英语1011学年高二下学期期末考试阅读理解汇总2.docx
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英语1011学年高二下学期期末考试阅读理解汇总2
英语:
10-11学年高二下学期期末考试阅读理解汇总
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甘肃省天水一中10-11学年高二下学期第三阶段测试(英语)
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,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
Thereisonethingthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelse.Somepeopletrytogetitbymakingmoney.Theythinkthatwhentheyhaveenoughmoneytobuysuchthingsashouses,arms,andcars,theywillhavetheonethingthateveryonewants.
Otherpeoplebelievethatiftheyknowenough,theywillfindthisthing.Theystudyalltheirlivesinsearchofit.Stillothersthinkthatiftheyhavepower,theywillfindthisthing.Theykeeptellingthemselves:
WhenIamaboss,Iwillnolongerhavetosearchforthisthing.
Whatisitthateveryonewantsmorethananythingelse?
Whatisitthatallofuskeepworkingandsearchingforeachday?
Itishappiness.
Happinessisastrangething.Itdoesnotmeanthesametoallmen.Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy.Somemensaythathappinesscomesfromhelpingothers,othermensaythathappinesscomesfrommakinglifemorepleasantforeveryone.Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousay“Thatmakesmehappy.”
Readwhatdifferentpeoplehavesaidabouthappiness.Perhapsyouwilllearnsomethingthatwillbringyoupeaceofmind,comfort,moneyormaybringyouwhatyousearchforhappiness.
41.Themainideaofthispassageisthat
A.happinessmeansthesametoeveryone
B.happinessisthethingthateveryonewantstoget
C.moneymakesonehappy,sodoeshelpingothers
D.notallpeoplearesearchingforhappiness
42.Thefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraphmeans
A.otherpeoplethinkiftheyknowalottheywillbeabletogetenoughmoneyandthatwillmakethemhappy
B.otherpeoplethinkittruethatknowledgewillbringthemenoughmoney
C.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatthelesstheyknow,thehappiertheyare
D.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatiftheybecomeknowledgeableenoughtheywillfeelhappy
43.“Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy”thissentencemeans
A.whenonemanfeelshappy,anothermanwillfeelsad
B.whenonemanfeelshappy,anothermanwillfeelhappy,too
C.differentpeopleholddifferentopinionsabouthappiness
D.differentpeoplehavethesameopinionabouthappiness
44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?
A.Anyonewhoownslotsofmoneywillfeelhappy
B.Notallthepeopleintheworldwouldhelpothers
C.Whatmakesonehappymaymakeanothersad
D.Allthepeopleintheworldworkandsearchforhappiness.
B
TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless, butonlyafewlosttheirlives.
ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker(面包师)inPuddingLane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakery(面包房)intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.
Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildings,oldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallamongthem.
SamuelPepys,thefamouswriter,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.
ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.
Afterthefire, ChristopherWren, thearchitect(建筑师),wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow;buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurches,amongthemnewStPaul's.
Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplace:
acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.
45.Thefirebeganin .
A.ahotel B.thepalaceC.PuddingLane D.ThamesStreet
46.Theunderlinedword"family"inthesecondparagraphmeans .
A.home B.childrenC.wifeandhusband D.wifeandchildren
47.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?
A.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.
B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed.
C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.
D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.
48.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?
(a)Therewasastrongwind.(b)Thestreetswereverynarrow.
(c)Manyhousesweremadeofwood.(d)Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.
(e)Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.
A.(a)and(b)B.(a),(b)and(c)C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)D.(a),(b),(c)(d)and(e)
C
ThereisanEnglishsayingthat“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughtercanreallyimprovepeople’shealth.
Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhasthesameeffectsasphysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheartbeatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;italsoworksonseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.
Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated(忍耐)thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishesbothstress(压力)andpain.
Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics(诊所),inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.
49.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept.
A.LaughterisgoodforhealthB.Laughtercanmakeyoubecomeoldquickly
C.Laughterhelpstoreducepain.
D.Laughter,justlikephysicalexercise,isgoodforourbody.
50.Theunderlinedword“diminishes”inthethirdparagraphmeans“”.
A.enjoysB.permitsC.increasesD.reduces
51.Accordingtotheauthor,weshould.
A.laughasmuchaspossibleB.watchmorefunnyfilms
C.avoidsmilingallthetimeD.spendmoretimeinlaughterclinics
52.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe.
A.Bothlaughterandphysicalexercisearegoodforhealth
B.Laughterclinicshelppatientsimprovetheircondition
C.LaughtercanreducetheeffectsofpainD.Laughteristhebestmedicine.
D
Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoservice,everypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.
Thefirstiscalledthe"tank(贮水池)test".Amodemairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.Airmustbepumpedintotheplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.Themetalstructure(结构)oftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplaneisfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressure(压力)onasmallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretofail,theplanewouldexplode(爆炸)inthesky.Totestthestructureoftheplane,theplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupintheair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethewatertankasitwouldanywhereelse.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplanehasbroken.Thenthatpartismadestronger.
Themostdangeroustesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughtestflightsintheair.Thepilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheengines(发动机)areallshutoffatonce.Theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.Itisthepilot’sjobtofindouthowhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanesaremadesafebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.
53.Bydoingthe"tanktest",theengineerscanfindout_______.
A.theamountofairintheplaneB.thestrengthoftheplanestructure
C.thepressureinsideandoutsidetheplaneD.thepoweroftheairplaneengines
54.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthe"tanktest"?
A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.
C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots,
55.Accordingtothetext,whyaretestflightsmostdangerous?
A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.B.Thepilotmaylosecontroloftheplane.
C.Theenginesmaybedamaged.D.Toomuchairmaygetintotheplane.
56.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?
A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplanesB.TheImportanceofFlyingSafely
C.TheDangerofTestingAirplanesD.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested
E
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