甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word格式.docx

甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word格式.docx

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A

Amumsavedherdaughter’slifewithhernewlylearntfirstaidskills.Sonyahadonlyjustattendedonefirstaidclassthedaybeforewhenshefoundherselfneedingtousetheskillsonherthree-year-olddaughterTilly.

Sonya,whoalsohasasonEmmen,attendedthefirstaidcourseatLuneParkChildren’sCentre.Thenshewasfacedwitheveryparent’sworstnightmarewhenTillywentblueinthefaceandstoppedbreathing.Butthankstohernewlyacquiredskills,SonyasavedTilly’slife.

Sonyasaid:

“Tillywasplayingwithherbrotherandtheywerefightingoveratoy.Emmenwonthefight.Tillyfellbackwardsandherheadwashit.ShewasfacedownandshakingandatfirstIthoughtshewasupset.ButthenIsawshewasblueinthefaceandhadstoppedbreathing.IreactedwithoutthinkingandimmediatelystartedusingthefirstaidskillsIhadlearntthedaybefore.Ibegandoingmouth-to-mouthandchestcompressions（胸外按压）.ItprobablytookaboutaminutebeforeTillystartedbreathingagain,buttomeitfeltlikealifetime.”

AftergettingTillybreathingagain,Sonyacalledanambulanceandthedoctorscame.Sincethen,Tillyhasbeendiagnosed（诊断）withReflexAnoxicSeizure（反射缺氧发作）.Sonyasaid:

“Theseizurecanhappenwhenthere’sanyunexpectedpain,fearorfright.Itisjustsoluckythatthedaybeforeithappened,Ihadbeenpracticingfirstaid.IamjustsogladIdidthecourseandlearntthefirstaidskills.IalwaysfearedIwouldnotknowwhattodoinacrisissituation,butluckilyIhadtheknowledgeandskillstodealwithit.”

1.WhathappenedtoTilly?

A.Shewasknockeddownbyherbrother.

B.Shefellonthefloorandhitherhead.

C.Shewashitbyatoyontheheadandfeltupset.

D.Shewashitbyherbrotherandstoppedbreathing.

2.WhenSonyafoundTilly’sshaking,shethoughtherdaughtermust______.

A.becryingB.beveryangry

C.pretendtobehurtD.recognizeherfailure

3.WhenSonyagoestothefirstaidclassnexttime,shewillfeel______.

A.enjoyableB.excitedC.gratefulD.confident

B

Shortandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam."

Football,tennis,Cricket—anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless."

hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland'

sruralDevonshire.

Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeed,strengthandendurance.Atage18,heranhisfirstmarathon.

Thefollowingyear,hemetJohnRidgway,whobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway'

sschoolofAdventureinScotland,wherehelearnedabouttheolderman'

scold-waterexploits（成就）.Intrigued,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditions,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.

JourneystothePolearen'

ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboys,andmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy."

JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn'

tsay,'

Youarecompletelycrazy,'

"

Saunderssays.

In2001,afterbecomingaskilledskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPole.Hesufferedfrostbite,hadacloserencounter（遭遇）withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.

SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe'

sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.

ThisOctober,Saunders,27,headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,an1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.

4.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_____

A.hestartedtoplayballgames

B.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18

C.hegotamountainbikeatage15

D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining

5.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.

A.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic

B.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaunders

C.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperience

D.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasy

6.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?

A.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPole.

B.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotland.

C.Hewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakid.

D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPole.

7.Theunderlinedword“Intrigued”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.ExcitedB.FascinatedC.DelightedD.Convinced

8.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole______.

A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymates

B.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s

C.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorers

D.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpedition

C

Frommusicianandphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomesawarm,wise,andinspirationalbookthataskswhichwillyouchoose:

thepathwithleastdifficultyorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?

Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessadvantage.ButthesonofbillionaireWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealthinghandeddownfromhisfatherwas:

Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisowninterests,establishhisownidentity,andgainhisownsuccesses.

InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettdescribesthestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.

Today’ssociety,Buffettbelieves,haschangedalot.Peoplebegintoenjoywhattheydo,withawealthethic（财富伦理）,honorthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Yet,byfocusinglessonreward,wecanopendoorsofopportunityandworkhardtowardagreatersenseofsatisfaction.

Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettexplainsagreattruth:

Lifecannotbepredictedanddoesn’thaveasecondchance,neitherfairnorunfair.Weseethatourjourneyinlifeseldomfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts,difficulties,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughanddon’tgiveupatthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeofourdreams—fromdiscoveringourcareerstogivingbacktoothers.

Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcondition,takingcontrolofyourownlifeandlivingittothefullest.

9.WhatdoesPeterBuffettvaluemostabouthismother?

A.Intelligence.B.Independence.C.Hardwork.D.Broadmindedness.

10.Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?

A.Nobodyisperfect.B.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.4

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPeterBuffett?

A.Heworksonmusic.B.Hisfatherisveryrich.

C.HewroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.D.Hethinkssocietyhaschangedforthebetter.

D

Increasingly,Americansarebecomingtheirowndoctors,bygoingonlinetodiagnosetheirsymptoms,orderhomehealthtestsormedicaldevices,orevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternetpharmacies（药店）.Someavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostofmedicalcare,especiallyiftheylackhealthinsurance.Ortheymaystaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweight,alcoholconsumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhattheymightlearnabouttheirhealth,ortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseofnegativeexperiencesinthepast.Butplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadlygame.

Everyday,morethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetformedicalanswers–mostofthemaren’tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhattheyfind.A2012surveybythePewInternet&

AmericanLifeProjectfoundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhattheyreadonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn’t.Lookup“headache”,andthechancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformation,freefromamotivationforcommercialgain,areonlyoneinten,reportsanApril2015BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersrated,only16scoredas“highquality”.Recentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsaboutallsortsofotherdisorders,causingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalargeamountofincomplete,inaccurateandevendangerousinformationexistsontheInternet.

Theproblemisthatmostpeopledon’tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeb.“TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,get18trillionchoicesandstartclicking.Butthat’srisky,becausealmostanybodycanputupasitethatlooksauthoritative（权威的）,soit’dhardtoknowifwhatyou’rereadingisreasonableornot,”saysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancerInstitute.

12.Accordingtothetext,anincreasingnumberofAmerican_____.

A.aresufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctors

C.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelp

D.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites

13.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey_____.

A.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealth

B.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctors

C.findmedicaldeviceseasytooperate

D.areafraidtomisusetheirhealthinsurance

14.AccordingtothestudyofBrownMedicalSchool,______.

A.morethan6millionAmericansdistrustdoctors

B.about1/10ofthewebsitessurveyedareofhighquality

C.only1/10ofmedi