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英语2

秦安县民生高级中学2014——2015学年度期期中高二英语试题

第一卷

第一节：

基础知识

一：

阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

（　A　）

AttheendofGrade8,ourclasswenttoWashingtonD.C..Foragroupof14-year-olds,thiswasabigdeal!

Thefirstdaywassotiring;wecouldhardlyrememberwherewewereandwhatwewereseeing.Thenextmorning,wewereofftoseemonuments（纪念碑）,startingwithWashington,LincolnandJefferson.Wewalkedalongthepathsthroughtrees.ThentheWallcameintoview—theVietnamVeteransMemorial.

AsIinchedclosertotheWall,Iheardabagpipe（风笛）inthedistance,whichseemedtoshowrespecttotheliveslostinthejunglesofVietnam.

Wecontinuedwalkingandfeltsurprisedatthenumberofnamescarved（雕刻）intheblackstone.Iwasdeterminedtofindasoldierwithmylastname,butmyhuntwasstoppedwhenamancaughtmyeye.Hewaskneeling（跪着）attheWall,asingleroseathisfeet.Hisheadwasbowedandhewasrubbinghisfingersoveronename.Ithoughthowsadhewas,andthenmovedon.

AfterafewminutesIfoundonewithmylastname,butmyeyesreturnedtothekneelingman.Hewasstillrubbinghisfingersoverthesamename.HeneverknewIwaswatchinghim,lostindeepsorrow.ItwastimeformetoleavethekneelingmanandtheWall.Onthewayhome,Icouldn’thelpthinkingofthekneelingmanandhissadface.Iwasn’tsureoftheeffectsofwarbefore,butatthatmomentIrealizedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedone.Maybehewasonlyoneofsomanyfamilieswhoexperiencedthesame.

IneverknewthefulleffectsofwaruntilIsawthatman.Ionlyknowaboutwarfromhistoryclasses.Thekneelingmantaughtmemoreaboutwarandtheeffectsithasonpeoplethananyhistorybook.

1.Whichofthefollowingmakestheauthorfeelthesufferingthatwarbringstohumanbeings?

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A.Thekneelingman.

B.Thesoundofabagpipe.

C.Thenumberofnamescarvedinthestone.

D.ThejunglesofVietnam.

2.Themancontinuedtorubhisfingersoverthenameprobablybecause　　　. 

A.hefounditcoveredwithdust

B.hemissedthelovedonewhodiedinawar

C.heintendedtoremoveitcompletely

D.herecalledthefiercewarhefoughtin

3.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromthetrip?

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A.Howfiercewarisinhistory.

B.Howpeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars.

C.Whatbadeffectswarhadonmanyfamilies.

D.Whatweshoulddotopreventwar.

4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,theauthorprobablythinksthat　　　. 

A.heshouldhavestudiedhistoryhardinclass

B.historybooksdon’ttellreadersthetruth

C.thereismoreinhistorythanbookstellus

D.thekneelingmanshouldbeahistoryteacher

（　B　）

Thinkaboutwhatyouhadforlunch:

Wasitahamburger?

Achickensandwich?

Barbecue?

Whataboutvegetables?

Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatwhatyoueatcanaffectthewholeplanet?

Itcan—inabigway.Newstudiesshowhowfoodanditsproductionaffecttheglobeanditswarmingclimate.You’veprobablyheardofglobalwarming:

Thetemperatureisontherisebecausehumankindhasbeenreleasing（排放）amountsofgasesintotheatmosphere.Oneofthesegreenhousegasesiscarbondioxide.

Whatdoesthishavetodowithfood?

Abigpartofthecarbondioxidethatweputintheatmosphereeveryyearcomesfromtheprocessofmakingandeatingfood.Theproductionofmeatcontributesalottothatcarbondioxide.Andmuchofmeat’scontributioncomesfrombeef,whichisresponsibleforreleasingevenmorewarminggasesintotheatmosphere.

Theprocessofmakingahamburger,forexample,requiresalotofenergy.Acowhastobefedandraisedonfarmland,andcowwasteisamajorsourceofmethane（沼气）—anespeciallypowerfulgreenhousegas.Thecowhastobekilled.Themeathastobeprocessed（加工）andshippedtoashop,whichtakesfuel.Mostofthecowwon’tevenbeusedformeatthatpeopleeat.Bythetimeahamburgerfinallylandsonadinnerplate,ithasmadeaheavyeffectontheenvironment.

Wecanreducetheproductionofglobal-warminggasesbyeatinglessbeef.Otherkindsofmeatlikeporkandchickendolessharmtotheenvironment—atleastintermsoftheamountofgreenhousegasesreleased.

Allkindsofmeatareharderontheplanetthanvegetables.Togrowandeatapoundofpotatoes,forexample,sendslessthanone-quarterpoundofcarbondioxideintotheair.Sochangingourdiettolessmeatandmorevegetables,asitturnsout,maydotheworldsomegood.

5.Thequestionsaskedinthefirstparagraphareusedto　　　. 

A.showtheauthor’sconcernaboutfoodsafety

B.expresstheauthor’spuzzlementatwhattoeat

C.remindreadersofsomethingdelicioustoeat

D.introducethetopictobediscussedinthepassage

6.Whatisthebadnewsformeat-eaters?

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A.Meatproducingcancauseglobalwarming.

B.Mostcowsareraisednotforpeopletoeat.

C.Thereisalotofcarbondioxideinmeat.

D.Animalsbegintodieoffbecauseofglobalwarming.

7.Whichisthemostenvironment-friendlyfoodaccordingtothepassage?

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A.Beef.B.Carrot.

C.Pork.D.Chicken.

8.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto　　　. 

A.explaintheimportanceofeatingmeat

B.advisepeopletokeepabalanceddiet

C.encouragepeopletochooseagreenerdiet

D.introducesomehealthyfoodstopeople

（　C　）

PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtime.

Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.

E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewere,butIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.

TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfun—seeagreatmovieperhaps—andtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireoftellingthestory.

Withe-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyourconvenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconvenience.

E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaytostayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.Morethanafewparentsusee-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheadvantageoftheInternet?

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A.Itmakesiteasytoworkathome.

B.Itmakesiteasytosharethoughtswithfriends.

C.Itisacheapwaytokeepintouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.

D.Itcantaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.

10.Theuseofe-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto　　　. 

A.spendlesstimeworking

B.havemorefreetimewithhischild

C.workathomeonweekends

D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim

11.Accordingtothewriter,e-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephonebecausetheformerhelpsone　　　. 

A.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconveniently

B.keepone’scommunicationaspersonalaspossible

C.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelater

D.getintouchwithone’sfriendsfasterthanthelater

12.Thebesttitleforthispassageis　　　. 

A.Computer:

NewTechnologicalAdvances

B.Internet:

ANewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendship

C.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasier

D.Internet:

AConvenientToolforCommunication

（　D　）

Didanyonefindthenamesof“theBritishIsles”,“GreatBritain”,“theUnitedKingdom”,“England”and“theBritishCommonwealth”whichhavethesamemeaning?

Strictlyspeaking,thesenamesallrefertosomethingdifferent.Noneofthemareexactlythesameasanyoftheothers.

TheBritishIslesrefertothemainislandsandseveralthousandsmallonesaswell,whichyoucanseeonthemap.GreatBritain,orBritain,referstothelargerofthetwomainislands.Buttheword“Britain”isoftenusedasashortformfortheUnitedKingdomoryoucallittheUK.

NowasforEngland,itreferssimplytothelargestofthethreecountriesontheislandofGreatBritain.TheUnitedKingdomisthenameofthestateandtheofficialnameofthecountry,whichmanypeoplepopularlyrefertoEngland.

Finally,theBritishCommonwealthistheusualnameforwhatisleftoftheBritishEmpire（帝国）.ThischangeshowstheweakeningofBritishEmpireandtherisingofthenationalliberationmovementsthroughouttheworldtoday.

13.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat　　　. 

A.GreatBritainhasthesamemeaningasBritain

B.theUnitedKingdomhasthesamemeaningasBritainorEngland

C.allthenamesinthefirstparagraphhavethesamemeaning　

D.allthenamesrefertoEngland

14.ItisclearthattheBritishIslesreferto　　　. 

A.Britain,EnglandandtheUK

B.themainislandsandthousandsofsmallones

C.threecountriesandseveralislands

D.GreatBritainortheUnitedKingdom

15.IfyouwanttowritetosomeoneinEdinburghthatliesinScotland,youshouldwritetheaddressas　　　. 

A.Edinburgh,England

B.Edinburgh,Scotland,GreatBritain

C.Scotland,Edinburgh,England

D.GreatBritain,Scotland,Edinburgh

二：

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。

（每小题2分，共10分）

Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?

Haveyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?

16.　　　Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Soitsilentlyservesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitysetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhywe