河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2017-2018学年度下期期末考试
高二英语试题
第I卷
第一部分:
听力(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ASAFEHOME
Itissadbuttruethatpeopledieinearthquakesfromfallingfurniture(家具)andbricks.Earthquakesafetyisveryimportantandthereismoretoitthanjustkeepingbuildingsfromfallingdown.Soifyourhomeisinanearthquakearea,youshouldpreparecarefullybeforetheearthquakecomes.
First,makesureyoubuyahousewhichisearthquakesafe.Allpipesshouldbefixedtothewallandallwallsshouldbeespeciallythickandstrong.Youalsohavetomakesurethatthereareboltsunderneathyourhouse.Theyareoneofthemostimportantwaysofprotectingahouse.Makesurethebuildinghasnobrokenwindowsandiswellrepaired.
Second,lookattheobjectsinyourhouse.Thoseinthelivingroom,whicharethemostlikelytohurtus,arecomputers,televisionsandlamps.Theycanbetiedtotablesorstucktothemsotheywon’teasilymovearound.Thekitchen,whichisalsoverydangerous,musthavestrongdoorsonallthecupboards.Thisistheplacewheremanysmallthingsarestoredthatmightfalldown.Thewaterheater(水暖气)shouldhaveacaseroundittoo.Windowsareaspecialproblem.Whentheybreak,glasscancausemanyaccidents.Itisbettertousesafetyglassifyoucan,especiallyforpictures.
Alwaysremember:
“Itisbettertobesafethansorry.”
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.It’snecessaryforpeoplewhosehomesareinanearthquakeareatopreparecarefullybeforeanearthquakecomes.
B.Neverbuyahousewhichisearthquakesafe.
C.Makesurethatallpipesarefixedtowallsthatarethickandstrong.
D.Itisimportanttohaveahousewhichhasboltsunderneathandnobrokenwindows.
2.Anyone__________willbehurtinanearthquakeifthewindowglassbreaks.
A.wholivesinthehouseB.whowalksintheopenair
C.whostandsclosetowindowsD.whosehousehassafetyglass
3.Thepassagesuggeststhatthose__________shouldreaditcarefully.
A.forwhomthisadviceiswrittenB.whoaregoingtobuyhouses
C.whosehousesareearthquakesafeD.whobuildthebuildings
B
ThreeTravellers’Stories
SALLY’SSTORY
Iwasgoingoverseasonashortholiday.Ineededtotakesomemedicinefromthedoctorwithme.Thepillswereinabigbottle,soIcountedouthowmanyIneededfortheholidayandputthemintoasmallbottle.WhenIarrivedatmydestination,acustomsofficerattheairportlookedinmybagandfoundthepills.Theofficerwantedtoknowwhatthepillswereforandwhytheyweren’tintheirproperbottlewithmynameandthedoctor’snameonit.Iexplainedthatthebottlehadbeentoobigandheavy.ThenhewantedtoknowifIhadaletterfrommydoctorexplainingaboutthepills.Ididn’t.Ifoundoutitwasillegaltohavethesepillswithoutadoctor’spermission.Intheendacustomsofficercalledmyembassyandtheembassytelephonedmydoctor.Ididn’tgettomyhoteltillaftermidnightandIwasverystressed.
PAUL’SSTORY
IwasstayinginasmallvillageinTurkey.ThecountrysidearoundthevillagewasverybeautifulsoIdecidedtogoforawalk.IhadbeenwalkingforaboutanhourandahalfwhensuddenlyIslippedandfelldownariverbank.IhurtmyankleandIcouldn’tstandup.Ididn’tknowhowIcouldgetbacktothevillage.Ihadn’ttoldanyonewhereIwasgoing,sonoonewouldknowwheretolookformewhentheyrealizedIwasmissing.IbegantoworrythatImighthavetostaythereallnight.Ihadnowaterorfoodandnowarmclothes.Iwasveryfrightened.Luckily,acoupleofhourslater,ayoungboycamepastonahorse.Heliftedmeontotheanimalandtookmebacktothevillage.
DONNA’SSTORY
ItwasaveryhotdaysoIputonsomeshortsandaT-shirttogosightseeing.Ihadn’tgoneveryfarwhenInoticedeveryonewaslookingatme,andtheydidn’tseemveryfriendlyatall.OnewomanevenspatonmeasIwalkedpast.IdecidedtogetoffthecrowdedstreetsandsoIturnedleftdownasmall,quietstreet.Ihadn’tgoneveryfarwhenIrealizedmymistake.Twomenwerefollowingme.Istartedtorunbutsuddenlymywaywasblockedbytwoothermenwalkingtowardsme.LuckilyformeataxicamearoundacornerandIwasabletostopitandjumpinsidequickly.Onthewaybacktothehotelthetaxidriverexplainedthatthiswasaveryreligioustownandthatthepeopledidnotapproveofwomenwalkingaroundinclothesthatdidn’tcoverthemproperly.
4.Ifyouhavetotakespecialmedicinewhiletravellingoverseas,___________.
A.haveyourdoctorgowithyou
B.takethepillsinanewbottle
C.carryadoctor’sletterthatexplainsthis
D.phoneyourfamily
5.Iftravellingalone,youshouldletsomeoneknowthefollowingexcept______.
A.whereyouaregoing
B.whenyouwillbeback
C.wheretosearchforyouifyoudon’tgetback
D.whatyouwilldobecauseitisprivate
6.Donna’sstorytellsuswhentravelling,alwayswear__________________.
A.shortsandaT-shirt
B.clothesthatthelocalpeoplewillfindacceptable
C.acapandsunglasses
D.religiousclothesthatcoveryouproperly
7.Thethreestoriestellusthat_____________.
A.travellingoverseasisdangerous.
B.anydangersandproblemscouldhappen.
C.weshouldnottravelaloneandwearproperclothes.
D.weshouldcarryenoughmoneywithus.
C
YoucannotimaginehowthenameofRobbenIslandmadeusafraid.Itwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped.ThereIspentthehardesttimeofmylife.ButwhenIgotthereNelsonMandelawasalsothereandhehelpedme.MrMandelabeganaschoolforthoseofuswhohadlittlelearning.Hetaughtusduringthelunchbreaksandtheeveningswhenweshouldhavebeenasleep.Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.Ibecameagoodstudent.IwantedtostudyformydegreebutIwasnotallowedtodothat.Later,MrMandelaallowedtheprisonguardstojoinus.Hesaidtheyshouldnotbestoppedfromstudyingfortheirdegrees.Theywerenotclevererthanme,buttheydidpasstheirexams.SoIknewIcouldgetadegreetoo.Thatmademefeelgoodaboutmyself.
WhenIfinishedthefouryearsinprison,Iwenttofindajob.SinceIwasbettereducated,Igotajobworkinginanoffice.However,thepolicefoundoutandtoldmybossthatIhadbeeninprisonforblowingupgovernmentbuildings.SoIlostmyjob.IdidnotworkagainfortwentyyearsuntilMrMandelaandtheANCcametopowerin1994.Allthattimemywifeandchildrenhadtobegforfoodandhelpfromrelativesorfriends.LuckilyMrMandelarememberedmeandgavemeajobtakingtouristsaroundmyoldprisononRobbenIsland.IfeltbadthefirsttimeItalkedtoagroup.Alltheterrorandfearofthattimecamebacktome.Irememberedthebeatingsandthecrueltyoftheguardsandmyfriendswhohaddied.IfeltIwouldnotbeabletodoit,butmyfamilyencouragedme.TheysaidthatthejobandthepayfromthenewSouthAfricangovernmentweremyrewardafterworkingallmylifeforequalrightsfortheBlacks.Sonowat51Iamproudtoshowvisitorsovertheprison,forIhelpedtomakeourpeoplefreeintheirownland.
8.Theauthorfeltgoodabouthimselfbecause____________.
A.theprisonguardsstudiedwithhim
B.Mandelataughtthemhimself
C.manyofhisfriendspassedtheexams
D.hebelievedhecouldgetadegreeifhehadthechance
9.AsaleaderofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandelahelpedprisonersofRobbenIslandby_________.
A.givingthemaneducationB.givingthemmoney
C.puttingtheguardsinprisonD.givingthemajob
10.Theauthorlosthisjobbecause___________.
A.hewasn’twell-educatedwhenhewasinprison
B.thebossknewhehadbeeninprison
C.hewasnotfitforhiswork
D.hedidn'tgetonwellwiththeotherworkers
11.Theunderlinednumberinthelastparagraphrefersto__________.
A.theroomnumberofprisonB.theauthor’snumberinprison
C.theauthor’sageD.theworktime
D
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