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英语内蒙古包头一中学年高二下学期期末考试试题

内蒙古包头一中2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

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）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Wehavetwolettersfromreaders.

Jung-PingLinChina

Forme,themostimpressivecommercialIeversawwasadiamondcommercial.Earlyinthemorning,acoupleofloverswerestandingonadeck,facingabeautifullake.Themanbegantheconversationinaserioustoneandsaid,"Wehavebeentogetherforalongtime,andIdon’tthinkweshouldletourrelationshipkeepgoinglikethis."

Hearingthat,thegirlturnedtowardtheman,anexpressionofsurpriseandsadnessappearedonherface.Sheclearlythoughthewantedtoleaveher,butthenthemanpresentedheraringwhichhehadbeenholdingbehindhisback.

Whenthegirlsawthering,shesmiledlikeaflower.Sherealizedthathewasproposingtoher.Thenthefilmshowedtheirweddinginachurch.Bothofthemweresmilingsweetly.Ilovedthatcommercialbecausetheviewwassobeautiful.Infact,thiswasaverypopularcommercialamongyoungsingleadultsinmycountry.

ChristineLePrincefromFrance

Thecommercial,Irecall,tookplaceonabus.Agirlwasgoingtoenjoyachocolatebar.Everythingaroundherwasquiet.Whenshewasstartingtobiteintoherbar,therewasaterribleshaking.Thegirlwassurprised,butinsteadofstopping,shewentonandcrunchedintoitanothertime.Thattime,itwaslikeanearthquakearoundher.Thegirlwassogreedythatshedidn’tcareaboutwhatwashappeningaroundher.

Inmyopinion,thatTVcommercialwasveryeffective.Humorandsurprisewerecombinedtocreateafunnyad.Itseemedthatchocolatebarwassodeliciousthatyoucouldforgettheworldaroundyou.Ibelievethatmanypeople,especiallychildren,musthavelikedthiscommercialandbeeninfluencedtobuythatchocolatebar.

1.Whydidthegirlfeelsurprisedandsad?

A.Becausethemanwantedtoleaveher.

B.Becausethemandidn’tshowherthering.

C.Becauseshemisunderstoodtheman’smeaning.

D.Becausethemanspokeinaserioustone.

2.Whathappenedwhenthegirlwasabouttoeatthechocolatebar?

A.Everybodybecamequiet.B.Thebusshookviolently.

C.Anearthquakehappened.D.Thebuscametoastop.

3.WhydidChristineLeprincelikethead?

A.Becauseitwasaboutchocolate.

B.Becauseonecouldforgettheworldaround.

C.Becausethechocolatewasdelicious.

D.Becauseitcombinedhumorandsurprise.

B

Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclone,notinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.Ashegrowsyoualsoage,andyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievable.Youbegintorealizethatyourboy,inyourfootsteps,couldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.

MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.

I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlife.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardshermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?

Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecamea“votech”student（技校学生）.They’recalled“motorheads”bytherestofthestudentbody.

Whenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhim“motorhead”，Iwasshocked.“Hey,he’sagoodkid，”Iwantedtosay.“Andsmart,really.”

Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsare,indeed,different.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls（光荣榜）．

Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshave.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrashed.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.“Hey,Icanfixit，”saidJody.Idoubtedit,butlethimgoahead,forIhadnothingtolose.

Myson,withothermotorheads,fixedthecar.Theygotparts（零件）fromajunkyard,andabilityfromvotechclasses.Thecostwas$25insteadof$800.

Sincethatfirstrepairjob,abrokenairconditioner,anonfunctioningwasherandanontoastingtoasterhavebeenfixed.Neighboursandcoworkerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.

Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.Theyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworld.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.

Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:

publishersneedprinters,engineersneedmechanics,andarchitectsneedbuilders.Mostimportant,Ihavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelse.

Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.Buthemademine.

4.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?

A．Toavoidbecominghisclone.

B．Toresemble（类似）himinappearance.

C．Todevelopinadifferentdirection.

D．Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.

5.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?

A．Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.

B．Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegree.

C．Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.

D．Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.

6.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat________．

A．hissonhadtheabilitytofixit

B．itwouldsavehimmuchtime

C．itwouldn’tcausehimanymoreloss

D．othermotorheadswouldcometohelp

7.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?

A．Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.

B．Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.

C．Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.

D．Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.

C

Whydozebrashavestripes?

Thisquestionhasbeenstumpingbothanimalexpertsandzebrafansallovertheworldforcenturies.ButnowitappearsthatsomeresearchersinCaliforniamayhavefinallysolvedtheage-oldmystery!

Overtheyears,therehavebeenmanytheories---Somebelievedthatitwaspurelyaccidentalandcausedbyinterbreeding（杂交）,whileothersthoughtitwastoconfusepredators（食肉动物）.Thentherewerethespeculationsthatthestripesprobablyhelpedwithcamouflage（伪装）,keepingtheanimalscoolintheblazingAfricansunandlastbutnotleast,scaringawaythetroublingfliesthatalwaysseemtobearound.Butnoonehadevertriedtoproveanyofthetheories,withscientificresearch.

Determinedtosolvethisage-oldmystery,ateamofscientistsledby,TimCaro,professorofWildlifeBiologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,settowork.Theybeganbycomparingthethickness,location,andthestripesonsevenspeciesofzebrasthatliveinvariousgeographiclocations.Theythenexaminedwhatforcesofnature,eachonehadtobattle-rangingfromnaturalpredatorstotemperaturetothesmallinsectslikeflies,whichtheymaybeconstantlysubjectedto.Totheiramazement,theonlyfactorthatconnectedwiththestripeswasthebitingflies.Thezebraswiththemostprominent（突出的）andlargestnumberofstripes,mostlyinhabitedareaswithmoreflies.

Butthatledtoanotherquestion:

whyarezebrastheonlyonesmartenoughtodevelopthestripes?

Afterall,thereareplentyofotheranimalslikehorsesanddonkeys,whicharesubjectedtothesametrouble.Uponcloserexaminationoftheblackandwhiteanimals,theresearchersnoticedthatunliketheothers,zebrashaveveryshortcoatsofhair,makingthemparticularlysusceptible（易受影响的）togettingbittenbytheflies!

WhileTim,whopublishedhisfindingsintheonlinejournal,NatureCommunications,onApril1st,saysthatthismysteryisfinallysolved,ithasgivenrisetoanewone.Whyarethesefearlessflieswhohavenoqualms（不安）attackinganimalsthatarethousandoftimesbigger,afraidofblackandwhitestripes?

Ifyouhaveanytheories,besuretoaddittothecommentsbelow.Itmayhelptheprofessorwithhisnextquest!

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedworld“stumping”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.Surprised.B.Excited.C.Puzzled.D.Disappointed.

9.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhyzebrashavestripes.

B.Zebras’stripesareusedtoconfusepredators.

C.Expertsaretryingtoprovetheideaswithscientificresearch.

D.Thestripesofzebrasaretheresultofinterbreeding.

10.Whatsurprisedthescientistswasthat_______.

A.thestripesaredeterminedbythelocation

B.zebraslivewheretherearemoreflies

C.Thestripeshavesomethingtodowithbitingflies

D.stripesvarydependingonzebras’species

11.Whyarezebraseasytobitebyflies?

A.Becausetheirstripesstandout.

B.Becausetheircolorsappealtoflies.

C.Becausetheirhairisshort.

D.Becausetheycan’tdefendthemselves.

D

SurvivingHurricaneSandy（飓风桑迪）

NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Livingjustafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavesfromherhouse.“It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,”shesays.

OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,HurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,Natalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgesclosed.

WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighbourhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundher,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.

Inthefollowingfewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNatalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.Neighboursdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshighrisebuildings.

“MymumtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwha