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山西省大同市第一中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题
2015~2016学年度第一学期期末试卷
高二英语
第Ⅰ卷 客观卷(共60分)
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Itwas7:
00aminKyoto,Japan,andthetaxicompanyhadjustcalledasecondtimetosaytheycouldn’tfindmyhouse.OnceagainIspeltoutdirectionsevenablindpersoncouldfollow.Iglancedimpatientlyatmywatch,andwaited.Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleft—anditwasanhourandahalftriptotheairport.
Outside,heavyrainswerepouringdown.Myhousewassofarnorthinthecitythatbusespassonlyheretimesaday.
Thetelephonerangagain.“Terriblysorry,”beganthemanatthetaxicompany.ThenIrealizedthatthetaxicompany,floodedwithcalls,couldonlyofferin-cityruns.Ihadheardthishappenswhentheweathergetsbad.IshoutedintothephonethatIhadaplanetocatchandIwouldmeetthetaxioutsidemyhouse.
Standinginthewind-drivenrain,Ilookedupanddowntheroad.Notaxi.Acarwentby,thedriverandpassengerstaringatthecrazyforeignerinthedownpour.
Finallyawhitecarappearedandpulledtoastop.Ayoungmanthrewopenthedoor,wavingformetogetin.Shakingwithcoldandanger,Iclimbedin.
InthemostpoliteJapanese,themansaidhewascalledMike,withwhoIhadspokenthreetimesthatmorning.Hehadlefthispostintheofficeandracedhereinhispersonalcar.Heapologizedagain,butdidn’texplainwhyataxiwouldnotpickmeup.Deliveringmestraighttotheairport,herefusedthe2,000yenIpressedintohishand.
Afewhourslater,asthestorm-delayed727tookoff,Iopenedthenewspaper.Onthesecondpagemyeyescaughttheheadlineofashortarticle:
TaxiStrikeBeginsThisMorninginKyoto.
1.Whydidthewritercallataxiearlyinthemorning?
A.Hewantedtocatchaplane.
B.Heasunabletofindtheairport.
C.Therewerefewtaxisintown.
D.Allthebusesstoppedbecauseoftherain.
2.Whatwasthereasonforthetaxicompanynotbeingabletopickhimup?
A.Morepeoplewereridingintaxisonrainydays.
B.Thewriterdidn’tgivethecorrectaddress.
C.Thetaxidriversrefusedtowork.
D.Thetaxidriversdidn’tliketodrivelongdistance.
3.Thewritergottotheairport____________.
A.byridinginMike’scarfromthetaxicompany
B.withthehelpofMikefromthepostoffice
C.bygettingaliftinapassingcar
D.withthehelpofataxidriversentbyhiscompany
4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthedriverwas_____________.
A.quick-mindedattakingactionB.aself-employeddriver
C.unwillingtodrivetotheairportD.warm-heartedtowardpeople
B
OnenightMrs.Riley,anelderlywoman,waswalkingalongadarkLondonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseinthestreetexcepttwoyoungmen.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.Oneofthemwasverytallwithfairhair,theotherwasshortandfatwithabeard.
Thetwoyoungmenwaitedforafewmoments,andthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetalloneheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheronetriedtoseizeherhandbag.
SuddenlyMrs.Rileythrewthetalloneoverhershoulder.Hecrashedintotheotheroneandtheybothlandedontheground.Withoutspeaking,Mrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbagandwalkedcalmlyaway.
ThetwosurprisedyoungmenwerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.Rileypaused,turnedround,smiledatthemandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudoClub.
5.Thetwoyoungmenwerestandinginadarkshopdoorwaybecause.
A.theyhadnothingtodoB.theywerehomeless
C.theywerewaitingforavictimD.theywereguardingtheshop
6.Howdidthestoryend?
A.Thewomanwasrobbedofherhandbag.
B.Thewomantaughtthetwoyoungmenalesson.
C.Thewoman
reportedthetwoyoungmentothepolice.
D.Thewomansentthetwoyoungmentoajudoclub.
7.Thestorytellsaboutanelderlywomanwho.
A.wentshoppingatnight
B.wasonherwayhome
C.hadjustleftashoppingcenter
D.hadaskillofself-defense
C
ElectricShocksCanBeFatal
GovernmentstatisticsrecentlyshowedthatintheUK,morethan3,000peopleayearexperienceelectricshocksintheirhome.Asmallernumberofpeoplearekilledaftercontactwithpowerlinesoutsidethehome.Electricshockscancauseaperson’sheartorbreathingtostop,canalsocauseburnsandarepotentiallyfatal.Itisessentialforpeopletolearnbasicfirstaidtechniquestodealwithsuchemergencies.
Whattodo?
●Ifyouarethefirstpersontoreachsomeonewhohashadanelectricshock,don’ttouchthem!
●Iftheyarestillholdingtheappliancethathasgiventhemshock(e.g.ahairdryer),unplugitorturnoffthepoweratitssource.Undernocircumstanceswillyoutrytomovetheappliancewithyourhand!
●Ifyoucan’tturnoffthepower,useapieceofwood,likeabroomhandleorachair,toseparatethevictimfromtheappliance
orthepowersource.Youmayevenbeabletodothiswithafoldednewspaper.
●Thevictimmustremainlyingdown.Iftheyareunconscious,victimsshouldbeplacedontheirside.Buttheyshouldnotbemovedifthereisapossibilityofneckorspineinjuriesunlessitisabsolutelynecessary.
●Itisessentialtomaintainthe
victim’sbodyheat,somak
esureyoucoverhimorherwithablanketbeforeyoudoanythingelse.Ifthevictimisnotbreathing,applymouth-to-mouthresuscitation(恢复呼吸).Keepthevictim’sheadlowuntilprofessionalhelparrives.
●Iftheelectricshockhasbeencausedbyanexternalpowerline,thedangerstothevictimandtoanybodyprovidingfirstaidaremuchgreater.
8.Whatkindofpassageisit?
A.Anadvertisement.B.Ahorrorstory.
C.Anewsreport.D.Firstaidemergencyadvice.
9.Theunderlinedsentence,“Undernocircumstanceswillyoutrytomovetheappliancewithyourhand!
”impliesthat.
A.youshouldmovetheappliancethatcausedit
B.youshouldpickuptheapplianceandturnofftheelectricity
C.itisverydangeroustotouchtheappliancewithyourhands
D.itisunnecessarytounplugtheappliancewithyourhands
10.Ifyoucan’tturnoffthepower,youcannotseparatethevictimfromtheapplianceorthepowersourcebyusing_________.
A.afoldednewspaperB.ablanket
C.abroomhandleD.achair
11.Whenapersonhasgotanelectricshock,youshould.
A.separatethevictimfromtheapplianceandletthemsitup
B.keepthevictimwarmandhelpthembreatheagain
C.movethevictimontotheirsideiftheyhavegotneckinjuries
D.keepthevictim’sheadhighuntilprofessionalhelparrives
D
Amanwalksintoadoctor’soffice.
Hehasacucumberuphisnose,acarrotinhisleftearandabananainhisrightear.“What’sthematterwithme?
”heasksthedoctor.Thedoctorreplies,“You’renoteatingproperly.”
ThisisapopularjokeamongBritishschoolchildren.ItreflectsBritain’sfamousdryandsatiricalwayofseeingthefunnysideoflife.Thisuniquesenseofhumoris
oftencitedasoneofBritain’sdefiningnationalcharacteristics.
“ThefamousBritishsenseofhumorhaslongbeenourmostcherishednationalcharacteristic,”saystheBritishjournalistLeoMckinstry.“Wehavevalueditabovehistoricmilitaryvictoriesandgreatworksofliterature,aboveourrichsceniclandscapeandourtalentforinvention.”
TheBritishsenseofhumordiffersfromothercountriesbecauseitisgenerallymorenegative.WhenitcomestomakingtheBritishlaugh,thereisnothingmoreeffectivethanasociallyinappropriatejoke.
PopularBritishcomedyshowssuchasFawltyTowers,BlackadderandTheofficearefullofsarcasm(讽刺),teasingandself-deprecation(自嘲).Itreflectstheculturewheremocking,moaningandridiculeispartofeverydaylife.
WhilemostBritonsdon’ttakethesejokestooseriously,foreignersareoftenpuzzledbythem.ArecentsurveyfoundthatmostforeignerswhovisitedBritainfoundthattheBritishare“arrogant,unfriendlyandhavealmostnosenseofhumor”.
DoforeignersnotunderstandBritishhumororaretheBritishjustnotasfunnyastheythinktheyare?
MckinstrycertainlythinkstheBritisharefunny.“AccusingtheBritishofhavingnosenseofhumorisliketellingRolls-Roycethatitscarsaredown-market.”hesays.
12.Whatdoesthedoctoractuallymeanbytheremark,“You’renoteatingproperly”?
A.Whatyouhavehadisthecauseoftheseproblems.
B.Youarenothavingtherightfood.
C.Youdon’teatthewaypeopleusuallydo.
D.Youeatwiththewrongcutlery(餐具)
13.Theword“dry”inParagraph2means_________.
A.withoutwaterorliquidinside
B.specialandpopularamongschoolchildren
C.dullandmeaningless
D.pretendingtobeseriouswhenreallyjoking
14.Whydomostvisitors,whooncevisitedBritain,thinkthattheBritishareunfriendly?
A.BecausetheBritishalwaystakethingsseriously.
B.BecausetheBritishhavenosenseofhumor.
C.BecausetheBritisharecoldanddifficulttogetalongwith
D.BecausetheBritishhaveadifferentsenseofhumor
15.WhichofthefollowingareNOTthecharacteristicsofBritishhumor?
A.DryandsatiricalB.Negativeandmocking
C.EncouragingandgentleD.Cleverandwitty
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
AliisfromaMiddleEasterncountry.HenowstaysintheUSA.Hesmokesalotofcigaretteseveryday.Hehassmokedfornineyears.Alisays,“Itriedtoquitsmokinginmyhometown,butitwasimpossible.
Myparentssmoke.Mybrotherssmoke.Allmyfriendssmoke.Atpartiesandatmeetings,almostallthemen