新高二英语下学期期中试题4.docx

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新高二英语下学期期中试题4

新高二英语下学期期中试题4

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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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WELCOMETO

THERONALDREAGANPRESIDENTIALLIBRARYANDMUSEUM

Visitthelimited-time“Interactive!

TheExhibition”attheRonaldRLibraryandMuseumandsavemorethan30%onmuseumadmissionticketswithanaudiotour.

WHEN

ThroughFeb.28,2017

WHAT’SINCLUDED

$19（reg.$28）.....AdmissionforonepersontotheRonaldRLibraryandMuseumwithanaudiotour.Pleasenote:

thevirtualreality（虚拟现实）experiencewillbeanadditionalcostandparticipantsmustbe10yearsoldorabove.

WHYWELOVEIT

Theexhibitionisahands-onexperiencefocusingonmovies,TV,musicandthearts

Experiencevirtualreality,1980svideogames,robots,3Dprinting

ExploreReagan’slegacy（遗产）：

StepintoanOvalOfficecopyandseeapieceoftheBerlinWall

WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOW

1.Whatcanvisitorsdowhilevisitingthelibraryandmuseum?

A.FlyonAirForceOne.B.Experiencevirtualrealityforfree.

C.Approachtechnologyofdifferenttimes.D.Learnaboutthepresident’sdailyroutine.

2.Whichistrueabouttheadmissionticket?

A.Itcanbeenjoyedwithotheroffers.B.Itallowslimitlessvisitstothemuseum.

C.Itisn’taccessibletochildrenD.Itcannotbechangedoncesold.

3.Whattypeofwritingdoesthepassagebelongto?

A.Anotice.B.Anofficialreport.C.Anadvertisement.D.Atourreview.

B

TheOklahomateen’seyeswerecoveredbytwoblindfolds（眼罩）forthebigsurprise:

beingreunitedwithherfather,James,after12-yearseparation.

“Ihadactuallydiscussedwithherthenightbeforeatarestaurantandtalkedoverthedetailsofwherewewouldgoandhowwewouldpullitoff,”saidAmanda,RoryBeth’smother.

AvideoshowsAmandaledherblindfoldeddaughteroutoftheircarandguidedheracrosstheparkinglotofBrokenArrowLanesinBrokenArrow.

Littledidsheknow,herfatherwasonthesidewalkholdingabirthdaycakethatread,“HappyBirthdayRoryBeth,LoveDad.”Whentheteenslowlypulleddownherblindfolds,shewasdumbfounded.BoththefatheranddaughterstoodsilentlylookingateachotheruntilJamesfinallywalkedoverandhuggedher.Jamesonlybroketheirembracetolookathisdaughterandholdherface.“Thereweredefinitelylotsoftearsfrommyself,herbrothers,andevenafewbystanders,”saidAmanda.

Jameswasatruckdriverwhospentalotoftimeontheroad,andAmandasplitwithhimwhenRoryBethwasababy.“Itwashardtofigureouthowtomakeitwork,”Amandasaid.AmandafeltRoryBethwasnowoldenoughtounderstandandtoaskanyquestionsshemayhave,sothereunionhappened.

4.WhatcausedRoryBethtobeseparatedfromherfatherfor12years?

A.Herparents’divorce.B.Herfather’sworkingasataxidriver.

C.Themisunderstandingbetweenthem.D.Herpreferenceforlivingwithhermother.

5.WhydidRoryBethreunitewithherfather?

A.Herfatherwaseagertoseeher.

B.Shehadmanyquestionstoaskherfather.

C.Shewasoldenoughtorecognizeherfather.

D.Hermotherthoughtitwastimeforhertoseeherfather.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dumbfounded”inParagraph4mean?

A.Shocked.B.Scared.C.Confused.D.Tired.

7.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.RoryBethcalledJames“daddy”onher12thbirthday.

B.AmandahadaconversationwithRoryBethonJune3.

C.ThevideoaboutthereunionwasshotbyJameshimself.

D.RoryBeth’

C

Atthisyear’

SinceCohenwasachild,hehasbeeninnovatingandinventing.Whenhewas12andtookscienceclassesatNorthwesternUniversity,hesawaschoolbusandhadanidea:

whatiftheshapeofschoolbuswasimprovedtomakeitmorefuelefficient?

Thiswouldgreatlyreducetheamountofpollutionitproduced.Hesetaboutmakingawindtunnelinhisparents’garageandplacedsmallmetalplatesorshieldsontoyschoolbusestotestthem.Theresult:

hisshieldsredirectedtheairflowoverandaroundthebus,decreasedwinddrag,andproducedbetterfueleconomyandlesspollution.

Howmuchofanimpactcantheseshieldshaveonclimatechange?

FuelconsumptionfortheaverageUSschoolbusissevenmilespergallon.GreenShieldsincreasesfuelefficiencyby10%—20%,savingabout$600perbusperyear,andcostsonly$30toattach.CohenandhispartnersarenowtryingtopersuadethegovernmenttoputGreenShieldsonallschoolbuses.

Withalmosthalf-a-millionschoolbusesinAmericausingnearly$2.5billionoffuelperyear,aconsumptionreductionof10%—20%wouldmakeabigdifferencetopollution.Nottomentiontheroughly$285millioninannualsavingsonfuel.

8.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonnyCohenfromthetext?

A.HehasproducedGreenShieldsindependently.

B.Hehasbeenemployedtoimproveschoolbuses.

C.Heisaworld-famousbusinessmanandinventor.

D.Hehasatalentforfindingandsolvingproblems.

9.HowdoesGreenShieldsmakeabusmorefuelefficient?

A.Byreducingtheamountofwinddrag.

B.Byimprovingthequalityoffuelused.

C.Byprovidingawindtunnelforthebus.

D.Bychangingtheshapeofthebusengine.

10.WheredidCohenbegintestinghisshields?

A.AtNorthwesternUniversity.B.Inhisparents’garage.

11.WhatistheintendedbenefitofCohen’sinvention?

A.Toprovideschoolbuseswithcheaperfuel.

B.Toreducethecostofproducingschoolbuses.

C.Toincreasetheprofitsoftheschoolbusindustry.

D.Tomakeschoolbusesmoreenvironmentally-friendly.

D

Beesplayavitalroleintheworld.Unfortunately,beesaredyingbythesecond.

Themainpurposeofbeesistomakehoney.Honey,shockingly,doesnotexistforhumanconsumption.Itisessentialtotheinsects.Honeybeesstorehoneyintheirhives（蜂巢）inorderforthebeestohaveenergyfortheirflightmusclesandforheatingthehiveduringthewinterperiod.Theycollectpollen（花粉）whichsuppliesproteinforyoungbeestogrow.

Soiftheyaresovaluabletoagriculture,whydotheykeepdyingoff?

Akeysuspectseemstobepesticides（农药）.Honeybeeswhoareexposedtopesticidesresultinthedamagetotheirneurological（神经的）functions,especiallymemoryorbehavior.Andthat’swhythemajorityofworkerbeesdisappearandleavebehindaqueen,plentyoffoodandafewnursebeestocarefortheremainingimmaturebeesandthequeen.Thereareseveralothercausestothedeclineofbees,includingthedestructionofnaturalhabitat,likewoodlands,forests,andotherhabitatsforbees.Climatechangeisalsoafactorinthedecreaseofthewildbeepopulation.

Actually,thereareavarietyofmethodstohelpthebeepopulationgrow.Onewayistostartyourownorganicgardenbyplantingbee-friendlyplants.Pesticidesareusedinbothindustrialpracticesandeveninyourhome,soitisbesttofindorganicseedsandweedkillers.

12.Whydohoneybeesstorehoneyintheirhives?

A.Toprovideenoughhoneyforhumantoconsume.

B.Togetproteinoutofhoneyforyoungbees.

C.Tohelpattractotherinsectsandmakehivesstronger.

D.Tostrengthenbeemusclesandheathives.

13.Applesandbeansarementionedinthethirdparagraghtoshowthat_________.

A.beessupplyhumanbeingswithbasicfood.

B.beesmainlyliveontheseagriculturalcrops.

C.beesareofgreatimportancetofruitsandvegetables.

D.beescanbringinmoremoneyforfarmerseveryyear.

14.Whatismorelikelytocausetheworkerbeestoleavetheirhivesbehind?

A.Thelackoffood.B.Theabuseofpesticides.

C.Thefightingamongbees.D.Thedestructionofthehabitats.

15.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Anotherwaytosavebees.

B.Othertipsforchoosingseeds.

C.Moremethodstoplantgreenorganicfruits.

D.Causesofthedelineinthewildbeepopulation.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Herearesomeeasystepstocreatebetterhabitsthatwillsurelyimproveyourmentalhealth.

Dosomeexercise.Youshouldknowthatregularexerciseisnecessaryforahealthybodyandsoul.Someworkoutmotivationtipsfromexpertsarethatyoushoulddeterminewhatexercisesinterestyouandworkyourwayupfromthere.Stillnoideahowtostart?

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Mindwhatyoueat.18Youknowyourbodyandyoualsoknowpotatochipshavedonenothingexceptmakeyoufeelsluggishandguilty.Doyourheartandwaistlineafavorbyfeedingyourbodyhealthythingslikeleanprotein,wholegrainsandfiber.

Exploretheworld.Youdon’

A.Startwriting.

B.Balanceyourself.

C.Putdownthehamburgerandacceptwholegrains!

D.Hireapersonaltrainertohelpyougetoffyoursofa.

F.Goouttonewrestaurantsorhikingtrailstoexpandyourexperiences.

G.Evenifyouhavetoworkoutslowatfirst,it’sbettertostartthannotatall.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Oneeveningduringfallmigration,he_27__toenterabarnyardwhereafarmerwasfeedinghisducks.Thebeautifulcreatureatethe__28___thefarmersprinkled（撒）aboutandlikeditsomuchthathestayedthenightinabedof__29___straw.Heatetheduck’scornagainthenextday.Andthenext.Andthenext......

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bet

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difference

C.

decision

D.

suggestion

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difficulty

B.

conditions

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benefits

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dangers

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fat

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wild

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