高二英语上学期期中试题96.docx

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高二英语上学期期中试题96

甘沟中学2016-2017学年高二年级期中测试

英语试卷

Ⅰ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，答案写在答题卡上。

A

TeenageVolunteering

Teenagevolunteeringisafantasticwaytomakenewfriends,seetheworldandparticipateinuniquecommunityserviceprograms.JoinGoEco’sgreatprogramsaroundtheworld.Teenagevolunteeringabroadisalsoagreatwaytocultivatetheforeignlanguageyouarestudyinginschool,meetincrediblepeopleandofcoursedoyourparttogivebacktoless-fortunatecommunitiesabroad.

Tiger,LionandWildlifePark

VolunteerwithrarespeciesoftigersandlionsinthisbeautifulregionofSouthAfrica.LearnaboutconservationofAfrica’slargecatsandhaveagreattimewithaninternationalteamofupto32volunteers.

Duration:

6to9Weeks

Startsfrom$1,580

AkhaHilltribeAidandExperience

VolunteerinThailan

dassistingwiththeeducationanddevelopmentoftheAkhahilltribes.Experienceuniquenewculturesandtraditionswhileprovidingmuchneededaidtothelocalcommunities.

Duration:

2to6Weeks

Startsfrom$990

GiantPandaCenter

VolunteersarewelcometoassistinanexcitingandrewardingprogramwithgiantpandasinChina.Makearealimpactinsavingthisendangeredspecies.

Duration:

1to6Weeks

Startsfrom$840

SeaTurtleConservation

ExperienceMediterraneanlifewhilevolunteeringtoprotectthefragilebabyseaturtlesalongGreece’sbeaches.Makeadifferenceinseaturtleconservationbymonitoringthesandforthesemajesticcreaturesaswellasreachingouttoeducatethecommunityonthesubject.

Duration:

2to12Weeks

Startsfrom$1,690

1.TeenagevolunteeringwithGoEcoismentionedasbeinghelpfulEXCEPTin______.

A.makingnewfriends

B.developingleadership

C.improvingaforeignlanguage

D.travelingaroundtheworld

2.WhichprojectisthebestforthosewhoareinterestedinAsiantribes?

A.Tiger,LionandWildlifePark

B.AkhaHilltribeAidandExperience

C.GiantPandaCentre

D.SeaTurtleConservation

3.Whichofthevolunteeringprojectswilllastthelongest?

A.SeaTurtleConservation

B.Tiger,LionandWildlifePark

C.GiantPandaCenter

D.AkhaHilltribeAidandExperience

B

AdamBraunestablishedtheorganization--PencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalistomakesureallchildrenhaveachanceforeducation.Sixyearslater,thenon-profitgroupisbuildinganewschoolsomewhereevery90hours.Ithashelpedmorethan22,000childreninAfrica,Asia,andLatinAmerica.

ItallstartedwhenBraunwasacollegestudent.HewasvisitingIndiawhenaboystoppedhimonstreet.Theboyaskedformoney,MrBraunaskedtheboywhathewouldwantifhecouldhaveanythingintheworld.“Ithoughttheanswerwasgoingtobea‘house’,or‘acar’ora‘boat’.Hisanswerwas‘apencil’.SoIgivehimmypencilandhejustlitupwithjoy.Irealizedheneverhadbeentoschoolbefore,andthatwastherealityfor57millionchildrenaroundtheworld”.Braunsaid.

Mr.Braunstartedworkinginfinanceafterhegraduatedfromcollege.

Butheneverforgottheboyandtheproblemherepresented.“Weliveinaworldinwhicheverysinglechildcanhaveaccesstoqualityeducation,becausewehaveeverythingnecessaryalready.Wehavethecapabilityofeducatingeverychild.SoIbecameimmenselycommittedtohelpingcreatethatworld.”Braunsaid.

Mr.Braunraisedmoneyforhisprojectbyusingsocialmedia.HepaidforbuildingthefirstPencilsofPromiseSchoolinLaosfiveyearsago.Sincethen,hisgrouphashelpedpayformore200schoolsinruralareasofLaos,Nicaragua,Guatemala,Ghana.

4.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheorganizationPencilsofPromise?

A.Itwassetupin2008.

B.It’sanon-profitorganization.

C.Ithasbenefitedmorethan22,000childrenaroundtheworld.

D.Ithelpsbuildanewschoolevery90days.

5.WhathappenedwhenAdamBraunwasvisitingIndia?

A.Hewenttoteachatalocalcollege.

B.Heboughtacartotravelaroundthecountry.

C.Hegavehispenciltoaboyonthestreet.

D.Aboystoppedhimtoaskforahouse.

6.HowdidMr.Braun’sexperienceinIndiaaffecthim?

A.Hedecidedtohelpbringeducationtoallchildren.

B.Hedecidedtoestablishafactorytoproducepencils.

C.Hedecidedtofinishhiscollegeeducation.

D.Hedecidedtotakeajobinpublicmedia.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheschoolsPencilsofPromisehassetup.

B.Thebenefitsprovidedfor57millionchildren.

C.ThesuccessBraun’sorganizationhasgained.

D.Thecapabilityofeducatingeverychild.

C

AmericansloveChristmastrees.TheNationalChristmasTreeAssociationsaysmorethan35millionofthemwereboughtlastyearintheUnitedStates.

InlargeAmericancities,manypeoplebuytreesthathavealreadybeencut.Butma

nypeopledrivetoatreefarmandcutthemowntree.Somebuyonefromacatalogueoronline,andthetreeisthendeliveredtotheirhome.Itestimatedthat10.9millionartificialtreesweresoldin2012,comparedto24.5millionnaturaltrees.Theaveragecostofanaturaltreewas$40,andabout$70foranartificialone.

MostChristmastreesarenowgrownonfarms.Thetreestakesixtotenyearstogrow.Insomestates,fewerthanhalfoftheplantedtreessurvivedtheweatherconditionstobecomeChristmastrees.Tomakesurethereisalwaysasupply,farmersusuallyplantonetothreenewsaplingsforeverytreetheycutdown.

TheChristmasTreeAssociationsaysrealtreesarebetterfortheenvironment.ThatisbecauseasChristmastreesgrow,theycollectcarbondioxideandothergaseswhilesupplyingfreshoxygen.

Thetreesalsoprotectwatersupplies.

Christmastreesaregrownonsoilthatdoesnotsupportothercrops.Somepeoplethrowawaytheirnaturaltreewhentheholidayseasonends.Butmanypeoplerecyclethem.Thereare

manywaystodothis.Christmastreescanbecutuptobeusedasfertilizer.Theycanalsobecutandusedtopreventthewearingdownofsoil.Christmastreeshelpedmanycommunitiestopreventthesandfromblowingaway.

Artificialtrees,whicharemostlymadeofplastics,canbereusedforyears.Familiesusethemforanaverageofsixtonineyearsbeforethrowingthemaway.Butthesetreescanremaininalandfill（垃圾填埋场）forhundredsofyears.

8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thelowerpricemaycontributetopeople’spreferencefornaturaltrees.

B.In2012morenaturalChristmastreesweresoldthanartificialones.

C.FarmersplantmorenewChristmastreesbecauseoftheirincreasingprices.

D.OnaverageanartificialChristmastreeisusedforsixtonineyears.

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttherealChristmastrees?

A.HalfoftheyoungtreescanbecomeChristmastrees.

B.IttakessixtotenmonthsforChristmastreestogrow.

C.Farmersplantonenewtreeforeachtreetheycutdown.

D.Christmastreesarenotgrowntogetherwithothercrops.

10.Whatmightbetheauthor’sattitudetowardtheuseofartificialChristmastrees?

A.FavorableB.NegativeC.CasualD.Optimistic

11.WhichisNOTthewayrealChristmastreesarerecycledaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theycanbecutuptobeusedasfertilizer.

B.Theycanbecutandusedtopreventthewearingdownofsoil.

C.Theycanbeusedtopreventthesandfromblowingaway.

D.Theycanbecutupandusedasfirewood.

D

Everyonehasasenseofpersonalspace.Youcanthinkofitasanimaginary“bubble”aroundyou--youcan’tseeit,butwhensomeoneelsegetsintothebubble,you’llstarttofeeluncomfortable.

Buthowbigisthisspace?

Accordingtoanewstudy,thesizeofthespaceisdifferentfordifferentpeople,butgenerallyitisbetween20to40centimetersinfrontoftheface,reportedLosAngelesTimes.

Inthestudy,researchersfromUniversityCollegeofLondonaskedvolunteerstoholdtheirhandsatdifferentdistancesfromtheirface.Theythengavethemanelectricshockontheirhandwhilemeasuringhowoftenthevolunteersblinked.Theresultamongvolunteerswerealittledifferent,buttheaveragepersonalspacewas20to40centimeters.Researchersalsofoundthatthemoreanxiousapersonwas,thelargerpersonalspacewasbecausetheyweremoresensitive.

HasBesidespsychologicalfactors,cultureisalsothoughttobeabl

etochangeyourpersonalspace.Forexample,apersonwhogrewupinonecountrythathugsalothaslessofaproblemwithstrangergettingtooclosethanapersonwhogrewupinonewithmoredistancebetweenpeople.

People’ssenseofpersonalspacealsodependontheenvironmentstheyarein.“Ifyouarechattingtosomeoneinyourlivingroom,youwon’thavealargesafetymarginatall,“explainedresearcherGianDomenico.“Butifyouarewalkingthroughadangerousarea,thenthatwillbemuchbigger.”

Sadly,sometimespeoplejustdon’tunderstandtheideaofpersonalspaceandkeepgettingintoyours.Wheneverthathappens,ratherthantryingtostepbackwards,researcherssuggestthatyou”createanewspace”byturningtowaveatsomeonepassingbyortogetsomethingoutofyourbag.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepersonalspacefromthepassage?

A.Itis30centimetersbetweenpeople.

B.Thesizeofitdiffersfrompeopletopeople.

C.Moresensitivepeoplehavesmallerpersonalspace.

D.Peoplewhooftenhughavelargerpersonalspace.

13.Howdidtheresearchersgetthesizeofaveragepersonalspace?

A.Bymeasuringthevolunteers’blinkfrequencywhileapplyingelectricshocks.

B.Bydoingasurveyaboutthevolunteers’psychologicalcondition.

C.Byfindingoutaboutthevolunteers’childhoodexperiences

D.Bygivingvolunteerselectricshockswhiletheyfeelmoreanxious.

14.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto”________”?