英语甘肃省武威市第六中学学年高二上学期期末考试.docx
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英语甘肃省武威市第六中学学年高二上学期期末考试
甘肃省武威市第六中学2017—2018学年高二上学期期末考试
英语试卷
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Maybeyouareconfusedbychoosingbooksforchildren.Herearesomegoodbooksforyou:
LearningHowtoLearn$22
Childrenwhoreadthisbookshowgreatinterestinstudy.Manypictureswillhelpthemunderstanditeasilyandquickly.
BasicStudyGuidebook$36
Readthisbookandlearn:
Whatthethreebarriers(障碍)tostudyareandwhattodoaboutthem
Whattodoifyouaretiredofasubject
Childrenreadittoimprovetheabilitytostudy.
HowtoUseaDictionaryPictureBookforChildren$35
Readthisbookandlearn:
Howtolookupwordsinadictionary
Whatthedifferentmarksinadictionarymean
Howtouseadictionarytopronouncewordscorrectly
Buythisbookandhelpchildrenwiththeireducation.
What’smore,you’lljustpay60%foritbeforeMay10,2016.
1.“_________”cantellyouwhattodoifyouaretiredofasubject.
A.StudySkillsforLife
B.BasicStudyGuidebook
C.LearningHowtoLearn
D.HowtoUseaDictionaryPictureBookforChildren
2.Picturesinthebook“LearningHowtoLearn”can.
A.makechildrenreadslowly
B.makethebookboring
C.makechildrenunderstandthebookeasily
D.makechildrendrawbeautifully
3.IfyoubuythethreebooksonMay2nd,2016,youwilljustpay_____forthem.
A.$55.8B.$93C.$71D.$60
4.Theaimofthethreeadsisto.
A.helpchildrenlearnEnglish
B.helpchildrenlearnaboutnature
C.useadictionarytopronouncecorrectly
D.sellthesebookstothechildren
B
Almosteveryonewantstobehappy,butnotallknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsuponourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.
Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuturethatwefailtoenjoythepresent,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.
Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeopleexperiencedancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivity.
Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.
5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis___________.
A.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy
B.TheSecretofHappiness
C.MoneyMakesYouHappy
D.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy
6.Thewriterthinksthat___________.
A.It’swrongtospendtimeonwork
B.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime
C.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife
D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier
7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Readingagoodbook.B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.
C.Playingasport.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.
C
Floridaiscelebratingabiganniversarythisyear.Fivehundredyearsago,onApril2,1513,SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonarrivedontheeastcoastofwhatisnowFlorida.NativeAmericanshadbeenlivingthereforcenturies,butPoncedeLeonwasthefirstEuropeantosetfootinwhatwouldbecometheUnitedStates.
Accordingtolegend(传说),PoncedeLeonmayhavelandedinFloridabymistake.HeissaidtohavebeenlookingforanislandcalledBiminianditsFountainofYouth.Themagicalfountaincouldsupposedlymakeoldpeopleyoungagain.Instead,PoncedeLeonlandedontheFloridapeninsula(半岛)andclaimeditforSpain.HenameditLaFlorida,or“floweryplace”.
PoncedeLeonexploredmoreofFlorida’scoastsoverthenextfewmonths.HelaterreturnedtoSpainbutwentbacktoFloridain1521toattempttosetupapermanentcolony(殖民地).However,NativeAmericansattackedhimandhiscompanions,andPoncedeLeonwaskilled.Itwasn’tuntil1565thatSpainsetupasuccessfulcolonyatSt.AugustineonFlorida’seastcoast.ItistheoldestpermanentEuropeansettlementintheU.S.
Floridadidn’tbelongtotheU.S.untilSpainlostcontrol.ItwasadmittedtotheU.S.asthe27thstatein1845.
Today,Floridahasoneofthefastest-growingpopulationsofanystate.Morethan19millionpeoplecallithome.
It’salsoapopulardestinationfortourists.Lastyear,89millionpeoplevisitedtheSunshineState.Thesedays,mostvisitorscomeinsearchoffuninthesunonitssandybeachesanditsthemeparks,suchasDisneyWorldandSeaWorld.
8.Fivehundredyearsago,.
A.theUnitedStateswasfounded
B.thefirstEuropeancametoFlorida
C.Floridawasdiscoveredbyhumanbeings
D.SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonwasborn
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutPoncedeLeonfromParagraph2?
A.HehatedtheFloridapeninsula.
B.HediscoveredFloridabyaccident.
C.HefinallyfoundFountainofYouth.
D.Hecouldmakeoldpeopleyoungagain.
10.PoncedeLeonwaskilled.
A.byhiscompanionsB.onhiswaytoFlorida
C.duringhissecondstayinFloridaD.afterhesetupapermanentcolony
11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlorida?
A.Touristsarelosinginterestinit.
B.Itsbeachesarenotwellprotected.
C.Thereare89millionpeopleinFloridaatpresent.
D.Itspopulationhasbeenincreasinginrecentyears.
D
Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwatersnearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations(迁徙)ofanymammal.
Allday,allsummerlong,inthecoldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.
Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen(鲸须)theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck(淤泥)fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.
Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.
Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow(浅的)waterscalledlagoons(濒海湖).Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.
Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.
12.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.
A.givenupB.endedupC.brokenupD.eatenup
13.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.
A.alwaysswimundertheoceanB.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy
C.facethecolderandcolderwaterD.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak
14.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?
A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.
C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.
15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?
A.Howlongtheylive.B.Howtheygettheirfood.
C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
Secretcodes(密码)keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.
Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.16.______Codebreakingneverlags(落后)farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.
Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.17.________Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”Spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”
18.______Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,Forexample,Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“13520135.”
Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.19._______Forexample“bridge“mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”20.____However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.
A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.
B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.
C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.
D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.
E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.
F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.
G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.
第二部分语言知识运用(共三节,满分50分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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