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辽宁省大连市一〇三中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题无答案
辽宁省大连市一〇三中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(无答案)
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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
Afatherofthreehandedhimselfintopolicefourmonthsafterhis15-month-oldsondied,whichwasbecausehewasleftaloneinthebackseatofahotcarformorethansevenhours.
“Hecontinuestohavethesupportofhisfamilyandclosefriends,”theman’slawyer,JohnGulash,saidinastatementonTuesday.“Itisadifficulttimeforeveryone.”
KyleSeitzhastwodaughtersandason.HewassupposedtotakehissonBenjaminSeitztodaycareonJuly7,butforgotandinsteadwenttowork,policesaid.Hereportedlylefthissonaloneinsidehisparkedcarformorethansevenhoursastemperaturesclimbedtotheupper26.7℃.Heonlyrealizedhismistakewhenhereturnedtohiscar.
AfterdiscoveringBenjaminlyingunresponsive(无反应的)onthecar’sbackseat,herushedhissontoDanburyHospital.Therethedoctorspronouncedthathewasdead.
JustweeksafterBenjamin’sdeath,thechild’smother,LindseyRogers-Seiz,saidsheforgaveherhusbandof12years.Andshedescribedhimasan“amazingfather”.
“Ilovemyhusband,”shetoldtheAssociatedPressatthetime.“OfcourseIforgivehim.Butitdoesn’tmeanthatourlivesaren’tdifferentnow.”
“Sowehavetomoveforwardwithanewdifferentrealityforus,andit’salwaysgoingtobethatway.”
Mrs.Rogers-Seizehassincesetupawebsite,.OnitshewritesaboutherfeelingsanddailylifefollowingBenjamin’sdeath.
Shehasalsobecomeanadvocate(提倡者)fortechnologythatcouldhelppreventpeoplefromleavingchildrenincarsbyaccident.“Ifitcanhappentous,itcanhappentoanybody,”shesaid.
21.Whydidthefathergotothepolice?
A.Hissonwasmissing.
B.Hekilledsomeoneinacaraccident.
C.Hissonwasdiedbecauseofhiscarelessness.
D.Hissonwaskilledinacaraccident.
22.Theunderlinedword,“pronounced,”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans
“___________.”
A.saidofficially
B.developedquickly
C.repliednervously
D.answeredimmediately
23.Whatdidthemotherdoafterherson’sdeath?
A.Shewentintoatechnologycompany.
B.Shesetupawebsite.
C.Sheleftherhusband.
D.Shewascompletelylostinsadness.
B
Theworldisfilledwithuniqueandspecialcustoms.Someareinteresting,butsomemaybeshocking.
Bayanihan
ItisacustominthePhilippines.Thepracticemeansmovinganentirehometoanewlocation.Thevillagersgathertoliftupthestructures,carryingthemoverquiteadistance.Insomecases,itisdonetoavoiddamagetothehomefromfloodsorlandslides(滑坡),butitissometimesdonesimplytohelpagoodneighbour.
Bayanihanoccursmostlyinruralareas,sincethehousesintheseareasaremadeoflightermaterialslikebambooandwood.Whileitdoestakeplaceinurbanareas,itislimitedtomovingequipmentfoundinplaygrounds(likeswings)andbasketballcourts.
ArrivingLate
Inmanypartsoftheworld,arrivinglatetoasocialgatheringisconsideredquiterude,butthat’snotthecaseinSouthAmerica.InChile,ifthehostsaysthatdinnerwillbeservedat8:
00pm,guestsareexpectedtoarrivearound8:
15orevenaslateas8:
30.Arrivingontimeorearliercouldmeancatchingthehostunprepared,andthepersonwillberegardedas“tooeager”forameal.InEcuador,arriving15-20minuteslateisalsoconsideredbeing“OnTime.”
Alcohol
DrinkingisanimportantpartofRussiancultureandtherearemanyrulesaboutdrinkinginRussia.Forinstance,youcannotplaceaglassofalcoholbackonthetableafteratoast---itshouldbebottomupandempty.Arrivinglatefordinnermeansthatyouhavetodrinkafullglassofvodka(伏特加),noquestionsasked.Youshouldnevermakethemistakeofofferingatoastwithanemptyglass,andifyoudoso,youwillhavetodrinktheentirebottle.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutBayanihanfromthetext?
A.Itisjustdonetoavoidthehousebeingdamaged.
B.Itoccursonlyinareaswherehousesaremadeofbamboo.
C.Itissometimesdonejusttoshowfriendlinesstoaneighbour.
D.Itislimitedtomovingsomeequipment.
25.WhatdoesarrivingearlyforadinnerinChilemean?
A.Thepersonwantstoshowrespectforthehost.
B.Thepersonhopestoseethehostmakemistakes.
C.Thepersonwantstohelpthehostpreparethedinner.
D.Thepersonistoohungrytowaitforthedinnertobeprepared.
26.WhatareyousupposedtodoafteratoastinRussia?
A.Drinktheentirebottleofwine.
B.Keepsilentandnotaskquestions
C.Emptytheglassandputitupsidedown.
D.Offeranothertoastwithanemptyglass.
27.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?
A.Awebsiteaboutculture.
B.Afashionmagazine
C.Anadvertisementposter
D.Adietguidebook
C
In1991,AnilandPamelaMalhotrabought55acresofunusedfarmlandinKarnataka,India,andstartedplantingnativetreesonit.Overthenearlylast26years,thesmallforesthasturnedintoa300-acreplace.Anditishometohundredsofendangeredplants,animalsandbirds.
TheoldcouplemetandmarriedinNewJerseyintheU.S.duringthe1960s.AfteratriptoHawaii,theyfellinlovewiththerichforests.Theyboughtsomelandanddecidedtosettlethere,wheretheylearnedtheimportanceofforests.
In1986,thecoupletraveledtoIndiaforthefuneral(葬礼)ofAnil’sfather.Theywereshockedbythepollutionandthecuttingdownoftreesthere.Nooneseemedtocareaboutthepollutedriversanddisappearingforests,sotheydecidedtodosomethingtoprotectthecountry’swildanimalsandplants.TheymovedtoIndiaandstartedlookingforavailableland.
TheywenttotheKodagudistrictofKarnataka,whereafarmerwaswillingtosellsomefarmland.“WhenIcameherewithafriendwhosuggestedIbuythisland,itwasawastelandof55acres.Theownerwantedtosellitbecausehecouldn’tgrowcoffeeoranythingelsehere,”Anilsays.
Assoonasthepapersweresigned,theystartedworkingonplantingtreesandgrassthere.Asthenewrainforesttookshape,wildanimalsandbirdsmovedin.Soon,theyrealizedthattherewasnopointinginprotectingtheirforestononesideoftheriveriffarmersontheothersidewereusinglargeamountsofpesticides(杀虫剂).Sotheystartedbuyingtheirlandaswell.Manyofthefarmerswerehappytosell,asverylittlegrewontheirfarmland.
AnilandPamelaMalhtraarenowtryingtopersuadebigcompaniestobuymorelandandlettheforestgrownaturally.“Companiesshouldbemoreresponsible,”saysPamela.“Withoutwater,whatbusinesscanyoudo?
”
28.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthatAnilandPamelaMalhotra_______.
A.gotmarriedin1991
B.usedtoliveinHawaii
C.werebothbornintheUS
D.movedtoIndiaforthebeautifulscenery
29.Whydidafarmersellhis55acresoflandtothecouple?
A.Becausethecouple’sfriendaskedhimtodoit.
B.Becausethefarmlandwastoopoortogrowcrops.
C.Becausethefarmerwantedtoprotecttheenvironment.
D.Becausethecouplewouldteachhimhowtogrowcoffee.
30.Whatdidthecoupledotobetterprotecttheforest?
A.Theybroughtinmorewildanimalsandbirds
B.Theystoppedusingpesticidesintheforest.
C.Theycalledonmorefarmerstojointhem
D.Theyboughtthelandontheothersideoftheriver.
31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Whyforestsaresoimportanttohumanbeings.
B.Howacoupleamazinglyturnedawastelandintoaforest.
C.Howacouplemovespeopleworldwidethroughsavingforests.
D.Whatacouplehasdonetoprotectendangeredanimals
D
Autism(自闭症)affectsaperson’sabilitytocommunicateanddothingswithotherpeople.Childrenwithautismfacemanychallenges.Forexample,schoolscanbeadifficultplaceforthem.That’sbecausemanyschoolsarefilledwithloudnoisesandactiveclassrooms.SoresearchersinBritainhavemadeachild-sizedrobottohelpchildrenwithautismlearnsocialskills.
Therobot,calledKaspar,canimprovetheirabilitytocommunicatewithadultsandotherchildren.DealingwithKaspariseasierformostchildrenwithautismthancommunicatingwithsomeoneelse.Therobotusesgamesandsongstohelpthechildrenlearncommunicationskills.
BenRobinsiswiththeUniversityofHertfordshire.Hesaystherobot’smovementsaredirectedbyanadult,whousesremotecontrolequipment.Soateacherortherapist(治疗师)isalwaysinvolved.Robinexplainsthattherobotgivestherapistsmorewaystocommunicatewithchildrenwithautism.HesaysthattheyseemmorerelaxedwhentheylookatKaspar’sface.
HeaddsthatKasparcanchangetomeettheneedsofthe170childrenwhohaveplayedwithitoverthepast10years.
AliceLynchworkswithanorganizationcalledTracksAutism.ShehasbeenstudyingKaspar’seffectonstudentsintheclassroom.
Lynchsaystherobothashadamajoreffectonthebehaviorofthestudents.Shenotestherewasoneboywhocouldnoteatwithhisclassmates.Butnow,after“feeding”Kaspar,hehasbeguntotakepartinclassroomactivities.Forexample,henoweatsmealswithotherstudents.
BenRobinsaysresearchlikethisisimportant.ItshowsthatwhatthechildrenlearnswithKaspartransfers(转移)toothersituationsinhisorherlife.
TheKasparrobotisstillindevelopment.However,itsdesignerssaytheirgoalistoseeeverychildwhocouldbenefitfromtherobotgettheirveryownKaspar.
32.WhatcanwelearnaboutKaspar?
A.Achildwithautismcreatedit.
B.Itisdirectedbyachildwithautism.
C.Itusesgamesandsongstohelpchildrenwithautism.
D.Itlookslikeanadult.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthethirdparagraphreferto?
A.