学年高二英语第十七天.docx

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学年高二英语第十七天

第十七天

单项选择

1、Thoughthey’retwins,theyhavenothingin______withone________.

A.commons;another     B.common;another

C.common;other     D.commons;other

2、It’ssaidthatthepowerplantisnow               largeaswhatitwas.

A.twiceas     B.astwice     C.twicemuch     D.muchtwice

3、Manyairlinesnowallowpassengerstoprinttheirboardingpassesonline___________theirvaluabletime.

A.save       B.saving     C.tosave     D.saved

4、JohnandI_______friendsforeightyears.WefirstgottoknoweachotherataChristmasparty.Butwe_______eachotherseveraltimesbeforethat.

A.hadbeen;haveseen

B.havebeen;haveseen

C.hadbeen;hadseen

D.havebeen;hadseen

5、Hefound________almostimpossibletoexpresswhathewantedtosay.

A.that       B.this       C.it         D.one

阅读理解

6、    Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthereafterafulldayofwork,goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.

    Soundsunusual,doesntit?

Butit’snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina'shighspeedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan----toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope.

    Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.

    IfChina'splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes.China'sbullettrain（高速客车）,theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheworld'sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuevsthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge（轨距）,maintenanceofrailwaytracks.So,it'simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.

   Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness,tourismandsoon,nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.

   ForChina,suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions,wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains,peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey'lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.

1.Chinasnewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause        .

A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions

B.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways

C.Chinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries

D.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportation.businessandtourism

2.Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis          .

A.technicalissues

B.safetyofthesystem

C.financialproblems

D.maintenanceofrailwaytracks

3.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsChina'shigh-speedrailwayplan?

A.Critical.

B.Reserved.

C.Doubtful.

D.Positive.

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NewRailwayStandards

B.BigRailwayDreams

C.High-speedBulletTrains

D.InternationalRailwayNetwork

7、    WhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp（应用软件）,therearemanyequivalent（相当的）appsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures（特征）.

WhatsApp（US）

    Users:

morethan300million

    Platforms:

Android,10S,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry

    Features:

Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing

    Withmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahoo!

employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadvertisements.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99（6.06yuan）ischargedforone-yearsubscription.

KakaoTalk（SouthKorea）

    Users:

morethan100million

    Platforms:

Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada（anoperateingsystemdevelopedbySamsung）

    Features:

Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharing

    Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platform（多平台）textingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-ononeoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticons（表情符号）andsharethemwithfriends.

Line（Japan）

    Users:

morethan200million

    Platforms:

Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC

    Features:

Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers.

    Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone.itmade$,7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.

1.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_______.

A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChina

B.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingapps

C.drawreaders'attentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingapps

D.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebecomesopopular

2.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?

A.Groupmobilegames.

B.Freestickersandemoticons.

C.Freedownloadoftheapp.

D.Textandgroupchat.

3.OneofthepopularfeaturesofWhatsAppisthatusers_______.

A.cansendandreceivemessagesforfree

B.canenjoylivevideochatswithingroups

C.don'tneedtoworryaboutunwantedads

D.regularlysetfreestickersandemoticons

七选五

8、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。

   Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyears,youwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmayseemdifficult.    ①__________Don’tpanic!

Youwilldealsuccessfullywiththem!

Youareayoungadultnow!

   Withmoreresponsibility（责任）,youwillfindmorefreedomtomakeyourownchoices.Thisisatimetobewellinformedaboutmakingchoices.Inthiswayyoucanmakehealthybalanceddecisions. ②__________ Youmayalreadyknowyourcareerpathoryoumayhavenoideaatallwhatyouwanttodo.Bothsituationsarefine!

Workhardandtherightopportunitywillpresentitselftoyou.

   Youngadulthoodmeansgreaterfreedomandmorechoices. ③__________Buttrynottoshutyourfamilyoutofyourlife.Youshouldlearntothinkofotherseventhoughyouareoldenoughtolookafteryourself.

   Itisalsoperfectlynaturalatthistimeforyoutospendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanyourfamily. ④__________ Atruefriendwillstandbyyounomatterwhathappens.

   Thisperiodisapartofthelifecycle.Therearesomepeoplewhowillbewithyouthroughoutlife’sjourney.Therewillbesomepeoplewithwhomyoupartandgoseparateways.Leavingschoolcanbehard.Therealityisthatyoumaynoteverseeallofyourclassmatesagain.

   Youareayoungadult.Itisyourlife.Noonecanliveitforyou. ⑤__________ Somakingtherightchoiceswillbeimportanttoyou.Lifeisforliving.Enjoyyourlifewisely.

A.Chooseyourfriendswisely.

B.Theywillhelpshapethefuture.

C.Theymayseemtohappenquickly.

D.Youwillprobablywanttobeindependent.

E.Youmayappreciatewhatyouhaveinyourownlife.

F.Thechoicesthatyoumakefromnowonwillbeyourchoices.

G.Yourfamilyhavebeenwithyousinceyoucameintothisworld.

语法填空

9、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

   China,whichtakesprideinfourinventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownitsability ①__________（change）theworldwithits“new”fourgreatinventions:

high-speedrailways,electronicpayment,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.

   Recently,the“new”fourgreatinventions②__________（improve）thequalityofpeople’slives.Thankstoonlineshoppingandmobilepayment,peoplecanbuywhattheywant③__________（simple）withatapofthephonewithindoors.High-speedtrainshaveshortened ④__________ journeyfromBeijingtothecoastalcityTianjintohalfanhour.Asforthebikes,theythemselvesarenotnew.Itistheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing⑤__________（base）onsatellitenavigation（导航）system,mobilepaymentaswellasbigdata⑥__________hassurprisedtheworld.Sharedbicyclesarebringingcyclingback ⑦__________people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransportmore⑧__________（attract）.

   ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisnolonger ⑨__________