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英语河南省郑州市八校学年高二下学期期中联考试题

河南省郑州市八校2016-2017学年高二下学期期中联考

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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

Iwasbornanalbino（白化病人）inPennsylvaniain1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowasandwhatitmeanttobeanalbino.

Myfamilyandfriendstreatedmeaseverybodyelse.Thatwasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Ithelpedmebelieveinmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.

Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’tbothermethatmuch.

Kidswouldteaseme,callingme”Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesothatIcouldseeitwellenough.EvenwhenIwaseight,movie-theaterclerksstartedaskingmetopayfullpricesbecauseI“lookedolder”.

Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad,Icouldn’tplaysportsverywell.Ididn’tgiveuptrying,though.Ishothoops（投篮）everyday.AndIstudiedharder.

Eventually,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit．BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandbusyingmyselfwitheveryactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake”albino”apositiveword.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes-andinsports.

Icouldn’tseeverywelltoplaysports,butwithasolideducationandadrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowforoverthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace（网络空间）.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI’mtheonly”blindeditor”theyknow,butthejokesareaffectionate,someofthemsignsofrespect.

IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetoovercomedifficulties,gainconfidenceandbeproudofmypersonalachievement.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,helpedhimalotindealingwithtroubles.

A.hiseducationinschool

B.thesympathyfromthepublic

C.thespecialcarefromhisfamilyandfriends

D.theequalwayhisfamilyandfriendstreatedhim

2.Allthefollowingarethesignsofbeinganalbinofortheauthorexcept.

A.pooreyesight

B.anolderappearances

C.abnormallywhiteskin

D.beingunabletoplaysports

3.Theauthor’sgoodeducationandstrongmotivationmadehimsuccessfulasa（n）.

A.sportseditorB.DiscJockey（DJ）C.printerD.ITengineer

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.theauthor’spooreyesightmadehimveryupset

B.theauthorholdsanoptimisticattitudetowardshisillness

C.theauthorfinallydidwellinplayingsportsafteryearsofpractice

D.manypeoplelaughattheauthorbecauseheattemptstodomorethanhecan

B

Inmysecond-to-lastsemesterofcollege,myfavoriteprofessorannouncedthathewouldbeteachingastudyabroadcourseoverwinterbreakinCambodia.Themorehetalkedabouttheopportunity,themoreinterestedIbecame.IleftclassthinkingImightactuallydoit.

Myimmediateexcitementgaveintoexcusesastheweekspassed.Thetripwouldbeexpensive,Iwouldhavelesstimetospendwithmyfamilyoverwinterbreak,andIhadn’treallytraveledbefore.Mostofall,Iwasterrifiedoftakingtherisk.

OnthedayImademydecision,IsuddenlyfeltasifIhadfinallyopenedmyeyesandseenmyselfclearly.WhywasIsoscaredtotakethischance?

Ihadmovedawayfromhome,almostgraduatedcollegeandovercomeplentyofsmall-scalefears.HowcouldIletfeargetinthewayofaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity?

Besides,Ihadalwaysdreamedoftravelingtheworldandstudyingabroadwasamajorpointonmybucketlist（人生目标清单）.

SoItookthechallenge.Iwasscaredyetexcitedontheplane,butmyfearsfadedassoonasthewheelstouchedtherunway.Isoonfoundmyselfimmersed（沉浸）inancient,ornate（华丽的）mountain-toptemples.IspentmydaysteachingpoororphanssimpleEnglish,learnedalittleKhmermyselfandbecameanexpertatavoidingterribletrafficandbargainingwithCambodianstoreowners.Bytheendofmystay,Ihadfalleninlovewithtravel,explorationandalifeofdailywonders.

MyexperienceinCambodiawasincredibleandlife-changing.Icamebackadifferentperson,butabetterone:

abetterfriend,sister,daughter,girlfriendandstudent.Icamebackagrownwomaninsteadofayounggirl.

AfterCambodia,mylifeclickedintoplace（步入正轨）.Beforethetrip,Ihadn’tknownwhatIwantedtodoaftergraduation.NowIamplanningonteachingEnglishabroad.Iamstillamazedbymyexperienceandthankfulforeverythingittaughtme.Inowhaveapassionforconquering（征服）fears,bigorsmall,andhavearenewedfaithinmyself.

5.Theauthor’sexcitementtogotoCambodiafadedmainlybecause.

A.shecouldnotaffordtheexpensivetrip

B.shehadnoexperienceoftravelingabroad

C.shewasscaredoftheriskshewouldbetaking

D.shepreferredspendingtimewithherfamilytotraveling

6.HowdidtheauthordecidetogotoCambodiaintheend?

A.Shehadaheart-to-hearttalkwithherfamily.

B.Shethoughtaboutwhatmighthavemadeherscared.

C.Shewentthrougheveryitemshehadputonherbucketlist.

D.Sherealizedthechallengesandfearsshehadovercomebefore.

7.WhatdidtheauthordoinCambodia?

A.ShetaughtKhmer.

B.ShestudiedEnglish.

C.Shehelpedlocalchildren.

D.Shestudiedtrafficproblems.

8.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherstayinCambodia?

A.Itwasrelaxingandrefreshing.

B.Itgaveherabetterideaofherself.

C.Itimprovedhercommunicationskills.

D.Itledhertoofferherhelptovolunteerservices.

C

（CNN）---AkillerwhalekilledatrainerWednesdayafternoonatSeaWorld’sShamuStadiuminOrlando,Florida,apublicinformationofficerfortheOrangeCountySheriff’sOfficesaid.

The40-year-oldwoman,identifiedbysheriff’sspokesmanJimSolomonsasDawnBrancheau,wasinthewhaleholdingareaabout2p.m.when“sheapparentlyslippedorfellintothetankandwasfatallyinjuredbyoneofthewhales,”hesaid.

ButawitnesstoldCNNthatthewhaleapproachedtheglasssideofthe35-foot-deeptankatShamuStadium,jumpedupandgrabbedthetrainerbythewaist,shakinghersoviolentlythathershoecameoff.

WKMG:

Killerwhalekillstrainer

ASeaWorldemployeewhoaskednottobeidentifiedconfirmedthedescriptionoftheattackandaddedthatthewhaleinvolvedisnamedTillikum.

Theincidentoccurredafterashowcalled“DinewithShamu,”saidPaulaGillespie,whoattendedwithherdaughter.

“Duringtheshoweverythingwasperfectlyfine,”shesaid.

Afterward,“wewentdowntolookathisfullbodyunderneaththeisolationtank,”shesaid.“EverythingseemedcalmandOK.Thetrainerwaslayingherselfdownonhimandkissinghisnoseandrubbinghim.”

Butthescenechangedquickly,shesaid.

“Withinfiveminutes,shewasdowninthetankandwesawallthethrashing（扑腾）andthebubblesandhimpushingherwithhisnose,”shesaid.“Itwasjustso,soupsetting.”

Withinmoments,sirens（警笛）wentoffandSeaWorldemployeesaskedhertoleavethebuilding,shesaid.

JackHanna,directoroftheColumbusZooandAquariuminOhio,saidheknewBrancheauandthatshewouldwantherworktocontinue.HealsohopesSeaWorldcontinueswiththeworkitdoeswithkillerwhales.

ButaspokesmanforPeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimalscalledthedeath“atragedythatdidn’thavetohappen.”JaimeZalacsaidtheorganizationhadcalledon“SeaWorldtostopconfining（禁闭）oceangoingmammalstoanareathattothemislikethesizeofabathtub,andwehavealsobeenaskingtheparktostopforcingtheanimalstoperformsillytricksoverandoveragain.”

9.Whatprobablycausedthedeathofawhaletraineraccordingtothetext?

A.Akillerwhalekissedhertodeath.

B.Shewasattackedbyaviolentkillerwhale.

C.Awhalejumpedoutofthebrokentankandkilledher.

D.Shemissedherstepsbecauseofcarelessnessandfellintothetank.

10.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.AGreatTrainerandaWildWhale

B.SeaWorldTrainerKilledbyKillerWhale

C.WhatHappenedIsSomethingThatHappens

D.SeaWorldGettingRidofItsKillerWhaleShow

11.Fromthetextweknowthat.

A.SeaWorldwouldwantBrancheau’sworktocontinue

B.SeaWorld’skillerwhaleshowbringinalotofmoney

C.differentpeoplehavedifferentreactionstotheaccident

D.keepingthekillerwhalesinatankisboundtocausedeath

D

Robotsandhumanswillsoonbelivinginharmony.Asingingrobotisbeingtaughttocreatejazzwithahumaninaprojectthatresearchershopewillthrowlightonthenatureofconsciousness.

AntonioChellafromItalyisworkingwithaTelenoidrobot.Tostartwith,theTelenoidwillbetrainedtoimitatethemovementsandsimplesoundsmadebyahumansinger,andtoconnectmusicwithdifferentemotionsstates.Chellathenplanstoseeiftherobotcanusetheseconnectionstocreatemusic.

Somejazzmusicianssaythattheyshouldhaveamentallibraryofmusicalphrasessothattheyareabletocombinetheminnewways.Moreimportantly,however,thiscombinationhappensinastatethatissimilarinasensetodreaming.Chellawantstocopythesestatesinamachine.

“Thisworkraisesinterestingquestionsaboutthelinkbetweenconsciousnessandmusicmaking,”saysPhilippePasquier,amusicianandcomputerscientist.Butheisskepticalaboutwhetherarobotmusicianneedsaphysicalbody.

Pasquerarguesthatrobotarefacedwithtwochallenges.SoftwarethatcanimitateBachhasalreadybeendeveloped.Butinterpretation（演绎）involveshuman’sdifferenttastesandjudgments.“whatmadetheBeatlesfamouswasnotsomuchtheircompositions（作品）,butthefactthattheinterpretationsofthecompos