甘肃省武威第八中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威第八中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

2018—2019学年第一学期期末考试

高二英语试题

本试卷满分120分,考试时间为100分钟

第一部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文,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

GuidetotheGreatOceanRoad

TakeadriveonthespectacularGreatOceanRoad,whichwindsalongsidethewildSouthernOcean.Thisdiverseanddramaticregionisbestexploredoverthecourseofafewdays.Don'tmissfollowing:

Stayatbeachsidevillages

Soakupbreathtakingclifftopviews

Enjoyyourselfinthenatureandwildlife

ThingstodoandtopattractionsontheGreatOceanRoad

Takeinthescenery

Victoria'sdramaticsouth-westcoastlinecoversanincrediblerangeofscenery.Seetheworld-famouswavesatBellsBeachorlazeonthesand

atAnglesea.VisitthecharmingoldfishingvillageofPortFairy.Joinascenicflightwith12HelicopterstoseetheBayofIslands.

Meetthewildlife

TheGreatOceanRoadishometoanabundanceofnativewildlife.AtLogansBeach,youcanwatchsouthernrightwhalescalveinanurseryclosetoshorebetweenMayandSeptember.JoinaSealsbySeatourtoseehundredsoffursealsatCapeBridgewater,orswimwithdolphins.SeekoalasinthewildandenjoyagameofgolfalongsidegrazingkangaroosatAnglesea.

Howtogetthere

TheGreatOceanR

oadbeginsa90-minutedrivefromMelbourne’scitycentre.Itis400kilometersfromthetownofTorquaytoNelsonontheSouthAustralianborder.

1.Whatcanwedoon“Takeinthescenery”part?

A.Seenorth-westcoastline.B.Joinaflightbyyourself.

C.Visitthecharmingoldfishingvillage.D.Climbamountain

2.Whichifmentionedon“Meetthewildlife”part?

A.Watchsealscalve.B.Enjoyafootballgame.

C.Seepandas.D.Swimwithdolphins.

3.HowshouldwegettotheGreatOceanRoadfromMelbourne?

A.Bycar.B.ByairC.OnfootD.Bysea.

B

ResearchersintheUSsaytheymighthavediscoveredhowtofightagainstandevenreversesomeprocessesofaging,atleastinmice.Injectingthebloodofyoungmiceintotheolderonesimprovedtheirbrainpower,astudyfound.ScientistsatStanfordUniversityplantocarryouttrialsinpeopleinthehopethatnewtreatmentsfordementia（痴呆症）canbedeveloped.

"Therearefactorspresentinbloodfromyoungmicethatcanrechargeanoldmouse'sbrainsothatitfunctionsmorelikeayoungerone,"saysDr.TonyfromStanfordUniversitySchoolofmedicine.InthestudypublishedinNatureMedicine,miceaged18monthsweregiveninjectionsofthebloodtakenfrommiceaged3months.Theinjectedmiceperformedbetteronmemoryteststhan

miceofthesameagethathadnotbeengiventheblood.Dr.Tonysaiditwasnotknownwhetherthesamewastrueofhumans,butatrial（试验）wasplanned.

AresearchcenterinUKsaidthetreatmentrestoredcertainaspectsoflearningandmemoryinmice,butwasofunknownimportancetohumans.Theresearch,whileveryinteresting,didnottestthetypeofbraindamagethatwasseenindementia,whichisnotanecessaryconsequenceofageing.

Meanwhile,twosimilarstudiesbyaseparateteamhavethrownmorelightonhowyoungbloodmaybenefittheold,inmiceatleast.Asubstance（物质）inthebloodofmicepreviouslyshowntohaveananti﹣ageingeffectonheartmusclealsoimprovedbraincells,accordingtoaHarvardteam.Theresearch,publishedinScience,foundthebloodfactorsencouragedthegrowthofbraincellsinoldmice,andrestoredtheirsenseofsmell.Thesamechemicalalsoimprovedmusclepowerofagedmice,theresearchersfound.

4.TheunderlinedwordinparagraphIprobablymeans____________.

A.change

B.destroyC.speedD.increase

5.ScientistsintheUSwilltestthediscoveryinhumanswiththeaimof___________.

A.provingthepossibilitytolivelonger.

B.showingtheimportanceofscientificresearch.

C.publishingthestudyinNatureMedicine.

D.treatinganage﹣relateddiseasesuccessfully.

6.Accordingtothestudies,thebloodfromyoungmicebenefitstheoldincertainwaysexceptin_____________.

A.memoryB.musclepowerC.furcolorD.braincells

7.What'stheauthor'sattitudetotheanti-ageingst

udies？

A.supportiveB.objectiveC.negativeD.doubtful.

C

Iwasstuck（困住）inO'hareairportonanextremelylongweatherdelay,pacing（踱步）upanddownthewaitinghallforsomeexercise,whenIpassedawinebarforthetwentiethtimeorso.Butthistimetherewasayoungwomanbehindthepiano,playingwhatIcouldonlydescribeasabsolutelybeautifulclassicalmusic.ShehadnotbeentheretenminutesearlierwhenIpassed.

Isatdownatanemptytableforfourverynearthepiano,andbegantobewarmedbyhermusicandabitbythewine!

Sheplayedsoeffortlesslyandwithsuchbeautyineverynote.Hermusicimmediatelybroughtahugesmiletomyface!

Soon,onabreak,Ithankedherandshetoldmethatafteralongday'straveling,andnowalsofacinglongweatherdelays,shejustneededtorelaxherself.Wow!

Herversionofrelaxingherselfwasexactlyagifttome.

AsIsatalonedrinkingmywine,absorbedinthisyoungwoman'scelebrationofhermusicalpassion,twowomenapproachedmytableandaskediftheycouldjoinme.Iinvitedthemtositandweimmediatelybegansharingourloveofmusicandcelebratingthehappinessthepianomusicwasbringingusatthatveryenjoyablemoment.

ThetwowomenandIbegantotalkaboutourtravels,lifejourneys,andpassions.Hearingthatunbelievablepianomusic,andthenmeetingsuchinterestingwomen,whogenerouslysharedwithmetheirwisdom（智慧）,perspectives（观点）,andfeelingsofloveforeachother,wastrulyjoyous.Facedwithan11hourtravelday—togetwhatnormallytakes45minutes—couldhavebeenphysicallyandemotionallyexhausting.Rather,byaccidentofwalkingbyawinebarattherightmoment,andhavingacoupleofseatsopenatmytable,mylifewasfilledwithjoy.

Iwillcherishthosemomentsforsometimetocome.Thisexperiencehighlights（突出）thecriticalneedinourlivestostopandlistentothemusic,toinviteotherstositatyourlifetable,toopenyourselfuptoastrangerortwo,sharingsomeofyourdeepestperspectivesandexperiences.Beopentonoticing,absorbing,andalsocontributingtothejoyaroundyou!

8.Wheredidtheauthorheartheyoungwoman'sperformance?

A.Inawinebar.B.Ontheplane.

C.Outsidethewaitinghall.

D.Inachattingroom.

9.Howlongwastheauthor'stravelsupposedtotakewithoutweatherdelay?

A.10minutes.B.20minutes.C.45minutes.D.11hours.

10.Howdidtheauthorthinkabouttheexperienceintheairport?

A.Complexbutunforgettable.B.Boringandmeaningless.

C.Longandtiring.D.Joyfulandmeaningful.

11.Theauthorwritesthetextinordertoencouragepeople________.

A.tosharetheirexperienceswithothers

B.tonoticeandenjoythehappinessaroundthem

C.tomaketheacquaintanceofstrangers

D.tocommunicatewithothersmoreoften

D

Haveyoueverhadascienceclassthatyoulookforwardto？

Itdoesn'thappenoften.ButwhenyouhaveateacherlikeMrs.Field,it'smorethanascienceclass.It'sa

scienceclasswherelearningiseasyandfun.Thereisnogettingdowntoahugetextbookorlisteningtoateacheraboutsomethingyoudon'tcareabout.MyexperiencewithMrs.Fielddidn'tstartwithscienceclass,butwithherasmytutor.Iwasalwaysaweakreaderandwasn'tgettinganybetter.

MyparentstoldmeIneededtobetutored（辅导）.Onedayafterschool,Iwentintothelibrarywithmymomformyfirsttutoringtime.Ihadnoideawhowastutoringme.Mymompracticallyhadtodragmeintothelibrary.Thefirstthingwedidwastoplayagametogettoknoweachotherandgetridoftheawkwardness.Wedidn'tevenplayareadinggame.

WealsowentaroundthelibraryandIgottopickoutabookIwantedtoread.Shedidn'tmakemereadaboringtextbookaboutsomethingIdidn'tcareabout.Ididn'tevenpickabook.Ipickedoutamagazineaboutremotecontrolcars.Ithoughttomyself,howbadcoulditbe？

Tomysurprise,ShetoldmeeventhoughIwasreadingamagazine,Iwasstillreading.Afterthefirstmagazine,shepickedoutabooksheliked.Iwouldreadachapterandthenshewouldreadachaptertome,inthiswayIdidn'thavetoreadforlongperiodsoftime.

AsIgotbetterandfasteratreading,Iwasabletoreadtwochaptersinthesameamountoftime,whichusedtotakemetoreadonechapter.

Readingisoneofthemostimportantthingsinhighschoolandcollegetobesuccessful.Ifitwerenotforher,IwouldnotbethereaderIamtoday!

12.ThewritertutoredbyMrs.Fieldbecause_____________.

A.hewastooshytotalkwithothers.B.hefoundsciencefunbuthard.

C.hewaseagertolearnscience.D.helackedtheskillsofreading.

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat____________.

A.

thewriterknewMrs.Fieldverywell

B.thewriterwasunwillingtobetutored

C.thewriterfeltawkwardtoreadinthelibrary

D.thewriterwenttothelibrarytoplayareadinggame

14.Atthelibrary,thewriter___________.

A.choseanybookhewasinterestedin

B.playedareadinggamewithMrs.Field

C.wasaskedtoreadonechapterafteranother

D.hadtoreadtextbooksratherthanmagazines

15.What'stheauthor'sfeelingaboutMrs.Fieldaccordingtothelastparagraph？

A.unsatisfiedB.worriedC.gratefulD.regretful.

第二节根据短文内容,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.

BeaGreenChild

Whatdoesitmeantobegreen?

“Green”ismorethanjustacolor.___16___Whygreen?

Plantsaregreen,andwithoutthemtheEarthwouldn’tbesuchalovelyhomeforushumanbeings.Whatcanwedo?

Here’safour-stepguidetobeinggreen.

ReduceIt!

___17___Forinstance,ashortershowermeansyouusedlessw