1、浙江省台州市学年高二英语下学期起始考试题浙江省台州市书生中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期起始考试题 满分：120 考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A In 2013, Bezos, the CEO and founder of Amazon Inc., made headlines when he announced that within a few years, the company woulduseunmanne
2、d drones (无人机) to deliver packages within 30 minutes after an order was placed. Since Amazon Prime Air was publicized the night before “Cyber Monday,”Some just regarded it as a publicitystunt (噱头) designed to draw attention to the company. It turns out they were wrong. On December 7, 2016, Amazon sh
3、owed that it had completed its first Prime Air delivery in Cambridge, UK. The package, containing a bag of popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV, were loaded on to the unmanned vehicle from a localfulfillmentcenter and delivered to a two-story farmhouse several miles away - all within 13 minutes after the i
4、tems were bought! The company also announced that the service is now available within the five-square-mile range of the Cambridge area, seven days a week during daylight hours. Thethinlypopulated rural area, with few dozen residents distributed amidst vast areas of farmland and fields, is perfect fo
5、r testing the drones. Unfortunately, even if the trial is wildly successful, many challenges still remain before drone delivery becomes a reality for most of us. While the drone may do fine in rural areas, they remain untested in crowdedurban cities where they would bump into barrierslike buildings
6、or trees. There is also fear that theautonomous flying vehicles could injure people as theycome downto drop their packages. The drones and their load are also damaged bydestroyers. Then there are the deliverylogistics (后勤保障). Amazon will not only have to ensure that every Prime Air customer has a sp
7、ecial landing flat surface, but also come up with apractical solution for apartment residents who do not haveaccess to an open space where the drone can land. Hence, while Amazon Prime Air may someday be a reality, for now, we will just have to wait for two “long” days to receive our packages! 1. Wh
8、y was the trial carried out in Cambridge area? A. Amazon couldnt find drone landing space in crowded urban cities. B. Drone flight was prohibited where there were impassable barriers. C. The vast rural areas with smaller population were perfect test sites.D. The company hadmany logistics to guarante
9、e service quality there.2. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. the new service will save customers more time and money B. universal drone package delivery has still a long way to go C. Amazon is the early pioneer of drone flight in the world D. the injuries by drones have got the local resid
10、ents in panic3. What is the main idea of the text? A. Amazon drone delivered packages to its first customers. B. Bezos tried to expand its delivery service in Cambridge. C. Amazon ran a marketing campaign through drone delivery. D. Drone delivery reached customers in a shorter time.BPhrases like “go
11、od sharing!” and “great job on the slide!” echo across American playgrounds. Coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. Scholar publishes a series called “Im Special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. Weve been told that high self-e
12、steem is the key to childrens happiness and success, and weve been praising and protecting them ever since. But has the self-esteem movement gone too far? Many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe were raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “Our old concepts of se
13、lf-esteem(自尊) are old-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap of all things outdated and useless,” says Aaron Cooper, co-author of I Just Want My Kids to be Happy.While experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has s
14、hown that inflated (膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. An article called “Rethinking Self-Esteem” by Roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. Martin and Ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise
15、was turning kids skeptical and unmotivated. And esteemed child development expert T. Barry recently wrote in The New York Times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. Parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. And while its easy to make fun of the extremes of the se
16、lf-esteem movement, its difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. Anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. True self-esteem isnt about a steady stream of applause; it develops when
17、 children know their limits and responsibilities are given enough opportunities to challenge themselves, and feel secure that theyre loved even when they fail. 4. Whats the purpose of using phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!”?A. To attract readers attention. B. To give the aut
18、hors opinion. C. To introduce the topic. D. To tell readers the key to happiness and success.5. According to the text, which of the following statements is true? A. Children with high esteem are likely to be high achievers.B. In childrens development high self-esteem plays a positive role. C. High s
19、elf-esteem does harm to kids in a way. D. High self-esteem makes kids motivated nowadays.6. The proper way to develop childrens true self-esteem is to_.A. give them constant praise unconditionally. B. let them shoulder all their responsibilities.C. have high expectations for their behavior. D. offer
20、 them support even though they fail. C It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us
21、 several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him. He looked up, smiling. “Im making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created s
22、omething surprising for us. Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out the window. Any yet I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a close
23、r look. They were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink - little faces moved up and down in the cold wind. Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. W
24、hat could have been more perfectly timely to my needs? My fathers crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: Hard times almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms
25、. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did. He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly. Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving
26、back when I found myself feeling depressed. “Youve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself. It was Dads birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual - my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him giv
27、e his coat to a homeless man. Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus. How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that h
28、ad not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.7. According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _.A. the
29、writer was unpacking when her father was making the surpriseB. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her fatherC. it was not the first time that the writers father had made a surpriseD. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was8. Which of the following would mos
30、t probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn. D. Winter.9. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A. The writers father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.B. The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writers father died
31、.C. The writer often thought about her father since her father died.D. The writers father died 14 years after he planted the crocus.10. The writers father should be best described as_.A. a full-time gardener with skillful hands B. a part-time jobber who loved flowersC. a kind-hearted man who lived w
32、ith faith D. an ordinary man with doubts in his life第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to keep a journalKeeping a journal can be a way of giving your feelings an outlet like no other. 11 But it can be helpful to read suggestions for making the most of your journal, as well as some ideas about getting one started.Find a journal medium thats perfect for you. 12 Both methods have advantages and drawbacks, so youll need to weigh up w
