辽宁省庄河市高级中学2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

考试时间：100分钟满分120分

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第Ⅰ卷为（选择题共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（并15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic (水上的)shoes they designed and created.

Alex Quinones was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time - just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes, also won last year and will receive $ 500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A" on the assignment f or Architecture Professor Jaime Canaves, Materials and Methods Construction Class. "It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that," Canaves said. "We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level. "

A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.

A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the racers. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.

"A part of this is for them to have more understanding of designing and make it work better, " he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.

"Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.

21. Which statement about Alex 'Quinones is true?

A．He finished the race in less than a minute.

B．He won the race with the help of 2 boats.

C．He failed the race last year.

D．He set a new record this year.

22. For what purpose did the students take part in the race?

A．To go across the lake to school.

B．To test their balance on the water.

C．To pass Professor Canaves’ class.

D．To win the prize money of $ 500.

23. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.

B．The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by the Professor.

C．The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Canaves to walk across the lake. D．Most students finished the class assignment successfully.

A．show his approval of the unique teaching style.

B．report an interesting assignment.

C．inspire teachers to be more creative.

D．encourage more people to take part in the race.