甘肃省兰州市联片办学高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州市联片办学高二英语上学期期末考试试题

甘肃省兰州市联片办学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

第I卷（选择题70分）

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，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Isometimesfeelleftoutwithmyfriendsattheparty.WhatcanIdo?

—Susan

Alice:

Speaktoyourbestfriendbeforeyouarriveandaskhertomakesureyoudon’tgetleftoutofthegroup.Thatway,shewillknowtoincludeyouinallthefun.Maketheefforttospeaktosomeotherpeopleattheparty.Youmightevenmakeanewfriendortwo.

SometimesIthinkpartiesgetboringandIwanttogohome!

—Jenny

Alice:

Evenagreatpartywilldragifyou’renotenjoyingyourself.Makingtheefforttodanceandhaveachatwithyourfriendswillbeattheboredom!

Youdon’thavetostaytotheveryendoftheparty.

OurschoolishavingaChristmasdancepartybutI’mreallyshy.ShallIgoornot?

—Emma

Alice:

Partofyouwouldliketogototheparty,sogiveitatry.Letgoodfriendsknowhowyoufeelandmakesureyou’llhavepeopletodancewithwhentheeveningcomes.Practicesomefundancessoyou’llfeelcomfortableonthedancefloor.

WheneverIgotoaparty,mydadcomestopickmeupat8pm.IalwayshavetoleaveearlierthantherestofmyfriendsandIgetreallyangrywithmydad.—Anny

Alice:

Talkwithyourdadandlethimknowhowyoufeel.Itfeelshardtohavedifferentrulesfromyourfriendsbutdon’tworrytoomuch—yourfriendsareprobablypickedupsoonafteryouanyway.

1.AliceadvisesSusanto_____.

A.staywithherfriendsB.askherfriendforhelp            

C.leavethepartyatonceD.makefunofherfriends  

2.Theunderlinedword“drag”isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.    

A.fail B.improveC.beboring D.bepleasant

3.WhatworriesAnny?

A.Herdadisstrictwithher.B.Shealwaysargueswithherdad.

C.Nobodypicksherupaftertheparty.

D.Shecan’tgotothepartywithherfriends.

4.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inanotice.B.Inaguidebook.C.Inafamousnovel.D.Inapopularmagazine.

B  

Theword“invent”comesfromaLatinwordwhichmeans“tofind.”GarrettMorgan,anAfrican-American,wasonesuchinventor.Hisfirstjobwasrepairingmachinesinafactory.Byaccident,hehadinventedthehairstraightener.Hesoldhisproductsandthencontinuedwithhiscareerasaninventor.

Everyday,GarrettMorganwatchedtrafficbecomemoredangerous.Cars,bicyclesandwalkersallcompetedtocrossthestreet.Policeofficersmadesimple“stop/go”signalsatbusycrossroads,butcars,bicyclesandwalkersstillrushedintothecrossroadsatdifferentspeedsandmanycrashedintoeachother.Onedayhesawatrafficaccidentbetweenacarandabicycleatabusycrossroads.herealized,theproblemwiththetrafficlight,wasitspoordesign:

thetrafficsignallackedatransition（过渡）between“stop”and“go.”

Morganinventedanewtrafficsignalthataddeda“caution（警告）”lightthatmadetrafficmovemoresmoothlyandsafely.HistrafficlightstoodonaT-shapedpole（杆）witharmsthatflashedaredlighttostoptrafficinalldirections,allowingwalkerstocrosssafely.Afterwalkerscrossed,trafficcouldonlygoinonedirection.

Soon,citieseverywherewantedhistrafficlight.In1923,apopularelectriccompanypaidMorgan$40,000tomakeandsellhisinvention.Trafficlightstodayworkinthesamebasicway.

ThetrafficlightisMorgan’smostfamousinvention.In1963,theUnitedStatesgovernmentgaveGarrettMorgananawardforhislife-savingidea.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutGarrettMorganfromParagraph1?

A.Heworkedinafactoryallhislife.B.Heledahardlifeinhisearlyyears.

C.Hemademoneyfromhairstraighteners.

D.Hedreamedofbeinganinventorwhenhewasachild.

6.WhatmadeMorganinventthetrafficlight?

A.Atrafficaccident.B.Acardriver’sadvice.

C.Worryabouthissafety.D.Hardworkofpoliceofficers.

7.Accordingtothetext,GarrettMorgan’strafficlight_____.

A.madecarsmovemoreslowlyB.needednohelpfrompoliceofficers

C.wasspecialbecauseithada“caution”light

D.wasverydifferentfromtheonesweusetoday

 C

LivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneof Spain’sCanaryIslandsoff WestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled（吹口哨）,notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway.

“Iuseitforeverything:

totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,”Cabellosays.“IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant.”

PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it’shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject（必修学科）inLaGomera’sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage.

“Silboissaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage（遗产）wehave,” saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands’government’shistoricalheritagedepartment.

Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo’sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpartsof Greece, Turkey, China and Mexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboin Venezuela, Cuba and Texas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes.

“Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic（语言学上的）values,” Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains, “It’sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:

everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou’resaying!

”

8.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____.

A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearncomputers

C.justtomakealivingD.onlywheneatingatrestaurants

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?

A.Itfirststartedin Greece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.

C.Itishelpfulinkeepingsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwayofcommunicating.

10.Plasenciathinksit’sveryimportantto_____.

A.knowtheoriginsofSilboGomeroB.findthevaluesofSilboGomero

C.havemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero

11.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?

A.Aschool’ssubject.B.Afamousperformer.

C.Anunusuallanguage.D.Amountainousisland.

D

TheInternetisagrowingnewworldthathasbeendevelopingeversinceitwascreatedmanyyearsago. TheonlyreasonInternetsalesarenottaxed（征税）isbecausewedidnotknowtheInternetwouldbeusedtosellproductswhenitwascreated. InternetsalesarenodifferentthangoingintothestoretobuytheexactsameproductexceptforthefactthatInternetsalesarenottaxed.

 Whenbuyingonline,peoplecannotseeandtouchtheproductthesamewaytheycouldinastore.Tofixthis,customersaregoingintothestoretoseetheproduct.Theniftheyliketheproduct,theybuyitonlinetosavemoneyonthesalestax.Thisisaformoftaxevasion（逃税）ifyouaskme!

 Everyonehastopaythetaxinthestoresotheyshouldhavetopaytaxesonlineaswell.Also,theaddedmoneybroughtinthroughInternettaxingcouldhelpthegovernmenttofund（为……拨款）certainpoliciesandotherthingsthattheycouldnotdowithouttheaddedfunds.Thiscouldgotowardthecountry’sschoolsorotherthingsnecessaryforsocietytofunctionwell.Thesefundscouldbeextremelybeneficialbecauseoftherecession（经济衰退）thatthecountryisinatthispoint.Internettaxingisawaytoincreasethosefundsandinturnimprovethequalityoflifeforallwholiveinthatcountry.

Inconclusion,therearemanymorepositivesthannegativesintheargumentovertaxingInternetsales. IdounderstandthatImayhavetopaymoreifIwanttobuysomethingonline,butthefundsstaywithinmysocietyandhelpmycountry. Theaddedcostmayhurtmeatfirstbutintheend,thefundswillhelpmeandothersinourcountry. 

12.Thetextmainlydiscusses_____.

A.whetheritisagoodwaytobuythingsonline

B.whetherInternetsalesshouldbetaxed

C.whypeoplelovetobuythingsonline

D.whyInternetsalesarenottaxed

13.Internetsalesarenottaxedbecause_____.

A.sellingonlinewasunexpectedB.theyaredifferentfromstoresales

C.peopledon’tknowhowtotaxthemD.manypeopleareagainsttaxingthem

14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Onlineshoppersfinditdifficulttobuysatisfactorygoods.

B.Customersgetbetterproductsatalowerpriceonline.

C.Problemsrelatedtoonlineshoppingarehardtofix.

D.Onlineshoppersprobablytrytoavoidpayingtax.

15.Accordingtotheauthor,taxingInternetsales_____.

A.isgoodforallpeopleB.canhelpthecountryoutoftherecession

C.canhelpimprovethequalityofproducts

D.isbeneficialtothedevelopmentofInternet

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。

Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeatingfastfood?

Manypeopledonothavetimetoeathome-cookedfood. _16_ There’remorethan13,000McDonald’srestaurantsintheUnitedStatesitself,andover8,000KFCsin80countries.Inmostcities,itisnotdifficulttofindhamburgersandpizza.

Advantagesoffastfood

__ 17_ Eatingfastfoodhelpsworkingpeopleandstudentstogetbacktoworkasquicklyaspossible.Besides,manylovethelook,smellandtasteofit.Perhapsthegreatestadvantageistheprice. _18_ Ifonelivesalone,thenitischeapertobuyamealatthesupermarketthancookitathome.

Disadvantagesoffastfood