12017-2018学年河南省洛阳市高二(下)期中英语试卷一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)ATechnologyisthecollectionoftechniques,skills,methods,andprocessesusedintheproductionofgoodsorservicesorintheaccomplishmentofobjectives,suchasscientificresearch.Technologycanbetheknowledgeoftechniques,processes,andthelike.Thesimplestformoftechnologyisthedevelopmentanduseofbasictools.TheprehistoricdiscoveryofhowtocontrolfireandthelaterNeolithicRevolutionincreasedtheavailablesourcesoffood,andtheinventionofthewheelhelpedhumanstotravelinandcontroltheirenvironment.Developmentsinhistorictimes,includingtheprintingpress,thetelephone,andtheInternet,havelessenedphysicalbarrierstocommunicationandallowedhumanstointeractfreelyonaglobalscale.Dictionariesandscholarshaveofferedavarietyofdefinitions.TheMerriam-WebsterLearner'sDictionaryoffersadefinitionoftheterm:theuseofscienceinindustry,engineering,etc.,toinventusefulthingsortosolveproblemsandamachine,pieceofequipment,method,etc.,thatiscreatedbytechnology.UrsulaFranklin,inher1989RealWorldofTechnologylecture,gaveanotherdefinitionoftheconcept;itispractice,thewaywedothingsaroundhere.Thetermisoftenusedtoimplyaspecificfieldoftechnology,ortorefertohightechnologyorjustconsumerelectronics,ratherthantechnologyasawhole.Technologycanbemostbroadlydefinedasthethings,bothmaterialandimmaterial,createdbytheapplicationofmentalandphysicaleffortinordertoachievesomevalue.Inthisusage,technologyreferstotoolsandmachinesthatmaybeusedtosolvereal-worldproblems.Itisafar-reachingtermthatmayincludesimpletools,suchasacrowbarorwoodenspoon,ormorecomplexmachines,suchasaspacestationorparticleaccelerator.Thewordtechnologycanalsobeusedtorefertoacollectionoftechniques.Inthiscontext,itisthecurrentstateofhumanity'sknowledgeofhowtocombineresourcestoproducedesiredproducts,tosolveproblems,ful6l1needs,orsatisfywants;itincludestechnicalmethods,skills,processes,techniques,toolsandrawmaterials.Whencombinedwithanotherterm,suchasmedicaltechnologyorspacetechnology,itreferstothestateoftherespectivefield'sknowledgeandtools.1.What'stheeasiestformoftechnology?______A.Thetechniquesusedintheproductionofgoods.B.Theuseofscienceinindustryandengineering.C.Thedevelopmentanduseofbasictools.D.Theknowledgeofhowtocombineresources.2.What'sthedefinitionofUrsulaFranklinabouttechnology?______A.Itisinventingusefulthingsorsolveproblems.B.Itispractice,thewaywedothingsaroundhere.C.Itisamachine,createdbytechnology.D.Itistoolsandmachines,usedtosolvereal-worldproblems.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinparagraph4referto?______A.Simpletoolssuchasacrowbarorwoodenspoon.B.Morecomplexmachinessuchasaspacestation.第!异常的公式结尾页,共15页2C.Theapplicationofmentalandphysicaleffort.D.Thetechnologyusedtosolvereal-worldproblems.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?______A.Theusagesoftechnology.B.Thedefinitionsoftechnology.C.Theapplicationsoftechnology.D.Thecontentsoftechnology.【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】B【小题3】D【小题4】B【解析】1--4CBDB1.C.细节理解题.根据第二段Thesimplestformoftechnologyisthedevelopmentanduseofbasictools可知,最简单的科技形式就是基础工具的发展和应用.故选C.2.B.细节理解题.根据第三段UrsulaFranklin,inher1989RealWorldofTechnologylecture,gaveanotherdefinitionoftheconcept;itispractice,thewaywedothingsaroundhere可知,乌苏拉•富兰克林,在她1989年现实世界的技术讲座,给了另一个定义--实践,我们在这里做事情的方式.故选B.3.D.词义猜测题.根据第四段Inthisusage,technologyreferstotoolsandmachinesthatmaybeusedtosolvereal-worldproblems.Itisafar-reachingterm可知,此处的it指代前文提到的内容,即我们用来解决真实世界问题的科技.故选D.4.B.主旨大意题.根据全文可知,本文主要从字典、人们的使用等方面介绍technology的定义.故选B.本文为科教类阅读,文章主要从字典、人们的使用等方面介绍technology的定义,包括广义定义和狭义定义.考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.BAugustorAuggiePullman,aten-year-oldboylivinginNewYorkCity,wasbornwithafacialdeformity(畸形)thathasmadeitdifficultforhimtomakefriends.Heliveswithhisparents,hisoldersisterVia,andhisdogDaisy.Hehasbeenhomeschooledupuntilthefifthgrade,buthisparentshavedecidedthatitistimeforhimtogotoarealschool.TheyenrollhiminBeecherPrep,aneighborhoodprivateschool,andtakehimtomeettheprincipal,Mr.Tushman.WhileAugustisthere,someofthekidswhowillbeinAugust'sgradetakehimonatouroftheschool;oneofthem,JackWill,isnice,butanother,Julian,isnoticeablyrude.Jackisnicetohim,andAugustbelieveshehasfoundafriend.Augustsettlesintothefirstfewmonthsofschoolandhisclassmatesslowlygetused:tothewayhisfacelooks.Heisfriendlytoothersandperformswellinclass.HebecomesfriendswithJack,andwithagirlnamedSummerwhositswithhimatlunchonthefirstday.However,thingsgetworseonHalloween,typicallyAugust'sfavoritedayoftheyear,whenAugustoverhearsJacksaytoJulianandsomeotherboysthathewouldkillhimselfifhelookedlikeAugust.HealsosaysheisonlynicetoAugustbecauseMr.Tushmanaskedhimtobe.JackiscompletelyunawarethatAugusthimselfissittingnearby,dressedinaBleeding3Screamcostume.AugustgetshurtdeeplyandstopstalkingtoJack.WhenJackfindsthetruth,hefeelsguiltyaboutbeingmean.HereallydoeswanttobefriendswithAugust.Oneday,JackhitsJulianforsayingmeanthingsaboutAugust.Afterthat,JackandAugustbecomefriendsandstarteatinglunchtogetherwithSummer,Atawildernesscamp,AugustisattackedbyagroupofseventhgradersinordertoprotectJack.Henry,AmosandMiles,Julia