精品解析：甘肃省会宁县第一中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试题英语试题解析

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，保留试卷，只交答题卡。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、班级和考号填写在答题卡上 2．用2B铅笔涂选择题，用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔答题、字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。 4．保持答题卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15个小题；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、D中，选出最佳选项。 A Passage 1 The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.[来源:学科网ZXXK] Passage 2 Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk. 1. The Information Highway _________. A. appeals to a large number of users B. is crowded with car drivers C. offers just a few on-line services D. is free from traffic accidents 2. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel