一中学1718学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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一中学1718学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案

2017-2018高二下学期期中

英语试题

一、阅读理解（40分）

A

London’stransportservicesofferyouaspecialexperienceofthecity.Here’saroundupofthetransportchoicesavailabletoyou.

♦LondonUnderground

Thereare11colour-codedUndergroundlines.Servicesrunregularlyfromaround05:

00to00:

30（Sunday07:

30to23:

30）onmost-routes.

Visittfl.gov.uk/tubeformoreinformation.

Tip：

Alwaysstandontherightwhenusingtheescalators（电动扶梯）atTubestations.ItcangethotandbusyontheTubeduringpeak（高峰）traveltimes,soyoumayprefertotraveloutsidethesehours.

♦Buses

AcheapandeasywaytotravelaroundLondon.Theygenerallyrunfrom05:

00to00：

30.Nightbusesoperateonmanymajorroutesfromaroundmidnightto05:

00,andsomeoperatea24-hourservice.

ItisnotpossibletopayforyourLondonbusfareincash.Instead,youcanpaywithaVisitorOystercard,Oystercard,TravelcardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.Asinglebusjourneyis£l.50withanOystercardorUK-issuedcontactlesspaymentcard.

Tohelpyougethome,ifyoudon’thaveenoughcreditonyourOystercard,youwillbeabletomakeonemorebusjourney.

Afterthisyouwillneedtotopupthecreditonyourcardbeforeyouuseitagain.Ifyou’reyourcontactlesspaymentcardhasbeenissuedoutsidetheUK,pleasechecktfLgov.uk/contactlessbeforeyouuseyourcardtotravelonourbusservices.Foranyinternationaltransactionfees（手续费）thatmayapply,pleasecheckwithyourcardissuer.

Formoreinformationvisittfl.gov.uklbuses.

Tip:

Somebusroutesareespeciallygoodforsightseeing—tryroutes9,14,15and22.TheNewRoutemasterbusfeaturedintheJamesBondfilmSkyfallandrunsonroutes9,11,24,38and390.IfyourunoutofcreditonyourVisitorOystercard,it’seasytoaddmoreat:

●TouchscreenticketmachinesinTube,DLR,LondonOvergroundandsomeNationalRailstations.

●Around4,000OysterTicketStopscrossLondon（Findyournearestoneatticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk）.

●Travel&VisitorInformationCentres.

●LondonOvergroundstationticketoffices.

21．Duringtherushhour,visitorsatTubestationsareadvisedto________.

A.standsidebysideB.avoidusingtheescalators

C.takethetubeatfixedtimesD.takeadvantageofoff-peakhours

22．Theunderlinedpart“topup”canbestbereplacedby________.

A.useupB.addC.thinkaboutD.balance

23．IfavisitorwantstofindthenearestOysterTicketStop,heshouldvisit________.

A.tfl.gov.uk/tubeB.tfl.gov.uk/buses

C.tfl.gov.uk/contactlessD.ticketstoplocator.tfl.gov.uk

B

Themorninghadbeenadisaster.Mytoothwasaching,andI’dbeeninanargumentwithafriend.Herwordsstillhurt:

“Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplace.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?

”Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholiday,butthepainwasreallyunbearable.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebook,butnoonecouldseemeimmediately.Finally,ataboutlunchtime,Igotlucky.

“Ifyoucomebyrightnow,”thereceptionistsaid,“thedentistwillfityouin.”

Itookmypurseandkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshorttime?

Whywasn’theasbusyastheothers?

Inthedentist’soffice,Isatdownandlookedaround.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworried.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldone.

WhenItoldhermyfears,shelaughedandsaid,“Don’tworry.Thedentistisverygood.”

“HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?

”Iaskedimpatiently.

“Comeon,heiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.Andenjoytheartwork,”theassistantsaid.

“Theartwork?

”Iwaspuzzled.

Thechairwentback,suddenlyIsmiled.Therewasabeautifulpicture,rightwhereIcouldenjoyit:

ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!

Atthatmoment,Ibegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.

Whatarelief！

24．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatmorning?

A.Upset.B.Nervous.C.Satisfied.D.Cheerful.

25．Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?

A.Thedentist’sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.

B.Thedentist’sagreeingtotreatheratveryshorttime.

C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist’soffice.

D.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.

26．Whydidtheauthorsuddenlysmile?

A.Becausethedentistcameatlast.

B.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.

C.Becauseshesawapictureontheceiling.

D.Becausetheassistantkeptcomfortingher.

27．Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?

A.Strikewhiletheironishot.

B.Haveagoodwordforone’sfriend

C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

D.Putoneselfinother’sshoes

C

EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.

Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresisting（抵抗）theallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.

Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.

Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.

Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?

Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?

Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousfordeclaringthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.

RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”Tobreakthegranddigitalconnection,peoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.

28．Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.advantageB.adaptionC.attractionD.attempt

29．Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.

A.providethelatestinformation

B.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts

C.improvepeople’squalityoflife

D.dealwithculturaldiseases

30．Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.

A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful

B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices

C.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology

D.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices

31．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?

A.OptimisticB.indifferentC.ApprovingD.Disapproving

D

Arecentstudysurveyed5,000Britishfamiliesabouttheirexperienceswithvolunteeringandtheirmentalhealth.Participantscompletedthesamesurveyeverytwoyearsfrom1996to2008.

About20percentofthesurveyparticipantsreporteddoingregularunpaidworkResearchersfoundthatthesevolunteersalsoscoredhighestontheirmentalhealthscores.Thetwowerelinkedsodirectlythatthemoreapersonvolunteered,thehappiertheywere.

Onecouldargueachicken-and-eggtheory:

happierpeoplearemorelikelytohavethetime,money,energyandresourcestogivebacktoothers.Butevenwhenresearchersadjustedforeducation,socialclassandtotalhealth,thelinkwasthere,suggestingthatthementalincreasecamefromvolunteeringandnottheotherwayaround.

AccordingtoDr.StephenG.Post,authorofTheHiddenGiftsofHelping,whenyouhelpothers,yourbrainreleasesfeel-goodchemicals,whichcanhelpcellsrepairthemselvesandgrow.Andthistranslatestobetterhealth.

Sovolunteeringcanhelpimprovebothyourphysicalandmentalhealth—ononecondition.Youhavetomeanit.Peoplewhovolunteeredfor"self-oriental"reasons,eitherbecausetheywereforcedtodosoforworkorschoolorbecausetheyweretryingtogetawayfromproblemsintheirlives,hadamortality（死亡率）riskthatwassimilartothosewhodidn'tvolunteeratall.Itwasonlywhenpeoplewerevolunteeringoutofatruesenseofsympathythattheysawanyhealthbenefits.

Sowhetherit'sarrangingbooksatthelibraryorwalkingdogsattheanimalshelter,findacausethat'simportanttoyouandgiveitatry.Volunteeringisagoodwaytodevelopasenseofconnectionthatnotonlyhelpsyourcommunity,butmayalsobegoodforyou.

32．Whoarehealthieraccordingtothestudy?

A.peoplewhoarehappier.

B.peoplewhoaregoodattakingexams.

C.peoplethatworkasvolunteersregularly.

D.peoplethatmakealargeamountofmoney.

33．Whydoestheauthormentionthechick-and-eggtheory?

A.Tointroduceaworld-famoustheory.

B.Topointoutthatvolunteeringcamefirst.

C.Toprovehappyoneswouldliketoh