2017-2018学年度第一学期第二次阶段检测高二英语试卷注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间90分钟。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共75分）第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；满分35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。AHolidaymakerswantingtogetawayfromthepressureofmodernlifemightconsiderstayingatawoodenhutinSweden.TheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotelisnotforeveryone.Ifyoucan’tevenunderstandtheideaoflivingwithoutelectricity,runningwater,oramoderntoilet,thenthecharmofthisplacewillprobablynotappealtoyou.ButforanyonetryingtoescapethepressureandbusylifeofthebigcityortakeabreakfromtheInternetandothermoderndevices,thisplaceisaparadise(乐园)Located1kmsouthofSkarsjonBeach,inthemiddleofapristine（原始的）Swedishforest,KolarbynEco-Lodge(山庄)consistsof12woodenhutswithnothingbuttwosheepskin-coveredwoodenbeds,andawoodstovethatuseswoodcutbythegueststhemselves.Self-cateringbreakfast,lunchanddinnerconsistofitemslikespaghetti（通心粉）,tomatosauce,bread,fruitandeggsthattouristshavetocookthemselvesoveranoutsidefire;thereisnoshower,onlyanearbyspringandasfortoilet,visitorsareencouragedtogobehindatree,orvisitoneofthetwosheds（棚子）.Addingtothecharmofthisplaceisthelongcoal-makingtraditionofKolarbyn.Localshavebeenbuildingthesehutsfromwoodandmudforover400years,andafewofthemcameupwiththeideaofrecreatingafewoftheminthewoodsasaneco-lodgetokeeptraditionaliveinthearea.“PeoplevisitKolarbynlodgesbecausetheywanttoexperiencethenatureandtotestsleepinginthehistoricalhuts.Theywanttogetawayfromthenormallife,”theownerAndreasAhlsensaid.“Thehutsthemselvesarerelativelysmall,asiftheyaretoobig,itwilldestroythenatureexperience.”1.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotel?A.ModernandluxuriousB.PerfectanduniqueC.CheapandappealingD.Simpleandenvironmental-friendly2.Whatcanweinferaboutthelifeinthehotel?A.LivingthereisahardexperienceforeveryoneB.ThevisittothehotelmeansachallengetomanypeopleC.It’sconvenientthoughthereisnomodernequipmentD.It’skindoflikelivinginparadisefortheaged3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”refertoinParagraph4?A.OldtraditionsB.LocalpeopleC.WoodenhutsD.Creativeideas4.WhydopeoplewanttovisittheKolarbynEco-LodgeHotel?A.ToescapemodernlifeB.TohaveagoodsleepC.TocompareruralandcitylifeD.ToexperiencepovertyoflocalsBEasterIsland’slargeandmysteriousstonestatues（雕像）havemadeitworldfamous.Thesestatues,whoselikenesseslooklikehumanswithhugestonecylinders(柱状物)balancingontheirheadslikehats,havetouristscomingfromallovertheworld.Thetouristscometoseetheseworksofancientartcarvedbytheearlyinhabitantsoftheisland.Theycometoseethemysterythathaspuzzledhistoriansfordecades.EasterIslandislocatedinaremotepartoftheSouthPacificOceanabout2,300mileswestofChile.EasterIslandcoversjust45squaremilesanditsPolynesiannameisRapaNui.OnEasterSunday1722,aDutchexplorernamedJacobRoggeveenwasthefirstEuropeantoseeEasterIsland.TheearlyPolynesianscarvedthestatueswithintheholesofthevolcanousingonlystonetools.Thentheymovedthesehugestatuestovariousdestinationsthroughouttheisland.These600statuesrangeinheightfrom10to40feet.Someofthemweighasmuchas50tons.HowcouldtheearlyPolynesianslifthundredsofheavystatuesoutofthevolcano?Howdidtheymovethemacrosstheislandtotheirvariouslocations?Allof...
