高二英语下学期期中习题3.docx

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高二英语下学期期中习题3

2015-2016学年第二学期武威五中高二年级英语试卷

第一部分

阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Nobel,whowasborn

inStockholm,isagreatscientistfamousforhisdangerousexperiments.

NobelstudiedintheUSAandthenRussiabetween1850and1859.Afterhisreturn,hestartedresearchingintobombs.Asisknown,bombisdangeroustolife,butNobelwasworkingunderthatcondition.Onceabigexplosioninhislabcompletelydestroyedthelabandcausedsomedeaths.Afterthathehadtoexperimentonaboatinalake.Hereceivedcriticismandsatire（讽刺）,butheproceededwiththeworkratherthanlosingheart.From1860sto1880s,Nobelmademanyachievementsandhisinventionswerefirstusedinbuildingroadsanddiggingtunnels.Mostofthebombsweresaferandmorepossibletobecontrolled.Evenattheendofthe20thcentury,westillusedhismethods.

NobelhadmanypatentsinBritainandotherEuropeancountries.Hewasquicktoseeindustrialopenings（机会）forhisscientificinventionsandbuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.Indeedhisgreatnesslayinhisoutstandingabilitytocombinethequalitiesofanoriginalscientistwiththoseofaforwardlookingindustrialist.

ButNobel’smainconcernwasneverwithmakingmoneyorevenwithmakingscientificdiscoveries.Seldomhappy,hewasal

wayssearchingforameaningtolife,andfromhisyouth,hehadtakenaseriousinterestinliteratureandphilosophy.Hisgreatestwish,however,wastoseeanendtowars,andthuspeacebetweennations,andhespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingforthiscause.Tofollowhiswill,afundwassetuptoencouragepeopletomakegreatprogressinphy

sics,chemistry,physiology（生理学）,medicine,literatureandpeace.That’stheNobelPrizewhichmeansgreathonortoascientist.

1．Throughhisearlyexperimentalwork,itisevidentthat________.

A．Nobelwasamanofstrongwill

B．Nobelwasamanofgift

C．Nobelseldomgotonwellwithhiswork

D．Nobelhadhisheartinhiswork

2．Infact,hisinventionswerefirstusedin________.

A．awartokillandinjurehisfellowmenB．buildingroads

C．diggingtunnelsD．bothBandC

3．Basedonthepassage,Nobel,asascientist,________.

A．tookasingleinterestinscience

B．tookaseriousinterestinmoney

C．tooknointerestinliterature

D．tookaseriousinterestinliteratureaswel

lasinscience

4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A．Hiswonderfulwillsurelyprovidedotherscientistswithalargesumofmoney.

B．Inleavingbehindawellmeantwill,N

obelsucceededinsettingupapermanentmonumentforhisinterestsandideals.

C．Nobelmadeagloriouswillsothathemightberememberedandrespectedafterhisdeath.

D．Nobelexpressedhiswishinhiswillthatamonumentshouldbeputupinmemoryofhim.

B

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustry,farmshaveundergonean“agriculturalrevolution”.Onthefarmoftoday,machinesprovidealmostallthepower.

Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmcomputer.Afewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingcomputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Thecomputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplant,howmuchlivestocktobuy,whentoselltheirproducts,andhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manycomputercompanieshavebeendevelopingspecialcomputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforhogproducers,grainfarmers,potatofarmers,anddairyfarmers.Inthefuture,farmerswillbeabletopurchasecomputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofcomputersonthefarm,studentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakecomputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.Therecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyoncomputersevenmoreinthefuture.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepower,andmodernfarmsdependonmachinepower,farmsofthefuturewilldependoncomputerpower.

Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobot,areal“mechanizedhiredhand”thatwillbeabletomoveand,insomeways,thinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatcomputer-aidedrobotswillmakestartlingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresent,farmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshearsheep,drivetractors,andharvestfruit.Evencomplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.Forexample,inordertomilktheircows,farmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarn,thenconnectthemtothemilkingmachines,watchthemachines,anddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinished.Inthefuture,thiswillallbedonebyrobots.Inaddition,whenthemilkingiscompleted,therobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispure.Thecompletemobilizationofthefarmisfarinthefuture,butengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.

5．Accordingtothepassage,computerscanNOThelpfarmersdecide_______.

A.whatlivestocktoraise

B.whethertoplantacertainkindofcrop

C.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproducts

D.whentoselltheirproducts

6．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyoncomputers.

B.Bothcomputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.

C.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.

D.Studentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakecomputerclassesbecausetheycandonothingwithoutthehelpofcomputersontoday’sfarms.

7．Accordingtotheengineers,_______willbedonebyrobotsinthenearfuture.

A.allfarmworkB.milkingcows

C.mostofthefarmworkD.somefarmwork

8．Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?

A.Computer,Farmers’BestFriend

B.TheAgriculturalRevolution

C.FarmersinTheFuture

D.ComputersandRobots

C

OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergifts,itcamewithoutwrap（包装）.OnSeptember11,1958,mumgavebirthtoRichard.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospital,sheputhiminmylap（大腿）,saying,“Ipromisedyouagift,andhereitis.”Whatanhonor!

Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.ItolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!

Onemorning,however,Ifounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!

Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.Forseveraldays,Iheardmumanddadwhisperingsuchwordsas“hopeless”,“pitiful”，and“dying”,whichsoundedominous.

“Christmaswascoming,don’texpectanypresentsthisyear”Dadsaid,pointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.I’dneverseenhimcrybefore.

ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay.”What?

he’sallright?

”hehungupandshoutedupstairs.“ThehospitalsaidwecouldbringRichardhome!

”

“Thankgod!

”IheardMumcry.

Fromtheupstairswindow,Iwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemsohappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!

Mybabydollwouldbehome.Irandownstairs.Mysocksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty:

theywerefilledwithlove!

9．WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember11,1958?

A.Hegotababybrother.B.HegotaChristmasgift

C.Hebecamefouryearsold.D.Hereceivedadoll

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ominous”inParagraph3probablymean？

A.Impossible.B.BoringC.DifficultD.Fearful

11．WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?

A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.

12．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AsadChristmasdayB.Lifewithalovelybaby

C.AspecialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily

D

Fiveyearsago,Iwassenttoabettermiddleschool.Forme,everythingtherewasnewandstrange.AfterIhadbeentherefortwomonths,therewasanimportanttestinthemiddleoftheterm.Itcoveredallmycourses.Inthattest,Ididn’tgetagoodgrade,butmostofmyclassmatesgotanAorA’.

Itmademeupsetforalongtime.Ifelteverythingintheworldwaschanging.Ithoughtmyclassmateswereallbetterthanme.DuringthosedaysIwasveryunhappy.

Oneday,myaunt,aftertalkingwithmyteachers,talkedtome.ShetoldmetothinkaboutwhatIhaddoneinthepastandwhatIshoulddointhefuture.Iwasshockedbyherwords.IthoughtaboutwhatIhaddoneduringthepastmonths,andIfoundIhaddonenothingtoimprovemygrades.IthoughtIshouldworkharder.

Afterthat,Ipaidmoreattentiontotheteachers’talkingintheclasses,andIaskedmyteachersormyclassmateswhenIdidn’tunderstandsomething.Istud

iedverylateatnightwhenImetwithdifficultproblems.Mostofall,Icametounderstandtheimportanceoftakingnotesinclass.Asaresult,Ididbetterinsometests.

Aboutthreemonthslater,themostimportanttestcameattheendoftheterm.Thistime,Istoodoutnotonlyinmyclassbutalsointhegrade.Fromthenon,IhavetriedtodomybestwhenIdosomethingbecauseIknowifIwantsomething,Ishouldworkhardforit.

13．Whydidthewriterfallbehindinthenewmiddleschool?

A.Becausetheteachersdidn’ttreathimwellenough.

B.Becausethesubjectswerebecomingmoredifficult.

C.Becausehehatedthelifeinthenewschool.

D.Becausehedidn’tputhisheartintostudy.

14．Whatdidthewriter’sauntdotohelphimout?

A.Shepunishedhimfornotworkinghard.

B.Shehelpedhimfindoutthereasonsforhispoorperformance.

C.Sheforcedhim