高二第二学期英语周测3.docx

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高二第二学期英语周测3

高二第二学期英语周测（3）

时间60分钟，满分85分

I.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Johnny,alizard（蜥蜴），livedbetweensomerocksinthecountry,wherehelikedsunbathingeverymorning.Oneday,hefeltso1_____thathedidn’tnoticesomeboyscomingupbehindhim.Theboys2_____Johnny,andhecouldonlyescapefromtheirhandsbylosinghistailandrunningto3_____.

Shockedand4_____，thetremblinglizardspiedonthechildrenwatchinghistailmovingabout,eventhoughitwasnolonger5_____tohisbody.Thechildrensoongrew6_____,threwthetailawayandleft.Johnnycameouttolookforhistail,butcouldfindno7_____ofit.Determinedtorecoverhis“lostbelongings”,Johnnyabandonedeverythingelseinhislife,devotinghimselfentirelytothe8_____.Daysandmonthspassed,andJohnnykeptlooking,askingeveryonewhethertheyhadseenhistail.

Oneday,someoneheasked9_____replied,“Whydoyouneedtwotails?

”

Johnnyturnedandsawthathehadgrownanew,strongertail.Hesuddenlyrealisedhow10_____ithadbeentowastesomuchtimeonaproblemforwhichtherewasno11_____.Johnnyturnedbackandheadedforhome.

Ontheway,hefoundhisoldtailontheroadside.Althoughitlookedhorrible,Johnnywasstill12_____tohaveitback.Hepickeditupandwasaboutto13_____hisjourneywhenthetruthfinallyhithim:

hewaslookingatthepast.

Hethendecidedto14_____hisoldtailthere,leavingwithitallhispastworries.Ashecontinuedhisjourney,allhetookwithhimwerethoughtsofthe15____.

1.A.

interested

B.

relaxed

C.

lonely

D.

nervous

2.A.

caught

B.

discovered

C.

stopped

D.

teased

3.A.

sleep

B.

sunbathe

C.

hide

D.

cry

4.A.

disabled

B.

confused

C.

disappointed

D.

frightened

5.A.

added

B.

attached

C.

related

D.

tied

6.A.

cautious

B.

desperate

C.

bored

D.

worried

7.A.

proof

B.

sign

C.

mark

D.

use

8.A.

search

B.

journey

C.

countryside

D.

hope

9.A.

hopefully

B.

generously

C.

surprisedly

D.

understandingly

10.A.

risky

B.

hard

C.

careless

D

silly

11.A.

solution

B.

response

C.

evidence

D.

reason

12.A.

encouraged

B

ashamed

C.

upset

D.

delighted

13.A.

change

B.

continue

C.

plan

D.

end

14.A.

return

B.

cut

C.

remove

D.

drop

15.A.

tail

B.

children

C.

future

D.

past

Ⅱ.阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Zoosdivideopinion:

therearethosewhothinkitiscrueltokeepanimalslockedupwhileothersbelievezoosareessentialforthesurvivalofendangeredspecies.

Toarguethatzoosimprisonanimalsistomisunderstandwhatzoosareabout.Withoutzoosmanyofthecreaturesweloveandadmirewouldnolongerexist.Everysingleday，overonehundredanimalspeciesvanish.Scientistspredictthatasearlyas2050onequarteroftheEarth’sspecieswillbecomeextinct.

Someanimalsareindangerbecausetheyarehunted.Alarmingly,thepopulationoftigershasalreadyfallenbyninety-fivepercent.Otherspeciesareindangerbecauseofalackoffood.Forexample,therearefewerthan1300giantpandasleftinthewild.

Zooshavespecialbreedingprogrammestohelpthoseanimalsatrisk.Thesebreedingprogrammesareprovingextremelysuccessful.AsIreneShapirofromZooandWildlifeSupportsays,“thePuertoRicanParrothasgrowninnumbersfromjustthirteentoabouteighty-fiveandtheGoldenLionTamarinMonkey,whichhasalmostceasedtoexisttwentyyearsago,hasbeenreintroducedbackintothewild.”

Unfortunately,noteveryoneunderstandsthisimportantrolezoosplay.Forexample,BrianFeatherstonefromtheAnti-ZooForumsays,“Ican’tbelievewetakeanimalsfromthewildandputthemincagesfortheentertainmentofthepublic!

WeshouldviewthemonfilmorTVintheirnaturalenvironment.”

However,thismissesthepoint.Azoodoesmorethandisplayanimalstothepublic.Itensurestheirsurvival.WithoutzoosyouwouldnotbeabletoseemanyoftheseanimalsonTVoranywhereelse!

16.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardszoos?

A.Heshowsnoopinioneitherfororagainstthem.

B.Hethinksthattheyareunnecessaryandcruel.

C.Hebelievestheyplayanimportantenvironmentalrole.

D.Heexpressesadesirethatmoreofthembebuilt.

17.Theunderlinedword“vanish”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.

A.remainB.disappearC.becomerarerD.getkilled

18.Accordingtothepassagetheworld’stigerpopulation_____.

A.willriseby5%nextyearB.isrelativelystable

C.is95%smallerthaninthepastD.hasfallento95%

19.Accordingtothepassagesomepeopledonotagreewithzoosbecausethey_____

A.aretooexpensivetorunB.putanimalsindanger

C.donotprovideenoughfoodD.keepanimalslockedup

20.Accordingtothewriter，themostimportantfunctionofthezooisto_____.

A.makealotofmoneyB.entertainvisitors

C.ensureanimals’survivalD.educatethepublic

B

Today,bicyclesareelegantlysimplemachinesthatarecommonaroundtheworld.Manypeopleridebicyclesforrecreation,whereasothersusethemasameansoftransportation.ThefirstbicyclewasinventedinGermanyin1818.Becauseitwasmadeofwood,itwasn’tverystrongnordidithavepedals（脚踏板）.Ridersmoveditbypushingtheirfeetagainsttheground.

In1839,KirkpatrickMacmillan,aScottishblacksmith,inventedamuchbetterbicycle.Macmillan’smachinehadiron-coveredwheelstokeepthemfromgettingworndown.Healsousedfoot-operatedlevers,similartopedals,sohisbicyclecouldberiddenataquickpace.Itdidn’tlookmuchlikethemodembicycle,though,becauseitsbackwheelwassubstantiallylargerthanitsfrontwheel.AlthoughMacmillan’sbicyclescouldberiddeneasily,theywereneverproducedinlargenumbers.

In1861,FrenchmanPierreMichauxandhisbrotherErnestinventedabicyclewithanimprovedpedalmechanism.Theycalledtheirbicycleavelocipede，butmostpeoplecalledita“boneshaker”becauseoftheeffectofthewoodandironframe.Despitetheimpolitenickname,thevelocipedewasahit.Afterafewyears,theMichauxfamilywasmakinghundredsofthemachinesannually,mostlyforfun-seekingyoungpeople.

Tenyearslater,JamesStarley,anEnglishinventor,madeseveralinnovationsthatrevolutionizedbicycledesign.Hemadethefrontwheelmanytimeslargerthanthebackwheel,putagearonthepedalstomakethebicyclemoreefficient，andlightenedthewheelsbyusingwirespokes.Althoughthisbicyclewasmuchlighterandlesstiringtoride,itwasstillclumsy,extremelytop-heavy，andriddenmostlyforentertainment.

Itwasn’tuntil1874thatthefirsttrulymodernbicycleappearedonthescene.InventedbyanotherEnglishman,H.J.Lawson,thesafetybicyclewouldlookfamiliartotoday’scyclists.Thesafetybicyclehadequal-sizedwheels,whichmadeiteasiertoride.Lawsonalsoattachedachaintothepedalstodrivethebackwheel.By1893，thesafetybicyclehadbeenfurtherimprovedwithair-filledrubbertires,adiamond-shapedframe,andeasybraking.WiththeimprovementsprovidedbyLawson;bicyclesbecameextremelypopularandusefulfortransportation.Today,theyarebuilt,used,andenjoyedallovertheworld.

21.Thispassagewasmostlikelywritteninorderto_____.

A.comparebicyclesusedfordifferentpurposes

B.describetheproblemsearlybicyclemakersexperienced

C.persuadereaderstousebicyclesfortransportation

D.tellreadersabouttheearlyhistoryofthebicycle

22.Macmillancoveredthewheelsofhisbicyclewithironto_____

A.addweighttothebicycleB.makethebicycleeasiertoride

C.allowthewheelstolastlongerD.letthebicyclebemorecomfortable

23.WhichofthefollowingbicycletypeswasinventedbyJamesStarley?

24Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Twohundredyearsago，bicyclesdidnotexist.

B.Thefirstbicyclecouldberiddenataveryquickpace.

C.TheMichauxbrotherscalledtheirbicyclea“boneshaker”.

D.Macmillan’smachinehadwheelswithrubbertires.

25.Theinformationaboutbicyclesinthispassageisarrangedaccordingto_____.

A.importanceB.timeC.placeD.interest

C

SincetheendofWorldWarI（WWI）in1918，Canadians,andmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwars,fightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.

KnownasRemembranceDay,thedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWI,adarkperiodforouryoungcountry,whichclaimedthelivesofover60,000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwide.

AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWI，todaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowed，andthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.

Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtfor,andalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.

That’swhyweweartheredpoppy（罂粟花）;that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsay“Thankyou”;that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.

Yetthismessageisfadingaway,yearafteryear.

TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.

Notonlyisthisdisrespectful,itdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFields,whileawreathofpoppiesislaid.

Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildre