河南省兰考县第二高级中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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河南省兰考县第二高级中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题

兰考二高2015-2016学年上学期期末考试

高二英语试题

注意事项：

答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分听力（省略）

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）

A

Youmayhaveseenalotoffrogs,butifyouhaven’t,youmusthaveheardaboutafrog.However,haveyoueverheardaboutafrogthatcankillaperson?

Thesesmall,brightlycoloredcreaturesliveinthetropicalrainforestsofCentralandSouthernAmerica.Theyarebestknownfortheirabilitytokilleventhoughtheyarenomorethan2incheslong.Ifwetouchtheirpoisonousskinwithoutwearingproperprotection（suchasgloves）,wemaydie!

Foranimalsofthissizethatcanbesodeadly,theyarecertainlyoneoftheworld’smostpoisonousanimals!

Whatexactlyarethey?

Theyarepoisondartfrogs（毒箭蛙）,alsoknownaspoisonarrowfrogsor,simply,poisonfrogs.

PoisondartfrogsgottheirnamefromtheIndians.TheIndianscatchandkillmanyofthesefrogsbeforehangingthemupsidedownoveracampfire.Asthefrogsbecomehot,thepoisondrips（滴）outoftheirskin.TheIndianscollectthepoisonousliquidinabottleandputthetipsoftheirdartsorarrowsintothebottle.Oncetheyaredried,theyarereadyforusetoprotectthemselves.

Thereareabout170differenttypesofpoisondartfrogsintheworld.Whilemostspecieshavebrightmarkings（斑纹）ontheirblackbodies,somejusthavesingle-coloredcoatsineye-catchingcolors.Theirbrightskincolors—usuallyinyellow,red,green,blue,ororange—serveasawarningsigntootheranimals.Thesignsimplysays,“Stayawayortakegoodcareofyourself!

”Certainlytheydonotjustbluff（唬人）.

21.Theauthorusesaquestionattheendofthefirstparagraphmainlyto_____.

A.introducethespecialfrogsindetail

B.askreaderstofindanswers

C.makereadersthinkmore

D.attractreaders’attention

22.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus_______.

A.whatkindofanimalpoisonarrowfrogsare

B.wherepoisonarrowfrogslive

C.whypoisonarrowfrogsaresodangerous

D.howpoisonarrowfrogsattackotheranimals

23.TheIndianskillpoisonarrowf

rogsto_____.

A.fueltheircampfires

B.protectfrogs

C.makepoisonousarrowsanddartstoprotectthemselves

D.usethemasfood

24.Whatdoweknowaboutpoisonarrowfrogs?

A.Theycanwarnotheranimalsbymakingsounds.

B.Someofthemhavebrightlycoloredskin.

C.Theirbodiesareusuallyverylong.

D.Theycanbefoundeverywhereintheworld.

B

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Column2.

FemaleGradStudentwanted：

tothereq2-bdrm，furnishedapt.，ownrm.1/2blockfromFriezeBldg.$265/mo.StartingJan.1.Call800-6157after5：

00.

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WeddingInvita

tions—Mod.Ortraditional.Call800-0942anytime.

Column4.

PassportandApplicationPhotos.Call800-0552or800-9668，askforSteve.

Column5.

MatureStudentwouldtakecareofchildrenduringChristmasvacation.800-0441eves.

Column6.

Typingandediting.CallJean.800-3594.10a.m.~10p.m.

Column7.

ExperiencedGuitarTeacherwantsstudents.Fold/jazz.Bob.800-7535.

Column8.

Found：

Cat，6monthsold，blackandwhitemarkings.FoundnearLindenandSouthU.Steve.800-4661.

Column9.

Cometoourmovingsale—plants,pottery,books，clothesetc,Sat,Dec.14—9：

00~5：

00.1612Ferndale，Apt.1，800-4696.

Column10.

OverseasJobs—Australia，Europe，S.America，AfricaStudentsallprofessionsandoccupations$1000to$5000monthly.Expensespaid，overtime，sight-seeing.Freeinformation.

25.WhatcanStevedoforyou?

A.Rentyouanapartment.

B.Offeryouamodernwedding.

C.Takepicturesforyou.

D.Takecareofyourchildren.

26.Ifyouwanttogetyourgraduationpapertyped，whenshouldyoucall?

A.10a.m.~10p.m.B.After5：

00.

C.9：

00~5：

00.D.Anytime.

27.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtoplaytheguitaryoushouldcall.

A.800-1932B.800-0942C.800-0441D.800-7535

28.Ifyourcatismissing，youshouldreadtheinformationinColumn.

A.1B.2C.8D.9

29.WhatCANNOTbefoundatthemovingsale?

A.Plants.B.Books.C.Clothes.D.Cassettes.

C

Schoolchildrenareusingmobilephoneapplicationstodotheirhomework,whichseemtobeincreasingduringsummervacations.Butinsteadofblamingstudentsfortheirbehavior,weshouldsaynototoomuchhomework.Thisisimportantbecausebyusingmobilephoneapplicationstodotheirhomework,studentsdon'taddmuchtotheirknowledge,saysanarticleinGuangzhou-basedYangchengEveningNews.Excerpts（摘录）:

Usingmobilephoneapplicationstodohomeworkisnodifferentfromcopyingfromsomeoneelse'swork.Thisistheopinionofavastmajorityofteachers.Studentswhoseekcellphoneappshelptodotheirhomeworkwillpaydearlyduringmajorexamswhentheycannotseekthehelpofsuchapplications,theteacherssay.

TheheavyloadofhomeworkChinesestudentsareburdenedwith,saidtobetheheaviestintheworld,hasledtothepopularityoftheseapplications.

SeniorhighschoolstudentsinChinararelygotobedbefore11pm.AreportinShanghaipublishedin2013showedthatstudentsinthecityonaveragespend28.2hoursinclasseveryweek,the9thhighestamong65countriesandregionssurveyed.Also,theyspendanaverageof13.8hoursaweekdoinghomework,mostintheworld.

Thereisnoassociationbetweentheamountofhomeworkonedoesandtheamountofknowledgeonegathers.Infact,aresearchbyAustralianexpertsshowsthattheresultisexactlytheopposite:

themorehoursstudentsspenddoinghomework,thelesseffectivetheywillbeingainingknowledge.

TheUnitedStatesisoneofthecountries

wherestudentsdolittlehomework,butthathasnotdamagedthecountry'sacademicstatusintheworld.

So,it'stimeChineseschoolsunderstoodthisfactandfreedstudentsoftheunnecessaryburdenofhomework.

30.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardthestudents’usingmobilephoneapplicationstodotheirhomework?

A.SupportingB.UnderstandingC.ScoldingD.Praising

31.Thecauseofthestudents’usingmobilephoneapplicationstodotheirhomeworkis______.

A.theheavyburdenofhomeworkB.theadvanceofmoderntechnology

C.thepressureofthestudents’parentsD.theinfluenceofothercountries

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“paydearly”mean?

A.berewardedB.buysomethingexpensive

C.providemuchmoneyD.sufferalot

 D

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkan

dquiet.Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother’slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist（拳头）andpointedattheItalian’swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman.

Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian’s.

33.TheFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown_______.

A.aloneB.withhiswifeC.withhisfriendD.withanItalian

34.TheItaliangaveuphiswatchtohimatlastbecause________.

A.hehadstolenthewatchfromtheFrenchman.

B.heunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanwanted

C.hehadpickedupthewatchonhiswayfromwork

D.hewasafraidoftheFrenchman

35.Whowasrobbedofthewatchonearth?

A.TheFrenchmanwas.B.TheItalianwas.

C.Bothofthemwas.D.Neitherofthemwas.

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。

TheInternethasopenedupawholenewonlineworldforustomeet,chatandgowherewe’veneverbeenbefore.

Butjustasinfacetofacecommunication,therearesomerulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenonline.36Imaginehowyou’dfeelifyouwereintheotherperson’sshoes.

Foranythingyou’reabouttosend:

askyourself,“WouldIsaythistotheperson’sface?

”iftheanswerisno,rewriteandreread.37

Ifsomeoneinthechatroomisrudetoyou,yourinstinct（本能）istofirebackinthesamemanner.Buttrynottodoso.38Ifitwascausedbyadisagreementwithanothermember,trytofixthesituationbypolitelydiscussingit.Remembertorespectthebeliefsandopinionsofothersinthechatroom.

39Offeradvicewhenaskedbynewcomers,astheymaynotbesurewhattodoorhowtocommunicate.Whensomeonemakesamistake,whetherit’sastupidquestionoranunnecessarilylonganswer,bekindaboutit.Ifit’sasmallmistake,youmaynotneedtosayanything.Evenifyo

u

feelstrongaboutit,thinktwicebeforesayinganything.Havinggoodmannersyourselfdoesn’tgiveyoulicensetocorrecteveryoneelse.40Atthesametime,ifyoufindyouarewrong,besuretocorrectyourselfandapologizetothosethatyouhaveoffended（冒犯）.

Itisnotpolitetoaskotherspersonalquestionssuchastheirage,sexandmaritalstatus.Unlessyouknowthepersonverywell,andyouarebothcomfortablewithsharingpersonalinformation,don’tasksuchquestions.

A．It’snaturalthattherearesomepeoplewhospeakrudelyormakemistakesonline.

B．Repeattheprocesstillyoufeelsurethatyou’dfeelcomfortablesayingthewordstotheperson’sface.

C．Everyone

wasnewtothenetworkonce.

D．Thebasicruleissimple:

treato