甘肃省嘉峪关市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试含答案师生通用.docx

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甘肃省嘉峪关市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试含答案师生通用

嘉峪关市2017-2018学年第一学期期末考试

高二英语试题

本卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共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

Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlgoingtoHowardUniversity,aimingatalawcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferentstorytotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeatthe

ageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.Bu

toneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetoleavecollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandm

ypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithamixofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Toputeyesonhimwaswonderfulandveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachterm.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingsorryaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtogiveup,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou'relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou'reinthemiddleofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon'tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It'saprocess.Remember:

littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

1.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe_____.

A.ajudgeB.ateacherC.awriterD.adoctor

2.Whydidtheauthorgiveupschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.

B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.

D.Shedecidedtolookafterh

ergrandma.

3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.

B.Sheignoredhersorryfeelingofhersons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.

D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

4.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.

D.Wellbegun,halfdone.

B

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettingadogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthecatistakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalong swimmingly.Intwo-thirdsofthehomescatsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itisn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggression（侵略，好斗）andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguageisjustdifferent.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission（顺从）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk“Dog”,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk“Cat”.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodylanguage,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanexpected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalongwell,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

5.Theunderlinedword “swimmingly” inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto

“________”.

A.earlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.smoothly

6.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theyeatandsleeptogether.

B.Theywatcheachother’sbehavior.

C.Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguage.

D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoice.

7.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanthought

C.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arenotsosmartasexpected

8.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldlearntogetalongwellwithothers.

B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguage.

C

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryold

and dilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled（溢出）.Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleaked（漏水）alongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'tknowwhyhestillbothersyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.I’mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare（光秃秃的）earth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A.dirtyB.darkC.wornoutD.plain-looking

10.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.HispastB.HisagingC.HismannerD.Hisleaking

11.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto   _________.

A.laughattheoldoneB.feelsorryabouttheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooksD.praisethegardener’skindness

D

TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtual（虚拟的）speed-breakersonmajorhighwaysandroads,inanattempttocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving，andeventuallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer.“Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofsp

eedbreakers,”India’stransportministerNitinGadkaritweeted.

Thevisualillusions（幻象）aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlierthismonth,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeadangertosafetyforhigh-speedvehicles.

Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,00peoplearekilledbyroadaccidentsduetopoorapplicationofroadsafetylaws.Thisisconsiderablyhigherthanitsofficialfiguresof141,526for2014.

TheuseofvisualillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.

InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,twoartists,motheranddaughterhavepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsofthisyear.Theartistssaytheirmottois“toincreasetheattentionofdrivers”,andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinzoneswhereaccidentseasilyoccuronahighway.

However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia’sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofwalkers.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.

12.Accordingtothepassage,3DpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakersinIndiaaimsto.

A.Replaceallspeedbreakersfromhighways.

B.Encourageessentialrequirementsofspeedbreakers.

C.Checkspeedingandcarelessdrivingonallhighways.

D.Reminddiverstospeeddownvoluntarilyforroadsafety.

13.WhatcausedthehighnumberofroadaccidentdeathsinIndia?

A.Speedingmotorists.B.Floating3Dcrossings.

C.Freeuseofvisualillusions.D.Badapplicationoftrafficlaws.

14.Theauthorexplainstheexperimentof3DzebracrossingsinIndiaby.

A.givingexamples.B.analysin

gcauses.

C.providingfigures.D.makingcomparisons.

15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowards3Dzebracrossings?

A.subjective.B.objective.C.supportive.D.critical.

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。

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