黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题含答案.docx
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黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二英语下学期期中试题含答案
2018-2019学年度下学期期中考试
高二英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共8页。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解(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,从每题所给四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
World’stophotelsforobservingstars
3100KulmhotelGornergrat,Switzerland
Sitting3,100metersabovesealevel,3,100KulmhotelGornergratoverlooksthesnow-dusted,rockypeaksoftheSwissAlps.Althoughskiingisthemostpopularactivitythere,theKulmhotelisafavoritewithastronomers.Atthetopofthetwostonetowers,observatoriesareequippedwitheverythinganastronomermightneed.
Rates:
RoomsstartatCHF140(US$150)perpersonaday.
Stargazingpackages:
Starlightdinner,CHF90(US$96)perperson.
SanctuaryBaines’Camp,Botswana
ThiscamphassomequietsuitesoverlookingtheBoroRiverontheedgeoftheMoremiGameReserve.Adayofwalkingwithelephantsandwatchinglionsonagame(与狩猎有关的)drivecanbefollowedbyanopen-airbath.
Rates:
StartatUS$675personaday(includesmeals,drinksandsafaris(游猎)
AyersRockResort—SailsintheDesertHotel,Australia
LocatedintheheartoftheAustralianOutback,thishotelprovidesastark(鲜明的)contrasttothecopper-redearthsurroundings.Theresort’sAstroTourusesiPads,telescopesandbinocularstoletguestswonderattheSouthernCrossandre-learnthebasicsoftheuniverse,suchashowastarisborn.
Rates:
RoomsstartatUS$400.
Stargazingpackages:
VoyagesOutbackSkyJourneys,US$38perpersonaday;SoundsofSilencedinner,US$169perperson.
KasbahHotel,Morocco
AttheedgeofDraavalley,theKasbahhastworoundobservatorydomesandseveraltelescopespeakoutfromthefortresswalls.Farfromcitylights,withtheworld-famousdesert-theSaharaonthehorizon,thestageissetforablack,glitteringsky.Eachnightafterdinner,anexperthelpsguestsfindtheirwayaroundtheviewingequipment.
Rates:
MAD540(US$63)perpersonadayincludingbreakfastanddinner.
Stargazingpackages:
GuidedvisittotheSaharaSkyobservatory,MAD200(US$23)
1.Ifyouwanttoseewildanimalsinagamereserve,youcanchoose_______.
A.AyersRockResortB.KasbahHotel,Morocco
C.SanctuaryBaines’CampD.3100KulmhotelGornergrat
2.Howmuchshouldatouristpayifhe/shewouldliketostayinahoteladayneartheworld-famousdesertandwantstovisittheobservatory?
A.$86.B.$207.C.$150.D.$569.
3.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout3100KulmhotelGornergrat?
A.ItliesintheheartoftheAustralianOutback.
B.TouristscanhaveStarlightdinnerforfree.
C.TouristscanappreciatetherockypeaksoftheSwissAlps.
D.Itprovidesastarkcontrasttothecopper-redearthsurroundings.
B
Whenpeopleargueaboutwhethercoffeeisgoodforhealth,they’reusuallythinkingofthehealthofthecoffeedrinker.Isitgoodforyourheart?
Doesitincreasebloodpressure?
Doesithelpyouconcentrate?
However,coffeeaffectsthehealthofthehumanpopulationinotherways,too.
Traditionally,coffeebusheswereplantedundertheshadeoftallertrees.However,moreandmorefarmersinLatinAmericaaredeforestingthelandtogrowfull-suncoffees.Atfirst,thisincreasesproductionbecausemorecoffeebushescanbeplantediftherearen’tanytrees.Withincreasedproductioncomeincreasedprofits.
Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproductionimmediatelydecreaseslocalwildlifehabitat.Nativebirdsnestandhidefrompredators(捕食者)inthetalltreesandmigrating(迁徙)birdsrestthere.
Furthermore,inthelongterm,thefull-sunmethodalsodamagestheecosystembecausemorechemicalfertilizers(化肥)andpesticides(杀虫剂)areneededtogrowthecoffee.Thefertilizersandpesticideskillinsectsthateatcoffeeplant,butthenthebirdseatthepoisonedinsectsandalsodie.Thechemicalskillorsickenotheranimalsaswell,andcanevenenterthewaterthatpeoplewilleventuallydrink.
Fortunately,farmersinCentralandSouthAmericaarebeginningtogrowmorecoffeebushesintheshade.Wecansupportthesefarmersbybuyingcoffeewithsuchlabelsas“shadegrown”and“birdfriendly.”Sure,thesevarietiesmightcostalittlemore.Butwe’repayingforthehealthofthebirds,theland,ourselves,andtheplanet.Ithinkit’sworthit.
4.Whichopiniondoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Peopleshouldbuyfull-suncoffee.
B.Shade-growncoffeeshouldbesupported.
C.Farmersshouldchangetheplacestogrowcoffee.
D.Pesticidesshouldbeforbiddenincoffeeplanting.
5.Comparedwiththetraditionalmethod,whatadvantagedoesthefull-sunmethodhave?
A.Itcanprotecttheecosystem.B.Itcanpromotepeople’shealth.
C.Itcanprovidemorenestsforbirds.D.Itcanincreasetheproductionofcoffee.
6.Howdofarmersgetmorelandtogrowfull-suncoffee?
A.Theybuymorelandfromotherfarmers.B.Theymovetoothercountries.
C.Theycutdowntrees.D.Theyturngrasslandintofarmland.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.WhyplantFull-Suncoffee?
B.WhybuyShade-Growncoffee?
C.HowdoesShade-Growncoffeeaffectthehealth?
D.HowdoesFull-Suncoffeedamagetheecosystem?
C
Manypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeandleavetheirhometownbehind.Questionsarise,though,whenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollege.
Oneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinance.Stateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensive.Often,though,thebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensive.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustforfinancialreasons.
Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisinasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajorimpactonitsactivities.Awaterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralake.Thosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollege.Distancefromhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatoppriority,thatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;ontheotherhand,ifindependenceisdesired,acampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriate.
Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.Ifyouwanttogettoknowyourteachers,asmallcollegeissuitable.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfa“people_person”andwantawiderangeofactivities,alargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecisionmakingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.
Crucially(至关重要地),onemusttakeintoconsiderationthecollegesbywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepted.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarly,anaverageschoolforanaboveaveragestudentwouldnotworkwell.Thecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkhard.Althoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeoutthere,thereprobablywillbeonethatisclose.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.
8.Whenitcomestogoingtocollegetheauthorthinks________.
A.financialsituationisthefirsttoconsiderB.studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhome
C.studentswillbecomehomesickD.studentsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity
9.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?
A.Studentscanbeindependentatcollege.
B.Alongdistancewillmakestudentsupset.
C.Thelocationofthecollegeisamainfactor.
D.Theclimatemustbetakenintoconsideration.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“peopleperson”inthepassagemean?
A.Apersonofgreatcapacity.B.Averyparticularperson.
C.Averysociableperson.D.Apersonofgreatimportance.
11.Whichisthemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingacollege?
A.Thelocationofacollege.B.Theexaminationresult.
C.Schoolsize.D.Thecomingchallenges.
D
Weyland'sIceCreamShophasbeenafavoriteofmychildrenandgrandchildrenforalmost30years.WehaveneverhadabadexperienceatWeyland's—theicecreamandthecustomerservicehavealwaysbeenfirstrate.Weloveitthatwecanenjoyatreatwhilealsosupportingalocalbusiness.Furthermore,wesincerelyappreciatethewayMarcusWeylandgivesbacktothecommunitybyalwaysgiving50%ofhisFridaynightprofitstotheMetrovilleAnimalShelter.
IwasshockedandsaddenedtohearthecityofMetrovilleisdeterminedtoforceMr.Weylandoutofbusinesssothattheycanturntheicecreamshopintoaparkingdeck(停车场).Byannouncingthattheparkingdeckwillbe“fortheuseofthepublic”,thecityhastherighttobuyMr.Weyland'sshopaslongastheypayhim“fairmarketvalue”.
TheamountofmoneythatthegovernmentwillgiveMr.Weylandisonlywhathisbuildingisworthnow.Theyarenotcompensating(赔偿)himforthemoneyitwillcosttoopenanewshopinanotherlocation.Theyarenotcompensatinghimforthemoneyhewillloseashemoveshisbusiness.Moreover,thecitywilldonothingtohelptheshop'sfiveemployeeswhowillnowbeoutofwork.
Thecitysaysthattheparkingdeckwillbeinthepublic'sbestinterest,butwhatgoodwillanotherparkingdeckdoforthecity?
DowntownMetrovillealreadyhasthreeparkingdecks,andtheyareneverfull.Ontheotherhand,Weyland'sisafamilyrunbusinessthatemployslocalcitizensandgivesbacktothecommunity.HowcanaparkingdeckbebetterforthepublicthanWeyland'sIceCreamShop?
Metroville'scitizensdeservetokeeptheirbelovedicecreamshop.Moreimportantly,MarcusWeylanddeservesbettertreatmentfromthecityofMetroville.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutWeyland'sIceCreamShop?
A.Itenjoysagoodname.B.Itemploysfamilymembersonly.
C.Itdoesn'tmakemoneyonFridaynights.
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