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1、2017-20182017-2018学年度第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语学科试题 满分：120分 考试时间:100 分钟 第 I I 卷 第一部分： 听力（略） 第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节；满分 4040分） 第一节 （共 15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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。 A Want a journey that is really more interesting than the destination? Then you might want to fly to one of these ai
2、rports. The runway where planes have been known to drop off The runway where planes have been known to drop off a a cliffcliff Taking off at the Matekane airstrip (飞机跑道) in Lesotho, South Africa, is a frightening experience, as the plane soars over an about 600-metre cliff face after taking off. Mat
3、ekanes runway sits 2,286 metres up on a mountain gully (沟渠), so it takes nerves of steel to both land and take off. If a plane doesnt manage to pick up enough speed on the 400 metre-long airstrip, it falls off the cliff before it takes flight. The ice runwayThe ice runway Many travellers find plane
4、landings a terrifying enough prospect ordinarily, but imagine if the runway were made of ice! Thats a reality for anyone flying into Doris Lake Aerodrome - a privately owned ice runway located on Doris Lake in Nunavut, Canada. The small airport is open from January to April and it mainly operates fo
5、r gold mining. The failed runwayThe failed runway The French tried to build a concrete airstrip at their Dumont D Urville research station in the Antarctic more than two decades ago. But they failed when the area was badly damaged by a storm, just months before its completion. - 1 - Work was stopped
6、 because attempts to rebuild the airstrip would have negatively affected local wildlife, but small aircraft still use the long, snow-free area to land. The inner-city water airstripThe inner-city water airstrip Vancouvers seaplane terminal in Canada is home to the worlds largest all-seaplane airline
7、. Flying down at high speed and then landing on water is exciting enough for most passengers, but what really makes this particular port so special is its location. Its located in the middle of downtown Vancouver, among the citys tallest skyscrapers. 21. What is special about the Matekane airstrip?
8、A. It is constructed on ice. B. It is open for one month every April. C. It was built for scientific research. D. It is on the edge of a cliff. 22. Where is the inner-city water airstrip located? A. In Canada B. In France C. In South Africa D. In the Antarctic 23. Due to the environmental protection
9、 factor, _ was never completed. A. the runway on Doris Lake B. the runway at the Dumont D Urville research station C. the airstrip in the middle of downtown Vancouver D. the Matekane airstrip in Lesco B When I flew into this country, the sides of the runway were littered with destroyed aircraft, lar
10、ge and small. On the seven-hour drive to our hospital, we passed old stone houses built into the sides of mountains with seemingly normal country life going on in the small villages, and I wished I were visiting this place as a tourist. But the conflict, which has been ongoing for almost two years,
11、is impossible to ignore: we saw broken-down bridge, destroyed overpasses (天桥) and pieces of shrapnel (弹片) everywhere. You can hear shooting and air attacks throughout the day and night in the hospital. You very quickly get to know the direction of the shooting. I couldnt help but think about the peo
12、ple living in this situation for much longer than I have, trying to get on with their normal lives surrounded by conflict and fear. The markets are running, - 2 - and there are people in the streets, but you never know when and where theres going to be an air attack. Its very sad to think about the
13、fear that they are forced to live with. Our hospital is in a building originally intended as a hotel. Our focus is on children and reproductive health services. Ill never forget the first twins delivered at the hospital. They were born at just seven months to a young first-time mother, and were smal
14、l enough to hold in the palm of my hand. Because they were so premature, the chance of their survival was low, but the staff finally saved their lives. And seven weeks later we discharged two very healthy twins, Ola and Osman. Their parents were so appreciative - it was a joy to see the satisfaction
15、 on their mothers and fathers faces as they left the hospital. Its amazing to see the direction of the local health staff. The war is affecting them and their families, yet they still show up for work, sometimes crossing frontlines to get there. 24. What does the author want to tell us in the first
16、paragraph? A. The country is heavily affected by war. B. The country isnt worth visiting for tourists. C. The villages are full of destroyed building. D. It took the author a long time to get to the country by air. 25. The hospital is _. A. quite far away from the frontline B. built for child delive
17、ry and mother care C. built in a hotel to protect it from air attacks D. a place for the homeless to live temporarily 26. What happened to the twins? A. They were born early. B. Their mother died after their birth. C. They were abandoned during the war. D. They grew up in the hospital. 27. What is t
18、he authors attitude towards the local doctors and nurses? - 3 - A. Ashamed B. Disappointed C. Admiring D. Envious C Humanoid robots were out of fashion at this years BoboBusiness, the annual exhibition in San Jose, California, which claims to be the most important robotics event in the world. Howeve
19、r, the iPal, a child-size robot designed to take over adult responsibilities, was an exception. The three-foot tall iPal has wide eyes, working fingers, and a touchscreen tablet on its chest. It can talk with children, answer questions like “why is the sun hot?“, and provide video chat for absent pa
20、rents. “Its a robot for children, “ said Avatar Mind founder, Jiping Wang. “It s mainly for companionship.“ The iPal, he said, could keep children aged three to eight occupied for “ a couple of hours“ without ad ult supervision. The iPal takes the debate over the automation of human jobs to the next
21、 level. The ethics of how robots should interact with children is necessarily more fraught than the ethics of robots in the workforce. Childcare has rarely, if eve r, been a respected job, but it is essential. Noel Sharkey, an emeritus (名 誉 ) professor of robotics and artificial intelligence at the
22、University of Sheffield, has been raising concerns about robotic nannies (保姆) since2008. “Robot are a great educational tool for children. It inspires them to learn about science and engineering,“ Sharkey told the Guardian in March. “But they do not have the sensitivity or understanding needed for c
23、hildcare.“ The iPal will be available to Chinese consumers by the end of the year, Wang said. He hopes to start selling it in the United States next year. The robot has been tested in China. Wang said , “80% love it, 15% have no reaction, and 5% are scared.“ Of course, not all of the innovations (创新
24、) on display at RobotBusiness are so alarming. The Obi, for example, combines a special plate with a motorized arm to help people with disabilities feed themselves. The Obi does not replace a caretaker -someone still needs to cook the meal and serve it-but it does allow its user more independence. -
25、 4 - 28. What do we know about the iPal from the passage? A. It was designed to take care of the disabled or old. B. It is not very popular with Chinese children. C. It is to be sold in American stores by the end of this year. D. It can help parents babysit their children when theyre away. 29. The u
26、nderlined word in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by _. A. attractive B. cheerful C. worrying D. popular 30. What does Professor Sharkey think of robotic nannies? A. They cannot replace real nannies. B. They are intelligent and have feeling. C. They are good for the moral development of childre
27、n. D. They can teach children about science and engineering. 31. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Ready for the Robot Revolution? B. Robots Will Soon Be Raising Children in America C. A Robot Babysitter Is Launched at BoboBusiness D. What will Happen When Robots Can Do All the Human
28、Jobs? D Reintroducing beaver(海 狸 ) to Britain could help clean up rivers, prevent flooding and minimise soil loss, an expert has claimed. Professors Richard Brazier, a researcher at the University of Exeter, said unpublished results from a trial area in Devon showed muddy water entering an area wher
29、e beavers were living was three times cleaner when it left. “Our trial has shown that the beavers are able to dam(筑坝) our streams in a way that keeps soil in the headwaters of our catchment(流域) so it doesnt block up rivers downstream and pollute our drinking and bathing waters. If we bring beavers b
30、ack its just one tool we need to solve Britains crisis of soil loss and agriculture pollution of waterways, but its a useful tool,“ he said. Prof Braziers claims were disputed by the National Farmers Union (NFU), which warned that the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland had led to fields and forests - 5 -