新疆乌鲁木齐市学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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新疆乌鲁木齐市学年高二英语下学期期中试题

新疆乌鲁木齐市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第I卷（选择题）

第一节：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Openingin1934,theBrookfieldZooquicklyreceivedaworldwidereputationforitsspecialdisplaysanduniqueexhibits.

Address:

1stAvenuebetweenOgdenAvenueand31stStreet,Brookfield,Illinois

Phone:

708-688-8000

GettingtotheBrookfieldZoobyPublicTransportation:

      TheMetraRailBurlingtonNorthernlinerunsfromUnionStationdowntowntothe“ZooStop”（HollywoodStation）andfromthereit'sonlya2-blocknortheastwalktothezoo.

DrivingfromDowntown:

      DrivealongtheEisenhowerExpresswaywesttoFirstAvenueexit.Headsouthabout2.5milesandfollowthesignstothezooentrance.

ParkingattheBrookfieldZoo:

      Parkingfeesare$9forcarsand$12forbuses.

TheBrookfieldZooHours:

      TheBrookfieldZooisopen365daysperyear.

      Monday-Saturday:

9:

30a.m.to6:

00p.m.

      Sunday:

9:

30a.m.to7:

30p.m.

TheBrookfieldZoo Tickets:

      Adults（ages12-64）,$13.50;

      Seniors（ages65+）,$9.50;

      Children（ages3-11）,$9.50;

      Children（ages2andunder）,free

TheBrookfieldZooFeaturedExhibits:

      TropicWorld;WolfWoods;LivingCoast;SevenSeas;FragileKingdom;AustraliaHouse;HabitatAfrica.

AbouttheBrookfieldZoo:

TheBrookfieldZooislocatedjust14mileswestofdowntownChicago.It'shometoavarietyofanimalspecies,anditsuseofnaturalbarriersandmoats（壕沟）issomuchmorerelaxingandenjoyablethanwatchingalionpacebackandforthinacage.Theabsenceofbarsalsomakesforgreatwildlifephotoopportunities.TheBrookfieldZooalsofocusesoneducation, withdetaileddisplaysabouttheanimalsbeingviewedandtheinteractiveprogramthatletskidsgetsomehands-onexperiencetolearnwhatittakestorunazooaswellasfacepaintingandcrafts.

      FormoreinformationabouttheBrookfieldZoo,visit www.brookfieldzoo.org.

1.WhereistheentrancetotheBrookfieldZoo?

A.AtOgdenAvenue.B.AttheHollywoodStation.

C.At31stStreet.D.AtFirstAvenue.

2.Howmuchshouldacoupleintheirthirtiesandtheir5-year-oldtwinspayiftheywanttovisitthezoo?

A.$36.5.                   B.$46.C.$23.                 D.$32.5.

3.Whatmake（s）theBrookfieldZoomoreattractiveandenjoyable?

A.Itsgeographicaladvantage.B.Itscheaptickets.

C.Itsvariousactivities.D.Itscage-lessdisplays.

B

“Ilikephotographybecauseitcaptures（捕捉）amazingthingsthatyoumightnotseeagain,” TimmyWalshsays.Hetakespicturesofflowers,sunsetsandroadsigns.Butthosephotosdon'tusuallyendupinascrapbook（剪贴簿）oronhisbedroomwalls.

WhenTimmywasfive,hefoundoutthathisauntBevhadlungcancer.Hewantedtodosomethingtohelpher.Hisfirstideawastosellhisphotosfromalemonade-typestandinfrontofhishouseinPennsylvania.“Mymomsaiditwouldn'tworkbecausewewerenotonabusystreet,”Timmyexplains.

Hisnextideawastohaveanartshow.Timmydecoratedhishomewithcandles,flowers,andwhitelights.Thenhearrangedhisphotos.Timmy'smom,Sheila,remembers:

“Ourdining-roomtablewasfilled,thelivingroom—everythingwasfilledwithphotos.”Friends,family,andTimmy'steacherscametotheshow.Heraisedmorethan$300forcancerresearchthatnight.AuntBevwas“veryhappyandexcited,”hesays.

AfteralocalnewspaperwroteastoryaboutTimmy'sphotos,avolunteerofferedtohelphimsetupawebsite.Aspeoplelearnedabouthiscause,calledCameraforaCure,Timmybeganreceivinginvitationstosellhispicturesatartgalleriesandfund-raisers.Sincethen,hisworkhasappearedinmorethan20shows.

WhenTimmyisatashow,hegreetseachcustomerandtalksaboutwhathewasthinkingwhenhetookhisphotos.Andhealwayssharesfactsaboutlungcancer.Sometimesdonationsandsalesareslow,butthatdoesn'tbotherhim.“Itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchmoneywemadebecausewejustraisedawareness,”hesays.

Timmyknowsthatfindingacureforlungcancerwilltaketimeandeffort.SoTimmywillkeepdoinghispartbyshootingandsellingphotosofthethingshesees.

4.BeforeTimmystartedCameraforaCure,he_____.

A.haddevelopedadeepinterestinphotography

B.hadbeenprovidingphotosforalocalnewspaper

C.alwayssoldlemonadeinfrontofhishouse

D.likedmakingscrapbooksbyusinghisphotos

5.WhatcanwelearnabouttheartshowTimmyheldathishome?

A.Itcost$300toorganizeit.B.Itwasgenerallypopular.

C.ItwasfundedbyAuntBev.D.Itwasadvertisedonawebsite.

6.ForTimmy,what'sthebenefitofsellinghisphotosatartgalleries?

A.Exchangingideaswithotherartists.B.Raisingmoneymorequickly.

C.Improvinghisphotographicskills.D.Increasingpublicawarenessoflungcancer.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTimmy?

A.Generousbutself-centered.B.Determinedandwarm-hearted.

C.Proudandconfident.D.Imaginativebutcautious.

C

      Ourtinyboatwasploughingthrough（费力穿过）thewavesacrosstheIndianOceanandIwasabsolutelyfreezing.Thefurtherwegotfromtheshelteroftheland,themoreIthoughthowfoolishI'dbeentocomealongonthistrip.

      Thepilotoftheboatlookedalmost60but,perhapsbecauseofalifetimeontheopenseainthehotsun,wasveryfitandstrong.Iwaswonderinghowhemanagedtofindhisway.Tome,itseemeddifficultenoughtonavigateaboatwithoutanyelectronicequipmentevenonasunnyday.

      Soatleastweweresafe.Butthiswasnotwhatwehadcomealongfor.Alookattheotherdivers'facessuggestedthatnowtheywerealsodoubtfulthatwe'devergetthechancetoseeawhaleshark—theseweatherconditionsweretotallyunsuitablefordiving!

Noneofusspoke.Itseemedtoomuchofaneffort.Thensuddenlytheboatmanstoppedtheengine.Hesaidafewwordsinhisownlanguagetothedivinginstructor,whoimmediatelyjumpedupfromhisseatandtoldustogetreadytodive.

      WhenIjumpedintothegreysea,IwassureIwouldn'tseeanything.Butthen...thereitwas!

Anenormouswhaleshark,slowlyswimmingthroughthewater.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes—myfirstwhaleshark!

Ihardlydaredbreathe—Iwasafraidmystreamsofbubbles（气泡） mightscarethehugecreatureaway.Andtheotherdiverswereequallyawed.Slowlyweapproachedthishugeanimal.Itwasswimmingquiteslowlyandwewereabletoswimwithit,lookingatthebeautifulmarkingsonitsback.Iwasstillholdingmybreath,tellingmyselfthatthishugefishwasharmless!

ThenIreachedoutandtouchedit,stroking （轻抚）itsthickskin.Itwasamazinghowthisgiantsuddenlygainedspeed—wewatcheditasitswamawayfromus,andafewmomentslateritwasgone.

8.WhileridingatinyboatacrosstheIndianOcean,theauthor_____.

A.volunteeredtoactasapilotB.feltregretabouthisdecision

C.enjoyedthebeautifulsunshineD.talkedwithotherpeoplehappily

9.Theauthorprobablywantedtoknowhowtheboatman_____.

A.keptfitinhissparetimeB.spenthislifeontheboat

C.navigatedhisboatatseaD.communicatedwithothers

10.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?

A.ToswimtheIndianOcean.B.Tosaveunderwatercreatures.

C.Toseeawhaleshark.D.Tolearnhowtodive.

11.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterhejumpedintothesea?

A.Doubtfulanddisappointed.B.Abittiredbutlaterrelaxed.

C.Ratheranxiousandangry.D.Alittlescaredbutexcited.

D

Goingforwalkswithmytwo-year-oldson,Imeetmanynicepeoplewhoaskwhatmyjobis.WhenIsaythatIteachatSwarthmoreCollege,theirfaceslightup,andthenextquestionis,“Whatdoyouteach?

”Astheyhearmyanswer“linguistics（thescientificstudyoflanguage）”,theylookconfused.Thesmileontheirfacestellsmethattheydon'tknowwhattomakeofmyanswer.Iftheyarebraveenough,theywillask,“So,whatkindsofclassesdoyouteachthen?

”Goodquestion.

Ihavelongbeenteachingpragmatics（语用学）,a branch of linguistics.Itisprimarilyconcernedwithhowthecontext（上下文）inwhichasentenceissaidinfluencesitsmeaning.What “I'dloveaglassofwater” meanslargelydependsonwhereandwhenitissaid.Inarestaurant,itwillprobablybeunderstoodasarequestdirectedtowardthewaiter.Somewhereoutinadesert,however,thesamesentenceismorelikelytobeinterpretedasanimpossiblewish.Thus,althoughtheliteral（照字面本义的）meaningsoftwosentencescouldbeexactlythesame,theircommunicativemeaningscouldbeverydifferent.

Interestingly,inpragmaticsyouwilldiscoveramessagecanbewellcommunicatedthoughnotliterallyexpressed.Thistakesplacewhenthespeakerandthelistenersharecommonground.

Ifyouseeacarstoppedonthesideoftheroad,andyouhavethefollowingexchangewiththedriver,youbothknowyou'vesaidenoughtogetyourpointsacross:

Driver:

Hi.Iranoutofgas.

You:

There'saShelljustdowntheroad.

Obviously,thedriverisreallyaskingsomethinglike,“Couldyoutellmewhattodo?

”Yourreplyimpliesthatthereisaplacenearbywherethedrivercangetgas.NofurtherexplanationisneededbecauseShell,thenameofagasstation,ispartoftheircommonground.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutthepeopleinParagraph1?

A.Theyarefamiliarwiththeauthor.B.TheyworkatSwarthmoreCollege. 

C.Theyknowlittleaboutlinguistics.D.Theyhopetoattendtheauthor'sclass.

13.Whydoestheauthorsaytheunderlinedsentencehasdifferentcommunicativemeanings?

A.Becausetheirspeakersaredifferent.B.Becausetheirliteralmeaningsaredifferent.

C.Becausetheirwishesaredifferent.D.Becausetheircontextsaredifferent.

14.Whydidthecarmentionedinthetextstop?

A.Tobuysomegas.