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1、山西省芮城县2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 (本试题共150分,时间120分钟。答案一律写在答题卡上) 2019.1第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分60分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Coolest InventionsAn Oceans VacuumTheres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing.
2、 The way to clean it up now is to ca5tch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could
3、reduce the trash by 42 % over 10 years.Easy-On ShoesMatthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This yea
4、r, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $ 130.An Airport for Drones (无人机）As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will t
5、heir drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.1. Whats t
6、he advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?A. It can be put into wide use soon.B. It can grow year by year.C. It can tear plastic into pieces.D. It can be a money-saver.2. What do we know about Nike?A. It provides customer-friendly services. B. It is designing new shoes frequently.C. It offers free shoes to
7、the disabled.D. It responded to Matthews request passively.3. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”？A. Because there are too many drones.B. Because road travel there is rough.C. Because theyre easier to construct than roads.D. Because they are receptive to new technology.BWhenever we talk about hol
8、idays, my mother teases my sister and me about how we “make out like robbers.” She is referring to the fact that we are half Jewish and half Indian, so we receive gifts on both the festivals of lights: Hanukkah and Diwali. Though my mother teases us, I do not mind getting two sets of gifts!Hanukkah
9、is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month, which is usually sometime in December. On Hanukkah, like most Jewish families, we light a menorah(烛台) and say a prayer each night. We also say a special prayer on the first night. After that, it is a tradition for my sister and me to do hot and cold
10、 for our hidden Hanukkah gifts. When we walk towards the gift, our parents say hot and when we walk further away, they say cold. We each receive one present every night of Hanukkah. Another part I like about this holiday is seeing family members who we do not see often. My aunt usually stays for a f
11、ew days, and we sometimes visit other relatives.Diwali is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin (October/November). To celebrate Diwali, my family does a pooja(印度教的礼拜), or prayers, in honor of the goddess Lakshmi. Since she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, t
12、he pooja includes washing silver coins in milk and water. In India, people decorate their houses with lamps, similar to the way you might light up your house for Christmas. My family just places a few candles outside. We also set off firecrackers, which is my favorite part. We often do this activity
13、 with friends to add to the excitement.Both holidays have different histories and stories. We celebrate them in different ways, yet they both have the same meaning. They both translate into Festival of Lights, and they both mean family and presents for me!4. Why does the author receive gifts on both
14、 Hanukkah and Diwali?A. Because he lives in a rich family.B. Because he lives in two different countries.C. Because his parents like celebrating their different cultures.D. Because his parents like spending money buying gifts for them.5. What does the underlined phrase “hot and cold” in Paragraph 2
15、refer to?A. A kind of Hanukkah game. B. A kind of Hanukkah gift.C. A can of festival drink. D. A riddle written on lights.6. We can learn from the text that Hanukkah and Diwali _.A. share the same history and culture B. are celebrated by both Jews and IndiansC. are both related to the legend of ligh
16、ts D. encourage the families to do their prayers 7. What is the authors attitude towards Hanukkah and Diwali?A. She enjoys celebrating both of them. B. She does mind spending them.C. She likes Hanukkah better. D. She likes Diwali better. CAre you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to go to play
