1、 - 1 - 甘肃省玉门一中甘肃省玉门一中 20172017- -20182018 学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答 案）案） 第一部分：第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分） A A Metro Pocket GuideMetro Pocket Guide Metrorail (Metrorail (地铁地铁) ) Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two ch
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6、riodsbefore 9: 30 a. m. and between 4 and 6 p. m. If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going to break. Drawing back my free hand, I struck the
7、 bear as hard as I could for five or six times. The bear opened its mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling（扭打） with the bear at this point. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards the forest, before returning for another
8、attackthe first time I felt panic. Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. Im proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very dif
9、ferent outcome. 5. 5. The brown bear approached the family in order to A. A. catch shore birds B. B. start an attack C. C. protect the children D. D. set up a barrier for itself 6. 6. The bear finally went away after it _. A. A. felt safe B. B. got injured C. C. found some food D. D. took away the c
10、amera 7. 7. The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _. A. A. pride B. B. patience C. C. calmness D. D. cautiousness C C How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor - 3 - is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush
11、, 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 toothbrus
12、h will be able to teach you to brush right (dont forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure youre brushing long enough. “Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on y
13、our 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 as
14、k his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for 99 to 199, depending on features. The Serval says that one day, itll be poss
15、ible 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. 8. 8. What can we learn from Servals words in Paragraph 3? A. A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist. B. B. You should see your dentist on a d
16、ay-to-day basis. C. C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist. D. D. Youd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day. 9. 9. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him. B. B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary. C. C. H
17、ow Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth. D. D. What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush. 10. 10. What can we infer about Servals children? A. A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth. B. B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes. C. C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a
18、dry head. D. D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home. 11. 11. What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree? A. A. The brush handle will be removed. B. B. A mobile phone will be built into it. C. C. It will be used to fill holes in teeth. D. D. It will be able to c
19、heck users teeth. D D - 4 - Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. How
20、ever, there may be other reasonsfor example, economic reasonswhy they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older
21、style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate（影响） its surroundings too much, it It is true that there are examples of new buildin
22、gs which have spoilt the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conser Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I b
23、elieve that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward.move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even t
24、hough that might be the more risky choice. 12. 12. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph? A. A. Some of them are not attractive. B. B. Most of them are too expensive to preserve. C. C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings. D. D. They have nothing to do wi
25、th the historic feel of an area. 13. 13. Which of the following is true according to the author? A. A. We should reproduce the same old buildings. B. B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings. C. C. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in. D. D. No one understands why people speak against new buildings. 14. 14. By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_.” A. A. destroy old buildings B. B. put things in a different place C. C. choose new architectural s
