甘肃省镇原县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省镇原县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案

2017—2018学年度第一学期期末考试试题

高二（英语）

（满分：

120分　时间：

100分钟）

第一部分　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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Onceagroupof17-year-oldschoolboysdecidedtobreaktheworldbasketballmarathonrecord（马拉松记录）.Theywantedtoplayfor90hoursandthatistoadd6hourstotherecord.Eachteamhadnineplayers,withfiveatatime.Theboysdecidedeachpersonwouldplay21.5hoursandthenrestfor2hours.Thentheystartedat6o’clockintheevening.

Thefirstnightwasveryhardfortheplayers.Whenitwastheirturntorest,theyweretooexcited（兴奋的）tofallasleepatonce.

Aftersleepingforashorttime,theyhadtoplayagain.Onthesecondnight,theyfellasleepassoonastheystopped.Someofthemhadtroublewiththeirfeetandhands,buttheonlyseriousproblemwasapsychological（心理上的）one.Eachboywasthinking：

whyamIdoingthis？

HowcanIplayanylonger？

Afterthethirdnight,theplayersknewtheycouldfinishtheninetyhours.Thebasketballonthefourthnightwasveryslow.Butinthefinalhours,theplayersgotbetter.Forthelastfewminutes,theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted.Howhappyeveryonewas！

1.Thefirstnightwashardfortheplayerstofallasleepbecause_______.

A.theyweretooexcitedB.theyonlysleptforashorttime

C.noonewatchedthemplayD.itwasverylong

2.“…theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted”here“fresh”means_______.

A.新鲜的B.兴奋不已的C.精神饱满的D.伤痕累累的

3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiswrong？

A.Someoftheboyswerehurtwhentheyplayed.

B.Theworldbasketballmarathonrecordis90hours.

C.Theboysstartedplayingat6o’clockintheevening.

D.Intheend,alltheboysfelthappy.

B

DoyouknowAustralia?

Australiaisthelargestislandintheworld.ItisalittlesmallerthanChina.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.Australiaisbig,butitspopulationisnotlarge.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.

Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.

LastmonthwevisitedPerth,thebiggestcityinWesternAustralia,andwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.Therewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbefore.Wehadawonderfultime.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerth,wespentthedayinthecountryside.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.Whatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecould.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.

Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos（袋鼠）.Afterashortdrivefromanytown,youwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheep,sheep,everywherearesheep.

4.Australiais_______.

A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghai

C.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearth

5.Thegovernmenthadmade_______.

A.tooenoughlawstofightpollution

B.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollution

C.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollution

D.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryserious

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue？

A.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.

B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustralia.

C.PerthliesinthewestofAustralia.

D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustralia.

7.InPerthyoumayvisitawildflowers’showin_______.

A.JulyB.JanuaryC.MayD.October

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue？

A.Australiaisfamousforitssheep,kangaroosandwildflowers.

B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.

C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.

D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustralia,youwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

C

Julialivedinthecountryside,butoneyearshedecidedtovisitthecapitalcitytodosomeshoppingandtoseethesights.Shestayedatahotelnearthecentralmarket.Shehadseldombeentothecitybefore,andwasveryexcitedaboutwhatshewouldfind.

Onthefirstmorningofhervisit,asshewalkedfromthehoteltothemarket,shepassedabeggar（乞丐）.Hewasholdingupanotice,whichsaid,"Blindfrombirth.Pleasegivegenerously（慷慨地）."

Juliafeltsorryfortheblindbeggarandshebentdownandputadollarcoinintohisbowl.

"Thankyou."hesaid.

Thesamethinghappenedagainthefollowingday.Onthethirdday,however,Juliadidnothaveadollarcoin.Shehadonlyfiftycents,soshedroppedthisintothebeggar'sbowl.

"WhathaveIdonewrong?

"thebeggarsaid,"Whyareyousostingy（吝啬的）today?

"

Juliawasverysurprisedatwhatthebeggarsaid.

"HowdoyouknowIhaven'tgivenyouadollar?

"shesaid,"Ifyou'reblindyoucan'tknowwhatcoinIputintoyourbowl."

"Ah,"explainedthebeggar,"ThetruthisthatI'mnotblind.I'mjustlookingafterthisplacefortheregularbeggarwhilehe'sonholiday."

"Onholiday?

"Juliasaid,"Andwhatexactlydoesyourblindfrienddoonholiday?

"

"Hegoesintothecountryside,"themansaid,"andtakesphotographs.He'saverygoodphotographer."

9.Wherewasthebeggarsitting?

A.BetweenJulia'shotelandthemarket.B.Inthebusiestpartofthecity.

C.Outsidetheshops.D.Inthemarket.

10.Onthefirsttwodays,__________.

A.theblindmanwaitedforJuliaB.Juliagavetheblindmansomemoney

C.theblindmandemandedmoneyfromJuliaD.Juliagavehimnothing

11.Onthethirdday,theblindman__________.

A.acceptedJulia'sfiftycentsquitehappilyB.alsoreceivedonedollarfromJulia

C.refusedJulia'sfiftycentsD.noticedthatJuliahadonlygivenhimfiftycents

D

HOWTOQUITSMOKING

Whenthinkingaboutquitting（givingup）…

Listallthereasonswhyyouwanttoquit.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatoneofthereasons10times.

Decidepositivelythatyouwanttoquit.Trytoavoidnegative（消极的）thoughtsabouthowdifficultitmightbe.Developstrongpersonalreasonsinadditiontoyourhealthandobligations（责任）toothers.Forexample,thinkofallthetimeyouwastetakingcigarettebreaks,rushingouttobuyapack,huntingforalight,etc.Setadateforquitting—perhapsaspecialdaylikeyourbirthdayoraholiday.Ifyousmokeheavilyatwork,quitduringyourvacation.Makethedatesacredseriously,anddon’tletanythingchangeit.Begintoconditionyourselfphysically;startamodest（适度的）exercise;drinkmorewater;getplentyofrest.

Immediatelyafterquitting…

Thefirstfewdaysafteryouquit,spendasmuchfreetimeaspossibleinplaceswheresmokingisprohibited（forbidden）,e.g.libraries,museums,theatres,departmentsstores,etc.

Drinklargequantitiesofwaterandfruitjuice.Trytoavoidwine,coffee,andotherdrinkswhichremindyouofcigarettesmoking.

Strikeupaconversationwithsomeoneinsteadofamatchforacigarette.

Ifyoumissthesensation（感觉）ofhavingacigaretteinyourhand,playwithsomethingelse-apencil,apenoraruler.

Ifyoumisshavingsomethinginyourmouth,tryatoothpickorafake（仿制的）cigarette.

12.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedbytheauthor?

A.Ifyoumissthesensationofhavingacigaretteinyourmouth,playwithapen.

B.Trytobeanice-breakerbeforeaskingforalight.

C.Wheneveryoufeellikeacigarette,trytoforgetitbystartingaconversationwithsomeone.

D.Everynightbeforegoingtobed,repeatthereasons10times.

13.Fromthepassage,weknowsmokers_______.

A.wastealotoftimesmokingB.havetostoptosmokefromtimetotime

C.canonlyquitsmokingduringtheirholidayD.startamodestandeasyexercise

14.Theauthorsuggested_______.

A.allkindsofdrinksbeavoidedimmediatelyafterquitting

B.drinkingwaterandfruitjuiceimmediatelyafterquitting

C.tryinglow-tar（低焦油）cigarettesimmediatelyafterquitting

D.spendingasmuchtimeaspossibleinpublicplaces

15.Ifthearticleisinanewspaper,whichsectionitisin?

A.Sports.B.News.C.HealthD.Culture.

第二节（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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

EveryoneknowsEnglishisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinmiddleschools.AndwealwaysknowlearningEnglishisveryimportant,butfewstudentsknowhowtolearnEnglishwell.16._______________

IthinkifwehavearightwaytolearnEnglish,andweworkhard,thenwemustlearnEnglishwell.Butwhatistherightway?

17.______________.Second,everyoneknowsrememberingnewwordsisimportant,buthowtorememberthem?

Ithinkwecancopynewwordsonpiecesofpaper,andtakethemwithus.Whenwearefree,wecanreadthem.Third,howtoimproveourlisteningandspeaking?

18.______________.Andwecananswerthequestionsintheclass;don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Ithinkit’susefultous.Finally,it’saboutreadingandwriting.19.______________.Andtryourbesttoretellit.Wecanalsokeepadiaryeveryday,andspendanhourpracticingEnglish.

20.___________________.Ifnecessary,wecanturntoourclassmatesandteachersforhelpinsteadofgivingup.Ifwedon’tstudyhard,it’sdifficulttolearnEnglishwell.

A.ThenhowcanwemakerapidprogressandlearnEnglishwell?

B.WecansingEnglishsongs,listentotheradioandlistentotapeseveryday.

C.Tobeginwith,youcanreciteasmanywordsasyoucan.

D.WheneverwemeetdifficultiesinourEnglishstudy,wes