甘肃省武威市凉州区高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威市凉州区高二英语下学期期末考试试题

甘肃省武威市凉州区2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

第Ⅰ卷

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（猫头鹰）ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

Iexaminedthechick（雏鸟）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!

Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!

Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

1.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C.Effortsmadeinvain.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

2.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.

C.Tocureayoungowl.D.Tolookatababyowl.

3.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A.Somefood.B.Anewnest.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.

4.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A.It’sbeautiful.B.It’sunexpected.C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.

B

Weallusemoneyeveryday.Itisessentialbecausewecanpaymoneyforwhateverwewant.Moneyisrecognizedasbanknotesandcoins.

However,manyyearsagopeoplecouldn’tgototheshopandbuywhattheywanted.Theyhadtogetwhattheywantedthroughthebartertrade（实物交易）.Itwasreallydifficult,forthebarteroftendependedoncoincidenceofwants.Forexample,thesellerofgrainhastofindabuyerwhowantstobuygrainandwhoalsocouldoffersomethingthesellerwantstobuy.Andonemoreexample,ifawheatfarmerneedswhatafruitfarmerproduces,adirectexchangeisimpossiblebecauseseasonalfruitwouldspoilbeforethegrainharvest.Thesolutionistotradefruitforwheatindirectlythroughathirdintermediatecommodity（中间的商品）,suchascattle,salt,shells,wine.However,commoditymoneyhadtheirdisadvantages.Forexample,cattle,fur,preciousstonescouldn’tbecutintosmallerpiecesanditwasinconvenienttokeepandtransportthem.Thuscoinswereinvented.

TheearliestknowncoinsinthewesternworldcamefromLydiainabout650B.C.Greekcities,theGreatPersianEmpireandRomanEmpirequicklyadoptedthenewusefultechniqueof

metalcurrency.Andbytheendofthe6thcentury,coinageswerecommonthroughouttheregion.However,coinsaswellascommoditymoneyhadmanydisadvantages.Forinstance,coinsquicklyshowwear（磨损）andtheyusuallyhavesmallvalue,soit’sdifficulttocountlargesumsofcoins.

Atfirst,papermoneywasusedinChinainabout650A.D.Afterthen,itwasusedinPersiaandJapan.InEurope,papermoneywasfirstlyproducedintheNetherlandsinthe16thcenturyandintheUSAinthe17thcentury.Papermoneyisworthlessbutsymbolic.Inotherwords,papermoneyisjustanote.Ithasapurchasingpowerbecausethegovernmentannouncesitasmoneyandcitizensacceptituniversally.

5.Thewriterexplainsthedifficultyofbartertradeby　　　. 

A.tellingstoriesB.makingacomparisonC.presentingatheoryD.usingexamples

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheearlycoins?

A.Theyusuallyhadlargevalue.B.Theystillhadmanydisadvantages.

C.TheywerefirstusedinGreece.D.Peopledidn’tlikethemetalcurrency.

7.Papermoneywasusedearlierin　　　. 

A.RomeB.GreeceC.theNetherlandsD.theUSA

8.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Historyofmoney.B.Functionofmoney.

C.Inventionofmoney.D.Typesofmoney.

C

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