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下高二英语月考试题
2017-2018学年高二下学期期末考试
英语试题
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
CAREERDISCOVERYDAY
Ages:
11—17,withanadultchaperone(监护人)
Purpose:
Tofindoutwhatitisliketoworkatazoo.
Descriptions:
Joinusforagreatprogrammeformiddleandhighschoolstudentstoexploreanimal—relatedcareersatDenverZoo.
Fromkeeperstotrainers,vetsandexhibitsdesigners,differentkindsofpossiblezooandanimalcareerswillbeexploredduringourCareerDiscoveryDaythisfall.Theprogrammestartswithanamazinggatheringinwhichouranimalstarswillappearandperform.Participantswillattendlecturesgivenbyprofessorsofthezooandtakepartinspecialtoursfilledwithactivitiesfindinformation.Andyou,11havetimetoaskquestionsaboutwhatittakestoworkonthewildside.
Registrationrequired:
Registrationclosesat10a.m.,September16th.Lecturesandtoursarelimitedtoregisteredparticipantsandtheironechaperoneonly.
Cost:
Members:
$70perperson.Nonmembers:
$75perperson.Thecostincludeszooadmissionforoneparticipantandonerequiredadultchaperone.
Note:
Participantswillnotbeadmittedwithoutanadultchaperoneandchaperonesmuststaywithparticipantsduringtheperiodoftheevent.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecallat720—337—1491ore-mailatteenprogrammesdenverzoo.org.
21.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinCareerDiscoveryDay?
A.Kidswholoveanimals.
B.Adultswhoarelookingforajob.
C.Childrenwholikeanimalperformances.
D.Teenagerswhowanttolearnaboutjobsatazoo.
22.Howmuchshouldtwomembersandtheirmotherspaytoregisterfortheprogramme?
A.$70.B.$140.C.$150.D.$290.
23.Thetextismeantto________.
A.attractvisitorstoDenverZooB.tellkidshowtohavefuninfall
C.advertiseanactivityatDenverZooD.encouragepeopletoworkatzoos
B
TomCostellowasonceafraidofhomelessAmericans.“IwassoafraidthatifIsawahomelesspersonwalkingdownthestreet,I’dcrossthestreet,”hesaid.
Thatchangedsevenyearsagoafterhiswife,Nancy,avolunteeratahomelessshelter,persuadedhimtohelpwithaholidaydinnerforshelterresidents.Tomrememberedgoingtoastoreandbuyingsocksfortheresidents.Heknewmanyofthemwereinneedofclothing.
Attheshelter,Tomsaid,hedroppedapairofsocksintoabagforawoman.Sheaskedhimifshecouldhavesocksforafriendwhowasn’twithherthatday.Hegaveheranotherpair.“Shestartedtocryandtoldmethatnobodyhadevergivenhersocksbefore,”Tomsaid,“Thenshereachedoutandgavemeahug.”ThatexperienceattheshelterhelpedTomendhisfearofthehomeless.
Italsoledhimtosetupagroupcalled“TheJoyofSox.”,whichborrowsfromanameofapopularbook.ThegroupcollectssocksfromdonorsandgivesthemmostlytosheltersintheareawhereTomandNancylive.Ithasbeenexpandingitsreachandprovidessockstohomelesssheltersin21statesandotherthreecountriesnow.
Whysocks?
TomexplainsthatsomeAmericansgivefood,coatsandotherclothingtoshelters.Butdonatingsocksisnotsomethingmostpeoplethinkabout.And,hesaid,socksareveryhelpfulatkeepingpeoplewarm,especiallyincoldweather.AmannamedKiwi,whohaslivedinhomelessshelters,saidmostofthetimehecouldfindenoughfoodthroughsheltersandsoupkitchens.Butsocksweremuchmoredifficulttoget,henoted.
24.WhatremovedTom’sfrightofthehomeless?
A.Awoman’sneedforsocks.
B.TheencouragementfromNancy.
C.Thehugfromahomelessperson.
D.Thefirstexperienceofhelpingthehomeless.
25.WhatdidTomdowhenthewomanaskedforanotherpairofsocks?
A.Hefeltafraid.B.Hewalkedaway.
C.Hesatisfiedherdemand.D.Hegaveherahug.
26.Whatcanweknowabout“TheJoyofSox”?
A.Itgotthenamefromabook.
B.ItwasfoundedbyTomandNancy.
C.Ithelpsthehomelessofthreecountries.
D.Itbuysdifferentsocksforthehomeless.
27.WhydoesTomprovidesocksforthehomeless?
A.Thehomelessarelackofsocks.
B.Tom’swifepersuadedhimtodoso.
C.Socksarepopularamongthedonators.
D.Thehomelesscan’tbuysocksinshelters.
C
“Fastfashion”meansclothesthatareinexpensivebutlooklikethelatestdesigns.Onereasonforthesuccessoffastfashionissocialnetworking.AreportbytheinvestmentresearchfirmBernsteinfoundthatmillennials—peopleborninthe1980sand90s—wantedtowearavarietyofclothesinthephotostheypostedonFacebook,InstagramandTwitter.Asaresult,manybusinessesthatoffertrend,low-costclothesaregrowing.
Butthesituationischangingnow.MaxineBedat,awomanwhoisinherearly30s,looksinherclosetfullofclothes,butshehasnothingtowear.Shesaysshehatesalwaysshoppingforwhatisinstyle.Instead,shesays,shewantstobuyfewerclothesthatshecanwearoverandover.Otherpeoplewantthesamething,shesays.
SoMs.Bedatandabusinesspartner,SorayaDarabi,starteda“slowfashion”clothingcompanycalltdZady.“Slowfashion”meansclothesthatlastalongtime.Theyareoftenclassiccolorsandshapes,andaremadefromnaturalmaterialsthatarebiodegradable(可生物降解的)overtime.
Theterms“fastfashion”and“slowfashion”arerelatedto“fastfood”and“slowfood:
fastfoodisstillpopularintheUS,butmanyrestaurantsincreasinglyofferhigher-quality,moreexpensiveandrelaxedmeals.
Likeslowfood,slowfashionalsoaimstousesourcesthataregoodfortheenvironmentand、workers.MaxineBedatsayspeopleinhergenerationwanttoknowwheretheirclothescomefromandwhoismakingthem.Toanswermillennials’demandforinformationabouttheproductstheybuy,Ms.Bedat’scompany,Zady,includesdetailsaboutthehistoryofthebrands.Italsodescribestheprocessinwhichtheclothesaremade.MsBedatsaysZadyaimstotellshopperswheretheirclothescomefrom,wheretheygo,andhowtheyimpacttheworld.
28.WhatcanweknowaboutmillennialsfromParagraph1?
A.Theytendtobuyclotheswithlowerprice.
B.TheyallliketosharephotosontheInternet.
C.Theyspendmoneyinbuyingthelatestdesigns
D.Theyshowtheirinterestsinwearingdifferentclothes.
29.WhatmakesMexineBedatestablishZady?
A.Shehasnothingtowear.
B.Shelikestheclassicclothes.
C.Shelongsfor“slowfashion”clothes.
D.Sheprefersclotheswithnaturalmaterials.
30.Like“slowfood”,“slowfashion”should________.
A.behigh-qualityandexpensive
B.befriendlytotheenvironment
C.telltheshoppersthehistoryofthebrands
D.describetheprocessofmakingtheclothes
31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.How“fastfashion”becomespopular.
B.“Slowfashion”isbecomingpopularnow.
C.Manybusinessesaresellingtrendyandcheapclothes.
D.Thedifferencesbetween“fastfashion”and“slowfashion”.
D
Anew“smartbin”couldspelltheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichautomaticallysortsrubbishintorecyclingcategories,isbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleintheUKwithinafewyears.
Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypesofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensorsidentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompresses(压缩)thewastesoitoccupieslessspace.
Newsofthelaunchshowedthatmorethanamillionhouseholdsarebeingforcedtoacceptbincollectionseverythreeorfourweeks,becausecouncilsaretryingtoforcethemtorecyclemore.DatacollectedbyTheTelegraphhasshowedatleast18areashavemovedorwillshortlybemovingtothree-weeklyrubbishcollections,whileafurtherthreehaveadoptedoraretrialingfour-weeklycollections.Whilereducinggeneralbincollections,councilsareincreasingthefrequencyofrecyclingcollectionsinabidtochangepeople’sbehaviour.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingnewhi-techrecyclingbinstosatisfyincreasingcustomerappetiteforthem.MattThomas,autility(家用设施)selleratJohnLewis,said,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmoresustainabilityfocused,choosingdualcompartment(双格)recyclingbinsthatmakeitfareasiertorecycledifferenttypesofwaste.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceanewvoiceandsensoractivatedsmartbinthisautumn/winterseason—designedtousenewtechnologytomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome.”
32.Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartbin?
A.IthasenteredtheUKmarket.
B.Itbreaksupthegarbagequickly.
C.Itcanclassifydifferentkindsofrubbish.
D.Itexpandsitsspacewiththeincreaseofgarbage.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?
A.Thecostofproducingthebinshasraised.
B.Thesmartbinshavebeenthebestsellers.
C.Thestoreshavesoldoutthenewbinsinaveryshorttime.
D.Thesalesvolumeoftherecyclingbinshasincreasedsuddenly.
34.WhatcanweinferfromMattThomas,words?
A.Peoplecangetthesmartbinsatalowprice.
B.Peoplealwaysspendmuchtimeinrubbishcollections.
C.Moreandmorehi-techbinsaredesignedforcustomers.
D.Peoplepaymoreattentiontoenvironmentalprotectionthanbefore.
35.Whichofthefollowingtanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.SmartBinsintheUn
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