甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题
兰州一中2018-2019-2学期期中考试试题
高二英语
说明:
本试题分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分120分,考试时间为100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第I卷(选择题共15小题满分60)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
A
Traditionally,redisregardedasthesymbolofChina,becauseitistheluckycolorinChineseculture.However,whatamazedmostpeopleisthatredisalsoafavoritecolorinBritain.
Thereareredpostboxesonstreetcornersandonthesidesofbuildings.TheBritishredphoneboxisfamousallovertheworld.Thefamousdouble-deckerbusisred.RedisthecolortraditionallywornbyBritishsoldiersinbattle,andthereisredintheUK’sUnionJacknationalflag.Britainevenhasafamousteamofstunt(特技)jetplanescalled“TheRedArrows”.
Furthermore,Britishnaturealsofeaturesmanyredanimals.Abelovedbirdistherobin(知更鸟),whichhasabrightredbreast.AtChristmastimeinwinter,thebirdiscommonlyfoundonthegreetingscardspeoplesendeachother.Thereisalsoquitearareanimalcalledtheredsquirrel(松鼠).Foxesarered,andtheyusedtobehuntedbymeninredclothes.
ButisredconsideredluckytoBritishpeople?
Agoodwaytoseehowaculturelooksatacoloristolookatthewayitusesitinlanguage.Theresultsmaysurpriseyou.EventhoughBritainhasalotofredonitshighstreetsandinitscountryside,redisusedquitedifferentlyasametaphor(比喻).Ifsomeone“seesred”,theyareangry.Whenapersonis“redfaced”,theyareoutofbreath.Redisalsoapoliticalcolor:
itmeansaleft-winger(blueisthecolorofthepoliticalright).Tobe“inthered”istobeindebt(someoneincredit(存款)is“intheblack”).
Lookhardenoughandyou’llfindthecolorredbeingusedinallcountries.Forinstancethe“redheart”symbolisprettyuniversal.ButwhethertheBritishrealizeitornot,rediseverywhereinBritain.Itdoesseemthatthecountryisinlovewiththecolor.
1. The article is mainly about ______.
A.themetaphorofredintheEnglishlanguage
B.thecolorredinBritishculture
C.thehistoryofreditemsinBritain
D.thepreferenceforredanimalsinBritain
2. Someone saying bad words about you behind your back might make you ______.
A.seered B.red-facedC.inthered D.intheblack
3. It can be inferred from the article that ______.
A.redhasthesameculturalimages(意象)inChinaandBritain
B.thecolorredisnotaspopularasitwasbeforeinBritain
C.mostBritishpeoplearenotawareofhowpopularthecolorredisinBritishculture
D.redhasdifferentmeaningsindifferentsituations
4. Thetextismainlyorganizedby______.
A. timeorder B. spaceorder C. listingdata D. givingexamples
B
ClimberswithpressingneedsonMountQomolangma, alsoknownasMountEverest, willsoonfindan"eco-friendly"toiletataChinesecampsite7,028meters(23,058feet)abovesealevelinanongoingcampaigntodealwiththepeak'swasteproblem.
DecadesofcommercialmountaineeringhasturnedMountQomolangmaintotheworld'shighestrubbishdumpasanincreasingnumberofbig-spendingmountaineerspaylittleattentiontotheuglyfootprinttheyleavebehind.
Fluorescent(荧光的)tents,abandonedclimbingequipment,usedgastanks,andevenhumanwastespollutetheroutetothesummitofthe8,848-meterpeak.
Duringtheclimbingseasonthisspring,aChineseexpeditioncompanywilladdan"eco-friendly"toiletatthehighercampsiteonthenorthernslopeinTibet.
"Thetoiletmakesiteasytocollecthumanwasteproducedbytheclimbersasthereisabarrelwithrubbishbagsunderneaththetoilet,"XinhuaquotedPemaTinley,deputysecretarygeneraloftheTibetMountaineeringAssociation,assaying.
Thewastewillbecollectedandbroughtdownthemountainandthetemporarytoiletswillberemovedattheendoftheclimbingseason.
Governmentsonbothsidesofthemountainhavebeenbattlingthehumanwasteandtrashleftbyanincreasingnumberofclimbers.
Meanwhile,engineersinNepalareconsideringinstallingabiogasplantnearthemorepopularsouthbasecampthatwouldturnclimberpoointoausefulfertilizer.
Currently,rawsewagefromthecampiscarriedtothenextvillageanddumpedintotrenches(壕沟),whichmaycontaminatethedrinkingwatersourcesnearby.
5.Thepassageismostlikelyselectedfromwhichsectionofanewspaper?
A.BusinessB.HealthC.EnvironmentD.Education
6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.GreateffortshavebeendonetopreventMountQomolangmafrombeingpolluted.
B.AbiogasplanthasbeenestablishedbyNepalnearthesouthbasecamp.
C.Theeco-friendlytoiletwillbethereforever.
D.Mountainclimbershavegoodsenseofenvironmentprotection.
7.Theunderlinedword“contaminate”inthelastParagraphmeans_______.
A.protectB.purifyC.cleanD.pollute
C
China'sfirstspace-basedsciencefictionblockbuster(大片)TheWanderingEarthhasstoodoutamongtheLunarNewYear'sfilms,winningboththeboxofficeandreputationandregardedasamilestone(里程碑)inthedevelopmentofChina'ssciencefictionindustry.
ThefilmwasadaptedfromtheoriginalworkofChinesesciencefictionwriterLiuCixinandtellsthestoryofhumanbeingsfleeingthesolarsystemwiththeEarth.
TheNewYorkTimessaidthatafteryearsofhardwork,Chinahasjoinedtheglobalcompetitionforsci-fimovies.Inthepast,Hollywoodhadanunbreakableleadingpositioninthisfield.TheWanderingEarthisexpectedtoopenthedawningofanewerainsciencefictionfilms,breakingthemonopoly(垄断)ofsci-fimoviesbyHollywood.
Thesci-fimoviefeaturingouterspaceisconsideredthespire(塔尖)offilm-making.Suchfilmsrequireadvancedvisualeffectstocreaterealisticspacescenes,withgrandnarrativethemestoimmersetheaudienceinthefilm,andalsoneedtobecarefullydesignedbythemanufacturertoavoidlogicalandscientificmistakes. Therefore,suchfilmsusuallyrequirehugecapitalinvestment,theformationofadvancedtechnicalteamsandexcellentmanagementteams.Eveniftheseconditionsarecomplete,accomplishingsuchmovieswillbeahigh-riskchallenge.
LiuCixinsaidthat75percentofthespecialeffectsinthemoviewerecompletedbytheChineseteam.Fromtheaudiencereaction,theChineseteam'sworkwasnotinferiortothetopteaminHollywood.ThefilmhasbeenreleasedinNorthAmericaandhasan8/10ratingonmoviewebsiteIMDb,whichisalreadyagoodresult.
Inadditiontospecialeffects,whatisevenmoresurprisingistheprogressofChinesefilmnarrativeskills.containsbothuniversalconcernsandthecharacteristicsofChineseculture.Sciencefictionmoviesgenerallyrequireasuddenglobalcrisisandacreativesolution.
Sincethereleaseofthefilm2001:
ASpaceOdyssey(1968),space-typesci-fimovieshavegonethroughmorethan50yearsofhistory.Almostallofthishalf-centurybelongstotheU.S.FromtheStarWarsseriestotherecentyearsofGravity(2013)andInterstellar(2014),Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofcreativityandtechnologyinthisfield,constantlyshockingtheaudience.However,anneweramaybeopenedbyChina.
8.TheauthormentionstheopinionsofTheNewYorkTimesinParagraph3toshow_______.
A.theleadingpositionoftheUSAinsci-fimovies
B.thegreatimpactoftheChinesemovieTheWanderingEarth
C.thedifficultyinmakingoutstandingsci-fimovies
D.TheWanderingEarthhaswongreatbox-officeandreputation
9.Accordingtothetext,whysci-fimoviesareconsideredthespireofthefilm-makingindustry?
A.Becausetheyoftenneedhugeinvestment.
B.Becausetheycanattractalargenumberofaudiencebythespecialeffects.
C.Becausetheyarealwaysaboutaglobaldisasterandarelatedcreativesolution.
D.Becausetheyaremostdemandinginspecialeffects,technicalandmanagementteams.
10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Thefirstice-breakingChinesesci-fimovie
B.Howtomakeasuccessfulsci-fimovie
C.ThemonopolyoftheUSinsci-fimoviefield
D.Thehistoryofsci-fimovies
第二节(本节共5小题;每小题2分,共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。
Asteenagers,youarestillnotoldenoughtodecidewhatyoureallywanttodofortherestofyourlives.Luckily,withproperplanning,mostofyouhavethechancetogetadegree.11Herearesomeofthedegreesthatmaybesuitableforyou.
AnMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration)isagoodchoice.Butitisimportanttorecognizethedivisions(类别)ofanMBAandhoweachwillpayoutinthefuture.12Studentswilllearnhowmarketworksandhoworganizationsbenefittheeconomicenvironmentinthisfield.
Adegreeinbiomedicalengineeringisalsooutstanding.Itcombinesengineeringwiththebiologyofmedicine,wherestudentsworkwithmedicalstudentstocreatecutting-edge(最新的)technology.Thiscourseworkneedsalotofeffortarelativelylongertime.13
Chemicalengineeringisanotherdemandingbuthigh-payingdegree.14Theywilltrytousechemicalandbiologicalprocessesinengineering.Thefutureisbrightforthosewhoholdthisdegree.Manyresearchjobsandfoodsciencejobsarecomingout.
15Thisnewadditiontoengineeringcanreallybringinalargeamountofmoney.Studentswillfocusoncomputers,mathsandphysics.Allthosecombinedwillpushthemintoupper-levelengineeringcareers.
A.Butwhichdegreewillpayyoumost?
B.Thenextiselectricalandcomputerengineering.
C.Graduatesshouldexpecttocontinueinresearch.
D.MakesureyouaredoinganMBAatawidelyaccepteduniversity.
E.Studentswillstudyengineeringwithachemicalfocus.
F.Itisfairthatnurseswillbringinahigherpaycheck.
G.AnMB
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