黑龙江省鸡西虎林市东方红林业局中学 高二英语下学期期末考试试题

黑龙江省鸡西虎林市东方红林业局中学2017-2018学年高二英语下学

期期末考试试题

I. 阅读理解：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

What to do this weekend in London

Beach Camp

Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, W5 (020 ********), today and tomorrow (and until Thurs), midday-6 pm, children￡5, adults free.

Spend a day at the seaside without having to travel out of London. This children's event is part of Ealing's Summer Festival, and there's the added bonus that, if it rains, you don't have to pack up and go home either, as the ‘beach’ will be in a weatherproof tent.

The Blue Peter Experience

BBC Experience, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, W1 (0870 603 0304), today and tomorrow, 10 am-6 pm, adults￡7.50, children￡4.95.

The show may be over for the summer but now, with this new exhibition, young fans can find out about life behind the scenes on the long-running children's programme. There's the chance to have a go at presenting the show, watch clips of some of the funniest moments, as well as discovering endless fascinating facts about the programme.

Out of Asia

Victoria Embankmen Garden, Villiers St, WC2 (020 7375 0441), today and tomorrow, 2 pm-6pm，free.

This family event celebrates the music, dance and drama of India, China and Bangladesh. For more free entertainment, head across the bridge to the National Theatre, which has a programme of outdoor events today. There's Woza Africa—a truly outstanding line-up of African music, dance and activities tomorro w.

Children' s Festival

Cardiff Castle, Cardiff (02920 394040), today, 10.30 am-5 pm, tickets￡2 (under-threes free)．

It's that time of year again, when the green of Cardiff Castle is turned into

a children's wonderland. This year, there's an environmental theme, so there are big junk sculptures and a life-size whale, as well as clowns, mazes, workshops and videos.

Firework Fantasia

Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham(0121 464 2000), tonight, 7 pm, adults￡5, children ￡3 (prebooked group ticket￡10)．

Pack your picnic basket for an evening music in one of Birmingham's loveliest parks.

The concert by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will end with a fireworks display.

1. If people want to feel the joy of summer beach, they can go to ________.

A. Cardiff Castle

B. Walpole Park

C. Cannon Hill Park

D. Victoria Embankmen Garden

2. If a family of two adults and two children go to enjoy the Blue Peter Experience, how much should they pay?

A. ￡24.90.

B. ￡16.00.

C. ￡15.00.

D. ￡10.00.

3．What do all the events mentioned in the text have in common?

A. They are all intended for Londoners.

B. They are all suitable for children.

C. They are all held indoors.

D. They all last two days.

B

How fit are your teeth？Are you lazy about brushing them？Never fear：An inventor is on the case.An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush，and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(don't forget the insides of the teeth！) and make sure you're brushing long enough.“It's kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis，”says Thomas Serval，the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone，so developers could，for instance，create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart but also fun，”Serval says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed thei r teeth.They said“yes，”but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer，for $99 to $199，depending on features.The U．S.is the first target market.

Serval says that one day，it'll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera.The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

4．Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?

A．It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B．It can track users' school performance.

C．It can detect users' fear of seeing a dentist.

D．It can help users find their phones.

5．What can we learn from Serval's words in Paragraph 3?

A．You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B．You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.

C．You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D．You'd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

6．What can we infer about Serval's children?

A．They were unwilling to brush their teeth.

B．They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C．They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D．They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

7．What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?

A．The brush handle will be removed.

B．A mobile phone will be built into it.

C．It will be used to fill holes in teeth.

D．It will be able to check users' teeth.

C

“Dad，” I say one day, “let's take a trip. Why don't you fly out and meet me？”

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thoughts, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.

He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.

“What's our first stop？” asks my father.

“What time is it？”

“Still don't have a watch？”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.

“Unbelievable，” he says. “How was this done？”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.

We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?

No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice. Now I hear them in my own.

The next day we're at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.

“Did you ever t ravel with your dad？” I ask.

“Only once，” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”

That_last_sentence—it's_probably_the_same_thing_I'd_say_about_my_father._An d_what_I'd_want_my_child_to_say_about_me.

In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I've never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling, I realize — and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared.

Weeks after our trip, I call my father.

“The photos from the trip are wonderful，” he says. “We've got to take another trip like that sometime.”

I tell him I've decided to settle down, and I'm wearing a watch.

8．We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father ________.

A. followed the fashion

B. got bored with his job

C. was unhappy with the author's lifestyle

D. liked the author's collection of stamps

9．From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author ________.

A．wants his children to learn from their grandfather

B．comes to understand what parental love means

C．learns how to communicate with his father

D．hopes to give whatever he can to his father

10．What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

A. The call solves their disagreements.

B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.

C. They decide to learn photography together.

D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.

11．What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Love Nature, Love Life

B. A Son Lost in Adventure

C. A Journey with Dad

D. The Art of Travel

D

I wanted to buy something today —until I figured out the cost versus the benefit. At that point I knew it was a completely stupid idea.

What I wanted to buy was an older car to have in addition to my four-year-old Smart Car that absolutely like. So you wonder, if I like the Smart Car, why would I want to have another car as well? The reason is ... grandkids.I have several and in the Smart Car I can only have one passenger (It's a two-seater). Besides, one of my daughters-in-law do es not trust the Smart Car as a vehicle for her daughter Lily to ride in, so that's one little girl I can't take anywhere at all. My husband also has a car — and a truck — but I have driven the truck only a couple of times in the many years we've had it an d I have not driven his year-old car at all.

So that's why I had the stupid idea to buy an old Toyota I found on the lot of