新疆兵团第二师华山中学学年高二上学期学前考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

1、新疆兵团第二师华山中学学年高二上学期学前考试英语试题Word版含答案2016-2017学年第一学期高二年级学前考试英语 试卷（考试时间：90分钟，满分：100分） 命题教师：徐艳梅本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分第I卷：（共二部分， 满分50分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30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。 A1. The advertisement is designed for those who_.A. design furniture B. buy furniture C

2、. make furniture D. sell furniture2. The advertisement wants to emphasize that the Masons staff are _.A. very beautiful B. very experienced C. very enjoyable D. very energetic3. Which of the following is true of the Masons?A. Customers can reach the Masons shop easily.B. Masons products can be bough

3、t on the Internet.C. Masons products can be delivered by post.D. Masons only sells products of one brand name.BWeeks have passed since the world lost contact with Malaysia Airlines flightMH370 and its 239 passengers and crew.Although there is little hope of finding any of the passengers and crew ali

4、ve, China has been making all-out efforts to find what remains of the plane in the southern Indian Ocean, where the plane is believed to have crashed. The search operations involve the navy, the marine police, scientific research and so on. While Chinas authorities and military forces have passed th

5、e test, the search operations have also shown some weaknesses. It is necessary to address these problems because China is a nation that faces many natural disasters.Lack of professional equipment has been the most notable problem. Among all the ships involved in the search for MH370, only Nanhai jiu

6、 115 and Donghai jiu 101 and a few other ships have professional rescue equipment. There are also gaps between China and the US in other technologies such as sea-probing (探测)equipment and telecommunications. China mainly sent transporter planes, which lacked the necessary equipment to probe the ocea

7、n. While the United States sent P-3C and P-SA planes and MH60-R helicopters with equipment that can probe to depths of 76 meters and cover 770 sq kilometers in four hours.Chinas technology clearly needs to be improved. After the plane lost contact on March 8, more than one satellite received signals

8、 from it, but there is no report of any of Chinas satellites receiving a signal.Besides technology, China urgently needs to strengthen its international soft power, because almost all the important information was first obtained by Western media, which put pressure upon the Malaysian government for

9、more timely and accurate information. Chinese media mainly forwarded the news broken by their Western colleagues.Last but not least, more attention should be paid to international cooperation. The search and rescue efforts could well have been a race against time to save lives, but limited by intern

10、ational laws and the absence of cooperation mechanisms, China and some other countries involved did not fully share timely information.4. What is Chinas most urgent problem to be deal with in rescue work according to the passage?A. Lack of international cooperation. B. Not sharing timely information

11、.C. Lack of professional equipment. D. Too many natural disasters. 5. Which of the following shows that Chinas technology needs improving?A. None of its satellites received any signal after MH370 lost touch.B. Only a few ships have professional rescue equipment.C. The military forces did not find th

12、e missing plane.D. Chinese media mainly forwarded the news broken by their Western colleagues.6. What is the best title for this passage?A. MH370, come back home nowB. China makes all-out efforts to find what remains of MH370C. Lessons to be learnt from MH370 searchD. Why the missing MH370 cannot be

13、 foundCIt is not a good idea to interrupt the actor Richard Griffiths in the middle of a play. During the past year he has stopped performances at the National Theatre when mobile phones have gone off, and he threw one member of the audience out of a West End play for failing to switch off his phone

14、.So when a mobile rang out for the third time during his performance as Hector, a teacher, in Alan Bennetts The History Boys at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York, he spoke angrily: “I am not going to compete with these electronic devices ” .Griffithsactions led a debate in the UK theatre world over

15、 whether phones should be forbidden by law from British theatres, too. Actors are already asking the government to legalise (使合法化) the use of electronic screening (屏蔽) devices to block mobile phone signals from theatres.Technology companies market “blocking” devices that send out a high-powered sign

16、al on the same frequency (频率) as a mobile phone, occupying all the available spectrums (频谱).But these are forbidden in many countries because they might prevent emergency calls from being made.Rosemary Squire, president of the Society of West End Theatre and co-founder of the Ambassador Theatre Grou

17、p, which operates 12 West End theatres, said, “Phones are one of the biggest operational problems theatres face. We should look for equipment that could block phones or make a London-wide theatre rule.”Nick Allott, the managing director of Sir Cameron Mackintoshs theatre group, said, “We would all w

18、elcome some ways of preventing ringing phones, but doctors and emergency workers need to be paged in a theatre and we mustnt prevent that.”7. The first two paragraphs are written to _ .A. tell us why Griffiths was angryB. blame Griffiths for his bad behaviorC. introduce the topic the passage will ta

19、lk aboutD. advise us to turn off the mobile phones in public places8. According to the passage, “blocking” devices _ .A. have the same functions as mobile phonesB. prevent the mobile phones being used properlyC. cause the biggest problem theatres have to faceD. help make emergency calls9. The underl

20、ined word “paged” in the last paragraph can be replaced by_.A. prevented B. protected C.forbidden D. called 10. What will probably be talked about following the last paragraph?A. The opinions the public have about the problem. B. The ways to solve the problem the public places face.C. Griffithsnext

21、performance in theatres.D. The damage mobile phones result in.第二节（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。Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing

22、 eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensurehealthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight：Schedule yearly exams. 11 Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of

23、children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses. Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it is extremely important to wear sunglasses. _12_ Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans s

24、pend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. 13 Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 14 As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetableseach day. Vitamins (维生素) C and

25、 E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 15 Ot

26、herwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.A Eat your greens.B. Eye care should begin early in life.C. They can properly protect your eyes.D. Stay in good shape by taking more Vitamins.E. Parents usually dont care about their own eyesight.F. Always

27、 follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear.G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.第二部分：完形填空（每题一分， 共20分）An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to16the house-building business to live a more17life with his wife and18his extended fam

28、ily. He would miss He would miss the pay-check (工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 19 .The employer was 20 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as apersonal favor. The carpenter said yes, 21 over time it was easy to see that his heart his heart wa

29、s not in his work.He used bad workmanship and 22 materials. It was an unfor-tunate way of 23 a dedicated (献身的)career.When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 24the house. Then he handed the he handed the front-door 25to the carpenter and said, This is your house. my26to you.The car

30、penter was shocked!What a27! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all sodifferently.28it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting29than our best into the building.Then, with a shock, we30we have to live in the house we have built. If we coul

31、d do it over, we woulddo it much differently. But, you cannot31.You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone32 said, Life is a do-it-yourself project. Your33,and the choices you34today,help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore build 35 !( )16. A. continue( )17. A. leisurely( )18. A. support( )19. A. go off( )20. A. polite( )21. A. but( )22. A. perfect( )23. A. satisfy( )24. A. buy( )25. A. roof