至高二英语下学期期末试题带答案全套.docx
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至高二英语下学期期末试题带答案全套
2017至2018高二英语下学期期末试题带答案全套
本试卷共三部分,满分135分(120×1.125)。
考试时间120分钟。
注意事项:
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第一部分:
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound
TheWhiteCity
In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof“theLostCityoftheMonkeGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.
CanopusandHeracleion
ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion--whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.
MachuPicchu
AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.
Troy
TheancientcityofTroyinHomer’sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.
21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?
A.Tosurvivethewar. B.Tosearchforalostcity.[]
C.Toprotecttheircountry. D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.
22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?
A.TheWhiteCity B.CanopusandHeracleion
C.MachuPicchu D.Troy
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?
A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer. B.Itconsistedofninecities.
C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years. D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.
B
When1wasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.Whenwinterarrived,thick,heavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun.Irememberwatchingthemwithenvybecause1wasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally,onewinter1wasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit.
ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife.ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.Neartheendoftheday1wasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.1wasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,“Youhavetosteer(操控)!
Youhavetosteer!
”
Sadly,thatwasn’tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife.Manytimesproblems,troubles,andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair.Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn’talwayssafesleddingIamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod.
Lifeisatrip,butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steerwellthen.Steerstraight.Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor.
24.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?
A.Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit.
B.Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.
C.Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.
D.Hecarriedhisbrothers’sledsastheywentsledding.
25.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhilarating”inParagraph2?
A.delightful B.terrifying C.ordinary D.violent
26.Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?
A.Becausehissledcrashedinanoaktree.
B.Becausehelostcontrolofhissled.
C.Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard.
D.Becausethehillsidewassnowy.
27.Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?
A.Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous.
B.Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone’slife.
C.Lifecanbecontrolledbyonehimself.
D.Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences.
C
ChineseaudiencesseemednottohavebeensatisfiedwiththethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentaryABiteofChina.
Pickyviewerscomplainthatsomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate,whileotherspinpointmisleadingcontent.Atthesametime,foodblogger@barbaraquestionedwhetheritisappropriatetogiveaclose-upshotofthepoisonousplantNandina(南天竺)inafoodprogram.
ABiteofChina,whichdebutedin2012,becamehugelypopularnationwideforitsqualityintroductionofsomerarely-knownandmouth-wateringdomesticcuisine.Inthenewshow,however,watchersarenotsatisfiedwith“irrelevant”foodreferences,suchaslipsticksmadeofChinesetraditionalmedicineandmartialartsmaster.
Thefirstepisodeintroducedahand-madeironfryingpanfromeastChina’sShandongprovince,whichpromptedthousandsofChineseInternetuserstobuyonefromChina’sleadinge-commercewebsiteTmallinthenextfewdays.Salesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”surged6,000timescomparedwithayearago,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.
Inresponsetooverwhelmingcriticismandquestions,ABiteofChinaproductioncrewrespondedonWeibothattheyseekinnovationdespitetherisksfollowingthefirsttwophenomenalseasons.
“Itisunavoidabletomakecomparisonswiththefirsttwo,andsomeaudiencesmaynotacceptthechanges,”thecrewsaid.“Weexplorethecultureandcivilizationbehindfood,andgivefoodahistorictouch.That’swhywefeatureculinary(烹饪的)tools,feastandrituals,aswellasahealthydiettoshowChinesewisdomandphilosophy,whichhasnotbeenshowninanyfoodprogramsbefore.”
28.WhydoesthepassagementionNandina?
A.Becausesomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate.
B.Becauseitmaybeimpropertogiveaclose-upshotofapoisonousplant.
C.Becauseitismisleadingcontent.
D.Becauseitisnotattractiveatalltomostpickyviewers.
29.Whichofthefollowingelementsleadstoviewers’dissatisfactionwiththenewshow?
A.somemouth-wateringdomesticcuisines B.food-unrelateditems
C.somerarely-knowncuisines D.theincreasingsalesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”
30.Accordingtoitsproductioncrew,whatisuniqueto‘ABiteofChinaIII’?
A.Itmakescomparisonswiththefirsttwoepisodes.
B.Ittellsthestoryofsomemartialartsrelatedtofood.
C.Itreceivesoverwhelmingcriticismandquestionsfromaudience.
D.Itfocusesoncookingtools,ritualsandhealthyeating.
31.Whatisthebestthetitleforthepassage?
A.ABiteofChinaIII'DrawsCriticismfromAudiences
B.ABiteofChinaIII'MaintainsHighViewershipRatings
C.ABiteofChinaIII'ChangesfortheWorse
D.ABiteofChinaIII'ExplainsitsPurposes
D
Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotofpopularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.
Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.
Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer(合成肥料)eachyear,andallthatnitrogen(氮)enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemouthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.
Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices—refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides—areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.
Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:
organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.Thisisdefinitelyadownsideoforganicfarming,especiallywhenglobalpopulationisstillgrowingrapidly.
IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34different
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