英语甘肃省嘉峪关市一中学年高二上学期期中考试.docx

1、英语甘肃省嘉峪关市一中学年高二上学期期中考试嘉峪关市一中2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷第卷（选择题）时间：100分钟 分值：120分第一部分：阅读理解第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AOnly about 30 percent of people in the US know how to perform CPR (心肺复苏术). Recently, a 9-year-old boy showed a Georgia woman how to perform CPR on her newborn baby.Susanna Rohm said she had e

2、xperienced a parents worst nightmare (噩梦) her 2-month-old son, Isiah, was not breathing. “I noticed he looked pale. I looked at his arms and his legs and they were limp (无力的),” Rohm told a local newspaper. “Then I noticed that he looked like he wasnt alive.” In dismay, she dropped and broke her cell

3、phone. Rohm had to run into the street, screaming for help.“I had him in my arms and screamed over and over. Then I ran outside. I saw two boys playing across the street, and I yelled, Go and ask your parents to call 911,” Rohm said. But the two boys were able to do more than that. Nine-year-old Eth

4、an Wilson took action, showing Rohm how to perform CPR on little Isiah while ten-year-old Rocky Hurt helped as well.Rocky said he had learned the CPR technique from a poster in a health class at their school, Sedalia Park Elementary. “I was thinking wed better give her a helping hand instead of gett

5、ing scared,” Ethan said. “I told her to push on the babys chest five to ten times a minute with only two fingers, tilt back the babys head, plug the babys nose and breathe into the babys mouth,” Ethan said in an interview.At last, Isiah began crying and was breathing again. He spent two nights in a

6、local hospital. “If the little boy hadnt shown me what to do right there, my baby would probably not be alive right now,” Rohm said.1We can learn from Paragraph 1 that in the US, .A. CPR is considered important by most peopleB. most children are taught how to perform CPRC. many parents dont know how

7、 to perform CPRD. kids must learn how to perform CPR on babies2What does the underlined word “dismay” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Panic. B. Anger.C. Excitement. D. Joy.3What did Rohm do when she saw the two boys?A. She asked them to call 911 as soon as possible.B. She asked them to teach her how

8、 to perform CPR.C. She asked them to ask their parents for help.D. She asked them to help her perform CPR on her baby.4What Rohm said in the last paragraph shows that she was .A. grateful B. regretful C. surprised D. ashamed BFifty people died, over 11,000 were injured, and 100,000 houses were heavi

9、ly damaged or destroyed in an earthquake that struck North Chinas Hebei Province.The quake, measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale (里氏6 .2级) , hit the area 220km northwest of Beijing at 11: 50 a. m. on January 10, 1998.Scientists made a report of the recent quake. They said that the area of northwester

10、n Beijing, the joint of Shanxi and Hebei Provinces and the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) were most easily attacked by earthquakes measuring 6 to a bit over 7 on the Richter scale.However, scientists did not see the recent earthquake earlier. Clouds covered a large area in the northern part of North China bef

11、ore the earthquake and experts say that this prevented satellites from correctly watching the temperature at the correct altitude (纬度).Experts say that in the last ten years, about 305 earthquakes have taken place in China with 9 measuring over 7 on the Richter scale, 60 measuring over 6, and 236 me

12、asuring over 5.Tens of thousands of people died or were injured. Loss valued over 10 billion yuan.5The report shows that about nine earthquakes in the past ten years are measured over _ on the Richter scale.A. 7 B.5 C.9 D.66It can be inferred from the report that the damage caused by the earthquakes

13、 could be much less heavy if _.A. all the people stayed outsideB. the earthquake happened at midnightC. the people had been warned earlierD. the earthquake scale was lower than 6. 2 only7Which of the following can be reasonable except _.A. We can not stop earthquakesB. Scientists are working hard at

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22、arns 28,000 a year , he probably works in _.A. downtown Wales B. the fringe of LondonC. outer London D. downtown London11How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?A. 310 B. 35 C. 345 D. 460D“Migrant workers”(外来务工人员) is a familiar term for 17-year-old Shi Jian. Her father and uncle

23、 often talk about the problems surrounding this group of people. However, Shi cares more about the children of these migrant workers.Last year Shis housekeepers daughter had to give up her schooling in Beijing because she would not be allowed to sit the national college entrance exam. She was forced

24、 to continue her high school education in her hometown in Sichuan Province.Shi thinks the current law is unfair for migrant workers children, as it prevents them from studying at public schools, unless their parents pay huge sums. So, Shi decided to do a survey of migrant workers so that she could f

25、ind some solutions to help solve the problem.In the last six months Shi spoke to 186 migrant workers in Beijing. Her interviewees include babysitters, guards, keepers, supermarket clerks, house cleaners and construction site workers. Shi found out that 55 of them were parents. Among this group, only

26、 eight have children who attend schools in Beijing. The other 47 had to leave children with relatives in the countryside. However, 40 of the 47 would like to enroll(使入学) their children in city schools.From her interviews, Shi found that the workers lowest income was 400 yuan each month. Over one-thi

27、rd earn a monthly wage of or below 1000 yuan. “Even schools for migrant workers children charge more than public schools. Morever, parents constantly worry about these schools closing or relocating,” she explained.Shi has recently completed a report about her survey, in which she makes a series of r

28、ecommendations. “The government can set up public schools for migrants children equal to schools for city children. Second, to offset(弥补) migrant workers very low pay, public schools should offer them special rates so they can afford their childrens tuition(学费).12What drove Shi to do the survey of m

29、igrant workers?A. Her curiosity about migrant workers livesB. She was asked to do a survey of migrant workers as part of a school project.C. Her housekeepers daughter was forced to move to her hometown to continue studying.D. She wanted to draw peoples attention and become famous13According to Shis

30、survey, most migrant workers kids _.A. dont live together with their parentsB. attend schools near their parents working placesC. have to help their parents support the familyD. always do better in schools than children from the city.14All of the following prevent migrant workers kids from attending

31、 schools in cities EXCEPT _.A. their parents low incomeB. their lack of confidence to face the fierce competitions in city schoolsC. schools high tuitionsD. that schools for migrant workers children may close or relocate15Shi suggested in her survey that _.A. more private schools for migrants childr

32、en should be builtB. more money should be collected for migrants childrenC. childrens tuition should be reducedD. students from the city and the countryside should be encouraged to communicate more第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize yo