甘肃省天水市一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省天水市一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

天水市一中2017级2018-2019学年度第二学期期末考试

英语试题

满分：

120分考试时间：

100分钟

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WantawonderfultravelinLondon?

Don'tmissthefollowing!

   CartoonMuseum

   ThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures（讽刺漫画）andrareexamplesofcartoonart:

it’sawonderfulplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforcartoonsenthusiasts（爱好者）.

   Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.

   Telephone:

02075808155

   ChislehurstCaves

   ChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveinfluencedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.

   Telephone:

02084673264

   TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum

   TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret（阁楼）isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.

   Telephone:

02071882679

   CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum

   RecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:

luxurious（奢华的）andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.

Telephone:

03333210104

21.WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?

A.Itisdesignedonlyforkids.

B.ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.

C.Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.

D.Oneneedn’tbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.

22.Whichwillyoucallifyou'dliketoknowmedicineofthepast?

A.02075808155.B.02071882679.

C.03333210104.D.02084673264.

23.Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?

A.ChislehurstCaves.B.CartoonMuseum.

C.CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.D.TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.

B

I’msittinginmykitcheninLondon,tryingtofigureoutatextmessagefrommybrother.HelivesinourhomecountryofGermany.WespeakGermantoeachother,alanguagethat'srichinstrangewords,butI'veneverheardthisonebefore:

fremdschämen.

   Theexperiencegetsmetoconsider:

canweloseourmotherlanguage?

Mostimmigrants（移民）knowwhatit’sliketobenotasgoodattheirmotherlanguageasbefore.Theprocessseemsobvious:

thelongeryouareaway,themoreyourlanguagesuffers.Butit’snotquitesostraightforward.Itturnsoutthathowlongyou'vebeenawaydoesn'talwaysmatter.Socializingwithothernativespeakersabroadcanworsenyourownnativeskills.Andemotionalfactorsliketrauma（精神创伤）canbethebiggestfactorofall.

Inchildren,thephenomenonoflanguageattrition（语言磨蚀）issomewhateasiertoexplainsincetheirbrainsaregenerallymoreflexibleandadaptable.Untiltheageofabout12,aperson’slanguageskillsarerelativelyeasytochange.Studiesoninternationaladoptershavefoundthatevennine-year-oldscanalmostcompletelyforgettheirfirstlanguagewhentheyareremovedfromtheircountryofbirth.

   Butinadults,thefirstlanguageisunlikelytodisappearentirelyexceptinextremecircumstances.Forexample,MonikaSchmidanalyzedtheGermanofelderlyGerman-Jewishwartimerefugees（难民）intheUKandtheUS.Themainfactorthatinfluencedtheirlanguageskillswasn'thowlongtheyhadbeenabroadorhowoldtheywerewhentheyleft.Itwashowmuchtraumatheyhadexperiencedasvictims.ThosewholeftGermanyintheearlydaysofNazioccupation,beforetheworstviolence,tendedtospeakbetterGerman–despitehavingbeenabroadthelongest.Thosewholeftlater,tendedtospeakGermanwithdifficultyornotatall.

   “Itseemedveryclearlyaresultofthistrauma”,saysSchmid.“EventhoughGermanwasthelanguageofchildhood,homeandfamily,itwasalsothelanguageofpainfulmemories”.Themosttraumatizedrefugeeshadheldthemback.Asoneofthemsaid:

“IfeelthatGermanybetrayedme.Americaismycountry,andEnglishismylanguage.”

24.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphserveas?

A.AcommentB.AbackgroundC.AnexplanationD.Anintroduction

25.Whatdoparagraph4and5mainlytalkabout?

A.HowtwolanguagescoexistB.Thewaytodealwithadult’strauma

C.Thereasonsbehindadult’slanguageattrition.

D.Whethertraumaleadstoadult’slanguageattrition.

26.Whydoestraumacauseaperson'smotherlanguagetodisappear?

A.Becausehecan’trememberhismotherlanguage.

B.Becausehisabilitytocommunicateisaffected.

C.Becausehiscountryisfarfromhim.

D.Becausehechoosestoescapefrombadexperiences.

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Wheredoesyournativelanguagecomefrom?

B.Willyouloseyournativelanguage?

C.Howdoestraumaaffectyourfirstlanguage?

D.Howfarareyoufromyourmothertongue

C

Homelessnessisabigproblemacrosstheworld.Manypeopleandorganizationsareworkingtosolveit.MelYoungfromScotlandandHaraldSchmiedfromAustriaaretwosuchpeople.In2001,thetwomenattendedaninternationalconferenceabouttheproblemofhomelessness.Later,theybegantowonderiffootballcouldhelpsolvetheproblem.In2003,theydecidedtostarttheHomelessWorldCuporganization.Itchoosesandtrainslocalhomelesspeoplefortheyearlyfootballcompetition.Today,about500peoplefromalmost50countriesplayintheHomelessWorldCup.Andtheprogramischanginglives.

DamienisfromIreland.Formanyyears,hestruggledwithdrug（毒品）addiction.Butin2006,heplayedforIreland'sHomelessWorldCupteam,andsincethen,hehasbeendrugfree!

ManyoftheHomelessWordCupplayers,likeDamien,havestruggledwithdrugaddiction.However,someplayersarehomelessbecauseofpoverty.Alexisoneofthem.Hesays,“IwasborninMathare,thebiggest,worstslum（贫民窟）inKenya.Icouldnotfindanythingtoeat.Alsoschoolingwasaproblem.MylifestartedwhenIstartedplayingfootball.”FootballgaveAlexjoy.Ittaughthimtoworkhardandhelpedhimbelievethathecouldachievesomething.

Footballcanevenhelppeoplewhohaveexperiencedextremetragedy.Najib,ayoungmanfromAfghanistan,haslivedthroughmuchwar.Manyofhisfamilymembershavedied.Butfootballhashelpedhimsurvive.“ItisonlyduringthegamesthatIdonotthinkaboutmysituation.I'mnotinterestedinanythingotherthanfootballandit’stheonlythingIdesire，”Najibexplains.

Drugs,povertyandwararecommoncausesofhomelessness.Playinginafootballcompetitionmaynotdirectlytreatdrugaddiction,solvepovertyorendwar，butitcangivepeopleemotionalstrengthandhelpthemlearnimportantlifeskills.

28．WhatdoweknowabouttheHomelessWorldCup?

A.Itisheldeveryyear.B.Itfirsttookplacein2001.

C.Itistheideaoftwotroubledfootballlovers.

D.Itwasintroducedataninternationalconference.

29．AfterplayingintheHomelessWorldCup,Alex______.

A.gaveuptakingdrugsB.begantolivearichlife

C.gotagoodschooleducationD.becameconfidentaboutthefuture

30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“desire”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.RememberB.WatchC.WantD.Create

31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.FootballforeveryoneB.Lasthopeforthehomeless

C.EndhomelessnessfromnowonD.Beathomelessnessthroughfootball　

D

Residents（居民）inthepoorestareasintheU.S.facealifeexpectancy（平均寿命）uptodecadeshorterthanthoseinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.

ResearchersfromEastTennesseeStateUniversitywantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicstatuswasassociatedwithhealthoutcomes.Tofindout,theydividedthecountry’s3,141areasinto50new“states”（with2percentoftheareasineach）basedonhouseholdincomeratherthanongeography.

Theresearchersbrokedownthedatabycounty（郡，县）sincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesome“effectofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.”Theythenexaminedhealthdatafromthewealthiestandpoorest“states”（topandbottom2percent）toseehowresidentsdifferedonfactorslikesmoking,clinicalcareandexcessive（过多的）drinking.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeargapinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthycountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless：

83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.

Thestudyauthorswerecautiousthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect.Buttheysuggestthatthedatashowshowpolicymakersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-wideinitiatives（主动性）butmoretargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.“Withlimitedresources,methodsofknowingthepoorestareasexactlycanbequitesignificantintheequaldistribution（分配）ofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,’’thestudyauthorswrote.

32.HowdidResearchersdividetheareas?

A.BysocialstatusB.ByincomeC.ByhealthD.Bylivingplaces

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingto