甘肃省张掖市临泽一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx

1、甘肃省张掖市临泽一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案临泽一中2019-2020学年下学期期中模拟试卷高二英语（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120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,从每題所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Isle of Wight,off the south coast of England,is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Muse

2、um was established in 1993. Since then,the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people. What we offerVisitors can enjoy our displays,or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the islands beaches. The museum has a variety of different fossils,many of them nev

3、er displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time,you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit. We have a free Fossil Identification Service,so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition,we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop,wh

4、ere you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ActivitiesFossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licens

5、ed and insured,and guides can help to identify any fossils found andpoint out things of interest. Due to the popularity of these hunts,all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum. Did you know?The BBC programmeLive from Dinosaur Islandwas filmed along the coast here,and Dino

6、saur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew. Find out moreCheck out our website at www. isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area,which was connected to Europe 120 million yea

7、rs ago. 1. One can book a fossil hunt . A. through a BBC programB. through the museums websiteC. by making a call to the museumD. by visiting the museum personally2. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?A. Food for a picnic. B. Attending fossil hunts. C. A souvenir of the museum. D

8、. Having fossils identified. 3. The passage is most probably taken from . A. a conference interviewB. a travel magazineC. a history bookD. a science fiction. BLeBron James is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players today. He has an incredible combination of skills, strength, leaping ab

9、ility and height that make him one of the best athletes in the world.LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30th, 1984. He grew up in Akron where he had a difficult childhood. His father was an ex-con(出狱的囚犯) who wasnt there when he grew up. His family was poor and had a hard time. Fortunat

10、ely his basketball coach,Frankie Walker,received him and let him stay with his family where he could focus on school and basketball.LeBron James went to high school at St. Vincent-St Mary High School in Akron. He led his basketball team to three state titles and was named “Mr. Basketball” into Ohio

11、for three years. He decided not to go to college and went straight to the NBA where he was the number 1 pick in the draft(选秀).LeBron James was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers where he played his first seven seasons.In 2010, LeBron James became a free agent. This meant he could play for any team h

12、e wanted. Which team he would choose was big news. ESPN even had a whole show called The Decision where James told the world that he was going to play for the Miami Heat next season. He had played for the Heat until 2014.LeBron James holds a number of NBA records and has received a number of awards.

13、 Here are just a few of them. He was the NBA Finals MVP and Champion in 2012. He won two Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.4.LeBron James is considered as one of the best athletes in the world because of _.A. his basketball coachB. his fatherC. his combination of skills, strength, leaping ability

14、 and heightD. his hometown5.What was LeBron James childhood like?A. Difficult. B. Naughty. C. Rich. D. Weak.6.What did LeBron James do after he decided not to go to college?A. He went straight to the NBA.B. He went straight to work with his coach.C. He went to play for Miami Heat.D. He went home.7.A

15、ccording to the passage, we know that_.A. LeBron James is not a born basketball player.B. LeBron James was not fit for the sport when he was young.C. LeBron James is gifted in basketball.D. LeBron James left sport in 2010.CA record warm December raised average temperatures enough to make 2015the sec

16、ond hottest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Climate Monitoring Annual Report, whichwasreleased Thursday.The United Nations had previously reported that 2015 was shaping up to be the warmest year on record for

17、the whole planet.Last year was also the third wettest on record in the U.S. and saw ten weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S.and killed a total of 155 people.These includea drought, two floods, five severe storms, a wildfire, and a winter st

18、orm.Theaverage U.S. temperature was 54.4F, 2.4F above the 20thcentury average, and second only to 2012s record warmth.This was also the 19th consecutive year with average temperatures above the average for the century.Every state reportedabove-average annual temperatures. The warming was particularl

19、y pronounced across most of the eastern half of the country in December, when many places saw temperatures 30 degrees above normal and many records were set.This mirrored changes seen in the Arctic that month, when temperatures spiked to 50 degrees above normal. Part of this warming was driven by a

20、strong El Nio, or periodic warming in the Pacific Ocean, but some of it can also be attributed to global warming, says meteorologist Eric Holthaus, who was not involved with the federal report.The analysiscomes less than a month after the U.S. and 194 other countries signed an agreement in Paris to

21、more aggressively counter the effectsof climate change.“Even if all the initial targets in Paris are met, well only be part of the way there when it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere,”said President Barack Obamaat the time. Still, the agreement represented“a turning point”by setting up“th

22、e architecture for doing so, he said.NOAAs climate monitoring center doesnt issue predictions for future weather, but the agencys Climate Prediction Center does. That teams forecast for the next three months calls for warmer-than-average temperatures in much of the country, although parts of Texas a

23、nd the Southeast may be a little cooler than usual.As Lancaster University Professor Gail Whiteman told the Weather Channel, climate change means extreme weather is the new normal.8Whats the meaning of the underlined sentenceclimate change means extreme weather is the new normal？AExtreme weather wil

24、l not normal due to the climate changeBClimate change will result in the unpredictable weatherCClimate change will be more and more common except for the extreme weatherDExtreme weather will be kind of tendency in the future9Which of the following statement is true？AThe target of reducing carbon is

25、accomplishedB.$1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weatherCIn most areas of US，the temperatures will be warmer than averageD.2015 was the first warmest and the third wettest on record in the country10What can be inferred from the text？AThe reducing of carbon still needs great efforts worldwideB

26、NOAA has nothing to do with the predictions for climate changeCThe whole US will be warmer in the future due to the global warmingDThe weather change in the western areas is more obvious than that in the east11We can probably find the text in？Aa government reportBa science magazine Can advertisement

27、Da newspaperDA drug used to treat severe bleeding could save thousands of lives for mothers giving birth. A global trial of the drug found it reduced the risk of bleeding deaths during childbirth by nearly one-third. The study involved 20,000 women in 21 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. The tri

28、al was carried out by Londons School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The drug is called d tranexamic acid （氨甲环酸）. It is low-cost and researchers said it does not cause serious side effects for mothers or babies.The drug is used to treat mothers for severe bleeding during childbirth, also known as

29、postpartum hemorrhage (产后出血).It is the leading cause of mothers death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.Haleema Shakur is the project director of the trial. She says despite medical advances in many countries, severe bleeding after childbirth remains a big problem in some parts o

30、f the world. “Its one of the biggest killers of mothers. In Africa and Asia. about 10 percent of women will end up with severe bleeding. The drug works by stopping blood clots（血凝块） from breaking down after a mother gives birth. The treatment can prevent the need for doctors to perform surgery to fin

31、d the source of bleeding.Shakur said the best results were reported when the drug was given to women as soon as possible after childbirth, “The earlier you give it- so within the first three hours of giving birththe better the effect is. ”The next step will be to get the drug where it is needed prov

32、ide training for doctors and nurses on how to use it. During the trial, women were given the drug in a hospital. But researchers are looking for easier ways to administer the drug so it can be more widely used in small clinics and rural areas.12.Tranexamic acid is a drug that .A. should be used for every motherB. helps mothers before giving birthC. ensures most new-born babies healthD. can help mo