甘肃省定西市通渭县马营中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省定西市通渭县马营中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

马营中学2015—2016学年度第一学期期中考试

高二英语试题

第I卷

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。

Ⅶ.阅读理解，根据短文内容选择最佳答案

A

Earlyin2003Chinawasfacedwithanewillnesswhichwasverydangerous.Itwaseasytofallillwithitbecauseitwasspreadthroughwater.Itwashighlyinfectioussothatdirtyplatesinrestaurants,dirtytoiletsorfoodthatwasnotcleanpassedonthedisease.Whenpeoplewereinfectedtheycouldspreadthedisease,bycoughingorsneezing.Theproblemwasthatthisillnesslookedatfirstasifitwasfluorpneumonia.Thepatientshadahightemperature,headachesandoftendevelopedadrycoughandpneumonia.Manyofthemdied.Theproblemwasthatdoctorsandnursescaringforthepatientswerealsoatgreatriskofthedisease.Whentheytouchedthepatients,kissedorhuggedthem,cameclosetothemortoucheditemsalreadyusedbythepatientstheywereatrisk.So,manyofthemdidnotgohomeuntiltheoutbreakwasover.

DrZhongNanshanwasveryconcernedaboutthisnewillness.Hefeltthatitwasnotenoughtocontroltheillness.Ifitwastobetreatedproperlythentheresearchershadtofindthecauseoftheillness.Heworkedveryhardandrefusedtohidethefacts.HespokeofoutbreaksspreadingalloverChina.Heinsistedthattimeandeffortbegiventoovercomethisillness.Onthe12thApril2003,hewassuccessfulinfindingthecauseofSARS.Havingfoundthatheknewitwouldbeeasiertogetridoftheillness.BecauseofhisgoodworkSARSdidnotreturntoChinain2004butthegovernmentandthedoctorsarealwayswatchingtoseeifitwilleverreturn.

1.WhatkindofpersondoestheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphshowthatDrZhongNanshanis?

A.Diligentandhonest.B.Diligentandstubborn.

C.Hard-workingandeasy-going.D.Hard-workingandoutspoken.

2.WhatisthewaySARSspreadsbetweenpeopleandthepatients?

A.Throughwater.B.Dirtytoilets.

C.Bycoughingorsneezing.D.Alltheabove.

3.WhichisNOTthesymptomofSARSaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thepatienthasahightemperature.

B.Thepatienthasaheadache.

C.Thepatientdevelopsadrycoughandpneumonia.

D.Thepatientsneezesheavily.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassage?

A.SARSisahighlydangerousillness.

B.DrZhongNanshanfoundthecauseofSARSsuccessfullyfinally.

C.ManypeopledieofSARSinChina.

D.PeopleshouldremainwatchfulalthoughSARSisincontrol.

5.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?

A.ZhongNanshan’sHardWork

B.SARS—aDangerousNewIllness

C.ZhongNanshan,aFighterAgainstSARS

D.HowtoPreventSARSSuccessfully?

B

WhenStephenHawkingpublishedABriefHistoryofTimein1989,thereactionsofthepublicwerequitedifferentfromthoseofscientificcircles.Peoplewhowerenotscientistsdescribedthebookasamasterpiece.Theysaidthebookhelpedthemunderstandwhataverycomplexworldastrophysicswas.Butscientistsrespondeddifferently.Theyclaimedthebookwasnotscientificenoughandreliedtoomuchonguessing,ratherthanonsolidfacts.Despitetheseconflictingviews,thebookhasbeenwildlypopular.Sinceitsreleasein1989,over5.5millioncopieshavebeensoldwithtranslationspublishedin33differentlanguages.

ABriefHistoryofTimecoversabroadanddiverserangeoftopicsregardingthenatureoftheuniverseandtime.Didtimeactuallyhaveabeginning?

Doestimehaveanend?

Istheuniverseinfinite?

Hawkingdealswiththeseinterestingissuesonlyafterreviewingformertheoriesthattriedtounlockthemysteriesoftheuniverse.TheseincludedGalileo’sandNewton’sworks.Ofcourse,butevenmoreimportantly,HawkingraisesquestionsonEinstein’stheoryofrelativity（whichdealswiththeinfinitelylarge）aswellashisworkinquantummechanics （whichdealswiththeinfinitelysmall）.

Hawkingstudiedthesetheories,aswellascosmology,duringhiseducationatOxfordUniversityinEngland.Heexplainedhisloveforphysicsasanextensionofmathematics:

“Tome,mathematicsisjustatoolwithwhichtodophysics.”

InABriefHistoryofTime:

FromtheBigBangtoBlackHoles,Hawkingexploresunknownareasofdeepspace.Hebuildshisobservationsontheideathat“Atonepoint,theearthwenowwalkonwasdistributedsotenuously（稀薄地） thatagramofsoilwouldhaveoccupiedacolumnthesizeofanentireplanet…Inasense,eachofushasbeeninsideastar;inasense,eachofushasbeeninthevastemptyspacebetweenstars;and—iftheuniverseeverhadabeginning—eachofuswasthere!

”

HeisreferringtoatimebeforetheBigBang,whenallofthematteronandsurroundingearthdidnotexistasitdoestoday.Rather,thatmattertookshapethroughtemperatureandpressureatthecentreofastar.Asaresultofthispressureandtemperature,thestar,orsupernova,exploded.Physicistsarestilltryingtocreatemathematicalmodelsthatcomeclosetorepresentingtheevolutionoftheuniversefromthattimeforward.

6.WhatdidHawkingstudyduringhistimeatOxfordUniversity?

A.Galileo’sworks.B.Newton’sworks.

C.Einstein’stheoryofrelativity.D.Alltheabove.

7.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutABriefHistoryofTime?

A.Only5.5millioncopiesofitwerepublished.

B.Itwasbroughtoutin1989.

C.Thepublicagreedwithscientistsonthequalityofthebook.

D.Itwasnotawidelyreadbook.

8.Byquoting（引用）Hawking’sremarkinthethirdparagraph,theauthorintendsto.

A.showthatmathematicsisnotimportantinhisstudies

B.tellusthatmathematicscanhelpusunderstandphysics

C.suggestthatphysicsisjustpartofmathematics

D.makeitclearthatHawking’sstudyofmathematicswassecondtohisloveforphysics

9.AccordingtoHawking,.

A.allthethingsonearthhavealwaysexistedastheydonow

B.allofusoncelivedinsideastar

C.starshavenotchangedsincetheBigBang

D.thematteronandsurroundingtheearthgatheredatastar’scentrebeforetheBigBang

10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.People’sdifferentattitudestowardABriefHistoryofTime.

B.Hawking’sideasaboutthenatureoftheuniverse.

C.AnintroductionofABriefHistoryofTime.

D.Hawking’sfightagainsthisdiseaseandhisachievementsinresearch.

C

TheMasterofSuspense

OneofEngland’sgreatestmoviedirectorswasamanbythenameofAlfredHitchcock,bornin1899.Hemademanyfamousblackandwhitemoviesthatwerescaryandfullofsuspense,hencehisnicknameasthe“MasterofSuspense”.HismostfamousfilmsincludeTheBirdsandPsycho.Mostofhisfilmsweremurdermysteries,withcleverdialogues,interestingplotsandtalentedactorsandactresses.Hewasalsoarevolutionaryfilmmakerandintroducedmanynewtechniquestothemovie-makingindustry.Hitchcockhadaroundishbellyandabignose,whichmadehisprofileveryrecognizable.Hewasnotanactorbuthelovedtomakecameoappearancesinhisownfilms.

Hitchcockwasanunusualman.Forexample,heproducedfrighteningmoviesaboutmysteriousmurders,andyetoncehesaidhisowngreatestfearwasthefearofsmallchildren!

Hitchcockalsohadaverycleverimagination,whichisespeciallyclearinhismovieTheBirds.Inthisterrifyingmovie,atownisattackedbyatremendousflock ofblackbirds.Thebirdsareangryandbreakintopeople’shomestotakerevenge.

Thisman’sgreatimaginationisalsoreflectedinPsycho,whichisoneofthemostfamousBritishmoviesofalltime.InPsycho,ayoungmanclaimstorunasmallmotelwithhiselderlymother.Butitturnsoutthatthemotherisfictional;sheexistsonlyintheyoungman’shead.Atnight,hedressesuplikehismotherandsitsnearthewindowforpeopletosee.Butaftermidnighthebreaksintohisguests’bedroomsandmurdersthem.

InHitchcock’stimeandera,murdermysterieswerenotgruesome,likemanyoftoday’shorrorfilmswithlotsofbloodandgore.Theythrilledaudienceswiththeirfocusonintrigueandsuspense.

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHitchcock’smovies?

A.Theywereallmurdermysteries.

B.Theyhavecleverdialoguesandinterestingplots.

C.Theyhavetalentedactorsandactresses.

D.Theyareblackandwhitemovies.

12.WhywasHitchcockanunusualmaninthewriter’sopinion?

A.Hewasalargemanwithabignose.

B.Hismoviesarehorriblemovies.

C.Heproducedfrighteningmovies,buthethoughtsmallchildrenfrightenedhimthemost.

D.Hismysteriousmoviesscaredchildrenthemost.

13.Whatdoesthephrase“makecameoappearances”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.Appearwithacamera.B.Playanunimportantpart.

C.Makeashortappearance.D.Playinafunnyway.

14.HowmanyfilmsdirectedbythenameofAlfredHitchcockarementionedinthepassage?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

15.AboutAlfredHitchcock,whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Hiscontribution.B.Hiscareer.C.Hisnickname.D.Hisweakness.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

【题文】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

TipsforCookingonaTightSchedule

Frommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:

ability,money,andtime16.MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspentinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:

1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthere’snothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?

Doyouhavetherightmaterialsalready?

17.

2.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,ma