期末考试卷(B卷)- 2016-2017学年高二英语同步单元双基双测“AB”卷(原卷版)

班级姓名学号分数Unit 1---5 同步课堂期末测试卷（B卷）（测试时间：60分钟满分：100分）I. 阅读理解（40）AStarting from 1710, a public land, the New Hope area has a famous history.It began as a trading post.By the 1940s, New Hope's name in the arts had become legendary(传奇的) for many writers of plays, directors and actors who traveled through its busy streets on weekends and holidays.In response to this cultural environment, businessman and writer D．F.Whipple decided to set up the New Hope film festival in 2009.Whipple gathered a group of artists who shared his love for discovering and encouraging independent filmmakers, many of whom will show their films at its exhibitions.The festival's directors welcome you to our site and we hope you'll join us at the exhibitions.Tickets: Advance tickets go on sale on June 15 and tickets will be got at the venues(场地) for any show.Visit the free online Official Guide for details on venues, schedules and prices.To get tickets in advance, please follow these easy steps：◆Pick films—Check out our free online Official Guide for the full 2017 time­table through this link: Official Guide.◆Visit —The festival's official ticket vendor(自动售票机) for the whole year is running.Tickets are available by show name.Advance ticket sales end at midnight before each show.If you miss it, you can still try to get tickets at the door.Ticket prices at the door are $12 for visitors, $10 for students and seniors(65＋) and $6 for matinees(午后场)．To find shows, check out the schedule in our Official Guide.Questions or comments may be directed to the festival by emailing inquires@.1.What do we know about the New Hope area?A．It was ever a business center.B．It is famous for its natural scenery.C．It was first used as the base of arts.D．It has a history of less than 100 years.2.D.F.Whipple chose to set up a film festival in the New Hope area because of ______．A．its busy streets B．its modern societyC．its ancient building D．its cultural environment3.Where can you get the tickets in advance?A．At the venues after midnight.B．From the online Official Guide.C．From .D．Through inquires@.BFor the last 14 years, Misty Copeland has danced with ABT, one of the world's best ballet companies.At 31, she is a trailblazer:__she's the first black dancer to perform the main role in Firebird with a major ballet group and the first African-American woman to carry a full three-act ballet for a top American ballet company.Every season, she rewrites history.Life was tough when Misty Copeland was young.Copeland was two when her parents split, and her mother moved all her four children to the West Coast where her mother wed and divorced two more times, and had two more kids.When Copeland was 13, the family lived in a motel.Copeland began practicing ballet years after most top dancers.Impressed by her raw athletic ability, Cynthia Bradley, a local ballet teacher, invited Copeland to her class.The first time the 13­year­old stood at the barre(扶手杠), “I hated it.”But Bradley insisted she was born to dance ballet.Within three months, Copeland was dancing en pointe, something that takes most ballerinas years to master.It takes years for a ballerina to achieve what Copeland has.She's gone through childhood homelessness and pointed criticism about her body's womanly curves.Regardless of all the barriers, Copeland succeeded, winning invitations from many famous dance schools.Now she is a senior stateswoman for ABT.But not everyone wants her there.“There's still racism in ballet.For some people, I don't look like a ballerina，”says Copeland.Changing the face of an art form stereotyped by tradition isn't an easy task, but Copeland has embraced it.She thinks it's her turn to play mentor(导师)．“It's so important for young dancers of color to have someone who looks like them as an example.”4.Which of the following best describes Misty Copeland according to Paragraph 3?A．Optimistic. B．Tolerant. C．Gifted. D．Stubborn.5.What does the word “trailblazer” in the first paragraph mean?A．Performer. B．Pioneer. C．Activist. D．Superior.6.Why don't some people want to see Copeland join ABT?A．She hasn't received training from famous schools.B．She doesn't have a pretty face like other ballerinas.C．She's gone through childhood homelessness.D．She's different from those traditionally accepted ballerinas.7.What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Racism in Ballet B．Charm of BalletC．An Unusual Ballerina D．A famous Ballet CompanyCThe United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, announced a new project that will assist Vietnam's transition to climate­smart and low­emission development through improved forest protection, enhanced biodiversity conservation, and increased resilience of communities.USAID's Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia Gloria Steele announced last month the USAID Green Annamites Project during a meeting with leaders of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province.This project, which runs from 2016 until 2020, will invest approximately $24 million in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces.Forests play a critical role in Vietnam by protecting watersheds(水域), preventing soil loss, relieving climate change, and providing for resilient communities.They are also home to rare and unique species only found in these areas.Unfortunately, Vietnam's forests, and the people and species that depend on them, are under increased pressure from unsustainable development.The USAID Green Annamites Project, working in cooperation with provincial authorities, will engage smallholder farmers and their families to improve livelihoods and increase investment in climate­smart agriculture while conserving the natural biodiversity of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces.Climate change is a priority issue that directly threatens achieving Vietnam's sustainable development goals.To accelerate Vietnam's transition to low-emission development, USAID supports Vietnam's response to climate change through adaptation, sustainable landscapes, and clean energy programs.“Climate change work is an important part of our strategy in Vietnam，”said Ms.Steele.“This project is designed to improve people's incomes by promoting investment in climate­smart agriculture while at the same time conserving Vietnam's natural forests and biodiversity.Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces are demonstrating how sustainable development can contribute to Vietnam's efforts to achieve low emission and resilient economic growth.”8.What is the aim of the USAID Green Annamites Project?A．To help Vietnam with its sustainable development.B．To improve Vietnam's economic status.C．To preserve the rare species in Vietnam.D．To enhance Vietnam's forest protection.9.Forests play a crucial part in Vietnam in that ________．A．they help boost Vietnam's tourismB．they are essential for soil and water conservationC．they can accelerate climate changeD．hunters and farmers depend on them to survive10.What do we know about climate change from the passage?A．It contributes to achieving Vietnam’s sustainable development goals.B．It has to be given the utmost priority.C．It accelerates Vietnam’s transition to low­emission development.D．It will be achieved through adaptation，sustainable landscapes，and clean energy programs.11.What can we infer according to the last paragraph?A．Smallholder farmers and their families are unlikely to improve their livelihoods.B．Sustainable development can contribute to Vietnam's economic growth.C．The project invests in climate-smart agriculture at the cost of people's incomes.D．Vietnam's people and natural forests will benefit from the project in a long term.DRight in front of the Minneapolis Central Library，a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand．Each bike is designed with the logo“Nice Ride”—the name of the city’s bike-share program.Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the library books that people come here to borrow．To rent a bike，you simply useyour membership card at a Nice Ride bike station．Members can rent one of 1,200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesota's largest city．People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work，to go out on business，or just to enjoy the city’s many bike paths．The rise of bike-share programs like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving．Rising gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets，pump air into flat tires，and hit the road．Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise，but switching from a car to a bike also r educes the amount of pollution in the air．Carbon dioxide，a greenhouse gas linked to climate change，is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a car's tallpipe．Bike-share systems are found around the world in cities like London，Paris，Barcelona，and Melbourne，Australia．The largest program-with 70,000 bikes-is in Wuhan，China.To make roads fri endlier to non-motorists，the U．S．Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent years．The money went toward building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and bike-and pedestrian-only passages called green ways．12．If one wants to use the bike，it's a must to __________．A．give away a bicycle B．know Nice Ride wellC．pay the cost in advance D．get a membership card13. Which of the following can people do with the bikes?A．Earn a living．B．Enjoy bikeways．C．Compete in a race．D．Rent them out to others．14．Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____________．A．benefits of biking B. pollution caused by carsC．methods to use the bikes D．ways to reduce pollution15．Which of the following is true of Nice Ride?A．It will take the place of taxi companies．B．China has better public bike systems．C．It attracts more people to choose biking．D．The government lacks money to sup port it.E. 阅读填空根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。