甘肃省临夏市学年度高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、甘肃省临夏市学年度高二英语下学期期中试题甘肃省临夏市2016-2017学年度高二英语下学期期中试题 (注：请将答案填涂到答题纸和答题卡上，直接在试卷上答题无效)一、 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AOn October 12, 1989, some British scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very

2、 bright points crossing the computers screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror (恐怖), they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer v

3、iruses! Clearly all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence . These kinds of computer viruses are na

4、med Jerusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information. We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Fr

5、iday and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that were attacked by computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.1. When the viruses attack the computers, the computers

6、 will work_ .A. normally B. slowly C. faster D. well2. The group of young men created the viruses to _ .A. damage the computers B. test their abilityC. tell people that they were intelligentD. play a trick on users of the computers3.Which of the following countries was not attacked by computer virus

7、es last year? A.BritainB. ChinaC. Switzerland D. Australia4. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _.A. have been in nature for yearsB. stay in any computersC. be difficult to get rid of at present BSPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKENDCaptain Good FellowDo your children enjoy interesting stories

8、, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, Free.Walking Tour of the Town Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet a

9、t the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes! Films at the MuseumTwo European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.International PicnicAre you tired of eating t

10、he same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm. Take Me out to the BallgameIts October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold, so don

11、t forget sweaters and jackets.Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo” “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.5. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food_.A. at the front entrance of City Hall B. at the Ball

12、gameC. at Central Park on Saturday D. at 5:00 pm6. You can see movies at _.A. the City College B. the Museum Theatre C. the City Theatre D. the Central Park7. If you are going on the Walking Tour, dont forget_. A. your comfortable shoes B. your beautiful walkC. your learning about local history D. y

13、our worries8. “The Zoo” is _.A. a park with lots of animals B. a US concertC. a music group D. going to give the concert at 8:00 am CPeople are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong foods, get the wrong types of calories (卡路里) per meal，and they also

14、eat meals at the wrong time each day. Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill (药片), because the food that you eat can either make you thin or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine, and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals (间隔) each day.Lowcalorie Diets Do Not Work

15、The reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism (新陈代谢) will detect any major drop in calories and it will then adjust (调整) itself by burning fewer calories each day. That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight, while your fri

16、ends can eat 2,500 calories per day and not gain any weight.Lowfat Diets Do Not WorkMany people in todays society are buying mostly lowfat or nonfat food at the grocery store. Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever before by doing this.

17、 They are not losing weight by changing to this lowfat lifestyle.Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and exercise every day. If peop

18、le make this a habit, they will lose weight.9What is the main reason why people are overweight?AThey eat the wrong foods at the wrong time.BThey eat food with lots of calories.CThey dont take any weight loss pills.DThey burn many calories every day.10The article is written in order to _.Atell reader

19、s not to buy lowfat or nonfat foodBtell readers how to lose weightCtell readers about an important scientific discoveryDcall on people to lose weight and stay healthy11To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should _.ado exercise every daybeat meals at the right timeceat fruits and vegetabl

20、esdeat lowfat or sweet foodeeat the proper foods at each mealAa，b，c，d Ba，b，d，e Ca，c，d，e Da，b，c，e DI have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions (反应). I am a very friendly person an

21、d always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a_piece_of_cake.My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour (气味) and saw t

22、wo poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled (摸索) with his hands as he stood behind his friend.The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss, ” because that was

23、all they could afford.Then I really felt itI embraced (拥抱)the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me，judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with

24、 tears in his eyes，and said，“Thank you.”I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this？”I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.In my own way I had touched the

25、 people at McDonalds and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.12The underlined part “a piece of cake” in the Paragraph 1 means _.Aeasy Bembarrassing Cmoving Dcomfortable13Why did people around the author in the McDonald

26、 step back?ABecause they were very polite to the two men.BBecause they were moved by the two men.CBecause the two men smelt terrible.DBecause the two men seemed unfriendly.14Why did the two men only buy coffee?ABecause they didnt have enough money.BBecause they didnt feel hungry.CBecause they knew o

27、thers would help them.DBecause they were looked down upon.15What did the author think she learnt from the story?AA friend in need is a friend indeedBHelping others can bring pleasure to many people.CNothing is difficult to a willing heart.DDont judge people according to their appearance 二、 完形填空（共20小

28、题，每小题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，从从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Douglas was my cousin. I first met him when he came to stay with my family for a_16_, because his parents were going to teach in Africa.He and his family_17_all the way on the other side of the country, so we had never had a cha

29、nce to visit._18_, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my_19_. He was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to_20_him. He looked a little scared to meet us,_21_started to smile shyly after my mom hugged (拥抱) him.When we got back home and Douglas_

30、22_putting his things away, I could not believe it. All of his_23_were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. He_24_had a dark blue jacket with a tie!“How come you_25_only one kind of clothes?” I asked him.“Thats the way my school has_26_been,” he said. “We have to wear uniforms.”“I would

31、hate having to wear the_27_thing every day,” I said.“I dont_28_,” Douglas said. “It_29_time. I dont have to think about what I am going to wear.”“Well, we dont wear uniforms at our_30_. Youre going to look pretty_31_if you come to school in a jacket and tie.”Douglas looked worried._32_, I felt bad. I had not meant to_33_his feelings. After all, it was not easy to come all this way to live with some_34_family for a year. Then and there I decided that I was going to_35_my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him. (