英语甘肃省武威市第六中学学年高二下学期期末考试Word文档下载推荐.docx

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Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;

theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!

Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!

Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

1.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C.Effortsmadeinvain.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

2.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.

C.Tocureayoungowl.D.Tolookatababyowl.

3.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A.Somefood.B.Anewnest.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.

4.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A.It’sbeautiful.B.It’sunexpected.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.

B

Weallusemoneyeveryday.Itisessentialbecausewecanpaymoneyforwhateverwewant.Moneyisrecognizedasbanknotesandcoins.

However,manyyearsagopeoplecouldn’tgototheshopandbuywhattheywanted.Theyhadtogetwhattheywantedthroughthebartertrade（实物交易）.Itwasreallydifficult,forthebarteroftendependedoncoincidenceofwants.Forexample,thesellerofgrainhastofindabuyerwhowantstobuygrainandwhoalsocouldoffersomethingthesellerwantstobuy.Andonemoreexample,ifawheatfarmerneedswhatafruitfarmerproduces,adirectexchangeisimpossiblebecauseseasonalfruitwouldspoilbeforethegrainharvest.Thesolutionistotradefruitforwheatindirectlythroughathirdintermediatecommodity（中间的商品）,suchascattle,salt,shells,wine.However,commoditymoneyhadtheirdisadvantages.Forexample,cattle,fur,preciousstonescouldn’tbecutintosmallerpiecesanditwasinconvenienttokeepandtransportthem.Thuscoinswereinvented.

TheearliestknowncoinsinthewesternworldcamefromLydiainabout650B.C.Greekcities,theGreatPersianEmpireandRomanEmpirequicklyadoptedthenewusefultechniqueofmetalcurrency.Andbytheendofthe6thcentury,coinageswerecommonthroughouttheregion.However,coinsaswellascommoditymoneyhadmanydisadvantages.Forinstance,coinsquicklyshowwear（磨损）andtheyusuallyhavesmallvalue,soit’sdifficulttocountlargesumsofcoins.

Atfirst,papermoneywasusedinChinainabout650A.D.Afterthen,itwasusedinPersiaandJapan.InEurope,papermoneywasfirstlyproducedintheNetherlandsinthe16thcenturyandintheUSAinthe17thcentury.Papermoneyisworthlessbutsymbolic.Inotherwords,papermoneyisjustanote.Ithasapurchasingpowerbecausethegovernmentannouncesitasmoneyandcitizensacceptituniversally.

5.Thewriterexplainsthedifficultyofbartertradeby　　　. 

A.tellingstoriesB.makingacomparisonC.presentingatheoryD.usingexamples

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheearlycoins?

A.Theyusuallyhadlargevalue.B.Theystillhadmanydisadvantages.

C.TheywerefirstusedinGreece.D.Peopledidn’tlikethemetalcurrency.

7.Papermoneywasusedearlierin　　　. 

A.RomeB.GreeceC.theNetherlandsD.theUSA

8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Historyofmoney.B.Functionofmoney.

C.Inventionofmoney.D.Typesofmoney.

C

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Samwasafifteen-year-oldboylivingwithhislittlesister,Julie.Theirparentshadpassedawaylongago.SamhadtakencareofJuliebyhimself.

Oneday,Samwokeupatthreeinthemorningasusual.WhenJuliewassleepingalone.Samlefttheirlittlehousetosendnewspapers.Whenhefoundanoldmansittinginfrontoftheirhouse.Samwassosurprisedthathestoppedtolookathimclosely.Itwasanicymorningandhelookedveryold.

Thepooroldmandidn’thaveanythingtocoverhimselfwith.Samwentintohishousetogettheoldmanablanket.However,therewerenoextrablankets,soSamthoughthardandtookhisfather’scoat.Itwastheonlythingofhisfather’sthathehadleft.Samwroteashortnote."

Sir,Ifoundyousleepinginfrontofmyhouse.Thisismyfather’scoat.Ihopeitfitsyouwell."

Heputthenoteinapocketofthecoat,andcoveredtheoldmanwiththecoat.Thenhewenttowork.Whenhecamebackthreehourslater,boththemanandthecoatweregone.Samthoughtthatitwasthebestthinghecouldhavedonewithhisfather’scoat.

Thatafternoon,SamhurriedhomeafterschoolbecauseJuliewasathomealone.However,Julieandtheoldmanwerestandinginfrontofthehouse,andJulieshoutedtoSam,"

Brother!

He’sourgrandfather!

"

Thegrandfathersmiledandsaid,"

Sam.Thankyouforgivingmethecoatandlettingmeknowhowgoodmygrandsonis.ThiscoatwastheoneIgavemysonalongtimeago!

12.HowwastheweatherwhenSamsawanoldmaninfrontofhishouse?

____.

A.Hotandsunny 

B.Rainy 

C. 

WindyD.Icyandcold

13.Sam’smorningjobwasto____.

A.takecareofhissister 

B.sendnewspapers 

C.gotoschool 

D.lookforhisgrandfather

14.Samcoveredtheoldmanwithhisfather’scoatbecause____.

A.hisfather’scoatfittedtheoldmanwell

B.thecoatwastheonlythingthathisfatherhadleft

C.hehadnoextrablanket

D.heknewtheoldmanwashisgrandfatherthen

15.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Samfoundhisgrandfatherthroughanactofkindness.

B.Father’scoatwasmissing.

C.Anoldmanwastoocoldtoliveon.

D.Samtookcareofhissisterbyhimself.

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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Lazypeoplewillneverachieveanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.

_16_Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivationoncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjusting