广东省学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题Word格式.docx

广东省学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题Word格式.docx

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A

Anearthquakeisatremblingorshakingofthegroundcausedbythesuddenrelease（释放）ofenergystoredintherocksbelowthesurface.Generally,earthquakeslastonlyseconds.Stronggroundshakingduringamedium（中等的）tolargeearthquakegenerallylastsabout10to30seconds.Aftershocks（余震）canoccuronceinawhileforweeksorevenmonths.

Manypeoplethinkthatthereisan“earthquakeseason”orakindof“earthquakeweather”.Asamatteroffact,thereisn’t.Earthquakescanoccuratanytimeoftheyearandattimeofdayornight.Earthquakesoccurunderallweatherconditions-sunny,wet.orcoldwithoutanyspecialweathertendency.

Also,youdon’tneedtoworrythatthegroundwillopenupandswallowpeoplewhenearthquakesoccur.Opengroundcracksmayformduringanearthquake,forexample,tolandslidingorgroundfalling.However,suchcrackstendtobeopengaps（theydon’t“swallow”）thatapersoncouldstandinafterwards.

Thesafestplaceinanearthquakeisanopenfieldbecausebuildingsandfallingobjectscaninjureorkillyou.Ifyouareindoors,whenyoufeelthegroundstarttoshake,takecoverimmediatelyunderatableorstrongpieceoffurniture,placingsomethingbetweenfallingobjectsandyourself.Don’tattempttousethestairsoranelevatortogetoutofthebuilding.

1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Earthquakesusuallylast10to30seconds.

B．Afterabigearthquake,therearemanymorequakes.

C．Cracksinanearthquakeareverydangerous.

D．Whatusuallyinjurespeopleduringanearthquakearefallingbuildings.

2．Thereasonwhythereisn’t“earthquakeweather”isthat____________.

A．anearthquakeonlylastssecondsanddoesn’thappenfrequently.

B．anearthquakecanhappenatanytimeandinanykindofweather.

C．whenanearthquakehappensisrelatedtotheweather

D．earthquakesdon’tchangewiththeseasons

3．Theunderlinedword“swallow”inParagraph3probablymeans“___________”?

A．takesb./sth.inB．makesb.frightened

C．makeroomforsb.tostandinD．makethegroundslide

B

Iwasinaterriblemood.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.“Wanttogoforaride,today,Beck?

It’sabeautifulday.”

“No!

Leavemealone!

”ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.

Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.IforgottobemadatthemandIcamehometofindanoteonthetable.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.“Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital”.

WhenIreachedthehospital,mymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensive.“Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911,thankGod!

IfhehadmovedDaddy,there’snotellingwhatmighthavehappened.Abrokenrib（肋骨）mighthavepierced（穿透）alung...”

Mymothermayhavesaidmore,butIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:

Leavemealone.Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurledthosewordsathimearlierintheday?

Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgently,afraidofhurtinghim.

“ 

Daddy…Iamsosorry…”

It’sokay,sweetheart.I’llbeokay.”

“No,”Isaid,“ImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknow,thatmorning?

”

Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.Helookedatmeandsaid.“Sweetheart,Idon’trememberanythingaboutthatday,notbefore,duringoraftertheaccident.ButIrememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbefore.”Hemanagedaweaksmile.

MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.

4.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause_______.

A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccident

B.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriends.

C.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinema

D.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends

5.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?

A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.

B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.

C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.

D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.

6.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat___.

A.hehadapoormemory

B.hedidn’thearwhathissonsaid

C.hejustwantedtocomforthisson

D.helosthismemoryaftertheaccident

7.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?

A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.

B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.

C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.

D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.

C

ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.“Thereisnosuchthingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.

ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Nature,heoftensaid,isfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;

then,hetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.

Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasure.

Edisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered.“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.

8.Edisonthought____________.

A.hecouldbehappyifhewasagenius

B.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccess

C.hardworkcoulddobetterthangenius

D.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork

9.Edisonwas_____________.

A.verymuchinterestedinnature

B.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnature

C.interestedinchangingpeople’sideas

D.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnature

10.InEdison’sopinion,______________.

A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelp

B.People’ssuccessliesmostlyingenius

C.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessful

D.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater

11.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies__________.

A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeings

B.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislife

C.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100years

D.peopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work

D

Therearemanydangerousseacreaturesintheworld.Thefollowingaresomeexamples.

Theneedlefisharecommonlyseenlivingnearthesurfaceoftropical（热带的）waters.Buttheycanalsobreakcoverthewater,andonceintheairtheycanbecomedangerousflyingswords.Thoughitisrare,peoplehavebeenseriouslyhurtandevenkilledbythefish.Nightfishermeninsmallboatsareatparticularriskbecausetheirlightsmayattractthefish.

Saltwatercrocodilesaretheworld'

slargestcrocodiles,sometimesreaching23feetinlengthandtopping2,200pounds.Yetthesecrocodileshuntquietly,lyinginwaitbelowshorelinewaterstoattackturtlesandthirstyanimalsthathavecometodrink.Saltwatercrocodileskillanumberofpeopleeachyear.

Thereisnodoubtthatthegreatwhitesharksitsatoptheoceanfoodchain.Theworld'

slargestfishcanweighatover5,000poundsandreachlengthsofmorethan20feet.Greatwhitesharkshaveabout3,000teeth,whichtheytypicallysinkintosealions,sealsandseaturtles.Thesesharksareresponsibleforathirdtoahalfofthe100sharkattacksonhumanseveryyear.

Theseaanemone（海葵）maylooklikethebeautifulflowerforwhichit'

snamed,butfishthatswimtooclosemayregretit.Theseaanemone,whichlivesontheseafloor,usesitspoisonoustentacles（触须）tostabpassingcreatureswithakindofpoison—makingthemhelplessandfittobeeaten.

Thesurgeonfish（刺尾鱼）isanattractivereeffishthatispoisonous.Scientistsbelievethattheworld’sseasholdsome1,200differentsurgeonfishspeciesandthinkthattheyinjureabout50,000peopleperyear.Butthesurgeonfishpoisoncanalsobringgreatbenefit—theyareusefulinthedevelopmentofnewdrugs.

12.Howmanyattacksonhumansdogreatwhitesharksdoeveryyear?

A.About26.B.About45.C.About60.D.About75.

13.Theseaanemoneisnamedforits_______.

A.colourB.shapeC.sizeD.habits

14.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.

A.thesaltwatercrocodilesaregentleandneverhurtpeople

B.theseaanemonelivesnearthesurfaceofthesea

C.thegreatwhitesharkisthelargestfishintheworld

D.theneedlefishliveintheseaallaroundtheworld

15.Whichofthefollowingc