学年河南省濮阳市高二上学期期末考试A卷英语试题word版含答案.docx

1、学年河南省濮阳市高二上学期期末考试A卷英语试题word版含答案 注意事项：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。试卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上答题无效。第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWelcome to Adventureland!Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and

2、Exhibitions were built for you to explore, enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?The Travel PavilionExplore places you have never been to before, and experience different w

3、ays of life. Visit the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making fishing netsThe Future TowerThis exhibition shows h

4、ow progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way well be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator（模拟装置）for the Journey to Mars!The Nature ParkThis is not really one park but several. In

5、 the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to theOcean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to seeThe PyramidThis is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need som

6、e postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas, too.21. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _.A. realize the importance of travellingB. become familiar with mountain countries C. learn something about d

7、ifferent places in the worldD. learn how to make things such as fishing nets22. When you visit The Future Tower, which of the following is NOT available for you to do?A. Get to know about what peoples life will be.B. Have a journey to Mars.C. Enjoy your time in its space station.D. Learn about the i

8、mpact of progress on our lives.23. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?A. The Travel Pavilion. B. The Nature Park.C. The Future Tower. D. The Pyramid.BNothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, j

9、ust enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure（肥料）. The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the str

10、onger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he annou

11、nced he was going to make stew（炖菜）. Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned of the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief v

12、alve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their

13、 houses to see if we had a gas leak!Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didnt look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didnt offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking compe

14、tition, but it was surprisingly edible（可食用的）, and we drank up every last drop of soup!24. Why did Dad clean Old Man McColgins chicken house regularly?A. To earn some money for the family.B. To get rid of the terrible smell.C. To collect manure for his crops.D. To set a good example to us.25. What ca

15、n we infer about Dads stew?A. It is popular among the neighbors.B. It tastes quite delicious.C. It looks very wonderful.D. It contains honey and vegetables26. What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?A. To attract. B. To shut C. To air. D. To upset.27. What can we learn abou

16、t Dad from the text?A. He is an experienced cook.B. He has a positive attitude to life.C. He is a troublesome father.D. He suffers a lot from his disabilityCOur surroundings are being polluted faster than nature and mans present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more pe

17、ople will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by manby his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are often read

18、y to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollut

19、ion has become a serious problem.Isnt it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going-and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were making rapid progress at 530 m

20、iles per hour. The bad news is that were lost and dont know where were going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when spoken of our modern society.28. Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted mainly because _.A. the population of the world is decreasing fastB. people use too man

21、y man-made materialsC. we have more and more industryD. we are producing more cars, trucks and buses29. People crowd into the cities because _.A. they are anxious to enjoy the achievements of our societyB. they want very much to find well-paid jobsC. they have become tired of their homelandD. they h

22、ave a strong wish to become industrial workers30. According to the passage, what does man value most?A. Health. B. Industry.C. Clean air. D. The future of the children31. The story about the airline pilot tells us that _.A. man knows where the society is goingB. the writer is worried about the futur

23、e of our societyC. man can do little about the problem of pollutionD. people do not welcome the rapid development of modern societyDOnce when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Ive ev

24、er had: be bold and brave and mighty（强大的）forces will come to your aid.Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had

25、 plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skil

26、l, sound judgment, creative ideas even physical strength greater than most of us realize.Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the a

27、verage player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet and stopped him.”Boldness a willingness to extend yourself

28、 to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks（挫折）and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails i

29、s a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilitiesand youll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.32. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?A. He faced huge risks.B. He lacked m

30、ighty forces.C. Fear prevented him from trying.D. Failure blocked his way to success.33. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A. Swallow more than you can digest.B. Act slightly above your abilities.C. Develop more mysterious powers.D. Learn to make creative decisions.34

31、. What was especially important for Tims successful defense in the football game?A. His physical strength. B. His basic skill.C. His real fear. D. His spiritual force.35. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To encourage people to be courageous.B. To advise people to build up physi

32、cal power.C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tips to Increase Your Productivity（生产率）Want to get more done in your day? Of course you do. 36 The good news is that everyone can increase the amount of tasks they accomplish in a day. Here are some tips to help you have a