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黑龙江鹤岗一中高二期末考试英语
鹤岗一中2014-2015学年度下学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分:
120分
Ⅰ卷(两部分,共70分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.
MrsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.
NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.
MrsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospital(RDH)foramedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.
“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospital,DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport.
HesaidMrsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”.
DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria(细菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.
1.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.
A.atra
velguideB.anewspaper
C.atextbookD.anovel
2.ThecrocodileattackedMrsPethrickwhenshewas______.
A.swimmingintheriver
B.standingontheriverbank
C.watchingthecrocodile
D.fishinginthewater
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMrsPethrick?
A.Hereyeswerebadlypoked.
B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.
C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.
D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.
4.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.braveB.diligent C.quickD.humorous
B
Manyofusarefascinatedbytimetravel.Whowouldn’tbeenthralledbyreturningtothepastor
seeingthefuture?
Buttimetravelseemstobepossibleonlyinourimagination–orinmostcases,insciencefiction.
Sciencefictionisaworldwhereimpossiblethingscanbecomepossible.Butsciencefictionisnotentirelyfictionsinceitisbasedonsciencetheoriesandprinciples.Ihavecompiledsomeofthepopularwaysbywhichtimetravelismadepossibleinfictionbooks:
A.Throughthewormhole(虫孔)——Itisashortcutbetweenpointsinspace-time.According
toEinstein,anobjectcanpassthroughthisifitcantravelatthespeedoflightwithinfinitemass.AnexampleofawormholeisdescribedinRiddLeoftheRedBible.
·Throughablackhole——Ablackholeisavacuuminspacewherelightcannotevenescapeorpassthrough.Insomesci-fimovies,likeStarTrek,blackholesbecomethemeanstotravelthroughtime.
·Throughtimemachines——Infiction,timemachinesarecomplexvehiclesthatcan
travelfasterthanlight.AtimemachinecanbeastrangevehiclelikeTARDISinDoctorWhooraspeciallymodifiedcarliketheoneusedinBacktotheFuture.
·Throughaparallel(平行的)universe——Anotherpopul
arwaytotravelthroughtimeis
tobeabletosliporslideintoaparalleluniversewhereonecangobacktoapointintimeandseeadifferentreality.
Thoughweknowtimetravelmaynotbepossible,itisstillanentertainingsubjectandaheatedtopicformostofus.
5.Theunderlinedword
“enthralled”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“
.”
A.thrilledB.confusedC.shockedD.upset
6.Themeansoftravellingthroughablackholeisdescribedin.
A.DoctorWhoB.BacktotheFuture
C.StarTrekD.RiddleoftheRedBible
7.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Timetravelwillneverbecomepossibleeveninthefarfuture.
B.Timetravelthroughatimemachinewillbethemostcommonmeans.
C.Sci-fiwritershavesomesimilarexperienceastheydescribeintheirfiction.
D.Manywaysoftimetravelaredescribedinsciencefictionbesidesthementionedfours.
C
SomepeopleaskedmehowIcouldsuggesttheexpensesofbillionsofdollarsforavoyagetoMars,atatimewhenmanychildrenonthisEartharestarvingtodeath.Iknowthattheydonotexpectananswersuchas“Oh,Ididnotknowthattherearechildrendyingfromhunger,butfromnowonIwillstopanykindofspaceresearchuntilmankindhassolvedthatproblem!
”Infact,Ihaveknownofthislongbefore.
ButIfirml
ybelievethatbyworkingforthespaceprogramwecanmakesomecontributionstothereliefandeventualsolutionofsuchseriousproblemsaspovertyandhungerontheEarth.Twobasicfactorscausingthepovertyandhungerproblemsaretheproductionoffoodandthedistribution
(分布)offood.Infact,largeareasoflandcouldbeusedfarbetterifefficientmethodsoffarming,fertilizeruse,weatherforecasting,fieldselection,planting,cropsurveys,harvestplanningandsoonwereapplied.Thebesttoolfortheimprovementofallthesemethodsundoubtedly,istheartificialEarthsatellite.Circlingtheglobeatahighaltitude,itcanscreenwideareasoflandwithinashorttime;itcanobserveandmeasurealargevarietyoffactorsindicatingthestatusandconditionofcrops,soil,droughts,rainfall,snowcover,etc.
Besides,inthemodernsociety,thereisacontinuinggreatneedfornewbasicknowledgeinthescienceifwewishtoimprovetheconditionsofhumanlife
ontheEarth.Weneedmoreknowledgeinphysicsandchemistry,inbiologyandphysiology,andparticularlyinmedicinetocopewithalltheseproblemswhichthreatenman’slife:
hunger,disease,overpopulation,pollutionofwaterandtheenvironment.Inaway,thespaceagenotonlyholdsoutamirrorinwhichwecanseeourselves,italsoprovidesuswiththetechnologies.
8.Thepassageismainlydiscussingabout.
A.whetherthechildren’sdyingfromhungeristhemajorproblem
B.whetherthereisaneffectivewaytoavoidtheglobalstarvation
C.whethertheauthor’ssuggestionhasbeentakenintoseriousconsideration
D.whetheritisworthspendingmuchmoneyonthespaceresearch
9.Accordingtotheauthor,whatplaysanimportantpartindealingwithpovertyandhunger?
A.Fo
odsupply.B.Methodsoffarming.
C.Governmentsupport.D.Moderntechnology.
10.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby.
A.makingcomparisonB.givingexplanation
C.givingexamplesD.offeringadvice
11.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.
A.morebasicknowledgeisrequiredtobelearned
B.technologiescanhelptoimproveourlivingquality
C.wecanliveamorepeacefulandhappierlife
D.therearedifferentviewsonthespaceage
D
Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.MygrandpausedtoapplaudwhenIwaspreparingforit.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest——callmetoplayAmazingGrace.AndIusuallydidso.
AboutthetimewhenIenteredhighschool,grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasin1985.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets,andIhadneverthoughtofmygrandpaassmallinanysense.
ThenextmorningIfoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipreparedmyvoilin,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredifIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.
Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknewthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.Fooddidn’ttaste
good,doctorscouldn’thelp,andhisbodybetrayed(辜负)himandlefthimhelpless.Butforafewminuteslisteningtomewithmyviolin,heseemedtofindbeautyandloveandescape.
12.Everytimetheauthor’sgrandfathercametovisither,hewould.
A.askhertoplaythesamepieceofmusic
B.pretendtothinkhighlyofherperformance
C.applaudforherthroughoutherperformance
D.remindtheauthorofhiskindnessandhumour
13.WhydidtheauthorspendweeksinpracticingplayingAmazingGrace?
A.Shebelieveditcansavehergrandfather’slife.
B.Shewantedhergrandfathertobeherbiggestfan.
C.Shewantedtoexpresshersorrowb
yplayingthatsong.
D.Shewantedtocomfortbothherselfandherdyinggrandfather.
14.Theauthorseemstobelievethat.
A.beingadoctorcouldearnhermorefameandwealth
B.musiccouldmakeadifferenceeventoadyingoldperson
C.musiccouldhaveabettereffectonpatients’lifethanlove
D.ourlifecouldn’tbebeautifulwithouteachother’scareandlove
15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Grandfather’sLoveB.Goodbye,MyFavoriteMusic
C.AmazingGraceD.Human’sBetterNature
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。
Stressedout?
Yourscheduleispackedwithclasses,homework,youthgroups,hobbies,familyandfriends.
16Youmightalsobedealingwitharelationshiporfamilyconflict.Sometimesit'sjusttoomuchtohandle,andstressmovesslowlyintoyourlife.Herearesomeideastohelpyoubalanceyourlifeandreducest