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甘肃省会宁县第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题英语试题Word版含答案doc

会宁二中2015-2016学年度第二学期期高二英语试卷

时间:

100分钟满分120分-

第工卷选择题阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Fortheirnick-of-timeacts,Toby,a2-year-olddog,andWinnie,acutecat,werenamedDogandCatoftheYearbytheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals.   

AsAmyPaulchoked（哽住）onapieceofappleatherhome,herdogjumpedup,landinghardonherchestandforcingthepieceinherthroatout.WhentheKeeslingfamilyofIndianawasabouttobekilledbycarbonmonoxide,theircatclawedatthewifeCathy’shairuntilshewokeupandcalledforhelp.

Noonecouldexplaintheirtimelyheroics.

Bothpetswererescuedbytheirownersin infancy-----Tobyasa4-week-oldthrownintoagarbagebintodie,andWinnieasaweek-oldorphanhidingunderabarn,sohelplessthatCathy’shusband,Eric,hadtofeedhermilkwithaneyedropper.

AstheKeeslingsrecalledit,agas-drivenpumpbeingusedbrokedown,spreadingcarbonmonoxidethroughthehouse.BythetimeWinniewenttorescue,thecouple’s14-year-oldsonwasalreadyunconscious.“Winniejumpedonthebedandwasclawingatme,withakindofangrysound,”CathyKeeslingsaid.Thestatepolicerespondingtoher911callsaidthefamilywasonlyminutesfromdeath,judgingbytheamountofpoisonousgasinthehouse.

AmyPaul’shusbandwasathisjobwhenshetookamiddaybreakfrommakingjewelryandbitintoanapple.“NormallyIpeelthem,butIreadin GoodHousekeepingMagazine thattheskinhasallthenutrients,soIatetheskin,andthat’swhatcausedmetochoke,”sherecalled.“Icouldn’tbreatheandIwasinpanicwhenTobyjumpedonme.Heneverdoesthat,buthedid,andsavedmylife.”

BothTobyandWinnieaccompaniedtheirownerstotheawardsluncheon.

21.Whatwouldbethesuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.GreatHonorsforCatandDog

B.DogandCatHonoredforSavingTheirMasters

C.UnforgettableExperiences

D.SoSmartAnimalsAre

22.   Winniesavedthelivesofitsowner’swholefamilyinanaccidentby__________.

A.jumpingontoitsowner                   

B.callingforhelp

C.makingsomestrangenoises               

D.clawingatCathy’shair

23.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“infancy”inParagraph4?

A.babyhood        B.Youth      

C.Middleage       D.agedness

24.Whatcausedthecarbonmonoxidespreadingthroughthehouse?

A.Apumpbreakingdown.                 B.Adriverbreakingintothehouse.

C.Theburninggas.                       D.Thepoisonousgas.

B

Finlandisperhapsthemostbeautifulandmysterious（神秘的）ofthecountriesofnorthernEurope.Two-thirdsofitssurfaceiscoveredwiththickforestsandamongthemlielakes,connectedwithriversandcanals.ThenorthernpartofthiscountryisinsidetheArcticCircle,wherealmostnotreescangrowbecauseofitscoldweatherandthepeopleusetheirdeerfortransport,clothingandfood.

　　TheFinnishhistorybeganintheMiddleAges.Inabout1155,FinlandwasconqueredbyitswesternneighbouringSweden.AfteraperiodofrulebyDenmarkinthe14thcentury,theSwedeswonbackindependenceandpowerin1523undertheirbraveking.DuringtheNapoleonicWars（1814-1818）FinlandwaspassedfinallyfromSwedentoRussia.Theopportunitycamein1917.whentheRussianRevolutionbroughtforeignruleofFinlandtoanend.ShortlyafterSovietRussiamadepeacewithGermany,1919sawthefoundingoftheFinnishRepublic.

TheyearsbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWarswereyearsofprogressandgrowingdevelopment.Finlandhasnocoaloroil,andthenation'swealthliesinthetimber（木材）fromitsforests,whichsuppliesmaterialforpaperandfurnituremaking,andintheelectricpowerfromitswater.

25．Fromthepassage,welearnthatFinland________.

A．liesinsidetheArcticCircle

B．isnexttothecountriesofnorthernEurope

C．lieseastofSweden

D．isentirelycoveredwithforestsandlakes

26．Inthehistory,Finlandwassequentially（相继的）ruledby________.

A．Sweden,Germany,DenmarkandRussia

B．Sweden,Denmark,SwedenandRussia

C．Sweden,Denmark,RussiaandGermany

D．Sweden,Russia,DenmarkandRussia

27．Finlandmusthavebeenunderthecontrolof________foraslongasonehundredyearsorso.

A．Russia

B．Denmark

C．Sweden

D．foreigncountries

28．Finlandwonitscompleteindependencein________.

A．1523

B．1917

C．1155

D．1919

C

TheHealthyhabitssurvey（调查）showsthatonlyaboutonethirdofAmericanseniorshavecorrecthabits.Herearesomefindingsandexpertadvice.

1.Howmanytimesdidyoubrushyourteethyesterday?

Findings:

Afull33%ofseniorsbrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.

Step:

Removethe300typesofbacteriainyourmoutheachmorningwithabattery-operatedtoothbrush.Brushgentlyfor2minutes,atleasttwiceaday.

2.Howmanytimesdidyouwashyourhandsorbatheyesterday?

Findings:

Seniors,onaverage,bathefewerthan3daysaweek.Andnearly30%washtheirhandsonly4timesaday---halfofthenumberdoctorsrecommend.

Step:

Wetouchourfacesaround3,000timesaday---oftenwithhotrunningwaterandsoapfor20seconds.

3.Howoftendoyouthinkaboutfightinggerms（病菌）?

Findings:

Seniorsarenotfightinggermsaswellastheyshould.

Step:

Beawareofgerms.Doyouknowitisnotyourtoiletbutyourkitchensponge（海绵）thatcancarrymoregermsthananythingelse?

 Tokillthesegerms,keepyourspongeinthemicrowavefor10seconds.

29.WhatisfoundoutaboutAmericanseniors?

A.Mostofthemhavegoodhabits.

B.Nearly30%ofthembathethreedaysaweek.

C.Allofthemarefightinggermsbetterthanexpected.

D.Aboutonethirdofthembrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.

30.Doctorssuggestthatpeopleshouldwashtheirhands________.

A.twiceaday               B.threetimesaday

C.fourtimesaday            D.eighttimesaday

31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Weshouldkeepfromtouchingourfaces.

B.Therearelessthan300typesofbacteriainthemouth.

C.Akitchenspongecancarrymoregermsthanatoilet.

D.Weshouldwashourhandsbeforetouchingadoorhandle.

D

Itwasoncethoughtthatairpollutionaffectedonlytheareaimmediatelyaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesand/orheavyautomobiletraffic．Today,weknowthatalthough thesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisactuallyworldwide．Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesandledtohealthwarningseveninruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic．Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeaffectedbyairpollution．Somescientistsfeelthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuels（coalandoil）iscreatinga“greenhouseeffect"-----holdinginheatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld'saveragetemperature．Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld'stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeunderwater． 

Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticulate（废气排往空中而形成的微粒、颗粒）matterintheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth'stemperature─aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous．Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetonewiceageandwouldmakeagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas．Atpresentwedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen（thoughonerecentgovernmentreportpreparedbyexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverylikely）．Perhaps,ifweareverylucky,thetwotendencieswilloffset eachotherandtheworld'stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow． 

32．Aspointedoutatthebeginningofthepassage,peopleusedtothinkthatairpollution______． 

A．causedwidespreaddamageinthecountryside

B．affectedtheentireeasternhalfoftheUnitedStates

C．haddamagingeffectsonhealth

D．existedmerelyinurbanandindustrialareas

33．Theunderlinedword“offset"inPara．2couldbestbereplacedby______． 

A．slipintoB．makeupfor 

C．setupD．catchupwith

34．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______． 

A．loweringtheworld'stemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswouldleadmanymajorfarmingareastodisaster

B．raisingtheworld'stemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnotdomuchharmtolifeonearth

C．almostnotemperaturevariationshaveoccurredoverthepastdecade

D．theworld'stemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearstocome

35．Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith______． 

A．thegreenhouseeffect 

B．theburningoffossilfuels

C．thepotentialeffectofairpollution 

D．thelikelihood（可能性）ofanewiceage

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。

Workinginateamcanberewarding,butattimesitcanbedifficult.Tocreateasuccessfulteam,effectivecommunicationmethodsarenecessary.Herewe'veoutlinedsomewaystoavoidsomecommonteammistakesaswellassomehelpfuladvice.

   1.Communicate

____36___.Lettingbadfeelingsbrew（酝酿）willonlymakeyoufeelbadandwanttoisolateyourselffromthegroup.Notonlydoesitfeelgoodtogetthebadfeelingsout,butitwillbebetterfortheteaminthelongrun.

   2.____37____

   Peopleinyourgroupwillloserespectforyouifyou'reconstantlyblamingothersfornotmeetingdeadlines.Groupmembersunderstandifyouhaveaheavyworkloadandaren’tabletomeetadeadline.Sayingsomethinglike,"I'mreallysorry,butI'llgetittoyoubytheendoftoday."willearn