高二英语上学期期末考试试题11word版本.docx

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甘肃省金昌市永昌县2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhesawtheboyinfrontofhimfalloveranddropallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithtwosweaters,abasketballandawalkman.Markstoppedandhelpedtheboypickupthesethings.Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,hehelpedtocarrysomeofhisthings.Astheywalked,Markknewthattheboy’snamewasBill,thathelovedcomputergames,basketballandhistory,andthathewashavinglotsoftroubleswithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfriend.

TheyarrivedatBill’shomefirstandMarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedhappilywithafewlaughsandsomesmalltalks,andthenMarkwenthome.Theyoftensaweachotheratschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,andthentheybothfinishedmiddleschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheysometimessawandtalkedwitheachotherovertheyears.Atlastjustthreeweeksbeforetheyfinishedhighschool,BillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.

BillaskedMarkifhestillrememberedthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.“DidyoueverthinkwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?

”askedBill.“Yousee,Itookawayallmythingsfromschool.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother’ssleepingpills（安眠药）.Iwasgoinghometokillmyself.Butafterwespentsometimetalkingandlaughing,IrealizedthatifIhaddied,Iwouldhavemissedsomanygoodtimes.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupthosebooksthatday,youdidalotmore.Yousavedmylife.”

1.FromwhatBillwascarrying,wecanknowthathe_______.

A.wasagoodstudentB.likedsportsandmusic

C.likedallthesubjectsinschoolD.wasagoodfriend

2.MarkandBill_______.

A.wereinthesamemiddleschoolandhighschool

B.wereinthesamemiddleschoolbutnotinthesamehighschool

C.oftenhadlunchtogetheratschool

D.hadknowneachotherbeforetheybegantostudyinmiddleschool

3.Threedaysbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarktotalkbecausehe________.

A．wantedtotellhimhisstory

B．wantedtokillhimselfagain

C．hopedtohavelunchtogether

D．hopedtogoonholidaytogether

4.WhenMarkhelpedBilltopickupsomeofhisthings,he______..

A.didn'tknowwhyhewasgoingtohelphim

B.knewwhoBillwasandwantedtohelphim

C.knewhecouldsaveBill'slifewhichmeansalottohisfamily

D.didn'tknowwhathewasdoingwasveryimportanttoBill

B

Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,buttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidtheseplayersgetthatway---wasitthroughtrainingandpractice,oraregreatplayers“born,notmade”?

First,theseplayerscamefromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast---playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitate.Inthehistoryofsoccer,onlysevencountrieshaveeverwontheWorldCup---threefromSouthAmericaandfourfromWesternEurope.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationalteam---orareallygreatplayer---fromNorthAmericaorfromAsia.Second,theseplayershaveallhadyearsofpracticeinthegame.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayer,aswasPele.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameattheageofthreeorfour.

Finally,manygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood---apoor,crowdedareawhereaboy’sdreamisnottobeadoctor,lawyer,orbusinessman,buttobecomearich,famousathleteorentertainer（艺人）.Forexample,Liverpool,whichproducedtheBeatles,hadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwitha“ball”madeofrags（破布）.AndGeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffawall（对着墙壁踢球）intheslums（贫民窟）ofBelfast.

Allgreatplayershavealotincommon,butthatdoesn’texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreets,butonlyonebecamePele.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.

5.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Soccerispopularallovertheworld,buttrulygreatplayersarefew.

B.Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldareplayingsoccer,butonlysevencountrieshaveeverhadfamousstars.

C.Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworld,butonlysevencountriesfromSouthAmericaandWesternEuropehaveeverhadgreatnationalteams.

D.Soccerisoneofthemostpopulargamesallovertheworld,butitseemstheleastpopularinNorthAmericaandAsia.

6.Theworld“tricks”attheendofParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.experienceB.cheatingC.skillsD.training

7.TheBrazilianstreetsarementionedtoshowthat______.

A.famoussoccerplayersliveinslumareas

B.peopleinpoorareasarebornwithsomeuniquequality

C.childreninpoorareasstartplayingfootballattheageofthreeorfour

D.agreatsoccerplayermaybeborninaslumarea

8.Inthelastparagraphthestatement“…butonlyonebecamePele”showsthat______.

A.Peleisthegreatestsoccerplayer

B.thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequality

C.Pele’sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothers

D.thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground

C

8:

30PM

Outlook

Outlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat'snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromantic,fromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemoment,thestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.Thedirectorwithhisnewfilm，hedesignerwiththelatestfashion，andthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevine.9:

00PM

Discovery

Whena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrandmaster，theyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?

Isitallinthegenes（基因）orcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?

Andifparentsdohaveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuture，whatshouldtheydo?

Inthis30-minutefilm,BarryJohnson,theprofessoratSchoolofMedicine,NewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.

10:

00PM

Science/Health

Isitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?

Theansweris"yes",accordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressure,theyfoundthatafter6months,thosedevotedtoweightloss-exerciseandeatingalow-salt,low-fatfood-lostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus,35%ofthemdroppedintothe"normal"category（范畴）.Thisweek,Dr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodpressuretoalevelsimilartowhat'sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.

9.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis_____.

A.toinvitepeopletoseefilms

B.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussions

C.toattractmorestudentstoattendlectures

D.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms

10.FromOutlook,youcangetagreatdealofinformationabout_____.

A.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans

11.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?

A.Parentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicine.

B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.

C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.

D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.

12.Accordingtothethirdtext,whichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectasHypertensiondrug?

A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.

C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfood.

D

Ahigherreadingrate,withnolossofcomprehension,willhelpyouinothersubjectsaswellasinEnglish,andthegeneralprinciplesapplytoanylanguage.Naturally,youwillnotreadeverybookatthesamespeed.Youwouldexpecttoreadanewspaper,forexample,muchfasterthanaphysicsoreconomicstextbook-butyoucanraiseyouraveragereadingspeedoverthewholerangeofmaterialsyouwishtocoversothatthepercentagegainedwillbethesamewhateverkindofreadingyouareconcernedwith.

Thereadingpassageswhichfollowareallofanaveragelevelofdifficultyforyourstageofinstruction.Theyareallaboutfivehundredwordslong.Theyareabouttopicsofgeneralinterestwhichdonotrequireagreatdealofspecializedknowledge.Thustheyfallbetweenthekindofreadingyoumightfindinyourtextbooksandthemuchlessdemandingkindyouwillfindinanewspaperorlightnovel.IfyoureadthiskindofEnglish,withunderstandingatfourhundredwordsperminute,youmightskim（浏览）throughanewspaperatperhaps650-700,whilewithadifficulttextbookyoumightdroptotwohundredortwohundredandfifty.

PerhapsyouwouldliketoknowwhatreadingspeedsarecommonamongnativeEnglish-speakinguniversitystudentsandhowthosespeedscanbeimproved.TestsinMinnesota,USA,forexample,haveshownthatstudentswithoutspecialtrainingcanreadEnglishofaveragedifficulty,forexample,Tolstoy'sWarandPeaceintranslation,atspeedsofbetween240and250wordsperminutewithaboutseventypercentcomprehension.StudentsinMinnesotaclaimthataftertwelvehalf-hourlessons,onceaweek,thereadingspeedcanbeincreased,withnolossofcomprehension,toaroundfivehundredwordsperminute.

13.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofeffective（有效的）readingwithhigherspeedismostlikelytohelpyou________.

A.readaphysicstextbookonly

B.improveyo