甘肃省武威第五中学武威三中武威期中武威十六中学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题.docx

1、甘肃省武威第五中学武威三中武威期中武威十六中学年高二下学期期末联考英语试题2017-2018学年第二学期武威五中高二年级英语试卷考试总分：150分 考试时间： 120 分钟注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息;2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上;一、阅读理解（共 20 小题 ，每小题 2分 ，共40分 ）AAreyouinterestedinhighereducationintheUnitedStates？ThefollowingadvicemighthelpyouCollege，UniversityorInstituteCollegeanduniversitiesofferunde

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8、ulatesomemoneyBtakingyourpictureandyourfingerprintsCshowingagovernmentformgivenbytheAmericanschooladmittingyouDprovidingevidencethatyouhaveenoughmoneytopayforyoureducation4Thepurposeofthepassageis_AtomakesomemoneyBtoprovideforeignstudentswithaguideCtoimproveeducationqualityDtoattractforeignvisitorst

9、oAmericaBTimRichterandhiswife，Linda，hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo，NewYork-heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation“Teachingmeanseverythingtous，”TimwouldsayInApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperationItwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlifespurposeNotlongafterthesurgery，Timsawabro

10、churedescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyPartonsfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesingershometownofSevier，Tennessee“Ithought，maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire，”TimrecallsHeplacedthebrochureonhisdesk，“asareminder”Fiveyearslater，no

11、wretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk，TimclickedonimaginationlibrarycomTheprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscountsThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichtersRatherthansignuponline，theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see“Wedidntwanttogivethechildrenrubbish，”sa

12、ysLindaThebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers，literacyspecialists，andDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeatssTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdneysLlamaLlamaseriesSatisfied，thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottoworkSince2004，theyhaveshippedmorethan12，200bookstopreschoolers

13、intheirareaMeganWilliams，amotheroffour，ismorethanappreciative：“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksIveneverheardof”TheRichtersspendabout400amonthsendingbooksto200children“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie，”saysTim“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft”5WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife？

14、_AHishealthproblemBHisloveforteachingCTheinfluenceofhiswifeDThenewsfromtheWeb6WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary？_AGiveoutbrochuresBDosomethingsimilarCWritebooksforchildrenDRetirefrombeingateacher7WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood？_AToavoidsigninguponlineBTomeetDollywoodboardmembers

15、CTomakesurethebookswerethenewestDToseeifthebookswereofgoodquality8WhatcanwelearnfromTimswordsinthelastparagraph？_AHeneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildrenBHewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusyCHetriestosavethosewaitingtodieDHeconsidershiseffortsworthwhileCCandogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome？Peoplewho

16、arethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfightArecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccessAccordingtothestudy，ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog，andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats，ayearfordogs），itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongTwo-thirdsofth

17、ehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddogHowever，itwasntallsweetnessandlightTherewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes，whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomesOnereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustoppositeForexample，whenac

18、atturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression，whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmissionInhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully，researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviourTheyarelearninghowtotalkeachotherslanguageItisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalkdog，anddogscanlearnhowtotalkCatWhatsinterestingisthatbothcatsanddo

19、gshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligenceTheycanlearntoreadeachothersbodysignals，suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspectedOncefamiliarwitheachotherspresenceandbodylanguage，catsanddogscanplaytogether，greeteachothernosetonose，andenjoysleepingtogetherinthesofaTheycaneasilysharethe

20、samewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachotherThesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpetstopeoplewhodontgetalong，includingneighbors，colleaguesatwork，andevenworldsuperpowersIfcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong，surelypeoplehaveagoodchance9Theunderlinedwordswimminglyinparagraph1isclosestinmeani

21、ngto_AearlyBsweetlyCquicklyDsmoothly10Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen_AtheyarecoldtoeachotherBtheylookawayfromeachotherCtheymisunderstandeachotherssignalsDtheyareintroducedatanearlyage11Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs？_ATheyeatandsleeptogetherBTheyobserveeachothersbehaviorsCTheylearntospeakeachoth

22、erslanguageDTheyknowsomethingfromeachothersvoice12Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs？_AWeshouldlearntoliveinharmonyBWeshouldknowsmoreaboutanimalsCWeshouldliveinpeacewithanimalsDWeshouldlearnmorebodylanguagesDCherishtheMomentswithOurParentsTherewassomethinginanelderlywomansbehaviorthatcaughtmye

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26、tilltappingherfootatthefrontofthestore“Isthatyourmom？”IaskedIhadexpectedhertotellmeitwasnoneofmybusinessButsherolledhereyesandsaid，“Yeah”TherewasannoyanceinherreplyStillwatchingthemother，Isaid，“Mindsomeadvice？”“Goahead，”saidthedaughterIsmiledtoshowherIwasntcriticizing“Cherishher，”Isaid，“Whenshesgone，itsthelittlemomentsthatllcomebacktoyouMomentslikethisIknow”ItwastrueImissedmymomstillandrememberedwithsadnessthemomentswhenIdusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifemiserableTheelderlywomanmovedslowlybacktoherdaughterTogetherthe