学年安徽省蚌埠市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版.docx
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学年安徽省蚌埠市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版
蚌埠市2017-2018学年高二年级下学期期末考试
英语
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidethe classroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.
WhattoExpect
Thehostwillprovideaccommodation(住宿)andmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.
MealPlansAvailable
♢ ContinentalBreakfast
♢ BreakfastandDinner
♢ Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner
It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.
Friends
Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy(隐私).
Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes
Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilities(设施)andoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.
21.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor________.
A.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents
B.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture
C.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon
D.Englishlearnersapplying(申请)toliveinEnglishhomes
22.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?
A.Roomcleaning. B.Medicalcare.
C.Freetransport. D.Physicaltraining.
23.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude?
A.Dessertandcoffee B.Fruitandvegetables.
C.breadandfruitjuice D.Centreandcoldmeat.
24.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?
A.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.
B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish
C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.
D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.
B
Youneverplayedthevideodancegame?
Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!
Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovessports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightintrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaybeagoodfootballgameplayerbytheendofthesummer.
JoneschosethepopularDanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeks’playingthegame,hehaslostanother10!
Ahealthstudyisbeingdonebyaninsurancecompany.Thecompanyhopesthatthegamewillleadtobetterhealthandlowercosts.“Obesityclaimslastyearcostus$77million.Wehavetocutthosecosts,”saidamemberoftheinsurancegroup.Thecompanyprovidesagameconsole(游戏主机),adancematandsoftwareforthesix-month,$60,000study.
Thestudyismorethanacommercialthingofaninsurancecompany. Itiswidelysupportedbyphysicaleducationandhealthprofessionals.
InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;morethan25%weretoofat.“WeareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher.
Researchersarenowlookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogamesinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination(协调能力),andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames.
TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchtodanceawayyourextraweight?
25.Theunderlinedpartistryingtotellus_____.
A.thestudyinvolvesmanyinsurancecompanies
B.thestudyisonlyaninsurancecompany’sbusiness
C.thestudyislessimportantthantheinsurancecompany’smoney
D.it’snotonlytheinsurancecompanythatisconcernedaboutthestudy
26.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.
A.thegovernmentthinkshighlyofthedancegame
B.inWestVirginia,morethan25%oftheadultsweretoofat
C.ateacherisafailureinusingthevideogameinherclasses
D.theUSEducationDepartmentisn’tinterestedinthegame
27.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis_____.
A.DanceAwayYourWeight
B.PlaytheVideoDanceGame
C.SolvetheProblemofObesity
D.CuttheCostofObesityClaims
C
TherearesomefoodbanksintheUSA,butwhatdotheydo?
It'sknowntouswhenwetastedeliciousfood,somepeopleintheUSAareinhunger.Theyliveahardlife.Theyarepoorandalwaysdon'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.
Foodbanksaretheorganizationstohelpthesepoorpeople.Foodbanksreceivethefoodfromcompaniesorsupermarkets,andalsofrom donations fromthepublic.Inthisway,theycollectextrafoodandotherthingsandgivethemouttopeoplewhoarehungry.
ThefirstfoodbankwasSt.Mary'sFoodBank.Itstartedin1967inArizona.In1979,itbecamealargerorganizationnamedAmerica'sSecondHarvestNetwork-madeupofover200foodbanksacrosstheUSA.Eachyear,theNetworkprovidesfoodformorethan25millionhungrypeopleintheUnitedStates,includingmorethan9millionchildrenandnearly3millionoldpeople.
Volunteersareimportanttofoodbanks.Therearemanydifferentwasforyoutovolunteer.Youcanhelpoutthroughactivitiessuchas:
Sorting,boxingandpackagingdonatedfood.
TutoringpoorkidsatyourlocalKidsCafe
Transportingordeliveringfood
It'ssimple.Takepartinittoday,andlet'strytomakeourworldwithouthunger!
28.Whatarefoodbanksaccordingtothepassage?
A.Somebanksinthecountryside
B.Thebankstoreceivefood
C.Thebanksforpoorpeople
D.Someorganizations
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"donations"inParagraph3?
A.deliciousfood B.foodforrichpeople C.extrafood D.somethinggiven
30.WhatdoesParagraph5tellustheauthorwants?
A.Hewillworkhardertohelpthehungrypeople
B.Hehopestoseemorepeoplebecomevolunteers
C.Moreandmorepeoplewanttobecomevolunteers
D.Hewantstosetupmorefoodbanks
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Foodbanks
B.Helpthepeopleinhunger
C.Let'sbecomevolunteers
D.Makeourworldwithouthunger
D
Australianshaveevidentlyrealizedthefactthatwatermeanslifeandweneedtohemorethoughtfulinouruseofthisratherpreciousresource.Sincetheyear2000,Australianshavemanagedtoreducetheiruseofwaterby14%.Inthemostpopulouscity,Sydney,they'vemanagedtouselesswaterin2007thanin1974,eventhoughthecitygrewbyL2millionsoulsinthisperiod.
Acrossthecountrynearly20%ofallhouseholdshavewatertanks.Thatwouldprobablybedue,inlargepart,tothevariousstategovernmentsofferinggenerous rebates.InNSW,forexample,where24,000householdshavetakenuptheoffer,youcanget$1,500AUDbackifyoufixa7,000+litretankandhaveitattachedintoyourtoiletandwashingmachine.
Creywaterusehastakenofftoo.TheAustralianBureauofStatisticssuggestthatit'snowthesecondmostcommonsourceofwaterinAustralia,withoverhalfofthecountry'shomesreusingwaterfromtheirwashingmachines,showersandbaths.ThestateofVictorialeadswith70%usinggreywater,andQueensland,comingclosebehindwith63%.
Upinthenorthernstateof.Queensland,someoftheirdamshavebeenbelow20%.Sydney'smaindamisonlyat56%ofitspotentialcapacity.
Thecountry'songoingdrought(干旱)hasseenmorethan95%ofthelengthoftheMurray-DarlingBasin(thetwomajorriversystemsthatsupplythenation's 'foodbasket')regardedas'degraded', Supplyofwaterhasbecomesuchanissuethathydro-electricpower(水力发电)outputhasdropped7%inarecent9yearperiodforthestatesofNSW,VictoriaandTasmania.Notgoodforpromotingouruptakeunderstandingofrenewableenergyintheseclimatechangingtimes.Butatleastthemessageisgettingthroughaboutmakingeverydropcount.
32.The underlined word"rebate"in paragraph 2 probably means
A. water tanks for free
B.discount or allowance(津贴)
C. agreements or payment
D.washing machine of high quality
33. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Some of the dams in Queensland are too weak to hold potential water.
B More water has been used in Australia with the growing population
C The state of Oueensland gets its water mostly from the north of its state.
D. The state of Victoria is playing a leading role in greywater use.
34. We can learn from the last paragraphthat
A. the author hopes water resource could be used to the fullest
B. large quantities of water are being used to produce electricity
C. the country 's water shortage is partly due to continuous drought
D. the author disagrees with the use of renewable energy
35. The passage is likely to appear in
A a scientist’s diary
B. a history paper
C. a travel guidebook
D.anewspaper
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的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mostofusmistakenlythinkthatcreativityisaqualitybelongingonlytoinventorsrathertoourselves.(36)Thefollowingtipsareagreatbeginni
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