广东省肇庆市学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省肇庆市学年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

2016—2017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。

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需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。

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3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。

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4.考试结束后，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。

A

ADAYOUTINBRITAIN

AreyouplanningtovisitBritain?

Hereareafewsuggestionsforabeautifulweekendaway.

Bournemouth

Thisfamoustouristtownhas11kmofbeautifulbeaches.Lastyear,10,000touristsvisitedthisbeautifultown.It’stheperfectplacetogoswimmingorsailing.Therearelotsoflovelyparksandgardenstovisitandit’sagreatplacetoeatout.Youcanalsogotoaclassicalconcertorgodancinginoneofthenightclubs.

Stratford-upon-Avon

ThiswasWilliamShakespeare’shometown.Hespentmostofhislifeinthistownandwrotehisplayshere.YoucanvisithishouseorseehisplaysatoneoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany’stheatres.Therearesomeinterestingmuseumsandlotsofbeautiful500-year-oldhouse.YoucanalsogoonboattripsandvisittraditionalEnglishvillages.

Alford

DeepintheLincolnshirecountrysideisthepleasantmarkettownofAlford.Itisknownforitsfive-sailedwindmill（风车）.Haveawalkroundthislovelyoldplaceandyou’llseemanypleasanthousesfromasfarbackasthe17thcentury.CaptainJamesSmith,whowasoneofthefoundersofJamestowninVirginia,USA,waseducatedinAlford.

Bath

Mostpeoplecomeheretoseethe2’000-year-oldRomanBaths.Butthiscityisalsofamousforitsbeautiful18thcenturybuildingsandwasthehomeofthewriterJaneAusten.YoucanlearnaboutherlifeattheJaneAustenCentrenearQueen’sSquare.Inthepast,BathwasalsopopularwiththeroyalfamilyandQueenElizabethIspentoneortwoweekseveryyearhere.

21.WhatcanvisitorsdoinBournemouth?

A．Enjoyplays.B.Gotomuseums.C.Doseasports.D.Visitfishingvillages.

22.WhatisAlfordfamousfor?

A.Itsstars.B.Itsmarket.C.Itswindmill.D.Itsnightclubs.

23.WhichplacedidaqueenofEnglandusetovisitregularly?

A.Bath.B.Alford.C.Stratford-upon-Avon.D.Bournemouth.

B

ItwasalongweekforAmandaatschool.Shestayedafterschooltoworkonaspecialproject（课题）threedaysinarow.WhenshegothomeonFriday,shedroppedintothechairwithasigh.

“What’sgoingon,Amanda?

”herdadaskedashewasreadingthenewspaper.

“Ihavetocreateawebpageformytechnologyclass,anditistakingalotmoretimethanIthoughtitwould,”Amandaanswered.

HerdadlookedoverhisnewspaperandaskedAmandawhatthewebpagewasabout.

“It’saboutthedifferencebetweennewspapernewsandInternetnews,”Amandasaidandadded,“Ihavetoprovideinformation,examplesandillustrations（插图）.”

“Soundstough;doyouhavesomeonetohelpyou?

”herdadasked.

“IhaveapartnernamedZach,”Amandareplied.“WedidresearchontheInternettodayandfoundsomepicturestouse.”

ThenAmandaexplainedtoherfatherthemaindifferences:

newspapernewsisprintedonpaper,andInternetnewsispublishedonline;newspapernewsisonlyavailableonceaday,andInternetnewsispublishedalmostassoonasthenewshappens;manynewspapersdon’tevenprintadailypaper,andInternetnewsispublishedaroundtheclock.

Amanda’sdadasked,“Whichtypeofnewsdoyoulikebetter?

”

“IlikeInternetnewsbetterbecauseIliketolearnaboutthenewswhenithappens,”sheanswered.

Herdadsaid,“IstilllikenewspapernewsbetterbecauseIliketoholdthepaperinmyhandsandturnthepages.”

Amandadroppedintoherchairagainandsaid,“Youaresooldschool,Dad.”

24.WhydidAmandasighwhenshecamehome?

A.Shefailedtopasstheexam.B.Shewastiredofschoollife.

C.Shewasworriedaboutherschoolproject.D.Shemadeamistakeinhertechnologyclass.

25.WhatdidAmanda’sfatherthinkofherworkoncreatingawebpageforhertechnologyclass?

A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.Difficult.

26.WhichofthefollowingmayAmandaagreewith?

A.PeopleshouldpayforInternetnews.B.Newspapernewswillsoondisappear.

C.Internetnewsisgiventoreadersingoodtime.D.Itiswrongtosaynotonewspapernews.

27.WhatkindofpersonisAmanda’sfather?

A.Heisamanwhomissesthepast.

B.Heisamanwhocareslittleaboutnews.

C.Heisamanwhoknowsthecomputerwell.

D.HeisamanwhocannotlivewithouttheInternet.

C

AlexandervonHumboldtwasbornin1769inBerlin,Germany.Asayoungboy,hewantedtolearnabouttheworld.Humboldtfollowedhisdream.In1799,hetraveledwithafriendtoCentralandSouthAmerica.

Ontheirtrip,Humboldtandhisfriendsawanddidmanythings.TheysaileddowntheAmazonRiver.Theywatcheddolphinsplayintheocean.Theyexploredtherainforestandclimbedmountainsandvolcanoes.TheywereabletomakethefirstmapsofthenorthernpartofSouthAmerica.

Humboldtsetaworldrecordformountainclimbing.Healsomadeadiscovery.Duringhisclimb,Humboldtbecameverysick.Hefoundoutthatthehigherheclimbed,thelessoxygentherewasintheair.Thismadeitmoredifficulttobreathe.Later,thisbecameknownasmountainsickness.

SciencewasanotherpartofHumboldt’sinterests.Hewantedtowriteaboutallofthenewthingshesaw.Hedescribedthenewplants,animals,androckswhichhadneverbeenseenbyscientistsbefore.

Humboldtalsostudiedthewayoflifeofthelocalpeople.HelearnedhowthenativepeoplealongtheAmazonRiverusedplantsintheirdailylives.Forexample,theyusedastrongpoisonfromavine（蔓生植物）tomakepoisonedarrows.Thenativesusedthesearrowsforhuntingtheirfood.

TheAmazonIndiansalsousedanativeplanttotreatmalaria（疟疾）,aseriousillness.Theplantgrewwild,butafteritwasdugup,itwasneverreplanted.Humboldtwarnedthenativesthattheplantwasindangerofdyingout.Helookedforwaystopreservetheplantandtomakeitgrowstrong.

AlthoughHumboldttookmanyrisksduringhistrip,helivedtobe90yearsold.Inhislifetime,hemademanydiscoveriesandsharedthemwiththeworld.Asatribute（颂扬）toHumboldt,thereareriversandmountainsnamedafterhim.

28.WecaninferthatHumboldtwasprobablya（n）_______.

A.explorerB.inventorC.doctorD.writer

29.Humboldtandhisfriendmademapsof_______.

A.thecentralpartofSouthAmericaB.thenorthernpartofSouthAmerica

C.thenorthpartofCentralAmericaD.thesouthernpartofCentralAmerica

30.Whatdoweknowaboutmountainsickness?

A.Itcanbetreatedwithaplant.B.Itisaseriousillnesslikemalaria.

C.Itmainlyinfluencesone’sbreathing.D.ItwasdiscoveredbyHumboldt’sfriend.

31.WecantellfromthetextthatHumboldtwas_______.

A.easy-goingB.imaginativeC.optimisticD.ambitious

D

TheArcticwillsoonbefreefromice,expertssay.Thechangeisboundtotakeplace,buttheglobalwarmingandclimatechangearechangingtheearth’slandscape（地形）rapidly，causingpanicworldwide.

ExpertssaythattheArcticseaiceismelting（融化）quitefasterthanexpectedanditcanaffectnotjusttheregion,butEarthingeneral.Ascientistevensaysthatnextyear,ormaybetheyearafterthat,theArcticwillbefreeofice.

PeterWadhams,ascientist,saidthatthemeltingtrendledtohisstatement.“MostpeopleexpectthisyearwillseearecordlowintheArctic’ssummersea-icecover.Nextyearortheyearafterthat,IthinkitwillbefreeoficeinsummerandbythatImeanthecentralArcticwillbeice-free,”PeterWadhams,directoroftheScottPolarInstituteinCambridge,saidinaninterviewwiththeGuardian.“YouwillbeabletocrossovertheNorthPolebyship,”PeterWadhamsadded.Hestronglybelievesthatalthoughsomepiecesoficewillremain,theArcticbasinmaybefreeofseaiceinthenexttwoyearsstartinginthesummerof2017.

Wadhams’studysaysthatmeltingseaicewillhaveagreatinfluenceontheplanetsincetheseaiceismorecapableofreflecting（反射）sunlightcomparedtowaterthatcanonlyreflect10%ofthesunlight.Oncetheseaicemelts,thewatercanonlyreflectasmallamountofsunlight.ThismeansthattheEarthwillreceiveandabsorbmoresunlight,makingtheplanetevenhotter.

Theyear2016hasalreadybrokenrecordsofthehottesttemperatureeverrecordedandthetrenddoesn’tseemtoshowanydecreaseinglobalwarming.“Itdoesn’tlookliketheiceishealingandgrowingback,”TomWagner,NASA’smanagerforcryosphere（冰冻圈）researchsaidinastatement.

LikeWadhams,scientistsandresearchersallovertheworldarelecturingaroundtoeducatepeopletohelplightenglobalwarmingthathasalreadychangedtheplanet’slandscape.

32.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofglobalwarmingandclimatechange?

A.IndifferentB.AnxiousC.UnbelievableD.Misunderstood

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Whatexpertssayhascausedworldwidefearandgreatanxiety.

B.ThespeedoftheArcticseaicebeingmeltedisbeyondexpectation.

C.ThemeltingoftheArcticseaiceonlyhasagreateffectonthisregion.

D.It’simpossiblethattheArcticwillbefreefromiceinoneortwoyears.

34.WhywouldtheEarthbecomeevenhotteriftheseaicemelted?

Because_____.

A.morewaterwillcovertheearth.B.therearemorehoursofdaylight.

C.thewaterwillreflectmoresunlight.D.moreheatwouldbetakeninbytheearth.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Accordingtosomeexperts,theArcticmaybefreefromicesoonbecauseofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.

B.Th