辽宁省抚顺德才高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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辽宁省抚顺德才高级中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题

2017-2018学年度德才高中高二年级下学期

期中考试英语试卷

时间：

100分钟满分：

150分

第I卷

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

Therearemanyuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.Herearesomeofthem.

LasFallas,Spain

LasFallasisoneofSpain’sstrangestandcraziestfestivals.L

asFallasmeans“thefire”invalencian.Thefocus

ofthisfestivalistocreateanddestroydolls.ThesedollsarelifelikeandusuallymakefunofdishonestpoliticiansandfamouspeopleinSpain.Manydollsareseveralfeettall.TheyremaincompleteuntilMarch19th,afterwhichmenfillthemwithfireworks.Allthestreetlightsarcturnedoffandthedollsaresetonfireat12amexactly.

DayoftheDead,Mexico

DayoftheDeadistraditionallycelebratedon1stand2ndofNovemberinMexico.Thisfestivalcelebratesthelivesoflovedonesaroundyouwhohavedied.Celebrationscantakeahumoroustoneascelebrantsrememberfunnyeventsaboutthedead.ToysarebroughtfortheHeadchildrenandholliesofwineforadults.

MardiGras,USA

ThisdaycanoccuranytimebetweenFebruary3rdandMarch9th,de

pendingonwhenEasterisheldthatyear.In1857,agroupcalledMystikKreweofComusstagedthefirstmodernstyleMardiGrasparade（游行）.Theparadesareheadedby“Kings”and“Queens”whothrowdecorationsatthecrowd.Practicesincludedancing,sportscompetitions,wearingmasks,etc.

NightoftheRadishes,Mexico

It’soneofthemostcolorfulanduniquefestivalsofMexico.ItiscelebratedonDecember23rd.Ascrazyasitsounds,thefestivallastsonlyafewhoursduetothelimitedlifetimeofvegetablesasfolkart.

21.WhatdoweknowabouttheLasFallasfestival?

A.Politician

sloveitverymuch.

B.Itisheldmainlyforthedead.

C.It’scelebratedon1stofNovember.

D.Dollsaretheessentialelements.

22.WhowouldprobablylovetheMardiGrasfest

ival?

A.Thosewholovewatchingparades.

B.Thosewhoenjoydrinkingwine.

C.Thosewhoarefo

ndoffunnyevents.

D.Thosewhowanttowindancecompetition.

23.WhydoestheNightoftheRadishesfestivallastonlyafewhours?

A.Becausetheartworksdon’tlastlong.

B.BecauseMexicansca

n’taffordthetime.

C.Becausevegetableswillbesoldatthemarket.

D.Becausepeoplearen’tinterestedinthefestival.

B

Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:

“Wherearethetoiletsplease

?

”ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called“silentcafés”,wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.

TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea“onewomanwedding”—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression—“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.

Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesf

romh

erhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofth

ecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:

“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”

ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million“hikikomori”—amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses（隐士）whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.

24.Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?

A.Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.

B.Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.

C.Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.

D.Itoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeaking.

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementscan’t

accountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?

A.Theincreasingsocialisolation.

B.Theunstableeconomicsituation.

C.Therisingdemandforprivacy.

D.Achangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatterns.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?

A.Sh

edoesn’tliketobeanurse.

B.Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.

C.Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.

D.S

hetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Silentcafes

B.LonelyJapanese

C.Onewomanwedding

D.SocialreclusesinJapan

C

LastweekendIsatonabusfantasizingwithexcitementandwasreadytospendtimeinNewYorkCitywithoneofmybestfriends.AsItookthewindowseatandputonmyheadphones,Ibarelynot

icedtheelderlymanwhotookaseatbesideme.

TwohourspassedandIremainedabsorbedinmyownworld,boredandanxioustogetoff.Itriedtopushawayallthethoughts,worriesandobligationsthatwereweighingmedownandtriedtotrickmyselfintobelievingthatIwasfine,perfectlyandcompletelyokay.

However,afterre-settingonthebusafterabreak,theelderlymanaskedmeaquestion,asimplequestionaboutthebus’sWi-Ficapabilities,whichturnedintoatwo-and-ahalf-hourconversationseekingformydeepestfears,mydreamsandmylife.

IsharedmorewiththisstrangerthanIhadwithanyfriendorfamilymemberinmonths

.Maybeithadsomethingtodowithme,becauseIwasafraidtoletanyoneIknewclosetomeanymore.Regardless,Iwasamazedthatacompletestrangerwouldbenotonlysointerestedingettingtoknowme,butalsowillingtopushmetomygreatestcapabilities.InsteadofpolitelynoddinghisheadwhenImentionedlawschool,hetoldmethatmytruepassionseemedtobeEnglish.HemademequestiontheplansIhadlaidoutformylifewithjustthatsimplestatement.Hehelpedmerealizethatmyneatlyorganizedplanforthenextfiveyearsofmylifewasn’tallthatneat,butactuallycomplicatedandpuzzledwithuncertainty.Mostofall,thisstrangerhelpedmeacceptthecomplication,insteadofgettinglostinitbecauseofmyfearoftheunknown.

28.

Whydidtheautho

rnotnotice

theelderlymannearby?

A.Theauthorwasmissinghisfriends.

B.Theauthorwassleepingonthebus.

C.Theauthorwasthinkingaboutsomethings.

D.Theauthorwaslisteningtohisfavoritesongs.

29.FromParagragh2itcanbelearnedthattheauthor_____.

A.livedahappylife

B.sufferedfrommanytroubles

C.feltcheatedbysomeone

D.losttouchwithhisfriends

30.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheelderlyman?

A.Honest

B.DoubtfulC.ColdD.Rude

31.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Theauthorwasselfish.

B.Theauthorwasunrealistic.

C.Theelderlymanwasgoodatmakingplans.

D.Theelderlymanwasoutgoingandstubborn.

D

Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge（尖端的）giftfromhisgirlfriend:

aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.

Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?

Tobuildanapp.With50millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors（editingmapsratherthanwords）,WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation（导航）.

AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.

ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiou

sone:

notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling（拼车）cool.

Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresources,ithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:

richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.

TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:

hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.

WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphas

alreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute

andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.

32.WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?

A.Heimprovedit.

B.Hetookitapart.

C.Heputitaway.

D.Heuseditanyway.

33.whatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?

A.Ithasthemostusers.

B.Itcanindicatedirections.

C.Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.

D.Mostusershelpedititswords.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph6probablymean?

A.DifficultlyB.CarefullyC.GreatlyD.Constantly

35.Whatismain