河南省商丘市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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河南省商丘市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2016--2017学年第二学期期末考试
高二英语试卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.
WhenDoctorGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:
"Nopains,nogains".Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.
DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.Theywerealltallandstrong.
Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.Adv
ersity(逆境)seemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.
EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeetwithhardship.There'salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'tbetornapart.
21.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften__________.
A.paidlittleattentiontothem
B.keptwateringthemeverymorning
C.talkedtothemtogettheirattention
D.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots
22.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbsplantedtrees?
A.Strangeandharmful.
B.Interestingandfunny.
C.Cruelandunacceptable.
D.Originalandreasonable.
23.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?
A.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.
B.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.
C.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.
D.Havegoodluck,encounteringlesshardship
intheirlife.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Prayersformysons
B.DoctorGibbsandhistrees
C.Growingroots
D.Wateringtrees
B
HowtoBeaWinner
SirStevenRedgrave
Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals
“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病).Believingmycareerwasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.ThatwastheencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn'tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”
KarenPickering
SwimmingWorldChampion
“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’t
followacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”
KirstenBest
Poet&Writer
“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’or‘focus’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological(心理的)tool.”
25. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?
A. Difficulties influenced his career.
B. Specialists offered him medical advice.
C. Training helped him defeat his disease.
D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.
26. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?
A. Her achievements.
B. Her daily happenings.
C. Her training schedule.
D. Her sports career.
27. According to
the passage, what do the three people have in common?
A. Courage.
B. Devotion.
C. Hard work.
D. Self-confidence.
C
Lionsareopportunists.Theyprefertoeatwithouthavingtodotoomuchwork.Whenrestingintheshade,theyarealsowatchingtheskytoseewhatisflyingby,andevenintheheatofthedaytheywill
suddenlystartupandrunamileacrosstheplainstofindoutwhatisgoingon.Ifanotheranimalhasmadeakill,theywilldriveitoffandtakethedillforthemselves.Agrownlioncaneasilyeat60poundsofmeatatasinglefeeding.Oftentheyeatuntilitseemspainfulforthemtoliedown.
Thelionesses(母狮),beingthinnerandfaster,arebetterhunters(猎手)thanthemales(雄狮).Butthemalesdon’tmind.Afterthekilltheymoveinandtakethetestshare.
Mostkillsaremadeatnightorjustbeforedaybreak.Wehaveseenmany,manydaylightattemptsbutonlytenkills.Roughly,it’sabouttwentydaytimeattemptsforonekill.
Whenlionsarehidingforanattackbyawaterhole,theywaitpatientlyandcanchargeatanysecond.Thekillistheexcitingmomentintheday-to-daylifeofthelion,sincethesegreatanimalsspendmostoftheirtime,about20hoursaday,sleepingandresting.
Lionsaresocialcats,andwhentheyarehavingarest,theylovetotoucheachother.Afterdrinkingatawaterhole,alionessrestsherheadonanother’sback.Whenwalking,younglionsoftentouchfaceswitholderones,anactofclosetiesamongmembersofthegroup.
28.Bydescribinglionsas“opportunists”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeanstosaythatlions_______.
A.are
cruelanimals
B.arecleveranimals
C.liketotakeadvantageofotheranimals
D.liketotakeeverychancetoeat
29.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Lionsmakemostkillsinthedaytime.
B.Malescaremoreabouteatingthanactivekilling.
C.Lionsarecuriousaboutthingshappeningaroundthem.
D.Itdoesn’ttakelionstoomuchtimetomakeakill.
30.Howcanweknowthatlionsaresocialanimals?
A.Theydependoneachother.
B.Theylookaftereachotherwell.
C.Theyreadilysharewhattheyhave.
D.Theyenjoyeachother’scompany.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.PowerfulLions
B.LionsatWorkandPlay
C.Lions,SocialCats
D.Lions,SkilledHunters
D
Childrenwhospendmoretimeoutdoorsmayhavealowerriskofbecomingnearsighted,newresearchsuggests.
Inthestudy,researcherslookedatabout1,900schoolchildren.Thescientistsfoundthatthekidswhohadbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoorsoverthreeyearswere23percentlesslikelytodevelopnearsightednessduringthistimethanthosewhohadnotbeeninstructedtospendmoretimeoutdoors.Moreover,amongthekidswhodidbecomenearsightedduringthestudy,thedegreetowhichtheireyesightworsenedwasslightlysmalleramongthosewhospentmoretimeoutdoors.
Theresearchersselectedsixschoolsandrequiredthechildren,whoseaverageagewas7atthestartofthestudy,toattendoneadditional60-minuteclassofoutdooractivitiesduringeachschooldayforthreeyears.Theparentsofthesechildrenwerealsoencouragedtoengagetheirchildreninoutdooractivitiesafterschool,especiallyduringweekendsandholidays.Theotherhalfofthechildren,fromanothersixschools,continuedtheirusualactivitypatterns.Afterthreeyears,30.4percentofthekidsintheintervention(干预)grouphadbecomenearsighted,comparedwith38.5percentofthekidsintheothergroup.
Itisnotclearexactlywhyspendingmoretimeoutsidewouldbenefitchildren’seyesight,theresearcherssaid.However,someresearchhassuggestedthatthehigherlevelsoflightintensityfoundoutdoorsmayincreasethereleaseofthechemicaldopamine(多巴胺)oftheeye.Inturn,dopamineisknowntorestrain(抑制)thetypeofgrowthintheeyethatisassociatedwithnearsightedness.
Basedonthenewresults,theresearchersrecommendthatchildrenspendmoretimeoutdoorsbecauseofthepotentialbenefitstotheireyesight.However,it’simportanttoprotectkids’skinandeyesfromUVlight,whichcanbedamaging.
32.Whatdidthechildrenintheinterventiongroupdoduringeachschoolday?
A.Attendanextraclassofoutdooractivities.
B.Continuetodotheirusualactivities.
C.Spendonehourindoingeyeexercises.
D.Participateinoutdooractivitieswithparents.
33.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthechemicaldopamine?
A.Itcancontributetopoorsight.
B.Itcandamagepeople’sbrain.
C.Itisbeneficialtoeyesight.
D.Itmeanslowlevelsoflightintensity.
34.Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Howtodesignoutdooractivitiesforkids.
B.Howtopreventkidsbecomingnearsighted.
C.Howtoprotectkids’skinandeyesfromUVlight.
D.Howtoencouragekidstojoininoutdooractivities.
35.Whichcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheMoreTimeOutdoors,theBetter
B.KidsMaySeeBetterifTheyPlayOutside
C.It’sTimetoEngageKidsinOutdoorActivities
D.ResearchersFoundaCureforNearsightedness
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。
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