高二英语下学期期中习题4.docx

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高二英语下学期期中习题4

兰考二高2015-2016学年下学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（省略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

OnesummermyfriendandIdecidedtogotoItalyforaholidayandwedecidedtotraveltherewithoutgoingthroughatravelagency.Youknow,youwouldbesubmerged（淹没）incrowdsoftouristsandloselotsofopportunitiestogetfamiliarwiththecountrymoreclosely.WestartedtothinkoverourtripandmanagedtocomeupwithafreetourofItaly.

Thetripwasnotverylongbutitwasstillveryimpressive.Welookforwardtogoingthereagain!

Ofcourse,wespentlotsoftimearrangingthetrip,butitwaswellworthit!

OfcourseIwasafraidt

hatsomethingwouldgowrong

andIwasespeciallyanxiousaboutmyvisa,buteverythingwentquitesmoothlyintheend.

Themostdifficultpartwasgettingavisawithoutaninvitation.IntheItalianconsulate（领事馆）,onemusthandinsomeofficialpaperprovingthatonehasahotelbookedforoneselfinordertogetthevisa.Thenwehadtosolvetheticketproblem.Airlinesoftensellcheapticketsandweboughtoursfarinadvance.Thenextstepwastobookahotel.Wefinallybookedahotelabout30kmawayfromtheheartofRomeanditwastheperfectchoiceforourtrip.

EverydaywetookatrainthatcarriedustotheheartofRome.Ou

rbighouse,whichwassurroundedbytheforest,wasarareplaceforthefreshairandabsolutesilence,beautifulviews,hospitable（好客的）hosts,comfortablelivingconditionsdelightedustonoend.Besidesthis,wewereveryluckythatourmistress（女主人）wasRussian.Shegaveusalotofadvicethatwasofgreatuse.Shetolduswhattransporttochooseandwherethebestplacestogo.

Don'tbeafraidtoarrangeyourtripbyyourself.It'snotdifficult!

TheonlythingI'llsayrightnowisthatwereallyenjoyedtravellingbyourselves.Wewalkedwithamapandaguidebooktowhereverwewantedandweevenmetsomeofourfellowcountrymenonthewayjusttwoorthreetimes.So,ifyou'realsoplanninga“single”trip,don'tforgettotakeaRussianItalianphrasebookaspeopleinItal

yprefertospeakintheirnativetongue.

21.WhydoestheauthorwanttogotoItalyagai

n?

A.Hehadagreattimethere.B.Italyhasalotofattractions.

C.Hisfriendinvitedhimthere.D.Hedidn'tstayinItalylongenough.

22.WhatdoestheauthorthinkwasthehardestinpreparingforhisItaliantrip?

A.BuyingcheapairlineticketstoItalybeforethetravelling.

B.GettingavisawithoutaninvitationfromtheItalianconsulate.

C.BookingacomfortablehotelonhisowninRome.

D.Solvingtheticketproblemfarinadvance.

23.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeenanswered

inthepassage?

A.WhydidtheauthordecidetogotoItalyforaholidayforthefirsttime?

B.Whydidtheauthordecidenottofollowatravelagency?

C.Howdidtheauthorprepareforhistrip?

D.Whattoolsdidtheauthoruseforhistravelling?

24.Fromthetextwecanknowtheauthor________.　

A.enjoystravellingeverywhereintheworld

B.likesbeingaccompaniedbytourguides

C.advisesustoarrangetripsbyourselves

D.metwithalotofhiscountrymeninItaly

B

Carbonmonoxidepoisoning（一氧化碳中毒）killsandinjuresmanypeopleandanimalsaroundtheworld.Thegashasbeenaproblemsincepeoplefirstbeganburningfuelstocookfoodortocreateheat.Itisaprobleminallpartsoftheworldthatexperiencecoldweather.

Carbonmonoxideiscalledthesilentkillerbecausepeopledo

notknowitisintheair.Thegashasnocolor.It

hasnotaste.Ithasnosmell.Itdoesnotcauseburningeyes.Anditdoesnotcausepeopletocough.Butitisverydeadly.Itrobsthebodyofitsabilitytouseoxygen.

Carbonmonoxidedecreasestheabilityofthebloodtocarryoxygentobodytissues（组织）.Itdoesthisbylinkingwiththeblood.Whenthegaslinkswiththeblood,thebloodisnolongerabletocarryoxygentothetissuesthatneedit.

Damagetothebodycanbeginveryquicklyfromlargeamountsofcarbonmonoxide.Howquicklythishappensdependsonthelengthoftimeapersonisbreathingthegasandtheamountofthegasheorshebreathesin.

Carbonmonoxidepoisoninghaswarningsigns.Butpeoplehavetobeawaketorecognizethem.Smallamountsofthegaswillcauseaperson'sheadtohurt.Heorshemaybegintofeeltired.Thepersonmayfeelsick.Theroommayappeartobeturningaround.Thepersonmayhavetroublethinkingclearly.Peopledevelopsevereheadpainastheamountofgascontinuestoentertheirblood.Theywillbegintofeelverytiredandsleepy.Theymayhaveterriblestomachpains.

Medicalexpertssaycarbonmonoxideaffectspeopledifferently.Forexample,asmallchildwillexperiencehealthproblemsordiemuchquickerthananadultwill.Thegeneralhealthofthepersonorhisorheragecanalsobeimportant.Anolderadultwithhealthproblemsmaysuffertheeffectsofcarbonmonoxidemorequicklythanayoungerpersonwithnohealthproblems.Peoplewithheartdiseasemaysufferchestpains.Theymaybegintohavetroublebreathing.

25.Whyiscarbonmonoxidecalledthesilentkiller?

A.Becauseittastesandsmellsgood.B.Becauseitisnoteasilynoticed.

C.Becauseitkillsandinjurespeople.D.Becauseitalwaysharmpeople.

26.Howdoescarbonmonoxideharmpeople?

A.Itmakespeople'sbloodunabletomove.

B.Itdecreasestheamountofbloodinthebody.

C.Itmakesbodytissuesfullofblood.

D.Itmakesthebloodlessabletocarryoxygen.

27.WhichofthefollowingaboutcarbonmonoxidepoisoningisTRUE?

A.Adultsareaffectedmoreseriouslythanchildren.

B.Youngpeoplearemoreseverelyaffectedthanoldpeople.

C.Peopleinpoorhealthmayhavemoresevereconsequences.

D.Peoplewithheartproblemonlysufferfromchestpains.

28.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.warnpeoplenottoburnfuelstokeepwarminthewinter

B.listthedamagesthatcarbonmonoxidebringstopeople

C.giveadviceonhowtoavoidcarbonmonoxidepoisoning

D.introducesomeknowledgeaboutcarbonmonoxidepoisoning

C

October15thisGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmo

rethantwentycountriestogetmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.

Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandsbutveryfewusesoapatsocalledcritical（关键的）moments.Theseincludeafterusingthetoilet,aftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfood.

GlobalHandwashingDayistheideaofthePublicPrivatePartnershipforhandwashingwithsoap.Thegoal,theysay,istocreateacultureofhandwashingwithsoap.Theorganizerssayallsoapsareequallyeffectiveatremovingdiseasecausinggerms（细菌）.Theysaythecorrectwaytowashistowetyourhandswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rubitintoallareas,includingunderthefingernails.Then，washwellunderrunningwater.Finally,dryyourhandswithacleancloth.

ThePartnershipsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespendwashing.Soapalsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmell,whichincreasesthechancesthatpeoplewillwashagain.

Italsosaysthatwashinghandswithsoapbeforeeatingandafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelivesthananymedicine.Itcouldhelpreducecasesofdiarrhea（痢疾）,whichisthesecondleadingcauseofchilddeaths,killingmorethanoneandahalfmillionchildrenayear,byalmosthalf.

29.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Tokeephealthybywashinghands.B.Towashhandswithsoap.

C.Totakeactiontowashhands.D.Towashhandsoften.

30.Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytowashhands?

a.Washinghandswellunderrunningwater.b.Coveringhandswithsoap.

c.Dryinghands.d.Rubbinghandswithsoap.e.Wettinghands.

A.a－c－b－e－dB.e－d－a－b－c

C.a－c－b－d－eD.e－b－d－a－c

31.Whichfactcan'texplainwhysoapisimportant?

A.Itgivespeoplealongerhandwashingtime.

B.Ithelpstoremovealotofgermsfromhands.

C.Itattractspeopletodomorehandwashing.

D.Itgetsallpeopleintothehabitofwashinghands.

32.Accordingtothelastparagraph,diarrheaisadiseasethat________.

A.killshalfofthekidsinthedevelopingcountriesayear

B.causesthegreatestnumberofchilddeaths

C.canbepreventedtosomedegreebywashinghandswithsoap

D.can'tbecuredwithoutwashinghands

C

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