B卷满分50分
I. 选词填空 (共7小题; 每小题2分, 满分14分)
用方框中单词或短语的适当形式完成下列句子，每个单词或短语只能使用一次。
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1. How did you ___________ the good idea which helped us recycle some used materials? 2. With the important exam around the corner, the students are full of ___________, which makes them unable to concentrate.
3. It is natural for children to seek _________ from parents when they are ill. 4. Tu Youyou contributed most of her time to the research, and eventually her efforts
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5. Charles Dickens has gained worldwide admiration due to his ___________ to writing and the achievements he made.
6. We were all impressed by the professor’s ______________lecture and determined to achieve our goal.
7. Jim made no ____________ to my suggestion, which made me annoyed.
II. 阅读表达(共4小题; 每小题2分, 满分8分)
阅读下面的短文和问题，根据短文内容，在相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
There is nothing worse than fumbling around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So it's good to know that new technology is making cash, banknotes and coins a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society.
Today, many of us already use credit and debit cards so there's no need to carry around huge amount of cash. And now it's possible to usetap-and-go cards which are regular bankcards
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but with a built-in chip and antenna. The card reader sends out a radio frequency and, when you bring the card close to the reader, the antenna picks up the signal to make the payment.
Paying this way or spending on“plastic”—an informal name for a credit card - can put you at risk of fraud. Criminals try to steal cards, or the informationon them, to make purchases online or in shops. However, contactless payment is capped—in the UK the limit is ￡30. And, if someone does go on a spending spree(疯狂采购) with your card, your bank covers you against the loss—something that wouldn't happen if your banknotes were stolen. Also, the introduction of chip and PIN technology has led to a drop in fraud and has even been helping businesses by cutting the time people spend in shops.
But, if getting your bankcard out seems like too much trouble, there's now a solution using wearable tech—that's clothing and accessories that include computer and electronic technologies. Kenneth Cukier, economist and technology expert, says \people who are incredibly lazy who don't want to take their card out of their wallet, or use their phone, or use their watch. People are going to be making more purchases more of the time—particularly for small-valued goods.\
And, although our mobile phones are another way of making payments,when this is inconvenient you can use the fingo-pay system which \the surface of your finger.\The trick is remembering which finger you registered with—that's when good old-fashioned cash might save the day! What do you prefer to use when you buy something?
1.fumble:try to find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful 2.fraud: the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally 3.accessory:something such as a bag, belt, jewellery etc. that you wear with clothes
1. What is making cash, banknotes and coins a thing of past? (不多于2个单词)
______________________________________________________________________ 2. How does the antenna in thebankcards work? (不多于4个单词)
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______________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the underlined word capped (Para 3) mean? (不多于1个单词)
______________________________________________________________________ 4.What is the passage mainly about?(不多于2个单词)
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III. 阅读理解 (共4小题; 每小题2分, 满分8分)
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Are You a Mosquito Magnet?
No offence to you, but scientists have found that mosquitoes may find your feet as attractive as Limburger cheese. If that’s you, don’t worry—it doesn’t mean you’re not washing them enough. Mosquitoes are simply attracted by certain DNA.
A UK research team recently investigated the genetic role in mosquito attraction by testing the bite appeal of 18 identical (looking the same) and 19 fraternal (looking different) pairs of female twins. In a series of tests, 20 hungry mosquitoes were released into the end of a Y-shaped tube and allowed to choose whether to follow their noses left or right. Down either path was one twin’s hand, releasing its delicious natural smells but protected from bites behind a mesh screen. After testing all 37 twin pairs, scientists found that the identical twins had consistently more similar attraction scores than the fraternal ones did—specifically, 67 per cent of a person’s insect appeal had to do with her genes.
So what’s the deal: does DNA smell bad? Thankfully, no. But specific DNA does attract unique species of microbacteria to your body—and those are what mosquitoes just can’t resist.
Each of us, right now, is covered with about 100 trillion microbes, outnumbering our human DNA ten to one. Also scientists believe we share only a small number of these microbial species with one another, making our “microbiome”—the world of bacteria living in and on us – unique, just like our fingerprints. In addition to producing many of the vitamins
and chemicals in our blood, our microbiome is thought to be responsible for most of our distinct smells as well.
Different mosquitoes prefer different smells from different parts of the body – that’s why Anopheles gambiae, known for spreading malaria (疟疾) prefers biting hands and feet, while others go right for the armpits or groin. And those smells come from chemicals produced by our microbiomes.
So the next time a group of hungry mosquitoes swarms your cousin but leaves you bite-free, thank your DNA for the world of microscopic creatures on your skin that produce just the right smell to send the bloodsuckers reeling.
The following are several ways to make your microbiome less mosquito friendly. Mask it with spray: Choose a non-poisonous all natural anti-mosquito spray. Cover it with body armour: Get extra protection from clothing made of anti-mosquito material.
Keep it dry: Mosquitoes love carbon dioxide and heat—your body sends out more of each when you exercise.
1. The UK research team carried out the test in order to find out ________. A. whether people’s mosquito appeal is related to genes B. whether a mesh screen can protect people from mosquito bites
C. whether 67 per cent of a person’s insect appeal had to do with genes D. whether identical and fraternal twins have similar mosquito attraction 2. What does the underlined word those in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Mosquitoes. B. Human bodies. C. Smells of DNAs.
D. Species of microbacteria.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is a characteristic of microbiome? A. It decides whether we are attractive to insects. B. It produces most vitamins and chemicals in our blood. C. It is like our fingerprints, carrying a world of bacteria.
D. It is thought to be responsible for all of our unique smell. 4. Which of the following statements is true according to the article? A. If you wear a spray mask, mosquitoes won’t bite you. B. People are more appealing to mosquitoes after exercising. C. There are on average ten microbes on each human DNA.
D. If you wash yourself every day, you won’t attract mosquitoes.
IV. 书面表达 (满分20分)
假如你是红星中学高二学生李华。你准备参加校刊“英语园地”征文比赛。请你根据以下要求完成题为“The Person Who Impressed Me Most”的文章。内容包括：
1. 给你留下深刻印象的人是谁；
2. 他或她给你留下深刻印象的某件事或某种行为； 3. 你对他或她的评价。 注意：词数不少于60。
The Person Who Impressed Me Most
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北京市西城区2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(含答案)
