河南省商丘市第一高级中学1718学年度高二上学期期末考试英语英语.docx

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河南省商丘市第一高级中学1718学年度高二上学期期末考试英语英语

河南省商丘市第一高级中学

2017—2018学年度上学期期末考试

高二英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

CityCollege

ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS

Allhighschoolgraduatesandanyone18yearsofageorolder,withorwithoutahighschooldiploma,aresuitableforadmission.Individualsundertheageof18whopossessahighschooldiplomaarealsosuitableforadmission.

HOWTOENROLLINCREDITCOURSES

Newandreadmittedstudentsmustcompleteandhandinacreditadmissionsapplicationformavailableonlineatwww.ccsf.edu.

BEFOREYOUREGISTER:

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LearnaboutyourskilllevelinEnglishandMaththroughourassessmentservice;

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Attendanorientation（新生报到会）tohearaboutsupportservices;

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Meetwithacounselor（adviser）toselectyourcourses;

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Findoutifyouarerequiredforattendingtheentranceexaminations.

HOWTOENROLLINNONCREDITCOURSES

CoursesinNoncreditProgramsarefreeofcharge（noenrollmentfee）.Forinformationonhowtoenrollinnoncreditcourses,clickhere.

PARKING

Students,facultyandstaffareencouragedtousepublictransit.ClickhereforParkingRegulations.

SERVICES

CityCollegeservicesincludeabookstore,cafeteria,healthcenter,tutoringcenter,careerandtransfercenter,counseling,financialaid,library,learningresourcecenter,studentgovernmentoffices,campuspolice,disabledstudentsprogramsandmore.

21.WhichkindofthefollowingpeoplecouldnotbeadmittedtoCityCollege?

A.Asixteenboywithoutahighschooldiploma.

B.Anadultwithoutahighschooldiploma.

C.Anyonewhopossessesahighschooldiploma.

D.Ahighschoolgraduate.

22.Whatdoweknowabouttheentranceexaminationsfromthepassage?

A.Allnewandreadmittedstudentsmusttaketheexaminations.

B.ThosewhoarepoorinEnglishandMathmusttaketheentranceexaminations.

C.Notallthenewstudentsarerequiredtotaketheentranceexaminations.

D.Theentranceexaminationsarefreeofcharge.

23.Wherecanthispassagebefound?

A.Onaneducationwebsite.B.Inanewspaperadvertisement.

C.Inatourguide.D.Inacollegenewsreport.

B

DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfer（冲浪手）toconquerHawaii’sfamousPipelinebigwavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That’sbecauseheiscompletelyblind.

WhenDerekwasborn,over24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,Ernestodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalent（才干）ofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn’tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.

Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn’tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppracticing,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveErnesto’sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMorrosurfschool,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.

Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawii’sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.Butthat’sexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit,andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKeelySlaterandMickfanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.

24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?

A.DerekRabeloistheonlyblindprofessionalsurfertoconquerHawaii’sbigwavebreak.

B.NobodyhaseverconqueredHawaii’sbigwavebreak.

C.DerekRabelodreamstoconquerHawaii’sbigwavebreak.

D.Goodeyesightisnecessaryforbecominggoodsurfers.

25.HowdidErnestobehaveafterDerekwasborn?

A.Hestartedhisowninterestinsurfing.

B.Henamedhimafterhisuncle.

C.Hesenthimtoasurfingchampion.

D.Heneverlostconfidenceinhim.

26.AfterDerekwasabletostanduponthesurfboard,he_________.

A.begantotryridingawaveB.wasnolongerafraidofwater

C.realizedhestillhadalongwaytogoD.knewhisfather’sdreamhadcometrue

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Skillfulbutproud.B.Braveandconfident.

C.Courageousbutstubborn.D.Thoughtfulandmodest.

C

Citiesarelikelytobeaffectedbyoverheating,thankstosomethingcalledtheurbanheatislandeffect.Citiestendtobeshortoftrees,whichprovideshade,andtheyarecoveredwithblackpavement,whichabsorbsheatfromthesun.Thinkofhowitfeelstowearadarkshirtversusawhiteshirtonasunnyday.Ablackshirtabsorbslight,heatingyouup.Butawhiteshirtreflectslight,keepingyoucool.

Theaveragetemperatureinacityofamillionormorepeoplecanbemorethan5degreesFhotterthansurroundingareas.Thatextra5degreescanturnahotdayfromuncomfortabletodeadly.Astemperaturesrise,citieswillbeanespeciallydangerousplacetobeduringaheatwave.Toprotectpublichealth,cityofficialsaregoingtomakethecitycooler.

Aspartofthateffort,LosAngelesiscoatingitsroadsinCoolSeal,agraypaintthatkeepsstreetsandparkinglots（分摊）10degreescoolerthanblackasphalt（沥青）.ItwillhelpAngelinossavemoneyduringthesummer,whenairconditioningsendspowerbillssoaring.Anditwillsavelivesbyloweringtemperaturesandimprovingairquality.Hotweatherworsensairpollutionbyturningcarexhaust（尾气）intosmog（烟雾）,whichcanmakelifemiserableforpeoplewithasthma（哮喘）andotherbreathingproblems.

Ofcourse,LAwillhavetodomorethanpaintoverafewstreetstocooloffthecity.Angelinoswillalsoneedtoplantmoretreesandapplywhitepainttorooftops-atleastthosenotalreadycoveredinsolarpanels.WhileLAisapioneerofreflectivestreets,othercities,likeNewYork,arealreadyexperimentingwithreflectiveroofsor,likeMelbourne,loweringthetemperaturebyplantingtrees.LAishardlyaloneinitsefforttostaycool.

“Thisisanurgentchallenge,andit’smuchbiggerthanoneperson,”saidMayorGarcettiinarecentstatement.“ClimatechangeisafactoflifethatpeopleinLosAngelesandcitiesaroundtheworldlivewitheveryday.”

28.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheurbanheatislandeffect?

A.Furnishingeveryhousewithairconditioners.

B.Coveringthestreetswithwhitepaint.

C.Applyingreflectivepainttorooftops.

D.Plantingmoretreesinthestreets.

29.Whatshouldthecityofficialsemphasizeduringhotsummer?

A.Whentocutofftheelectricitysupply.

B.Wheretowearawhiteshirt.

C.Whytocoatroadswithblackpaint.

D.Howtomakethecitycooler.

30.WhatbenefitcanpeoplegainfromtheuseofCoolSeal?

A.Increasingtheindooractivities.

B.Promotingthesaleofairconditioners.

C.Makinglifeeasierandmorecomfortable.

D.Reducingthenumberofcolddays.

31.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.L.A.ispaintingitsstreetswhitetokeepthecitycool.

B.L.A.callsonpeopletofightagainstglobalwarming.

C.Moreandmorecountriesbegintoplanttreesinthestreets.

D.L.A.adoptedmanyapproachestofightagainsttheheat.

D

Thepursuitofhappinesscanbealifelongsearchforsome–butresearchersbelievetheymayhavefoundakeyfactorinfeelingagreateroverallsenseofwell-being.

NottinghamTrentUniversityresearchersfoundthatthemoreanindividualidentifiedwithaparticulargroup,suchasfamily,intheirlocalcommunityorthroughahobby,thehappiertheywerewiththeirlife.

“Ourfindingssuggestthatthinkingmoreaboutone’sgrouplifecouldhavesignificantbenefitsforanoverallsenseofwell-being,”saidDr.JulietWakefield,apsychologistatNottinghamTrentUniversity.

“Wetendtoidentifywithgroupsthatshareourvalues,interestsandlifepriorities（优先）,aswellasthosethatsupportusintimesofcrisis,andwecanseehowthiswouldbelinkedtohappiness.Ourworktapsinto（发掘）knowledgethatisdeepwithinallofus,butweoftenforgetduetothefast-pacedandachievement-focusednatureofmodernlife–tobeyourbestself,youarelikelytorequirethesupportofothers.”

Theystudiedhow4,000participantsfeltconnectedtocertaingroups,andthenmeasuredtheinfluencethishadupontheirlevelsofhappiness.It’simportanttonotethatidentifyingwithagroupisn’tthesameasmembership,though.Youcanbeamemberofagroupwithwhichyoufeelnoconnectionatall.It’sthatsubjective（主观的）senseofbelongingthat’scrucial（决定性的）forhappiness.

Healthcareprofessionalsshouldencouragepeopletojoingroupsthattheyareinterestedin,orwhichpromotetheirvaluesandideals,aswellasadvisingpeopletomaintainassociationwithgroupstheyalreadybelongto.Simplesocialinterventions（干预）suchasthiscouldinturnhelptoreducecareexpenseandpreventfutureillhealth.

32.Accordingtothetext,whoaremuchhappier?

A.Individualswhohavehappyfamilies.

B.Individualswhohaveagoodmanyhobbies.

C.Peoplewhofeelastrongsenseofbelongingtoagroup.

D.Peoplewhogainmembershipofmanysocialgroups.

33.WhatdopeopletendtoforgetinJuliet’sview?

A.Theyliveabusyandstressfullife.

B.Theyneedothers’helpforself-improvement.

C.Happinessisofthesameimportanceaswork.

D.Theyshouldconnectwithlike-mindedpeople.