辽宁省营口市部分重点高中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省营口市部分重点高中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年下学期期中考试高二英语试卷

第I卷

试题说明：

试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，试题卷中第卷为选择题，答案选项填在答题卷选择题答题表中，用答题卡的学校涂在答题卡相应题号上；第卷为非选题，答案一律答在答题卷相应位置上。

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分:

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenIwas12,allIwantedwasasignet（图章）ring.Theywerethe“in”thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday,myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials（姓名首字母）carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.

Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing“replaced”.We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe“new”stuff（东西）wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.

Then,onlyonemonthlater,Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Eventually,Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater,wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

Yearspassed,andacoupleofmoveslater,Iwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthday,norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergiftgivingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.“You'llrecognizethisone，”shesaid,smiling.

Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinside.

Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations,whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom,theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit,theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.

Anditstillfitsme.

1．Theunderlinedword“in”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．

A.fashionableB.available

C.practicalD.renewable（可再生的）

2．Whenshegottheringback,thewriterwasabout________.

A.13yearsoldB.15yearsold

C.26yearsoldD.28yearsold

3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.

B.Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.

C.Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.

D.Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.

4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyNewRing

B.LostandFound

C.LostandReplaced

D.AnExpensiveRing

B

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurviveiftherainisspreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfalls,withinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.   

    Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunesareformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.

   Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStates,cliffsanddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging—very,veryslowly—astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.

    Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthat:

haveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatoftheday,avisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesunbeginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.

5.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen___________.

 A.therainisspreadoutinayear      B.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks

 C.thereislittleraininayear         D.itisdryalltheyearround

6.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________.

 A.sandpilesupgradually             B.thereisplentyofraininayear

 C.theseahasdriedupovertheyears    D.piecesofrockgetsmaller

7.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesert

thereis____________.

  A.toomuchsand              B.moresandthanbefore

  C.nothingexceptsand          D.somethingelsebesidessand

C

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