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浙江省台州市书生中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学期起始考试题 满分：120 考试时间：100分钟 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。a in 2013, bezos, the ceo and founder of amazon inc., made headlines when he announced that within a few years, the company woulduseunmanned drones (无人机) to deliver packages within 30 minutes after an order was placed. since amazon prime air was publicized the night before “cyber monday,”some just regarded it as a publicitystunt (噱头) designed to draw attention to the company. it turns out they were wrong. on december 7, 2016, amazon showed that it had completed its first prime air delivery in cambridge, uk. the package, containing a bag of popcorn and an amazon fire tv, were loaded on to the unmanned vehicle from a localfulfillmentcenter and delivered to a two-story farmhouse several miles away - all within 13 minutes after the items were bought! the company also announced that the service is now available within the five-square-mile range of the cambridge area, seven days a week during daylight hours. thethinlypopulated rural area, with few dozen residents distributed amidst vast areas of farmland and fields, is perfect for testing the drones. unfortunately, even if the trial is wildly successful, many challenges still remain before drone delivery becomes a reality for most of us. while the drone may do fine in rural areas, they remain untested in crowdedurban cities where they would bump into barrierslike buildings or trees. there is also fear that theautonomous flying vehicles could injure people as theycome downto drop their packages. the drones and their load are also damaged bydestroyers. then there are the deliverylogistics (后勤保障). amazon will not only have to ensure that every prime air customer has a special landing flat surface, but also come up with apractical solution for apartment residents who do not haveaccess to an open space where the drone can land. hence, while amazon prime air may someday be a reality, for now, we will just have to wait for two “long” days to receive our packages! 1. why was the trial carried out in cambridge area? a. amazon couldnt find drone landing space in crowded urban cities. b. drone flight was prohibited where there were impassable barriers. c. the vast rural areas with smaller population were perfect test sites.d. the company hadmany logistics to guarantee service quality there.2. it can be inferred from the text that _. a. the new service will save customers more time and money b. universal drone package delivery has still a long way to go c. amazon is the early pioneer of drone flight in the world d. the injuries by drones have got the local residents in panic3. what is the main idea of the text? a. amazon drone delivered packages to its first customers. b. bezos tried to expand its delivery service in cambridge. c. amazon ran a marketing campaign through drone delivery. d. drone delivery reached customers in a shorter time.bphrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!” echo across american playgrounds. coaches pass out ribbons to every participant. scholar publishes a series called “im special!” assuring readers that the ability to play with friends and sing songs makes them special indeed. weve been told that high self-esteem is the key to childrens happiness and success, and weve been praising and protecting them ever since. but has the self-esteem movement gone too far? many experts argue that instead of raising healthy high achievers, maybe were raising a generation of narcissists(自我陶醉者). “our old concepts of self-esteem(自尊) are old-fashioned, and parents need to send the concept to the trash heap of all things outdated and useless,” says aaron cooper, co-author of i just want my kids to be happy.while experts used to blame low self-esteem for everything from bad grades to criminal behavior, research has shown that inflated (膨胀的)self-esteem is more often the criminal. an article called “rethinking self-esteem” by roy made a stir when he supposed that criminals and drug abusers actually had higher self-esteem than the general population. martin and ervin found that the modern habit of constant praise was turning kids skeptical and unmotivated. and esteemed child development expert t. barry recently wrote in the new york times that the phrase “self-esteem” had lost its meaning. parents just want their children to have a positive self-image. and while its easy to make fun of the extremes of the self-esteem movement, its difficult to walk the fine line between acquiring self-respect and self-centeredness. anyway, make it clear that while you have expectations for their behavior, you love and accept them unconditionally. true self-esteem isnt about a steady stream of applause; it develops when children know their limits and responsibilities are given enough opportunities to challenge themselves, and feel secure that theyre loved even when they fail. 4. whats the purpose of using phrases like “good sharing!” and “great job on the slide!”?a. to attract readers attention. b. to give the authors opinion. c. to introduce the topic. d. to tell readers the key to happiness and success.5. according to the text, which of the following statements is true? a. children with high esteem are likely to be high achievers.b. in childrens development high self-esteem plays a positive role. c. high self-esteem does harm to kids in a way. d. high self-esteem makes kids motivated nowadays.6. the proper way to develop childrens true self-esteem is to_.a. give them constant praise unconditionally. b. let them shoulder all their responsibilities.c. have high expectations for their behavior. d. offer them support even though they fail. c it was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and i moved into our first house. our children were upstairs unpacking, and i was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. my parents lived nearby, and dad had visited us several times already. “what are you doing out there?” i called to him. he looked up, smiling. “im making you a surprise.” knowing my father, i thought it could be just about anything. a self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. when we were kids, he always created something surprising for us. today, however, dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, i eventually forgot about his surprise. until one gloomy day the following march when i glanced out the window. any yet i saw a dot of blue across the yard. i headed outside for a closer look. they were crocuses (番红花), throughout the front lawn. lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink - little faces moved up and down in the cold wind. dad! i smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. he knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. what could have been more perfectly timely to my needs? my fathers crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times almost over. hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. the next spring there were none. i missed the crocuses. i would ask dad to come over and plant new bulbs. but i never did. he died suddenly one october day. my family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. i missed him terribly. four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon i was driving back when i found myself feeling depressed. “youve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” i told myself. it was dads birthday, and i found myself thinking about him. this was not unusual - my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. once i saw him give his coat to a homeless man. suddenly i slowed as i turned into our driveway. i stopped and stared at the lawn. and there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus. how could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? but there was the crocus. tears filled my eyes as i realized its significance.hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. the pink crocus bloomed for only a day. but it built my faith for a lifetime.7. according to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _.a. the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surpriseb. the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her fatherc. it was not the first time that the writers father had made a surprised. it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was8. which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?a. spring.b. summer.c. autumn.d. winter.9. which of the following is not true, according to the passage?a. the writers father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.b. the crocuses bloomed each spring before the writers father died.c. the writer often thought about her father since her father died.d. the writers father died 14 years after he planted the crocus.10. the writers father should be best described as_.a. a full-time gardener with skillful handsb. a part-time jobber who loved flowersc. a kind-hearted man who lived with faithd. an ordinary man with doubts in his life第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to keep a journalkeeping a journal can be a way of giving your feelings an outlet like no other. 11 but it can be helpful to read suggestions for making the most of your journal, as well as some ideas about getting one started.find a journal medium thats perfect for you. 12 both methods have advantages and drawbacks, so youll need to weigh up what works best for you. for example, a paper based journal can be taken anywhere, never needs electricity. however, typing can be faster and easier in the electronic format.decide what kind of journal youd like to keep. you could simply use your journal to write down all the thoughts that come to you at any particular time, randomly, or you could make your journal more focused on a specific theme to draw out something that youre trying to develop more of in your life. 13 find sources of inspiration. its often easiest to start with your current feelings. 14 there are no rules at all about journal writing and you may find that your starting points vary every time you begin a new entry. sometimes it is easier to begin with a narrative about something that happened to you during the day. writing down the facts and events can open up a whole stream of consciousness as youre writing. 15 think about what things have become clearer to you from one journal entry to the next, and think about what hopes and dreams once written in your journal have now turned into reality. use your journal to assess your lifes journey.a. reflect over what youve written now and then.b. write down your feelings on paper and see where this takes you next.c. keep in mind that a journal is not about using a fancy book.d. journal writing is a personal journey, determined wholly by your own thoughts.e. decide how you want to keep your journal, either on paper or in electronic form.f. and there is nothing saying that you cant keep both a random and a specific journal at the same time!g. its fun to glue in little things of your life, like pictures you took of a breathtaking sunset.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。the first time i saw suzy khan, i knew i had to help her. she was really small for her age of 12. the boys in my class often 16 about her and laughed their heads off. she would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.all i knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿) from africa. she had just been adopted by a family in town who 17 that the best way for her to learn american ways of life was to be with american kids. i looked down at this 18 girl and promised myself that somehow i would help her.but how could i help her 19 in with us? there had to be a 20 .one day, when i went into the classroom, i saw that suzy had 21 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) 22 copy.i was surprised and thought that she would do something in the coming 23 show. so, i took her to see the art teacher, miss parker, and showed her what suzy had 24 . “wow, its wonderful,” said miss parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted 25 the talent show. “i need more of these, but i just dont have enough 26 . could you help me, suzy?”on the day of the talent show, suzys 27 were everywhere-all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.“and finally,” said mr. brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have an 28 award. im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” everyone nodded. “one of our own students 29 them.”i could hear everyone whispering. “who in our school could draw 30 well?”mr. brown waited a while before saying, “ 31 this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 32 , too. our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student- suzy khan!”mr. brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artists set. “thank you,” she cried.i 33 , at that time when i was looking at her excited face, shed probably never 34 anything in her whole life.everyone started to 35 their hands. suzy khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. i knew then suzy was going to be all right.16. a. caredb. trainedc. jokedd. worried17. a. reportedb. decidedc. complainedd. questioned18. a. tinyb. proudc. populard. rich19. a. fallb. fitc. comed. tie20. a. patternb. choice c. mannerd. way21. a.putb. takenc. readd. opened22. a. perfectb. extrac. freed. final23. a. quizb. talkc. talentd. art24. a. writtenb. drawnc. coloredd. carved25. a. around b. for c. atd. after26. a. timeb. interestc. paperd. room27. a. photosb. postersc. booksd. gifts 28. a. nationalb. academicc. royald. special29. a. paintedb. printedc. collectedd. found30. a. quiteb. tooc. thatd. very31. a. unlessb. ifc. thoughd. since32. a. restb. placec. rankd. prize33. a. regrettedb. realizedc. rememberedd. replied34. a. ownedb. controlledc. valuedd. offered35. a. waveb. raisec. clapd. shake第ii卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。in much of asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of china, japan, korea, and vietnam, food is usually 36 (eat)with chopsticks.chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. they can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with chinese characters. skilled workers also combine 37 (variety) hardwoods and metal 38 (create)special designs.the chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. people probably cooked their rood in large pots, 39 (use) twigs(树枝) to remove it. over time, 40 the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which 41 (gradual) turned into chopsticks.some people think that the great chinese scholar confucius, 42 lived from roughly 551 to 479b.c., influenced the 43 (develop) of chopsticks. confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 44 (be) too violent for use at the table. chopsticks are not used everywhere in asia. in india, for example, most people traditionally eat 45 their hands.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登介绍英语国家节日风俗的短文。请给美国朋友david写信约稿，要点如下： 1. 栏目介绍:“外国文化栏目” 2. 稿件内容：介绍英语国家的节日风俗 3. 稿件长度：约 400 词；4. 交稿日期：6月28日前。 注意：1. 词数80词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；第二节 读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。it was the first time that my father had asked me to help him. by the time we finished, herring(鲱鱼) covered the bottom of the boat as deep as my knees. for the first time in days, my father seemed happy.then he looked at the western sky, and his smile disappeared.they are called northwesters. theyre storms that sweep out of canada hard and fast. no one can predict their arrival. all fisherrman fear them.“were going back,” my father said.he started the motor. we were only two miles out, but the shore looked to me to be as far away as the moon. over the distant hills, black clouds ran toward us like wild horses. my father set a course directly for them.we made it only halfway home before we met the storm.the wind came first. it lifted the lake in whitecaps. the weight of the herring made us ride low in the water, and the waves broke over our bow(船头).by the time the rain came, wed put more distance behind us. although we were now only half a mile from shore, the rain fell so hard we couldnt see the land.i was scared, but i saw my father sitting erect in the stern(船尾), holding the boat steady into the wind. and i felt hopeful.i was starting to think we were going to make it. thats when the motor died. my father tried many times to restart it, but failed. i saw that the boat was coming about. i knew what that meant. we would sink in no time.“grab an oar(桨),” he shouted above the wind.we set the o