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学年甘肃省兰州市联片办学高二上学期期末考试英语试题word版
2019-2020学年度第一学期联片办学期末考试
高二英语
第I卷(选择题70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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Isometimesfeelleftoutwithmyfriendsattheparty.WhatcanIdo?
—Susan
Alice:
Speaktoyourbestfriendbeforeyouarriveandaskhertomakesureyoudon’tgetleftoutofthegroup.Thatway,shewillknowtoincludeyouinallthefun.Maketheefforttospeaktosomeotherpeopleattheparty.Youmightevenmakeanewfriendortwo.
SometimesIthinkpartiesgetboringandIwanttogohome!
—Jenny
Alice:
Evenagreatpartywilldragifyou’renotenjoyingyourself.Makingtheefforttodanceandhaveachatwithyourfriendswillbeattheboredom!
Youdon’thavetostaytotheveryendoftheparty.
OurschoolishavingaChristmasdancepartybutI’mreallyshy.ShallIgoornot?
—Emma
Alice:
Partofyouwouldliketogototheparty,sogiveitatry.Letgoodfriendsknowhowyoufeelandmakesureyou’llhavepeopletodancewithwhentheeveningcomes.Practicesomefundancessoyou’llfeelcomfortableonthedancefloor.
WheneverIgotoaparty,mydadcomestopickmeupat8pm.IalwayshavetoleaveearlierthantherestofmyfriendsandIgetreallyangrywithmydad.—Anny
Alice:
Talkwithyourdadandlethimknowhowyoufeel.Itfeelshardtohavedifferentrulesfromyourfriendsbutdon’tworrytoomuch—yourfriendsareprobablypickedupsoonafteryouanyway.
1.AliceadvisesSusanto_____.
A.staywithherfriendsB.askherfriendforhelp
C.leavethepartyatonceD.makefunofherfriends
2.Theunderlinedword“drag”isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.
A.fail B.improveC.beboring D.bepleasant
3.WhatworriesAnny?
A.Herdadisstrictwithher.B.Shealwaysargueswithherdad.
C.Nobodypicksherupaftertheparty.
D.Shecan’tgotothepartywithherfriends.
4.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?
A.Inanotice.B.Inaguidebook.C.Inafamousnovel.D.Inapopularmagazine.
B
Theword“invent”comesfromaLatinwordwhichmeans“tofind.”GarrettMorgan,anAfrican-American,wasonesuchinventor.Hisfirstjobwasrepairingmachinesinafactory.Byaccident,hehadinventedthehairstraightener.Hesoldhisproductsandthencontinuedwithhiscareerasaninventor.
Everyday,GarrettMorganwatchedtrafficbecomemoredangerous.Cars,bicyclesandwalkersallcompetedtocrossthestreet.Policeofficersmadesimple“stop/go”signalsatbusycrossroads,butcars,bicyclesandwalkersstillrushedintothecrossroadsatdifferentspeedsandmanycrashedintoeachother.Onedayhesawatrafficaccidentbetweenacarandabicycleatabusycrossroads.herealized,theproblemwiththetrafficlight,wasitspoordesign:
thetrafficsignallackedatransition(过渡)between“stop”and“go.”
Morganinventedanewtrafficsignalthataddeda“caution(警告)”lightthatmadetrafficmovemoresmoothlyandsafely.HistrafficlightstoodonaT-shapedpole(杆)witharmsthatflashedaredlighttostoptrafficinalldirections,allowingwalkerstocrosssafely.Afterwalkerscrossed,trafficcouldonlygoinonedirection.
Soon,citieseverywherewantedhistrafficlight.In1923,apopularelectriccompanypaidMorgan$40,000tomakeandsellhisinvention.Trafficlightstodayworkinthesamebasicway.
ThetrafficlightisMorgan’smostfamousinvention.In1963,theUnitedStatesgovernmentgaveGarrettMorgananawardforhislife-savingidea.
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutGarrettMorganfromParagraph1?
A.Heworkedinafactoryallhislife.B.Heledahardlifeinhisearlyyears.
C.Hemademoneyfromhairstraighteners.
D.Hedreamedofbeinganinventorwhenhewasachild.
6.WhatmadeMorganinventthetrafficlight?
A.Atrafficaccident.B.Acardriver’sadvice.
C.Worryabouthissafety.D.Hardworkofpoliceofficers.
7.Accordingtothetext,GarrettMorgan’strafficlight_____.
A.madecarsmovemoreslowlyB.needednohelpfrompoliceofficers
C.wasspecialbecauseithada“caution”light
D.wasverydifferentfromtheonesweusetoday
C
LivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneof Spain’sCanaryIslandsoff WestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled(吹口哨),notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway.
“Iuseitforeverything:
totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,”Cabellosays.“IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant.”
PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it’shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject(必修学科)inLaGomera’sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage.
“Silboissaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage(遗产)wehave,” saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands’government’shistoricalheritagedepartment.
Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo’sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpartsof Greece, Turkey, China and Mexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboin Venezuela, Cuba and Texas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes.
“Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic(语言学上的)values,” Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains, “It’sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:
everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou’resaying!
”
8.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____.
A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearncomputers
C.justtomakealivingD.onlywheneatingatrestaurants
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?
A.Itfirststartedin Greece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.
C.Itishelpfulinkeepingsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwayofcommunicating.
10.Plasenciathinksit’sveryimportantto_____.
A.knowtheoriginsofSilboGomeroB.findthevaluesofSilboGomero
C.havemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero
11.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?
A.Aschool’ssubject.B.Afamousperformer.
C.Anunusuallanguage.D.Amountainousisland.
D
TheInternetisagrowingnewworldthathasbeendevelopingeversinceitwascreatedmanyyearsago. TheonlyreasonInternetsalesarenottaxed(征税)isbecausewedidnotknowtheInternetwouldbeusedtosellproductswhenitwascreated. InternetsalesarenodifferentthangoingintothestoretobuytheexactsameproductexceptforthefactthatInternetsalesarenottaxed.
Whenbuyingonline,peoplecannotseeandtouchtheproductthesamewaytheycouldinastore.Tofixthis,customersaregoingintothestoretoseetheproduct.Theniftheyliketheproduct,theybuyitonlinetosavemoneyonthesalestax.Thisisaformoftaxevasion(逃税)ifyouaskme!
Everyonehastopaythetaxinthestoresotheyshouldhavetopaytaxesonlineaswell.Also,theaddedmoneybroughtinthroughInternettaxingcouldhelpthegovernmenttofund(为……拨款)certainpoliciesandotherthingsthattheycouldnotdowithouttheaddedfunds.Thiscouldgotowardthecountry’sschoolsorotherthingsnecessaryforsocietytofunctionwell.Thesefundscouldbeextremelybeneficialbecauseoftherecession(经济衰退)thatthecountryisinatthispoint.Internettaxingisawaytoincreasethosefundsandinturnimprovethequalityoflifeforallwholiveinthatcountry.
Inconclusion,therearemanymorepositivesthannegativesintheargumentovertaxingInternetsales. IdounderstandthatImayhavetopaymoreifIwanttobuysomethingonline,butthefundsstaywithinmysocietyandhelpmycountry. Theaddedcostmayhurtmeatfirstbutintheend,thefundswillhelpmeandothersinourcountry.
12.Thetextmainlydiscusses_____.
A.whetheritisagoodwaytobuythingsonline
B.whetherInternetsalesshouldbetaxed
C.whypeoplelovetobuythingsonline
D.whyInternetsalesarenottaxed
13.Internetsalesarenottaxedbecause_____.
A.sellingonlinewasunexpectedB.theyaredifferentfromstoresales
C.peopledon’tknowhowtotaxthemD.manypeopleareagainsttaxingthem
14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?
A.Onlineshoppersfinditdifficulttobuysatisfactorygoods.
B.Customersgetbetterproductsatalowerpriceonline.
C.Problemsrelatedtoonlineshoppingarehardtofix.
D.Onlineshoppersprobablytrytoavoidpayingtax.
15.Accordingtotheauthor,taxingInternetsales_____.
A.isgoodforallpeopleB.canhelpthecountryoutoftherecession
C.canhelpimprovethequalityofproducts
D.isbeneficialtothedevelopmentofInternet
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。
Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeatingfastfood?
Manypeopledonothavetimetoeathome-cookedfood. _16_ There’remorethan13,000McDonald’srestaurantsintheUnitedStatesitself,andover8,000KFCsin80countries.Inmostcities,itisnotdifficulttofindhamburgersandpizza.
Advantagesoffastfood
__ 17_ Eatingfastfoodhelpsworkingpeopleandstudentstogetbacktoworkasquicklyaspossible.Besides,manylovethelook,smellandtasteofit.Perhapsthegreatestadvantageistheprice. _18_ Ifonelivesalone,thenitischeapertobuyamealatthesupermarketthancookitathome.
Disadvantagesoffas