辽宁省瓦房店市17学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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辽宁省瓦房店市17学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2016-2017学年度下学期瓦房店市期末考试

高二英语试题

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）

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

LastJuly,

weaskedwhatyoudreamofdoingasanadult.Thanksforyourgreatresponses!

Wewishwehadroomtoprintthemall.Herearejustafew.

Workandplay

Myidealjobisbeingaconstructionworker,butonlyonanamusementpark.

JamesMartian,Age9Alaska

RoyalFashionDesigner

Inthefuture,Iwanttosewdressesforaqueen.IcouldmakewhateverdesignIwanted.Herbreakfastdresswouldbeblueandlong.Herlunchdressispurpleandmedium.Herdinnerdressisredandshort.Theywouldallhavesparkles.Ithinktheywouldbepretty.Ilikemydreamjob.

JennaSuchyta,Age6Washington

A“PoliceLawFireman”

WhenIgrowup,Iwanttobeapolicemanorafiremanoralawyerbecausetheyhelppeople.MaybeIwillcombineallthreeandbecomea“PoliceLawFireman”.Icanworkasapolicemaninthemorning.Icandolawthingsintheafternoon.Icandofiremanthingsintheevening.Butfornow,Iwanttobeaboxertobuildupmymuscles.Iwillneedmystrength!

AviSamuels,Age7Illinois

PlayingintheBand

Mydreamjobistobecomeaprofessionalguitaristandsingerformyfuturefive-memberrockband.Ipracticetheguitar,andIhavewrittenhundredsofsongs!

ThereasonwhyIwanttobeaguitaristandsingeristhatIamveryinterestedinmusicitself,soIwanttocreatesomeofmyown.

JakeFrancis,Age12Ohio

21.Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Yourdreamjob.B.Yourdream.C.Yourfuturejob.D.Yourgreatchance.

22.Whohasdonesomethingforhisorherfuture?

A.JamesMartianB.AviSamuelsC.JakeFrancisD.JennaSuchyta

23.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Inafashionmagazine.B.Inachildren’smagazine.

C.Inanentertainmentnewspaper.D.Onawebsite.

B

InaspeechthisweektotheInstituteofCivilEngineering,thePrimeMinister,DavidCameron,madeclearhissupportforwindenergy.Hefocusedonsomeofthemanyadvantagesofdevelopingtheindustry.

Let’sexaminethosereasons.Itisanabundant,cleanandsustainablesourceofenergy,reducingourdependenceonexpensivefossilfuelimports,increasinglyfrompoliticallyunstablepartsoftheglobe.Let’snotforgetthatRussiaturnedoffthegassupplytoEuropein2006.

Morerecently,wehaveallfeltthepainthiswinter,wheninternationalgaspricessoaredby40%comparedtolastyear.Shouldwecarryonexposingourselvestotheinstability（不稳定）ofglobalenergypricesandtheunpredictabilityofglobalevents,orshouldwerecognizethevalueoftakingcontrolofourenergysupply?

Asfortheeconomicopportunities,overthelastdecadewindenergyhasattracted$5billionininvestment（投资）totheUKandissettogoabove$50billionby2020.Lookatthecompaniesqueuinguptobuildwindturbine（涡轮）factoriesintheUK,suchasSiemensandVestas.ExaminethenumberofpeopleemployedinthewindindustryintheUK—nearly12000,nowwithnearly90000jobsby2021.

TheUKisalreadythegloballeaderinwindpower,withgreaterabilitythananywhereelseintheworld—enoughtosupplymorethanamillionhomeswithelectricityallyearround—andthegovernmentiscallingforanincreasebyeighttimesintheamountofwindturbinesinstalledby2020,whichtheindustrycanachieveaslongasitgetstherightlevelofsupportfromministers.Inret

urn,aswellasbringtheenvironmentalbenefitsofcleanenergy,thewindindustryiscommittedtosaveconsumersalotofmoney.

24.ThewriterusestheexampleofRussiatoprovethat______.

A.internationalgaspriceisnotalwaysstable

B.thereexiststheunpredictabilityofglobalevents

C.thereareconflictsbetweenEuropeandRussia

D.everynationisbadlyinneedofgas

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“soared”mean?

A.Set.B.Dropped.C.Cancelled.D.Rose.

36.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?

A.Manyjobopportunitiesarecreatedbywindindus

try.

B.TheUKwouldnotacceptmanycompanies’investment.

C.OverthelasttenyearstheUKhasattractedlittleinvestment.

D.Otherindustriesarelessimportantthanwindindustry.

27.Whatisthemostimportantthingforthegovernmenttoachieveitsgoalby2020?

A.Attractingmoreinvestment.

B.Gettingenoughsupportfromministers.

C.Improvingthetechnologyalot.

D.Listingtheadvantagesofwindpowertothepublic.

C

Womenareovertakingmenineducationandintheworkplace,aseniorGovernmentministersaidyesterday–creatinganewgenerationofstay-at-homefathers.

UniversitiesministerDavidWillettspredictedrelationshipsandtraditionalhouseholdstructureswillbetransformedasthefemale’spowerahead,andwomenearnmorethantheirmalepartners.

Successfulwomenwillhaveto“marrydown”bychoosingpartnerslessqualifiedthanthem–andmayincreasinglyselectmenbasedonhowsupportivetheymightbetotheircareers,ratherthanwhethertheycansupportthemfinancially.

Andexpertssaywomenwilloftenbecomethemainbreadwinners,withmoremenstayingathometolookafterchildren.

Mr.Willettssaidtherewasclearevidencefromschoolsthatboysare“laggingbehind”,andarebeingovertakenbyfemalestudentsatuniversity．Hesaid:

“Iamnotagainstwomenhavingthoseadvantagesbutthereisnowaratherstrikinggap,ifyoulookatthestatistics,whereitlooksasifapproximately50percentofwomenaregraduatingfromuniversitybythetimethey’re30andperhapsabout40percentofmen.”Headded:

“Itmayleadtochangesinthepatternsofhouseholdliving．Sotherearesomedeepquestionshere.”

ThePhiladelphia-basedPewResearchCentrestudy,publishedinTheAtlanticmagazine,suggestsfemalegraduatesarebeingputinsimilarsituationtothatfacedforsometimebyblackwomen．InAmerica,70percentofblackwomenhavenohusbandandtherearetwiceasmanyblackwomenasblackmenwithuniversitydegrees.

ManyeducatedBritishwomenbelievethereisalreadyadearthoftraditionalhusbands．ClaireDavis,33,whoworksinfinancialservicesandlivesinsouthLondon,toldTheTimes:

“IhaveagoodjobandmyownflatandIcanprettymuchdowhatIwant,butalotofthemImeetaren'treallyoftherightquality.IfIlookatthefriendsIwenttouniversitywith,themendon'ttendtobedoingaswellasthewomen.”

28．DavidWilletts’attitudetowardwomen’sovertakingmenineducationandintheworkplacecouldbedescribedas.

A．worriedB．positiveC．supportiveD．excited

29．ClaireDavis’exampleisusedtoindicatethat.

A．alotofwomenprefertobesingle

B．blackwomendonotwanttobemarried

C．womenarelessexcellentthanmeningeneral

D．excellentwomenhavedifficultyinlookingforagoodhusband

30．Theunderlinedword“dearth”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A．shortageB．respectC．oversupplyD．pride

31．Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldprobablybe.

A．SuccessfulWomenForcedto“MarryDown”

B．APoorGenerationofStay-at-homeFathers

C．TheMarriages’InfluenceonEconomy

D．TheAdvantagesoftheTraditionalFamilyPattern

D

Autumnblues?

Letthesunshinein

Fallingleaves,flowers,andcoldwinds,formanypeoplelateautumncanbeaseasonofdepression.

Thosewhosufferfrom“theautumnblue”areoftenextremelytired,lackenergy,needmoresleep,feelincreasedappetiteandgainweight."Theexactcauseofthiscondition,oftencalledseasonaldepressionorseasonalaffectivedisorder（SAD）,isnotknownyet,"saysChenJue,associateprofessoratShanghaiMentalHealthCenter."Butrecentstudiesindicatethatweatherchangeisinfluentialandstronglysuggestthatthisconditioniscausedbychangesintheavailability（得到）ofsunlight."

Onetheoryisthatwithdecreasedexposuretosunlight,thebiologicalclockthatregulatesmood,sleep,andhormonesisdelayed,runningmoreslowlyinwinter.Exposuretolightmayresetthebiologicalclock.Anothertheoryisthatbrainchemicalsthattransmitinformationbetweennerves,calledneurotransmitters（forexample,serotonin）,maybechangedinindividualswithSAD.Itisbelievedthatexposuretolightcancorrecttheseimbalances."Itisasadseason,butyoucantrytomakeithappy.Remember,springalwayslivesinyourheart,"Chensays.“Going

outdoorstogetsomesunlightmayreducethetensionthatbringsyouthelowspirits.Relaxatwork.Stretch,breathedeeply.Takeateabreak.Thinkofyournextvacation.Colortreatmentalsoworksinhandlinglowmood.Musicalsoplaysaroleintreatingautumnblues.”

32.Autumnbluesisalsocalledautumn________.

A.sunshineB.depressionC.bluemusicD.coldwinds

33.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthatthere_______thatcanhelptodealwithautumnblues.

A.isnobiologicalclock

B.isarealexample

C.isnopossibility

D.arecertainways

34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Peoplefeeltiredinautumn.

B.Weatherdoesn’tchangepeople.

C.Autumnbluescanbefeelingsofhappiness.

D.Therealcauseforautumnbluesisstillunknown.

35.WhichofthefollowingCAN’Tyoudoinordertodealwithautumnblues?

A.Takeoutdooractivitiesorsports.

B.Eatmorefoodverylowincaloriesandsugar.

C.Keepthebalanceofnervesthattransmitinformation.

D.Resetthebiologicalclockregulatingmood,sleepandhormones.

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。

ThankYouNotes:

TheEssentialLifeLessons

Thereisnogreatergiftforanyofustogiveourfriendsandfamilythanthegiftofgratitude.36Takeaquietmomenttothinkabouttheblessingsoftheseasonandwriteathankyounotetoeveryonewhomadeitspecialforyou.There