英语新疆克拉玛依市第十三中学学年高二上学期期末考试实验班试题.docx

1、英语新疆克拉玛依市第十三中学学年高二上学期期末考试实验班试题2017届高二年级上学期期末考试实验班试卷一、 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）AAn expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, y

2、oung man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know J

3、udge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.” 1. The policeman stopped

4、 the car because_. A. it was an expensive car B. the driver was a proud lady C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _. A. the policeman didnt know her friends B. the policeman didn

5、t accept her kindness C. the policeman was going to punish her D. she didnt know the policemans name3. The woman was _. A. kind-hearted B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerful positions D. introducing her

6、 good friends names to the young officer4. The policeman _. A. had no sense of humor B. had a sense of humor C. had no sense of duty D. was senselessB When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are. Peop

7、le who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, and everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become nearsighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things t

8、hat are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can

9、be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them. Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly diffe

10、rent angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objects relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how fa

11、r away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.5. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably_. A. near-sighted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts6. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably mean

12、s_. A. experience B. imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with7. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for_. A. seeing at night B. seeing objects far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances8. People who suffer from astigmatism have_. A. one eye bigger than the other B.

13、eyes that are not exactly the right shape C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses C The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small singleengined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours a

14、fter she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didnt know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea. Just before dawn,

15、 there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. Wh

16、en she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous. What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of four

17、teen hours and fiftysix minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

18、9. Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England? A. She was caught in a storm. B. The altimeter went out of order. C. Her engine went wrong. D. She lost her direction.10. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the en

19、gine, what did she do? A. She did nothing but pray for herself. B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland. C. She continued flying. D. She lost hope of reaching land.11. Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlanti

20、c Ocean alone.B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.D. She made plans to fly around the world.12. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Amelia EarhartFirst Across the

21、 Atlantic.B. Amelia EarhartPioneer in Womens Aviation.C. A New Record for Flying Time.D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.DMost painters discover a style of painting that is fit for them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso, the great Spanish pai

22、nter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.Some of Picassos（毕加索） painting are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imag

23、ine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look under the surface of the things we see.Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed

24、to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eyes see. At the age of 90,he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world.”13. The ugly cruel an

25、d strange paintings by Picasso _.A. make us try to notice something latent(隐藏) in the thingsB. allow us to ask questions about them C. force us to question anything we seeD. cause us to think what Picasso saw was different from what we see14. The sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and

26、 throw the pieces in our faces” means _.A. sometimes he tore his pictures into piecesB. he broke something he was painting and threw them awayC. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to othersD. things in some of his pictures seem to be in disorder15. Why have people called Picasso “the youngest

27、painter in the world?” A. Because he observed things with the eye and the mind.B. Because he looked young when he was old.C. Because he never stopped painting he was old.D. Because he never gave up looking for something new. EI was ten when I firstsat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in he

28、r general store.16I quicklylearned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”At first I was paid in candy.17I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped meset up a bank account.18By the time I wa

29、s 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. I developedthe abilityto look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in the

30、ir questions andwas able to translatewhat they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas.19The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didnt need to be a Rocket scientistyou neededto be a great listener. _20_ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me;instead, they a

31、re kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.A.Later I received 50 cents an hour.B.Before long, she let me sit there by myself.C.I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.D.Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E.My grandmas trust taught

32、 me how to handle responsibility.F.Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.G.Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.二、 完形填空 (共 20 小题, 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分) Each spring brings a new blossom(开花期) of wildflowers in the ditches (沟渠)along the highway. I travel daily to work. Ther