届高四复课班下学期第一次联考英语试题 含答案.docx

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届高四复课班下学期第一次联考英语试题含答案

河北八所重点中学2017-2018学年第二学期高四联考英语

一、阅读理解

LakeForestHighSchoolClubs

EnvironmentalClub

Clubmembersareprovidedopportunitiestorealizetheirgoalsofenvironmentalservice.Themajorityofprojectsarestudent-initiated.Lastyear’sactivitiesincluded:

theLFHSCourtyardGardenupkeep,BiketoSchoolDaywithfreecocoaandsnacks,an“eatlocal”100miledinner,recyclingsolutionsforLFHS,beachcleanupthroughtheGreatLakesAlliance,andEarthWeekcelebrations.

Meetings:

FirstFridayofthemonthinRoom5at7：

00a．m.

Advisor:

MsMaryBethNawor,mnawor@

PeerTutoring

Studentsvolunteertohelpfellowstudentsinimprovingtheiracademicandorganizationalskills.StudentstutorLFHSandmiddleschoolstudentsonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.LFHStutorsmusthaveproficiency（精通）intheacademicareainwhichtheywishtotutor,butmiddleschooltutorsonlyneedgeneralacademicproficiency.

Meetings:

Alltutoringisdoneonanindividuallyscheduledbasis.

Advisor:

MsKathyO’Hara,kohara@

YoungIdea

YoungIdeaisLFHS’sartandliterarymagazine.Studentsofallageswholovewritingandartareencouragedtobecomepartofthestaffofthisawardwinningmagazine.YoungIdeaencouragesallstudentstosubmitartandliteratureworkstothemagazine,whethertheyareapartofthestaffornot.FromSeptembertoFebruary,YoungIdeameetsonThursdaysafterschoolinthePublicRoomtodiscussthepiecesthathavebeensubmittedtothemagazineandprovidefeedbackfortheauthors.

Meetings:

Seeaboveexplanation.

Advisor:

MsDebbieZare,dzare@

ScoutBuddies

ScoutBuddiesisafriendshipclubwhichhelpsbuildfriendshipamongindividualswithandwithoutdisabilities.Clubmembersparticipateinavarietyofsocialactivitiesbothwithintheschoolandinthecommunity.Activitiesincludeorganizingholidaypartiesintheschool,bowling,goingtothemovies,andeatingoutinlocalrestaurants.

Meetings:

Monthlymeetingdatesvary,butinRoom134.

Advisor:

MsDonnaLovitsch,dlovitsch@

1．Whichclubprovideshelpforstudentspoorinstudy?

A.PeerTutoring.B.EnvironmentalClub.C.YoungIdea.D.ScoutBuddies.

2．WhenisthestaffofYoungIdeamostlikelytomeet?

A.6：

30p．m.,August11,Thursday

B.6：

00p．m.,January5,Thursday

C.7：

30a．m.,November17,Thursday

D.7：

00p．m.,September23,Friday

3．Whatistherequirementforstudentstojoinacertainclub?

A.TheyarerequiredtohaveabiketojoinEnvironmentalClub.

B.TheyneedtobeathletictojoinScoutBuddies.

C.TheyneedtowinaliteraryawardtojoinYoungIdea.

D.TheyneedtobeacademicallyproficienttojoinPeerTutoring.

Chinesecarmakershavenarrowedthequalitygapwiththeirforeignrivalsintheworld’slargestvehiclemarkettothesmallestlevelinsevenyears,accordingtoresearch.

Buttheimprovementshavenotbeenenoughtoseeanobviousdropinthemarketshareforlocalcarcompaniesthisyear,raisingquestionsabouttheirabilitytobeglobalcompetitors.

TheannualqualitysurveyofChina’scarmarketbyJ.D.Power,aCalifornianmarketresearchcompany,tracksthenumberofmechanicalanddesignproblemsreportedper100vehiclesbymorethan21,000Chinesedrivers.

Itdocumented131problemsper100domestic（国内的）vehicles,comparedwith95per100foreignvehicles.The36-pointgapwasthenarrowestinthestudy’sseven-yearhistory.WhenChinaovertooktheUSastheworld’slargestcarmakerinthe2009,thegapbetweendomesticandforeigncarswas145points.“It’sevidencetotheimprovementsthatdomesticbrandshavebeenmaking,”saidGeoffBroderick,headofJ.D.Power’soperations.“By2018thedomesticandtheglobalbrandswillbeequalintermsofquality.”

Despitethesteadyimprovementinquality,localvehiclemakershavebeenperformingpoorlythisyear.AccordingtotheChinaAssociationofAutomobileManufacturers,domesticbrand’sshareofthemarketforcars—notincludingSUVs—hasfallenfromabout25percentto20percent.

“Chinesecustomersareverypickyintheworldbecausetheyhavebeentrainedtodistrustproducts,”saidMrBroderick,citingscandals（丑闻）affectingbabymilkpowderandtoys.

“Theygointoasituationexpectingtherecouldbequalityissues,whereasintheWestwetrustthebrands.

4．WhatwasthegapbetweenChinesevehiclesandforeignvehiclesin2018?

A.131points.B.145points.C.95points.D.36points.

5．Thedatainthefourthparagraphshowsthat______.

A.themarketshareofthedomesticcarshasdropped

B.thequalityofdomesticvehicleshavebeenimproved

C.China’scarshavemanymechanicalanddesignproblems

D.J.D.Powerhasdonemanysurveysinthepastsevenyears

6．J.D.Poweris______.

A.anameofacompany

B.acarmaker

C.aheadofanassociation

D.amilkbrand

7．AccordingtowhatMr.Brodericksaidinthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat______.

A.Chinesecarmarketwillbeoptimisticasisexpected

B.Chineseandwesternconsumershavedifferentattitudestoproducts.

C.hedoesn’tlikeChinesecustomersbecausetheydon’ttrustproducts

D.itiseasierforChina’scarcompaniestosellcarstotheWest

WhenMarcoPolotravelledtoHangzhou,China700hundredyearsago,neverhadhethoughthe'dbecreatingajobofsocialmediaambassadorinthe21stcenturyinChina.

OnMay20,oneluckyforeignerwouldbeselectedtobecomethemodern-dayMarcoPolo,gettingafree15-daytriptothesceniccityofHangzhouinChina,andrewarded$55,000inthenextyearforworkingpart-timetopromotethecitytotheglobalaudience.FivefinalistsfromAustralia,Romania,U.S.,SwitzerlandandFrancewereinthefinalrace.Theycamefromapoolof700applicantsfromaroundtheworld,carefullyselectedbytheHangzhouTourismCommissionontheirfamiliaritywithChina,socialmediapresenceandadventurousspirit.

Locatedabout100milessouthwesttoShanghai,Hangzhouishometo844millionpopulationandamongChina’srichestcitiesasmeasuresbyper-capitaGDP.Traditionally,HangzhouisknownforitscharmingWestLake,aUNESCOworldheritagesitewithtraditionalChinesestoriesandtales,andtheGrandCanal,whichtravelsfromHangzhoutoBeijingandwasakeyrouteoftransportationinancientChina.Thecity’smildclimateandcharmingenvironmentdrew97milliontouristslastyear,contributingto6.5%ofthecity’sGDP.

Theluckywinnerwouldstartanall-expense-paidtriptoHangzhou,which,inadditiontovisitstotouristsitesandtastingsofdeliciousfood,alsowouldincludeafour-dayridealongtheGrandCanalandthreeeveningsspentatalocalresident’shome.

“Itisinfactapart-timejob.Howyouworkthatoutefficientlyisyourproblem,”LiamBates,perhapsthestrongestcompetitorbecauseofhisfluentChinese,said.“Wewillseehowharditistomeetthesenumbers.”

8．ThepurposeofHangzhouchoosingasocialmediaambassadoristo______.

A.keepMarcoPoloinpeople’smemories

B.attractmoreforeigntouriststoChina

C.encouragemoreforeignerstospeakChinese

D.exploreanewrouteoftransportation

9．Fromparagraph3,weknowthat______.

A.Hangzhouis100milesnorthwesttoShanghai

B.8.8millionvisitorscametoHangzhouin2018

C.tourismplaysanimportantintheGDPofHangzhou

D.theGrandCanaltravelsfromHangzhoutoShanghai

10．LiamBateswasmostlikelytogetthejobmainlyduetohis______.

A.travelexperienceB.fluentChinese

C.adventurousspiritD.excellentvideos

11．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HangzhourewardsinternationalvisitorstoChina

B.LiamBatescreatesadreamjobofsocialmediaambassador

C.DreamjobinChina—$55,000tothecontemporaryMarcoPolo

D.Hangzhou,afamouscityforWestLakeandtheGreatCanal

Weproduce500billionofplasticbagsinayearworldwideandtheyarethrownawaypollutingoceans,killingwildlifeandgettingdumpedinlandfillswheretheytakeupto1,000yearstodecompose．Researchershavebeenunsuccessfullylookingforasolution.

The16-year-oldCanadianhighschoolstudent,DanielBurd,fromWaterlooCollegiateInstitute,has-discoveredawaytomakeplasticbagsdegrade（降解）inasfewas3months,afindingthatwonhimfirstprizeattheCanadaWideScienceFair,a＄10,000prize,a＄20,000scholarship,andachancetorevolutionizeamajorenvironmentalissue.

Burd’sstrategywassimple:

Sinceplasticdoeseventuallydegrade,itmustbeeatenbymicroorganisms（微生物）．Ifthosemicroorganismscouldbeidentified,wecouldputthemtoworkeatingtheplasticmuchfasterthanundernormalconditions.

Withthisgoalinmind,hegroundedplasticbagsintoapowderandconcocted（调制）asolutionofhouseholdchemicals,yeast（酵母）andtapwatertoencouragemicrobesgrowth．Thenheaddedtheplasticpowderandletthemicrobesworktheirmagicfor3months．Finally,hetestedtheresultingbacterialcultureonplasticbags,exposingoneplasticsampletodeadbacteriaasacontrol．Sureenough,theplasticexposed（暴露）tothelivebacteriawas17%lighterthanthecontrolaftersixweeks.

Theinputsarecheap,maintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecausemicrobesproduceheatastheywork,andtheonlyoutputsarewaterandtinylevelsofcarbondioxide.

“AlmosteveryweekIhavetodochoresandwhenIopentheclosetdoor,Ihavepilesofplasticbagsfallingontopofme．Oneday,IgottiredofitandIwantedtoknowwhatotherpeoplearedoingwiththeseplasticbags．Theanswer:

notmuch．SoIdecidedtodosomethingmyself.”SaidDanielBurd.

12．DanielBurdwonfirstprizeattheCanada-WideScienceFairbecause.

A.hefoundawaytodegradeplasticsinshortertime.

B.hecontributedmuchtoenviron