内蒙古正镶白旗察汗淖中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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内蒙古正镶白旗察汗淖中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

察汗淖中学2017-2018学年下学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷

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

It’sawhiteChristmasintheUnitedStatestoday,withsnowfallingfromSeattletoMaine.

•Northeast

BitingwindswithsnowswepttheNortheast.

Earlier,upto15inchesofsnowfellduringasnowstorminMaine,whileuptoonefootfellinNewHampshire.Windsreached76mphonCapeCod,Massachusetts,whileupto61mphwindstorethroughLongIsland,NewYork.FallingsnowcollectedontherunwaysatBoston’sLoganInternationalAirport,causingtemporaryflightdelays.

ThewindwassosevereinPennsylvaniaandNewJerseythattheannual（重演）ofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers’crossingtheDelawareRiverwascanceled,theWashingtonCrossingHistoricParktoldABCNews.

•Midwest

HeavylakeeffectsnowfellinwesternMichigan.

TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedawind-chillwarningandadvisory（公告）fromMontanatoMichigan.BittercoldairintheMidwestproducedwindchillsMondaymorningaslowasminus48degreesinNorthDakotaandminus47innorthernMinnesota.

Asthisbittercoldmadeitswayeastovernight,itwasexpectedtomoveoverrelativelymildGreatLakes,producingintenselake-effectsnowbandscapableofproducing2to4inchesofsnowinanhour.

•WestCoast

ThatstormsystemmovedovernightthroughtheRockies,bringingmoresnowandthethreatofavalanches（雪崩）.TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedanavalanchewarningfortheWasatchRangeMountainsoutsideSaltLakeCity.

21.WhywastheannualreenactmentofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers’crossingtheDelawareRivercanceled?

A.Becausetheriverwasfrozen.B.Becausethewindwastoostrong.

C.Becausethesnowwastoothick.D.Becausethetemperaturewastoolow.

22.Whichofthefollowingisthebadweatherthathassetinaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theavalanches.B.AwhiteChristmas.

C.Amessofpeople’slife.D.Heavysnow,bitingwindandchills.

23.Whatisthestyleofthepassage?

A.Weatherreport.

B.Newsabouttheeffectofbadweather.

C.Newsaboutbadweather.

D.Abad-weatherwarningandadvisory.

B

FourdaysafterDad’s67thbirthday,hehadaheartattack.Luckily,hesurvived.Butsomethinginsidehimhaddied.Hisenthusiasmforlifewasgone.Herefusedtofollowdoctor’sorders,andhissourattitudemadeeveryoneupsetwhentheyvisithim.Dadwasleftalone.

SoIaskedDadtocometolivewithmeonmysmallfarm,hopingthefreshairwouldhelphimadjust.Withinaweekafterhemovedin,Iregrettedtheinvitation.HecriticizedeverythingIdid.Ibecamefrustrated.Somethinghadtobedone.

OnedayIreadanarticlewhichsaidwhengivendogs,depressedpatientswouldbebetteroff.SoIdrovetotheanimalshelterthatafternoon.AssoonasIgotthere,apointer’seyescaughtmyattention.Theywatchedmecalmly.

Astaffmembersaid:

“Hegotheretwoweeksagoandwe’veheardnothing.Histimeisuptomorrow.”

Iturnedtothemaninhorror.“Youmeanyou’regoingtokillhim?

”

“Ma’am,”hesaidgently.“Wedon’thaveroomforeveryunclaimeddog.”

Thestaffmember’scalmbrowneyesawaitedmydecision.“I’lltakehim,”Isaid.

Idrovehomewiththedogonthefrontseatbesideme.IwashelpingitoutofthecarwhenDadwalkedontothefrontporch.“LookwhatIgotyou!

”Isaidexcitedly.

Dadwrinkledhisface.“Idon’twantit,”hemuttered,turningbacktowardsthehouse.Then,sudden

ly,thedogpulledfreefrommygrasp.HesatdowninfrontofmyDad.

Dad’sangermelted,andsoonhewashuggingthedog.

Thiswasthebeginningofawarmfriendship.DadnamedthedogCheyenne.Togethertheyspentlonghourswalkingdowndustylanesandrelaxingonthebanksofstreams.

Dad’sbitternessfaded,andheandCheyennewentontomakemanyfriends.Then,lateonenighttwoyearslater,IfeltCheyenne’scoldnoseburrowing（搜寻）throughmybedcovers.Hehadneverbeforecomeintomybedroomatnight.Iranintomyfather’sroomandfoundthathehadpassedaway.

Twodayslater,myshockandgriefdeepenedwhenIdiscoveredCheyennelyingdeadbesideDad’sbed.AsIburiedhimneartheirfavoritestream,IsilentlythankedthedogforrestoringDad’speaceofmind.

24.Aftertheauthor’sfathersurvivedtheheartattack,he.

A.nolongerwantedtolive

B.wasleftalonetogetfullrest

C.ignoredeveryonewhovisitedhim

D.becameunpleasanttowardotherpeople

25.Whydidtheauthortakethepointerhome?

A.Itwasatypethatisknownforitsfriendliness.

B.Itseyesmadeherthinkitwasthebestdogavailable.

C.Itcaughtherattentionrightawayandshedidn’twantittobekilled.

D.Itwasgoodatgettingpeople’sattentionandentertainingthem.

26.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat.

A.moreattentionshouldbegiventooldpeople

B.dogsaresoloyalthattheyusuallydiefortheirfriends

C.theauthor’sfatherandCheyenneformedarealconnection

D.friendshipandcareismuchmoreefficientthanthemedicine

27.Whichsectionofanewspaperisthesourceofthepassage?

A.Health.

B.Entertainment.

C.Education.

D.Friends.

C

Therearemanydifferentvoicesoncharitydonationsrecently.ChenTianQiao,oneoftheChinesebillionaires,gaveaway$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology（Caltech）tohelppromotebrainresearch.Chenhasbeeninterestedinthebrainresearch,believingitcanadvancetheindustriesofartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussionsamongChinesescholarsandinternetusers.

Manycriticizedhimforgivingmoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthandomesticinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandarecatchingupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.

Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedwithChineseresearchInstitutes.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.What’smore,theresultsoftheresearchwillbenefitnotonlytheAmericans,butalsotherestoftheworld.

Asimilarcontroversial（有争议的）casestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiYi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChineseStudents.

ManybelievethatChinaisstillfarbehindinmanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesedonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflectionratherthanenvy.

28.WhydidChen’shugedonationsdrawpeople’sattention?

A.Itwasusedforbrainresearchratherthanforthepoor.

B.Itwasnotusedefficiently.

C.Itwasthelargestdonation.

D.ItshouldhavebeendonatedtoaChinesecollege.

29.Whichofthefollowingscanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“domestic”inthesecondparagraph?

A.home.B.family.

C.household.D.homepage.

30.TheexampleofPanShiYiwasusedto________.

A.informsomeChinesestudentsarepoorateducation

B.showoffthegenerosityofChinesebillionaires

C.presentthewidespreaddisagreementoverdonatingabroad

D.provetheChinesearecrazyaboutdonations

31.WhatisthemainadvicedoestheauthorgivetotheChineseuniversities?

A.Developingartificialintelligence.

B.Educatingthebraverandmorehonestgraduates.

C.DevelopingfasttocatchupwiththeUS.

D.Developingsystemstousethedonationsefficiently.

D

TheAustralianbeachtownofByronBayhasatrafficproblem,especiallyduringholidays,whenlocalstreetsarefullofcars.Butnowit’schanged.Theworld’sfirstfullysolar-poweredtrainrunsonarestored（修复）trainlinethatwasoutofuseformorethanadecade.

Thesolarsystemsontheroofofthetrainsendpowertoasetofbatteriesthatreplaceoneengine;theotherengineisstillinplaceandcanprovidebackuppowerinanemergency.Asthetrainbrakes,itgeneratesmoreelectricity,likeahybridcar.Atatrainstation,thetraincanbepluggedintopullmorepowerfromsolarsystemsontheplatformroof.Ifthere’salongperiodwithoutsun---somewhatunlikelyinthispartoftheworld---thetraincanalsoplugintogetrenewableenergyfromthelocalelectricitysupply.

“Thelargesolarsystemsontheplatformroofcoupledwiththesolarsystemsonthetrainroofproducemoresolarenergyperdaythanisrequiredtooperateanhourlyreturnservice,”saysHolmes,developmentdirectorofthenonprofitByronBayRailroadcompany,whichrunsthetrain.Withonefullcharge,thetraincanmake12to15trips.

Volunteersfullyrestoredthetraintoitsoldconditiontoattractmoreriders,whichshouldtakemorecarsoffcitystreetsofthebeachtown.Thetrainfits100seatedpassengers,withroomformoretostand,andalsohasaluggageroomforbikesandsurfboards.Aridecostsalittlemorethan$2.

Thenonprofitsthinksit’samodelthatcouldbereplicated（复制）elsewhere.“Ourservicehashadnogovernmentsupportorfundingatall,butforthistobereplicatedorimprovedupon,thekeyisforgovernmenttoworkwithenterprisesontheprogram.”Holmessays.“Ourserviceprovidesanexampleofhowthesun’senergycanbeusedforsustainabletransportsolutions.”

32.WhyisthesolartrainbroughtintouseinByronBay?

A.Toattractvisitors.B.Toreducetraff