1、河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案淇县一中2017-2018学年高二第一学期期中考试英语试卷 本试试卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。 本试题分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后,只交答题卷和答题卡,试卷自己保留。第卷第一部分: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。AWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the
2、 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldnt take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer
3、.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.All of this
4、was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldnt freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taki
5、ng a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not hav
6、e been practical to have a delivery service.Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my sons friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman wh
7、o brought us friendship along with his milk. 21Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _. Ato show his magical power Bto pay for the delivery Cto satisfy his curiosity Dto please his mother 22What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boys house? AHe wa
8、nted to have tea there. BHe was a respectable person. CHe was treated as a family member. DHe was fully trusted by the family. 23Why does home milk delivery no longer exits? ANobody wants to be a milkman now. BIt has been driven out of the market. CIts service is getting poor. DIt is forbidden by la
9、w.BMemory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious(自觉的)effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you rememb
10、er things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before. Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, a
11、nd then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师)shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and am
12、using(有趣的)in incidents caused by peoples forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can caus
13、e us great trouble. 24. If you want to have a good memory, . A. you should force yourself to remember things B. you should try hard to remember things C. you should never stop learning D. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise 25. Which of the following statements is true accord
14、ing to the passage? A. The writer remembered unlocking the front door. B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. 26. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can
15、 infer that . A. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people B. we dont want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness D. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindednes
16、s of professors 27. The best title for this passage is . A. How to Get a Good Memory B. “Tricks” Of Memory C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous D. Get Rid of Absent-mindednessCNowadays,Korea is influenced by American culture.If you visit Seoul (汉城),you will see a lot of fast food stor
17、es in each avenue,places such as KFC,McDonalds and Burger King.You will also be surprised to see many western style clothes which are different from our traditional clothes such as the Han Bouk.When you go around department stores,you can see many young students waiting in line to buy famous brands
18、such as 96 New York jeans,Guess,Polo,Guest,Channel,and Cartiers.It is hard to find clothes which represent (代表) traditional Korean culture.There are only a few stores which sell traditional clothing,and these stores are starting to disappear.When you visit middle schools in Korea,you will also find
19、students listening to music on their CD players,mostly rock and roll,including the pop music of singers such as Britney Spiers,Christina Aquilera,and Ricky Martin. Moreover,if you ask students to talk about Korean music traditions,they probably will not give you an answer at once.Now,however,there a
20、re some voices which are urging us to preserve our own culture. One is an association which insists people eat traditional food such as kimchi.They make websites to show how traditional Korean foods are beneficial for health,and they advertise on TV regularly about traditional customs.They say that
21、Koreans are losing their identity (特性),and they are also concerned because young people dont even know about the traditional Korean holidays.They suggest that the government prepare extra programs to teach young students about Korean traditions.Some middle schools have tried to do this,but it isnt w
22、orking very effectively. 28The passage mainly tells us _. Athe influence of American culture on South Korea Bwhat the capital city Seoul is like Cthe popularity of fast food in South Korea Dthe social customs in South Korea 29From the second paragraph we can see that Guess,Polo,Guest are _. Afast fo
23、od restaurants Bnames of famous stores Cfamous brand of clothes Dtraditional Korean clothes 30What does the underlined word “preserve” mean in this passage?Aprotect. Bprevent. Cpretend. Drespect. 31What is the main purpose of the association?ATo encourage people to eat traditional food.BTo make peop
24、le realize their duties.CTo make sure young people live healthily.DTo keep their own way of life and culture alive. DWhat will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for
25、 sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.The tree houseMany architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the ho
26、me. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the homes temperature.The Lizard house Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When its in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect i
27、t from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.Meals at home This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes,
28、carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.Learning from the past Looking to the future isnt the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a u
29、seful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney. 32. What is the best title (标题) of the passage? A. Green house of the future. b. The greener, the better. C. How to build green houses. D. Changes of the houses. 33. We can heat water, produce electricity or create fre
30、sh air for the home . A. with the root of a leaf. b. with the energy from sunlight. C. with the soil under the ground D. with gardens on its walls. 34. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when its in the bright sun? A. It will take in light. b. It will produce energy. C. It will turn d
31、ark. D. It will turn white. 35. The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future . A. will be more delicious. b. will be greener. C. cost as much as possible. D. need more cooks.第2节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you know what history is? It is everything
32、humans have done and thought. It is the story of events. It is the story of nation and persons. 36 So is the hundred Years War. So is the first airplane flight. 37 There are many sources. Some are oral. Some are written. We can learn of the past from one persons memory or from stories handed down through generations. We can see the past in a piece of stone. We see it in old paintings and photos. We read about t
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