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北重三中2017～2018学年度第二学期

高二年级期末考试英语试题

考试时间：2018年7月12日 满分：150分 考试时长：125分钟

一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

For some travelers, a typical hotel room is a bit boring. Here are the world’s several strangest hotels.

The Mirrorcube

The Mirrorcube is hung on a tree trunk and covered in mirrors. It accommodates two people at a time, with a double bed, a small bathroom and a living room. Access to the room is by a rope bridge connected to the next tree. Hidden among the trees, the mirrors provide a 360-degree view of the surroundings. ICEHOTEL

ICEHOTEL is the world's largest hotel made from snow and ice. Guests can sleep in a bed made of snow and ice, at temperatures around -5 ℃.

The entire building melts and gets reconstructed every year. Each November, a team of architects rebuilds the rooms from several hundred tons of ice. If your ideal vacation consists of walking around in snow pants and furs, ICEHOTEL is worth your visit. Marmara Antalya

Marmara Antalya provides guests with a constantly changing view. Floating in a pool of 478 tons of water and aided by six electric motors, it turns a full 360 degrees on its foundation several times a day. Tianzi Hotel

Built in 2016, this 10-floor building is shaped like Fu, Lu and Shou — the symbols of Chinese gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity.

Shou, on the left, is holding a peach that contains a suite(套房). Guests can enter the hotel through his right foot. If you are in China and near the Tianzi Hotel, visit it or stay a night because

you have the opportunity to rest in the world's largest image hotel. 1. What is the character of the Mirrorcube? A. It is a tree-house hotel. B. It is shaped like a statue. C. It is different every year. D. It turns 360 degrees.

2. Which hotel is built on the water?

A. The Mirrorcube B. ICEHOTEL C. Marmara Antalya D. Tianzi Hotel 3. What is unique to Tianzi Hotel? A. It has a long history. B. It is a 10-floor building. C. It represents good fortune. D. It is the largest image hotel.

B

Growing up, I always hid my thumbs in my fists because of their unusual shape. Admittedly, they do look more like big toes instead of thumbs and from an early age, my thumbs earned a nickname “toe thumbs”.

Then, while I was in high school, I worked as a cashier in a store. One day, while I was checking out a sweet old lady, she suddenly grabbed (抓住) my hands and said in a thick Polish accent, “You are Polish! Look at those beautiful Polish thumbs! They match mine!” She raised her hands and showed me her thumbs that looked exactly like mine! She grabbed and held my hands again and said, “Be proud of those thumbs and the history of your heritage (传承) that comes with them!”

I'll never forget that 30-second conversation with a stranger that forever changed my view of a part of me I once was embarrassed by and now embrace. Tonight, as I sat with my Samuel, he looked down at my hand and said, “ Mommy! Our thumbs match!” I smiled and answered, “Yes, they do. Those are strong Polish thumbs! Be proud of them!”

I no longer hide my thumbs in my fists. I'm happy that my child will carry on a piece of our heritage. I hope my son will never hide his thumbs like I did. I hope he will be proud of their “unusualness” and the history behind them. He carries on a unique part of me (and all the

generations before me) and that for me will always be beautiful!

4. Which of the following might the author experience because of her thumbs? A. Great hardships in life. B. Being admired by her friends. C. Unexpected kindness from others. D. Being teased by surrounding people.

5. What did the author and the old woman have in common? A. They had the same appearance. B. Their ancestors came from Poland. C. Their thumbs and toes looked the same. D. They felt the same towards their thumbs.

6. What does the underlined word “embrace” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Be ashamed of. B. Be curious about. C. Accept willingly. D. Bear bravely. 7. What is the best title for this text?

A. Polish thumbs B. Polish manners C. A heritage of beauty D. Say no to embarrassment

C

If you are standing in front of an iceberg (冰山), it might look like the largest thing you’ve seen. However, you’re still only seeing the small part above the water. About 90 percent of the iceberg is below the water. The same idea relates to culture, Amy Melendez explained.

Amy teaches English and trains English educators in Washington. She works at a number of schools, including Northern Virginia Community College and Georgetown University. She said that many students and teachers mistakenly think culture is just the things that are easy to see, like food, music, clothing and holidays. But she said that most culture is represented in what cannot be seen: people's expectations, beliefs and values.

So she brings lessons about this into the classroom. She teaches learners how to understand and value cultural differences and communicate more effectively with people from other cultures.

Like Amy, Michelle Stabler is an English educator who has taught intercultural communication. Currently, she is a professor of Columbia University in New York City.