中学1718学年上学期高二期末选拔考试英语试题附答案.docx

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中学1718学年上学期高二期末选拔考试英语试题附答案

高二英语试题

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小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote-“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery”-andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.

Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoouthouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.

Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（门廊）.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.

21.MrBasillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger____.

A.toshowhismagicalpower.     B.topayforthedelivery   

C.  topleasehismother.    D.  tosatisfyhiscuriosity.

22.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’s

house?

A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.   

B.Hewasarespectableperson.

C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember. 

D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.

23.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?

A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.   

B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.

C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.             

D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.

24.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?

A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.           

B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.

C.Hemisseditforhismilkbottles.         

D.Heplantedflowersinit. 

B

IfyouhavespentanytimelivinginorvisitingabigcityinChina,youhavemostlikelyusedtheservicethatDidiprovides.Theconvenientride-sharingcompany,nowknownasDidiChuxing,waspraisedlastmonthbyFortunemagazine.Accordingtothemagazine,itischangingtheworldwithitsenvironmentallyfriendlysolutiontogettingaroundinmajorcities.Asthemagazinereported:

“Didiconcludedthatlastyearitscar-poolingserviceshelpedreducetotalcartripsinthecountryby1millionaday,whichsaved500millionlitersofgas,cutting13.5milliontonsofcarbonemissions（排放）perday.”ThetransportservicewastheonlyChinesecompanytomaketheimportantmagazine’slist,anditsinfluencecanbefeltinmanypartsofChinesesociety.

Didiisjustoneexampleofwhatisbeingcalledthe“sharingeconomy”.Thesharingeconomyisoneinwhichregularpeopleexchangegoodsandservices,usuallyusinganonlinemarketplace.OthersimilarcompaniesincludecompaniesthatallowpeopletorentouttheirhomestostrangerslikeAirbnbandCouchsurfing,andsimilarridesharingserviceslikeUberandLyft.

Alloftheseservicesarepossiblepartlybecausemanypeoplearerealizingthattheyhaveunderusedassetsintheirlives.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavestartedrentingthemoutonlinetoearnextramoney.Theyrenttheirapartmentswhiletheyareawayfortheweekend,lendpeopletheircarsformoneyandevenselltheirsparetime.

ThesharingeconomyisthelatestexampleoftheInternet’svaluetocustomers.Thismodelisnowbigenoughforregulatorsandcompaniestohavewokenuptoit.Thatisasignofitsgreatpotential.Itistimetostartcaringaboutsharing.

25.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimply?

A.DidiChuxingcanbringdownthepriceofgas.

B.DidiChuxinghassolvedthetrafficjaminChina.

C.DidiChuxingishelpfultoenvironment.

D.DidiChuxingisthebesttransportserviceinChina.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assets”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Possessions.B.Services.C.Houses.DCars.

27.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofonlineservices.

B.Tointroducethe“sharingeconomy”.

C.Toadvertiseanewmeansoftransport.

D.ToexplainthebenefitsofusingDidi.

C

Myyoungestsonjackhasbeguntolearnthecello（大提琴）.Everynight,hecarefullygetshiscelloout0fitscaseandbeginspractising.Iwon’tlie;It’snotpretty.Whilehe’sgettingbettereveryday,hehasalongwayfrombecomingthenextYo-YoMa.

ThisledmetowonderwhatYo-YoMawaslikethefirsttimeheplayedthecello.Ofcourse,wenowknowhimasoneofthemostexcellentartistsintheworld,butI’msurethatwhenhefirsttried,hewasn’tmuchbetterthanmyson.I’mnotsuggestingthatJackisgoingtotaketheclassicalmusicworldbystormoneday.Buthe’sgottostartsomewhere.

MichaelJordanwasn’tbornplayingbasketball,butI’msurethathehadtostartsomewhere.WarrenBuffettwasn’tbornmakinggreatinvestmentchoices,buthehadtostartsomewhere.J.K.Rowlingwasn’tbornawriter,buthehadtostartsomewhere.BruceSpringsteenwasn’tbornasongwriterandperformer,buthehadtostartsomewhere.Eachoftheseindividualsisnowfamousasbeingatthetopoftheiroccupation.Butwhentheyfirststarted,theirskillswouldhavebeendisappointingandtheirpotentialunrealized.Ithastakenyearsofhardworktorealizetheirundoubtedtalents.Buttheyhadtostartsomewhere.

Idon’tknowwhatmykidsaregoingtodowiththeirlives,buttheyhaveagreatopportunitytoexploreawiderangeofexperiencesbeforefocusingononeortwothingsthattheycanbecrazyaboutandgoodat.It’smyjobasdadtoencouragethemnottobeputoffbytheirbadfirstefforts.Becauseeveryonehastostartsomewhere.

28.Weknowtheauthor’sson.

A.hasnogiftforplayingthecello

B.doesn’tlikeplayingthecello

C.cannotplaythecellowellnow

D.issuretobethenextYo-YoMa

29.Howisthethirdparagraphdeveloped?

A.Bysettingdowngeneralrules.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.ByPresentingresearchfindings.D.Bygivingexamples.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Theauthorhasnoconfidenceinhiskids.

B.Theauthorwillencouragehiskids.

C.Theauthorisworriedabouthiskids，badfirstefforts.

D.Theauthorwillgivehiskidsfreedomtodowhattheywant.

31.Thetextismeanttoshowthat.

A.everyonehastostartsomewhere

B.peopleshoulddowhatthey’regoodat

C.agiftisveryimportantinone’ssuccess

D.everyonecanrealizetheirpotentialwithpractice

D

Withanagingpopulationandanincreasinglaborshortage,thedemandforcompanionrobotsforeldercareandchildren'scompanionsisontherise.

XiaoyuzaijiaisanintelligentcompanionrobotproducedbyZ,aBeijing-basedstartupengagedininternethardwareandintelligenthomeappliancesbusinesses.Itspecializesinsecuritymonitoring,human-computeremotionalcommunicationandentertainmentfunctions.

Iftheelderlypeopleareillathome,therobotcanbringmedicineandwater.Therobotwillopenthedoorwhentheguestcomes.Itcaneventellastory,singasongandplaychess.

Thenumberofelderlypeopleaged60andabovereachedmorethan222millionin2015, accountingfor 16.2percentofthetotalpopulation,accordingtotheNationalBureauofStatistics.Itisestimatedthatthenumberwillreach243millionin2020.

SongChenfeng,founderandCEOofZaijia,said:

"Therobotisequippedwithamonitoringcameraandotherhardwareforfacialandvoicerecognition.”Familymemberscouldalsoconnecttheirsmartphoneswiththerobot.“Whentheelderlyfallorthechildrencryathome,therobotwillsendmessagestoinformotherfamilymembers,"hesaid.“Thecompanionrobotshouldbeanimportant'bluesea'intheintelligenthouseholdrobotmarket.Xiaoyuzaijiaaimsatwhite-collarpeoplewhoarebusywiththeirworkandspendlesstimeaccompanyingtheirfamilymembers.Itbuildsabridgeamongfamilymembersandsatisfiestheemotionalcommunicationneedsofmodernpeople,”saidSong.

YuanWenhui,chairmanofZaijia,saidthecompanywillofferpersonalizedserviceinthefamilyhealthcareandchildren'seducation,basedonbigdataalgorithms（统计）,aimingtobeanecessaryintelligentfamilyhousekeeperinthefuture.

StatisticsfromtheInternationalFederationofRoboticsshowthatthemarketdemandforservicerobotswillboominthenextthreeyears,withthemarketscalereaching$46billion.

32.Whywillthecompanionrobotsbewarmlywelcomed?

A.Theyareextremelyintelligent.

B.Theycanbringwaterandevenplaychess.

C.Theyareofgreatbenefitinassistingtheelderandchildren.

D.Theycanrecognizethevoiceandfacialexpression.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“accountingfor”inParagraph4mean?

A.makingup.         B.takingoff.      

C.makingout.     D.turningon.

34.Whatservicewillthecompanyofferinthefuture?

A.monitoringcamera.B.emotionalcommunications.

C.smartphones.D.children’seducation.

35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothecompanionrobots?

A.Doubtful