葫芦岛市高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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葫芦岛市高二英语下学期期中试题

辽宁省葫芦岛市第一高级中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

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120分考试时间:

100分钟

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

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

Wantajourneythatisreallymoreinterestingthanthedestination?

Thenyoumightwanttoflytooneoftheseairports.

Therunwaywhereplaneshavebeenknowntodropoffacliff

TakingoffattheMatekaneairstrip（飞机跑道）inLesotho,SouthAfrica,isafrighteningexperience,astheplanesoarsoveranabout600-metreclifffaceaftertakingoff.

Matekane'srunwaysits2,286metresuponamountaingully（沟渠）,soittakesnervesofsteeltobothlandandtakeoff.Ifaplanedoesn'tmanagetopickupenoughspeedonthe400metre-longairstrip,itfallsoffthecliffbeforeittakesflight.

Theicerunway

Manytravellersfindplanelandingsaterrifyingenoughprospectordinarily,butimagineiftherunwayweremadeofice!

That'sarealityforanyoneflyingintoDorisLakeAerodrome---aprivatelyownedicerunwaylocatedonDorisLakeinNunavut,Canada.ThesmallairportisopenfromJanuarytoAprilanditmainlyoperatesforgoldmining.

Thefailedrunway

TheFrenchtriedtobuildaconcreteairstripattheirDumontD'UrvilleresearchstationintheAntarcticmorethantwodecadesago.

Buttheyfailedwhentheareawasbadlydamagedbyastorm,justmonthsbeforeitscompletion.

Workwasstoppedbecauseattemptstorebuildtheairstripwouldhavenegativelyaffectedlocalwildlife,butsmallaircraftstillusethelong,snow-freeareatoland.

Theinner-citywaterairstrip

Vancouver'sseaplaneterminalinCanadaishometotheworld'slargestall-seaplaneairline.

Flyingdownathighspeedandthenlandingonwaterisexcitingenoughformostpassengers,butwhatreallymakesthisparticularportsospecialisitslocation.It'slocatedinthemiddleofdowntownVancouver,amongthecity'stallestskyscrapers.

21.WhatisspecialabouttheMatekaneairstrip?

A.Itisconstructedonice.B.ItisopenforonemontheveryApril.

C.Itwasbuiltforscientificresearch.D.Itisontheedgeofacliff.

22.Whereistheinner-citywaterairstriplocated?

A.InCanadaB.InFranceC.InSouthAfricaD.IntheAntarctic

23.Duetotheenvironmentalprotectionfactor,________wasnevercompleted.

A.therunwayonDorisLake

B.therunwayattheDumontD'Urvilleresearchstation

C.theairstripinthemiddleofdowntownVancouver

D.theMatekaneairstripinLesco

B

WhenIflewintothiscountry,thesidesoftherunwaywerelitteredwithdestroyedaircraft,largeandsmall.Ontheseven-hourdrivetoourhospital,wepassedoldstonehousesbuiltintothesidesofmountainswithseeminglynormalcountrylifegoingoninthesmallvillages,andIwishedIwerevisitingthisplaceasatourist.Buttheconflict,whichhasbeenongoingforalmosttwoyears,isimpossibletoignore:

wesawbroken-downbridge,destroyedoverpasses（天桥）a

ndpiecesofshrapnel（弹片）everywhere.

Youcanhearshootingandairattacksthroughoutthedayandnightinthehospital.Youveryquicklygettoknowthedirectionoftheshooting.Icouldn’thelpbutthinkaboutthepeoplelivinginthissituationformuchlongerthanIhave,tryingtogetonwiththeirnormallivessurroundedbyconflictandfear.Themarketsarerunning,andtherearepeopleinthestreets,butyouneverknowwhenandwherethere’sgoingtobeanairattack.It’sverysadtothinkaboutthefearthattheyareforcedtolivewith.

Ourhospitalisinabuildingoriginallyintendedasahotel.Ourfocusisonchildrenandreproductivehealthservices.

I’llneverforgetthefirsttwinsdeliveredatthehospital.Theywerebornatjustsevenmonthstoayoungfirst-timemother,andweresmallenoughtoholdinthepalmofmyhand.Becausetheyweresopremature,thechanceoftheirsurvivalwaslow,butthestafffinallysavedtheirlives.Andsevenweekslaterwedischargedtwoveryhealthytwins,OlaandOsman.Theirparentsweresoappreciative---itwasajoytoseethesatisfactionontheirmother’sandfather’sfacesastheyleftthehospital.

It’samazingtoseethedirectionofthelocalhealthstaff.Thewarisaffectingthemandtheirfamilies,yettheystillshowupforwork,sometimescrossingfrontlinestoget

there.

24.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthefirstparagraph?

A.Thecountryisheavilyaffectedbywar.

B.Thecountryisn’tworthvisitingfortourists.

C.Thevillagesarefullofdestroyedbuilding.

D.Ittooktheauthoralongtimetogettothecountrybyair.

25.Thehospitalis___________.

A.quitefarawayfromthefrontline

B.builtforchilddeliveryandmothercare

C.builtinahoteltoprotectitfromairattacks

D.aplaceforthehomelesstolivetemporarily

26.Whathappenedtothetwins?

A.Theywerebornearly.

B.Theirmotherdiedaftertheirbirth.

C.Theywereabandonedduringthewar.

D.Theygrewupinthehospital.

27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthelocaldoctorsandnurses?

A.AshamedB.DisappointedC.AdmiringD.Envious

C

Humanoidrobotswereoutoffashionatthisyear'sBoboBusiness,theannualexhibitioninSanJose,California,whichclaimstobethemostimportantroboticseventintheworld.However,theiPal,achild-sizerobotdesignedtotakeoveradultresponsibilities,wasanexception.

Thethree-foottalliPalhaswideeyes,workingfingers,andatouchscreentabletonitschest.Itcantalkwithchildren,answerquestionslike"whyisthesunhot?

",andprovidevideochatforabsentparents.

"It'sarobotforchildren,"saidAvatarMindfounder,JipingWang."It'smainlyforcompanionship."TheiPal,hesaid,couldkeepchildrenagedthreetoeightoccupiedfor"acoupleofhours"withoutad

ultsupervision.

TheiPaltakesthedebateovertheautomationofhumanjobstothenextlevel.Theethicsofhowrobotsshouldinteractwithchildrenisnecessarilymorefraughtthantheethicsofrobotsintheworkforce.Childcarehasrarely,ifeve

r,beenarespectedjob,butitisessential.

NoelSharkey,anemeritus（名誉）professorofroboticsandartificialintelligenceattheUniversityofSheffield,hasbeenraisingconcernsaboutroboticnannies（保姆）since2008.

"Robotareagreateducationaltoolforchildren.Itinspiresthemtolearnaboutscienceandengineering,"SharkeytoldtheGuardianinMarch."Buttheydonothavethesensitivityorunderstandingneededforchildcare."

TheiPalwillbeavailabletoChineseconsumersbytheendoftheyear,Wangsaid.HehopestostartsellingitintheUnitedStatesnextyear.TherobothasbeentestedinChina.Wangsaid,"80%loveit,15%havenoreaction,and5%arescared."Ofcourse,notalloftheinnovations（创新）ondisplayatRobotBusinessaresoalarming.

TheObi,forexample,combinesaspecialplatewithamotorizedarmtohelppeoplewithdisabilitiesfeedthemselves.TheObidoesnotreplaceacaretaker---someonestillneedstocookthemealandserveit---butitdoesallowitsusermoreindependence.

28.WhatdoweknowabouttheiPalfromthepassage?

A.Itwasdesignedtotakecareofthedisabledorold.

B.ItisnotverypopularwithChinesechildren.

C.ItistobesoldinAmericanstoresbytheendofthisyear.

D.Itcanhelpparentsbabysittheirchildrenwhenthey'reaway.

29.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedby________.

A.attractiveB.cheerfulC.worryingD.popular

30.WhatdoesProfessorSharkeythinkofroboticnannies?

A.Theycannotreplacerealnannies.

B.Theyareintelligentandhavefeeling.

C.Theyaregoodforthemoraldevelopmentofchildren.

D.Theycanteachchildrenaboutscienceandengineering.

31.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ReadyfortheRobotRevolution?

B.RobotsWillSoonBeRaisingChildreninAmerica

C.ARobotBabysitterIsLaunchedatBoboBusiness

D.WhatwillHappenWhenRobotsCanDoAlltheHumanJobs?

D

Reintroducingbeaver（海狸）toBritaincouldhelpcleanuprivers,preventfloodingandminimisesoilloss,anexperthasclaimed.

ProfessorsRichardBrazier,aresearcherattheUniversityofExeter,saidunpublishedresultsfromatrialareainDevonshowedmuddywaterenteringanareawherebeaverswerelivingwasthreetimescleanerwhenitleft."Ourtrialhasshownthatthebeaversareabletodam（筑坝）ourstreamsinawaythatkeepssoilintheheadwatersofourcatchment（流域）soitdoesn'tblockupriversdownstreamandpolluteourdrinkingandbathingwaters.Ifwebringbeaversbackit'sjustonetoolweneedtosolveBritain'scrisisofsoillossandagriculturepollutionofwaterways,butit'sausefultool,"hesaid.

ProfBrazier'sclaimsweredisputedbytheNationalFarmers'Union（NFU）,whichwarnedthatthereintroductionofbeaverstoScotlandhadledtofieldsandforestsbecomingdamaged.SpokesmanMarkPopesaid:

"Theknowledgeoftheimpactsbe

avershavehadonfarmland,riverbanksandflooddefensesinScotlandisconcerning.WeawaittheresultsoftheDevontrialandwillanalyzetheoutcomesthen."

ProfBrazier,anexpertinEarthSurfaceProcesses,insistedtheanimalscouldevenplayausefulroleinpreventingflooding.HetoldBBCNews:

"Thepubliciscurrentlypayingpeopletobuildleakydamstokeepstormwatersintheuplands.Thebeaverscandoitfreeofchargeandevenbuildtheirownhomes."

However,ProfessorJaneRickson,asoilspecialistfromCranfieldUniversity,Bedfordshire,joinedtheNFUinsoundinganoteofcaution.SheagreedthatinsomeplacesintheUKtherewasevidenceofworryingsoilloss,andsaidnewpolicieswereurgentlyneeded.Beaversmayinfactreduceth

eriverchannelandremovevegetation,exposingbankstogreatererosion（侵蚀）andincreasing,ratherthand