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河南省兰考县高二英语上学期期末考试试题
河南省兰考县2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Savingmoneyiseasywhenyoudon’thaveanythingelsetospenditon,butwhathappenswhenthingscomesuddenlythatdemandsomeofyourhard-earnedmoney?
Thesearecalledexpenses.
Chancesare,mostofyourbasiclivingexpenses-food,shelter(住所),clothing,medicalcare---arecoveredbyyourfamily.Butperhapsyouandyourfamilyhaveagreedthatyou’llpayforothercertainexpensesoutofyourownmoney,suchascellphonebills,after-schoolsnacks,jewelryorclubfees.
Expensesthathappenregularly,likeeveryweekormonth,arecalled“fixed”expenses.Thegoodnewsisthatbecauseyouknowwhentheseexpensesarecoming,youcanplanforthem.Butlifeisfullofsurprises,andsometimesthesesurprisesturnintoexpenses,too.Youmighthaveanemergencylikefixingaflattireonyourbike,orjustsomethingunusualliketheclasstriptotheSixFlags.Thesearecalled“unexpected”expensesandifyouaresmartwithyourmoney,you’llplanfortheseaswell.
Here’sasecretwhenitcomestosavingmoney:
Ifyouthinkofitasaregularexpense,it’llbeeasiertoputacertainamountaside.Tellyourselfthatthe$20.00youaretryingtosaveupeverymonthissomethingyouabsolutely(绝对地)mustdo,andthereisnogettingaroundit.
Whatkindsoffixedexpensesdoyouhave?
Canyouthinkofanyunexpectedexpensesthathavecomeupforyouinthepast?
Canyouthinkofanyyoumighthavenoworinthenearfuture?
1. Whichofthefollowingexpensesismostprobablypaidoutofyourownmoney?
A.Moneyspentonsports.B.Moneyspentonmedicine.
C.Moneyspentonclothing.D.Moneyspentonmeals.
2. Whichofthefollowingisan"unex
pected"expense?
A.Payingforhouserent.B.Buying
snacks.
C.Changinganewtire.D.Payingforcellphonebills.
3. Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakesavingmoneyeasier?
A.Tryingyourbesttopreventemergencies.
B.Puttingsomemoneyasideasaregularexpense.
C.Cuttingmostofyourexpenses.
D.Earningasmuchasyoucanafterclass.
4.Theunderlinedpartinthe4thparagraphmeans_____.
A.youcan'tletoutthissecretB.there'snopointinarguingaboutit
C.youhaveothersolutionstoitD.thereisnootherchoice
B
AGuidetotheUniversity
Food
TheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks,drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.
Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.
Relaxation
TheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.
Health
LocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1:
00to4:
30pm.
AcademicSupport
AllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheraca
demicskills.Youcansig
nupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.
Transportation
TheTWUExpressisashuttle(班车)service.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween9amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.
5.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?
A.TheTWUCafeteria,FridayB.TheGlobe,F
riday
C.TheLowerCafé,SundayD.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.
6.TheGuidetellsusthatth
eWellnessCentre_________.
A.givesadviceonmentalhealthB.trainsstudentsinmedicalcare
C.offersservicesfreeofchargeD.isopensixdaysaweek
7.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?
A.BygoingtothecentredirectlyB.Bycallingthecentre
C.ByapplyingonlineD.Byfillinginasign-upform
C
Twoherohousemateshavetoldhowtheypulledtheirneighborfromasmokefilledkitchen.
RhysLomax,29,andChrisClark,25,ofSouthStreet,chargedintothe41yearsoldman'shomeaftertheyheardhissmokealarmataround1:
55amonSunday.
PrisonofficerMrLomaxsaid,“IhadjustpickedChrisupfromtheairportandwewerearrivingbackatourhouse.ThenIheardthisbeepingandatfirstIthoughtitwasthecarbecausewe'dlefttheheadlightson.ButthenIrealizeditwasmyneighbor'shouseandwecouldseesmokeeverywhere.Wechargedintothehouseandfoundhimlyingontheovenwithblacksmokecomingfromit.Wedraggedhimoutandputhimonthemainroadandthencalledthefiredepartmentandambulance.”
Firefightersputoutthefire,whichleftthekitchendamagedandtheovencompletelydestroyed.
Peopleattemptedtotakethe41yearsoldmantohospitalbutherefusedmedicalattention.
Mr.Lomaxadded,“IfithadbeenanothercoupleofminutesIthinkhewouldhavegoneupinflames.Hewasaveryluckyman.IwasbringingChrisbackfromtheairportbecauseotherwiseIdon'tthinkwewouldhaveheardthealarm.”
Afterwards,fireofficerspraisedthepair,sayingtheyhadpotentiallysavedtheman'slife.
ButMr.Lomaxplayeditdownandadded,“IamaprisonofficersoIhavedealtwiththingslikethatbefore.”
AndMr.Clark,ashopmanager,said,“Iftherehadbeenflameswemighthavethoughttwicebutwejustcoveredourmouthsandwentin.”
8.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Therewassomefoodintheoven.
B.Themaninthehousewenttothehospitalatlast.
C.Themaninthehousewasdrunkanddidnotknowanything.
D.Mr.Lomaxthoughtwhattheydidwasnotparticularlyimportant.
9.Themanwasthoughtluckybecause________.
A.thekitchendidn'tcatchfireatthattime
B.ithappenedwhenhisneighborswerecomingfromtheairport
C.theneighborsgavetimelyfirstaidtotheman
D.thefirefightersarrivedforrescueintime
10.Whydidtheneighborsgointothekitchenwithouthesitation?
A.Becausethemaninthekitchenwasingreatdanger.
B.Becausethemaninthekitchenwasaskingforhelp.
C.Becausethoughthekitchenwasfullofsmoketherewasnofire.
D.Becausetheythoughtitwasnotverydangerousandtheycouldputoutthefire.
11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Twopeoplewerepraisedbythefireofficialsfortheirbravedeed.
B.Amanrefusedtobetakentohospitalafterbeingsavedfromhishouse.
C.Aluckymanwasrescuedbythefirefighterswiththehelpofhisneighbors.
D.Twopeoplebravelysavedtheirneighborfromakitchenfullofsmoke.
D
EachmorningGrandpawasupearlysittingatthekitchentable,readinghisbook.Hisgrandsonwantedtobejustlikehimandtriedtocopyhimineverywayhecould.
Onedaythegrandsonasked,“Grandpa,Itrytoreadthebookjustlikeyou,butIdon’tunderstandit,andIforgetwhatIunderstandassoonasIclosethebook.Whatgooddoesreadingthebookdo?
”
Thegrandpaquietly turnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,“Takethiscoalbasketdowntotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater.”
Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedoutbeforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandpalaughedandsaid,“You’llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,”andsenthimbacktotheriverwiththebaskettotryagain.Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthebasketwasemptybeforehereturned.Outofbreath,hetoldhisgrandpathatitwasimpossibletocarrywaterinabasket,sohewenttogetabucketinstead.Thegrandpasaid,“Idon’twantabucketofwater;Iwantabasketofwater.You’rejustnottryinghardenough.”Theboyagaindippedthebasketintotheriverandranhard,butwhenhereachedhisgrandpathebasketwasemptyagain.Outofbreath,hesaid,“Grandpa,it’suseless!
”
“So,youthinkitisuseless?
”thegrandpasaid,“Lookatthebasket.”
Theboylookedatthe basketandforthefirsttimeherealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketandwasnowclean.
“Grandson,that’swhathappenswhenyoureadthebook.Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyourea
dit,you’llbechanged,insideandout.”
12.Whatpuzzledthegrandsonmostwas_________.
A.whyheforgotwhathereadsoon
B.whetheritwasusefultoreadbooks
C.whatkindofbookhecouldunderstand
D.howhecouldreadbookslikehisgrandpa
13.WhydidGrandpaaskhisgra
ndsontofetchabasketofwater?
A.Togethimtorealizetheuseofreadingbooks.
B.Topunishhimfornotreadingcarefully.
C.Tocleanthedirtybasketintheriver.
D.Totrainhimtorunfaster.
14.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Theoldarealwayswiserthantheyoung.
B.Itisfoolishtocarrywaterwithabasket.
C.Youcan’texpecttorememberallyouread.
D.Readingbookscanchangeapersongradually.
15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.GrandpaandGrandsonB.CarryingWaterinaBasket
C.BasketsandBooksD.ReadingforTotalChanging
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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