内蒙古乌兰察布市学年高二英语上学期期中试题.docx

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内蒙古乌兰察布市学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试

高二年级英语试题

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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。

A

MonthlyTalksatLondonCanalMuseum

   Ourmonthlytalksstartat19:

30onthefirstThursdayofeachmonthexceptAugust.Admissionisatnormalchargesandyoudon’tneedtobook.Theyendaround21:

00.

November7th

TheCanalPioneers,byChrisLewis.JamesBrindleyisrecognizedasoneoftheleadingearlycanalengineers.Hewasalsoamajorplayerintrainingothersintheartofcanalplanningandbuilding.ChrisLewiswillexplainhowBrindleymadesuchapositivecontributiontotheeducationofthatgroupofearly“civilenginers”.

December5th

IcefortheMetropolis,byMalcolmTucker.Wellbeforethearrivaloffreezers,therewasademandforiceforfoodpreservationandcatering,Malcolmwillexplainthehistoryofimportingnaturaliceandthetechnologyofbuildingicewells,andhowLondon’sicetradegrew.

February6th

AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals,byLizPayne.TheStroudwaterCanalismovingtowardsreopening.TheThamesandSevernCanalwilltakealittlelonger.Wewillhaveareportonthepresentstateofplay.

March6th

EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands,byMirandaVickers.TheThameshadmanyislands.Mirandahasundertakenareviewofallofthem.Shewilltellusaboutthoseofgreatestinterest.

         Onlinebookings:

www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

1.WhenisthetalkonJamesBrindley?

A.February6th.

B.March6th.

C.November7th.

D.December5th.

2.WhatisthetopicofthetalkinFebruary?

A.TheCanalPioneers.

B.IcefortheMetropolis

C.EyotsandAits-ThamesIslands

D.AnUpdateontheCotswordCanals

3.WhowillgivethetalkontheislandsintheThames.

A.MirandaVickers

B.MalcolmTucker

C.ChrisLewis

D.LizPayne

B

Nextautumnwhenyouseewildgeese（大雁）headingsouthforthewinterflyinginaVformationyoumightthinkaboutwhatscientistshavediscoveredastowhytheyflythatway.

Aseachbirdflaps（拍打）itswings,itcreatesanuplift（上升力）forthebirdimmediatelyfollowing.ByflyinginaVformationthewholegroupaddsatleast71%greaterflyingrange（航程）thanifeachbirdfliesonitsown.

Peoplewhoshareacommondirectionandsenseofcommunitycangetwheretheyaregoingmorequicklyandeasilybecausetheyaretravelingonthepushofoneanother.Whenawildgoosefallsoutoftheformation,itsuddenlyfeelsthedragandresistance（阻力）oftryingtogoaloneandquicklytriestogetbackintotheformationtotakeadvantageoftheliftingpowerofthebirdinfront.Whentheheadgoosegetstired,itfliesbackintotheformationandanothergoosefliestothefront.Itiswisetotaketurnsdoingdifficultjobswhetheritbepeopleorwildgeeseflyingsouth.

Wildgeesehonk（发出雁叫声）frombehindtoinspirethoseupfronttokeepuptheirspeed.Whatcanwelearnfromthis?

Whenawildgoosegetssickorwoundedbygunshots,andfallsoutoftheformation,twoothergeesewillfalloutwiththatgooseandfollowitdowntolendhelpandprotection.Theywillstaywiththefallengooseuntilitisabletoflyoruntilitdies,andonlythenwilltheygoonwiththeirownorwithanotherformationtocatchupwiththeirgroup.

4.WildgeeseflyinaVformationinorderto________.

A.protectthemselvesfromdangerB.flymorequicklyandeasily

C.helpthesickandwoundedD.flymuchhigherinthesky

5.IfawildgoosefallsoutoftheVformation,_______.

A.theothergeesewillcallitback

B.theothergeesewillflywithit

C.itwilltrytogetbackintothegroup

D.itwillfallbehindthewholegroup

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Weshouldgivepeoplefacingdifficultiesencouragement.

B.Weshouldbelieveinthosewhoofferushelp.

C.Weshouldtrytoleadotherstomoveforward.

D.Weshouldcaremoreabouttheoldandsick.

7.Whenawildgoosebecomessickoriswounded,____.

A.itwillbeleftaloneandwillfallontheground

B.othergeesewillhonktogiveitencouragement

C.thewholegroupwillstopflying

D.twoothergeesewillstaywithittoofferhelp

C

Welcometoyourfuturelife!

Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleatyouragecouldlivetobe150,soat40,you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging（抗衰老的）treatment.Now,allthreeofyoulookthesameage!

Yousaytoyourshirt,“Turnred.”Itchangesfrombluetored.In2035,“smartclothes”containparticles（粒子）muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.

Youwalkintothekitchen.Youpickupthemilk,butavoicesays,“Youshouldn’tdrinkthat!

”Yourfridgehasreadthechip（芯片）thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk,anditknowsthemilkisold.In2035,everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.

It’stimetogotowork.In2035,carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyour“smartcar”wheretogo.Ontheway,youcancallafriendusingyourjacketsleeve.Such“smarttechnology”isallaroundyou.

Sowillallthesethingscometrue?

“Fornewtechnologytosucceed,”saysscientistAndrewZolli,“ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.”TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?

8.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture.

A.peoplewillnevergetold

B.everyonewilllookthesame

C.redwillbethemostpopularcolor

D.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern

9.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.

B.Moredrinkswillbeavailableforsale.

C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.

D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.

10.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?

A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.

B.Fridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneed.

C.Jackedsleevescanbeusedasaguide.

D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Foodandclothingin2035.

B.Futuretechnologyineverydaylife.

C.Medicaltreatmentsofthefuture.

D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.

D

Oneday,Mr.Arnoldwasteachingalesson,andthingsweregoingasnormallyasever.Hewasexplainingthestoryofmankindtohispupils.Hetoldthemthat,inthebeginning,menwerenomads（游牧人）；theyneverstayedinthesameplaceforverylong.Instead,theywouldtravelabout,hereandthere,insearchoffood,whereveritwastobefound.Andwhenthefoodranout,theywouldmoveoffsomewhereelse.

Hetaughtthemabouttheinventionoffarmingandkeepinganimals.Thiswasanimportantdiscovery,becausebylearningtocultivate（耕作）theland,andcareforanimals,mankindwouldalwayshavefoodsteadilyavailable.Italsomeantthatpeoplecouldremainlivinginoneplace,andthismadeiteasiertosetabouttasksthatwouldtakealongwhiletocomplete,likebuildingtowns,cities,andallthatwereinthem.Allthechildrenlisteningwereattractedbythisstory,untilLucyjumpedup：

“Andifthatwassoimportantandimprovedeverythingsomuch,whyarewenomadsalloveragain,Mr.Arnold？

”

Mr.Arnolddidn’tknowwhattosay.Lucywasaveryintelligentgirl.Heknewthatshelivedwithherparentsinahouse,soshemustknowthatherfamilywerenotnomads;sowhatdidshemean?

“Wehaveallbecomenomadsagain,”continuedLucy.“Theotherday,outsidethecity,theywerecuttingtheforestdown.Awhileagoafishermantoldmehowtheyfish.It’sthesamewitheveryone：

whenthere’snomoreforestleft,theforestersgoelsewhere,andwhenthefishrunout,thefishermenmoveon.That’swhatthenomadsdid,isn’tit？

”

Theteachernodded,thoughtfully.Really,Lucywasright.Mankindhadturnedintonomads.Insteadoflookingafterthelandinawaythatwecouldbesureitwouldkeepsupplyingourneeds,wekeptdevelopingituntilthelandwasbare.Andthenoffwewouldgotothenextplace！

Theclassspenttherestoftheafternoontalkingaboutwhattheycoulddotoshowhowtobemorecivilized.

ThenextdayeveryoneattendedclasswearingagreenT-shirt,withamessagethatsaid,“Iamnotanomad！

”

And,fromthenon,theysetaboutshowingthatindeedtheywerenot.Everytimetheyknewtheyneededsomething,theymadesurethattheywouldgetitusingcareandcontrol.Iftheyneededwoodorpaper,theywouldmakesurethattheygottherecycledkind.Theyorderedtheirfishfromfishfarms,makingsurethatthefishtheyreceivedwerenottooyoungandtoosmall.Theyonlyusedanimalsthatwerewellcaredfor,andbroughtuponfarms.

Andso,fromtheirlittletown,thosechildrenmanagedtogiveupbeingnomadsagain,justasprehistoricmenhaddonesomanythousandsofyearsago.

12.Whywouldearlyhumanstravelaboutinthebeginning?

A.Toexperiencedifferentlifestyles.

B.Togosightseeingindifferentplaces.

C.Tofindwhattheycouldtofeedthemselves.

D.Todomoreexercisetobuildthemselvesup.

13.Intheteacher’sopinion,Lucy’sargumentwas________.

A.reasonableB.ridiculousC.puzzlingD.shocking

14.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththemessage“Iamnotanomad”（Paragraph7）?

A.Peopleeatyoungfishforitsdelicioustaste.

B.Peopleuserecycledmaterialsasmuchaspossible.

C.Fishermenmoveelsewherewhenthereisnofishleft.

D.Forestersleavetheplacewherewoodisnotavailable.

15.Thewritertriestomakeusbelievethat________.

A.mankindhasbeenprogressingmainlythroughtravelingabout

B.it’sunwiseformankindtousethelandinanuncontrolledway

C.it’squitegoodforstudentstolearnmoreaboutthehistoryofmankind

D.teache