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1、内蒙古北重三中高二英语下学期期中试题北重三中20172018学年度第二学期高二年级期中考试英语试题 考试时间：2018年5月 满分：150分 考试时长：120分钟第I卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,共30分） 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALow-Cost Gifts for Mothers DayGift No. 1Offer to be your mothers health friend. Promise to be there for any and all

2、doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need,” but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. The best part this one is free.Gift No. 2Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results

3、and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.Gift No. 3Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions.

4、“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”Gift No. 4Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mothers Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of th

5、e price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things many of which are “green” and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.1. What are you ad

6、vised to do for your mother at doctors visits? A. Be with her. B. Buy medicine. C. Give her gifts. D. Take notes.2. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep? A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4.3. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mo

7、thers to_. A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. get extra support D. give others helpB“The wheels on the bus go round and round” she sang. Id seen her before; she was a regular, like me. Every day I would ride the city bus from Burlington to Saint Michaels college in Colchester. On this day I

8、 was riding with a friend. We were sitting in the back, observing a tone-deaf(音盲的) woman practicing her singing. Not only was her voice unbearable, but she would harass(骚扰) every person that got on or off the bus. The driver became annoyed.“Maam, youve got to settle down,” he demanded.The bus ride g

9、ave me plenty of time to think about everything. I would imagine what it would be like to have the bus drivers job. The man is under constant stress, narrowly missing cars while making a turning and paying attention to bus stops.When we reached our stop, my friend pulled the yellow cord to signal th

10、e driver. The bus had a door in the front and in the middle. Since we were sitting in the back, my friend excited through the closer middle one. I, however, walked out through the front, past the singing woman, giving the driver a wave and a “thank you”. “You are welcome have a nice day,” he respond

11、ed, sounding puzzled.I started walking with my friend. “Why do you always walk out the front? The middle door is right there,” she asked.“To say goodbye.” I responded.“What?” she said. “Youre crazy.” But I dont think Im crazy. I have a personal obligation(责任) to the man who transported me across tow

12、n. I dont know his name, but he deserves my respect. So many people walk through those bus doors, with little regard for others around them. Politeness goes a long way, and a smile always lightens the mood and brightens a room. Little acts of selfless kindness make a huge difference to peoples lives

13、.4. Why did the driver tell the singing woman to settle down?A. The woman was tone-deaf.B. The woman has sung a long time.C. The driver was under stress that day.D. Passengers were disturbed by her voice.5. Why did the author exit through the front door?A. He was near the front door.B. He wanted to

14、thank the driver.C. It was crowded at the back door.D. He wanted to avoid the singing woman.6. What is the authors attitude to the driver?A. Concerned. B. Respectful. C. Unsatisfied. D. Annoyed.7. What does the author intend to tell us through the text?A. Be nice to the people around you.B. People s

15、hould know their obligations.C. Everyone should observe public rules.D. People should treat disabled people with kindness.C Located in the Swiss Alps, Bergun is one of the most beautiful mountain villages in Europe. It is so beautiful that photos of it shared on social media may make people that can

16、t visit it feel depressed, so local authorities banned tourists from taking photos. It may sound like a joke, but its actually a new law approved by its mayor(市长). The justification for the photo ban is that photos of the beautiful village could make people seeing them on social media jealous(嫉妒的) a

17、nd depressed. To prevent visitors from taking photos in Bergun, a symbolic 5 fine will be given to those caught breaking the law.“We dont want to make people outside the community unhappy by sharing social media photos of our landscape, and we warmly invite people to visit Bergun to experience it in

18、 person.” said the mayor.However, it seems unlikely that Berguns new law was really thought up as a way to spare people from the depressing experience of seeing the beauty of the village. As the news spread online, many guessed that it was actually a clever marketing scheme, and this theory was part

19、ially confirmed by the villages director of tourism, Marc-Andrea Barandun.“Now everyone is talking about Bergun, so its a combination of both we made the law and also theres some marketing aim behind it.” Barandun added that it was unlikely that anyone would actually be fined for taking a photo in t

20、he village.To show that they were serious about the law, Bergun authorities removed photos of the village from Facebook and Twitter, and have declared their purpose to remove them from the Bergun website too. If the new law is just a promotional(营销的) tool, it actually worked wonders, as people start

21、ed posting more photos of the village soon after the news of the photo ban started making headlines.8. Why did Bergun authorities forbid visitors to take photos of their village?A. It was only a joke made by the authorities.B. The photos may cause uneasy feeling.C. The authorities wanted to get more

22、 fines.D. The photos prevented visitors visiting the village.9. The underlined word “justification” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_”.A. evidence B. background C. reason D. desire10. What can we learn from the words of Marc-Andrea Barandun?A. The law will not be applied strictly.B. Visitors shou

23、ld treat the law seriously.C. The law is only a trick to attract visitors.D. The law may have a bad effect on the tourism.11. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. People will post more photos online to break the law.B. The photos of the village will disappear soon online.C. Fewer and few

24、er people will visit the village.D. The village will become better-known.DToyotas new robot HSR is devoted to a single task: picking things up. HSR is short for “human support robot”. It comes with a single mechanical arm that can hold objects of various shapes and sizes and pick up smaller items wi

25、th a tiny cup. It doesnt have other tricks, except for a computer panel on its head for surfing the Internet. A person can also access the robot from another computer and use it like a camera-phone.HSR will first be used for people with disabilities and then for the elderly in general. Picking up is

26、 especially challenging for people with spinal(脊柱的) disorders and other illnesses. Although it can only do one simple task of picking up, its already making disabled people quite happy. “Were just getting started, but eventually it will enter peoples homes,” the engineer Kouichi Ikeda said. Nearly 4

27、0 percent of Japans population will be 65 or older by 2060 and the rest of the developed world and some developing nations will follow it. “People feel more comfortable asking a robot to pick up after them than asking a human helper,” said Ikeda.Toyota came up with the idea of HSR in 2012. The model

28、 should be ready to enter universities, research facilities and businesses next year, where it can get more applications. One disadvantage is that mass(大规模的) production is needed for the price to come down.The robot has several cameras, including two on its head that look like its eyes and sensors(感

29、应器) on its body. It runs quietly around in all directions. Unlike other robotic arm, HSRs hold and bumps are designed to be soft so they cant hurt anyone. But it can pick up items that weigh up to 2.6 pounds.12. What do we know about HSR? A. It can fulfill various needs. B. It can help get different

30、 things. C. It can be made into different sizes. D. It cannot be used to surf the Internet.13. In the eyes of Ikeda, the robot _. A. faces many problems B. will have a bright future C. is intended for the disabled D. works best in hospitals for patients14. What is the problem with HSR from Toyota no

31、w? A. Its size. B. Its shape. C. Its cost. D. Its function.15. What is special about HSR compared with other robots? A. It is safe to use. B. It moves quickly. C. It works by sensors. D. It has many cameras.第二节（共5小题 ；每小题2分,共10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。“Thank you” is the most usefu

32、l phrase on the planet. It is appropriate in nearly all situations. 16 Lets cover some common situations when we say all sorts of things but should say “Thank you” instead.When youre receiving praise. 17 The problem is that you fail to express your gratefulness by devaluing(贬低，降低) the praise to the person who was nice enough to admire you. Simply saying “Thank you” fully acknowledges the person who praised you.When youre ru