甘肃省武威市高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx
《甘肃省武威市高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《甘肃省武威市高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx(10页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
Howtolookupwordsinadictionary
Whatthedifferentmarksinadictionarymean
Howtouseadictionarytopronouncewordscorrectly
Buythi
sbookandhelpchildrenwiththeireducation.
What'
smore,you'
lljustpay60%foritbeforeMay10,2016
1."
_________"
cantellyouwhattodoifyouaretiredofasubject.
A.StudySkillsforLife
B.BasicStudyGuidebook
C.LearningHowtoLearn
D.HowtoUseaDictionaryPictureBookforChildren
2.Picturesinthebook"
LearningHowtoLear
n"
can.
A.makechildrenreadslowlyB.makethebookboring
C.makechildrenunderstandthebookeasily
D.makechildrendrawbeautifully
3.IfyoubuythethreebooksonMay2nd,2016,youwilljustpay
_____forthem.
A.$55.8B.$93C.$71D.$60
4.Theaimofthethreeadsisto.
A.helpchildrenlearnEnglish
B.he
lpchildrenlearnaboutnature
C.useadictionarytopronouncecorrectly
D.sellthesebookstothechildren
B
Almosteveryonewantstobehappy,butnotallknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsuponourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.
Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimeth
inkingaboutthefuturethatwefailtoenjoythepresent,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.
Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeople
experiencedancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivity.
Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheir
timehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.
5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis___________.
A.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy
B.TheSecretofHappiness
C.MoneyMakesYouHappy
D.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy
6.Thewriterthinksthat
___________.
A.It’swrongtospendtimeonwork
B.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime
C.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife
D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Readingagoodbook.B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.
C.Playingasport.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.
C
Floridaiscelebratingabiganniversarythisyear.Fivehundredyearsago,onApril2,1513,SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonarrivedontheeastcoastofwhatisnowFlorida.NativeAmericanshadbeenlivingthereforcenturies,butPoncedeLeonwasthefirstEuropeantosetfootinwhatwouldbecometheUnitedStates.
Accordingtol
egend(传说),PoncedeLeonmayhavelandedinFloridabymistake.HeissaidtohavebeenlookingforanislandcalledBiminianditsFountainofYouth.Themagicalfountaincouldsupposedlymakeoldpeopleyoungagain.Instead,PoncedeLeonlandedontheFloridapeninsula(半岛
)an
dclaimeditforSpain.HenameditLaFlorida,or“floweryplace”.
PoncedeLeonexploredmoreofFlorida’scoastsoverthenextfewmonths.HelaterreturnedtoSpainbutwentbacktoFloridain1521toattempttosetupapermanentcolony(殖民地).However,NativeAmericansattackedhimandhiscompanions,andPoncedeLeonwaskilled.Itwasn’tuntil1565thatSpainsetupasuccessfulcolonyatSt.AugustineonFlorida’seast
coast.ItistheoldestpermanentEuropeansettlementintheU.S.
Floridadidn’tbelongtotheU.S.untilSpainlostcontrol.ItwasadmittedtotheU.S.asthe27thstatein1845.
Today,Floridahasoneofthefastest-growingpopulationsofanystate.Morethan19millionpeoplecallithome.
It’salsoapopulardestinationfortourists.Lastyear,89millionpeoplevisitedtheSunshineState.Thesedays,mostvisitorscomeinsearchoffuninthesunonitssandybeachesanditsthemeparks,suchasDisneyWorldandSeaWorld.
8.Fivehundredyearsago,.
A.theUnitedStateswasfounded
B.thefirstEuropeancametoFlorida.
C.Floridawasdiscoveredbyhumanbeings.
D.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonwasborn.
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutPoncedeLeonfromParagraph2?
A.HehatedtheFloridapeninsula.
B.HediscoveredFloridabyaccident.
C.HefinallyfoundFountainofYouth.
D.Hecouldmakeoldpeopleyoungagain.
10.PoncedeLeonwaskilled.
A.byhiscompanionsB.onhiswaytoFlorida
C.duringhissecondstayinFloridaD.afterhesetupapermanentcolony
11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlorida?
A.Touristsarelosinginterestinit.
B.Itsbeachesarenotwellprotected.
C.Thereare89millionpeopleinFloridaatpresent.
D.Itspopulationhasbeenincreasinginrecentyears.
D
Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwatersnearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations(迁徙)ofanymammal.
Allday,allsummerlong,inthe
coldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.
Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen(鲸须)theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck(淤泥)fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.
Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.
Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow(浅的)waterscalledlagoons(濒海湖).Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.
Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.
12.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.
A.givenupB.endedupC.brokenupD.eatenup
13.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.
A.alwaysswimundertheoceanB.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy
C.facethecolderandcolderwaterD.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak
14.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?
A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.
C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.
15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?
A.Howlong
theylive.B.Howtheygettheirfood.
C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Secretcodes(密码)keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesin
doingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.
Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthous
andsofyears.16______Codebreakingnev
erlags(落后)farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.
Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.17________Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”Spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”
18______Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,Forexample,Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“13520135.”
Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.19_______Forexample“bridge“mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”20____However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.
A.It
is
very
hard
to
break
a
code
without
the
book.
B.In
any
language,
some
letters
are
used
more
than
others.
C.Only
people
who
know
keyword
can
read
message.
D.As
long
as
there
have
been
codes,
tried
them.
E.You
hide
message
by
having
first
of
each
word
spell
it
out.
F.With
book,
you
might
write
down
words
that
would
stand
for
other
words.
G.Another
way
use
symbols
specific
thealphabet.
第二部分语言知识运用(共三节,满分50分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(