湖南省武冈二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校 Word版含答案.docx

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湖南省武冈二中学年高二上学期期中考试英语精校Word版含答案

武冈二中2018年下学期高二期中考试

英语试卷

时量：

120分　满分：

150分

第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每项对话后，你都有10秒的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。

第二部分　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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Momwasanexcellentgardener.Everythingshetouchedgrewwell.Especiallytherosebushes,whichweresaidtobegivenbyhergreat-grandmother,inherfrontyard—hugefragrantflowersweretheenvyofneighbors.MysisterMaryBeth,andI,ontheotherhand,didn'tknowanythingaboutgardening.Butearlyonespringmorning,therewestoodinourmother'sfrontyard,withshovels（铁铲）,preparingtomoveMom'sbelovedroses.Momhadpassedawaythreemonthsearlierandweweregettingherhousereadyforsale.Wewantedtotransplant（移种）Mom'srosestoourhomesasamemorial（纪念物）toher."Howdowemovetheseroseswithoutkillingthem?

"MaryBethasked.

"Ihavenoidea,"Isaid.Therewasn'tasoularoundtohelpus.Shouldwepullthemfromthegroundortryanddigaroundthem?

"Momwouldtellusexactlyhowtodothis,"Isaid,feelingherlossmorethanever.

Allatoncewewereshockedbyavoicebehindus."Areyoudiggingupthosebeautifulrosebushes?

"Iturnedandsawahandsomeyoungmanholdingashovel."Yes,"Isaid.

Themannodded."I'lltellyoujustwhattodo,"hebegan,"Preserveasmuchoftherootsystemaspossible."Heshoweduswhereweshoulddig.Thenhedescribedhowtofertilizethesoil,theproperwateringscheduleonceweplantedthematourhomes."Howdoyouknowallthis?

"mysisterasked."IwasonceagardenerattheDenverBotanicalGarciens."ThemanansweredafewmorequestionsandIthankedhim.

IwasjustabouttodowhathesuggestedwhenIrealizedI'dforgottentogethisname,incaseweneededmorehelp.Istoodandlookedupanddownthestreet.Hewasgone,disappearingsuddenly.Itcouldn'thavebeenmorethanafewseconds.IwonderedwhetherhehadbeensentbyMom'ssoultogiveustheheaven-sentadvice.Becauseofhishelp,Mom'sbeautifulrosescomeoutinouryardseverysummer.

21.HowdidtheauthorandhersisterfeelwhentheydecidedtotransplantMom'sroses?

A.Delighted.B.Relaxed.C.Depressed.D.Confused.

22Whydidtheauthorandhersisterwanttomovetheserosestotheirhomes?

A.Theyhadsoldtheirmother'shousetotheyoungman.

B.Theywantedtolearnsomethingaboutplantingroses.

C.Theywantedtokeeptheirmom'srosesasamemorial.

D.Theirmotherhadtoldthemnottoleaverosestoothers.

23.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat

A.thehandsomeyoungmanwasagardeneratthecity'spark

B.theauthorwaspuzzledovertheyoungman'sdisappearing

C.theyoungmanplantedtherosesfortheauthorandhersister

D.theauthorandhersisterknewalittleaboutgardeningatfirst

B

Whetherweshouldallowmarine（海洋的）parkstostayopenhasbeenwidelydebatedinourcommunityrecently.Avarietyofdifferentargumentshavebeenputforwardaboutit.

Smith,asociologist,arguedthatdolphinparksprovidetheonlyopportunityformuchofthepublictoseemarinemammals.Asthisargumentgoes,mostAustraliansliveincitiesandnevergettoseetheseanimals.MarineparksallowtheaverageAustraliantoappreciateourmarinewildlife.However,infact,therearemanyplaceswheretheycanbeseeninthewild.Moreover,theseplacesdonotchargeanoverpricedentryfee—theyarefree.

DrAlisonLane,thedirectoroftheCairnsMarineScienceInstitute,insiststhatweneedmarineparksforscientificresearch.Shearguesthatmuchofourknowledgeofmarinemammalscomesfromstudieswhichwereundertaken（进行）atmarineparks.Theknowledgewhichisobtained（获得）atmarineparkscanbeusefulforplanningforthepreservationofmarinemammalspecies.However,Jones,azoologist,explainsthatparkresearchisonlyusefulforunderstandingcaptive（被猎获的）animalsandisnotusefulforlearningaboutanimalsinthewild.Theirdietsaredifferent,theyhavesignificantlylowerlifelengthsandtheyaremorelikelytohaveadisease.Inaddition,marinemammalsindolphinparksaretrainedandthismeansthattheirpatternsofsocialbehaviorarechanged.

TheMarineParkOwnersAssociationholdsthatmarineparksattractalotofforeigntourists.Thispositiongoesontostatethatthesetouristsspendalotofmoney,increasingourforeignexchangeincomeandassistingournationalbalanceofpayments.However,foreigntouristswouldstillcometoAustraliaiftheparkswerecloseddown.Indeed,surveysofoverseastouristsshowthattheycomehereforavarietyofotherreasonsandnottovisitplaceslikeSeaWorld.Touristscomeheretoseeournativewildlifeinitsnaturalenvironmentandnottoseeitincagesandconcretepools.Theycanseeanimalsinthoseconditionsintheirowncountries.

Inconclusion,perhapsanagreementcannotbereachednow.However,aquestiondoesdeserveourconsiderationifwecontinuewithourpastcrimesagainstthesecreatures,howwillourfuturegenerationsviewus?

24.Whosupport（s）theideaofclosingmarineparks?

A.MostAustralians.B.AlisonLane.C.Smith.D.Jones.

25.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinPara.3?

A.Theresultsfromstudiesarevaluableinanimalpreservation.

B.Scientificresearchatthemarineparkshasitslimitations.

C.Captiveanimalshavebiologychangesinmarineparks.

D.Humanbehaviorcausesharmfuleffectsontheanimals.

26.Allofthefollowingarethereasonstokeepmarineparksexcept.

A.forscientificresearchpurposeB.forentertainmentpurpose

C.foreconomicpurposeD.forpoliticalpurpose

27.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby________.

A.pointingouttheproblemswithkeepingthemarineparks

B.discussingtheadvantagesofanimals'naturalhomes

C.usingevidencehehascollectedatthemarineparks

D.questioningthewaytheanimalsarestudied

C

Foryears,drugshavebeenoneofthemajordestroyersofpeople'slives,aswellastheirfamilies.Peoplewhododrugsmightnotevenrealizethatwhatthey'redoinghaschangedthelivesofnotonlythemselves,butofthepeopleclosetothemintheirlives.

Peoplewhododrugshaveusuallybecomeaddictedbecauseofthefactthatthey’veuseddrugsforyearsandhavealwaysuseddrugstodealwiththeirproblems.Finally,theyhavenootherwaytodealwiththeirproblemsanduseotherdrugstoeliminatethefeelingscausedbyotherlifeproblems.

Thereareseveralwaystogetridofdrugaddiction.Thefirststep,asI'msureyouhaveheardhundredsoftimes,istorealizethatthere'saproblem.Ifsomeoneinyourlifehasbeendoingdrugs,you'llneedtolethimknowthatit'snotjustharmfultohim.

Onceyou'vegottenthemtorealizethis,ifpossible,you'llneedtofindhelpforthem.You'llneedawaytoworkouttheproblemsinlifethatdragthemtowardsdrugs,ortocreatesomethingelsethatwillkeepthesepeopleawayfromdrugs.

Sometimesotheraddictionsareinline.Forexample,mostheavydrinkerssufferfromdepression.Over40%ofAmericanssufferfromdepression,andover60%ofthemalepopulationofthesepeoplehaveturnedtowardsdrinkingtodealwiththeirproblemsconnectedwithdepression.Thisgreatlyincreasesthechancesofspousal（配偶的）andchildabuse（虐待）,aswellasmanyotherhorribleeffectsofalcohol.

Whensomeonebecomesaddictedtodrugs,youneedtodealwithitimmediately.Helphimgetridoftheproblembeforeitturnsintoonewhichcannotbecontrolled.

28.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.whyAmericanssufferfromdepressionandhowtohelpthemgetoverit

B.thebadeffectsoftakingdrugsandhowtohelpadrugaddict

C.thenumberonedestroyerofpeople'slives

D.thefamilylifeofthosewhotakedrugs

29.Accordingtothetext,whydosomepeoplebecomeaddictedtodrugs?

A.Theywanttokeeponbeingexcited.

B.Theywanttotrysomethingdifferent.

C.Theirfriendspersuadethemtododrugs.

D.Theygetusedtodealingwithproblemswithdrugs.

30.Whatcanyoudotohelpyourfriendgetridofdrugaddiction?

A.Askpoliceforhelp.B.Tellhimit'sharmful.

C.Takedrugsawayfromhim.D.Trytoknowabouthisfamily.

31.WhyhavesomeAmericanmenbecomeaddictedtodrinkingaccordingtothetext?

A.Theydon'tlovetheirwives.B.Theyaretoobusytorelax.

C.Theysufferfromdepression.D.Theirchildrenwon'tlistentothem.

D

Electriccarsaredirty.Infact,notonlyaretheydirty,theymightevenbedirtierthantheirgasoline-powered（以汽油为动力的）cousins.

PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkabout"zero-emissions（零排放的）vehicles,"butpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyallusefiretomakeit.Asidefromthefewfolkswhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcells,wegetourelectricityfromgenerators（发电机）.Generatorsarefueledbysomething—usuallycoal,oil,butalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants（核电站）.Thereareafewwindfarmsaswell,butbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.

Inotherwords,those"zero-emissions"carsarelikelycoal-burningcars.It'sjustthatthecoalisburnedsomewhereelsesoitlooksclean.Itisnot.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes—"Iflcan'tseeit,it'snothappening."Gasolineisanefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgas（oranotherfuel）andfirstuseittomakeelectricity,youwasteanicepartofthatenergy,mostlyintheformofwastedheat—atthegenerator,throught