黑龙江省肇东市一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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黑龙江省肇东市一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

肇东一中2016-2017学年度高二下期中考试

英语学科试题（2017.5）

第一节：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseveryday,weprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thephenomenonisstriking:

peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistance.

AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMile,avoicesuddenlyringsout:

“Attention!

Attention!

”Papersrattle（发出细小声）.Neckscrane（伸长）.“Thisisyourdriverspeaking.”

Welookatthebackofthedriver’shead.Hisvoicehasauthority.

“Allofyouputyourpapersdown.”

Thepaperscomedown,aninchatatime.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.

“Now,turnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.Goahead.”

Amazingly,wealldoit.Still,noonesmiles.

Ifaceanolderwoman,herheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewait,unblinking,forthenextorderfromthedriver.

“Now,repeatafterme…”Itisacommand,deliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant（操练军士）.“Goodmorning,neighbor!

”

Ourvoicesareweakandtimid.Formanyofus,thesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametime,likeschoolchildren,tothestrangersbesideus.

Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorning,neighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.

Thebusdriversaysnothingmore.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.Ihearlaughter,awarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.

1.Onhearingthesuddenutteranceof“Attention!

”,thepassengers___________.

A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediately

B.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeaking

C.satstillwithoutresponse

D.werefrightened

2.Theunderlinedword“commuting”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.

A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distanceride

C.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thepassengersonthecrowdedbusaresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespeaks.

B.Thepassengersarephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykeepeachotherataterribledistance.

C.Thepassengersdon’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.

D.Whenthebusdriversaysnothingmore,thepassengerspickupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformation

C.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness

B

TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）saidthatprocessedmeatmaybecarcipogenic（致癌）.Doyoustilldareeatcancer-linkedprocessedmeatHerearesomecommentsonthewebsite. 

Bill（Australia）I’dratherliveashort,pleasantlifethanalong,unhappyone,denying（拒绝给予）myselftastyfoodjustbecausesomeexpertssayit’snothealthy.Weshouldallenjoytheonelifewehave---ifIhadlistenedtoeverypieceofhealthadviceIwouldnevergoanywhere,eatanythingorenjoylifeinanyway.So,Iwon’tchangemyhabit.Iamgoingtohavebaconsandwich,glassofwine,burger,canofcokewheneverIfelllikeit.

Tim（America）Ismeatreallyasbadassmoking:

Idon’tthinkso.AccordingtotheWHO34,000peopledieworldwideperyearbecausetheyeatprocessedmeat.In2012,8.2millionpeoplediedofcancerworldwide.Thatmeansifyoueatalotofprocessedmeatyouhaveachanceofbeingamongthe0.41percentofpeopledyingofcancerbecauseofprocessedmeat.I’lltakethechance.

Helen（Switzerland）TheWHOdoesn’tsaythatjustonebiteofmeatcausescancer,itisrathersayingthatpeopleshouldvarytheirdiet.Peoplewhoeatmoremeatoftenhaveotherunhealthyhabits.Theyusuallyeatfewerfruitsandvegetablesandtheyalsooftenexerciseless.

Van（China）Perhapsthisreportwillmakepeopleconsiderbecomingvegetarians（素食者）.Soforyourhealth,theenvironmentandfuturegenerations,itisnotdifficult;itjustneedsachangeofattitude.Thereisavastvarietyofotherdeliciousfoodavailabletoenjoy.

5.WhatifBillhastochangehishabit?

A.He’llfeelunhappy.B.He’llliveapleasantlife.

C.He’llgoonadiet.D.He’llbecomeavegetarian.

6WhatdoesTimthinkabouteatingprocessedmeat?

A.Toorisky.B.Fairlysafe.C.Popularworldwide.D.Veryunhealthy.

7.WhatmaybeHelenaresponsetoWHO’swarning?

A.Caringlittleaboutit.B.Eatingwhatevershelikes.

C.Varyingthedietanddoingexercise.D.Takingadietwithoutmeat.

8.Whohavethemostsimilarviewpoints?

A.BillandTim.B.TimandHelen.C.HelenandVan.D.BillandVan.

C

BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.

Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.

Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.

Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.

9.Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?

A.OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB.Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.

C.FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD.Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.

10.Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?

A.Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B.Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.

C.Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D.Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?

A.AnnoyB.BlameC.LookdownonD.Makeupto

D

Hoverboards（电动滑板）wereamongthemostpopularChristmasgiftsof2015.Theymayhavealsobeenmostdangerousgiftsof2015.

Atruehoverboardlookslikeaskateboardwithoutwheels.To“hover”meanstofloatintheairwithoutmovingmuchinanydirection.Thepopularityofhoverboardsbeganinthe1980s,withthe“BacktotheFuture”movies.Charactersinthesecondandthirdfilmsusedhoverboardsastransportation.

Thisyear’spopularhoverboards,however,donotactuallyhover.Theyhavewheels.And?

asitturnsout,theyarenoteasytouse.

Adultsandchildrenaroundtheworldsufferedhoverboard-relatedinjuriesovertheweekend.Manypostedpicturesofthedamageonsocialmedia.TwitteruserDavidDouglaspostedaphotoofbothhimandayounggirlwiththebrokenarmstheysufferedonChristmasDay.AndanotheruserErinRaffertyuploadedavideoofhermotherfallingoffahoverboard,withthecaption,“Wholetmomonthehoverboard?

”

Fallingisnottheonlyriskwithsomehoverboards.Theyarealsoafirerisk.AtonestoreinTexas,anemployeetriedtofixahoverboardacustomerbroughtin.Thehoverboardthencaughtfire.

Studiessuggestthatsomehoverboardbrandshavedefectivebatteriesorplugs.

Manymajorairlinesworldwidehavebannedhoverboardsbecauseofthefirerisk.Butsomepassengersdidnothearthenews.AustralianactorRussellCrowesaidonMondayabouthisdisappointmentthatVirginAustraliaAirlinesdidnotpermithischildrentotaketheirhoverboardsontheplane.

Majorretailers（零售商）arealsotakingstepstoimprovethesafetyofthehoverboardstheysell.AmazonintheUnitedStatesnowonlysellshoverboardsfrombrandsthathavesubmittedsafetystandarddocuments.TheUK’sAmazonnolongersellshoverboards.Ithasalsoadvisedcustomerswhoboughtunsafebrandsofhoverboardstothrowthemaway.

12.What’stheproblemwiththisyear’shoverboards?

A.Theydon’thavewheels.B.Theycatchfireinthesun.

C.Theyaredifficulttohandle.D.Theycan’tmoveinanydirection.

13.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thenumberofhoverboard-relatedinjuriesisdeclining.

B.hoverboardsarestillenjoyingequalpopularityasbefore.

C.hoverboardsarestillsoldonAmazonintheUnitedStates.

D.passengersareforbiddentogetonplaneswithhoverboards.

14.Theunderlinedword“defective”inthesixthparagraphprobablymeans.

A.faultyB.spareC.deadD.dry

15.Wecanprobablyreadthispassageina.

A.newspaperB.textbookC.sciencefictionD.moviereview

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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。