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 ClubsEnvironmental ClubClub members are provided opportunities to realize their goals of environmental service. The major ity of projects are student-initiated. Last year’s activities included: the LFHS Courtyard Garden upkeep, Bike to School Day with free cocoa and snacks, an “eat local” 100mile dinner, recycling solutions for LFHS, beach cleanup through the Great Lakes Alliance, and Earth Week celebrations.Meetings: First Friday of the month in Room 5 at 7：00 a.m.Advisor: Ms Mary Beth Nawor, mnawor@Peer TutoringStudents volunteer to help fellow students in improving their academic and organizational skills. Students tutor LFHS and middle school students on an individually scheduled basis. LFHS tutors must have proficiency(精通) in the academic area in which they wish to tutor, but middle school tutors only need general academic proficiency.Meetings: All tutoring is done on an individually scheduled basis.Advisor: Ms Kathy O’Hara, kohara@Young IdeaYoung Idea is LFHS’s art and literary magazine. Students of all ages who love writing and art are encouraged to become part of the staff of this award winning magazine. Young Idea encourages all students to submit art and literature works to the magazine, whether they are a part of the staff or not. From September to February, Young Idea meets on Thursdays after school in the Public Room to discuss the pieces that have been submitted to the magazine and provide feedback for the authors.Meetings: See above explanation.Advisor: Ms Debbie Zare, dzare@Scout BuddiesScout Buddies is a friendship club which helps build friendship among individuals with and without disabilities. Club members participate in a variety of social activities both within the school and in the community. Activities include organizing holiday parties in the school, bowling, going to the movies, and eating out in local restaurants.Meetings: Monthly meeting dates vary, but in Room 134.Advisor: Ms Donna Lovitsch, dlovitsch@21. Which club provides help for students poor in study?A. Peer Tutoring.B. Environmental Club.C. Young Idea.D. Scout Buddies.22. When is the staff of Young Idea most likely to meet?A. 6:30 p.m., August 11, ThursdayB. 6:00 p.m., January 5, ThursdayC. 7:30 a.m., November 17, ThursdayD. 7:00 p.m., September 23, Friday23. What is the requirement for students to join a certain club?A. They are required to have a bike to join Environmental Club.B. They need to be athletic to join Scout Buddies.C. They need to win a literary award to join Young Idea.D. They need to be academically proficient to join Peer Tutoring.BLying in the sun on a rock, the cougar（美洲豹）saw Jeb and his son Tom before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar's enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom g ot scared and struggled free of job."Tom, no! " shouted his father.But Tom broke and ran and that's the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock.They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on jeb in a flash, leaving Tom alone, which was what Jeb wanted.Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar's claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his f ist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father."Knife, Tom," shouted Jeb.The boy ran to his father's bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar's attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung 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 pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?A. To get ready to fight.B. To frighten it away.C. To calm himself down.D. To protect his son.25. What can we learn from the passage about cougars?A. They always forget things.B. They dislike loud noises.C. They like to attack running people.D. They hesitate before attack.26. Jeb tried to hold the cougar's attention by .A. making a wall with his armsB. swinging his fists at the cougar's eyesC. throwing himself on the cougarD. keeping shouting and hitting27. Which of the following words can be used to describe Jeb?A. Smart but bad-tempered.B. Loving and determined.C. Tough and warm- hearted.D. Determined but hesitantCSome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break from school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait at the airport, to “earn” more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I'm also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.28. Why did Delta give the author’s family credits?A. They took a later flight.B. They had early bookings.C. Their flight had been delayed.D. Their flight had been cancelled.29. What does the author do?A. She’s a teacher.B. She’s a housewife.C. She’s a media person.D. She’s a businesswoman.30. What can we learn about the author?A. She rarely misses a good deal.B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her children.D. She is interested in cheap products.31. What does the author want to tell us?A. How to expose bad tricks.B. How to reserve airline seats.C. How to spend money wisely.D. How to make a business deal.DMany of the world's tallest buildings will make you dizzy if you reached their top. But these grand buildings could soon look like bungalows in comparison to a three-mile-high skyscraper which it is said could be built by 2062.The skyscraper is the idea of Arconic, a materials science company based in New York, as part of its larger campaign called “The Jetsons” —a homage (致敬) to the 1962 cartoon, set in 2062. Arconic has imagined the skyscraper created using materials that are either in-development or have already been brought to market, including smog-eating surfaces and retractable (可伸缩的) balconies.Sherri McCleary, one of Arconic's chief materials scientists, says one of the most exciting and immediate projects is EcoClean, a special coating that helps buildings self-clean 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 light 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 (创新) is in the windows themselves, which Arconic also hopes could be a part of the three-mile-high tower. The new design is called Bloomframe. Essentially, it's a motorized window that changes into anall-glass balcony in under a minute. The firm has already showcased the Bloomframe technology at several trade shows, and hopes it will become available to buy in the near future.Fitting in with “The Jetsons” theme, the firm is also working on flying cars, featuring ultra-lightweight car bodies and airplane wings. In the meantime, it continues working to push the limits of what modern-day skyscrapers can look like and do. Thanks to 3D printing, McCleary says many structures that aren't currently feasible (可行的) could withstand high winds and unique climates. “We're looking at improving materials that can be 3D-printed to give more and more options to designers and architects,” she says.32. What can we learn about the skyscraper?A. It is now in-development.B. It 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 more beautiful view through glass windows.34. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. How EcoClean works.B. How we can avoid pollution.C. What free radicals are.D. Where EcoClean comes from.35. Which of the following may require Bloomframe technology?A. Flying cars.B. Balcony walls.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出能填入空白处的最佳选项。