高二第二学期英语周测3Word下载.docx

高二第二学期英语周测3Word下载.docx

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interested

B.

relaxed

C.

lonely

D.

nervous

2.A.

caught

discovered

stopped

teased

3.A.

sleep

sunbathe

hide

cry

4.A.

disabled

confused

disappointed

frightened

5.A.

added

attached

related

tied

6.A.

cautious

desperate

bored

worried

7.A.

proof

sign

mark

use

8.A.

search

journey

countryside

hope

9.A.

hopefully

generously

surprisedly

understandingly

10.A.

risky

hard

careless

D

silly

11.A.

solution

response

evidence

reason

12.A.

encouraged

B

ashamed

upset

delighted

13.A.

change

continue

plan

end

14.A.

return

cut

remove

drop

15.A.

tail

children

future

past

Ⅱ.阅读理解（共两节；

每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；

每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Zoosdivideopinion:

therearethosewhothinkitiscrueltokeepanimalslockedupwhileothersbelievezoosareessentialforthesurvivalofendangeredspecies.

Toarguethatzoosimprisonanimalsistomisunderstandwhatzoosareabout.Withoutzoosmanyofthecreaturesweloveandadmirewouldnolongerexist.Everysingleday，overonehundredanimalspeciesvanish.Scientistspredictthatasearlyas2050onequarteroftheEarth’sspecieswillbecomeextinct.

Someanimalsareindangerbecausetheyarehunted.Alarmingly,thepopulationoftigershasalreadyfallenbyninety-fivepercent.Otherspeciesareindangerbecauseofalackoffood.Forexample,therearefewerthan1300giantpandasleftinthewild.

Zooshavespecialbreedingprogrammestohelpthoseanimalsatrisk.Thesebreedingprogrammesareprovingextremelysuccessful.AsIreneShapirofromZooandWildlifeSupportsays,“thePuertoRicanParrothasgrowninnumbersfromjustthirteentoabouteighty-fiveandtheGoldenLionTamarinMonkey,whichhasalmostceasedtoexisttwentyyearsago,hasbeenreintroducedbackintothewild.”

Unfortunately,noteveryoneunderstandsthisimportantrolezoosplay.Forexample,BrianFeatherstonefromtheAnti-ZooForumsays,“Ican’tbelievewetakeanimalsfromthewildandputthemincagesfortheentertainmentofthepublic!

WeshouldviewthemonfilmorTVintheirnaturalenvironment.”

However,thismissesthepoint.Azoodoesmorethandisplayanimalstothepublic.Itensurestheirsurvival.WithoutzoosyouwouldnotbeabletoseemanyoftheseanimalsonTVoranywhereelse!

16.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardszoos?

A.Heshowsnoopinioneitherfororagainstthem.

B.Hethinksthattheyareunnecessaryandcruel.

C.Hebelievestheyplayanimportantenvironmentalrole.

D.Heexpressesadesirethatmoreofthembebuilt.

17.Theunderlinedword“vanish”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.

A.remainB.disappearC.becomerarerD.getkilled

18.Accordingtothepassagetheworld’stigerpopulation_____.

A.willriseby5%nextyearB.isrelativelystable

C.is95%smallerthaninthepastD.hasfallento95%

19.Accordingtothepassagesomepeopledonotagreewithzoosbecausethey_____

A.aretooexpensivetorunB.putanimalsindanger

C.donotprovideenoughfoodD.keepanimalslockedup

20.Accordingtothewriter，themostimportantfunctionofthezooisto_____.

A.makealotofmoneyB.entertainvisitors

C.ensureanimals’survivalD.educatethepublic

Today,bicyclesareelegantlysimplemachinesthatarecommonaroundtheworld.Manypeopleridebicyclesforrecreation,whereasothersusethemasameansoftransportation.ThefirstbicyclewasinventedinGermanyin1818.Becauseitwasmadeofwood,itwasn’tverystrongnordidithavepedals（脚踏板）.Ridersmoveditbypushingtheirfeetagainsttheground.

In1839,KirkpatrickMacmillan,aScottishblacksmith,inventedamuchbetterbicycle.Macmillan’smachinehadiron-coveredwheelstokeepthemfromgettingworndown.Healsousedfoot-operatedlevers,similartopedals,sohisbicyclecouldberiddenataquickpace.Itdidn’tlookmuchlikethemodembicycle,though,becauseitsbackwheelwassubstantiallylargerthanitsfrontwheel.AlthoughMacmillan’sbicyclescouldberiddeneasily,theywereneverproducedinlargenumbers.

In1861,FrenchmanPierreMichauxandhisbrotherErnestinventedabicyclewithanimprovedpedalmechanism.Theycalledtheirbicycleavelocipede，butmostpeoplecalledita“boneshaker”becauseoftheeffectofthewoodandironframe.Despitetheimpolitenickname,thevelocipedewasahit.Afterafewyears,theMichauxfamilywasmakinghundredsofthemachinesannually,mostlyforfun-seekingyoungpeople.

Tenyearslater,JamesStarley,anEnglishinventor,madeseveralinnovationsthatrevolutionizedbicycledesign.Hemadethefrontwheelmanytimeslargerthanthebackwheel,putagearonthepedalstomakethebicyclemoreefficient，andlightenedthewheelsbyusingwirespokes.Althoughthisbicyclewasmuchlighterandlesstiringtoride,itwasstillclumsy,extremelytop-heavy，andriddenmostlyforentertainment.

Itwasn’tuntil1874thatthefirsttrulymodernbicycleappearedonthescene.InventedbyanotherEnglishman,H.J.Lawson,thesafetybicyclewouldlookfamiliartotoday’scyclists.Thesafetybicyclehadequal-sizedwheels,whichmadeiteasiertoride.Lawsonalsoattachedachaintothepedalstodrivethebackwheel.By1893，thesafetybicyclehadbeenfurtherimprovedwithair-filledrubbertires,adiamond-shapedframe,andeasybraking.WiththeimprovementsprovidedbyLawson;

bicyclesbecameextremelypopularandusefulfortransportation.Today,theyarebuilt,used,andenjoyedallovertheworld.

21.Thispassagewasmostlikelywritteninorderto_____.

A.comparebicyclesusedfordifferentpurposes

B.describetheproblemsearlybicyclemakersexperienced

C.persuadereaderstousebicyclesfortransportation

D.tellreadersabouttheearlyhistoryofthebicycle

22.Macmillancoveredthewheelsofhisbicyclewithironto_____

A.addweighttothebicycleB.makethebicycleeasiertoride

C.allowthewheelstolastlongerD.letthebicyclebemorecomfortable

23.WhichofthefollowingbicycletypeswasinventedbyJamesStarley?

24Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Twohundredyearsago，bicyclesdidnotexist.

B.Thefirstbicyclecouldberiddenataveryquickpace.

C.TheMichauxbrotherscalledtheirbicyclea“boneshaker”.

D.Macmillan’smachinehadwheelswithrubbertires.

25.Theinformationaboutbicyclesinthispassageisarrangedaccordingto_____.

A.importanceB.timeC.placeD.interest

C

SincetheendofWorldWarI（WWI）in1918，Canadians,andmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwars,fightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.

KnownasRemembranceDay,thedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWI,adarkperiodforouryoungcountry,whichclaimedthelivesofover60,000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwide.

AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWI，todaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowed，andthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.

Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtfor,andalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.

That’swhyweweartheredpoppy（罂粟花）;

that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsay“Thankyou”;

that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.

Yetthismessageisfadingaway,yearafteryear.

TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.

Notonlyisthisdisrespectful,itdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFields,whileawreathofpoppiesislaid.

Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildre