河南省兰考县第二高级中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河南省兰考县第二高级中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

兰考二中2015～2016学年下学期期末考试

高二年级英语试卷

注意事项：

答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（省略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

AstorethatsellshusbandshasjustopenedinOttawa,whereawomanmaygotochooseahusbandfrommanymen.

Thestoreconsistsof6floorsandthemenincreaseinpositiveattributes（品质，特点）astheshoppergoesuptheflights.Thereis,however,acatch（陷阱）.Asyouopenthedoortoanyfloor,youmaychooseamanfromthatfloor,butifyougoupafloor,youcannotgobackdownexcepttoexitthebuilding.

Soawomangoestotheshoppingcentertofindahusband.Onthefirstfloorthesignonthedoorreads:

Floor1—Thesemenhavejobs.Thewomanreadsthesignandsaystoherself,“Well,that’sbetterthanmylastboyfriend,butIwonderwhat’sfurtherup?

”

Soupshegoes.Thesecondfloorsignreads:

Floor2—Thesemenhavejobsandlovekids.Thewomanremarkstoherself,“That’sgreat,butIwonderwhat’sfurtherup?

”

Andupshegoesagain.Thethirdfloorsignreads:

Floor3—Thesemenhavejobs,lovekidsandareextremelygood-looking.“Hmm,better.”

Thefourthfloorsignreads:

Floor4—Thesemenhavejobs,lovekids,areextremelygood-lookingandhelpwiththehousework.“Wow!

”exclaimsthewoman,“Verytempting.But,theremustbemore,furtherup!

”

Andagainsheheadsupanotherflight.Thefifthfloorsignreads:

Floor5—Thesemenhavejobs,lovekids,areextremelygood-looking,helpwiththehouseworkandhaveastrongromanticcharacter.“Oh,mercyme!

Butjustthink…,whatmustbeawaitingmefurtheron?

”

Souptothesixthfloorshegoes.Thesixthfloorsignreads:

Floor6—Youarevisitor3,456,789,012tothisfloor.Therearenomenonthisfloor.ThankyouforshoppingHusbandMartandhaveaniceday.

21.Thewriterintendsustobelievethat_____.

A.womenarehardtopleaseB.husbandsarehardtoshop

C.womenthinktheyarebetterthanmen

D.womencan’tbetoocarefulwhenchoosinghusbands

22.Whydowomentendtogouptheflooruntiltheyreachthetopfloor?

A.Becausetheythinkthehusbandsdownstairsarenotsuitable.

B.Becausetheyaresurethatthebesthusbandsareonthetopfloor.

C.Justbecausetheythinkevenbetterhusbandsmaybeupstairs.

D.Maybetheyknowthecatchverywell.

23.Whatresultcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Womenarenotgoodatshoppinghusbands.

B.Womenarekinderthanmen.

C.Womenareromantic.D.Morewomenwillleavetheshopalone.

B

Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.

Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:

aploughandawall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherand

hearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.

ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.

24.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat_________.

A.nobodyintheworldsawhimB.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim

C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore

D.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld

25.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?

A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Drivingacar.

C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.

26.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.

A.Robert’swifesentfornodoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshock

B.manydoctorsdidn’tcomebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjured

C.therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert’srecovery

D.asuddeninjuryintheheadledtoRobert’srecovery

C

ItalianLakesandGreekIslands（12Days）

Pricesstartingfrom＄1,999

YourtourbeginsinMilan,Italy,andmovesontotheprettyItalianLakeDistrictandtheattractiveresort（胜地）ofStresa,yourhomefortwonights.ColletteVacationshascarefullychosentheCostaVictoriaasyourhomeawayfromhomeforyour7-nightjourneyalongthewaterwaysoftheMediterranean.Thecruise（游览）shipisfilledwiththewarmthandcultureofItalyandisrichlydesignedwithentertainment（娱乐）areasandverygoodlivingconditions.Itwilltakeyoutotheplacesofyourdreams.

You’llspend4daystouringGreekcitiesyou’vealwaysheardabout.InKatakolon,youwillhavetheonlyunguidedtourtonearbyOlympiaonthewholejourney.ThenwithalocalguideyouwillvisittheGreekislandsofSantorini,whichisoftenrelatedtothestoryofthelostcityofAtlantis,andMykonos,awonderfulislandwithbeautifulbeaches.

YourjourneyendsinVerona,homeofthelovestoryRomeoandJuliet,withafun-filledfarewelldinner—aperfectendingtoapleasantjourney.

12Days,25Meals,10Breakfasts,6Lunches,9Dinners

Day1OvernightflighttoItaly

Days2—3ReginaPalace,Stresa,Italy

Days4—10CostaVictoria（Costacruises）

Day11HotelLeopardi,Verona,Italy

Day12Leaveforhome

PleaseNote:

Leavingdate

Priceforoneperson

April7

$2,099

June2

$2,199

October6

$2,099

November3

$1,999

27.Howisthejourneyplanned?

A.ItstartsandendsinItaly.B.ItstartsandendsinGreece.

C.ItstartsinItalyandendsinGreece.D.ItstartsinGreeceandendsinItaly.

28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetravelplan?

A.Thepricemaygetlowerthanthoseintheplan.

B.Thepriceisthelowestinsummer.

C.Thepricesincludethreemealsaday.D.Thepricesstartfrom＄2,999.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theCostaVictoria”mostprobablyreferto?

A.Afamoushotel.B.Abeautifulresort.

C.Acomfortableship.D.Along-distancebus.

30.Touristswilltravelontheirownin.

A.StresaB.OlympiaC.MykonosD.Verona

D

MadameCurie,theyoungestoffivechildren,wasborninWarsaw,Polandin1867.MarieCurie'smaidennamewasManya.Herparentswereteachers,andshelearnedtheimportanceofeducationatanearlyage.NohighereducationwasofferedtowomeninPolandatthattime,soManyatookajobasagoverness（女家庭教师）.ShesentpartofherincometoParistohelppayforheroldersister'smedicalstudies.Hersisterqualifiedasadoctorandmarriedafellowdoctorin1891.ManyawenttojointheminParis,changinghernametoMarie.

SheenteredtheSorbonne（nowtheUniversitiesofParis）andstudiedphysicsandmathematics,graduatingatthetopofherclass.Fortheresearchshewantedtodo,shewasintroducedtoanotheryoungscientist,PierreCurie.Latertheyfellinlovewitheachother.Aftertheirmarriage,theyworkedtogetheronradioactivity.

AftershewasrewardedtheNobelPrize,fametroubledMarieCurieandalsoherhusband,becausesciencewastheirworldandinthisworldofsciencefameandhonortopersonshadnovalue.OnedaywhenawriterforanewspapertriedtoaskMarieaboutherselfandherthoughtsandherbeliefs,sheansweredhim,“Insciencewemustbeinterestedinthings,notinpersons.”Muchoftherealcharacterandspiritofthisunusualwomanwasfoundinthesefewwords,whichshewaslateroftentorepeat.Oneevening,atabigparty,afriendaskedifshewouldliketomeettheKingofGreece,whowasalsoaguest.Sheansweredinhersimplemanner,“Idon'tseethevalueofit.”Then,seeingthatshehadhurtthefeelingsofherfriend,shequicklyadded,“But…but…ofcourse,Ishalldowhateveryouplease.Justasyouplease.”

31.WhatdidMarieCurieoncedotohelppayforheroldersister'smedicalstudies?

A.Shewasateacher.    B.Shewasadoctor.

C.Shewasagoverness.  D.Shewasawaitress.

32.WhatwasvaluabletoMarieCurie?

A.scienceandresearch.   B.fameandhonor.

C.characterandspirit.  D.personsandthings.

33.Thewriterforanewspaperwasinterestedin____.

A.things      B.MarieCurie         C.Marie'shusband         D.persons

34.WhatdoyouthinkmighthavehappenedbetweenMarieCurieandtheKingofGreece?

A.TheKingwasangrywithMarieCurie.

B.ForthesakeofherfriendMarieCuriemettheKingofGreece.

C.TheKingofGreecewrotealettertoinviteMarieCurietomeethim.

D.MarieCurieheldanotherpartyfortheKing.

35.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?

A.BytimeorderB.ByspaceorderC.ByexampleD.Bylisting

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

Thewinner’sguidetosuccess

Howdosuccessfulpeoplethink?

Whathelpsthemtomakesuccess?

Tofindouttheanswers,anAmericanscholarrecentlyvisitedsomeofthemostsuccessfulpeopleinAmerica.36

Beresponsibleforyourself

Sometimesyoumaywanttoblameothersforyourfailuretogetahead.37You’resaying,“Youhavemorecontrolovermy