辽宁省本溪市第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题word版有答案优选Word格式.docx

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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

PlacestogoforHalloweenfuninChengdu

OneofthemostfunandfulfillingthingsduringtheseasonistothrowaHalloweenpartyandboogiethroughthenightwithfriendsandfamily.Whenpumpkins,witch’shatsandspidersmaketheirannualappearanceyoucantellHalloweenisapproaching.

Whetherit’sapartyforchildrenorjustoneforadults,therearesomanygreattreats,games,musicandactivitiesthatyoucanenjoyyourselvesinthecity.

DarkMirror-themedParty

Withascarytheme—DarkMirror（黑暗之镜）,LanKwaiFongChengduthisyearwillhostabigHalloweenpartyonOctober31stwiththeseelements:

GhostParade,HauntedHouse,CostumeContestandsoon.Participantscouldenjoylivemusicshow,danceandplay“trickortreat”gamesinthepublicoutdoorarea.

Venue:

LanKwaiFongChengdu,1ShuijingStreet

HalloweenCarnivalParty

TheChengduHappyValleyAmusementParkistohostaHalloweenCarnivalPartythatfeaturesmagicperformances,liverockbandsperformanceandlotsofwickedeventsforparticipants.TheHalloweenseasonintheparkwilllasttillNovember11withadmissionfrom80to150yuan.

16XihuaAvenue

BeerNestHalloweenParty

TheBeerNestIandBeerNestIIwillbedecoratedinahaunted（闹鬼的）housestyleandtherewillbescarymoviesplayingonthebigscreensoftheBeerNestII.Entertainingactivities,suchasfood&

drinkspecials,liveDJs,coolmusicandSpookyKidsWorkshops,willbeheldandaprofessionalmarkupartistfromSwedenwillbethereforthosewhowanttomakeanimpressionHalloweennight.

HalloweenE-sportsNightParty

TheHalloweenE-sportsNighttotakeplaceonOctober31isoneofthehighlightsoftheE-sportsCartoonandAnimationFestivaltobeheldinChengduEasternSuburbMemoryonOctober31-November1.Itwillofferrelevantactivitiesincludingcosplayshowcases,e-sportscompetitionandlivemusicshowsasaplatformtocommunicatewithcelebratedanimeartistsandcartoonlovers.

4Mid-section,SouthJiansheRoad

21.HowcanwetellHalloweenisapproaching?

A.Peopleareeatingpumpkins.

B.Spidersareweavingnetsatthecorner.

C.Familiesorfriendsaregettingtogether.

D.Witch'

shatsaresittingonthehead.

22.WhatcanparticipantsdoatHalloweenE-sportsNightParty?

A.Makecartoonshows.B.AttendE-Gamecompetitions.

C.Learntoarrangecosplayshows.D.Exchangeideaswithanimeartists.

23.WhatcanweinferfromtheBeerNestHalloweenParty?

A.Thepartywillbeheldintwoplacesoneafteranother.

B.Scarymovieswillbeplayedinthepublicoutdoorarea.

C.TheSwedenartistisexpectedtobringjoytotheparty.

D.ThepartywillbedecoratedinatraditionalChineseway.

B

Planetarychangeswhichwillhaveaninfluenceonmanyaredrawingnearbecauseofthepoorecologicalstateoftheplanet.Actuallychangehasalreadybegunthroughclimatechanges,butmosthumanshaven’tnoticedthisyet.Climatechangehasbeguntoinfluencetheworldalreadyandwillbegintoworsenwithinthenextfewyears.Around2020mostpeoplewillbegintoseethattheresultsofclimatechangewillbefarmoreseriousthannowunderstood.

Astheplanetisunderbiggeologicalstresses,whicharecontinuouslyincreasing,itwillinthefuturenolongerbeabletosupportitspopulation.Scarcityofresources,over-farming,lackofcleanair,notenoughcleandrinkingwateranddroughtaresomeoftheissuesthatwillallplayamuchgreaterroleinthenearfuture.

Humanshavecausedlargeecologicaldevastation.Thelifestylesofmanypeopleareimprovingatafastspeed;

however,thiswillfinallyresultinalackofsomepreciousresources.Whenthisscarcitybeginstohappen,peoplewillnolongerbeabletohavesustainablelifestyles.

It’simportanttounderstandthateveryoneplaysaroleinthewholeprocessoflife.Eachperson’sdecisioncanfinallyaffectthefuture.Thesedecisions,allcombined,canhavegoodeffectonwhatthefuturewillbelikeforhumans.Sothefuturedependsonthechoiceswemakeatthepresentmoment.

Whilemoreandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtoglobalwarming,notallarefullyunderstandinghowfar-reachingitseffectswillbe.Unfortunately,mostofthehumansareawarethattheplanetisn’tfunctioningwell,buttheydon’tunderstandthatthisiscreatingamajorproblemforthefuturesurvivalofhumans.

So,everypersonshouldmakethenecessarychangestoreducetheirinfluenceontheenvironmentandhelpcreateamoresustainablefuture.

24.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCausesofPlanetaryChanges

B.TheInfluenceofEcologicalDevastation

C.EnvironmentalDamageandtheHumanFuture

D.TheWaysofBuildingaSustainableFuture

25.Whatopiniondoestheauthormostprobablyhold?

A.Humansshouldn’ttrytoimprovetheirlifestyles.

B.Thefuturewe’llhavedependsoneveryoneofus.

C.Theecologicaldevastationiscomingtoastopsoon.

D.Thefutureofhumanscanbedeterminedaheadoftime.

26.Thewordscarcityissimilarto____________.

A.abundance 

B.scarce 

C.lack 

D. 

accumulation 

27.Inthelastparagraphtheauthoristryingto____________.

A.callonpeopletoworkhardtomaketheirfuturebetter

B.encouragepeopletomakeeffortstoprotecttheenvironment

C.warnpeopleofthedangersofecologicaldevastation

D.tellpeopletherightwaytoprotecttheenvironment

C

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeprobleminabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe"

Children'

sRoom."

Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook'

scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidenticaltomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother'

scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy"

miraculous"

（奇迹般地）experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

28.Theauthor'

smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto.

A.encouragehimtodomorewalking

B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem

D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

29.Thebookcaughttheauthor'

seyebecause.

A.itremindedhimofhisowndog

B.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

C.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

D.helikedchildren'

sstoriesverymuch

30.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

31.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum'

sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook

D

Nowadays,newtechnologiescontinuetoemerge.Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots（care+robots）forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.

“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific. 

Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence. 

Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,EuropeandNorthAmerica.ItshowsthatintheUStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates. 

Butthereportstates:

“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs---justchangingwhatpeopledo.”growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtother