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.docx

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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。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

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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