学年湖北省黄冈市高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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学年湖北省黄冈市高二下学期期末考试英语试题
湖北省黄冈市2016年春季高二年级期末考试英语试题
考试时间:
120分钟 满分:
150分
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
TheStainedGlassMuseuminElyCathedral
Maingallery
Ourgalleryhasdisplaysofstainedglasswindowscoveringovereightcenturies,indisplaycases,manyofwhichwererecentlyfittedwithLEDlighting.
Giftshop
TheMuseumshopstocksanexcitingrangeofuniquehand-crafted(手工制作的)gifts,glassart,jewellery,books,children’stoys,decorationsandmuchmore.
Workshops
TheMuseumrunsspecialdayworkshopswhereyoucanlearnthetechniquesofglasspainting.Allofourworkshoptutorsareprofessionalartistswhowillprovideone-to-onetuitioninoursmallclasses.
Research
TheMuseum’sspecialistreferencelibraryandreservecollectionisavailabletovisitbyappointmentonly.
FriendsoftheMuseum
FriendsoftheStainedGlassMuseumsupporttheworkoftheMuseuminvariouswaysandalsoenjoyavarietyofeventsandvisitsinawidercontext.
Benefitstofriends’membershipinclude:
FreeadmissiontotheMuseumandElyCathedral
A10%discountonallmuseumshoppurchasesandworkshops
Aninvitationtoallmuseumevents
Friends’subscriptionisjust£25peryear.
Openingtimes
Weareopensevendaysaweekthroughouttheyear:
Monday-Saturday10:
30am—5:
00pm
Sunday12:
00am—4:
30pm
Lastadmissionhalfanhourbeforeclosing
Closed:
GoodFriday,25and26December
Admissioncharges
Adults£
Under16sfreeifaccompaniedbyanadult
DiscountcombinedticketsforvisitingElyCathedralandtheStainedGlassMuseumareavailableattheCathedraladmissiondesks.
Guidedtoursareavailabletogroupswithpriorarrangement.Pleaseenquirefordetailsandcosts.
21.Whichplaceshouldpeoplegotoiftheywanttolearnaboutglasspainting?
A.Maingallery. B.Giftshop.
C.Specialistreferencelibrary. D.Workshops.
22.ThemembersofFriendsoftheMuseumcould_______.
A.helpplanallMuseumevents
B.getfreegiftsfromtheMuseum
C.entertheMuseumwithouttickets
D.workasteachersforglasspainting
23.WhencanpeoplegotovisittheMuseum?
A.Thurday10:
00am. B.Friday2:
00pm.
C.Saturday5:
00pm. D.Sunday11:
00am.
B
Whilee-booksareontherise,mostpeople,especiallyyoungkidsstillpreferprintedversionsthattheycanthinkoverforhoursonend.Thoughthatisanexcellenthabit,italsomeanscuttingdownprecioustrees.Butwhatifthebookcouldtransformbackintoatree?
NowthankstoaBrazilianchildren’sbookpublisher,thatispossible!
The“TreeBookTree”programisthebrainchildofArgentina’sPequenoEditorandFCBBuenosAires.TheirfirstcreationMiPapáEstuvoenlaSelva,hasbeenaroundinregularformatformanyyears.Inthebook,ayoungboytakesthereadersonanexcitingjourneyofhisfather’sadventuresinsideanEcuadorianjungle.
Thebookthatismadefromacid-freepaper,printedwithnaturalinkandhand-stitched(手工缝合),iscompletelyrecyclable.Jacaranda(蓝花楹)seedsarecarefullysewnintothepagestohelpittransformintoatree.
Afterakidhasfinishedreadingthebook,he/shewatersthecoverandplacesitinasunnyareainsidethehouse.Oncetheseedscomeout,thebookcanbeplantedinthedirtinanylocationtheownerdecides.Fromthenon,thebookjusthastobenurtured(培育)likeanyotherplant.FrancosaystheypickedtheJacaranda,because“It’satreethatprovidesexcellentshadeandoffersatotofoxygentotheenvironment.”
Theonlyunfortunatepartisthatthepublishersarenotplanningtotransformtheirothertitlesorevenmakemorecopiesofthis“treebook”anytimesoon.Thisnon-commercialprojectwasjustaone-timeprojecttomakeeveryoneawareoftheresourcesusedwhenproducingsomethingevenascommonasabook.
24.WhatisspecialaboutthebookMiPapáEstuvoenlaSelva?
A.Itcanbereadagainandagain.
B.Itcanbeeasilystoredforfutureuse.
C.Itcantransformintoatreeifplanted.
D.Itisaboutanexcitingjourneyinthejungle.
25.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Abriefintroductiontothebook.
B.Somebenefitsofacid-freepaper.
C.Theenvironmentaleffectofthebook.
D.Theprocessofputtingseedsintothebook.
26.AccordingtoParagraph4,afterfinishingreadingthebook,akidcan_______.
A.nurturethebookinthedirt
B.putthebookawayonashelf
C.usethebooktoprotectflowers
D.sowJacarandaseedsintothebook
27.Thenon-eommercialprojectaimedto_______.
A.inspirepeopletoreadbooks
B.makemorecopiesofthisbook
C.transformmorebooksintotrees
D.encouragepeopletovalueresources
C
Iwatchedthetwoofthem,bothayearold,onthefloor,surroundedbycandy.Hecrawledonhishandsandkneeswhileshesattherelookingatherbirthdaydress.Thecolorfulfishie?
(彩罐)hadjustbeenbrokenandthecandylitteredtheground.Bothoftheirkidsweretooyoungtorealizethattheyweresitting,andcrawlingaroundinacollectionofwrappedsugargoodies.Theyweresurroundedwithedible(可食用的)goodiesbuthadnoclue!
SuddenlyIsawthelifemetaphor(比喻).Ifwearethe“babies”andthecandyis“opportunity,”oftenwedon’trecognizeitbecausetheopportunitycomeswrappedashardwork.Wemaynotgivethewrapperthetimeofday,unlesswerealizethatinsidethere’sapieceofdeliciouscandy.
Everytreestartsasaseed.Everypersonwhobecomeswell-knownwasoncesomeonenobody“knew.”Sowhatchangedforthesepeople?
Didtheworldsuddenlywakeupandfindtheyhavethepotentialtosucceed?
Ofcoursenot.Thesepeopleworkedforlongperiodsoftimebeforetheysawanypayoff.
Itcanbedishearteningwhenyou’restartingout.There’sahugelearningcurveforalmosteverything.Justwhenyoufeellikeyou’remakingrapidprogress,yourealizethere’smoretolearn.Everynewdooropenstoabrandnewroom,withanotherdoorattheend.
WhenIwasinrecoveryfrommyeatingdisorder,thereweremanyopportunitiesthatIdidn’trecognizeascandy.Atfirst,Ididn’tseetherapy(治疗;疗法)leadinganywhere.ItwasonlybygoingtotherapyeveryweekforayearthatIwasfinallyabletorealizetheopportunities.Ihadtheopportunitiestoexamineandadjustmythinking,andtochallengethenegativemindsetsIhadaboutmylife.
WhenIlookback,Ifindthatmanyoftheopportunitiesthatallowedpositivegrowthdidn’talwaysappeareasyorfun.Theyoftenappearedassomethingthatlookedlikehardwork.Butwhenwefocus,consistentlyshowup,andputinhardwork,itwillresultincandy.
28.Whydomanypeoplemisstheiropportunitiesaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Theirhardworkfailstopayoff.
B.Theydon’tworkhardconsistently.
C.Theyhaven’trealizedtheirpotential.
D.Theydon’tvaluetheiropportunities.
29.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthelearningprocessaccordingtoParagraph4?
A.Itisofteninterestingformostpeople.
B.Itisoftenlongandhardformostpeople.
C.Youcanspeeditupwiththehelpofothers.
D.Youcanpredictyourprogressfromitsstart.
30.Howdidtheauthorseatingdisorderaffectheremotionally?
A.Shelackedhopeforherlifesometimes.
B.Shewasunwillingtodotherapyatfirst.
C.Sherefusedtochangehereatinghabits.
D.Shelikedeatingcandyverymuch.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Powerofpositivethinking
B.Candyandachievements
C.Hardworkleadstosuccess
D.Opportunitiescomecandy-wrapped
D
Ararestriped(有斑纹的)rabbit,seenonlyafewtimes,hasrunoutofitstropicalforesthome.Agraduatestudentgotthechanceofalifetimeholdingandphotographingthelittleguyonthefirstdayofathree-monthperiodtostudytheanimal’shabitat.ThestripedrabbithasbeenspottedonlyintheoldtropicalforestsofthenorthernandcentralAnnamiteMountainsbetweenthebordersofVietnamandLaos.
ResearcherSarahWoodfin,whoisworkingunderrabbitexpertDianaBell,hasalwayslovedrabbits.SheandBelldecidedtofocusonthestripedrabbitsofSoutheastAsiabecausethereissolittleknownaboutthem.Woodfinsaidtherabbitshaveonlyrarelybeenphotographedingroups,suggesting?
theyleadsolitaryadultlives.
Althoughrabbitshavethereputationforbeingproductivebreeders,severalspeciesareactuallyatriskofdyingout.TheAmamirabbit,forexample,isunderthreatfrominvasivepredators(掠食者),andotherrabbitspeciesarethreatenedbywarmingclimates.
Duringthe1950s,avirusreducedtherabbitpopulationofthegrasslandsinsouthernEngland.Withoutrabbitstoeatthevegetation,shrubs(灌木丛)tookovertheareaandaffectedthehabitatforbutterflyandbirdspecies.SoutheastAsiamaybeatsimilarrisk.Currently,theregionisburstingwithbiodiversity,butdeforestation(砍伐森林)couldsoonchangethat.
“MoreresearchisnecessarytounderstandwhytherabbitshavebeenpushedintoisolatedforestsinSoutheastAsia.Itispossiblethattherabbitsoncelivedinotherforesthabitats,butthathuntingdrovethemfromthosespots.Weneedtoknowmoreabouttherabbitsbeforethatcouldbeproperlyassessed,”Woodfinsaid.
32.WhatdowelearnaboutthestripedrabbitsofSoutheastAsia?
A.Theylikelivingnearpeople.
B.Theyareamysterytomostpeople.
C.TheycanbewidelyseeninVietnam.
D.Theylikerunningoutoftheirhabitat.
33.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2probablyshowsthatthestriped________.
A.livealone
B.growhappily
C.prepareforadultlife
D.behaveinanintelligentway
34.WhatisthreateningtheAmamirabbitaccordingtothetext?
A.Climatechange.
B.Itslowerbirthrate.
C.Decreaseinthegrasslands.
D.Newspeciesinitshabitat.
35.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?
A.Deforestation
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