甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题附答案.docx
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甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题附答案
会宁四中2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级中期考试
英语试卷
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第I卷(选择题)
第一部分阅读部分(共2节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.
MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswould
walkher,anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyother
games,Brownie,inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmost
touchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.
Wealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasaround.
Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup(咬破)oneofDad’sshoes,
whichhadtobethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtolether
knowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,”shelooked
downatthegroundandthenwentandhid.Isawatearinhereyes.
Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywhere
withus,Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Shewasjustthemostlovable
dog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe’dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcome
overandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarkedortriedtogetaway.Funnythingisshe
wouldsmile.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.
Farfromthetruth,shelovedeveryone.
NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissdays
whenshewaswithus
1.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?
A.Lookatthemsadly.
B.Keepthemcompany.
C.Playgameswiththem.
D.Touchthemgently.
2.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie_______.
A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungry
B.feltsorryforhermistake
C.lovedplayinghide-and-seek
D.dislikedtheauthor’sdad
3.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe_______.
A.smiledB.barked
C.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?
A.Shy.B.polite.C.Brave.D.Caring.
B
"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy"isapopularsayingintheUnitedStates.Othercountrieshavesimilarsayings.Itistruethatallofusneedrecreation.Wecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeepgoodhealthandenjoylife.
Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularwayistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbaseball,basketball,andfootball.Thereareindividualsports,also,suchasgolfandswimming.Inadditionhiking,fishing,skiing,andmountainclimbinghaveagreatattractionforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoors.
Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportseventslikestotakepartinthem.Manypeopleprefertobeonlookers,eitherwatchingthemontelevision,orlisteningtothemontheradio.Whenthereisanimportantbaseballgameorboxingmatchitisalmostimpossibletogettickets;everyonewantstoattend.
Chess,card-playing,anddancingareformsofindoorrecreationenjoyedbymanypeople.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherweplayafastgameofping-pong,concentrateoverthebridgetable,orgowalkingthroughthewoodsonabriskautumnafternoon.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotimeandenjoysomeformofrecreation.
5.Ifwewanttobehealthyandenjoylife, .
A.wemustworkallthetime
B.weshouldworkallthetime
C.wecannotworkatall
D.wenotonlyworkhardbutalsoneedrecreation
6."AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Here"dull"means .
A.goodB.happyC.foolishD.nice
7."Noteveryonewhoenjoyssporteventslikestotakepartinthem."means ____.A.manypeoplelikesportevents,butnoneofthemlikestotakepartinthem
B.theyalllikesportevents,butnoonelikestotakepartinthem
C.manypeoplelikesportevents,butonlysomeofthemliketotakepartinthem
D.onlysomelikesportevents,buteveryonelikestotakepartinthem
C
In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmsawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI’dhitcharide(搭便车).
Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn’tgivemealift,Ishouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured(使…放心)meIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedathishouse,hemadeussandwiches.Afterlunch,hehelpedmefindalifthome.
Twenty-fiveyearslater,in2003,whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownoneday,Isawanelderlymanstandingintheglaringheat,tryingtohitcharide.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthefavourI’dbeengivendecadesearlier.Ipulledoverandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.
Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”
Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.
8.Theauthorhadtohitcharideoneclayin1978because .
A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney
B.shewasgoinghomeforherholidays
C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney
D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome
9.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.
B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.
C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.
D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.
10.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat .
A.sherealizedhewasGordon
B.shehadknownhimfordecades
C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown
D.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot
11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?
A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.
B.Thosewhogiverideswillberepaid.
C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.
D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.
D
Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:
theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.
Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers
Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempireItgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.
Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.TheycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtreesSo,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear
Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:
forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrowWhena11thetopsoilisgone.nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.
12.Thepurposethatthewriterwrotethisarticleforis____.
A.totellpeoplethattreesareveryusefultoman
B.towarnpeoplenottocutdowntreesanymore
C.towarnthatmanmustn'tdestroyforestsanymore
D.toexplainhowtreeshelptopreventdroughtandfloods
13.Inthewriter'sopinion,____,ortheforestsslowlydisappear.
A.measuremustbetaken
B.peopleshouldn'tdrawbenefitfromthetree
C.governmentmustrealizetheseriousresults
D.unlesstreesneverbecutdown
14.Accordingtothearticle,weknowitis____topreventtheforestsfromslowlydisappearing.
A.necessarybutimpossible B.necessarybutdifficult
C.impossibleandunimportant D.difficultandimpossible
15.Inthelasttwoparagraphsthewriterwantedtomakeitclearthat____.
A.wheretherearenotrees,thesoilbecomeshardandpoor
B.wheretherearemanytrees,therearefewerfloods
C.wheretherearenotrees,thelandmightbecomedesertslowly
D.floodswillmakethelandbecomedesert
第2节七选五(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。
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