广东省肇庆市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx
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读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
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第I卷
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)
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。
A
ADAYOUTINBRITAIN
AreyouplanningtovisitBritain?
Hereareafewsuggestionsforabeautifulweekendaway.
Bournemouth
Thisfamoustouristtownhas11kmofbeautifulbeaches.Lastyear,10,000touristsvisitedthisbeautifultown.It’stheperfectplacetogoswimmingorsailing.Therearelotsoflovelyparksandgardenstovisitandit’sagreatplacetoeatout.Youcanalsogotoaclassicalconcertorgodancinginoneofthenightclubs.
Stratford-upon-Avon
ThiswasWilliamShakespeare’shometown.Hespentmostofhislifeinthistownandwrotehisplayshere.YoucanvisithishouseorseehisplaysatoneoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany’stheatres.Therearesomeinterestingmuseumsandlotsofbeautiful500-year-oldhouse.YoucanalsogoonboattripsandvisittraditionalEnglishvillages.
Alford
DeepintheLincolnshirecountrysideisthepleasantmarkettownofAlford.Itisknownforitsfive-sailedwindmill(风车).Haveawalkroundthislovelyoldplaceandyou’llseemanypleasanthousesfromasfarbackasthe17thcentury.CaptainJamesSmith,whowasoneofthefoundersofJamestowninVirginia,USA,waseducatedinAlford.
Bath
Mostpeoplecomeheretoseethe2’000-year-oldRomanBaths.Butthiscityisalsofamousforitsbeautiful18thcenturybuildingsandwasthehomeofthewriterJaneAusten.YoucanlearnaboutherlifeattheJaneAustenCentrenearQueen’sSquare.Inthepast,BathwasalsopopularwiththeroyalfamilyandQueenElizabethIspentoneortwoweekseveryyearhere.
21.WhatcanvisitorsdoinBournemouth?
A.Enjoyplays.B.Gotomuseums.C.Doseasports.D.Visitfishingvillages.
22.WhatisAlfordfamousfor?
A.Itsstars.B.Itsmarket.C.Itswindmill.D.Itsnightclubs.
23.WhichplacedidaqueenofEnglandusetovisitregularly?
A.Bath.B.Alford.C.Stratford-upon-Avon.D.Bournemouth.
B
ItwasalongweekforAmandaatschool.Shestayedafterschooltoworkonaspecialproject(课题)threedaysinarow.WhenshegothomeonFriday,shedroppedintothechairwithasigh.
“What’sgoingon,Amanda?
”herdadaskedashewasreadingthenewspaper.
“Ihavetocreateawebpageformytechnologyclass,anditistakingalotmoretimethanIthoughtitwould,”Amandaanswered.
HerdadlookedoverhisnewspaperandaskedAmandawhatthewebpagewasabout.
“It’saboutthedifferencebetweennewspapernewsandInternetnews,”Amandasaidandadded,“Ihavetoprovideinformation,examplesandillustrations(插图).”
“Soundstough;
doyouhavesomeonetohelpyou?
”herdadasked.
“IhaveapartnernamedZach,”Amandareplied.“WedidresearchontheInternettodayandfoundsomepicturestouse.”
ThenAmandaexplainedtoherfatherthemaindifferences:
newspapernewsisprintedonpaper,andInternetnewsispublishedonline;
newspapernewsisonlyavailableonceaday,andInternetnewsispublishedalmostassoonasthenewshappens;
manynewspapersdon’tevenprintadailypaper,andInternetnewsispublishedaroundtheclock.
Amanda’sdadasked,“Whichtypeofnewsdoyoulikebetter?
”
“IlikeInternetnewsbetterbecauseIliketolearnaboutthenewswhenithappens,”sheanswered.
Herdadsaid,“IstilllikenewspapernewsbetterbecauseIliketoholdthepaperinmyhandsandturnthepages.”
Amandadroppedintoherchairagainandsaid,“Youaresooldschool,Dad.”
24.WhydidAmandasighwhenshecamehome?
A.Shefailedtopasstheexam.B.Shewastiredofschoollife.
C.Shewasworriedaboutherschoolproject.D.Shemadeamistakeinhertechnologyclass.
25.WhatdidAmanda’sfatherthinkofherworkoncreatingawebpageforhertechnologyclass?
A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.
26.WhichofthefollowingmayAmandaagreewith?
A.PeopleshouldpayforInternetnews.B.Newspapernewswillsoondisappear.
C.Internetnewsisgiventoreadersingoodtime.D.Itiswrongtosaynotonewspapernews.
27.WhatkindofpersonisAmanda’sfather?
A.Heisamanwhomissesthepast.
B.Heisamanwhocareslittleaboutnews.
C.Heisamanwhoknowsthecomputerwell.
D.HeisamanwhocannotlivewithouttheInternet.
C
AlexandervonHumboldtwasbornin1769inBerlin,Germany.Asayoungboy,hewantedtolearnabouttheworld.Humboldtfollowedhisdream.In1799,hetraveledwithafriendtoCentralandSouthAmerica.
Ontheirtrip,Humboldtandhisfriendsawanddidmanythings.TheysaileddowntheAmazonRiver.Theywatcheddolphinsplayintheocean.Theyexploredtherainforestandclimbedmountainsandvolcanoes.TheywereabletomakethefirstmapsofthenorthernpartofSouthAmerica.
Humboldtsetaworldrecordformountainclimbing.Healsomadeadiscovery.Duringhisclimb,Humboldtbecameverysick.Hefoundoutthatthehigherheclimbed,thelessoxygentherewasintheair.Thismadeitmoredifficulttobreathe.Later,thisbecameknownasmountainsickness.
SciencewasanotherpartofHumboldt’sinterests.Hewantedtowriteaboutallofthenewthingshesaw.Hedescribedthenewplants,animals,androckswhichhadneverbeenseenbyscientistsbefore.
Humboldtalsostudiedthewayoflifeofthelocalpeople.HelearnedhowthenativepeoplealongtheAmazonRiverusedplantsintheirdailylives.Forexample,theyusedastrongpoisonfromavine(蔓生植物)tomakepoisonedarrows.Thenativesusedthesearrowsforhuntingtheirfood.
TheAmazonIndiansalsousedanativeplanttotreatmalaria(疟疾),aseriousillness.Theplantgrewwild,butafteritwasdugup,itwasneverreplanted.Humboldtwarnedthenativesthattheplantwasindangerofdyingout.Helookedforwaystopreservetheplantandtomakeitgrowstrong.
AlthoughHumboldttookmanyrisksduringhistrip,helivedtobe90yearsold.Inhislifetime,hemademanydiscoveriesandsharedthemwiththeworld.Asatribute(颂扬)toHumboldt,thereareriversandmountainsnamedafterhim.
28.WecaninferthatHumboldtwasprobablya(n)_______.
A.explorerB.inventorC.doctorD.writer
29.Humboldtandhisfriendmademapsof_______.
A.thecentralpartofSouthAmericaB.thenorthernpartofSouthAmerica
C.thenorthpartofCentralAmericaD.thesouthernpartofCentralAmerica
30.Whatdoweknowaboutmountainsickness?
A.Itcanbetreatedwithaplant.B.Itisaseriousillnesslikemalaria.
C.Itmainlyinfluencesone’sbreathing.D.ItwasdiscoveredbyHumboldt’sfriend.
31.WecantellfromthetextthatHumboldtwas_______.
A.easy-goingB.imaginativeC.optimisticD.ambitious
D
TheArcticwillsoonbefreefromice,expertssay.Thechangeisboundtotakeplace,buttheglobalwarmingandclimatechangearechangingtheearth’slandscape(地形)rapidly,causingpanicworldwide.
ExpertssaythattheArcticseaiceismelting(融化)quitefasterthanexpectedanditcanaffectnotjusttheregion,butEarthingeneral.Ascientistevensaysthatnextyear,ormaybetheyearafterthat,theArcticwillbefreeofice.
PeterWadhams,ascientist,saidthatthemeltingtrendledtohisstatement.“MostpeopleexpectthisyearwillseearecordlowintheArctic’ssummersea-icecover.Nextyearortheyearafterthat,IthinkitwillbefreeoficeinsummerandbythatImeanthecentralArcticwillbeice-free,”PeterWadhams,directoroftheScottPolarInstituteinCambridge,saidinaninterviewwiththeGuardian.“YouwillbeabletocrossovertheNorthPolebyship,”PeterWadhamsadded.Hestronglybelievesthatalthoughsomepiecesoficewillremain,theArcticbasinmaybefreeofseaiceinthenexttwoyearsstartinginthesummerof2017.
Wadhams’studysaysthatmeltingseaicewillhaveagreatinfluenceontheplanetsincetheseaiceismorecapableofreflecting(反射)sunlightcomparedtowaterthatcanonlyreflect10%ofthesunlight.Oncetheseaicemelts,thewatercanonlyreflectasmallamountofsunlight.ThismeansthattheEarthwillreceiveandabsorbmoresunlight,makingtheplanetevenhotter.
Theyear2016hasalreadybrokenrecordsofthehottesttemperatureeverrecordedandthetrenddoesn’tseemtoshowanydecreaseinglobalwarming.“Itdoesn’tlookliketheiceishealingandgrowingback,”TomWagner,NASA’smanagerforcryosphere(冰冻圈)researchsaidinastatement.
LikeWadhams,scientistsandresearchersallovertheworldarelecturingaroundtoeducatepeopletohelplightenglobalwarmingthathasalreadychangedtheplanet’slandscape.
32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofglobalwarmingandclimatechange?
A.IndifferentB.AnxiousC.UnbelievableD.Misunderstood
33.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Whatexpertssayhascausedworldwidefearandgreatanxiety.
B.ThespeedoftheArcticseaicebeingmeltedisbeyondexpectation.
C.ThemeltingoftheArcticseaiceonlyhasagreateffectonthisregion.
D.It’simpossiblethattheArcticwillbefreefromiceinoneortwoyears.
34.WhywouldtheEarthbecomeevenhotteriftheseaicemelted?
Because_____.
A.morewaterwillcovertheearth.B.therearemorehoursofdaylight.
C.thewaterwillreflectmoresunlight.D.moreheatwouldbetakeninbytheearth.
35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Accordingtosomeexperts,theArcticmaybefreefromicesoonbecauseofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.