河北省武邑中学2017-2018学年高二上学期英语试题15 含答案 精品

河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高二寒假作业

英语学科（第15期） 完成时间 正月初十二 命制人： 审查人：

班级_________ 学生姓名_____________ 家长签字________________ 第二部分 阅读理解 第一节 篇章阅读

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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

（A）

In most towns today, you can see adolescents standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters．The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on．It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back．

Many adolescents like electronic games so much that they can’t stop playing．They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked “fire”．They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure．They play and play so that the pains have no chance to cure properly．The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: The muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed and swollen that they press against the bones．This condition is what doctors now call “Space Warrior’s Wrist”．

Other strange aches and pains are also likely to affect the elbows and shoulders． Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl which was recently reported in the British Medical Journal．She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day．Her father repaired game machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked．One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost her consciousness and fell to the floor．

Doctors who examined her found that she was suffering from an unusual illness caused by

lights flashing at a particular frequency．

21．“Space Warrior’s Wrist” is caused by ______．

A．constantly pressing the buttons B．rapidly moving across the screen C．tightly holding the joystick controls wrist

22．The case of a 17-year-old girl was given by the writer in Paragraph 4 to ______． A．support the idea that he put forward in Paragraph 3 B．show sympathy for the girl because of her unusual illness C．further illustrate the bad consequence of playing electronic games D．express his concern about young people’s poor health

23．From the passage, we can conclude that playing electronic games is ______． A．enjoyable and helpful B．exciting but harmful C．interesting and striking D．alarming but amusing

（B）

When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States. 24. A good title for this passage would be .

A. A Sick Baker B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

D．inflamed and swollen muscles of the

C. An Old-fashioned Baker D. How to Overcome Allergy 25. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he . A. suffered from allergy to flour B. didn’t like the job

C. wanted to make more money D. wanted to form his own company 26. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, . A. he founded Arnold Bakery B. he tried a new method of baking

C. he helped the company improve their production D. he became successful in his business

27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven. B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour. C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price. D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

28. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was . A. determined B. brave C. unusual D. unhealthy

（C）

Copenhagen has been the capital of Denmark for 600 years and is also the largest city in Scandinavia，but it hasn’t let these high-ranking facts go to its urban head — the city remains a low-level approach to the modernization．From the harbor you can get a feel for the attractive “city of green spires（尖塔）”．In cloudy weather, the copper-covered spires of old castles and churches lend the city a dreamlike atmosphere．You’ll think you’ve stepped into a watercolor painting．

Architecturally, Copenhagen has more than its share of interesting sights, from the palace of Christiansborg Slot to the scenic tower of Vor Frelsers Kirke．The Danish capital pretty much covers all the needs of the international visitors, and does it in a typical Scandinavian way．

Copenhagen got its name from the word kbenhavn, which means “merchants’ harbor”．It grew in size and importance because of its position on the body of water between Denmark and Sweden, guarding the entrance to the Baltic．

From its humble beginnings, Copenhagen has become the largest city in Scandinavia, home to 1．5 million people．It’s the seat of one of the oldest kingdoms in the world．

Over the centuries, Copenhagen has suffered more than its share of disasters．In the 17th century the Swedes repeatedly besieged it, and in the 18th century it suffered the plague and two destructive fires．Its last major disaster occurred in 1940 when the Nazis invaded Denmark and seized it until 1945 when the British army moved in again, this time as liberators．

Copenhagen still has some of the characteristics of a village．If you forget the suburbs, you can cover most of the central belt on foot, making it a great place to visit．

29．Which aspect about the city in Paragraph 1 is the most impressive according to the writer? A．Its large size． B．Its beautiful sight． C．Its modernization． D．Its cloudy weather． 30．Which of the following topics are mentioned in the passage?

①population ②history ③agriculture ④architecture

⑤tradition

A．①②⑤ B．②③④ C．③④⑤ D．①②④ 31．The underlined word “besieged” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_________”． A．helped and rescued B．built up good relations with C．signed agreements with

D．surrounded and attacked

32．Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A．The architecture in Copenhagen is the representative of its modernization． B．Copenhagen has a long history and was ever the largest city in the world．

C．Copenhagen attracts lots of international visitors because of its typical characteristic． D．Copenhagen was ever possessed by several countries including Britain．

（D）

The production of coffee beans is a huge, profitable business, but, unfortunately, full-sun production is taking over the industry and bringing about a lot of damage．The change in how coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very existence of certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world’s ecological balance．