100所名校学年福建省宁德市一级达标中学高二下学期期中英语试题解析版.docx

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100所名校学年福建省宁德市一级达标中学高二下学期期中英语试题解析版

2017-2018学年宁德市一级达标中学高二下学期期中

英语

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第I卷（选择题）

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一、阅读理解

A

BOOTSANDHEARTS2018

TICKETINFORMATION

AfterapurchaseyouwillreceiveaconfirmationemailfromEventbriteonbehalfofBootsandHearts.

NoelectronicticketswillbeissuedforBootsandHearts.Alladmissionticketpurchaserswillreceivetheirfestivalwristbandsandcampingcertificatesbypost.

Ifyouarehavinganyothertechnicalissuewithyourorder,clickwww.bootsandhearts.comtocontactEventbrite.

Orderscannotbeseparatedoncepurchased-theentireorderwillbeprovidedtotheaccountholder.

Ifyouarecurrentlyundertheageofl8,youwouldneedyourparentsorsomeoneovertheageof18topurchasethetickets.

NOTES

AllBootsandHeartsticketpurchasesarefinalsales,norefundsorexchanges.

DON’Tdamage,stretch,cutorchangeyourwristbandinanyway.Alteredwristbandswillbeofnouseandthebearerwillbelikelytobeforcedout.

Fulleventwristbandscannotbeshared（i.e.differentpeopleusingthemondifferentdays）.Performersandtheprogramschedulearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Thefestivaltakesplacerainorshine.

TENTCANPSITERULES

CampingopensWednesday,August8that12:

00p.m.Anyvehiclearrivingbeforethegateopentimeswillbeturnedaway.

Tentcampsitesarestrictlyfortents.TenttrailersofsimilarmustpurchaseanRVcampsite.Eachcampsiteoffersparkingforoneregularsizedvehicle（smallerthana12-passengervan）.

Campsiteswillcomfortablyaccommodate4-6people,withmaximumof8peoplepersite.CampsitepricesarepercampsitefortheentireeventandNOTperperson.

Petsandotheranimalsarenotallowedonthefestivalgroundsandinthecampingareas.STILLHAVEANYQUESTION?

PleasevisitourFAQpageorcontactBootsandHearts.

1．Thepassagesuggeststhatwristbands.

A.maybeboughtatadiscount

B.canbesharedwithothers

C.shouldbewellprotected

D.willbereturnedtosellers

2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Alltheticketswillbesenttobuyersbyemail.

B.Eachcampsitecanbeaccommodatedfor8peopleatleast.

C.Thefestivalwillnotbeheldasscheduledunlessthefineweather.

D.Vehiclesarenotallowedtoenterthecampsiteuntil12:

00p.m,August8th.

3．Whatisthetypeofthewriting?

A.Anadvertisement

B.Aneventnotice

C.Anewsreport

D.Aprogramlist

B

Weoftenthinkthatouraffairs,greatorsmall,mustbetendedcontinuouslyandindetail,orourworldwillbreakapart,andwewillloseourplacesinheuniverse.Thatis.nottrue,orifitistrue,thenoursituationsweresotemporarythattheywouldhavecollapsed（崩溃}anyway..

Onceayearorsolgetawayforaday.Ontheeveofmydayofabsence,Iinformhousemates,myfamilyandclosefriendsthatIwillnotbereachablefortwenty-fourhours;thenIdisconnectthetelephone.Isitforatleastanhourinaveryhotbathtub;thenIlayoutmyclothesinpreparationformymorningescape,andknowingthatnothingwilldisturbme,Isleepwell.

OnthemorningIwakenaturally,forIwillhavesetnoclock,norinformedmybodytimepiecewhenitshouldalarm.Idressincomfortableshoesandcasualclothesandleavemyhousegoingnoplace.IfIamlivinginacity,Iwanderstreets,window-shop,orstareatbuildings.Ienterandleavepublicparks,libraries,andtheatres.Istayinnoplaceforverylong.

Everypersonneedstotakeonedayaway.Adayinwhichoneconsciously,separatesthepastfromthefuture.Jobs,familyandfriendscanexistonedaywithoutanyoneofus.Eachpersondeservesthedayinwhichnoproblemsarefacedupto,nosolutionssearchedfor,Weneedhoursofaimlesswanderingorsittingonparkbenches,observingthemysteriousworldofants.

Ifwestepawayforatime,wearenot,asmany.maythink,beingirresponsible,butratherwearepreparingourselvestomoreablyperformourduties.WhenIreturnhome,JamalwayssurprisedtofindsomequestionsIsoughttoevadehadbeenansweredandsomeentanglements（瓜葛）Ihadhopedtofleehadbecomeseparatedoutinmyabsence.Adayawaycanhelpdriveawaythebitterness,transformhesitation,andrenewthespirit.

4．Whydoestheauthorlayouthisclothesthenightbeforehisdayaway?

A.Hewillnotforgetwhatheshouldwear.

B.Heisabletosleeplateinthemorning.

C.Hecanbedressedasstylishlyaspossible.

D.Hegetsreadyforthejourneyinthemorning.

5．Thewordscasual,wander,andstareinParagraph3suggestafeelingof.

A.determination

B.mystery

C.confusion

D.relaxation

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"evade"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Consider

B.Avoid

C.Decide

D.Raise

7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topersuadereaderstotakesometimeforthemselves.

B.Toentertainreaderswithastoryofanunusualday.

C.Toshowhowtospendadayawayfromhome.

D.Todescribewhatitisliketorediscoveracity.

C

Greenspaceswithinandaroundcityschoolsimprovethementaldevelopmentofyoungchildren,astudyhasfound.The.findingsmaypartlybeexplainedbyreducedexposuretotrafficpollution,expertsbelieve.Otherinfluencescouldincludethepsychologicaleffectofhavingviewsoffieldsandtreesratherthanroadsandbuildings.

TheSpanishresearchersfoundeachdegreeofincreaseinsurroundinggreennessledtoa5%improvementinthedevelopmentofshort-term,orworkingmemoryoveraperiodofoneyear.Italsoimprovedtheprogressof"superiorworkingmemory”—theabilitytoupdatememories.withchanginginformation—by6%，andreducedinattentiveness.Computeranalysissuggestedthatcarbonfromtrafficmightaccountforupto65%ofthetrend.

Theresearcherscarriedoutmentalperformancetestson2,593childrenattending36primaryschoolsinBarcelonaeverythreemonthsforayear.Overthestudyperiod,participants’workingmemoryincreasedbyanaverageof22.8%,andsuperiorworkingmemoryby15.2%,whileinattentivenessdecreasedby18.9%.

Theresearcherswrote,"Approximatelyonehalfoftheworldpopulationlivesincities,andby2030,threeinfivepersonswillliveinurbanareasworldwide,Urbanareasareanetworkofnon-naturalbuilt-upstructureswithincreasedpollutantlevelsandlessgreenenvironments.Children’sexposuretothesepollutantshasbeenassociatedwithharmfulimpactsontheirmentaldevelopment.Ourfindingssuggestabeneficialimpactofgreenspacesexposureonmentaldevelopment."

Britishexpertssaidthestudywasinteresting,butpointedoutsomelimitations.ProfessorAndyJones,fromNorwichmedicalschool,said,“Themeasureofgreenspaceusedwasthenumberofplantsintheneighborhoodsofthechildrenandtheirschools.Itwasnotadirectmeasureofusablegreenspaces,likepublicparks,althoughtheywillbeincluded."DrRossCameron,attheUniversityofSheffield,said,“Theauthorssuggestacausallinkbetweenairqualityandgreenspace.Theyadmit,however,thatthisfactoronlyseemstoexplainpartoftheircorrelations（相互关系）,”

8．TheSpanishresearchers’studyshowsthattheincreaseinsurroundinggreenness

A.madestudentsbecomefondofstudying.

B.developedstudents’levelofintelligence

C.couldchangestudents’habitofmemorizing

D.developedstudents’abilitytoupdateinformation

9．Whatismostrelatedtothefindingsaccordingtothecomputeranalysis?

A.Architecturaldesign.

B.Lessexposuretotrafficpollution.

C.Psychologicaleffectofseeinggreenfields.

D.Adecreaseinthenumberofbuildingsandroads.

10．Accordingtothefourthparagraph,theresearchersstressed.

A.thevarietyoffuturecities

B.theuncertaintyofthecitypopulation

C.theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment

D.thenecessityofincreasinggreenspacesincities

11．Britishexperts’attitudetowardsthestudyis

A.positive

B.objective

C.doubtful

D.uncaring

D

Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner.Suchvehicleswillmakegettingfromoneplacetoanothersaferandlessstressful.Theyalsocouldcutdownontraffic,reducepollutionandlimitaccidents.Buthowshoulddriverlesscarshandleemergencies?

Peopledisagreeontheanswer.

Tounderstandthechallenge,imagineacarsuddenlymeetssomepedestriansintheroad.It’stoolatetoavoidacrash.Sothecar’sartificialintelligencemustdecidewhethertoswerve（急转弯）,Tosavethepedestrians,shouldthecarswerveofftheroadorswerveintooncomingtraffic:

?

Whatifsuchoptions:

wouldlikelykillthecar’sdriver?

Researchersusedonlinesurveytostudypeople’sattitudesaboutsuchsituationswithdriverlesscars.Surveyparticipantsmostlyagreedautomatedcarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectthemostpeople.Thatincludedswervingintowallstosavealargernumberofpedestrians.However,thosesamesurveyedwanttorideincarsthatprotectpassengersatallcosts-evenifthepedestrianswouldnowendupdying.Jean-FrancoisBonnefon,apsychologistattheToulouseSchoolofEconomics,andhiscolleaguesreportedtheirfindingsinScience.

“Automatedcarscanrevolutionizetransportation,saysstudycoauthorIyadRahwan.Butheadds,thisnewtechnologycreatesamoral（道德的）dilemmathatcouldslowitsacceptance.

Makersofcomputerizedcarsareatalossforwhattodonext.Mostbuyerswouldwanttheircarstobeprogrammedtoprotecttheminpreferencetootherpeople.However,regulationsmightonedayinstructthatcarsmustactforthegreatergood.Butthescientiststhinkruleslikethiscoulddriveawaybuyers,Ifso,allt