2017-2018学年辽宁省大连市庄河高中高二（下）开学英语试卷

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．

• 1．VOLUNTEER
  Elephant Conservation Project in Sri Lanka
  Volunteer to save elephants and villagers' livelihoods by helping to resolve human-elephant conflicts in the Wasgamuwn Region，a vast and diverse wilderness area in North Central Sri Lanka．Work alongside scientists and conservationists to save Sri Lanka's unique biodiversity while helping local communities．
  How You Will Make a Difference
  ---Participate in daily ecological research on elephants
  ---Observe and assess human-elephant interactions and conflicts
  ---Conduct local biodiversity surveys，including activities such as bird identification，butterfly observation，animal behavior recording，and leopard or elephant tracking
  ---Work with local communities to teach environmental awareness & sustainability
  ---Help to monitor and evaluate innovative landscape management systems designed to cut down communities economically from elephant raids and to minimize such raids．
  ---Identify rural livelihoods that adversely impact the environment and contribute to human-wildlife conflicts
  Skill Needed/Experience
  Volunteers are not required to have previous wildlife skills，and this program is proper for people that love the outdoors，wildlife，experiencing different cultures，and learning new things．During the program you will be trained data，basic tacking and identification skills，how to take photos of elephants，how to record physical characteristic of elephants and basics infield safety training
  Detailed Location Information
  --Be 18 year of age or older
  --Be willing to engage in manual labord in valuable skills by the on-staff team．You will learn how to use a GPS unit，take and input field
  -- Good physical fitness for outdoor work in a tropical climate
  
  （1）What can volunteers do in Sri Lanka？

  
  A．Protecting local communities from elephant attack
  B．Judging the conflicts between humans and elephants
  C．Managing landscapes for the economy of communities
  D．Doing some surveys about the number of elephants
  （2）What will volunteers experience in the program？

  
  A．Teaching the local people the use of GPS
  B．Examining the physical features of elephants
  C．Learning the skills of tracking elephants
  D．Ensuring the safety of elephants in the field
  （3）What is the qualification of volunteers？

  
  A．They should prepare to do physical work
  B．They help elephants do manual work
  C．They have a good command of wildlife skills
  D．They feel good about working in burning sunshine
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• 2．Planetary changes which will have an influence on many are drawing near because of the poor ecological state of the planet．Actually change has already begun through climate changes，but most humans haven't noticed this yet．Climate change has begun to influence the world already and will begin to worsen within the next few years．Around 2020 most people will begin to see that the results of climate change will be far more serious than now understood．
  As the planet is under big geological stresses，which are continuously increasing，it will in the future no longer be able to support its population．Scarcity of resources，over-farming，lack of clean air，not enough clean drinking water and drought are some of the issues that will all play a much greater role in the near future．
  Humans have caused large ecological devastation．The lifestyles of many people are improving at a fast speed；however，this will finally result in a lack of some precious resources．When this scarcity begins to happen，people will no longer be able to have sustainable lifestyles．
  It's important to understand that everyone plays a role in the whole process of life．Each person's decision can finally affect the future．These decisions，all combined，can have good effect on what the future will be like for humans．So the future depends on the choices we make at the present moment．
  While more and more people are becoming aware of climate change and other environmental problems related to global warming，not all are fully understanding how far-reaching its effects will be．Unfortunately，most of the humans are aware that the planet isn't functioning well，but they don't understand that this is creating a major problem for the future survival of humans．
  So，every person should make the necessary changes to reduce their influence on the environment and help create a more sustainable future．
  
  （1）Which is the best title for the text？

  
  A．The Causes of Planetary Changes
  B．The Influence of Ecological Devastation
  C．Environmental Damage and the Human Future
  D．The Ways of Building a Sustainable Future
  （2）What opinion does the author most probably hold？

  
  A．Humans shouldn't try to improve their lifestyles．
  B．The future we'll have depends on every one of us．
  C．The ecological devastation is coming to a stop soon．
  D．The future of humans can be determined ahead of time．
  （3）The word Scarcity is similar to

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  A．abundance
  B．scarce
  C．lack
  D．accumulation
  （4）In the last paragraph the author is trying to

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  A．call on people to work hard to make their future better
  B．encourage people to make efforts to protect the environment
  C．warn people of the dangers of ecological devastation
  D．tell people the right way to protect the environment
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• 3．One day when I was 12，my mother gave me an order：I was to walk to the public library，and borrow at least one book for the summer．This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem inability to read．
  In the library，I found my way into the "Children's Room．" I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random．The cover of a book caught my eye．It presented a picture of a beagle．I had recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child．He was my secret share，but one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him．I never forgot my beagle．
  There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog．I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover．My eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with a Plan．Unknowingly，I had read the title．Without opening the book，I borrowed it from the library for the summer．
  Under the shade of a bush，I started to read about Amos．I read very，very slowly with difficulty．Though pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home．That dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the book．At the end of the story，my mind continued the final scene of reunion，on and on，until my own lost dog and I were，in my mind，running together．
  My mother's call returned me to the real world．I suddenly realized something：I had read a book and I had loved reading that book．Everyone knew I could not read．But I had read it．Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them．
  I never told my mother about my "miraculous" （奇迹般地） experience that summer，but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year And years later，she was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，articles，poetry and fiction．The power of the words has held．
  
  （1）The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order to

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  A．encourage him to do more walking
  B．let him spend a meaningful summer
  C．help cure him of his reading problem
  D．make him learn more about weapons
  （2）The book caught the authors eye because

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  A．it reminded him of his own dog
  B．he found its title easy to understand
  C．it contained pretty pictures of animals
  D．he liked children's stories very much
  （3）Why could the author manage to read the book through？

  
  A．He was forced by his mother to read it．
  B．He identified with the story in the book．
  C．The book told the story of his pet dog．
  D．The happy ending of the story attracted him．
  （4）Which one could be the best title of the passage？

  
  A．The Charm of a Book
  B．Mum's Strict Order
  C．Reunion with My Beagle
  D．My Passion for Reading
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第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
  注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
  This morning I was about to leave for school while suddenly I heard my name calling．It was mother．"John，put on more clothes，and you will catch a cold．""I don't think it is cold today，"I said impatient，and ran away before she can say a word．Seating in front of the classroom，I was listening to my teacher carefully．However，it was not yet nine o'clock when it was started to snow．I began to shake with cold．After all，a thin jacket is poor protection of the cold weather．I caught a bad cold．I wished I has followed mother's advice．
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第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假如你是李华，你的英国好友Peter对中国文化很感兴趣，给你发来邮件了解有关中国京剧的事情．请你给他回封邮件，简要介绍京剧并邀请他来中国观看京剧表演．
  内容要点如下：
  写信的目的；
  介绍京剧：
  （1）200多年历史；
  （2）国粹；
  （3）不同脸谱代表不同角色；
  （4）通过唱、跳及动作展示历史故事．
  注意：
  1．词数100左右；
  2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
  3．首句已给出，不计入总词数．
  参考词汇：精粹，精髓quintessence，京剧Beijing Opera
  Dear Peter，
  

  
  Yours truly，
  Li Hua
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