广东省肇庆市高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

1、广东省肇庆市高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案肇庆市中小学教学质量评估20162017学年第一学期统一检测高 二 英 语本试卷共8页，卷面满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项： 1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后

2、，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷第二部分 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。AA DAY OUT IN BRITAIN Are you planning to visit Britain? Here are a few suggestions for a beautiful weekend away.Bournemouth This famous tourist town has 11 km of beautiful beaches. Last year, 10

3、,000 tourists visited this beautiful town. Its the perfect place to go swimming or sailing. There are lots of lovely parks and gardens to visit and its a great place to eat out. You can also go to a classical concert or go dancing in one of the nightclubs.Stratford-upon-AvonThis was William Shakespe

4、ares hometown. He spent most of his life in this town and wrote his plays here. You can visit his house or see his plays at one of the Royal Shakespeare Companys theatres. There are some interesting museums and lots of beautiful 500-year-old house. You can also go on boat trips and visit traditional

5、 English villages.AlfordDeep in the Lincolnshire countryside is the pleasant market town of Alford. It is known for its five-sailed windmill(风车). Have a walk round this lovely old place and youll see many pleasant houses from as far back as the 17th century. Captain James Smith, who was one of the f

6、ounders of James town in Virginia, USA, was educated in Alford.BathMost people come here to see the 2000-year-old Roman Baths. But this city is also famous for its beautiful 18th century buildings and was the home of the writer Jane Austen. You can learn about her life at the Jane Austen Centre near

7、 Queens Square. In the past, Bath was also popular with the royal family and Queen Elizabeth I spent one or two weeks every year here.21. What can visitors do in Bournemouth?AEnjoy plays. B. Go to museums. C. Do sea sports. D. Visit fishing villages.22. What is Alford famous for?A. Its stars. B. Its

8、 market. C. Its windmill. D. Its nightclubs.23. Which place did a queen of England use to visit regularly?A. Bath. B. Alford. C. Stratford-upon-Avon. D. Bournemouth.BIt was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project(课题) three days in a row. When she got ho

9、me on Friday, she dropped into the chair with a sigh.“Whats going on, Amanda?” her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper.“I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it is taking a lot more time than I thought it would,” Amanda answered.Her dad looked over his newspaper and asked Ama

10、nda what the webpage was about.“Its about the difference between newspaper news and Internet news,” Amanda said and added, “I have to provide information, examples and illustrations(插图).”“Sounds tough; do you have someone to help you?” her dad asked.“I have a partner named Zach,” Amanda replied. “We

11、 did research on the Internet today and found some pictures to use.”Then Amanda explained to her father the main differences: newspaper news is printed on paper, and Internet news is published online; newspaper news is only available once a day, and Internet news is published almost as soon as the n

12、ews happens; many newspapers dont even print a daily paper, and Internet news is published around the clock.Amandas dad asked, “Which type of news do you like better?”“I like Internet news better because I like to learn about the news when it happens,” she answered.Her dad said, “I still like newspa

13、per news better because I like to hold the paper in my hands and turn the pages.”Amanda dropped into her chair again and said, “You are so old school, Dad.”24. Why did Amanda sigh when she came home? A. She failed to pass the exam. B. She was tired of school life. C. She was worried about her school

14、 project. D. She made a mistake in her technology class.25. What did Amandas father think of her work on creating a webpage for her technology class? A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Interesting. D. Difficult.26. Which of the following may Amanda agree with? A. People should pay for Internet news. B. News

15、paper news will soon disappear. C. Internet news is given to readers in good time. D. It is wrong to say no to newspaper news.27. What kind of person is Amandas father? A. He is a man who misses the past. B. He is a man who cares little about news. C. He is a man who knows the computer well. D. He i

16、s a man who cannot live without the Internet.CAlexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America.On their trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and di

17、d many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched dolphins play in the ocean. They explored the rain forest and climbed mountains and volcanoes. They were able to make the first maps of the northern part of South America.Humboldt set a world record for mountain climbing. He also made a

18、discovery. During his climb, Humboldt became very sick. He found out that the higher he climbed, the less oxygen there was in the air. This made it more difficult to breathe. Later, this became known as mountain sickness.Science was another part of Humboldts interests. He wanted to write about all o

19、f the new things he saw. He described the new plants, animals, and rocks which had never been seen by scientists before. Humboldt also studied the way of life of the local people. He learned how the native people along the Amazon River used plants in their daily lives. For example, they used a stron

20、g poison from a vine(蔓生植物) to make poisoned arrows. The natives used these arrows for hunting their food.The Amazon Indians also used a native plant to treat malaria (疟疾), a serious illness. The plant grew wild, but after it was dug up, it was never replanted. Humboldt warned the natives that the pl

21、ant was in danger of dying out. He looked for ways to preserve the plant and to make it grow strong.Although Humboldt took many risks during his trip, he lived to be 90 years old. In his lifetime, he made many discoveries and shared them with the world. As a tribute (颂扬) to Humboldt, there are river

22、s and mountains named after him.28. We can infer that Humboldt was probably a (n)_. A. explorer B. inventor C. doctor D. writer29. Humboldt and his friend made maps of_. A. the central part of South America B. the northern part of South America C. the north part of Central America D. the southern pa

23、rt of Central America30. What do we know about mountain sickness? A. It can be treated with a plant. B. It is a serious illness like malaria. C. It mainly influences ones breathing. D. It was discovered by Humboldts friend.31. We can tell from the text that Humboldt was_. A. easy-going B. imaginativ

24、e C. optimistic D. ambitiousDThe Arctic will soon be free from ice, experts say. The change is bound to take place, but the global warming and climate change are changing the earths landscape (地形) rapidly，causing panic worldwide. Experts say that the Arctic sea ice is melting (融化) quite faster than

25、expected and it can affect not just the region, but Earth in general. A scientist even says that next year, or maybe the year after that, the Arctic will be free of ice. Peter Wadhams, a scientist, said that the melting trend led to his statement. “Most people expect this year will see a record low

26、in the Arctics summer sea-ice cover. Next year or the year after that, I think it will be free of ice in summer and by that I mean the central Arctic will be ice-free,” Peter Wadhams, director of the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge, said in an interview with the Guardian. “You will be able to cro

27、ss over the North Pole by ship,” Peter Wadhams added. He strongly believes that although some pieces of ice will remain, the Arctic basin may be free of sea ice in the next two years starting in the summer of 2017.Wadhams study says that melting sea ice will have a great influence on the planet sinc

28、e the sea ice is more capable of reflecting (反射) sunlight compared to water that can only reflect 10% of the sunlight. Once the sea ice melts, the water can only reflect a small amount of sunlight. This means that the Earth will receive and absorb more sunlight, making the planet even hotter. The ye

29、ar 2016 has already broken records of the hottest temperature ever recorded and the trend doesnt seem to show any decrease in global warming. “It doesnt look like the ice is healing and growing back,” Tom Wagner, NASAs manager for cryosphere (冰冻圈) research said in a statement. Like Wadhams, scientis

30、ts and researchers all over the world are lecturing around to educate people to help lighten global warming that has already changed the planets landscape.32. What does the author think of global warming and climate change? A. Indifferent B. Anxious C. Unbelievable D. Misunderstood33. What can we le

31、arn from the second paragraph? A. What experts say has caused worldwide fear and great anxiety. B. The speed of the Arctic sea ice being melted is beyond expectation. C. The melting of the Arctic sea ice only has a great effect on this region. D. Its impossible that the Arctic will be free from ice

32、in one or two years. 34. Why would the Earth become even hotter if the sea ice melted? Because_. A. more water will cover the earth. B. there are more hours of daylight. C. the water will reflect more sunlight. D. more heat would be taken in by the earth. 35. What is the passage mainly about? A. According to some experts, the Arctic may be free from ice soon because of global warming and climate change. B. The