-basedsurfacetreatmentenablesthisnewcurtainfromIKEA,aSwedishfurniturecompany,tobreakdownairpollutantswhenitcomesincontactwithlight.Airpollutionisaglobalissue.Around90%ofpeopleworldwidebreathepollutedair,causingeightmilliondeathsperyear.

IKEAhopestoreducethisnumberbyproducingtheGUNRIDair-purifying（净化）curtain.Besidesenablingpeopletobreathebetterairathome,GUNRIDwillincreasepeople'sawarenessofindoorairpollution,inspiringbehavioralchangesthatcontributetoaworldofcleanair.

GUNRIDisthefirstproducttousethetechnology,butthedevelopmentwillgiveusopportunitiesforfutureapplicationsonothertextiles（纺织品）.It'simportanttoworkonproductsthatsolveactualproblemsandarerelevanttopeople.Textilesareusedacrosshomesandbyenablingacurtaintopurifytheair,wearecreatinganaffordableandspace-savingairpurifyingsolutionthatalsomakesthehomemorebeautiful.TheGUNRIDcurtainwillreportedlybemadeavailabletothepublicnextyear.

Formanyyears,IKEAhasbeenreducingairpollutionfromitsownoperationsbygraduallystoppingusingdangerouschemicalsandreducingairemissions（排放）.Lastyear,IKEAstartedacampaign,aimingtoturnricestraw—riceharvestingremainsthataretraditionallyburnedandcontributesheavilytoairpollution-intoanewrenewablematerialsourceforIKEAproducts.IKEAhasalsocommittedtobecomingclimatepositiveby2030,reducingouroverallclimatefootprintby70%onaverageperproduct,comparedto2016.Furthermore,thecompanyhasrecentlybeenpraisedformakingtheirproductseithermadefromrenewableorrecycledmaterials.

Thereisnosinglesolutiontoairpollution,butweworklongtermforpositivechangetoenablepeopletolivehealthierandmoresustainablelives.

1Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Indoorpollutantsareamajorsourceofairpollution.

B.Thenewtechnologyiswelcomedacrosstheworld.

C.Thenewcurtainhasalreadybeenonthemarket.

D.IKEAisdevotedtoenvironmentalprotection.

2ThemainpurposeoftheGUNRIDcurtainisto            .

A.purifytheindoorair

B.blockpollutedairout

C.beautifulthehome

D.reduceairemissions

3Whatisthetoneofthewriterinwritingthetext?

A.Concerned.

B.Pessimistic.

C.Hopeful.

D.Humorous.

二、七选五（共5题，每题2分，共10分）

Apersonsearchesvariouswebsitesfordifferentreasons,suchasschool,work,orentertainment.      1      Asamatteroffact,thereareeducational,musicandartwebsitesthataretrulyhelpfultoteenagers,becausetheycanhelpmakeone'slifeeasier.

Educationwebsitesarehelpfultoateenagerindoingschoolworkandsearchingforacollege.Somecanhelpstudyingfortests,explainingalesson,anddoinghomework,      2      Andstillothershavepagesdevotedtothesociallifeateachcollegeorthespecialactivitiesatacertainschool.

      3      Onthesesites,alltypesofmusicareavailablesuchaspop,jazzandcountry.Onecantypeinasong,categoryorartistandhisorherentirecatalogappears.Thenthelistenercanmakemultipleplaylistswithoutcreatinganaccount（账户）withthesite.

Therearevariousartwebsitesthatcanhelpstudentstoappreciateandcreateartpieces.Onthesesites,astudentcanviewnumerousphotosandartpiecesfromdifferentmediaorcreateanaccountwiththewebsitetouploadtheirartpiecesforpeopletosee.      4      

      5      Thebestsuggestiononecanreceiveistotrytolookfornewwebsitesthatcanhelpintheeducational,music,orartareasoonecanbecomewell-roundedandinformed.

A.TrulyinformativeresourcesareofferedontheInternet.

B.Somecanhelpfindtherightschoolsbasedonone'sinterests.

C.Itiswidelyacceptedthattheprocessofeducationislifelong.

D.Forteenagers,manyinformativeresourcesontheInternetcanbeused.

E.Somefreemusicsitesenableateenagertodiversifytheirmusicaltaster.

F.Websitesareupdatedfrequently,sobesuretovisitthemasoftenaspossible.

G.Inaddition,onecanenjoyvariousartsondisplaypeoplehavecreatedfortherestoftheworld.

三、完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，共30分）

OnethenightofAril18,Suetogetherwithherthreechildren,whoare2,3,andyearsold,wenttoapacketrestaurantintheirhometown.Itcanbe      1      tofamilieswithsmallchildren.ButtoSue,herchildrenwereacting      2      whileenjoyingdinner.

      3      ,therestaurantstaffwerevery      4      withherchildren'stablemanners.Eventhe2-year-oldonahighchairseemedtobehavingso      5      atime.They      6      herkidsandgavethefamilyoffourabowloficecream.It