河南省郑州市中原名校学年高二下期英语期末检测解析版.docx

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河南省郑州市中原名校学年高二下期英语期末检测解析版

河南省中原名校2016-2017学年高二下期期末检测

第I卷

第一部分听力（略）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

What’sgoingonunderLiverpool?

ARainyDayinLiverpool

DarkcloudsappearovertheRiverMerseyandacoldwindisblowing.Afewraindropsarebeginningtofall.We’reinthefamouscityofLiverpoolandwe’regoingtospendthisrainydayintheWilliamsonTunnels.

AnInterestingLifeStory

JosephWilliamsonwasbornintoapoorfamilyin1769，butlefthomeandwenttoworkforatobaccocompanyaged11.Hebeganatthebottom,andfinallybecameheadofthebusiness.

AnUnsolvedMystery

NobodyknowswhyWilliamsondugtunnelsundermostofLiverpool,butmanythinkitwastocreatejobs.PerhapshalfofLiverpool’spopulationworkedforhim.Theindustryofwarhadmadeenormousamountsofmoney,butnowLiverpoolwasinaterriblefinancialsituation.

TheKingofEdgeHill

IwentonaguidedtourstartingclosetowherehisempirebeganinEdgeHill.Inthetunnels,thestepsleadingfromroomsbelowgroundtothosebuildings,whichnolongerexist,seemparticularlyghostly.

IncredibleEngineering

WegointotheDoubleTunnel.It’sjustbeendiscoveredthatit’sactuallyatripletunnel-butnobodyknowswhythethreetunnelswerebuiltontopofeachother.

Wefinishthetouranddecidewe’llhaveacoffeeintheWilliamsonTunnelsCafeBar.There,Inoticelotsofflyersforbandsandtheatergroupsthatarecomingtoplaythere.

WhyLiverpool?

Apartfromtheobviousattractionslikethefootballclubs,oranythingtodowiththeBeatles,Liverpoolhasalottooffer.PrincesParkandCroxtethParkwereroyalhuntinggroundsandthetreesare200yearsold.RenshawStreetdisplaysareanunusualmixofarchitecturestyles.Thenightlifeisexciting.IfyouwanttoexperienceapartoftheBritishIsleswithacharacterentirelydifferentfromLondon,youshoulddefinitelycometoLiverpool.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutJosephWilliamson?

A.Hewasbornintheearly1700s.

B.Helefthomewhenheturned18.

C.Heworkedforatobaccocompanywhenhewasyoung.

D.Hestartedhisbusinessbyhimselfbutendedupbroke.

2.WheredidWilliamsonstarthisbusiness?

A.PrincesPark.B.EdgeHill.

C.CroxtethPark.D.RenshawStreet.

3.WhatcanyoudoinLiverpool?

a.Joinfootballclubs.

b.EnjoyBeatlesmusic.

c.Visitfamoustouristspots.

d.Enjoythebeautifulbeach.

A.abdB.bcd

C.acdD.abc

B

InJanuary,2016,HarryStylesmadeabolddecision.HeleftthepopularboybandOneDirectionandwentsolo（单飞）.Nowheismakinghisownvoiceheard.The23-year-oldBritishsingerreleasedhisfirstsolosinglecalledSignoftheTimes.Hisself-titledalbum（个人同名专辑）iscomingoutonMay12.

Goingsoloisajourneyforhimtofindhisidentity（身份）.Thoughatthetime,hewasuncertainabouthisfuture,hekeptawordinhismind-“honesty”.“Ididn’twanttowrite‘stories’,”hetoldRollingStone.“Iwantedtowritemystories,thingsthathappenedtome.Thenumber-onethingwasIwantedtobehonest.Ihadn’tdonethatbefore.”

Heisindeedfullofstoriessincebeginninghissolocareer.Lastfall,hespenttwomonthsrecordingonaremoteislandinJamaica（牙买加）.Alongwithsomemusicians,hefilledatwo-floorhousewithinstruments.Theyhungoutatthebarthatlookedlikeatreehouse.Manymorningsbeganwithaswimintheriverdownthehill.Theywatchedmanyromanticcomedies.Stylesalwaysheldablacknotebookandlookedlikeacollegestudentwhowasstudying,RollingStonereported.

Hiscomingalbumisaboutrockmusic.Infact,hegrewupwithit.HisfatherDesmondwasarockmusicfan.WhenStyleswasveryyoung,hedancedtoTheDarkSideoftheMoon,aclassicsongbyBritishrockbandPinkFloyd.“Icouldn’treallygetit.ButIjustremember（thinkingthat）thisisreallycool.”

Harrysaid,“Attheverybeginning,allIwantedwastobethegranddadwiththebeststories.”Surely,nowheisontherighttrack（轨道）.

4.WhydidStylesgosolo?

A.Hewantedtotravelwithhisfriends.

B.Hewascertainthathewouldsucceed.

C.Hewantedtobeindependentfromthehand.

D.Hewantedtodothethingsthathehadn’tdonebefore.

5.Fromthearticle,whichofthefollowingsistrue?

A.Styles,nextalbumisabouthisfather.

B.Styleswantedtobeamanwith“stories”.

C.Heleftthebandbecauseofitsdishonesty.

D.Stylescouldn’tfindhisidentityaftergoingsolo.

6.WhatStylesdidontheislandinJamaicadidn’tinclude.

A.makingarecordB.hangingoutatthebar

C.swimmingintheriverD.studyinglikeacollegestudent.

7.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Styles’“stories”abouthissolocareer.B.Styles’favoriatesports

C.ThebandOneDirectionD.Styles’achievementsinmusic.

C

FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:

“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.

Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.

Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it’snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople’spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”-peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate（使疏远）peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves-whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.

Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”-acompoundoffitandinspiration-referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.

Thephrase“climaterefugee”-someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange-reflectspeople’sconcernfortheenvironment.

AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.

Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstream（主流的）dictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionariesheadofcontentdevelopment,suggeststhatyoushouldnotonymakesurethattheyareexpressive（有表现力的）andmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.

8.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.SomenewwordthatgotincludedintotheonlineOxfordDictionary.

B.Theapplicationofnewwordsandphrases.

C.Howalanguagemirrorsthechangingworld.

9.Theunderlinedword“coin”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.useB.record

C.changeD.create

10.Howisthearticlemainlywritten?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingatimeline.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

11.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould.

A.beeasytorememberB.haveuniquemeanings

C.reflectthechangingworldD.bemeaningful,expressiveandcatchy

D

Beingseeninafancysportscarorenjoyingabeachholidayinafive-starhotelwereoncesignsofhaving“madeit”.

Butanewstudysuggestedthathavingpeoplethinkofyouasconstantlybusyandoverworkedisnowafarbetterwaytoshowsocialstatus.

AccordingtoHarvardUniversityintheUS,peopleareincreasinglyleaningtowardthephenomenonof“humblebragging（谦虚自夸）”.Thisiswhenpeoplemakeaseeminglymodeststatementthatactuallydrawsattentiontosomethingtheywanttobrag（吹嘘）about.

Phrasessuchas“Ihavenolife”and“Idesperatelyneedaholiday”arenowusedtoimplysocialstanding,whileorderingfoodandshoppingonlineistheperfectwaytoprovetoneighborsthatyouaresimplytoobusyandimportanttogotothesupermarket.

“Movies,magazines,andpopularTVshowsoftenhighlight（强调）theabundance（富足）ofmoneyandleisuretimeamongthewealthy,”saidNeeruPaharia,anassistantprofessoratHarvardUniversity.

“Inrecentyears,featuringwealthypeoplerelaxingbythepooloronayacht（游艇）,playingtennisorskiingandhuntingarebeingreplacedwithadvertisementsfeaturingbusyindividualswhoworklonghoursandhaveverylimitedleisuretime,”hesaid.“Displaying（howbusyyouareatwork）andalackofleisuretimeoperatesasavisiblesignalofstatusintheeyesofothers.”

TheresearcherspointedoutthattheWallStreetJournal’s2016advertcampaignfeaturedcelebrities（名人）complainingabouttheirbusylives,withtheslogan（标语）.“Peoplewhodon’thavetime,maketimetoreadtheWallStreetJournal.”

Thereport,whichwaspublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearch,alsofoundthatbrandsthatmarketedthemselvesastimesavingwerebecomingincreasinglyhigh-status,becauseofthepeoplewhousedthem.

Accordingtotheauthors,thistrendofhumblebraggingisduetopeople’sshitoffocus-theynowvalue“thepreciousnessundscarcity（稀缺）ofindividuals"morethan“thepreciousnessandscarcityofgoods”.

“Busyindividualspossessdesirablecharacteristics,leadingthemtobeviewedasscarceandindemand,”theauthorsconcluded.

12.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout?

A.thetrendof“humblebragging”.

B.characteristicsofpeoplewholeadabusylife.

C.whypeopletodayarebecomingincreasinglybusy.

D.whysomepeopleliketobragabouttheirsocialstatus.

13.Peopletodayprefertotodisplaytheirsocialstatus

A.sharetheirpassionfortennisorskiing

B.showhowfast-pacedtheirworklifeis

C.tellpeopleaboutthewonderfulholidaysthe