甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
会宁四中2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级中期考试
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第I卷(选择题)
第一部分阅读部分(共2节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
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WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.
MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswould
walkher,anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyother
games,Brownie,inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmost
touchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.
Wealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasaround.
Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup(咬破)oneofDad’sshoes,
whichhadtobethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtolether
knowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,”shelooked
downatthegroundandthenwentandhid.Isawatearinhereyes.
Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywhere
withus,Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Shewasjustthemostlovable
dog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe’dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcome
overandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarkedortriedtogetaway.Funnythingisshe
wouldsmile.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.
Farfromthetruth,shelovedeveryone.
NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissdays
whenshewaswithus
1.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?
A.Lookatthemsadly.
B.Keepthemcompany.
C.Playgameswiththem.
D.Touchthemgently.
2.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie_______.
A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungry
B.feltsorryforhermistake
C.lovedplayinghide-and-seek
D.dislikedtheauthor’sdad
3.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe_______.
A.smiledB.barked
C.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?
A.Shy.B.polite.C.Brave.D.Caring.
B
"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy"isapopularsayingintheUnitedStates.Othercountrieshavesimilarsayings.Itistruethatallofusneedrecreation.Wecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeepgoodhealthandenjoylife.
Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularwayistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbaseball,basketball,andfootball.Thereareindividualsports,also,suchasgolfandswimming.Inadditionhiking,fishing,skiing,andmountainclimbinghaveagreatattractionforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoors.
Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportseventslikestotakepartinthem.Manypeopleprefertobeonlookers,eitherwatchingthemontelevision,orlisteningtothemontheradio.Whenthereisanimportantbaseballgameorboxingmatchitisalmostimpossibletogettickets;everyonewantstoattend.
Chess,card-playing,anddancingareformsofindoorrecreationenjoyedbymanypeople.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherweplayafastgameofping-pong,concentrateoverthebridgetable,orgowalkingthroughthewoodsonabriskautumnafternoon.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotimeandenjoysomeformofrecreation.
5.Ifwewanttobehealthyandenjoylife, .
A.wemustworkallthetime
B.weshouldworkallthetime
C.wecannotworkatall
D.wenotonlyworkhardbutalsoneedrecreation
6."AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Here"dull"means .
A.goodB.happyC.foolishD.nice
7."Noteveryonewhoenjoyssporteventslikestotakepartinthem."means ____.A.manypeoplelikesportevents,butnoneofthemlikestotakepartinthem
B.theyalllikesportevents,butnoonelikestotakepartinthem
C.manypeoplelikesportevents,butonlysomeofthemliketotakepartinthem
D.onlysomelikesportevents,buteveryonelikestotakepartinthem
C
In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmsawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI’dhitcharide(搭便车).
Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn’tgivemealift,Ishouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured(使…放心)meIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedathishouse,hemadeussandwiches.Afterlunch,hehelpedmefindalifthome.
Twenty-fiveyearslater,in2003,whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownoneday,Isawanelderlymanstandingintheglaringheat,tryingtohitcharide.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthefavourI’dbeengivendecadesearlier.Ipulledoverandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.
Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”
Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.
8.Theauthorhadtohitcharideoneclayin1978because .
A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney
B.shewasgoinghomeforherholidays
C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney
D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome
9.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.
B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.
C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.
D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.
10.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat .
A.sherealizedhewasGordon
B.shehadknownhimfordecades
C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown
D.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot
11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?
A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.
B.Thosewhogiverideswillberepaid.
C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.
D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.
D
Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:
theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventdrought(干旱)andfloods.
Unfortunately,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees,hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers
Twothousandyearsago,arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships,withwhichtogainitselfanempireItgainedtheempirebut,withoutitstrees,itssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefelltopieces,thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.
Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees,itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.TheycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtreesSo,unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol,orcaneducatethepeople,theforestsslowlydisappear
Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees.Theresultsareevenmoreserious:
forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakthesoilup,allowingtheraintosinkin,andalsobindthesoil.Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface,andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrowWhena11thetopsoilisgone.nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.
12.Thepurposethatthewriterwrotethisarticleforis____.
A.totellpeoplethattreesareveryusefultoman
B.towarnpeoplenottocutdowntreesanymore
C.towarnthatmanmustn'tdestroyforestsanymore
D.toexplainhowtreeshelptopreventdroughtandfloods
13.Inthewriter'sopinion,____,ortheforestsslowlydisappear.
A.measuremustbetaken
B.peopleshouldn'tdrawbenefitfromthetree
C.governmentmustrealizetheseriousresults
D.unlesstreesneverbecutdown
14.Accordingtothearticle,weknowitis____topreventtheforestsfromslowlydisappearing.
A.necessarybutimpossible B.necessarybutdifficult
C.impossibleandunimportant D.difficultandimpossible
15.Inthelasttwoparagraphsthewriterwantedtomakeitclearthat____.
A.wheretherearenotrees,thesoilbecomeshardandpoor
B.wheretherearemanytrees,therearefewerfloods
C.wheretherearenotrees,thelandmightbecomedesertslowly
D.floodswillmakethelandbecomedesert
第2节七选五(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。
Manyteenagersmayhaveaveryconfusingtimefilledwithanxietyinhighschool.Herearesomepowerfultipswhichcanhelpyousucceedintheyears.
16Youmaybefacedwithtoomanychoicesinyourlifeandit’sunwisetotryeverything.Justfocusonyourfavorite.Considerallthebenefitsthatitbringsintoyourlifeandthenseehowyoucandevelopyourpassionintoapossiblecareeroption.
Getawayfromthefriendsthatofferpoisonousadviceandnegativity.Thereisnoplaceforthatkindofbehavioratanystageofyourlife.Andyoushouldvalueyourselfhighlyenoughtogetridofthesepeople.17
Readasmuchasyoucan.Pickupabookonanythingthatexpandsyourknowledgebase.StopspendinghoursinwatchingyourfavoriteTVshows.18You’llnoticeinafewdayshowyoubegintoseethingsinadifferentlight.
Limitthetimespentonsocialmedia.Iam19yearsold,soIunderstandjusthowmuchtimecanbewastedontechn