2017-2018学年下学期期中考试试卷高二英语注意事项：本试卷满分120分，时间120分。

第I卷第一部分听力（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）ALake FOreSt HIgh SChOOl CIUbSEnVlrOnmental CIUbClUb members are PIOVlded Oppominities to IealiZe their goals Of environmental service. The majority Of PrOjeCtS are SnIdent-initiated. LaSt year 's activities include& die LFHS COUrtyard Garden upkeep, BIke to SChOOl Day With free COCOa and snacks, an 八eat IOCaΓ' IOOmIle dmner, recycling SOIUtiOnS for LFHS, beach CIeanUP tlιrough die Great LakeS AIlIalice. aιιd Earth Week Celebrations.Meetings: FirSt FrIday Of the month in ROOm 5 at 7： 00 a m.Adλ∙isor: MS IVlary Beth NaWOE ImlawOr@[fischoolsmaPeer TUtOnngSnIdeiltS VOiUnteer to help fellow SnIdentS In mψroλing their acadenuc and OrgalIIZatiOnal skills. SnIdentS nιtor LFHS aιιd middle SChOOl SnldentS On aιι IndIVldUally SChedUled basis. LFHS tutors must have PlOfiCienCy（精通）In the academic area m WhICh they WiSh to tutor, but middle SChOOl tutors OnIy need general academic proficiency.done On an individually SChedUled basis.Meetings: All Uitormg isrAdViSOIK MS Kathy O'Hara. kohm・a@lfschoolsmetYbUng IdeaYOImg Idea is LFHS's art and Iiterary r magazine. SnIdelItS Of all ages WhO IOVe Writmg and art are encouraged to become Part Of the StafF Of this award winning magazme. YOImg Idea encourages all SnldelltS to SUbnIit art and Ilteranlre WOrkS to the magazine, Whether they are a Part Of the Staff or not. FrOm SePtelIIber to February, YOlmg Idea meets On ThUrSdayS after SChOOl Iil the PUbIiC ROOm to discuss the PIeCeS that IIaVe been SlIbnIitted to the magazme aιιd PrOVlde feedback for the autrhors.Meetings: See abθΛβe explanation.Adviso匚MS DebbIe Zare, dzarg®%ChOOISSCOUt BUddIeSSCOUt BUddIeS is a friendship ClUb WlUCh helps build friendship among IndmdUaIS with and WitllOUt disabilities. ClUb members PartIClPate in a variety Of SOCial activities botlι WitlIIn the SChOOl and m the COininUIιity. ACtiVitieS IllClUde OrgamZmg holiday PartIeS in the SChOOL bowling、gomg to the monies, and eatmg OUt in IOCal restaurants.Meetings: MOnthIy meetmg dates VaIy but iιι ROOm 134.AdViSOC MS DOlma Lovitsch, dlovitsch@lfkchoolsnet21.WhiCh ClUb ρroλ4des IleIP for SnIdentS POOr iιι study?A.Peer Tutoring.B. Environmental Club.C. YOUngIdea.D. SCOUt Buddies.22.Whell is the Staff Of YOIaIg Idea most IIkely to meet?A.6:30 ρ.m., AUgUSt 11, ThlIrSdayB. 6:00 p.m., JanUary 5, TlIurSdayC. 7:30 a m., NOVember 17, TlIUrSdayD. 7:00 p.m., SePtellIber 23, Friday23.What is the requirement for SnIdentS to jom a CertaIn club?A.They are IeqUired to have a bike to JOIn EaVirOnmeIltaI Club.B.They need to be athletic to join SCOUt Buddies.C.They need to Win a Ilterary r award to jom YOUng Idea.D.They need to be academically PrOfiCient to jom Peer TUtOrlng.BLymg In die SUn on a rock, the COUgar （美豹）SaW Jeb and his SOn TOm before they SaW it. Jeb PUt his bag down quickly and PUiIed Iiisjacket OPen With both hands, nιakmg himself IOOk big to the COUgar It worked. The COUgar hesitated, Ieady to attack Jeb. but Ieady to forget the WhOle thing, too.Jeb Iet go OfhiS jacket, grasped TOm and held hιnι across his body, making a cross. NOW the COUgafS enemy IOOked even bigger, and It IOSe up, Ieady to InOVe away but Unfbmlnately TOm g,ot SCared and StnIggled free OfjOb-H TOnι, no? " ShOUted his fathe匚BUt TOm broke and ran and tħat,s tlιe IaSt thing you do WIth a cougar. The SeCOnd TOm broke Jeb tlιrew Iiiinself on the cougar, just as it jumped the IOCkTlley hit each Other In mid-air and botlι fell. The COUgar WaS On jeb In a flash, leaving TOm alone, WhiCll WaS W F hat Jeb wanted.COUgarS are not as big as most PeOPle think and a Jeterniined nιaιι StalldS a ChalICe, even WitIl just ħis fists. As. die COUgafS ClaWS （爪子）got into his Ieft ShOUlde匚Jeb SWUng his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The amnιal howled （吼【川） and PUt its head back. Jeb followed UP With IliS Other fist. Thell OUt Of the COnler OfhiS eye, Jeb SaW Tom. The boy WaS nιnnιng back to help his father.o Knιfe. TOmr ShOUted Jeb.The boy Ian to his fatlιers bag, While Jeb Started ShOUtlng as Well as hitting, to keep the COUgafS attention away from Tom. TOm got the kιιιfe and Ian over to Jeb. The COUgar WaS moving its head in and out, trying to find a Way through the WaIl Jeb WaS makmg OUt of ħis anus. TOm S^r Ung With the knife, into the cougar's back. It howled horribly and ran Off IntO the mountains.The WhOle fight had taken about thirty seconds.24.Why did Jeb PUIl IliS jacket OPen When he SaW the cougar?A.TO get ready to fight.B. TO friglιten it away.C. TO CahIl IlinlSelf down.D. TO PrOteCt his son.25.What Can We Iearn from the PaSSage about cougars?A.They always forget things.B. They dislike IOUd noises.C. They Iike to attack IUnnIng people.D. Tlley hesitate before attack.26.Jeb tried to hold the COlIgars attention by __________ .A.making a Wall With ħis armsB. SWmgillg ħis fists at the COUgars eyesC. tlιrowing ħiιnself On the COUgarD. keeping ShOUting aιιd hitting27.WIliCh Of the following WOrdS Can be IISed to describe Jeb?A.Smart but bad-tempered.B. LoVing and determmed.C. TOUgll and WanII- hearted.D. DetenIiiiled but hesitantCSOme PeOPle will do just about an>r tlιmg to SaVe money. Alld I am One Of them. Take my family's IaSt VaCatIOII- It WaS my six-year-old SoirS Winter break &om SChOOL and We Were headmg home from FOrt LaUderdale after a ^r eeklOng trip. The flight WaS overbooked、and Delta, die airline, Offered US $400 Per PerSon in CredItS to give UP OUr SeatS and IeaVe the IleXt day. I Ilad meetings In NeW YOrkf SO I IIad to get back. BUt that didn't mean my husband and my SOn COUldn t stay. I took my IUne-month∙old aιιd took OfF for home.Tlle IleXt day, my husband aιιd SOn Were Offered more CreditS to take an even Iater flιglιt. Yes, I encouraged—Okay Ordered一them to Wait at the airport, to fc eam,' more Delta Dollars. Ollr total take: S 1,600. NOt bad, huh?NOW SOme PeOPle may think Γm a bad mother aιιd not SUCh a great Wife either. BUt as a big-time bargain InmteE I know the "value Of a dollar. Alld these days, a good deal is Something few Of US Can afford to PaSS up.Γve made a IiVing IOOkIng for the best deals and exρosiιιg（揭金£）tħe WOrSt tricks. I have been the COnSUmer reporter Of NBC s TOday ShOW for OVeT a decade. I have written a COUPle Of books mcludmg One titled TnCkS Of die Trade: A COnSUmer SUrViVaI Guide. And I Ieally do What I believe in.高二英语试题第8页共8页I tell you this because there is no Shame In getting your money ,s worth. Γnι also Ughtfisted When It COmeS to shoes, ClOtlleS for my children, and expensive restaurants. BUt I WOUldIlt hesitate to SPend On a good haircut. It keeps its ShaPe Ionger aιιd it's the first t ħrng PeOPle notice. And I WiIl also SPend On a CIaSSiC PIeCe Of fτιπιιtτιre. QlIa 丘ty lasts.2& Why did DeIta give the author ，S family credits?29. What does the author do?30. What Can We Ieam about the author?31. What does the author Want to tell us?Many Of the WOrld ,s tallest buildings Will make you dizzy if you reached their top ・ BUt these grand buildings COUld SOOn IOOk Iike bungalows in COmPariSOn to a three-mile-high SkySCraPCr WhiCh it is Said COUld be built by 2062・The SkySCraPCr is the idea Of Arconic, a InaterialS SCienCe COnlPany based in NeW York, as Part Of its Iarger CamPaIgn Called "The Jetsons'' — a homage （致敬）to the 1962 cartoon, Set in 2062・ ArCOniC has imagined the SkySCraPCr Created USing InaterialS that are either in-development Or have already been brought to market, including SnlOg-Cating SIlrfaCeS and retractable （可伸缩的）balconies.Sherri McCleary. One Of ArCOnic ,s Chief InaterialS SCientiStS t SayS One Of the most exciting and immediate PrOjeCtS is ECOClean ・ a SPeCial COating that helps buildings Self-CIean and PUrify the SUrrOUnding air. It WaS first released in 2011 and OfferS a number Of benefits OVer traditional glass WindOwS ・ The functional COating PrOVideS beauty and a benefit to the SUrrOUnding environment by reducing the COntent Of POllUtantS around it.ECOClean USeS a mix Of chemicals, WhiCh USe both Iight and Water VaPOUr （蒸汽）to PrOduCe atoms known as free radicals ・ TheSe free radicals draw in POllUtantS in the air, breaking them down before they fall Off the Side Of the building.AnOther innovation （仓IJ 新）is in the WindOwS themselves, WhiCh ArCOniC also hopes COUld be a Part Of the three-mile-high tower. The new design is Caned BlOOmfranlC ・ Essentially, it ,s a motorized WindOW that ChangeS into an all-glass balcony in Under a minute ・ ThC firm has already ShOWCaSed the BIOOmframe technology at SeVeral trade shows, and hopes it Will become available to buy in the near future.A. They took a Iater flight.B. They had early bookings.C. TheIr flight had been delayed.D. TlleIr flight had been CanCeIled.A. She's a teacher.B. She's a housewife.C. She's a media person.D. She s a businesswoman.A. She Iarely misses a good deal.B. She SeldOm makes a COmPrOlluse.C. She is Very StrICt Witll Iler ChIldren-D. She is Hiterested m CheaP products.A. HOw to expose bad tricks.B. HOW to IeSen ∙ e airline seats.C. HOW to SPend money wisely.D. HOW to make a business deal.Fitting iιι WitIl fc Tlie Jetsons'' theme, the firm is also WOrkmg On flying cars, featuring UItra-IightWCight Car bodies and airplane WingS. In the meantime, it COntinUeS WOrking to PUSh the IimitS Of What modern-day SkySCraPerS Can IOOk Iike and do. ThankS to 3D Printing, MCCleary SayS many -structures that aren't CUrrently feasible （可行的）COUId WitIIStand hιglι WilldS aιιd IUUqUe climates. "Were IOOkIng at ImPK）VlIlg materials that Can be 3D-printed to give InOre and more OPtIOnS to designers and architects/' She says.32.What Can We IeanI about the skyscraper?A. 11 is now in-development.B. 11 has many futuristic features・C. It WaS first PUt forward in 1962.D. It Will be the tallest building in 2062.33.What is ECOClean SUPPOSed to achieve?A. A tidier COating・B. A quieter environment.C. A Cleaner building SUrrOUnded by Cleaner air.D. A InOre beautiful VieW through glass WindOWS・34.What does ParagraPh 4 Inainly talk about?B. HOW We Can avoid POllUtiOn・A. HoW ECOCIean WOrkSeC. What free radicals are・D. Where ECOClean COmeS from.35.WhiCh Of the following may require BIOOmfranle technology?A. Flying CarS.B. BalCOny WalIS・C. AirPlane wings.D. Changeable windows.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岀能填入空白处的最佳选项。