学年辽宁葫芦岛一中高二上期中考试英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年辽宁葫芦岛一中高二上期中考试英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年辽宁葫芦岛一中高二上期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】

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一、阅读理解

1.Therewasonceaguywhosufferedfromcancer,acancerthatcan’tbecured.Onedayhewassickofstayinghomeandwantedtogoout.HepassedaCDstoreandlookedthroughthefrontdoorforasecond.Hesawabeautifulgirlabouthisageandheknewitwasloveatfirstsight.Heopenedthedoorandwalkedin,notlookingatanythingelsebuther.Hewalkedcloserandcloseruntilhewasfinallyatthefrontdeskwhereshesat.

Shelookedupandasked,“CanIhelpyou?

”Shesmiledandhethoughtitwasthemostbeautifulsmilehehadeverseenbefore.Hesaid,“UH…Yeah…Umm…IwouldliketobuyaCD.”Hepickedoneoutandgavehermoneyforit.“Wouldyoulikemetopackitforyou?

”sheasked,smilinghercutesmileagain.Henoddedandshewenttotheback.ShecamebackwiththepackedCDandgaveittohim.

Fromthenon,hewenttothatstoreeverydayandboughtaCD.HetooktheCDhomeandputitinhiscloset.Hewasstilltooshytoaskherout.Hismotherfoundoutaboutthisandencouragedhim.Sothenextday,hetookallhiscourageandlefthisphonenumberonthedeskbeforeheranout.

Severalweekslaterthephonerang,andthemotherpickeditup.Itwasthegirl!

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!

Themotherstartedtocryandsaid,“Youdon’tknow?

Hepassedawayyesterday…”Laterthatday,themotherwentintotheboy’sroomandopenedthecloset.InsidewerepilesandpilesofunopenedCDs.Shepickedoneupandopenedit.Outfellapieceofpaper,saying:

“Doyouwanttogooutwithme?

Love,Jocelyn.”ThemotherwasdeeplymovedandopenedanotherCD…Again,therewasapieceofpaperwiththesamewords.

1.WhydidthegirloffertopicktheCDfortheboyeverytime?

A.Becauseitwasrequiredbytheboy.

B.Becausetheshopownertoldhertodoso.

C.Becauseshefeltsympathyforthedyingboy.

D.Becauseshewantedtoleaveanotefortheboy.

2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribethegirl?

A.Energeticandpolite.

B.Shyandcurious.

C.Cuteandbrave.

D.Warm-heartedandresponsible.

3.Whenthegirlasked“CanIhelpyou?

”,theboyfelt________.

A.discouraged______________B.nervous

C.stupid___________________________________D.embarrassed

4.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.SpeakoutloveB.Unconditionallove

C.BuyaCDeverydayD.Thegreatestmother

2.Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.

So,youhavetogiveaspeechandyouareterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“ThankGoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”

Cheepup!

Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?

Whyareyouspeaking?

Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyofyourtimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyofyourtimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheyhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.

Justremember:

Beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.

Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,youwillseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!

You’renotconvincedyet?

Giveitatryandseewhathappens.

1.Themainideaofthisarticleis________.

A．thatyoucanimproveyourspeakingability

B．thatapoorspeakercanneverchange

C．toalwaysmakeashortspeech

D．thatitishardtomakeaspeech

2.Paragraph2impliesthat________.

A．manypeopledon’tprepareforaspeech

B．manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeech

C．manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeech

D．manypeopletalktoolong

3.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”means________.

A．speaktooloudly

B．lookattheceiling

C．lookdownuponthem

D．usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult

4.AllofthefollowingstatementsareTRUEexcept________.

A．fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeeches

B．alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeech

C．researchisimportantinpreparingaspeech

D．therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingability

3.Beijing’smarketswillsoonbefloodedwithmoreandcheapercolorfulfruitsuchasorange,mangosandgreendurian（榴莲）allyearround.

ThankstoanewfreetradeagreementsignedlastMondaybetweenChinaandtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations（ASEAN），moreandmoretropicalSoutheastAsianfruitwillenterthecountry.

TheagreementmeansthatfromJuly1,2005,ChinaandASEANcountrieswillbegintocuttariffs.Thereareabout7,000productsincludedinthecuts.Asglobalcommunicationdevelops,countriesaretradingmoreandmoregoodswitheachother.Whenproductsaresoldacrossnationalborders,countriesputataxonthem.Thistypeoftaxiscalledatariff.Justlikeremovinganobstaclefromthepathofthesegoods,thereductionoftariffswillencouragetradebetweenChinaandASEANcountries.Itmeansmoreproductsandlowerprices.

TheagreementwillbringrealbenefitsforChinesecustomers,saidaChineseForeignMinistryspokesman.“IntheBeijingmarketsyouwilleasilyfindmoretropicalfruitlikedurian,whichusedtovery,very,veryexpensive.Nowtheywillbecheaper.”Thecurrenttariffrateondurianis22percentbutwillfalltozeroin2005.

Inthefirst10monthsofthisyearChinadidUS＄84.6billionoftradewithASEANcountries.ExpertsbelievethismayreachUS＄100billionnextyear.Foundedin1967,ASEANnowincludesIndonesia,Malaysia,Singapore,thePhilippines,Thailand,Brunei,VietNam,Myanmar,CambodiaandLaos.

1.Atariffismoneypaid________.

A．whenbuyinggoods

B．tosellorbuyproductsofforeignbrandnames

C．tosellorbuygoodsacrosstheborderofthecountry

D．togothroughthecustoms

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheagreementisNOTtrue?

A．ItwillresultinanincreaseintradebetweenChinaandASEANcountries.

B．InmightcausethepricesofASEANproductstofall.

C．ItmaygreatlybenefittheChinesecustomers.

D．Itwon’tbringanybenefitstoproducersofASEANcountries.

3.Wecaninferfromthestorythat________.

A．Chinalacksfruit

B．tariffsareanimportantfactorinforeigntrade

C．tropicalcountrieshavecheaperfruit

D．ChinapreferstotradewithASEANcountries

4.Modernmanhasclearedtheforestsforfarmlandandforwood,andhasalsocarelesslyburnedthem.Morethanthat,though,hehasalsointerfered（干预）withtheinvisiblebondsbetweenthelivingthingsintheforests.Therearemanyexamplesofthiskindofdestruction.Theharmfulnessofman’sinterferencecanbeseeninwhathappenedmanyyearsagointheforestoftheKaibabplateau（凯亚巴布高原）ofnorthernArizona.Mantriedtoimproveonthenaturalwebofforestlifeanddestroyeditinstead.

TheKaibabhadastorybookforestoflarge-sizedpine,Douglasfir,whitefir,blueandEngelmannspruce.In1882avisitornoted,"We,whohavewanderedthroughitsforestsandparks,havecometoregarditasthemostenchanting（迷人的）regionithaseverbeenourprivilegetovisit."ThiswasalsothelivingplaceoftheRockyMountainmuledeer.Indianshuntedthereeveryautumntogathermeatandskins.Theforestalsohadmountainlions,timberwolvesandbobcatsthatkeptthedeerfrommultiplyingtoorapidly.

Then,in1906,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltmadetheKaibabanationalgamepreserve.Deerhuntingwasforbidden.Governmenthuntersstartedkillingoffthedeer’senemies.In25years’time,6,250mountainlions,wolvesandbobcatswerekilled.Beforetheprogram,therewereabout4,000deerintheKaibab,by1924,therewereabout100,000.

Thedeerateeveryleafandtwigtheycouldreach.Buttherewasnotnearlyenoughfood.Huntingofdeerwaspermittedagain.Thiscausedaslightdecreaseinthedeerherd，butafargreaterlossresultedfromstarvationanddisease.Some60percentofthedeerherddiedintwowinters.By1930theherdhaddroppedto20,000animals.By1942itwasdownto8,000.

1.ThedestructionoftheenvironmentoftheKaibabresultedfrom________.

A.turningtheforestintocultivatedland

B.interferingwithnaturalcycleofforestlife

C.forestfirescausedbyman’scarelessness

D.cuttingthetreesforbuildingmaterials

2."Engelmannspruce"（Para.2）ismostlikelythenameof________.

A.atree___________________________________B.ananimal

C.amountain____________________________D.agame

3.ThenumberofthedeerintheKaibabhadincreasedenormouslyin

________years’time.

A.25____________________B.6___________C.18_________D.12

4.Yearslater,largenumbersofdeerintheKaibabdiedmainlybecauseof

_______.

A.thecold

B.theorganizedkill

C.theshortageoffood

D.thepoormanagement

二、七选五

5.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。

选项中有两项为余选项。

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