1辽宁省本溪市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题时间:100分钟满分:120分说明:1.考试前,考生务必按要求在答题卡和答题纸上正确填涂考生信息;2.第I卷为选择题,请用2B铅笔将答案涂在答题卡上,写在试卷上的答案无效;3.第II卷为主观题,请用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔书写在答题纸指定区域,写在试卷上的答案无效;4.考试结束后,请交回答题卡和答题纸。第I卷(客观题共70分)第一部分听力(略)第二部分阅读理解(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,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,在答题卡上将该项涂黑APlacestogoforHalloweenfuninChengduOneofthemostfunandfulfillingthingsduringtheseasonistothrowaHalloweenpartyandboogiethroughthenightwithfriendsandfamily.Whenpumpkins,witch’shatsandspidersmaketheirannualappearanceyoucantellHalloweenisapproaching.Whetherit’sapartyforchildrenorjustoneforadults,therearesomanygreattreats,games,musicandactivitiesthatyoucanenjoyyourselvesinthecity.DarkMirror-themedPartyWithascarytheme—DarkMirror(黑暗之镜),LanKwaiFongChengduthisyearwillhostabigHalloweenpartyonOctober31stwiththeseelements:GhostParade,HauntedHouse,CostumeContestandsoon.Participantscouldenjoylivemusicshow,danceandplay“trickortreat”gamesinthepublicoutdoorarea.Venue:LanKwaiFongChengdu,1ShuijingStreetHalloweenCarnivalPartyTheChengduHappyValleyAmusementParkistohostaHalloweenCarnivalPartythatfeaturesmagicperformances,liverockbandsperformanceandlotsofwicked2eventsforparticipants.TheHalloweenseasonintheparkwilllasttillNovember11withadmissionfrom80to150yuan.Venue:16XihuaAvenueBeerNestHalloweenPartyTheBeerNestIandBeerNestIIwillbedecoratedinahaunted(闹鬼的)housestyleandtherewillbescarymoviesplayingonthebigscreensoftheBeerNestII.Entertainingactivities,suchasfood&drinkspecials,liveDJs,coolmusicandSpookyKidsWorkshops,willbeheldandaprofessionalmarkupartistfromSwedenwillbethereforthosewhowanttomakeanimpressionHalloweennight.HalloweenE-sportsNightPartyTheHalloweenE-sportsNighttotakeplaceonOctober31isoneofthehighlightsoftheE-sportsCartoonandAnimationFestivaltobeheldinChengduEasternSuburbMemoryonOctober31-November1.Itwillofferrelevantactivitiesincludingcosplayshowcases,e-sportscompetitionandlivemusicshowsasaplatformtocommunicatewithcelebratedanimeartistsandcartoonlovers.Venue:4Mid-section,SouthJiansheRoad21.HowcanwetellHalloweenisapproaching?A.Peopleareeatingpumpkins.B.Spidersareweavingnetsatthecorner.C.Familiesorfriendsaregettingtogether.D.Witch'shatsaresittingonthehead.22.WhatcanparticipantsdoatHalloweenE-sportsNightParty?A.Makecartoonshows.B.AttendE-Gamecompetitions.C.Learntoarrangecosplayshows.D.Exchangeideaswithanimeartists.23.WhatcanweinferfromtheBeerNestHalloweenParty?A.Thepartywillbeheldintwoplacesoneafteranother.B.Scarymovieswillbeplayedinthepublicoutdoorarea.C.TheSwedenartistisexpectedtobringjoytotheparty.D.ThepartywillbedecoratedinatraditionalChineseway.B3Planetarychangeswhichwillhaveaninfluenceonmanyaredrawingnearbecauseofthepoorecologicalstateoftheplanet.Actuallychangehasalreadybegunthroughclimatechanges,butmosthumanshaven’tnoticedthisyet.Climatechangehasbeguntoinfluencetheworldalreadyandwillbegintoworsenwithinthenextfewyears.Around2020mostpeoplewillbegintoseethattheresultsofclimatechangewillbefarmoreseriousthannowunderstood.Astheplanetisunderbiggeologicalstresses,whicharecontinuouslyincreasing,itwillinthefuturenolongerbeabletosupportitspopulation.Scarcityofresources,over-farming,lackofcleanair,notenoughcleandrinkingwateranddroughtaresomeoftheissuesthatwillallplayamuchgreaterroleinthenearfuture.Humanshavecausedlargeecologicaldevastation.Thelifestylesofmanypeopleareimprovingatafastspeed;however,thiswillfinallyresultinalackofsomepreciousresources.Whenthisscarcitybeginstohappen,peoplewillnolongerbeabletohavesustainablelifestyles.It’simportanttounderstandthateveryoneplaysaroleinthewholeprocessoflife.Eachperson’sdecisioncanfinallyaffectthefuture.Thesedecisions,allcombined,canhavegoodeffectonwhatthefuturewillbelikeforhumans.Sothefuturedependsonthechoiceswemakeatthepresentmoment.Whilemoreandmorepeoplearebecomingawareofclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtoglobalwarming,notallarefullyunderstandinghowfar-reachingitseffectswillbe.Unfortunately,mostofthehumansareawarethattheplanetisn’tfunctioningwell,buttheydon’tunderstandthatthisiscreatingamajorproblemforthefuturesurvivalofhumans.So,everypersonshouldmakethenecessarychangestoreducetheirinfluenceontheenvironmentandhelpcreateamoresustainablefuture.24.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheCausesofPlanetaryChangesB.TheInfluenceofEcologicalDevastationC.EnvironmentalDamageandtheHumanFuture4D.TheWaysofBuildingaSustainableFuture25.Whatopiniondoestheauthormostprobablyhold?A.Humansshouldn’ttrytoimprovetheirlifestyles.B.Thefuturewe’llhavedependsoneveryoneofus.C.Theecologicaldevastationiscomingtoastopsoon.D.Thefutureofhumanscanbedeterminedaheadoftime.26.Thewordscarcityissimilarto____________.A.abundanceB.scarceC.lackD.accumulation27.Inthelastparagraphtheauthoristryingto____________.A.callonpeopletoworkhardtomaketheirfuturebetterB.encouragepeopletomakeeffortstoprotecttheenvironmentC.warnpeopleofthedangersofecologicaldevastationD.tellpeopletherightwaytoprotecttheenvironmentCOnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatm