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1、甘肃省天水市一中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案天水市一中2017级2018-2019学年度第二学期期末考试英语试题 满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWant a wonderful travel in London? Dont miss the following! Cartoon Museum This highly entertaining London tourist attraction covers the hi

2、story and development of British cartoons from the 18th century to the present day. You can find a detailed collection of all types of cartoons in this museum including caricatures (讽刺漫画) and rare examples of cartoon art: its a wonderful place to entertain kids of all ages as well as a serious colle

3、ction for cartoons enthusiasts（爱好者）. There are over nine hundred pieces on exhibit and the museum regularly holds events where both children and adults can participate. Booking for these events is recommended due to the popularity year round of this London Museum. Telephone: 020 7580 8155 Chislehurs

4、t Caves Chislehurst in London is home to chalk caves that were mined by hand for over 8,000 years. A tour of these caves is an exciting way to see how British people have influenced on their environment over thousands of years. Telephone: 020 8467 3264 The Old Operating Theatre Museum The Old Operat

5、ing Theatre Museum is one London museum offering a fascinating insight into the medical profession of the past. This 300-year old herb garret (阁楼) is Britains only surviving operating theatre, with a wooden operating table and an observation stand, from which visitors can witness surgery performed.

6、Telephone: 020 7188 2679 Curzon Mayfair Cinema Museum Recently voted one of Londons best cinemas by Time Out readers, the Curzon Mayfair cinema is everything you would expect from this particular part of town: luxurious (奢华的) and tasteful. Showing mostly art-house and independent films, the Curzon M

7、ayfair is unique in the world of London cinema for its role in screening these films for industry and press.Telephone: 033 3321 010421.What can we learn from the Cartoon Museum?A. It is designed only for kids.B. It is the oldest cartoon museum in Britain.C. Visitors can take part in the activities h

8、eld in it.D. One neednt book the museum in advance to visit it.22.Which will you call if youd like to know medicine of the past?A. 020 7580 8155. B. 020 7188 2679.C. 033 3321 0104. D. 020 8467 3264.23.Which of the following may attract a nature lover?A. Chislehurst Caves. B. Cartoon Museum.C. Curzon

9、 Mayfair Cinema Museum. D. The Old Operating Theatre Museum.B Im sitting in my kitchen in London, trying to figure out a text message from my brother. He lives in our home country of Germany. We speak German to each other, a language thats rich in strange words, but Ive never heard this one before:

10、fremdschmen. The experience gets me to consider: can we lose our mother language? Most immigrants (移民)know what its like to be not as good at their mother language as before. The process seems obvious: the longer you are away, the more your language suffers. But its not quite so straightforward. It

11、turns out that how long youve been away doesnt always matter. Socializing with other native speakers abroad can worsen your own native skills. And emotional factors like trauma(精神创伤) can be the biggest factor of all.In children, the phenomenon of language attrition (语言磨蚀)is somewhat easier to explai

12、n since their brains are generally more flexible and adaptable. Until the age of about 12, a persons language skills are relatively easy to change. Studies on international adopters have found that even nine-year-olds can almost completely forget their first language when they are removed from their

13、 country of birth. But in adults, the first language is unlikely to disappear entirely except in extreme circumstances. For example, Monika Schmid analyzed the German of elderly German-Jewish wartime refugees(难民) in the UK and the US. The main factor that influenced their language skills wasnt how l

14、ong they had been abroad or how old they were when they left. It was how much trauma they had experienced as victims. Those who left Germany in the early days of Nazi occupation, before the worst violence, tended to speak better German despite having been abroad the longest. Those who left later, te

15、nded to speak German with difficulty or not at all. “It seemed very clearly a result of this trauma”, says Schmid. “Even though German was the language of childhood, home and family, it was also the language of painful memories”. The most traumatized refugees had held them back. As one of them said:

16、 “I feel that Germany betrayed me. America is my country, and English is my language.”24.What does the first paragraph serve as?A. A comment B. A background C. An explanation D. An introduction25. What do paragraph 4 and 5 mainly talk about?A. How two languages coexist B. The way to deal with adults

17、 trauma C. The reasons behind adults language attrition.D. Whether trauma leads to adults language attrition.26.Why does trauma cause a persons mother language to disappear?A. Because he cant remember his mother language.B. Because his ability to communicate is affected.C. Because his country is far

18、 from him .D. Because he chooses to escape from bad experiences.27.What is the best title for the passage?A. Where does your native language come from? B. Will you lose your native language?C. How does trauma affect your first language? D. How far are you from your mother tongueCHomelessness is a bi

19、g problem across the world. Many people and organizations are working to solve it. Mel Young from Scotland and Harald Schmied from Austria are two such people. In 2001, the two men attended an international conference about the problem of homelessness. Later, they began to wonder if football could h

20、elp solve the problem. In 2003, they decided to start the Homeless World Cup organization. It chooses and trains local homeless people for the yearly football competition. Today, about 500 people from almost 50 countries play in the Homeless World Cup. And the program is changing lives.Damien is fro

21、m Ireland. For many years, he struggled with drug（毒品）addiction. But in 2006, he played for Irelands Homeless World Cup team, and since then, he has been drug free!Many of the Homeless Word Cup players, like Damien, have struggled with drug addiction. However, some players are homeless because of pov

22、erty. Alex is one of them. He says, “I was born in Mathare, the biggest, worst slum (贫民窟) in Kenya. I could not find anything to eat. Also schooling was a problem. My life started when I started playing football.” Football gave Alex joy. It taught him to work hard and helped him believe that he coul

23、d achieve something.Football can even help people who have experienced extreme tragedy. Najib, a young man from Afghanistan, has lived through much war. Many of his family members have died. But football has helped him survive. “It is only during the games that I do not think about my situation. Im

24、not interested in anything other than football and its the only thing I desire，” Najib explains.Drugs, poverty and war are common causes of homelessness. Playing in a football competition may not directly treat drug addiction, solve poverty or end war，but it can give people emotional strength and he

25、lp them learn important life skills.28What do we know about the Homeless World Cup?A. It is held every year. B. It first took place in 2001.C. It is the idea of two troubled football lovers.D. It was introduced at an international conference.29After playing in the Homeless World Cup, Alex _.A. gave

26、up taking drugs B. began to live a rich lifeC. got a good school education D. became confident about the future30What does the underlined word “desire” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Remember B. Watch C. Want D. Create31What would be the best title for this text?A. Football for everyone B. Last hop

27、e for the homelessC. End homelessness from now on D. Beat homelessness through football DResidents(居民) in the poorest areas in the U.S. face a life expectancy(平均寿命) up to decade shorter than those in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.Resear

28、chers from East Tennessee State University wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status was associated with health outcomes. To find out, they divided the countrys 3,141 areas into 50 new “states” (with 2 percent of the areas in each) based on household income rather than on geography.The re

29、searchers broke down the data by county（郡，县） since they found state-level data may hide some “effect of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties.” They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest “states” (top and bottom 2 percent) to see how residents diff

30、ered on factors like smoking, clinical care and excessive(过多的) drinking. Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was slightly less：83 yea

31、rs in the wealthiest counties and 76 years in the poorest.The study authors were cautious that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should not just focus on state-

32、wide initiatives (主动性) but more targeted efforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of knowing the poorest areas exactly can be quite significant in the equal distribution (分配)of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need, the study authors wrote.32. How did Researchers divide the areas?A. By social status B. By income C. By health D. By living places33.Which of the following is TRUE according to