英语新疆克拉玛依市第十三中学学年高二上学期期末考试实验班试题.docx

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英语新疆克拉玛依市第十三中学学年高二上学期期末考试实验班试题

2017届高二年级上学期期末考试

实验班试卷

一、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”

       “Why,no,”sheanswered.

        “Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IamBillBronson.”

1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____.

  A.itwasanexpensivecar

  B.thedriverwasaproudlady

  C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

  D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.

A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname

3.Thewomanwas_______.

  A.kind-hearted

  B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

  C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositions

  D.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer

4.Thepoliceman_______.

  A.hadnosenseofhumor          B.hadasenseofhumor

  C.hadnosenseofduty                   D.wassenseless

B

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,andeverythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectoutofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

5.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct（模糊不清）,oneisprobably____.

A.near-sightedB.far-sightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts

6.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.experienceB.imagineC.feelpainD.areaffectedwith

7.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor______.

A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfaraway

C.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances

8.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave______.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheother

B.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses

C

Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter（高度表）failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged（冲）intothesea.

Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames（火焰）comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?

Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.

Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.

Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?

AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.

Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion（时刻）shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation（航空）andthatairtravelwasuseful.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?

A.Shewascaughtinastorm.B.Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.

C.Herenginewentwrong.D.Shelostherdirection.

10.WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?

A.Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B.ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.

C.Shecontinuedflying.D.Shelosthopeofreachingland.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?

A.ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.

B.Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.

CShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.

D.Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.

12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.

B.AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.

C.ANewRecordforFlyingTime.

D.ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.

D

Mostpaintersdiscoverastyleofpaintingthatisfitforthemandsticktothat,especiallyifpeopleadmiretheirpictures.ButPicasso,thegreatSpanishpainter,waslikeamanwhohadnotyetfoundhisownparticularstyleofpainting.Hekeptonstrugglingtofindtheperfectexpressiontillhisdeathin1973.

SomeofPicasso's（毕加索）paintingarerich,softcoloredandbeautiful.Othersareuglyandcruelandstrange.Butsuchpaintingsallowustoimaginethingsforourselves.Theyforceustosaytoourselves,“Whatdoesheseethatmakeshimpaintlikethat?

”Andwebegintolookunderthesurfaceofthethingswesee..

Picassopaintedthousandsofpicturesindifferentstyles.Sometimeshepaintedthenaturallookofthings.Sometimesheseemedtobreakthemapartandthrowthepiecesinourfaces.Heshoweduswhatthemindknowsaswellaswhattheeyessee.Attheageof90,heremainedascuriousabouttheworldashehadbeenwhenhewasyoung.Thatiswhypeoplehavecalledhim“theyoungestpainterintheworld.”

13.TheuglycruelandstrangepaintingsbyPicasso_______.

A.makeustrytonoticesomethinglatent（隐藏）inthethings

B.allowustoaskquestionsaboutthem

C.forceustoquestionanythingwesee

D.causeustothinkwhatPicassosawwasdifferentfromwhatwesee

14.Thesentence“Sometimesheseemedtobreakthemapartandthrowthepiecesinourfaces”means_____.

A.sometimeshetorehispicturesintopieces

B.hebrokesomethinghewaspaintingandthrewthemaway

C.sometimesheshowedsomebrokenpicturestoothers

D.thingsinsomeofhispicturesseemtobeindisorder

15.WhyhavepeoplecalledPicasso“theyoungestpainterintheworld?

”

A.Becauseheobservedthingswiththeeyeandthemind.

B.Becausehelookedyoungwhenhewasold.

C.Becauseheneverstoppedpaintinghewasold.

D.Becausehenevergaveuplookingforsomethingnew.

E

IwastenwhenIfirst satwithmygrandmotherbehindthecashier（收银台）inhergeneralstore. 16 Iquickly learnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitelyandsaying“thankyou.”

AtfirstIwaspaidincandy. 17 Iworkedeverydayafterschool,andduringthesummerandonweekendsandholidaysfrom8a.m.to7p.m.Myfatherhelpedme setupabankaccount. 18

BythetimeIwas12,MygrandmotherthoughtIhaddonesuchagoodjobthatshepromotedmetosellingcosmetics（化妆品）.Ideveloped theability tolookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.EventhoughIwasjustakid,womenwouldaskmesuchthingsas“WhatcolordoyouthinkIshouldwear?

”Itookarealinterestintheirquestionsand wasabletotranslate whattheywantedintomakeup（化妆）ideas. 19

Thejobtaughtmeavaluablelesson:

tobeasuccessfulsalesperson,youdidn’tneedtobeaRocketscientist—youneeded tobeagreatlistener.__20___Excepttheyarenolongerwomenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme; instead,theyarekidswhotellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.

A. LaterIreceived50centsanhour.

B. Beforelong,sheletmesittherebymyself.

C. Iendedmysellingarecordamountofcosmetics.

D. TodayIstillcarrythatlessonwithme:

Ilistentocustomers.

E. Mygrandma’strusttaughtmehowtohandleresponsibility.

F. SoonIfoundmyselflookingmorebeautifulthaneverbefore.

G. WatchingmymoneygrowwasmorerewardingthananythingIcouldhavebought.

二、完形填空（共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分）

Eachspringbringsanewblossom（开花期）ofwildflowersintheditches（沟渠）alongthehighway.Itraveldailytowork.Ther