云南省高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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云南省高二上学期期中考试英语试题

高二上学期期中考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（略）

笫二部分阅读理解（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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B.C、D）中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whiletherearemanyfascinatingcountriesintheworldtovisit,Ithinkthereissomethingmoreadventurous,exotic（异国风情的）andromanticaboutvisitinganislandcountry.Takealookatsomebreathtakinglybeautifulislandcountriesintheworld,whicheveryoneshouldcertainlyvisitatleastonceinhislifetime.

Malta

MaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSea,whichhasarichhistoryandculture.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffstoclimb,splendidtemplestoexploreandlotsofwonderfulplacestogoscuba-diving.Infact,thereareplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountryhassomethingforeveryone.ThehistoricpartofMaltaisshowninitsincrediblearchitecture,greatwalledcities,andmanyundergroundtunnels.

Fiji

Fijiisafabulousislandthathasplentyofsurprisesforanyadventuroustravelers.Itisfamousfortheworldsbestsurfscenes,andmanysurfingenthusiaststraveltoFijiyearlytoridethegreatwives.Well,ifsurfingisnotforyouandyoulovesittingonthebeachandrelaxing,hikingorseeingbreathtakingwaterfalls,Fijiiscertainlythebestislandcountrytovisit.

Maldives

NotonlyisMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries,butitisoneofthemostpopularhoneymoondestinations.SituatedinthemiddleoftheIndianOcean,Maldivesismadeupofaseriesofancientcoralreefsthatgrowupalongthesidesofancientvolcanoes,withfascinatingbeachesandluxuriousresorts.

1.InMalta,youcan________.

A.seebreathtakingwaterfallsB.exploretemplesandtunnels

C.ridethegreatwavesD.hikeinthehills

2.WhatisthespecialfeatureaboutFiji?

A.Youcantakeayachtfreeinthiscountry.

B.Therearesky-highcliffstoclimb,

C.11issurfingenthusiasts’favoriteislandcounty.

D.Ifyouoncevisitedit,youwouldn’tliketogothereagain.

3.Ifanewly-marriedcouplearelookingforthehoneymoondestination,theywillchoose________.

A.MaltaB.Fiji

C.theMediterraneanSeaD.Maldives

【答案】1.B2.C3.D

【解析】本文作者为大家介绍了一些岛国，推荐大家去这些具有冒险精神的、异国风情的和浪漫的岛国去旅游。

1.细节理解题。

由Thereareamazingsky-highcliffstoclimb,splendidtemplestoexploreandlotsofwonderfulplacestogoscuba-diving.可知在马尔他，你可以探险寺庙和洞群，选B。

2.细节理解题。

由Itisfamousfortheworldsbestsurfscenes,andmanysurfingenthusiaststraveltoFijiyearlytoridethegreatwives.可知斐济的特别之处在于它是冲浪爱好者最喜欢的岛国，选C。

3.细节理解题。

由NotonlyisMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries,butitisoneofthemostpopularhoneymoondestinations.可知如果一对刚结婚的夫妇正在寻找度蜜月的地方，他们会选择马尔代夫。

B

ElephantsinUgandaarestartingtocomeclosetovillagesnearnationalparks.Thebiganimalsarearealdangertopeople.

So,theUgandaWildlifeAuthorityhasbeengivingpeoplenewtoolstokeeptheelephantsaway:

vuvuzelas.Theyareplasticinstrumentssomefansuseatsportsevents.

Theinstrumentsmakealoudsoundelephantsdonotlike.Theanimalsleave,andnooneisharmed.AspokespersonfortheUgandaWildlifeAuthoritysaysvuvuzelasworkbecausetheydonotthreatentheelephants.Thatisimportantbecauseanelephantthatfeelsthreatenedismorelikelytoattack.Sofar,noonehasreportedanelephantattackinginanswertoavuvuzela.

Officialsandvillagershavetriedotherwaystostopelephantsfromcomingnearfarmsandhouses.Theyhavebuiltbeehives–housesforflyinginsectsthatsting.Theyhavehungropescoveredinspicyoil.Theyhaveduglong,deepholes.Andtheyhaveusedguns,calledA-K47s.

AnofficialfromtheUgandaWildlifeAuthorityexplainsthatpeopleshootthegunintheairtoscaretheelephant.Butovertime,theelephantshavestoppedbeingafraidofthesoundofthegun.Theyonlylookattheshooterandwavetheirears.

AnotherofficialfortheUgandaWildlifeAuthority,GessaSimblicious,saysoneelephant-preventionsolutionwillnotworkeverywhereinUganda.Andoneday,elephantsmayacceptthevuvuzelanoise,justastheydothesoundoftheA-K47.

Butrightnow,vuvuzelasareaneffective,non-violentandfunwaytodealwithaseriousproblem.

4.What’svuvuzelas?

A.Newtoolssomefansuseatsportsevents.

B.Newtooltosavetheelephants.

C.Plasticinstrumentstokeeptheelephantsaway.

D.Plasticinstrumentstothreatentheelephants.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Vuvuzelasworkbecausetheydonotthreatentheelephants.

B.Anelephantswillattackhumanbeinginanswertoavuvuzela,

C.Villagershavenowaytostopelephants.

D.Theelephantsarealwaysafraidofthesoundofthegun.

6.Peopleshootthegunintheairinorderto________.

A.shoottheelephantsaway

B.lettheelephantsstopbeingafraidofthesound

C.avoidtheelephantshurtingpeople

D.scaretheelephantstoleavethevillage

7.Theauthorbelievesthat________.

A.elephantsarenotafraidofvuvuzelas

B.Vuvuzelascannotstopelephants

C.vuvuzelascansolvethisseriousproblemforever

D.elephantsareusedtothesoundofvuvuzelasnow

【答案】4.C5.A6.D7.B

【解析】这篇文章主要讲了在乌干达，大象时常入侵村庄，给当地人造成危险。

人们使用多种方法驱赶大象，目前，最有效的是使用vuvuzelas驱赶大象。

4.细节理解题。

由So,theUgandaWildlifeAuthorityhasbeengivingpeoplenewtoolstokeeptheelephantsaway:

vuvuzelas.Theyareplasticinstrumentssomefansuseatsportsevents.可知vuvuzelas是一种用于驱赶大象的塑料仪器，选C。

5.细节理解题。

由AspokespersonfortheUgandaWildlifeAuthoritysaysvuvuzelasworkbecausetheydonotthreatentheelephants.可知Vuvuzelas起作用是因为他们没有威胁大象，选A。

6.细节理解题。

由AnofficialfromtheUgandaWildlifeAuthorityexplainsthatpeopleshootthegunintheairtoscaretheelephant.可知他们朝空气中开枪是为了惊吓大象，让它离开村庄，选D。

7.推理判断题。

由Andoneday,elephantsmayacceptthevuvuzelanoise,justastheydothesoundoftheA-K47.可推断出虽然现阶段，vuvuzelas可以成功驱赶大象，但是终有一天，大象会接受vuvuzela的声音，vuvuzelas也就不再奏效，选B。

C

Itisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacage,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatter.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandbecomessonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaynotbeabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies（奶奶）.

Anexperienceddriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunately,moderndriverscan’tevenlearntodrive.Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

8.Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareoftencausedby________.

A.roadconditionsB.thebehaviorofthedrivers

C.thespeedofmodemlifeD.thelargenumberofcars

9.Inthewriter’sopinion,________.

A.unskillfuldriversshouldbepunished

B.stricttrafficrulesarebadlyneeded

C.driversshouldshowroadpolitenessproperly

D.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

10.Theunderlinedword“give-and-take”inthepassagemeans________.

A.politenessandimpoliteness

B.goodmannersandbadmanners

C.willingnesstogiveintoeachother’swishes

D.offeringhelptoothersasmuchaspossible

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TrafficProblemsB.RoadPoliteness

C.BadMannersontheRoadD.GoodDriversandBadDrivers

【答案】8.B9.C10.C11.B

【解析】本文谈论了道路行车礼仪的话题。

首先，作者说明了道路行车礼仪变得越来越糟糕了，道路行车礼仪不仅仅是有礼貌的，还应该是有意义的，接下来介绍了一些不恰当的做法，最后提出文明行车势在必行。

9.推理判断题。

由Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.可推断出作者认为司机应该表现出适当的道路礼貌，选C。

10.词义猜测题。

根据Yearsago,expertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.可知司机驾车要相互理解，相互尊重，要为对方考虑，要文明驾车，故C正确。

11.主旨大意题。

本文谈论了道路行车礼仪的话题。

首先，作者说明了道路行车礼仪变得越来越糟糕了，道路行车礼仪不仅仅是有礼貌的，还应该是有意义的，接下来介绍了一些不恰当的做法，最后提出文明行车势在必行。

所以选B。

D

YournextSaturdaynighttakeawaycouldbebroughttoyoubyarobotafteramajorfooddeliverycompanyannouncedplanstouseautomatedvehiclestotransportmeals.Europe’sbiggestonlinetakeawayfoodcompanyJustEathaspartneredwithStarshipTechnologiestodeliverfoodwithrobotsonthestreetsofLondonlaterthismonth.“Nobodyhaseverdonedeliverieswithland-basedrobots,”saidAllanMartinson,thechiefoperatingofficerofStarship.

Therobotcouriercantravelupto4milesperhourforabout10miles.ItusesaGPSsignalandninecamerastonavigate（确定方向）.Insteadofapersonarrivingattheirdoor,customerscouldfindthemselvesreceivinganotification（通知）ontheirphonethatsaysarobotisonitswayandacodetounlocktheautomatedcourier.“Putthecodein,therobotopensup,andthere’syourfood,”sai