1、 - 1 - What is so special about TOKNOW magazine? Well, it has no ads or promotions insideinstead it is jam-packed with serious ideas. TOKNOW makes complex ideas attractive and accessible to children, who can become involved in advanced concepts and even philosophy（哲学） and they will soon discover tha
2、t TOKNOW feels more like a club than just a magazine. Whats inside? Every month the magazine introduces a fresh new topic with articles, experiments and creative things to make the magazine also explores philosophy and wellbeing to make sure young readers have a balanced take on life. 哈师大青冈实验中学哈师大青冈
3、实验中学 2017201720182018 学年度第二学期开学初考试学年度第二学期开学初考试 高二英语试题高二英语试题 第一部分：第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4 40 0 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1 15 5 小题小题; ;每小题每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3 30 0 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。 A Inspiring young minds!Inspiring young minds! TOKNOW Magazine is a big hit in the world
4、of childrens publishing, bringing a unique combination of challenging ideas and good fun to young fans every month. Sounds too good to be true?Sounds too good to be true? Take a look onlineevidence shows that thousands of teachers and parents know a good thing when they see it and recommend TOKNOW t
5、o their friends. Happy BirtHappy Birthday All Year!hday All Year! What could be more fun than a gift that keeps coming through the letterbox every month? The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day. SUBSCRIBE NOWSUBSCRIBE NOW Annual SubscriptionAnnual Subscripti
6、on Europe 55 Rest of World 65 - 2 - Annual Subscription with Gift PackAnnual Subscription with Gift Pack Includes a Mammoth Map, a passport Puzzle Booklet, and Subscription Europe 60 Rest of World 70 Refund Policythe subscription can be cancelled within 28 days and you can get your money back. 1. Wh
7、y is TOKNOW a special magazine? A. It entertains young parents. B. It provides serious advertisements. C. It combines fun with complex concepts. D. It publishes popular science fictions. 2. How much should you pay if you make a 12-mouth subscription to TOKNOW with gift pack from China? A. 55. B. 60.
8、 C. 65. D. 70. 3. Subscribers of TOKNOW would get . A. full refund within 28 days B. free birthday presents C. membership of the TOKNOW club D. chances to meet the experts in person B B People smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different. Depending on differ
9、ent cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view: In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the United States smile a lot. Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communication shows being friend
10、ly in the United States. However， in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child fa
11、lls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite - 3 - laugh. When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding,
12、people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the
13、deepest emotions. However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends. 4. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except _, A. joy and happiness B. amusement C. embarrassment D. fear 5. People often smile at each other in the
14、United States because _. A. they are very happy B. they want to show they are friendly C. they want to hide their true feelings D. they want to avoid embarrassment 6. In China, seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to _. A. laugh at him B. avoid his own embarrassment C. avoid
15、 embarrassment and encourage the boy D. show his politeness 7. What is mainly talked about in the passage? A. People smile at times. B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cultures. C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people. D. The Chinese people often hid
16、e their true feelings. C C More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are drunk throughout the world each day, and its likely that many taste bitter. Now, a new study suggests that coffee fans can make their drink sweeter by changing the color of their cups. - 4 - Researchers from Oxford set out to prove
17、 whether the claim that coffee drunk from a white cup tastes bitter was true. They used 36 volunteers and three different colored cups-blue, white and transparent(透明的) glass- to examine the claim. In one experiment, the white cup increased the intensity (浓度) of the coffee taste relative to the trans
18、parent cup. Then, in a second experiment, coffee drunk from the white cup was found to taste less sweet when compared to the other colored cups, while the blue cup made the coffee taste the sweetest. The scientists believe that the color brown may be associated with bitterness, and coffee in a white
19、 cup appears the brownest. “Our study clearly shows that the color of a cup does influence our sense of the coffee taste,” leading author Dr George Doorn, wrote in an article for The Conversation. “The effect of the color of the cup on the taste of the coffee reported here suggests that cafe owners
20、should carefully consider the color of their cups,” he said, “The potential effects may spell the difference between a one-time purchase and a return customer.” Actually, the idea that color can change the food and drink taste came out many years ago. A study published last year reported that red, s
21、trawberry-flavored cake served on a white plate was rated as 10 percent sweeter than the same food presented on a black plate. 8. The passage is mainly about _. A. the popularity of sweet coffee B. an experiment made in Oxford C. the effect of cup color on coffees taste D. useful tips on how to make
22、 coffee 9. In which cup will coffee taste the sweetest? A. A white cup B. A blue cup C. A transparent cup D. A brown cup 10. Caf owners should consider their cups color in order to _. A. reduce the daily expenses B. show their taste in coffee C. appeal to more customers D. make their caf different 1
23、1. We learn from the passage that_. A. coffee in a white cup tastes sweeter than that in a transparent glass. B. over 2 billion cups of sweet coffee are drunk worldwide each year. - 5 - C. Dr. George Doorn wrote an article about making conversations. D. the idea that color could affect the taste of
24、drink is not new. D D Driverless technology will soon enter another major global industry: shipping. Several companies recently announced plans to launch self sailing ships to improve safety and efficiency. One of them is Norwegian chemical company Yara International. Yara has teamed up with another
25、 Norwegian company, Kongsberg, to build an autonomous(自动的) goods ship expected to launch next year. Kongsberg developed the ships electrical technology and autonomous control systems. The ship is fully electric to reduce air pollution. It is designed to carry goods containers normally transported by truck. This means the ship will also improve road safety by replacing abo
