学年高二下学期末考试英语试题含答案.docx
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学年高二下学期末考试英语试题含答案
2016-2017学年高二下学期末考试
英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷
一、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,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
LastyearmysummerholidaywasspoiledbymybringingalongmyiPad.Insteadoflookingatnature,Icheckedmye-mail.Insteadofpaddlingasmallboat,IfollowedmyTwitterfeed(推特简讯).IwasbehavingasifIwerestillintheoffice.Mybodywasonvacation,butmyheadwasn’t.
SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomethingdifferent:
withdrawalfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasy,sinceI’mbadatself-control.ButIwasdetermined.IstartedbygivingtheiPadtomywife.
Thecellphonesignalatourhousewasworsethaninthepast,makingmyattemptsatcheatinganexperienceinfrustration.Iwastrapped,forcedtogothroughwithmyplan.Largelybreakingawayfrome-mailandTwitter,Ihadfewwaystoconnecttotheworldexceptfortheradio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistento,really?
IhadtodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:
readbooks.
Thisexperiencehashadahappyending.Withdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywife,IwoninmyvacationstruggleagainsttheInternet,realizingfinallythatitwasI,nottheiPad,thatwastheproblem.IknewIhadwonwhenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.“Idon’tneedit,”Isaid.
However,aswereturntopost-vacationlife,ahardertestbegins:
CanIcontinuewhenI’mbackatwork?
Ihavenointentionofgivingupmyconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptationtocheckmye-maileveryfiveminutes,whichleadstocheckingmyTwitterfeed.
Ithinkavacationissupposedtohelpyourestyourbraintobecomemoreproductive.HereIhopethisoneworked.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’slastsummervacation?
A.Hewasdeterminedtoenjoythebeautifulview.
B.HisiPadruinedhisplanoffinishingagreatnovel.
C.Hehatedhimselfforactingasifhewereworkingonvacation.
D.Hefeltsatisfiedthathehadstucktohisusualtimetable.
2.Whenbackatwork,theauthorwillprobablychooseto________.
A.keepcontrolofwhenandhowtousetheInternet
B.continuetoreadmoreandmorebooks
C.stayawayfromtheInternetforever
D.stopcheckingwhatisbeingsaidrightnowcompletely
3.Whatistheauthor’sopinionofagreatvacationinthepassage?
A.Avacationishavingnothingtodobutreadallday.
B.Avacationprovesthatalifeofpleasureisovervalued.
C.Avacationmeansachangeofpacetomakeonemorecreative.
D.Avacationisaperiodoftimetodowhateveronewishesto.
B
TriptoAlaskaNationalParks
Thisfour-daytraintrip,whichtraversesbothDenaliandKenaiFjordsNationalParks,allowsfortrueappreciationofAlaska’snaturalbeauty.Theroutetakesinpeaksandforests,includingastopatthefootof20,320-foot-highMountMcKinley,NorthAmerica’stallestmountain.Thoughthetrainhascomfortableseatingandaluxuriousdiningcar,nightsarespentatoff-trainlodgingliketheGrandeDenaliLodge.
IndiaTour,Maharajas’Express
Maharajas’Expressisthemostluxurioustrainintheworld.Startedin2010,andlimitedto88passengersoneachtrip,thetrainfeaturesluxuriousprivatesuiteswithmarblebathsandpanoramic(全景)windows.Onthefive-day,four-nighttrip,whichstartsandendsinDelhi,passengersmakestopstovisitthesplendidTajMahalatAgra,takeatigersafariatRanthamboreNationalPark,andshopandwatchanelephant-polomatchinJaipur.
TalesofLaosTour,Eastern&OrientalExpress
ThesistertraintoEurope’sVeniceSimplonOrient-Express,theEastern&OrientalExpressoffersthesamelevelofserviceandcomfort.What’scompletelydifferentabouttheEastern,ofcourse,isthescenerythatpassengerscanseethroughthetrain’slargewindows.
Amongtheattractivesightsonthefour-day,three-nightTalesofLaosTouraregreenricepaddies(水稻梯田)andlocalsridingelephants.
CuzcotoMachuPicchuRoute,HiramBingham
TheHiramBingham,atrainoperatinginPeru,leadsguestsonamagicaldaytripfromCuzcototheruinsofMachuPicchu.Duringthethree-hourtrip—whichcoversabout50miles—thetrainwindsthroughthethickjungleandacrosstwohighmountains.OnceitarrivesatthecityofMachuPicchu,passengersgetafive-hourtourthroughthefascinatingsitebeforeheadingbacktoCuzco.
4.Theunderlinedword“traverses”inParagraph1probablymeans_______.
A.leavesforB.consistsofC.movesacrossD.arrivesat
5.Accordingtothispassage,thelongestjourneymaybe_______.
A.TriptoAlaskaNationalParksB.IndiaTour
C.TalesofLaosTourD.CuzcotoMachuPicchuRoute
6.TheEastern&OrientalExpressisdifferentfromEurope’sVeniceSimplonOrient-Expressinthat_______.
A.itofferssatisfyingserviceB.travelersfeeleveryrelaxed
C.thediningcarhasagoodenvironmentD.itprovidesabetterviewofthescenery
7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.OntheTriptoAlaskaNationalParks,visitorsspendthenightintheluxuriousdiningcar.
B.IndiaTouroffersdifferentattractions,varyingfromexperiencingtheculturalrelicto
doingsomeshopping.
C.OntheTalesofLaosTour,visitorscanenjoywonderfulricepaddiesandrideelephants.
D.TheCuzcotoMachuPicchuRoutestartsinCuzcoandendsinMachuPicchu.
C
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It’strue!
Andyoucandoittoo.ManycompaniesintheUSAneedtranslatorsnowtotranslatesimpledocumentsonlinefromChinesetoEnglish,suchasemails,websitecontent,moviesubtitlesandmore.
CompanieslikeRealTranslatorJobsareactivelyseekingtranslatorsfromChinatofilldemand.Therearemoretranslationjobsthanpeopletocompletethem.Thisleavesabigopportunityforanyonetostartdoingthisandearnextramoney.
DoyouhavetospeakperfectEnglish?
No!
EvenbasicknowledgeofEnglishisOK.ThisisreallyajobforanyonefromChinawhowantstodoit.
WespoketoonestudentfromBeijing,Harris,whohasbeendoingthisfor2yearsnowandisearningbetween$150and$225everyday.Hecompletesabout3to4jobsperdaywhichtakeshimabout3hours.It’sanincredibleamountofmoneytoearn!
Itisgreatthatwenowliveinthe“InformationAge”andopportunitieslikethisareavailabletopeopleinChinatoearnextramoneyworkingfromhomeovertheInternet.ThistypeofworkissurelytodogreatthingsforyoungpeopleinChina.
Ifyouwouldalsoliketodothis,it’seasytogetstarted.Justfollowthesesteps:
1.SignupatRealTranslatorJobs(whereChinesetranslatorsareneedednow),orasimilarservice.
2.Reviewthejobpostingandcompletetheonesyoulike.
3.Getpaidoncepermonthbycheque,PayPalorbankwiretransfer.
Ihopeyouenjoyedthisinformationandgoodluckearningextramoneyonlinetranslatingdocuments.
8.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HowtofindajobontheInternet
B.Howtoearnextramoney
C.Gettingextraworkbytakingtranslatingjobsonline
D.HowtofindafriendontheInternet
9.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaboutthedocumentsonlinetranslated?
A.Articles.B.Emails.C.Websitecontent.D.Moviesubtitles.
10.IfonecompanyintheUSAneedsatranslator,heorshe______.
A.shouldspeakperfectEnglishB.canspeakbasicEnglish
C.mustcomefromChinaD.mustcomefromBeijing
11.Whichstepisnotfollowedifyougetstartedthetranslatingjobonline?
A.SigningupatRealTranslatorJobs.B.Reviewingandcompletingthejobposting.
C.Gettingpaidoncepermonthbycheque.D.Gettingpaidonceamonthincash.
D
Wespendaquarterofourlivesasleep.Sleepisnecessaryforthebodytorest,yetourbrainscontinuetoprocessinformation.Studieshaveshownthatstudentsaremoresuccessfulwhentheysleepafterstudying–insteadofpullingall-nighters–becausethebrainreviewsinformationlearned.Similarly,dreamingisanopportunitytoworkoutemotionalproblemsandformthoughtsandmemories.About25percentofthetimespentsleepingisspentinrapideyemovement,orREM,sleep.Thistypeofsleepisknownforwhendreamsoccur,butitalsohelpsenergizethebrainandbody.
Researchershavefoundtwoimportantfactorsregardinghumansandsleep:
basicsleepneedandsleepdebt.Basicsleepneedistheamountofsleepweneedtohaveregularlytoperformatourbest.Sleepdebtisthelossofsleep.Afewstudiessaythatmostadultsfunctionbestwithabasicsleepneedofseventoeighthoursanight.Theproblemisthat
sleepdebtalsofactorsin,justbecausethatyoumeetyourbasicsleepneedsafewnightsoftheweekdoesn’tmeanitcancelsouttheeffectsofonenight’ssleepdebt.
Ofcourse,everyoneisdifferentandsomepeoplerequiremoreorlesssleepthanthestandardbasicsleepneed.Buttherealproblemliesinwhatlackofsleepdoesoverthelongperiodtopeoplewhoeitherdoesnotmeethisorherbody’sneedsorforonereasonoranotherdoesn’tgetenoughregularsleep.Itismorepossibleforthesepeopletohavemotorvehicleaccidents,weightgainandriskforheartdiseaseordiabetes(糖尿病)andmaybeatincreasedriskforpsychologicalconditionssuchasdepressionordrugabuse.Sleepingtoolongalsocanbeassociatedwithdepressionandpoorhealth.
12.Mostpeoplespentaround______ofthesleepingtimeinREMsleep?
A.OnethirdofthetimeB.Morethanhalfofthetime
C.OnefourthofthetimeD.Morethan5hourseveryday
13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultforlackofsleepaccordingtothepassage?
A.Caraccidents.
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