广东省广州市学年度九十七中学第二学期期中英语考试试题.docx

1、广东省广州市学年度九十七中学第二学期期中英语考试试题【试卷名称】 九十七实验中学2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试试题【试卷原题型】一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）答案请填在答题卡41-60上。 第一节 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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。（共16小题，每小题2分， 满分32分）【题型】阅读理解AFood festivals around the worldStilton Cheese RollingMay Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 Engli

2、sh villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include checsc rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four,dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their comp

3、etitors lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All thecompetitors arc served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.Fi

4、ery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn,

5、your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Eood and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepperofficially the hottest pepper in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on show

6、. But one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isnt for you!La TomatinaThe Worlds Biggest Food FightOn the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatinathe worlds largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciti

7、ng tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been

8、 thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends againand for a much-needed wash!(1)In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must.A.wear various formal clothesB.roll a wooden cheese in their own laneC.kic

9、k or throw their cheeseD. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos(2)Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean. C. In Australia.D. In China.(3)The celebration of La Tomatina lasts.A. three days B. seven days C. less than three days D. more than seven days

10、(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.B.More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.D. An excit

11、ing tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.【知识点】社会文化类（阅读理解）；【难度】易【参考答案】(1) B; (2) A; (3) B; (4) C; 【解析】试题分析：文章是一篇社会文化介绍，主要介绍世界各地美食节的具体信息。(1) B 细节理解题。根据第一段“Teams of four,dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. (disappointi

12、ngly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones).”。故选B。(2) A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段ery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. 故选A。(3) B 判断推理题，根据第三段，A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato

13、 battle as the highlight of the weeks events.故选B。(4) C 判断推理题，根据第二段“They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water.”，故选C。BCamels are large an

14、imals living in dry areas. There are two species of camels: the Arabian camelwith a single hump from the dry desert, and the Bactrian camel with two humps from Centraland East Asia. Camels are over 7 feet tall and weigh over 1,600 pounds. They will live up to 40 to 50 years .Most camels are domestic

15、ated(驯化)and fed by people. Camels are plant-eaters. Camels are very strong animals with wide, padded feet. They have thick leathery pads on their knees and chest. Camels have nostrils(鼻孔)that can open and close, protecting them from the desertenvironment. Bushy eyebrows and two rows of long eyelashe

16、s protect their eyes from sand. Their mouth is extremely tough, allowing camels to eat thorny(带刺的)desert plants. Their widened feet help themmove without sinking into the sand. Their thick coats reflect sunlight, and also protect them from the intense heat from desert sand. Their long legs help by k

17、eeping them further from the hot ground. Camels can go without food and water for 3 to 4 days. They do not store water in their humps as is commonly believed. The humps are actually a container of fat. Camels are incredibly(难以置信)well-adapted to their environment. When conditions heat up, camels can

18、increase their own body temperature, which prevents sweating and therefore water loss. They may not sweat at all during the day. Camels are sometimes called ships of the desert because people ride them around the hot, drydeserts of the world. However, the number of camels is becoming smaller for var

19、ious reasons.(4) According to the passage, camels usually live in.A. AsiaB. AfricaC. AmericaD. Australia(5) Paragraph 2 is mainly about.A. camels are useful animalsB. camels are clever animalsC. camels body structure and functionD. camels characteristics and habits(6) The reason why camels lose litt

20、le water in deserts is that they.A. get water from green foodsB. can adjust their temperatureC. store enough water in the humpsD. can manage without water(7) What will the author probably talk about following the last paragraph?A. Ways to protect camels.B. Habitats of camels.C. Reasons for raising c

21、amels.D. Functions of camels.【知识点】社会现象类（阅读理解）；【难度】中【参考答案】(4) A; (5) C; (6) B; (7) A;【解析】试题分析：文章介绍骆驼的特性，骆驼为什么能够在沙漠生存，但是骆驼的数量却因为各种原因减少。 (4) A 细节理解题，根据第一段“There are two species of camels: the Arabian camelwith a single hump from the dry desert, and the Bactrian camel with two humps from Centraland East

22、 Asia.”，故选A。(5) C 主旨大意题，第二段主要讲骆驼的身体结构和功能，故选C。(6) B 细节理解题。根据第三段“When conditions heat up, camels can increase their own body temperature, which prevents sweating and therefore water loss.”，故选B。(7) A 判断推理题。根据第最后一段“However, the number of camels is becoming smaller for various reasons.”，故选A。 COnce, the P

23、aiter-Surui tribe(部落)lived a happy life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. But after the tribes first meeting with Westerners several decades ago, they were nearly wiped out; diseases brought by outsiders reduced the Suruis numbers from 5, 000 to about 250. Today, some 1, 3 00 tribe pe

24、ople live in 23 villages across 600, 000 acres. Though they are as likely to wear T-shirts and jeans as feathered headdresses, the Surui are determined to preserve and protect the tribal culture of their homeland. Now they are under threat again, from illegal logging and deforestation(滥伐), but this

25、time its different. The Surui have put aside their bows and arrows and taken up a new weapon: the Internet. The tribe people learned to use the Web from their leader, Chief Almir Narayamoga. “We decided to use computers and technology to bring attention to our situation, ”says Narayamoga, 36. The fi

26、rst in his tribe to attend college, Chief Narayamoga learned how to use computers at the Federal University of Gois in Goiania, a city of 1. 2 million. In 2007, he fled the Surui homeland after his fight against loggers who placed a $100, 000 reward on his head. He traveled to the United States and

27、paid a visit to Google headquarters in California. He came armed with a big idea. Narayamogas visit to Google was considered a great success. And Google sent teams to the Amazon to train the Surui in using computers, cameras, and smart phones to photograph logging sites, which could be pinpointed us

28、ing GPS technology and then uploaded to Google Earth. The Surui have now mapped the entire reserve and recorded the biodiversity and the rainforest within it.(8) What caused the population of the Amazon tribe to reduce greatly?A. The change of their lifestyles.B. Deforestation.C. Diseases.D. Fightin

29、g.(9) Chief Narayamoga fled his homeland because.A. he owed a large debtB. the loggers wanted to kill himC. he wanted to learn computersD. he failed to fight against logging(10) What kind of idea did Chief Narayamoga have after he returned to his homeland?A. He could ask the US government for help.B

30、. He could negotiate with the loggers.C. He could save their land with the Internet.D. He could make a map of their land.(11)What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Deforestation has been stopped in Amazon.B. Narayamogas efforts are paying off.C. The Internet is still something new to the tribe

31、 people.D. Logging has been stopped due to the use of GPS technology.【文章大意】本文主要讲了巴西土著居民正在利用因特网让世人知道他们的处境, 并开始保护他们的家园。【难度】易【参考答案】(8) C; (9) B; (10) C; (11) B; 【解析】(8) 选C。细节理解题。从文章第一段最后一句可知, 由外来 者带来的疾病导致土著人口剧减。(9) 选B。细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知, 酋长逃离家乡的原因是伐木者悬赏捉拿他并置他于死地。(10) 选C。推理判断题。联系文章最后两段可知, 酋长从美国回来, 开始用“谷歌”

32、搜索和全球定位技术来引发世人关注, 从而利用社会舆论来保护自己的家园, 由此可知C项正确。(11)选B。推理判断题。文章最后一段说明, 酋长的美国之行获得了成功, 现在土著民族正运用高科技来测量自己的领地, 由此推断, 他们的努力正在获得回报。DIf you could have one superpower, what would it be?Dreaming about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in