安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学学年高二上学期.docx

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安徽省滁州市定远县民族中学学年高二上学期

绝密★启用前

定远民族中学2017-2018学年度上学期期末考试卷

高二英语

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Sometimessourcesofcomfortcancomefromthemostunexpectedplaces.Atleastthat’sbeenthecaseforagrieving（悲痛的）momandadadinTennesseewhose12-year-olddaughterdiedonJanuary5.JustdaysafterTaylorSmith’sdeath,herparentsfoundasealedenvelopecontainingaletterTaylorhadwrittentoher22-year-oldself---anditssunny,wise-beyond-heryearstoneappearstobeacomforttoherparents.

“TobeopenedbyTaylorSmithonApril13,2023onlyunlesssaidotherwise.”Taylorhadprintedontheenvelopeoftheletter.“Sorry,baby,weopenedit,”herfather,Tim,saidbeforereadingitaloudwithaquaveringvoice.“DearTaylor,how’slife?

Lifemightbeprettysimpleinthepast10years.IknowI’mlateforyou,butasI’mwritingthisearly,so:

congratulationsongraduatingfromhighschool!

Ifyoudidn’t,gobackandkeeptrying.Getthatdegree!

Doyouhaveyourownplaceyet?

Ifweareincollege,whatarewemajoring（主修）in?

RightnowIwannabealawyer.”Thelastheartbreakinglinereads,“Well,Ithinkthat’sall,butrememberit’sbeen10yearssinceIwrotethis.Thingshavehappened,goodandbad.That’sjusthowlifeworks,andyouhavetogowithit.”

Herfathertalksabouthisfeelingsofgrief.“AtthebeginningIfeltshockedanddepressed,hopingthatit’snotreal,andhopingthateverytimeItakeanaporgotosleep,Ifindoutitwasn’treal,”hesays.“Shelikeddoingquirkythingsandshelikeddoingmeaningfulthings.Shealwayscreatedstuff.Thefactthatshewrotethisletterwasn’tsurprise,butwhatshewrotewas.”

TimSmithpostedamessageonhisdaughter’sFacebookpage:

“IjustwantedtowritethissothatallofherfriendswouldknowthatTaylorlovedyouall!

Thanksforlovingourdaughter.”

21.TaylorSmith’sparentsgotgreatcomfortwhenthey.

A.learnedabouttheirdaughter’scollegelifefromtheletter

B.knewthattheirdaughtercouldliveto22yearsold

C.foundthattheirdaughterwantedtobealawyer

D.foundaletterthatTaylorSmithhadwrittentoherself

22.InwhichyeardidTaylorSmithwritethislettertoherself?

A.In2013B.In2023

C.In2011D.In2001

23.Theword“quavering”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.confusingB.amusing

C.tremblingD.moving

24.WhydidTaylor’sfathersaythatwhatTaylorwrotewasasurprise?

A.Becausetheletteritselfsurprisedhim

B.BecauseTaylorsaidwhatwouldhappentoherfuturelifeinadvance

C.BecauseTaylorimaginedherfuturelife

D.BecausewhatTaylorwroteintheletterwasbeyondherage

B

MiniBookExcerpts（节选）

Biography

WhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit....Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirfamousneighbor.

J.D. Salinger：

A LifebyKennethSlawenski（RandomHouse,$27）

Mystery

“You’reasmartboy. Benny’sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou’retheonlywhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?

”Theboywasstartingstubbornlyathislapagain.

A thoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,“Didyou…Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn’tyou?

”

Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers,“Maybe,”hesaidquietly.

RedWolfbyLizaMarklund（AtriaBooks,$25.99）

ShortStories

Shewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake. Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon’twanttobe. Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon’t. Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon’t.

YouAreFreebyDanzySenna （RiverheadBooks,$15）

Humor

Doyourkidsliketohavefun?

CometoFun Times!

Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?

BringthemtoFunTimes!

FunTimes!

’s“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhaveintheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalftothatwithinaday’sdrivelfmostcities?

HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle（Ecco,$14.99）

25.WhatdidSalingerdoforhistown?

A.Hebuiltacarpark.B.Hetriedtoprotectitsland.

C.Hewrotesomegoodnovels.D.Herescuedmanytownspeople.

26.Thebook YouAreFreeismainlyabout.

A.smartchildrenB.happydaughters

C.differentwomenD.sufferingmothers

27.Whichbookshouldreaderschoose,iftheywanttoknowsomethingaboutFunTimes?

A.RedWolf.

B.YouAreFree.

C.J.D.Salinger:

ALife.

D.HappyAndOtherBadThoughts.

C

Robotscomeinmanyshapesandsizes,butscientistsinZurich,Switzerland,havedevelopedonenewrobotcalledPleurobot,whichlooksandactsjustlikeasalamander（火蜥蜴）.

Tocreatetherobot,scientiststookhundredsofX-raysofrealsalamanders.Theystudiedtheimagesoftheseanimalstoseewhichjoints（关节）andmusclestheanimalsuseastheymove.ThenthescientistsbuiltthePleurobot’sskeletontomovejustliketherealthing.Thismakestherobot’smovementsincrediblylifelike.

Accordingtoexperts,salamanderswereamongthefirstanimalstodevelopaskeletonandnervoussystemthatallowedthemtotravelonland.“Bystudyingthemodernsalamander,wehaveatimewindowtotheancestorsofallvertebrates（脊椎动物）,includinghumans,”AukeIjspeert,thedesigneroftherobot,toldscholasticNewsOnline.

Bothpeopleandsalamandershaveaspinalcord（脊髓）.Aninjurytothespinalcordcanresultintheinabilitytomove.Now,thereisnocureforparalysis（瘫痪）.IjspeerthopesthatthePleurobotcanhelpchangethat.Becausethesestudiescouldhelpresearchersdevelopnewwaystohelppeoplewhohavebeenparalyzedbyspinalcordinjuries.

ScientiststhinkthatthePleurobotcouldalsobeusedforsearch-and-rescuetaskstoodangerousforhumans.Becausetherobotislowtothegroundandhasawiderangeofmotion,itcouldbeusedtogetintodangerousplaces,likefallenbuildings,tolookforsurvivors.Thankstoitswaterproofsuit,theroboticsalamandercouldevenparticipateinunderwatermissions.

Expertsarenowworkingonasmaller,sturdier（hardertobreak）modelofthePleurobot.Theyexpectthisonetobeevenbettersuitedforgettingintosmallspacestododangerouswork.

28.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Howrealsalamandersmove.

B.WhatthePleurobotlookslike.

C.WhyscientistsinventedthePleurobot.

D.HowscientistsdesignedthePleurobot.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph4referto?

A.Theshapeofthespinalcord.

B.Themovementofroboticanimals.

C.Theproblemofspinalcordinjuries.

D.Thewaythebraincontrolsthespinalcord.

30.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethePleurobot?

A.Fashionable.B.Entertaining.

C.Functional.D.Power-saving.

31.Thetextismostprobably________.

A.anewsreportB.aresearchpaper

C.anadvertisementD.anofficialdocument

D

ResearchersatStanfordUniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels（板）.However,insteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdo,thematerialturnsheatintoinfrared（红外线的）radiation.

ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightarcsent100kilometersintoouterspace."It'sastructurethatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinput,evenunderthesun.So,whatitdocsisbasicallyradiateheattoouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun.Mr.Fansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutincreasingtheairtemperature

Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels."Inareaswhereelectricityisoutofreachformanypeople,thereisapotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfood.Inmanyofthesesituations,beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.”

Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray（喷涂）thatcouldbeusedonpresentsolidstructures.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesisspentprovidingpowertoairconditioningsystems.

32.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?

A.Livingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnow.

B.Researchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofs.

C.Anewmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildings.

D.Thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayers.

33.Accordingtoparagraph2,howdoesthepanelwork?

A.Ittakesintheheatandcoolsitdown.

B.Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.

C.Ithasawindowtoletouttheheat.

D.Itsendsheatawayrightintospace.

34.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheadvantageofthenewpanel?

A.Convenientbutimpractical.

B.Eco-friendlyandenergy-saving.

C.Effectivebutexpensive.

D.Creativeandcheap.

35.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

A.Thedeviceofthenewpanelisstillunderresearch.

B.Somepeoplegotbenefit