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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上市一中20162017学年度第一学期期末考试试题高二英语答题要求：请将I卷的答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上；将II卷的答案写在答题纸上。考试结束只交答题卡和答题纸。第卷 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AInternational Robotics Forum（论坛）Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, December 4-5The Robotics Society of Japan ( RSJ) , to provide

2、 opportunities for young robot lovers to learn more about industrial and service robots, is going to hold the International Robotics Forum that will cooperate with this years International Robot ExhibitionThe lectures and explanations throughout the Conference will be given in Japanese but will be i

3、nterpreted into English at the same timeThe Conference will offer a great opportunity for senior high school students from all around the world to communicate with each other through robotsTherefore, we look forward to your active participationThe event will take place for two daysOn the morning of

4、Day One, ProfShin ichi Yuta of theShibaura Institute of Technology will give a lecture on basic mobile robotics and learning through robots.This will be followed by a talk by Mr.Kazuhiko Yokoyama of Yasukawa Electric Corporation who will explain the mechanism and control of robots and also point out

5、 the highlights(最精彩的部分）of the International Robot ExhibitionWe will prepare a challenge for all the participants.We will send you themes for robot researchYou will study them in advance, and on the afternoon of Day One ,you will visit the Tokyo International Exhibition Center and investigate (详细研究）r

6、eal robotYou will be able to experience fun and excitement of advanced robot technologies.On the morning of Day Two, you will present your study and investigation resultsOn the afternoon of Day Two，as the final event, awards will be given by the RSJ to groups that have given outstanding presentation

7、sWe hope that many future robot researchers and engineers will be born today1Who is the Conference intended for? AThe RSJ professors BRobot lovers of all ages CJapanese robot researchers DSenior high school students worldwide2When can the participants study the real robots? AOn the morning of Decemb

8、er 4BOn the morning of December 5 COn the afternoon of December 4DOn the afternoon of December 53What type of writing is this text? AA research paper BAn exhibition guide CAn announcement DA newspaper articleBIts exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now, or wha

9、t amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting. We asked top scientists to share their predictions on what the world will be like in a century. If theyre right, the 2114 is going to be really cool.1. Robots will do your chores and more.Robots will be doing most of our j

10、obs, from building homes to teaching math. There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas. In the future they will be more complicated and useful. Unfortunately, with robots taking all the jobs, unemployment will be high.2. You will read minds.Speaking of being social, we will communicate i

11、n an entirely different way. Forget texts and emails. Mind-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word. We will also be able to send thoughts to objects around us. (Instead of pressing start on the microwave, you could just think start.) Meanwhile, chips i

12、mplanted(植入) in our brains will improve memory and intelligence.3. Your car will drive you.Today, around 30,000 Americans die in car accidents each year. One hundred years form now, accidents will be a thing of the past. According to Mark Safford, consultant or the U.S. Department of Transportation,

13、 future cars will drive themselves. These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds.4. You will eat fake meat.Raising animals is not an efficient way to produce food, and it harms the environment: Cows, chickens, and pigs eat a lot,

14、 and then we have to deal with all that poop(粪便). Whats more, that poop can poison lakes, rivers, and streams. Today, scientists can grow meat in a lab from animal cells, but its expensive and not very delicious. In the future, they will have perfected the process. Youll order hamburgers that come f

15、rom factories, not cows. Scientists may even find ways to make lab-grown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing.4. According to the passage, what is likely to happen when robots become more common in the future?A. People will be much lazier. B. More people will lose their jobs.C. People may

16、become physically weaker. D. More people may become less intelligent.5. Mind-reading technology will help people to _.A. have a good memoryB. talk to other creaturesC. read books efficientlyD. convey messages silently6. Future meat will be _.A. much more affordableB. less tasty but healthierC. more

17、organic and deliciousD. more environmentally friendly7. What is the passage mainly about?A. The history of human life.B. The predictable future life.C. The development of science.D. The latest scientific findings.C I am always nervous when I get an email from my parents withFYI(For Your Information)

18、. My parents are in their late 70s, and while they are quite healthy for their ages, I worry about what messages they are going to give me. I got such an email in September from my father. He sent an email from my cousin who told that her father, my uncle Reese, had passed away. The news made my min

19、d go blank though I have met him less than a dozen times in my life, because Reese was the first of my parents siblings(兄弟姐妹) to die, and I was simply not ready for that. The memorial service was set in Florida, and I quickly decided I needed to go. I needed to be there for my father, and I needed t

20、o go for myself. Reese is about nine years older than my father, and I started to do the math in my head. I know that doesnt make sense, but I will do anything to reason that I still have a lot of time before I will be in my cousins shoes. Reeses memorial service was small with only family and perha

21、ps a dozen of his friends. The funeral (葬礼)was attended by an even smaller number, and then, the family gathered at a nearby bar to look at old photographs found among Reeses possessions when he died. As we drove back to the Orlando International Airport, I thought about how I am not sure what my pa

22、rents want, not only in their memorial services, but also how they want to be remembered and where they want to be laid to rest. These are going to be difficult conversations, but I know I need to have them. Maybe not right now, but we do need to open the discussion at some point. It may feel too ea

23、rly, but I trust my parents will know that when adult children raise these questions, we do it out of love to honor their lives and their wishes.8Why do emails withFYImake the author uneasy? A.Shes too busy to read those emails. B.She dislikes her parents nonstop talking. C.They often bring unpleasa

24、nt news. D.Shes afraid to get bad news about her parents.9How did the author feel about the email from her cousin? A.Disappointed. B.Shocked. C.Confused. D.Annoyed.10What do we know from the third and fourth paragraphs? A.A get-together was held at home. B.Reeses friends didnt appear. C.Not many peo

25、ple attended the funeral. D.The author hesitated to go to Florida.11What does the author decide to do after the funeral? A.Express her love for her parents bravely. B.Have a talk with her parents about death. C.Value her parents wishes. D.Get everything ready for her parents.DTwo of the saddest word

26、s in the English language are if only. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointmentMy father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right”. I always try to live by the extra

27、minute rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment，whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping

28、padding (衬垫)onto the sharp comers of a glass coffee tableI dont only avoid those if only moments when it comes to safetyIts equally important to avoid if only in our personal relationships.We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they hadforegonean opportunity to say I love you or

29、I forgive you. When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday，I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that he s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him

30、. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after allI know there will still be occasions when I have to say if only about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventualityAnd even though it takes an extr

31、a minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being12Which of the following is an example of th

32、e extra minute rule? AStart the car the moment everyone is seated BLeave the room for a minute with the iron working CWait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better DMove an object out of the way before it trips someone13The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to Akeep her ap

33、pointment with the eye doctorBmeet her father who was already an old manCjoin in the holiday celebration of the companyDfinish her work before the deadline approached 14The underlined word foregone in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to Aabandoned Blacked Cavoided Dwasted15What is the best title fo

34、r the passage?AThe Emotional Well-being BThe Two Saddest WordsCTo do the right thing DThe Peace of Mind第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. 16 Heres how:1. Mak

35、e plans carefully. You should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule. First, make a plan for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then plan your study well. 17 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to be aware of w

36、hat is happening to your life.2. 18 Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be simply a corner of your room with only study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.3. Make good use of your time in class. Take

37、advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Take notes if necessary, because the notes will help you remember what the teacher says and study better.4. Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in

38、 class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, reading that material. This will help you understand the next class. 19 5. Develop a good attitude towards tests. 20 They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worrie

39、d.There are other methods that might help you with your study. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these methods.A. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it for a longer time.B. And still it doesnt end.C. Anyone can b

40、ecome a better student if he or she wants to.D. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.E. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.F. Find a good place to study.G. Remember to put your books in order before leaving the room.第二部分 英语知识运用(共四节，满分55分)第一节 完形填空

41、（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells” 21 in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was 22 by someone else, delighted and cheerf

42、ul. I was alone. As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in Americas crowded apartment, Id spent several years searching for aloneness. Now, 23 , at 27, a college student after the 24 with my girlfriend , every cell inside me wanted to be alone, 25 not at Christmas. My family had 26 to Br

43、azil and my friends were 27 with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my 28 home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would 29 from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and 30 prese

44、nts. At a market, I felt more 31 when people were buying lots of goods, which 32 me of the gifts we received as children in my mind . I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it. Outside the church , a manger(小耶稣) had been set 33 . I stood with others watc

45、hing the scene, some of them 34 themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with 35 I had become in 15 years in America. Id mourned the 36 , but for the first time, I recognized what Id gained. I was independent, 37 and healthy.

46、 My life was still ahead, full of 38 . Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself 39 for what Id obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift Ive ever got, the one that I most 40 .21Ashared BplayedCservedDheld22Aaccompanied BemployedCattendedDsupported23Ausually BextremelyCreallyDeventually24Abreakup BdateCsympathyDconcern25Aso BbutCandDor26Amoved BslippedCcameDreturned27Apleased BsatisfiedCoccupiedDbored28