河北省衡水中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语.docx
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河北省衡水中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语
2016-2017学年河北省衡水中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
一、阅读理解
1、阅读理解
BRADGARRETT'SCOMEDYCLUB
Category:
Comedy
BestknownforhisroleontheEmmyaward-winningsitcomEverybodyLovesRaymond,BradGarrettreturnstohisVegasrootswithhiscomedyclubattheMGMGrand.Itisagoodplacetocheckoutwhenyouneedabreakfromwork.
Pricesfrom:
$56.40andup
Agerestriction:
Mustbe21yearsofageorolder
ShowLength:
115minutes
MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW
Category:
Comedy,Magic
MacKingComedyMagicShowisdifferenteveryafternoon,withlotsofaudienceparticipation.Heiswillingtomakefunofhimselfinsteadofhisguestsinordertomakeeveryonefeelwelcomeandentertained.Theafternooniskid-friendlyfromstarttofinish.Still,whetheryou'reeightor80,youwon'tbeabletofigureoutKing'ssecrets.
Pricesfrom:
$40.90andup
Agerestriction:
Noagerestriction
ShowLength:
90minutes
THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE
Category:
Comedy,Magic
Usinghisskillsasa“mentalist”,GerryMcCambridgeshocksthecrowdsasheuseshisabilitiestopredictjustwhataudiencememberswilldonext.Anyonewhohasseentheshowhaswalkedawayindisbelief,amazedbyhisunusualpower.
Pricesfrom:
$34.99 andup
Agerestriction:
Under13willnotbeadmittedintothetheater
ShowLength:
75minutes
ROCKOFAGES
Category:
Plays&Musicals
ThecheerfulRockofAgesbringsaudiencesbacktothetimesofbighairandevenbiggerbandswith28popularrocksongsfromthe80sincluding“EveryRoseHasItsThorn,”“IWannaKnowWhatLoveIs,”“HereIGoAgain,”andmore.
RockofAgeshasbeennominatedforfiveTonyAwardsincludingBestMusicalandBestDirectionofaMusical.ItalsoreceivedaDramaLeaguenominationforDistinguishedProductionforaMusical.
Pricesfrom:
$74.00 andup
Agerestriction:
Mustbe15yearsofageorolder
ShowLength:
125minutes
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(1)Whoismostlikelytobeabletoreadaudiences'minds?
A、Raymond.
B、MacKing.
C、BradGarrett.
D、GerryMcCambridge.
(2)Whichofthefollowingisgoodforakidof10yearsoldtogoto?
A、GerryMcCambridge'sshow.
B、BradGarrett'sComedyClub.
C、MacKing'scomedymagicshow.
D、PerformancesofRockOfAges.
(3)Ifsomeoneisinterestedinmusicals,hisbestchoicemustbe______.
A、ROCKOFAGES
B、BRADGARRETT'SCOMEDYCLUB
C、MACKINGCOMEDYMAGICSHOW
D、THEMENTALIST,GERRYMCCAMBRIDGE
2、阅读理解
OnMonday,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionpredictedthat42%ofAmericanscouldbeoverweightby2030.Ourexpandingwaistlinesleadtonotonlyamedicalproblem,butaccordingtoarecentarticleInTheNewYorkTimes,itcouldalsoendangerpersonalsafetyinsomesituations—inanairplanecrash,forexample.
TheNewYorkTimes'ChristenNegronireportsthatengineersandscientistsarequestioningwhetherairplaneseatsareadequatelyconstructedtoprotectoverweighttravelers.Governmentstandardsforairplaneseatstrength(强度)—firstsetmoethan60yearsago—requirethattheseatsbemadeforapassengerweighing170pounds(77kg).Today,theaverageAmericanmanweighsnearly194pounds(88kg)andtheaveragewoman165pounds(75kg).Negronireports:
“Ifaheavierpersoncompletelyfillsseat,theseatisnotlikelytobehaveasintendedduringacrash,”saidRobertSalazar,theleadingscientistattheCenterforAppliedBiomechanicsattheUniversityofVirginia.“Theenergyabsorptionthatisbuiltintotheaircraftseatislikelytobeoverpoweredandthepassengerswillnotbeprotectedproperly.”
“Norwouldtheinjurybelimitedtothatpassengeronly,”Dr.Salzarsaid.“Ifaseatoraseatbeltfails,”hesaid,“thosepeoplewhoareseatednearbycouldbeendangeredfrom'theuncontrolledmovementsofthepassenger'.”
Mostcomplaintsaboutairplaneseatsfocusontheirlackofcomfortandhighticketprice,andwhetheroverweightpassengersshouldbemadetobuytwoseats.ButTheNewYorkTimes'articlebringsupanotherreasontofeelanxiousaboutflying.Investigatorsoftheissuegotintouchwiththeairplaneseatandseatbeltmakers,buttheyrefusedtocommentontheproblem.Expertsagreedthatcrashtestingshouldbedonewithoverweightdummies(人体模型).Bothairplaneseatsandseatbeltsshouldbetested,theysaid.
Fortunately,however,accordingtoNoraMarshall,asenioradviserattheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard,theboard'sinvestigatorshaveneverseenanaccidentinvolvingacommercialplaneinwhichtheweightofapassengerwasaproblem.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)WhatisthearticleinTheNewYorkTimesmainlyconcernedwith?
A、Thesizeofairplaneseatsandseatbelts.
B、Safetyofoverweightairplanepassengers.
C、Airplanecrashesinvolvingcommercialplanes.
D、Amedicalproblemcausedbybeingoverweight.
(2)RobertSalzarwouldprobablyagreethat .
A、overweightpassengersshouldbuytwoseats
B、thegovernmentshouldhelpproducesaferplanes
C、standardsforairplaneseatstrengthshouldberaised
D、passengersshouldknowhowtoprotectthemselves
(3)Wecanlearnfromthetextthat .
A、airplaneseatmakershavetakenactionnow
B、therearefewcomplaintsaboutairplaneseats
C、thoseseateneartheoverweightmaysuffertoo
D、onlyasmallnumberofairplaneaccidentsinvolvetheoverweight
(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A、WhyDoPassengersFeelAnxiousaboutFlying?
B、Will42%ofAmericansBeOVERWEIGHTBY2030?
C、WhenWilltheOverweightEnjoyTheirFlight?
D、AreAirplaneSeatsSafeEnoughfortheOverweight?
3、阅读理解
Bothofmyparentsworkedfull-timewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceisRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.
WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn'twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbake.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:
sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipesbuteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.
AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn'tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.
Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalk,too.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.
Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)Thepassageisdevelopedinorderof .
A、time
B、place
C、logic
D、events
(2)Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor .
A、missedthegameshows
B、refusedtogotoschool
C、showedgreatinterest
D、couldtakecareofherself
(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny"inParagraph4mostprobablymean?
A、Basic.
B、Common.
C、Difficult.
D、Special.
(4)Fromthepassageweknowtheauthor'sgrandmother .
A、livedwithherfamily
B、wasveryskilledatbaking
C、publishedarecipebook
D、hadbeenonagameshow
4、阅读理解
WhileJenniferwasathometakinganonlineexamforherbusinesslawclass,amonitor(监控器)afewhundredmilesawaywaswatchinghereverymove.
UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer'sLosAngelesapartment,themonitorinPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenandlistenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.HerInternetaccesswaslocked—remotely—topreventInternetsearches,andhertypingstylewasanalyzedtomakesureshewaswhoshesaidshewas:
Didsheenterherstudentnumberatthesamespeedasshehadinthepast?
Orwassheslowingdown?
Inthebattleagainstcheating,thisisthecuttingedgeandakeytoencouraginghonestyintheboomingfieldofonlineeducation.Thetechnologygivestrusttotheentiresystem,totheinstitutionandtoonlineeducationingeneral.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheating,expertssay,canInternetuniversitiesshowthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven'tjustsearchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.
Althoughonlineclasseshaveexistedformorethanadecade,theconcernovercheatinghasbecomesharperinthelastyearwiththegrowthof“openonlinecourses”.Privatecolleges,publicuniversitiesandcorporationsarejumpingintotheonlineeducationfield,spendingmillionsofdollarstoattractpotentialstudents,whilealsotakingstepstohelpguaranteehonestyatadistance.
Asidefromthewebcameras,anumberofotherhigh-techmethodsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.Amongthemareprogramsthatcheckstudents'identitiesusingpersonalinformation,suchasthetelephonenumbertheyonceused.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)WhywasJenniferwatchedinanonlineexam?
A、Tocorrecthertypingmistakes.
B、Tofindhersecretsintheroom.
C、Topreventherfromslowingdown.
D、Tokeepherfromdishonestbehaviors.
(2)Theunderlinedexpression“cuttingedge”inParagraph
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