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高二英语期末试题

2015-2016年巡镇中学普高

高二英语下学期期末考试题

考试时间：

120分钟总分：

150分命题人：

李文英

第I卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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

Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtodeclarewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovetheircountry.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland.ButthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.

Onenight,theleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill."Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,"hesaid."Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwin,orwewilldie."

Theywereallverytiredsotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytired,too,andonebyone,theyfellasleep.

TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheywentupthehill.ClosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScotsup.Inaminutetheywereontheirfeetandreadyforabattle.Thefightingwashard,butitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedScotland.

Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeitsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.

1.AttheshoutofaRomansoldier,alltheScotswhowereasleepatthehill________.

A.wokeandroseimmediately,readytofight

B.stoodupwithoutputtingontheirshoesandbegantofight

C.begantofighttheRomanshard

D.puttheirfeetintotheirshoesatonceandwerereadytofight

2.Theresultofthewaristhat__________.

A.theRomanskilledalltheScots 

B.theScotsdefeatedtheRomans

C.theScotsweredrivenoutofScotland

D.theScotsweredefeated

3.TheScotsmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecausethistle__________.

A.helpedtheScotsinwipingouttheRomans.

B.givesthemhappiness

C.isakindofusefulplant

D.islovely,thoughnotbeautiful

B

Whatistime?

Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?

Orisitsomethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?

Istimethesameallovertheworld?

That'saneasyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24hours,andsoforth.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeasavaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondoftheexpression,"Timeismoney."

BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytoconserveandmanageit.PeopleintheU.S.oftenattendseminarsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemstheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Professionalscarryaroundpocketplanners--someinelectronicform--tokeeptrackofappointmentsanddeadlines.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemore

timeoutoftheirtime.TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthisviewbest:

"Doyoulovelife?

Thendonotwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof."

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople'stime.Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapologyandanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.Ofcourse,thelessformalthesituationis,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespastth

eappointedtime.

Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock.Peopleinotherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttrytocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.EvenAmericanswouldadmitthatnoonecanmastertime.Time--likemoney--slipsalltooeasilythroughourfingers.Andtime--liketheweather--isveryhardtopredict.Nevertheless,timeisoneoflife'smostpreciousgifts.Andunwrappingitishalfthefun.

4.What’sthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.Whatistime?

B.Howtocontroltime?

C.Makegooduseoftime.D.TimeamongAmericans.

5.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“conserve”?

A.developB.protectC.produceD.assist

6.Thesentence"Americansseemtiedtotheclock"inparagraph5probablymeans________.

A.Americansoftencarryaclockwiththem.

B.Americansoftenmakefulluseoftime.

C.Americanscantakecontrolovertime.

D.Americanscannotpredictthetime.

7.Wecansafelydrawaconclusionfromthispassagethat_________.

A.Americanshavemoretimethanothers.

B.Americansoftenattendseminars,becausetheywanttousetimebetter

C.forinformalmeeting,Americansoftenarrive30minutesearlier.

D.byusingpocketplanners,peoplecanhavemoretime.

C

Toextinguish（熄灭）differentkindsoffires,severaltypesoffireextinguishershavebeeninvented.Theymustbereadyforimmediateusewhenfirebreaksout.Mostportable（手提式的）kindsoperateforlessthanaminute,sotheyareusefulonlyonsmallfires.Thelawrequiresships,trains,busesandplanestocarryextinguishers.

Sincefuel,oxygenandheatmustbepresentinorderforfiretoexist,oneormoreofthesethingsmustberemovedorreducedtoextinguishafire.Iftheheatisreducedbycoolingthematerialbelowacertaintemperature,thefiregoesout.Thecoolingmethodisthemostcommonwaytoputoutafire.Wateristhebestcoolingmaterialbecauseitislowincostandeasytoget.

Anothermethodofextinguishingfireisbycuttingofftheoxygen.Thisisusuallydonebycoveringthe

firewithsand,steamorsomeotherthings.Ablanketmaybeusedtocoverasmallfire.

Athirdmethodiscalledseparation,whichincludesremovingthefuel,ormaterialeasytoburn,fromafire,sothatitcanfindnofuel.

Themethodthatisusedtoputoutafiredependsuponthetypeoffire.Fireshavebeengroupedinthreeclasses.Firesinwood,paper,clothandthelikearecalledClassAfires.Thesematerialsusuallyhelpkeepthefireon.Suchfirescanbestoppedmostreadilybycoolingwithwater.

8.Ifafirebreaksoutonabus,whichofthefollowshouldbereadythereforyoutouse?

A.SandB.Anextinguisher.C.Ablanket.D.Water

9.Tocoverasmallpieceofburningwoodwithabasin（盆）inordertostopthefireisanexampleof.

A.separatingthefireB.reducingtheheat

C.removingthefuelD.cuttingofftheoxygen

10.Inchoosinghowtoputoutafire,weshouldfirstbeclearabout________.

A.whenitbreaksoutB.whereittakesplace

C.howitcomesaboutD.whatkinditis

11.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.AnothertypeofextinguishersB.Howfirescanbeprevented.

C.Howfiresbreakout.D.Anotherclassoffires

D

Twoyearsago,theFunkfamilyofsuburbanChicagoadoptedaChinesebabygirlwhohadbeenabandonedonasidewalknearaYangzhoutextilefactory.

Lastyear,halfwayacrosstheUnitedStates，theRamirezfamilyofsuburbanMiamiadoptedagirlwhohadbeenabandonedaweeklateronthe

samespot.

BothfamiliesnamedtheirdaughtersMia.Itturnsout,afirstnameandChineseheritagearen’ttheonlythingsthethreeyearoldshaveincommon.Thegirls’mothers—HollyFunkandDianaRamirez—metonawebsiteforparentswhohadgonethroughinternationaladoptions.Afteralotofemailscomparingphotographsandbiographicaldetails,DNAtestingprovedthefamilies’suspicions:

thegirlsareprobablyfraternal（亲如手足的）twins.

“Iwasinshock,”saidRamirez,wholiveswithherhusbandCarlosinPembrokePines,Florida.“Well,nowthisisforreal.”

TheInternetandWebgroupsrevolving（围饶…的话题）aroundinternationalorphanages（孤儿院）areincreasinglybeingusedtolinkadoptedchildrenwithbiologicalkin（亲属）.ThesitethattheFunksandRamirezesusedhasamembershipof137people,with15setsoftwinsand7setsofsiblings（兄弟,姐妹）whoserelationshipshavebeenconfirmed.

AtareunionFridayatChicago’sO’HareInternationalAirport,MiaDiamondFunkandMiaHanyingRamirezshylysurveyedeachother,andthenreachedforeachother’shand.

DNAtestsestablishan85percentprobabilitythatthegirlsareatleasthalfsisters.Scientistsdonothaveabiologicalparenttotestandreachagreatercertainty,butgiventheiragesandphysicalsimilarities,expertssayitislikelytheyarefraternal（兄弟般的，友好的）twins.

DouglasandHollyFunkhopetobringtheirMiatoMiamiinOctober.Bothsetsofparentssaytheyarecommittedtostayingintouchandoftenletthetwinstalktoeachotheronthephone.

12.Boththeadoptedgirlssharedafirstname________.

A.fornogoodreason

B.becauseoftheirphysicalsimilarities

C.becausetheirUSparentssuspected（怀疑）theyweretwins

D.becausetheybothcamefromChina

13.Whydidthegirls’mothersmeetontheInternet?

A.Tocomparephotographsofthetwogirls.

B.Totesttheirsuspicions（猜想）.

C.Tofindthegirls’biologicalkin.

D.Toenjoythejoyofadoptingchildren.

14.Expertsarestillnot100percentsurethatthetwogirlsarefraternaltwinsbecause________.

A.DNAtestsarestillnotaccurateenough

B.theDNAofabiologicalparentisstillmissing

C.thetwogirlswerebornintwodifferentfamilies

D.onegirlwasbornaweeklaterthantheother

15.WhatRamirezsaidinParagraph4suggeststhatshe________.

A.didn’tbelievewhathadhappenedB.waspleasedwithwhattheyhaddone

C.didn’twanttoacceptthefactD.wassurprisedatwhathadhappened

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。

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