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2017
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2018
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年度下学期省六校协作体高二联合考试
英语试题
命题学校：凤城一中
命题人：高二英语组
校对人：高二英语组
第
I
卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分<
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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，
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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
Life in space will certainly take some
getting used to! But the space station has been
designed to
keep the astronauts as
comfortable as possible
—
the
modules(
舱
) are roomy
< br>，
bright
，
and
kept at a
constant 21°C. It’s important
the crew members are comfortable because they’ll
be busy aboard
the station. In a
typical workday
，
crew members
will spend 14 hours working and exercising, 1.5
hours preparing and eating
meals
，
and 8.5 hours
sleeping. Here are some other fun facts about life
aboard the
station
：
Food
Come mealtime, astronauts will have a
special dining kitchen. Space food just keeps
getting
better
—
and more
like food we enjoy here on Earth. In early space
missions, astronauts could eat
only
freeze-
dried food that didn’t require
any preparation. But the space station is equipped
with
water, microwave ovens, and
refrigerat
ors, allowing the folks on
board to eat more ―normal‖ types
of
food, including fruit, vegetables, and ice cream!
Sleep
Each crew member has a
private room. With no gravity, they’ll need to tie
themselves to their
beds, or they will
float away
！
That might sound
like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts from
past space missions report that
sleeping in space is actually pretty great!
Exercise
You might not think it, but
exercise is even more important on the station
than it is on Earth.
There is not
muc
h gravity in space. Astronauts don’t
stand up, sit down or walk in space, so their
muscles and bones don’t have to work
much—
and this muscle and bone loss can
be dangerous
back on Earth. To fight
this, astronauts on the station will exercise on
bikes, rowing machines, and
other
equipment about two hours every day.
Clothing
Astronauts
will
have
to
wear
special
space
suits
while
traveling
aboard
the
U.S.
shuttle
or
Russian rockets. But once
they’re safe inside the space station
,
crew members can wear regular
clothing.
Of course, a specially designed pressurized space
suit is required for space walks. It has
to bear flying pieces and protect the
astronauts from dramatic temperature changes. It
can range
from -84 °
C in the
shadow of the station to 121°
C in the
hot sun.
Personal Cleanliness
Simple
tasks
like
brushing
your
teeth
can
be
challenging
in
a
weightless
environment.
A
little
water
doesn’t
flow
in
a
stream.
Astronauts
will
use
a
freshwater
hose(
软管
)
to
take
showers,
shampoo
，
and wash
off
—
then a second vacuum
hose to suction(
吸
) off the
dirty water. And how
do you go to the
bathroom in space?
With a special ―air
toilet‖ that uses flowing air instead of
water to get rid of waste.
21. The text is mainly about
___________
A.
ways to get used to life in space
B.
fun facts about life in space
C.
temperature
changes in space
D.
a typical workday in space
22. What do we know about space food
from the text?
A.
Astronauts could eat apples in space in
the past
B.
Astronauts eat only fruit, vegetables
and ice cream now.
C.
Space food is getting better now than
before.
D.
Fresh
food isn’t available to astronauts in
space.
23. Why is exercise
more important in space than on Earth?
A. Because it
can make astronauts feel relaxed in space.
B.
Because it can help astronauts spend their spare
time happily.
C. Because a
stronauts’ lives
are more important in space than on
Earth.
D. Because it can prevent
astronauts from causing muscle and bone loss.
24. What can be learned from the
paragraph ―Clothing‖
?
B
It's
3
o'clock
and
you've
been
hard
at
work.
As
you
sit
at
your
desk,
a
strong
desire
for
chocolate
overcomes
you.
You
try
to
busy
yourself
to
make
it
go
away.
But
it
doesn't.
Here
is
another situation.
Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing
you want to eat is a big bowl of
chicken soup, like your mom used to
make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings
are a
strong desire for a specific type
of food. And they are normal.
Scientists
at
the
website
How
Stuff
Works
compare
hunger
and
cravings
this
way.
Hunger
is
a
fairly simple connection
between the stomach and the brain. They even call
it simply ―stomach
hunger.‖ When our
stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a
hormone (
荷尔蒙
) sends a
message to one part of the brain for
more food, which regulates our most basic body
functions
such as thirst, hunger and
sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start
the appetite and you
eat. Hunger is a
function of survival.
A
craving
is
more
complex.
It
activates
(
使活跃
)
brain
areas
related
to
emotion,
memory
and
reward. These are the
same areas of the brain activated during drug-
craving studies. Because of
this,
some scientists call food cravings
―mind hunger.‖ People often crave foods that are
high in fat
and
sugar.
Foods
that
are
high
in
fat
or
high
in
sugar
produce
chemicals
in
the
brain.
These
chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.
In
a
2007
study,
researchers
at
Cambridge
University
found
that
―dieting
or
restricted
eating
generally increases the possibility of
food craving.‖ So, the more you deny yourself a
fo
od that
you want, the more
you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit
different. They found that eating no
food at all for a short period of time
lessened food cravings.
So,
the
next
time
you
crave
something
very
special,
know
that
your
brain
may
be
more
to
blame than your stomach.
A. The temperature is quite different
in different places in space.
B.
Astronauts wear pressurized space suits just to
keep warm.
C. Astronauts must wear
special space suits all the time in space.
D. Astronauts can wear regular clothing
for space walks now.
25. The author
describes two situations in the first paragraph to
_______.
A. remind readers of their
own special food.
B. deepen
the understanding of hunger.
C. report
the discovery of craving study.
D.
introduce the topic of the whole passage.
26. What do we learn about food
craving?
A. It shows food is linked
to feelings.
B. It ensures a person
survives hunger.
C. It means the
stomach functions well.
D. It proves
the brain decides your appetite.
27.
What's the likely result of dieting?
A.
The decrease of chemicals.
B. The increase of food desire.
C. The refusal of fat and sugar.
D. The disappearance of appetite.
28.
In which column of a newspaper can you see this
passage?
A.
Education
C.
Science
B. Entertainment
D. Economy
C
NASA might be famous for
sending rockets up to space quickly. But it will
be more famous
for making your next
holiday come more quickly.
The
space
agency
is
working
on
a
new
plane,
which
could
solve
the
problems
of
supersonic(
超音速的
)
flight and vastly increase the speed of journeys
abroad. If successful, the
plane would
be able to fly between New York and London in just
three hours. And it would reduce
the
time spent flying other journeys by a half, since
it could be used more broadly. Until now, the
problem with such planes has been the
sonic boom(
声爆
), made famous
by the original
Concorde
（协和客机）
. That happens
when a plane reaches supersonic speeds.
It
is
a
thunderous
noise
that
upsets
people
on
the
ground
—
disturbing
animals
and
even
causing
physical problems to materials and houses
underneath. It was that effect that led Congress
to ban such planes from being used over
the US land, a decision that in turn was
responsible for
Concorde's failing to
be commercially used.
In view of the problem, the space
agency has developed a new technology and tried it
out in
wind tunnels, and now believes
that it could be put to commercial use. That plane
will fly as high
as 55,000
feet
—
far higher than normal
planes
—
and make a sound of
only 60 decibels. That's far
less
than
90
decibels
thrown
out
by
normal
planes,
and
is
roughly
in
line
with
a
car
on
the
motorway or a busy
restaurant.
―As
long
as
we
can
get
endorsement
from
the
general
public,
the
plane
will
probably
be
something
that's
acceptable,‖
said
Peter
Coen,
project
manager
for
NASA's
commercial
supersonic
research
team,
in
a
new
Bloomberg
r
eport.
―If
we
get
approved,
we
will
have
the
full-
sized
version of the plane tried out and the plane will
be put into use.‖
29. Why does
the author mention Concorde?
A.
To suggest the rapid development of planes in the
USA.
B. To make us know the negative
effect of the sonic booms better.
C. To
introduce how a commercial plane is designed.
D. To show us that Concorde finally
failed to be commercially used.
30.
What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. The basic data of the new plane.
B. The working principle of the new
plane.
C. The problems of the new
plane.
D. The potential market of the
new plane.
31.
What does the
underlined word ―endorsement‖ in paragraph 5 mean?
A. response
C. investment
B. commitment
D. agreement
32. Why does
the author write the passage?
A.
Because he wants to inform people of NASA's new
plane.
B. Because he wants to prove the
disadvantages of supersonic flight.
D
Of all natural disasters, forest fires
are often considered the most frightening. Moving
at lightning
speed, huge walls of
flames can burn acres of land in just a few
minutes. And although technology,
including the use of fire-retardant
chemicals, has greatly helped the fight against
forest fires, they
C. Because he wants
to explain why speed matters in supersonic flight.
D. Because he wants to clarify some
misunderstandings about commercial planes.
still do great damage.
According to the National Interagency
Fire Center, the fire season last year was the
worst on
record in terms of the number
of fires and acres burned. There were 96. 385
fires and 9.873429
acres affected by
fire in a year that was 125% more destructive than
the10-year average. These
fires cost
the federal government $$1.5 billion to fight, and
this figure does not include the money
spent by local and state governments as
part of the effort.
Fires
in
the
southern
states
represented
half
of
the
national
total
last
year,
with
Texas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to a
usually high amount of activity. Wildfire has also
taken
place in Western states such as
California, Colorado and Alaska throughout the
past 10 years.
It is
said that two-thirds of forest fires are started
accidentally by people. Almost one quarter
are purposely set, while lighting
causes 10%.
Forest
fires
can
have
advantageous
effects.
Charcoal(
木炭
)
enriches
soil
and
some
plant
species
grow
well
after
fire.
The
cones
of
the
jack
pine
tree,
for example,
will
not spread
their
seeds unless there is heat. Douglas fir
trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire.
33. Forest fires are considered to be
the most frightening because____
A.
fire-retardant chemicals can't be made use of
B. huge walls of flames can burn acres
of land
C. they make the greatest loss
of all disasters
D. they spread too
fast and do great damage
34. Almost 25%
forest fires are set_____.
A. unexpectedly
C. on purpose
B. by lighting
D. naturally
35.
What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The advantages of forest fires.
B. The usage of charcoals.
C. Pine
trees need fires. D.
Fires destroy all plants but two.
第二节（共
5
小题，每小题
2
分，满分
10
分）
根据短文内容，
从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，
选项中有两项为多余选项。
There is
an old Spanish Proverb which states, ―Tomorrow is
often the busiest day of the week‖.
36
I'd say, too many. Our
dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go
for them now!
Here's why.