学年甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学高二第二学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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学年甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学高二第二学期期末考试英语试题
甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学2019-2020学年高二
第二学期期末考试
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Ashopkeepersenthissontolearnaboutthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestmanintheworld.Theboywalkedalongway,andfinallycameuponthebeautifulcastlewherethewisemanlived.
Onenteringthemainroomofthecastle,theboywasquitesurprised:
tradesmencomingandgoing,peoplechattinginthecorners,andasmallorchestraplayingsoftmusic.Thewisemantalkedwitheveryone,andtheboyhadtowaitfortwohoursbeforeitwashisturn.
Thewisemanlistenedcarefullytotheboy’sexplanationofwhyhehadcome,buttoldhimthathedidn’thavetimejustthentoexplainthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheboylookaroundthepalaceandreturnintwohours.
“Meanwhile,Iwanttoaskyoutodosomething,”saidthewiseman,handingtheboyateaspoonthatheldtwodropsofoil.“Asyouwanderaround,carrythisspoonwithyouwithoutallowingtheoiltospill.”
Theboybegantowalkupanddownstairsofthepalace,keepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Aftertwohours,hereturnedtothewiseman.
“Well,”askedthewiseman,“DidyouseethePersiantapestries(挂毯)inthehall?
Didyouseethegardenthattookthemastergardenertenyearstocreate?
”Theboywasembarrassed,andrepliedthathehadobservednothing.Hisonlyconcernhadbeennottospilltheoil.
“Thengobackandobservethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.Theboypickedupthespoonandreturnedtohisexplorationofthepalace.Thistimeheobservedalloftheworksofartontheceilingsandthewalls.Whenhereturned,hedescribedindetaileverythinghehadseen.
“Butwherearethedropsofoil?
”askedthewiseman.Lookingdownatthespoonheheld,theboysawthattheoilwasgone.
“Well,thereisonlyonepieceofadviceIcangiveyou,”saidthewiseman.“Thesecretofhappinessistoseeallthewondersoftheworld,andnevertoforgetthedropsofoilonthespoon.”
1.Whentheboyarrivedatthecastle,he.
A.receivedawarmwelcomefromthewiseman
B.hadalreadymissedhischancetotalktothewiseman
C.didn’texpecttoseesomanypeoplearound
D.wasshownaroundthepalacebythelocalpeople
2.Thewisemangavetheboytwotasksinorderto.
A.teachhimthesecretofhappiness
B.showhimhowtoobservethewondersintheworld
C.makehimlearnfromhismistakes
D.lettheboyenjoyhispalaceandgarden
3.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat“thedropsofoilonthespoon”probablyreferto.
A.thebeautyofnature
B.thefortuneapersonowns
C.theresponsibilitiesofaperson
D.thegreatopportunitiesinlife
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Thewisemanwassatisfiedwiththewaytheboyperformedthesecondtask
B.Ittookthewisemanabout10yearstofinishhisgarden.
C.Thewisemanwasn’tpayingmuchattentiontotheboyatfirst.
D.Theboytooknonoticeofthesurroundingsduringhisfirsttask.
B
NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.
AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure(肥料).Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupes(甜瓜)filledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.
Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwitabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew(炖菜).Dadpulledoutapressurecooker(高压锅)andfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.
Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?
Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!
Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,edible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.
5.WhydidDadcleanOldManMocolgin’schickenhouseregularly?
A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.
B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.
C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.
D.Tosetagoodexampletous.
6.WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?
A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.
B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.
C.Itlooksverywonderful.
D.Ittastesquitedelicious.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut
C
Manyyearsago,dogsandwolveswerethesame.Butabout14,000yearsago,somewolvesbegantochange.Theywerenolongeraswild.Nooneknowsexactlyhowthishappened.AngusPhillipsofNationalGeographicMagazinethinksitmayhavehappenedlikethis:
“Somewolvesmovedclosetohumancookingfiresaftersmellingsomethinggoodtoeat.Thentheyworkedtogetclosertogroupsofhumans.Theydidthisbybeinghelpfulorprovingtheywouldnothurtpeople.Thehumansmighthaveusedthewolves’betterhuntingskillstohelpthemhuntanimals.Thewolvescouldwarnhumansofdangeratnight.”“Overthousandsofyears,humanskeptthelarge,roughwolvesoutofthehumancamps.Thisledtothedevelopmentofdifferentkindsofdogsthatweremorefriendlytopeople.Theybegantolookdifferentthanwolves.Theyweregenerallysmallerthanwolves,withashorternose.”
Throughthelate19thcentury,humanswouldraisedogsforspecialskillstheywanted,suchashunting,helpingwiththeworkonfarmsorprotectinganimals.Today,themostcommonuseofadogisforfriendship.Somepeopleevenconsidertheirdogtobeapartoftheirfamily.Scientistsarefindingthatdogscanevenunderstandhumanemotions.Aroundtheworldtodaytherearemorethan400milliondogs.Buttheirrelationshipwithpeopleisnotalwaysclose.Someofthesedogsbecomestrays.Theyliveonthestreetsandofteneatgarbage.DianaBharucha,fromBangalore,
India,startedaprogramcalled‘StrayDogsFreeBangalore.’Shesaysthatdogsshouldhaveahomewithahumanmaster.Dianatoldthenews-magazineCitizensMatters:
“Ifthedogpopulationcontinuestoincrease,theywillgobacktolivinginagroupandturnwild.Theywillstarthuntinglikewildanimalswhichwillbeadangerforhumanlife.”Humansarestilllearninghowtolivetogetherwithdogs.Thisrelationshipcanbewonderfulbutdifficult.Butpeoplewillcontinuetosharetheirliveswithman’sbestfriend:
thedog.
8.Paragraph1ismainlyabout________.
A.thewolves’greathuntingskills
B.howsomewolvesdevelopedintodogs
C.whysomewolvesgotclosetohumans
D.thedifferencebetweenwolvesanddogs
9.Thedifferencebetweenmostpeople’skeepingdogsinthepastandnowliesin________.
A.themethodB.theplaceC.thenumberD.thepurpose
10.Theunderlinedword“strays”inthepassagereferstodogsthat________.
A.havenohomeB.areabusedbythefamily
C.getseparatedfromothersD.sufferfromseriousillnesses
11.What’sthepurposeof“StrayDogsFreeBanglore”?
A.Tocontrolthedogpopulation.
B.Topreventdogsturningwild.
C.Torescuedogsonthestreet.
D.Tostopdogsbeinghunted.
D
InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics(策略).Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood(垃圾食品)laterintheirtrip.
Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics(化妆品)section:
whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.
Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.
12.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?
A.Tosavecustomerstime.
B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.
C.Tohelpselljunkfood.
D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.
13.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?
A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.
B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.
C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.
D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.
14.Whatist