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甘肃会宁县第一中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案
会宁一中2019-2020学年度第一学期期末高二级
英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共计100分钟,满分120分。
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第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15个小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项。
A
Emergenciescanhappenanytime,sobeingpreparedforahomefirstaidkit(成套工具)isimportantforyourfamily.Havingaproperoneinyourhomeisaneasybutnecessarypartofgoodemergencypreparation.
Pickagoodcontainer
Onegoodchoiceisalargetranslucentplasticcontainer,whichmakesiteasytoseethematerialsinside.Lunchboxesarealsoanothergoodchoice.Basically,ifit’sbigenough,andatleastsomewhatwaterresistant,itcanmakeagoodcontainer.Regardlessofyourcontainerchoice,itshouldbeeasytorecognize,sowrite“FIRSTAID”onitwithamarker.
Teachyourfamilyaboutthekit
Foryoungerchildrenwhoshouldn’tusetheitemsinthekit,teachthemwhereit’slocated,sotheycouldshowavisitor,relativeorbabysitter.Forolderchildrenandadults,instructthemonhowtousetheitemsinit.Useafirstaidinstructionbooklet,likethoseavailablefromtheAmericanRedCrossforguidanceandplaceabookletinthekitforreference.
Keepyourkitup–to–date
Noonewantstofetchafirstaidkitandfindthebandageboxemptyorthepainrelieversexpired(过期了的).Keeptrackofsupplyamountsandexpirationdatesregularly.
Createachecklistinthekit
Recordeveryitemonasheetofpaperandkeepitinthekit.Besides,recordtheamountsoftheitemsandexpirationdatesnexttothelisteditemsonthechecklistthatyouincludeinyourkit.Inthisway,anyonewhowantstoreachthekitcanimmediatelyknowwhatitincludesanddoesn’tinclude.Also,theycanbeclearwhethertheitemscanbeused.
1.Whichisclosetothemeaningoftheunderlinedword“translucent”?
A.Wide.B.Advanced.C.Clear.D.Strong.
2.Whatshouldtheyoungchildrenbetoldaboutthehomefirstaidkit?
A.Howtousetheitems.B.Whatitcontains.
C.Wheretoplaceit.D.Whentofetchit.
3.Whyshouldthehomefirstaidkitbeexaminedregularly?
A.Tomakeitcleanandtidy.B.Tomakesureit’savailable.
C.Tobefamiliarwiththeitems.D.Tolearntodealwithemergencies.
B
MyhusbandandIrecentlywenttoDisneyWorldwithourchildrenandgrandchildren.Wehadawonderfultimeandmadelotsofsweetmemoriestogether,butunexpectedly,Ilearnedsomethingaswemadeourwaythroughtheparks.
Ourfourgrandchildrenwereexcitedabouttheattractionwherechildrencandrivethecars.Sinceourpartywasuneven(不均匀的)innumbersandtwopeoplefitineachcar,Isatoutthatoneandheadeddowntogetpicturesofeveryoneastheydrovepastonthetrack.
AsIwaitedformygangtodriveby,Inoticedacarwithafatherandhissonwholookedtobeabout7.Theyrolleddownthehillatthebeginning,andthenthecarstopped.Theyoungdriverlookedpanicked,“Ican’tdoit.”Hisfatherquietlysaid,“Yes,youcan.”
“No.Ican’t!
”“Yes,youcan,son.”
Thelittleguywasalmostintears,“ICAN’T!
”Withdeeppatience,thefathersaid,“Son,youcandothis.I’mgoingtohelpyou.”Thenhetalkedhimthroughpushingthegaspedal(油门踏板)anddrivingthecar.Meremomentslaterwiththefatherhelpinghisson,thetwowentsmoothlyontheirwaydownthetrack.
Thescenebroughttearstomyeyes.Thatsweetwhisperedtomysoul,“Yes,youcan”.TheneverytimethingsgothardorwhenIhadfailuresalongtheway,Iwouldthink“Youcan”.
Timeandtimeagain,thewordspatientlyencouragedmeonthejourney.That’swherethetruestrengthcomesin.IamawarethatIcannotdothingsundermyownpower,butthewords“Yes,youcan”comebesidemeandprovidewisdomandstrength.There’snowayIcanfail.Areyoustrugglingwithsomethingtoday?
Havethe“Ican’t”momentstakenover?
Youcantrustthewords“Yes,youcan”.
4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofherfamily’striptoDisneyWorld?
A.Surprising.B.Disappointing.C.Satisfying.D.Boring.
5.Howdidtheboyfeelbeforethecarrestartedagain?
A.Excited.B.Frightened.C.Encouraged.D.Moved.
6.Whatdidtheboy’sfatherdo?
A.Heencouragedtheboy.B.Helettheboydriveallbyhimself.
C.Hetooktheplaceoftheboyanddrove.
D.Hewasunwillingtohelptheboy.
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Theauthorenjoyedtravelingverymuch.
B.Theauthorwasunwillingtohelplazychildren.
C.“Youcan”hashelpedtheauthoralot.
D.Theauthorhasn’tfailedinanything.
C
AlmosteverycollegeanduniversityintheUSnowofferssomeformsofInternet–basedapplication.However,studentsmaymissalotwhentheyonlyuseInternetinformationtomaketheircollegedecisions.Somepeoplebelievethatthebestwaytogetadetailedlookatwhatlifeislikeatanycollegeoruniversityisbyvisitingthecampus.
Atpresent,schoolvisitsarebecomingpopularintheUS.Moststudentsbeginvisitingcollegesanduniversitiesthattheyareinterestedinbeforetheirfinalyearofhighschool.Themajorityofcollegesanduniversitiesletinterestedstudentsvisittheircampusesatanytimeofayear.Studentscancontacttheadmissionofficesoftheschoolsthatinterestthem.Currentstudentsusuallyleadthetours.Theirjobistoprovideinformation,offeradviceandshowfuturestudentsdifferentpartsofthecampus,suchashousingandclassrooms.Duringthevisit,studentsshouldalsotrytoplanameetingwithanadmissionofficial.Mostschoolskeeparecordofalltheexchangestheyhavewithcandidates.Tryingtomeetwithofficialsinpersontoaskthemquestionsshowsinterestonthepartoftheapplicant,whichschoolsliketosee.
It’snevertooearlytovisitaschool.Thiscouldbeyearsbeforetheyevenstartthinkingabouttheapplicationprocess.Simplywitnessingthecollegeexperienceinreallifecanbehelpfulforyoungpeople.Thatiswhysomeapplicantsevenbringyoungerbrothersandsisterswiththemonvisits.
However,visitingschoolsmaynotbeachoiceappropriatetoeveryone,especiallyinternational(国际的)students,soforstudentswhoareunabletovisit,thereisoneadditionalresource:
socialmedia.ManyschoolsuseFacebook,InstagramandSnapchattoadvertisethemselves.Schoolswillpermitstudentstopostvideosandpicturesthatshowwhattheirdailylivesarelikeatcollege.Thesecanprovideapplicantswithaviewthatisalmostasgoodasbeingthereinperson.
8.What’sthemostcommonwaytoapplyforacollege?
A.Byvisitingthecampus.B.BysurfingtheInternet.
C.Bywritingaletter.D.Bymakingacall.
9.Whoaremorelikelytoofferinformationtothevisitingstudents?
A.Admissionofficials.B.Volunteers.
C.Studentsatschool.D.Graduates.
10.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“appropriate”inthelastparagraph?
A.Suitable.B.Familiar.C.Equal.D.Related.
11.What’sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Togivesomeadvice.B.Toshowaphenomenon.
C.Tocomparethechanges.D.Toattractmorestudents.
D
Lastweek,VodafonestartedatestoftheUK’sfirstfull5Gservice,availableforusebybusinessesinSalford.ItispartofitsplantotrialthetechnologyinsevenUKcities.Butwhatcanweexpectfromthenextgenerationofmobiletechnology?
Onethingwewillseeinthepreparationforthetestislotsoftrickswiththenew
tech.Earlierthisyear,operatorspaidalmost£1.4billionforthe5Gwavelengths,andtocompensate(补偿)forthatcash,theywillneedtocatchtheeyeofconsumers.InSeptember,VodafoneuseditsbitoftherangetodisplaytheUK’sfirsthologram(全息)call.TheManchesterCitycaptainStephHoughtonappearedasaholograminNewbury.Itisn’tallholograms,however:
5GwillofferfasterInternetaccess,withOfcom(英国通讯管理局)suggestingthatvideothattakesaminutetodownloadon4Gwillbeavailableinjustasecond.
Thewiderapplicationistosupportconnectedequipmentonthe“Internetofthings”—notjusttheInternet–enabledfridgethatcanreorderyourmilkforyou,butthenetworkthatwillenabledriverlesscarsanddeliverydrones(无人机)tocommunicatewitheachother.
ProfWilliamWebbhaswarnedthatthetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes.Muchofthespeedincrease,heclaims,couldhavebeenachievedbyputtingmoremoneyinthe4Gnetwork,ratherthananewtechnology.Otherdifferentvoiceshavesuggestedthatafocusonrollingoutwiderruralbroadbandaccess(农村宽带接入)andaddressingcurrentnetworkcoveragewouldbemorebeneficialtotheUKasawhole.
Obviously,5Gwillalsobringacosttoconsumers.Itrequiresahandsetforboth5Gand4G,andthefirst5G–enabledsmartphonesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Withtheslowpaceofnetworkrollout(普及)sofar,itislikelythatconsumerswillendupupgradingtoanew5Gphonewellbefore5Gbecomeswidelyavailableinthenextcoupleofyears.
12.WhydoesWebbsay“thetechnologycouldbeacaseoftheemperor’snewclothes”?
A.Heisinfavoroftheapplicationofthenewtechnology.
B.5Gwillbringacosttoconsumersintheirdailylife.
C.5Ghelpspeoplecommunicatebetterwitheachother.
D.Heprefersmoremoneytobespenton4Gnetworks.
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”mostprobablymean?
A.Makingaspeech.B.Tryingtosolve.
C.Managingtodecrease.D.Respondingto.
14.Whatdoesthelastparagraphindicate(暗示)?
A.It’lltakeseveralyearstomake5GaccessibletothepublicintheUK.
B.5Gserviceshowshugedevelopmentpotentialandabroadmarket.
C.Customersareeagertouse5Gsmartphonesinsteadof4Gones.
D.It’sprobablethat5GnetworkrolloutisspeedingupinBritain.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthetext?
A.Vodafoneissuccessfulinspreadingthe5Gservice.
B.StephHoug