辽宁省大连市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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辽宁省大连市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

2014～2015学年第一学期期末考试试卷

高二英语

注意事项：

1.请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。

2.本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。

第一卷

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

Yearsagotherewasagroupofkidswhowouldhangaroundatsomelocalponds（池塘）inthewoodsneartheirhousesinWarwick,RhodeIsland.Insummertheycaughtfrogsandfish.Whenwinterarrivedtheycouldn’twaittogoskating.Timepassed,andthepondsbecametheonlyopenspaceforthekidstoenjoythemselvesinthatneighborhood.

Onedayathirteen-year-oldboyfromthisgroupofkidsreadinthelocalnewspaperthatadeveloperwantedtofillinthepondsandbuildoverahundredsmallhousescalledapartments.Sotheboywentdoortodoorandgatheredmorethantwohundredsignaturestostopthedevelopment.Agroupofcitizensmetanddecidedtosupporthim.

Atthemeetingofthetownplanningorganization，theboywasquitenervousatfirstandspokeverysoftly.Butwhenhesawthefacesofhisfriendsandneighborsinthecrowdandthoughtaboutwhatwashappeningtotheirfavoriteponds，hisvoicegrewlouder.Hetoldthetownofficialsthattheyshouldspeakforthecitizens.Healsoinsistedthattheyshouldleaveenoughspaceforchildren.Afewdayslater，thedeveloperstoppedhisplan.

Nineyearslater,whenthatteenwasaseniorincollege,hewasinformedthatthedeveloperwasbackwithhisproposaltobuildapartments.Nowtwenty-twoyearsold,hewasstudyingwetlandsecology.Heagainappearedbeforethetownplanningorganization.Thistimeasanexpert,heusedenvironmentalprotectionlawstoexplainrestrictionsondevelopmentinandaroundwetlandsandtheknowledgeofwetlandsecologytohelptoimprovethedevelopment.Finallysomeapartmentswerebuilt,butlessthanhalfthenumberthedeveloperwanted.Thepondswherethosekidsusedtohangaroundwereprotectedbyapieceofnaturalland,andarestilltheretoday.

1.Thekidslikedto___________atthelocalpondsinwinter.

A.makeasnowmanB.throwsnowballs

C.goskatingD.goskiing

2.Theboythoughtthatthetownofficialsshouldbe___________forthecitizens.

A.responsibleB.modestC.anxiousD.thankful

3.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theapartmentswerebuiltasthedeveloperhadplanned.

B.Thegrown-upboyhelpedtoprotectthewetlandsasanexpert.

C.Thedeveloperstoppedtheboy’splanatthemeetingyearsago.

D.Thepondswerefilledinandsomeapartmentswerebuiltonthem.

4.Theunderlinedword“restrictions”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.rulesB.plansC.advantagesD.limitations

B

Adesertisabeautifullandofsilenceandspace.Thesunshines,thewindblows,andtimeandspaceseemendless.Nothingissoft.Thesandandrocksarehard,andmanyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves.

Thesizeandlocationoftheworld'sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears,asclimateschangeandmountainsrise,newdryandwetareasdevelop.Butwithinthelast100years,desertshavebeengrowingatafrighteningspeed.Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges,butthegreatestmakersarehumans.

Humanscanmakedeserts,buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth.MauritaniaisplantingasimilarwallaroundNouakchott,thecapital.Iranputsathincoveringofoilonsandyareasandplantstrees.Theoilkeepsthewaterandsmalltreesintheland,andmenonmotorcycleskeepthesheepandgoatsaway.TheUSSRandIndiaarebuildinglongcanalstobringwatertodesertareas.

5．Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“needles”refersto________.

A．small,thinpiecesofsteel

B．long,thinpiecesofbranches

C．thin,hard,pointedleaf

D．small,thinpiecesofsticks

6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．Thegreatestdesertmakersarehumanbeings.

B．Therearen'tanylivingthingsinthedeserts.

C．Desertshavebeenchangingquickly.

D．Thesizeofthedesertsisalwaysgrowing.

7．Peopleinsomecountriesarefightingabattleagainst________.

A．thegrowthofdeserts

B．desertclimate

C．naturalchanges

D．thedisappearanceofdesert

8．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Desertsarelandsofhardness,silenceandspace.

B．Thedesertsoftheworldarechangingfromtimetotime.

C．Manistotakemeasurestocontrolthegrowthofdeserts.

D．Desertshavegrownatafastpaceinthepast10years.

C

ThroughoutJuly1945,theJapanesemainland,fromTokyoonHonshunorthwardtothecoastofHokkaido,werebombedasifaninvasionwereabouttotakeplace.Infact,somethingfarmorethreateningwasathand,astheAmericansweretellingStalinatPotsdam.（伯茨坦）

In1939physicistsintheUnitedStateshadlearnedofexperimentsinGermanyshowingthepossibilityofatomicpowerandunderstoodthecomingdamageofanatomicbomb.OnAugust2,1939,AlbertEinsteinwarnedPresidentRooseveltofthedangerofNaziGermany’sadvancesindevelopmentoftheatomicbomb.Eventually,theU.S.OfficeofScientificResearchDevelopmentwascreatedinJune1941andgivencombinedresponsibilitywiththeWarDepartmentintheManhattanProjecttodevelopanuclearbomb.Afterfouryearsofresearchanddevelopmentefforts,anatomicdevicewassetoffonJuly16,1945,inadesertareaatAlamogordo,NewMexico,producinganexplosivepowerequaltothatofmorethan15,000tonsofTNT.Thus,theatomicbombwasborn.Truman,thenewU.S.president,believedthatthisterribleobjectmightbeusedtodefeatJapaninawaylesscostlyofU.S.livesthananordinaryinvasionoftheJapanesehomeland.Japan’sunsatisfactoryreplytotheAllies’PotsdamDeclarationdecidedthematter.

OnAugust6,1945,anatomicbomb,carriedfromTinianIslandintheMarianainaspeciallyequippedB-29wasdroppedonHiroshima,atthesouthernendofHonshu.Thecombinedheatandexplosiondestroyedeverythingintheexplosion’simmediateneighbourhood,producedfiresthatburnedoutalmost4.4squaremilescompletely,andkilledbetween70,000and80,000people,inadditiontoinjuringmorethan70,000others.AsecondbombdroppedonNagasakionAugust9,killedbetween35,000and40,000people,injuredalikenumberandruined1.8squaremiles.

9.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．AnatomicbombwasdroppedonHiroshimaandNagasaki.

B．Afterresearchanddevelopmentefforts,anatomicbombwasborn.

C．Aninvasionwasabouttotakeplacewiththeuseoftheatomicbomb.

D．ThebirthanduseoftheatomicbombendedtheSecondWorldWar.

10.AlbertEinsteinwarnedRooseveltof_________.

A.NaziGermany’successinmakinganatomicbomb

B.thepossibilityofatomicpowerfromNaziGermany

C.Japan’sunsatisfactoryreplytotheAllies’PotsdamDeclaration

D.destructionofeverythingfromtheexplosionoftheatomicbomb

11.WhatmadetheU.S.decidetodroptheatomicbombsoverJapan?

A.Truman’sbecomingthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.

B.Thegreatdestructionpoweroftheatomicbomb.

C.Reducingthecostofitslives.

D.NotbeingcontentwithJapan’sreply.

12.How many people were killed bythe two bombs dropped in Japan?

A.Between 105,000 and 120,000 people.

B.Between 35,000 and 40,000 people.

C.Between 70,000 and 80,000 people.

D.Between 140,000 and 150,000 people.

D

Asafariparkisaparkinwhichwildanimalsarekept.TheyaremainlylocatedineastorcentralAfrica.Theyoftenoccupyaverywildarea,withmountainsandrivers.Tovisittheparkandlookattheanimals,peoplehavetodrivearoundinacarforafewofhoursbecausetheparkishuge.

InsouthAfricathereisasafaripark,whichcontainsallsortsofwildanimalslikelions,elephants,rhinoceroses,zebras,wildpigs,deerandgiraffes.

Thereisawildroadleadingthroughthepark,butnobodyispermittedtowalkontheroad.Anyonetravelingintheparkhastogoinacarbecausewildanimalsmayfiercelyattackpeople.FromthecarhemayseealmosteverytypesofAfricanwildlife.Someofthesearegettingrarebecausepeoplekillthemforvariousreasons.Forexample,rhinocerosesarekilledfortheirhorns,whichareusedintraditionalChinesemedicinesforcoldsandheadaches.Perhapstheywillbeseenonlyinmuseumsandbooksoneday.

Travelsmaypurchasefoodfortheanimals.Theycanfeedthemwhentheytourthepark.Ofcourse,theyshouldnotfeedtheminaclosedistancebecausethewildanimalsmayattackpeople.Inaddition,theyshouldonlygiveproperfoodtotheanimals.

Atravelermaycarryagunwithhiminhisjourney.Thegunisgiventohimbythegovernment.However,itisnotusedforhunting.Infact,aseal（封条）isfixedtoit.Thetravelermayfireatawildbeasttodefendhimselfincaseheisattacked.However,hehastoprovetothegovernmentthathehasbeenattackedandthathehasnotfiredataharmlessanimal.

13.Whentravelersfeedtheanimals,theyshould_________.

A.givenutritiousfoodB.stayawayfromtheanimals

C.standcloseD.usetools

14.Thegovernmentknowswhetherthegunisfiredbythetravelerornotby___________.

A.checkingthesealB.huntingtheanimals

C.followingthetravelerD.observingthetraveler

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.ProtectingWildAnimalsB.TravelinginSouthAfrica

C.ASafariParkinSouthAfricaD.WildAnimalsinSouthAfrica

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

TheiPodGeneration

Todayitiscommontoseepeoplewhowalkaboutwithcoloredwireshangingfromtheirearswherevertheygo.Theymoveaboutintheirpersonalbubbles,sometimesunawareofwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Theywalkaroundintheirownspaces,withtheirpersonal“digital（数码的）noisereductionsystems”16Soareyouoneofthe