辽宁省营口市部分重点高中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、辽宁省营口市部分重点高中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题2017-2018学年下学期期中考试高二英语试卷第I卷试题说明：试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，试题卷中第卷为选择题，答案选项填在答题卷选择题答题表中，用答题卡的学校涂在答题卡相应题号上；第卷为非选题，答案一律答在答题卷相应位置上。 时间：100分钟 满分：120分第一部分：听力（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）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (

2、图章) ring. They were the “in” thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasnt being “replaced”. Wed been burnt ou

3、t in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what wed lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was

4、sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasnt

5、 my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other giftgiving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “Youll recognize this one，” she said, smiling.Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our h

6、ouse 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. Theyd had it professionally cleaned up by a jewele

7、r before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.1The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “_”A. fashionable B. availableC. practical D. renewable (可再生的)2When she got the ring back, the writer was about _.A. 13 years old B. 15 years oldC. 26 years old D. 28 years old3Whic

8、h of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writers family moved several times. B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring. C. The writers ring was cleaned up by the new house owner. D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off. 4What would be the best title f

9、or the passage?A. My New RingB. Lost and FoundC. Lost and ReplacedD. An Expensive RingBDeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive if the rain is spread throughout the year

10、, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form. Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dun

11、es grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high. There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs and deep valleys were fo

12、rmed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changingvery, very slowlyas these forces of nature continue to w

13、ork on the rock. Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that: have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As t

14、he sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.5. Many plants may survive in deserts when_.A. the rain is spread out in a year B. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a year D. it is dry all the year round6. Sand dunes are formed when_.

15、A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller7. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_. A. too much sand B. more sand than before C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sandCRegister (注册) in personRegister by phoneRegister by mail1781 N. Winchester ST.Call 264 8833Use form givenChicagoBasic PhotographyThis is an eighthour course for beginners who want to learn how to use a 35m