集宁一中20192020学年第一学期期中考试高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为150（1201.25）分，考试时间为100分钟第一卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分 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）一、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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AFor the business traveler whos all about efficiency: check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum trouble.When youre pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can annoy you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try these hotels that offer a speedier check-in process. Marriott Detroit AirportAnother option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel. (Ive tested the app itself but not for a real visit quite yet.) Here is the basic idea: you download the iPhone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk. Hyatt Regency MinneapolisI happened to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk(自助终端) check-in works. The kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about 3 minutes. When I left, I was equally impressed with the fast check-out: An agent meets you in the lobby with, an iPad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line. Radisson LaCrosse The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster. At a few select hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin, you use a mobile app to register and then receive a bar code by email or text. When you get to the kiosk, you can scan the bar code to get your key without any other steps required. Its super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.1.Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?A. Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson LaCrosse.B. Marriott Detroit Airport and Yotel New York.C. Marriott Detroit Airport and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson LaCrosse.2. Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?A. Yotel New York.B. Marriott Detroit Airport.C. Radisson LaCrosse.D. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.3. What is the best title for the passage?A. Fast Ways To Check Out B. Three Hotels With Easy CheckoutC. Comfortable Hotels At Your ServiceD. Hotels For The TravelersBOne of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.Christmas was coming. “Dont expect any presents this year.” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, thatll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. Id never seen him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. “What? Hes all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”“Thank God.” I heard Mum cry.From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!4. What happened to the author on September 11th 1958?A. He got a baby brother B. He got a Christmas gift C. He became four years old D. He received a doll 5.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. impossible. B. boring C. difficultD. fearful6. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?A. Excitement. B. Happiness.C. Sadness.D. Disappointment.7. What is the passage mainly about?A. A sad Christmas day B. Life with a lovely baby C. A special Christmas gift. D. Memories of a happy familyCWhat will man be like in the future in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious exampl