河南省平舆县第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中英语测试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省平舆县第二高级中学学年高二上学期期中英语测试题Word版含答案
平舆二高2017-2018学年度高二第一学期期中英语试题
时间:
100分钟
第Ⅰ卷(共85分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节:
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将对应的该项涂黑(每小题2分,满分30分)。
A
MyhusbandandIhadjustopenedupapetsittingbusiness(宠物护养业务)earlierthatyear.Ourcustomershadslowlyrisenfromthreetothirtyamonth.Wewerebusythroughthosehotsummermonths,drivingbetweenvisits.Ourserviceswerestrictlyheldatthepetowner’shome.Itwasalmosttoobusyforthetwoofus,butweweremakinggoodmoney!
Weaskedpetownersnewtoourservicestophonetwoweeksaheadsowehadenoughtimetomeettheownersandpetsattheirhomesandmakeanyfollowingmeetingsbeforetheownerleaves.
Oneday,wedecidedtotakeonanewcustomerjusttwodaysbeforetheywouldleave.Wemetthefamily,filledinaform,andspentsometimewiththeirdog,Hercules.Heplayfullyjumpedonusandtouchedourhandsandarmsusinghistongue.Thefamilylaughedashedidthis,showingusthathewasveryloving.
TwodayslaterIappearedatthehouse,alone.IcameuptoHerculesandsaidhellohappily.Ifilleduphiswaterbowlandcleanedanymesseshemade.Meanwhile,hewassolovelysittingbeside.Ithoughtthiswouldbethegoodpicturetosendtotheowners,ausualservice.Afterthelightand“click”soundwentoff,Herculesrushedatme.Ididn’tknowwhathadjusthappeneduntilInoticedthedropsofblood.Iranoutanddidtheonlything—callingmyhusband.
ThenIwenttoneighborsforhelp.Myhusbandarrivedaftertenminutes.ThehelpfulneighborandmyhusbandledHerculesbackintohispen(圈).ThenmyhusbandandItookofftothehospital.
ImusthavelookedlikeIwasshotwhenIwalkedintothehospital.Thenursesquicklymovedmetoaroom.Iaskedthedoctorinaweakbutplayfulmanner,“AmIgoingtodie?
”Hereplied,“Finally.”
1.Whatdidtheauthoroftendoduringherwork?
A.Sendingaphotoofpetstotheowners.B.Cleaningthecustomers’house.
C.Bringingthepetstoherownhouse.D.Walkingthepetsoutside.
2.Thedoctor’sanswergaveusasenseof___________.
A.humorB.carelessnessC.angerD.patience
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorwasattackedbecause__________.
A.theauthortreatedHerculesbadlyB.theauthorattackedHerculesfirst
C.HerculeswasveryhungrythenD.Herculesfearedthesoundandtheflash
B
Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cycling,swimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—football,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.
Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?
Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.
Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asothers,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.
Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork. Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.
Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillsyearbyyear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.
4.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?
A.Skiingandskating.B.Soccerandgolf.
C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.
5.Theunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.
A.betterfeelingB.goodway
C.strongemotionD.enoughaffection
6.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.
A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeople
B.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanmentaloneforclimbers
C.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps
D.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirty
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SportsinwinterB.Mountaineering
C.TeamworkinclimbingD.Thequalityformountaineering
C
Happybirthday
TheChinaNationalOpera(CNO)willgiveaconcerttocelebrateits50thbirthday.
DifferentgenerationsofCNOvocalists,likeLiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMei,willpresenttheconcertwhichwillfeaturebothsongsfromfamousChineseoperaslike“TheWhite-hairedGirl”and“TheHundredthBride”,aswellas,arias(咏叹调)ofsuchWesternoperaclassicsas“MadameButterfly”,“LaTraviata”and“Rigoletto”.
Time/date:
7:
30pm,September7,8
Location:
TianqiaoTheatre
Tel:
6551-4787,8315-6170
Tickets:
60—500yuan(US$7.2—60.2)
Folkmusic
AconcertwillbeheldtofeaturesomerecentlycomposedtraditionalChinesemusicworks.
Theconcert,givenbytheFolkOrchestraoftheChinaOperaandBalletTheatre,willincludesuchpiecesas“MemoryofChildhood”,“MemorialCeremonyforGod”and“WineSong”.
Time/date:
7:
30pm,September13
Location:
ConcerthallattheNationalLibraryofChina
Tel:
6848–5462,6841-9220
Tickets:
30-200yuan(US$3.6-24.1)
Moonmusic
AconcertoftraditionalChinesemusicwillbegivenontheeveoftheMoonFestivalwhichfallsonSeptember21stthisyear.
Theconcertwillfeatureanumberoffamouspiecescenteredonthethemeofthemoon,suchas“Moonlight”,“SpringnightonaMoonlitRiver”and“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver.”
AnumberofestablishedtraditionalChinesemusicperformerslikeZhouYaokunandFanWeiqing,willplaysolosaswellascollaborate(合作)withthefolkmusicorchestra.
Time/date:
7:
30pm,September21st
Location:
GrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalities
Tel:
6606—8888,6606—9999
Ifinterested,pleasebooktheticketsassoonaspossible.
8.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthepurposeofthewriteris______.
A.topraisethemusiciansB.tocelebrateits50thbirthday
C.toadvertiseforthethreeconcertsD.toexpresshisinterests
9.Ifyouwanttobuyticketsforlisteningtothemusic“MemoryofChildhood”,youwilldial____.
A.6551—4787B.8315—6170C.6848—5462D.6606—9999
10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver”isatraditionalChinesemusic.
B.“Rigoletto”isafamouspieceonthethemeofthemoon.
C.LiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMeistandforthesamegenerationofCNOvocalists.
D.ZhouYaokunwillplaysolosandFanWeiqingwillcollaboratewiththefolkmusicorchestra.
11.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthisarticle?
A.CultureB.PeopleC.EntertainmentD.Sports
D
Couldcitiesthatfloat(漂浮)ontheseasolvetheproblemscausedbyfloods(洪水)andprovidefoodfortheworld?
Somescientiststhinkso.Theideaisalreadybeingtestedandtheybelievethatfloatingcitieswillprovidemorehomesforagrowingpopulation,withouthavingtouselandneededtogrowfood.Andtheybelievefloatingareaswillallowmorefoodtobegrown,sothatnooneintheworldishungry.
Insomeplaces,citiesthatfloatontheseaarealreadybeingplanned.AcompanyintheNetherlandscalledDeltaSyncthinksthattheseacitieswillsavetheworld,withmorethanoneintenpeoplelivinginthem.
Theysayseacitiessolvemanyproblemstheworldfacesinthe21stcentury,likenothavingenoughland,moreandmorepeopleneedinghomes,fossilfuels(矿物燃料)runninglowandtheincreasinglyseriousproblemscausedbyfloods.
DeltaSyncsaysbuildinginthedesert(沙漠)isnotpossiblebecausethereisnotenoughwaterandthatdevelopingwaysforpeopletoliveinspaceisstilltooexpensive.Sotheybelievetheanswerisouroceans,whichcoverovertwothirdsoftheEarth’ssurface.Theirplansforfloatingareasincludeusingalgae(海藻)toproducefuelandfood.
MorethanaquarterofthelandintheNetherlandsalreadyliesunderwaterandscientiststherehavespentyearstryingtofindwaystodealwithit.InthecityofRotterdamtheyalreadyhavefloatinghomes.
BartRoeffenfromDeltaSyncsays:
“Wehaveplansforneighbourhoodsincludingroadsand,intheend,Ibelievewecanbuildfloatingcitiesonthesea.”
12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNetherlands?
A.Therearefloatinghomesinoneofitscities.
B.Ithasfoundmanyfossilfuelsrecently.
C.Twothirdsofitslandiscoveredbywater.
D.Itspopulationisincreasingquickly.
13.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageofthecitiesthatDeltaSyncwantstobuild?
A.Providingmorejobsforpeople.
B.Satisfyingmorepeople’shousingneeds.
C.Supplyingenoughwatertopeople.
D.Makingtravelinspacepossible.
14.WhatdoesBartRoeffenthinkofhiscompany’sfutureplans?
A.Hedoubtsthem.
B.Hehasnoideaaboutthem.
C.Heisuncertainaboutthem.
D.Heishopefulofthem.
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Willtherebeenoughwater?
B.Isitpossibleto