青海省平安县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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青海省平安县第一高级中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

第I卷选择题（共105题）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并写在答题卡上。

A

WhenCathleenGardiner’stwinswereborn17yearsago,doctorstoldherthattheywereapairinamillion.OnehadDownsyndrome（低能综合症）,whiletheotherdidnot.Here,Cathleentellstheirtouchingstory.

SinceSeanwasborn17yearsago,Ihavealwaysthoughtthatheisjustaswonderfulashisbrotherandsister.Thoughhehadadisability,wehaveneverviewedhimasaburden.Hehasalwaysbeenablessing.Thedoctorsexplainedthatthoughtheyweretwins,theycamefromtwodifferenteggs.Lisacouldwalkat11monthsold,whileSeandidn’ttakehisfirststepstillhewasthree.Bytwo,Lisawastalkingalot,butSeanwasn’tabletospeakuntilhewasnearlyfour.

   Forthefirstfiveyearsofhislife,Seanneededagreatdealofcare.Lookingafterhimwasmyfull-timejob,thoughIalsoworkedasatechnicaladviserinacomputingcompany.Wenevertreatedthemdifferently.Wegavethemthesametoysandspoketotheminthesameway.WeencouragedSeantokeepupwithLisa,eventhoughhenevercould,andwewouldhelphimdevelophisabilities.WesentthemtothesameprimaryschoolevenafterdoctorsadvisedusthatSeanshouldgotoaschoolforthedisabled.

   WehadtoexplaintoLisathathewouldn’tlearnasquicklyasshewould.Shetoldusthatshe’dhelphimwithhisschoolwork.Havinganon-disabledtwinhasreallyhelpedSeandevelop.Thelovetheysharehasgivenhimagreatdealofsupport.NowSeanandLisaarebothabouttofinishhighschool.Idon’tthinkhewouldhavedonenearlyaswelltodaywithoutLisa’shelp.

1.AtleasthowmanychildrendoesMrs.Gardinerhave?

A.Two.    B.Three. C.Four.  D.One.

2.Allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept__________.

A.Seancouldn’tdevelopsowellwithouthisparents’greateffort.

B.Asatwin’ssister,LisagaveSeanalotofhelp.

C.Asamotherofachildwithdisability,Cathleenmusthavesufferedalot.

D.CathleenlovedSeanmorethanLisabecauseofhisdisability.

3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthat_______.

A.thecoupletreatedthetwinsequally

B.CathleendidallshecouldtolookafterSean

C.thecoupledidn’tfollowthedoctor’sadvice

D.thecoupleencouragedSeantogrowup

4.Thispassagetellsusthat_________.

A.beingstupiddoesn’tmatter

B.nobodyisfoolishorclever

C.lovecandowonders     

D.allmenarebornequal

B

Researchershavefoundmoreevidencethatsuggestsarelationshipbetweenracesandratersoflungcanceramongsmokers.AnewstudyshowsthatblackpeopleandNativeHawaiiansaremorelikelytodeveloplungcancerfromsmoking.Itcomparedtheirrisktowhites,Japanese-AmericansandLatinos.

ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandtheUniversityofHawaiididthenewstudy.TheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinepublishedthefindings.Theeight-yearresearchstudiedmorethan180,000people.Theyincludedpresentandformersmokersandpeoplewhoneversmoked.Almost2.000peopleinthestudydevelopedlungcancer.

Researcherssaygenetics（遗传学）mighthelpexplaintheracialandethnic（种族的）differences.Therecouldbedifferencesinhowpeople'sbodiesreacttosmoke.Butenvironmentalinfluences,includingthewaypeoplesmoke,couldalsomakeadifference.

African-AmericansandLatinosinthestudyarereportedsmokingthefewestcigarettesperday.Whitesaretheheaviestsmokers.Butthescientistspointoutthatblackshavebeenreportedtobreathecigarettesmokemoredeeplythanwhitesmokers.Thiscouldfilltheirlungswithmoreofthechemicalsintobaccothatcausecancer. 

Scientistsknowthatsomediseaseseffectdifferentgroupsdifferently.Andsomedrugcompanieshavebeguntodevelopraciallytargeted（针对）medicines.LastJune,theUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedadrugdesignedtotreatheartfailureinblackpatients.ThenameisBiDil.Theagencycalledit"asteptowardthepromiseofpersonalizedmedicine." 

5.Whichofthefollowingordersisfromhighertolowerriskofhavinglungcancer?

A.Whites—Native—HawaiiansB.Africans---Americans---Latinos

C.Asians---NativeHawaiiansD.Africans—Americans---NativeHawaiians

6.Researchersagreethatitis_______thatmyprobablydetermineblackpeople’sriskoflungcaner.

A.thelargeramountofsmokingthanwhilepeople

B.thelivingstyleorhabitoftheblacks.

C.thedepthofcigarettesmokeintotheirlungs.

D.thephysicalstrengthtoreacttocigarettesmoke

7.Peopleinthenewstudyaremadeupof________.

A.heavysmokersinAmericaB.smokersandnon-smokers

C.theAsiansandHawaiiansD.theblackandwhitepeople

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Thewayofsmokingmayincreasetheriskoflungcancer.

B.Racehasnothingtodowiththeriskofhavingalungcancer.

C.TheresearchwasstartedbytheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine.

D.heriskoflungcancerliesIhowmuchapersonsmokes.

C

BRITAINisapopulartouristplace.Buttoursofthecountryhaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.

ADVANTAGES

Freemuseums.Nochargeforgoodcollectionsofartworks.

Popmusic．Britainistheonlycountrytorival（与…匹敌）theUSonthisscore．

Cabs.London taxidriverswellknowwheretheyaregoing.

Choiceoffood.Visitorscanfindfromeverycorneroftheworld.

Fashion.NotonlydofashionjunkieslovedeeplyandrespecthighlybrandnamessuchasVivienneWestwood,AlexanderMcQueen;streetstylesarejustlyloved,too.

　　DISADVANTAGES

　　Poorservice.Peoplecandineoutontherudenesstheyhaveexperienced,”saysProfessorTonySeaton,ofLutonUniversity’sInternationalTourismResearchCenter.

　　Poorpublictransport.Trainsandbusesarepromisedtodefeattouristswhohavethemostpatience,sotheover-crowdedLondontubeisinexplicably（难以理解的）popular.

　　Rain.Stillinthenumberonecomplaint.

　　Overpricedhotels.TheonlyEuropeancountrywithahigherrateoftaxonhotelroomsisDenmark．

Drinkinghours.Alcohol（酒）isinshortsupplyafter11p.m.evenin“24-hourcities”.

9.Whatdotouristscomplainmost?

A.Poorservice            B.Poorpublictransport

C.Rain.                         D.Overpricedhotels

10.Whenisalcoholnotabletoget?

A.At9:

00p.m.B.At10:

00p.m.     C.At11:

00p.m.   D.At12:

00p.m.      

11.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youhavetopaytovisitthemuseums.    

B.OnlyclothingwithbrandnamesaresoldinLondon.

C.YoucannotfindChinesefoodthere.       

D.Thepublictransportispoorthere.

D

ParacutinwasborninMexicoinFebruary,1943.AttheendofoneweekParacutinwas500feethigh,anditisnowover9,000feethigh.TodayParacutinisasleep.

WhatisParacutin?

Itwasthefirstvolcanointheworldwhichwasseenfromitsbirthrightuptothepresentday.OnFebruary20,1943,apeasantandhiswifesetouttoworkintheircornfieldsfromtheMexicanvillageofParacutin.Theyweresurprisedtofindtheearthwarmundertheirfeet.Suddenlytheyheardnoisesdeepintheearthandasmallholeappearedintheirfield.Intheafternoontherewasasuddenloudnoiseandstoneswerethrownhighintheair.Thepeasantsranfromthefieldandturnedtowatch.Theysawthebirthofavolcano.

   Largequantitiesofstoneandlavabrokeoutandalittlehillbegantoform.Byeveningthishillwas100feethighandhotasheswerefallingonthevillage.Atnightthestronglightofthehotlavalitupthecountryside.Thetreesnearthevillagewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.Whenthevillagewasdestroyed,itsnamewasgiventothevolcano.ThenewsquicklyreachedMexicoCity,fartotheeast.Manypeoplecametowatchthescene.Thevolcanogrewandgrewfortenyearsandhundredsofsquaremilesofforestweredestroyed.ThenParacutinwenttosleep.

12.Paracutinwasoncethenameof________.

A.apeasant   B.avillage   C.anoldmountain          D.aMexican

13.Whatwasdestroyedinthegrowingupofthevolcano?

A.Thelittlehillofstone.                  B.Thevillagerslivingcloseby.

C.TheforestsandfieldsroundParacutin.     D.TheMexicanpeasantandhiswife.

14.Inthispassagethewriteristryingto________.

A.tellusaninterestinghappening       B.explainascientifictheory

C.makeusbelievesomething          D.makeupaninterestingstory

15.Whatcanwelearnaboutvolcanoesfromthispassage？

A.Newvolcanoesmayappearinplaceswherepeopledonotexpectthemtobe.

B.Volcanoesarealwaysgrowing.

C.Volcanoesareactivefromtimetotime.

D.Newvolcanoesareactiveforonlytenyears.

第二节阅读填空（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。

HowtoMakeFriends

Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends. Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits. Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafriend.16Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.

 1.Associatewithothers.

Thefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.

2.Startaconversation

Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.17Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskill