辽宁省阜新二高高二英语下学期寒假验收考试试题2

1、辽宁省阜新二高 2017-2018 学年高二英语下学期寒假验收考试试题第一部分：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） athe intelligent transport team at newcastle university have turned an electriccar into a mobile laboratory named “ drivelab”in order to understand the challengesfaced by older drivers and to discover where the key

2、stress points are.research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and well-being among older people, leading to them becoming more isolated（ 隔绝 ） and inactive.led by professor phil blythe, the newcastle team are developing in-vehicle technologies for older driver

3、s which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life.these include custom-made navigation（ 导 航 ） tools, night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations. phil blythe explains:“ for many older people,particularly those living alone or in the country, driving is important for pr

4、eserving their independence, giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others. ”“ but we all have to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in thei

5、r driving skills. the result is that people stop driving before they really need to. ”dr amy guo, the leading researcher on the older driver study, explains,“ thedrivelab is helping us to understand what the key points and difficulties are for older drivers and how we might use technology to address

6、 these problems.“ for example, most of us would expect older drivers always go slower than everyone else but surprisingly, we found that in 30mphzones they struggled to keep at a constant speed and so were more likely to break the speed limit and be at risk of getting fined. we re looking at the ben

7、efits of systems which control their speed as a way of preventing that.“ we hope that our work will help with technological solutions（解决方案） to ensurethat older drivers stay safer behind the wheel.”1 .what is the purpose of the drivel aba.to explore newmeans of transport.b.to design new types of cars

8、.c.to find out older drivers problems.d.to teach people traffic rules.2 .why is driving important for older people according to phil blythe a.it keeps them independent.b.it helps them save time.c.it builds up their strength.d.it cures their mental illnesses.3 .what do researchers hope to do for olde

9、r driversa.improve their driving skills.b.develop driver-assist technologles.c.provide tips on repairing their cars.d.organize regular physical checkups.4 .what is the best title for the texta.a new model electric carb.a solution to traffic problemc.driving service for eldersd.keeping older drivers

10、on the roadbwhen i was nine years old, i loved to go fishing with my dad. but the only thing that wasn t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while i couldn tcatch anything. i usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. he always answered, “ son, if you want to catcha fish, you

11、have tothink like a fish ” , i remember beingeven more upset then because, “ i m not a fish!” i didn t know how to think likea fish. besides, i reasoned, how could what i think influence what a fish doesas i got a little older i began to understand what my dadreally meant. so, i readsome books on fi

12、sh. and i even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. i learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and thereforeis very sensitive to water temperature. that is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. besides, water is usually war

13、mer in direct sunlight than in the shade. yet, fish don t have any eyelids（ 眼皮 ） and the sun huts their eyesthe more i understood fish, the more i became effective at finding and catching them.when i grew up and entered the business world, i remember hearing my first boss say, “weall need to think l

14、ike sales people. ” but it didn t completely make sense. my dad never once said, “if you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. ” what he said was,“you need to think like a fish. ” years later, withgreat efforts to promote long-term servicesto people much older and richer than me,i

15、 gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. it is not an easy job. i will show you how in the following chapters.5. why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was ninea. he could not catch a fish.b. his father was not patient with him.c. his father did not teach him f

16、ishing.d. he could not influence a fish as his father did.6. what did the author s father really meana. to read about fish.b. to learn fishing by oneself.c. to understand what fish think.d. to study fishing in many ways.7. according to the author, fish are most likely to be found .a. in deep water o

17、n sunny daysb. in deep water on cloudy daysc. in shallow water under sunlightd. in shallow water under waterside trees.8. this passage most likely comes from .a. a fishing guideb. a popular sales bookc. a novel on childhoodd. a millionaire s biographycliving in a foreign country can be exciting, but

18、 it can also be confusing （令人迷惑的 ）.a group of americans who taught english in other countries recently discussed their experiences. they decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “ yes ” and “ no”.on her first day in micronesia, an island in the pacific, l

19、isa thought people weren t paying any attention to her. the day was hot. she went into a store and asked, “ do you have cold drinks? ” the womanthere didn t say anythi ng. lisa repeated the question. still the woman said nothing. she later learned that the woman had answered her: she had raised her

20、eyebrows （ 眉毛 ）, which in micronesia means“ yes ”.jan remembered an experience she had in bulgaria, a country in europe. she wentto a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. she asked the waiter,“ do you havecabbage today? ” he nodded his head. jan waited, but the cabbage never came. in that coun

21、try, a nod means“ no”.tom had a similar problem when he arrived in india. after explaining somethingin class, he asked his students if they understood. they answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. he thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. when he asked aga

22、in, they did the same thing.he soon found outthat his students did understand. in india, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. you have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean“ yes ”or“ no”.9. these americans teaching english in

23、other countries found that they .a. should go abroad for vacationsb. needed to learn foreign languagesc. should often discuss their experiencesd. had problems with communications10. people in micron esia show“yes” by .a. nodding headsb. raising eyeb rowsc. shaking headsd. saying“ no”11. tom misunder

24、stood his class at first because.a. he did not know much about indian cultureb. he didn t explain everything clearly enoughc. some students didn t understand hi s questionsd. he didn t know where the students came from12. which of the following is true according to this passage?a. in bulgaria, noddi

25、ng heads means“ no”.b. jan taught english on a pacific island.c. lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.d. i n ind ia, only shaking heads means“yes”.dwhat are the biggest problems that society will have to deal with in the 21st century there are diseases like aids and cancer. there s climate change, of

26、 course. and what about producing enough cheap food and energ y for the world s growing population who s going to solve all these terrible problems yes, politicians and world leaders will have a big part to play. yes, businesses will need to create the economic wealth to pay for some of these things

27、. but who s going to make a much greater difference to something like aids or climate change it s going to be a scientist. it is the scientist who can turn some new bit of science into a new technology to solve these problems.if you like thinking about the world around you, why not become a scientis

28、t.it doesn t mean you have to wear a white coat and plastic glasses and spend all your time in a lab as most people often imagine! scientists do all kinds of a amazing things that are actually interesting!military scientists develop not only new weapons（武器）but new military technologies that could he

29、lp make wars out of date. forensic（ 法医的 ） scientists work with the police to find quite small clues to bust （指控 ）criminals. scientists work in schools andcolleges as the teachers and professors who will train tomorrow s scientists. don t think a scientistis far away! maybe you like cooking .you coul

30、d be a food technologisthelping to keep fruit and vegetables fresher for longer. perhaps sport is your thing. do you know that most top athletes work with sports scientists in order to improve their performance .you could even be the science writer who gets to spend the life studying the latest adva

31、nces and sharing them with the world.looking for something to do for the rest of your life, my advice take a long and hard look at science. it is interesting and ever.13. many problems are mentioned in the first paragraph to .a. show scientists play an important part in solving themb. introduce the

32、causes of these problemsc. show the writer s worry about the future worldd. suggest they are impossible to be solved14. most people think the life of scientists is .a. amazing b. boring c. colorful d. unreal 15.the passage is intended for people whoa. have little knowledge of scienceb. have no inter

33、est in sciencec. hope for the world peace- 4 -d. haven t decided on their career 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carl rowan was born in 1925 in the southern city of ravenscroft, tennessee. his family was very poor.16.growing up, carl had very little hope for any change.

34、 there were not many jobs for blacks in the south. 17. racial tensions were high. laws were enforced to keep blacks and white separate.it was a teacher who urged carl to make something of himself.18 sheurged him to write as much as possible. she would even get books for him because blacks were banne

35、d from public libraries.carl entered tennessee state college in 1942. carl rowan did so well in college that he was chosen by the united states navy to become one of the first fifteen black navy officers. in 1948, carl rowan became a reporter. he was one of the first black reporters to write for a m

36、ajor daily newspaper. as a young reporter, he covered racial tensions in the south of the usa and the war in the middle east. he also reported from europe, india and other parts of asia. 19 in 1987, carl rowan created a program called project excellence, which rewards black students who do well in s

37、chool.carl rowan died on september 23, 2000, in washington, d.c. during the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems. 20. he worked until the end of his life.a. the schools were not good.b. he won several major reporting awards.c. he said that experience changed his life.

38、d. but he never let bad things slow him down.e. bessie taylor gwynn taught him to believe he could be a poet or a writer.f. the rowan family had no electricity, no running water, no telephone and no radio. g. the program provided millions of dollars to help african-american students for college.第二部分

39、：完型填空（共 20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）whenever we hear about “the homeless” , most of us think of the developing world. but the 21 is that homelessness is everywhere. for example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a22 country likegermany?kurt muller and his wife rita have spent

40、 eleven years making23 for thehomeless of berlin, germany s capital. they first24 one long hot summerwhen most germans were 25 on holiday. kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 26 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.the mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren

41、t27“what these pe ople also need is warmth and28,“ says rita. the mullers-9 -didn t29to give their phone number to the street people and told themto phone anytime. rita and their home was always on the street.30there was somebody at home to answer the phone31 to anyon e who couldn t face another nig

42、htthe couple were soon32 all their time and money, so kurt visited foodand clothing companies to33 donations. today, over thirtycompanies34donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteershelp to35them to the homeless. the public also give clothes and money anda shoe producer36 new shoes.kurt

43、and rita receive no37 for their hard work. we feel likeparents, “ says rita, “and parents shouldn t 38 money for helping their children. the love we get on the streets is our salary. though rita admits she often gets39, she says she will continue with her work because she likes thefeeling of having

44、made a21 .a. result reason22 .a. traditionaltypical23 .a. preparations meals24 .a. began called25 .a. asleep across26 .a. brought upaside27 .a. enough helpful28 .a. famecourage29 .a. hesitatepretend30 .a. made sense worked out31 .a. opennoisy32 .a. costing taking33 .a. pay forinto34 .a. completely r

45、egularly35 .a. advertisedeliverb. truthc.d. ideab. developingc.d. wealthyb. housesc.d.suggestionsb. metc.d. leftb. alonec.d. awayb. set upc. putd. gave awayb. necessaryc.d.expensiveb. freedomc.d. caringb. agreec.d. intendb. found outc. made suredb. crowdedc.d. nearb. wastingc.d. spendingb. ask forc.

46、 lookd. carry outb. calmlyc.d. roughlyb. sellc.d. lend40 in the world.36 a donates designs37 a permission direction38 a borrowc.b. producesc.d. collectsb. paymentc.d. supportb. raisesave39 .a. surprised tired40 .a. profit decisiond. expectb. excitedd.amusedb. differenced. rulec.c.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分 50分）

47、第一节：语法填空（共 10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的41-50的相应位置上。词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为he ownedmr. johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children.41 farm, which looked almostabandoned42 (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. he sold or exchanged someof th

48、e milk in thetownsnearby 43otherfood and made cheese and butter for thefamily withwhat44 (leave).thecow was their only meansof support,in fact. oneday, the cow was eating grass45it began to rain heavily .while making greateffortsto run away, she 46(fall) over the hill and died. then the johnsons had

49、 to make a living 47 the cow. in ordertosupporthis family,mr.johnsonbegan to plantherbsand vegetables.sincethe plantstooka whileto grow, hestartedcuttingdown trees 48(sell)the wood.thinkingabouthis children sclothes,hestartedgrowingcotton too. whenharvestcame around,he wasalreadysellingherbs,vegetab

50、lesand cotton inthe market 49peoplefromthe townsmetregularly.now itoccurredto50 that his farmhad much potential andthat thedeath of thecow was a bitof luck.第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。with so many types of cancers threaten our health, it s great to hear a positivelyresult of a cancer story. jim koch was a iowa man whose 54-year-old wife, lora hadb