中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案3.docx

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中学1617学年上学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案3

淇县一中高二第一学期

期中考试英语试卷

本试试卷满分120分。

考试用时100分钟。

本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，只交答题卷和答题卡，试卷自己保留。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）（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

WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote—“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery”—andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.

Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.

Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（门廊）.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.

21．Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger________.

A．toshowhismagicalpowerB．topayforthedelivery

C．tosatisfyhiscuriosityD．topleasehismother

22．Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’shouse?

A．Hewantedtohaveteathere.B．Hewasarespectableperson.

C．Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D．Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.

23．Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexits?

A．Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B．Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.

C．Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D．Itisforbiddenbylaw.

B

Memory,theysay,isamatterofpracticeandexercise.Ifyouhavethewishandreallymadeaconscious（自觉的）effort,thenyoucanquiteeasilyimproveyourabilitytorememberthings.Butevenifyouaresuccessful,therearetimeswhenyourmemoryseemstoplaytricksonyou.

Sometimesyourememberthingsthatreallydidnothappen.Onemorninglastweek,forexample,IgotupandfoundthatIhadleftthefrontdoorunlockedallnight,yetIclearlyrememberlockingitcarefullythenightbefore.

Memory“trick”worktheotherwayaswell.Onceinawhileyouremembernotdoingsomething,andthenfindoutthatyoudid.Onedaylastmonth,forexample,Iwassittinginabarber（理发师）shopwaitingformyturntogetahaircut,andsuddenlyIrealizedthatIhadgotahaircuttwodaysbeforeatthebarbershopacrossthestreetfrommyoffice.

Wealwaysseemtofindsomethingfunnyandamusing（有趣的）inincidentscausedbypeople’sforgetfulnessorabsent-mindedness.Storiesaboutabsent-mindedprofessorshavebeentoldforyears,andwenevergottiredofhearingnewones.Unfortunately,however,absent-mindednessisnotalwaysfunny.Therearetimeswhen“trick”ofourmemorycancauseusgreattrouble.

24.Ifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,.

A.youshouldforceyourselftorememberthings

B.youshouldtryhardtorememberthings

C.youshouldneverstoplearning

D.youshouldmakeaconsciouseffortofpracticeandexercise

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterrememberedunlockingthefrontdoor.

B.Onenightthewriterforgothavinglockedthefrontdoor.

C.Thewriterrememberedtolockthedoor.

D.Onenightthewriterforgottolockthefrontdoor.

26.Fromthesentence“Wenevergettiredofhearingnewones”,wecaninferthat.

A.absent-mindednesshappensnotonlytoprofessorsbuttomanyotherpeople

B.wedon’twanttoknowanythingmoreaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors

C.wewillnevergettiredoflisteningtonewstoriesaboutabsent-mindedness

D.weenjoyhearingnewstoriesaboutabsent-mindednessofprofessors

27.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.HowtoGetaGoodMemory

B.“Tricks”OfMemory

C.ForgetfulnessandAbsent-mindednessisDangerous

D.GetRidofAbsent-mindedness

C

Nowadays，KoreaisinfluencedbyAmericanculture.IfyouvisitSeoul（汉城），youwillseealotoffastfoodstoresineachavenue，placessuchasKFC，McDonald’sandBurgerKing.

YouwillalsobesurprisedtoseemanywesternstyleclotheswhicharedifferentfromourtraditionalclothessuchastheHanBouk.Whenyougoarounddepartmentstores，youcanseemanyyoungstudentswaitinginlinetobuyfamousbrandssuchas96NewYorkjeans，Guess，Polo，Guest，Channel，andCartiers.Itishardtofindclotheswhichrepresent（代表）traditionalKoreanculture.Thereareonlyafewstoreswhichselltraditionalclothing，andthesestoresarestartingtodisappear.

WhenyouvisitmiddleschoolsinKorea，youwillalsofindstudentslisteningtomusicontheirCDplayers，mostlyrockandroll，includingthepopmusicofsingerssuchasBritneySpiers，ChristinaAquilera，andRickyMartin.Moreover，ifyouaskstudentstotalkaboutKoreanmusictraditions，theyprobablywillnotgiveyouanansweratonce.

Now，however，therearesomevoiceswhichareurgingustopreserveourownculture.Oneisanassociationwhichinsistspeopleeattraditionalfoodsuchaskimchi.TheymakewebsitestoshowhowtraditionalKoreanfoodsarebeneficialforhealth，andtheyadvertiseonTVregularlyabouttraditionalcustoms.

TheysaythatKoreansarelosingtheiridentity（特性），andtheyarealsoconcernedbecauseyoungpeopledon’tevenknowaboutthetraditionalKoreanholidays.TheysuggestthatthegovernmentprepareextraprogramstoteachyoungstudentsaboutKoreantraditions.Somemiddleschoolshavetriedtodothis，butitisn’tworkingveryeffectively.

28．Thepassagemainlytellsus________.

A．theinfluenceofAmericancultureonSouthKorea

B．whatthecapitalcitySeoulislike

C．thepopularityoffastfoodinSouthKorea

D．thesocialcustomsinSouthKorea

29．FromthesecondparagraphwecanseethatGuess，Polo，Guestare________.

A．fastfoodrestaurantsB．namesoffamousstores

C．famousbrandofclothesD．traditionalKoreanclothes

30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preserve”meaninthispassage?

A．protect.B．prevent.C．pretend.D．respect.

31．Whatisthemainpurposeoftheassociation?

A．Toencouragepeopletoeattraditionalfood.

B．Tomakepeoplerealizetheirduties.

C．Tomakesureyoungpeoplelivehealthily.

D．Tokeeptheirownwayoflifeandculturealive.

D

Whatwillthehouseofthefuturelooklike?

Couldithavegardensonitswalls,orapoolwithfishfordinner?

Architectsbelievethattheyareallpossibilities.Theonlythingforsureisthatthehouseswillbeasgreenaspossible.

Thetreehouse

Manyarchitectsintheworldwouldliketobuilda“treehouse.”Likealeaf,thesurfaceofthehousecollectssunlightduringtheday.Theenergycanbeusedtoheatwater,produceelectricity,andevencreatefreshairforthehome.The“root”（根）ofthehouseisdeepundertheground.Itusesthesoil（土壤）tothehome’stemperature.

TheLizardhouse

Likealizard（蜥蜴）,changingcolorwiththeweatheristhemostimportantdesignofalizardhouse.Whenit’sinthebrightsun,thecoverofthehousewillturndarktoprotectitfromstrongheat.Duringdarkdays,itturnswhiteandtakesinasmuchlightandheataspossibletoproduceenergy.

Mealsathome

Thisdesignisperhapsasmuchaboutthefutureoffoodproductionasarchitecture（建筑风格）.Ithasgardensontheoutsidewallofthehouse.Peoplecanplanttomatoes,carrotsandgreenteaonthem.Soeverydayinthemorning,youjustneedtowalkoutsideandcollectyourmeals.

Learningfromthepast

Lookingtothefutureisn’ttheonlywaytobegreen.Sometimes,ancienttechniques（古老的技术）canalsohelpcutdownenergyuse.Forexample,achimney（烟囱）canbeausefulairconditionerbecauseitiseasierofhotairtoflowoutatthechimney.

32.Whatisthebesttitle（标题）ofthepassage?

A.Greenhouseofthefuture.b.Thegreener,thebetter.

C.Howtobuildgreenhouses.D.Changesofthehouses.

33.Wecanheatwater,produceelectricityorcreatefreshairforthehome.

A.withtherootofaleaf.b.withtheenergyfromsunlight.

C.withthesoilunderthegroundD.withgardensonitswalls.

34.Whatwillhappentothecoverofthelizardhousewhenit’sinthebrightsun?

A.Itwilltakeinlight.b.Itwillproduceenergy.

C.Itwillturndark.D.Itwillturnwhite.

35.Thepassageseemstotellusthatmealsathomeinthefuture.

A.willbemoredelicious.b.willbegreener.

C.costasmuchaspossible.D.needmorecooks.

第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Doyouknowwhathistoryis?

Itiseverythinghumanshavedoneandthought.Itisthestoryofevents.Itisthestoryofnationandpersons.36SoisthehundredYears’War.Soisthefirstairplaneflight.

37Therearemanysources.Someareoral.Somearewritten.Wecanlearnofthepastfromoneperson’smemoryorfromstorieshandeddownthroughgenerations.Wecanseethepastinapieceofstone.Weseeitinoldpaintingsandphotos.Wereadaboutthepastinoldrecords.