山西省吕梁学院附属高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题及答案Word文件下载.docx

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Onenight,theleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."

Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,"

hesaid."

Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwin,orwewilldie."

Theywereallverytiredsotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytired,too,andonebyone,theyfellasleep.

TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheywentupthehill.ClosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScotsup.Inaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.Thefightingwashard,butitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedScotland.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeitsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

1.AttheshoutofaRomansoldier,alltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill________.

A.begantofighttheRomanshard

B.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofight

C.wokeandroseimmediately,readytofight

D.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight

2.Theresultofthewaristhat__________.

A.theRomanskilledalltheScots 

B.theScotsweredefeated

C.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotland

D.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans

3.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle__________.

A.islovely,thoughnotbeautiful

B.givesthemhappiness

C.isakindofusefulplant

D.helpedtheScotsinwipingouttheRoma

B

Whatistime?

Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?

Orisitsomethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?

Istimethesameallovertheworld?

That'

saneasyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24hours,andsoforth.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'

swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"

Timeismoney."

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.PeopleintheU.S.oftenattendseminarsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemstheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Professionalscarryaroundpocketplanners--someinelectronicform--tokeeptrackofappointmentsanddeadlines.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemore

timeoutoftheirtime.TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthisviewbest:

"

Doyoulovelife?

Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof."

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople'

stime.Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapologyandanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.Ofcourse,thelessformalthesituationis,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespastth

eappointedtime.

Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'

ttrytocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.EvenAmericanswouldadmitthatnoonecanmastertime.Time--likemoney--slipsalltooeasilythroughourfingers.Andtime--liketheweather--isveryhardtopredict.Nevertheless,timeisoneoflife'

smostpreciousgifts.Andunwrappingitishalfthefun.

4.What’sthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.Whatistime?

B.TimeamongAmericans.

C.Makegooduseoftime.D.Howtocontroltime?

5.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“conserve”?

A.protectB.developC.produceD.assist

6.Thesentence"

Americansseemtiedtotheclock"

inparagraph5probablymeans________.

A.Americansoftencarryaclockwiththem.B.Americanscantakecontrolovertime.

C.Americansoftenmakefulluseoftime.D.Americanscannotpredictthetime.

7.Wecansafelydrawaconclusionfromthispassagethat_________.

A.Americanshavemoretimethanothers.

B.byusingpocketplanners,peoplecanhavemoretime.

C.forinformalmeeting,Americansoftenarrive30minutesearlier.

D.Americansoftenattendseminars,becausetheywanttousetimebetter

C

Toextinguish（熄灭）differentkindsoffires,severaltypesoffireextinguishershavebeeninvented.Theymustbereadyforimmediateusewhenfirebreaksout.Mostportable（手提式的）kindsoperateforlessthanaminute,sotheyareusefulonlyonsmallfires.Thelawrequiresships,trains,busesandplanestocarryextinguishers.

Sincefuel,oxygenandheatmustbepresentinorderforfiretoexist,oneormoreofthesethingsmustberemovedorreducedtoextinguishafire.Iftheheatisreducedbycoolingthematerialbelowacertaintemperature,thefiregoesout.Thecoolingmethodisthemostcommonwaytoputoutafire.Wateristhebestcoolingmaterialbecauseitislowincostandeasytoget.

Anothermethodofextinguishingfireisbycuttingofftheoxygen.Thisisusuallydonebycoveringthefirewithsand,steamorsomeotherthings.Ablanketmaybeusedtocoverasmallfire.

Athirdmethodiscalledseparation,whichincludesremovingthefuel,ormaterialeasytoburn,fromafire,sothatitcanfindnofuel.

Themethodthatisusedtoputoutafiredependsuponthetypeoffire.Fireshavebeengroupedinthreeclasses.Firesinwood,paper,clothandthelikearecalledClassAfires.Thesematerialsusuallyhelpkeepthefireon.Suchfirescanbestoppedmostreadilybycoolingwithwater.

8.Ifafirebreaksoutonabus,whichofthefollowshouldbereadythereforyoutouse?

A.SandB.WaterC.Ablanket.D.Anextinguisher.

9.Tocoverasmallpieceofburningwoodwithabasin（盆）inordertostopthefireisanexampleof.

A.cuttingofftheoxygenB.reducingtheheat

C.removingthefuelD.separatingthefire

10.Inchoosinghowtoputoutafire,weshouldfirstbeclearabout.

A.whenitbreaksoutB.whatkinditis

C.howitcomesaboutD.whereittakesplace

11.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.AnothertypeofextinguishersB.Anotherclassoffires

C.Howfiresbreakout.D.Howfirescanbeprevented.

D

Couldyourcellphonegiveyoucancer?

Whetheritcouldornot,somepeopleareworryingaboutthepossibilitythatphones,powerlinesandwi-ficouldberesponsibleforarangeofillnesses,fromrashestobraintumors.

Somesaythereisevidencetosupportthegrowinganxieties.DavidCarpenter,aprofessorofenvironmentalhealthsciencesattheuniversityatAlbany,inNewYork,thinksthere’sagreaterthan95percentchancethatpowerlinescancausechildhoodleukemia（白血病）.Alsothere’sagreaterthan90percentchancethatcellphonescancausebraintumors.“It’sapparentnowthatthere’sarealrisk,”saidCarpenter.

Butothersbelievetheseconcernsareunjustified.DrMarthaLinet,theheadofradiationepidemiology（流行病学）attheUSNationalCancerInstitute,haslookedatthesameresearchasCarpenterbuthasreachedadifferentconclusion.“Idon’tsupportwarninglabelsforcellphones,”saidLinet.“Wedon’thavetheevidencethatthere’smuchdanger.”

StudiessofarsuggestaweakconnectionbetweenEMFs（电磁场）andillness—soweakthatitmightnotexistatall.Amultinationalinvestigationofcellphonesandbraincancer,in13countriesoutsidetheUS,hasbeenunderwayforseveralyears.It’sfundedinpartbytheEuropeanUnion,inpartbyacellphoneindustrygroup.Thefinalreportshouldcomeoutlaterthisyear,butdatasofardon’tsuggestastronglinkbetweencellphoneuseandcancerrisk.

12．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatsomepeopleareworriedbecause_______.

A.theyhaveevidencethattheuseofcellphonescanleadtocancer

B.theymakeafussovercellphoneuse

C.someexpertshavegivenawarning

D.cellphonesareresponsibleforbraintumors

13．Bysaying“Idon’tsupportwarninglabelsforcellphones,”DrMarthaLinethastheideathat_______.

A.theworryingisunnecessary

B.cancer-warninglabelsshouldbeoncellphones

C.thereisalinkbetweencellphonesandcancer

D.cellphoneshavenothingtodowithcancer

14．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheattitudeoftheauthortowardsthedebate?

A.Optimistic.B.Objective.C.Opposite.D.Casual.

15．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Cellphones:

isthereacancerlink?

B.Thereisalinkbetweencellphoneandcancer.

C.Aresearchonthecellphone.

D.Thecellphoneandradiationepidemiology

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FourwaystoImproveYourMemory

Haveyoueverimaginedthebenefitsthatagoodmemorycanbringtoyou?

Beingabletorememberimportantpiecesofinformationcangiveyouapowerfuladvantageinyourlife.___16__.Herearefourwaystoimproveyourmemory：

Makethemostofyourimagination.___17___Forexample,torememberwhereyouhaveleftyourcarkeys,pretendtoholdacameratoyoureyes,focusonthescene,andclicktheimageintoyourmemorywhenyouareleaving.Thistechniqueworkswithalmosteverythingyouwanttoremember,astherolloffilmsinyourmindisendless.

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