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1、河南省焦作市学年高二上学期期末统考英语试题 Word版含答案byfen绝密启用前20162017学年（上）焦作市高二学业水平测试英语试卷 本试题卷分第卷和第卷两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，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。 Do you just love animals? Do you go out of your way to take care

2、of them? Whether you have a pet，volunteer at an animal shelter, or help animals in another way, we want to know how you “Love Animals”. Kids aged 5-15 can write a short essay or poem describing what y0U do or have done for an animal you care about.Contest Rules：1.Qualification： This Contest is open

3、only to legal residents of the U.S. who are aged 5 through 15.2. How to enter： All entries must be finished and received by RIF on November 31,2017. Limit one entry per person. A complete entry must include： *E-mail address of the child s parent，guardian(监护人）,or teacher (to be contacted only if the

4、child should bechosen as a winner). * Childs age and grade level * Childs home address * Childs name Incomplele entries are void(无效的).3.Judging： All entries should be written in English with correct spelling and grammar. The essay or poem must be original and should not go beyond 1,000 words in leng

5、th. Essays and poems will be judged based on creativity, writing style, grammar, and spelling. Winners will be selected on December 20, 2017.Prizes ： Entries will be sorted into three age groups： ages 5 8，911，and 1215. There will be one grand prize winner and three runners up in each age group f wit

6、h a total of 12 prizes.1. What should your entry center on?A. What service you do to animals,B. Whether you have a lovely animal.C. Where your pet takes shelter.D. What food you feed your pet on.2.Which of the following is unnecessary for your entry?A. Your name.B. Your e-mail address.C. Your home a

7、ddress.D. Your age and grade level.3.Expecting to be a winner, you .A. must be more than 10 years oldB. should hand in a short essay and a poemC.must write a new entry of proper lengthD. have to follow the common writing styleB “Do you want me to send the Alpine Rescue Team to get you? John asked, h

8、is voice firm, friendly, and far away. Considering that I wasn t injured, the correct answer seemed “no.” So I replied, “I dont think that will be necessary. I have plenty of water and daylight. ” I had been following a three-mile out-and-back hike a friend had suggested. But after a while, I was lo

9、st in the woods. Pulling out my cellphone, I saw that it read “no service”. I opened my text messages and checked the last one 1 d sent to my mom. It was marked “not delivered”. I put my phone away and began yelling： “Help! Im lost! s anybody out there?* Every so often, I d stop to listen, but I nev

10、er heard or saw anyone. I got out my phone again. I climbed to find a place where I could get service. When I did, I called my mom. It went through! In a shaky voice, I said, “Mom?” and then the call dropped. More than 1,500 miles away, my mom instantly knew something was wrong with her daughter. Sh

11、e called the Denver Police Department and was directed to the US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. This is how I met John, and that was why his voice was now in my ear instructing me, “Head due east.” Looking ahead, I saw a wolf about 75 yards ahead of me. Shethe wolf seemed female, to meturned

12、 and looked at me for a moment，probably judging whether I posed a threat to her children. Then she coolly ran off the path. It happened so quickly that I didn t have lime to feel afraid. It made me think of my mother who had sensed that one of her children was in danger and had immediately come into

13、 action. This, after all, is the protective woman who d have me wear a life jacket in the pool. When 1 was a baby, shed break my biscuits in half to be certain I wouldnt choke. I followed the trail and finally appeared from the woods.4.Why did the author refuse Johns advice?A.She didn11 believe a st

14、rangers words.B.She was in good health at that time.C. She had enough water and food then.D. She knew her location from her phone.5. What did the author do immediately after getting lost in the woods?A. Called for help in a loud voice.B. Sent a text message lo her mom.C. Checked the service of her p

15、hone.D. Searched for a signal of rescuers.6. How did the author * s mom sense the danger 1,500 miles away?A. By failing to receive text messages from the author.B. By receiving a call from US Forest Service.C. By judging from the trembling voice of “mom”.D. By calling the Denver Police Department,7.

16、What did the wolf remind the author of?A. How friendly John was.B. How fierce a wolf would be.C. How dangerous it is being lost,D. How protective her mom was.C Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing al the 0 Hair Salon, Lindsay was cutting hair and Taraera was doing facials. Then, the

17、 Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon, near the hair dryers and make-up table. “This is our first show at a hair salon,” Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers. Frank said they had a great rime “interacting” with the audience. “Maybe one day we will play in bigger places,

18、” Frank said “If that is the case we hope our experience playing in small places will help us remember the real reason we are playing music. ” House concerts have an atmosphere that is so rewarding for a performer/ finger and songwritet Parsons said. She said performers can take their time, tell sto

19、ries and talk with concertgoers. She explains that one of her songs, Talk to Me, is based on an ex-boyfriend who was unwilling to say what he was really thinking. Being a singer-songwriter is a great way to have the last word on a failed relationship, she joked. At house concerts, people get time be

20、fore and after concerts to meet the performers. Often, the hosts or guests will provide food and drink, Libbie Schrader is a New York City-based singer-songwriter. House concerts are the best possible way to tour for independent musicians,” Schrader said. Al music clubs, the owners take a share of m

21、oney made from ticket sales, but all the money goes to he performer when people pay to attend a house concert. Malt Hart and Aubrey Zoli make up Local Strangers, a folk-rock group based in Seattle, Washington. They often perform at house concerts* But they also have performed at more unusual places.

22、 For example, they sang for travelers at Seattie-Tacoma International Airport. They also made music on a former ferry now used for boat tours of the city1 s lakes. Hart describes house concerts as “showing up at a party”. “People really like listening to music in tlie living room of a friend,” Hart

23、said. At many such concerts, they does not need microphones. Yet, every word of their songs can be heard.8.What did Frank think of their playing in the 0 Hair Salon?A. They could play music while working.B. It was needed most successful performance.C. They needed bigger space to perform their music,

24、D.They communicated well with the listeners.9. Why did Parsons enjoy performing at house concerts?A.The performing almosphere was relaxing.B.She could express her thoughts freely,C.She could get the concertgoers full attention.D.TV last word of a song might be rewarding.10. What is an advantage of h

25、ouse concerts over music clubs to musicians?A.They have enough time to collect donations.B. They can get all the money from ticket sales.C. They can experience the audience1 s true love of music,D.They are always provided with free food and drink.11. What is Hart s attitude towards singing at house

26、concerts?A.Doubtful. B.Uninterested.C.Supportive D.NegativeD Imagine being able to visit any foreign country without having to worry about the language barrier. Until recently, universal translating devices only existed in science fiction movies and TV shows. Bui companies worldwide are excitedly wo

27、rking to introduce universal translators.Among them is New York-ba.sed startup Waverly Labs. Their solution, named the Pilot, is a smart earpiece that inslantiy translates spoken language, allowing the user to have a conversation, despite not knowing the speakers language. Waverly Labs founder and C

28、EO, Andrew Ochoa, says he came up with the idea after being unable to talk with a French girl he liked. The Pilot, which will appear in the spring of 2017, fits comfortably in the ear, just as an earbud( 耳塞) might. The company provides two earpieces，one for each user. When either talks, the device i

29、n their oar picks up the sound of the speech, which then goes through a smartphone app that changes it into text, translates it into a spoken form, and then “whispers” it back to the listener in his or her language.As a result,the user is able to understand the other person despite not knowing the l

30、anguage. The smart device also keeps out ambient noice,allowing users to focus on the talk.When not needed for translation, the earpieces double as earbuds that can be used to listen to music. The Pilot smarlphone app can also used even for conference calls allowing participants speaking different l

31、anguages to talk. Like all machine-based trannlators, the Pilot is not perfect. Currently,the device is dependent on having a data connection and can only translate one-on-one conversations. Developers hope future generations of the Pilot will be able to translate all that is going on around a perso

32、n t and work offline. They also hope to decrease the few second delays between speech and translation. The first version of the Pilot available on phones will come equipped with English, Spanish t French, Italian and Portuguese. More languages will be available during the latter half of 2017.12.What is the third paragraph mainly about?A. How the Pilot works.B. Why Andrew invented the Pilot.C. Where the Pilot is used widely.D. When the Pilot will be