学年新疆哈密地区第二中高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年新疆哈密地区第二中高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2016-2017学年新疆哈密地区第二中高二下学期期末考试英语学科试卷

命题人：

张方

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Awomanbroughtaverylimp-lookingducktoseeavet.Asshelaidherpetonthetable,thevetpulledouthisstethoscope（听诊器）andlistenedtothebird’schest.

Afteramomentortwo,thevetshookhisheadandsadlysaid,“I’sorry,yourduck,Cuddles,haspassedaway.”

Thewomanwassodisappointedandasked,“Areyousure?

”“Yes,Iamsure.Yourduckisdead,”repliedthevet.

“Howcanyoubesosure?

”sheprotested.“Imeanyouhaven’tdoneanytestingonhimoranything.Hemightjustbeinacoma（昏迷）orsomething.”

Thevetrolledhiseyes,turnedaroundandlefttheroom.Hereturnedafewminuteslaterwithablackdog.Astheduck’sownerlookedoninamazement,thedogstoodonhisbacklegs,puthisfrontpawsontheexaminationtableandsniffedtheduckfromtoptobottom.Hethenlookedupatthevetwithsadeyesandshookhishead.Thevetpattedthedogontheheadandtookitoutoftheroom.

Afewminuteslater,hereturnedwithacat.Thecatjumpedonthetableandalsocarefullysniffedthebirdfromheadtofoot.Thecatsatbackdown,shookhisheadmeowedsoftlyandwentoutoftheroom.

Thevetlookedatthewomanandsaid,“I’msorry,butasIsaid,thisismostdefinitely,100%certifiably,adeadduck.”

Thevetturnedtohiscomputer,pressedafewkeysandproducedabill,whichhehandedtothewoman.

Theduck’sowner,stillinshock,tookthebill.“150dollars!

”sheshouted.“150dollarsjusttotellmemyduckisdead!

”

Thevetshrugged,“I’msorry.Ifyouhadjusttakenmywordforit,thebillwouldhavebeen20dollars,butwiththeLabReportandtheCatScan,it’snow150dollars.”

1.Whydidthevettakeadogandacatintotheexaminationroom?

A.Toconfirmtheduckwasdead.

B.Togivetothewomanaspets.

C.Tocomfortthewoman.

D.Toaskthemtosavetheduck’slife.

2.Howwasthewomanlikelytofeelafterbeingtoldthereasonwhythebillwas150dollars?

A.Awkward.B.AngryC.Sad.D.Delighted.

3.Thepassageisa（n）_______________.

A.novelB.joke.C.advertisementD.review

B

Chinesekungfuisoneoftheearliestandlongest-lastingsportsthatusebothmuscleandbrain.Overitslonghistoryithasdevelopedasauniquecombinationofexercise,practicalself-defense,self-disciplineandart.

ItisestimatedthatChinesekungfucandatebacktoancienttimes.Atthattime,peopleusedstickstofightwildbeasts.Gradually,theyaccumulatedagreatdealofself-defenseexperience.WhentheShangdynastybegan,huntingwasconsideredanimportantpartofkungfutraining.

DuringtheShangandZhoudynasties,martialarts（武术）evolvedtobecomeakindofdancing.Usually,thedancingofmartialartswasusedtotrainsoldiersandinspiretheirmorale.Atthesametime,theskillandtechnologyofswordmakingaswellasswordceremoniesdevelopedrapidly.

StartingfromtheTangdynasty,akungfuexaminationwasproposedandintroduced.Excellentcandidateswouldreceivetitlesandawardsthroughtheexamination,largelypromotingthedevelopmentofmartialarts.Bythen,martialartshadevolvedtobecomeanartformandanindependentgenre（类型）.KungfuwasgraduallyintroducedtomanycountriesinSoutheastAsia.Today,kungfuishonoredastheancestorofkickboxing（跆拳道）,karate（空手道）andjudo.

TheSongandYuandynastieswitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.Thepracticeofkungfubycivilorganizationsbecamemoreandmorepopular.Peopleactuallymadealivingasmartialartsperformersalloverthecountry.Usuallytheirperformancewascarriedoutbyasinglepersonortwoasapair.

ChinesekungfuachievedgreaterdevelopmentintheMingandQingdynasties.IntheMingdynasty,alotofgenrescameintobeingandnumerousbooksonmartialartswerepublished.IntheQingdynasty,therulingempirebannedthepracticeofmartialarts,andthepeoplehadtosetupvariousclubsorsocietiestopassontheskillsinsecret.

Today,kungfucontinuestobepracticedbymanypeopleforthepurposedofkeepingfitorimprovingbodyimage.

4.Accordingtothetext,__________wasanimportantofthedevelopmentofkungfuinancienttimes.

A.huntingB.dancingC.singingD.fighting

5.DuringtheShangandZhoudynasties,kungfuwasusedto____________.

A.promotethenationaleconomy.

B.keephealthyandimprovebodyimage.

C.trainsoldiersandinspiretheirmorale.

D.fightbigwildanimals.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheproductionofswordsreachedthehighestpointduringtheTangDynasty.

B.KungfuwasalwaysperformedbyagroupofpeopleduringtheSongandYuandynasties.

C.KungfuhashadaprofoundimpactonmanyactivitiesinSoutheastAsia.

D.TheTangdynastywitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.

7.HowdidkungfuevolveintheMingdynasty?

A.Theemperorsetupmanyorganizationstopromotekungfu.

B.Variousgenresappearedandbookswerepublishedaboutkungfu.

C.Kungfubecametheonlyperformanceatcourtparties.

D.Peoplemadealivingaskungfuperformersalloverthecountry.

C

AbottledwatercompanyineasternChinahasbegunprintingpicturesofmissingchildrenonitspackagingtohelpparentsandauthoritiesfindthem.

QingdaoKingtexInternationalsaidithassold500,000bottleswithinformationonsixchildrenmissingsinceJuly.Thelabelsalsoincludethechild’sbirthdateandahotlinenumber.

“Wejustwantedtoplayourpartinhelpingthoseparentswhomightspendtheirlifetimesearchingfortheirmissingchildren.”saidShiYiwei,amarketingmanageratthecompany.

“We’remainlysellingthewaterbottlesinQingdao.”Shesaid.“Next,we’dliketoexpandtheprogramtoBeijingandShanghai,tospreadtheinformationnationwide,soastoraisemoreawarenessaboutmissingchildren.

TheprojectwaslaunchedincooperationwithBaobeiHuijia,avolunteergroupthatsupportsparentslookingformissingchildrennationwide.“It’salwaysagoodthingtoaddanothermethodtohelpsearchforlostchildren.Attheveryleast,theseeffortswillhelptodrawpeople’sattentiontotheproblemofchildtrafficking（非法交易）,”saidZhangBaoyan,whofoundedthegroupwithherhusband,QinYanyou.

Kingtex’swaterbottleshavereceivedalotofattentiononsocialmedia.Whilesomeapplaudthemove,othershavequestionedthecompany’smotives,notleastbecauseitsbottledwatersellsfor5.5yuanhigherthanmanyotherdomesticbrands.

“Thewaterissoexpensive.Can’tthecompanylowerthepricesoastoimprovesalesandspreadtheinformationtomorepeople?

”wroteonenetizenonSinaWeibo.ShisaidKingtex’spriceshaveremainedthesamesince2014.“Wealsodistributeanumberofbottlesforfreeinordertoreachmorepeople,”sheadded.

Non-governmentalorganizationsareplayinganimportantroleinassisitingthesearchformissingchildrenandcombatinghumantraffickinginChina.BaobeiHuijiasaidithashelpedtoreunitemorethan1,700familiessinceitwasestablishedin2007.“We’restillworkingonabout31,000unsolvedcases,”Zhangsaid.

Atraditionalpreferenceformaleheirs（继承人），particularlyinruralareas,hasledtoablackmarket,withfamilieswillingtospendlargesumstogetababyboy.

8.WhatisKingtexdoingtohelptofindmissingchildren?

A.Itisfundingmissingchildren’sparentsbysellingitsproductsatahighprice.

B.Itisprintinginformationofmissingchildrenonthepackagingofitsproduct.

C.ItissellingitsproductsacrossawideareatocollectmoremoneyforBaobeiHuijia.

D.Itiscooperatingwiththegovernmenttofightchildrentrafficking.

9.Whyhavesomepeoplequestionedthemotivesofthecompany?

A.Itsproductshavereceivedextraattentiononsocialmedia.

B.Ithasn’traisedmuchawarenessaboutmissingchildren.

C.Thequalityofitsproductsispoorerthanofmanyotherdomesticbrands.

D.Thepriceofitsproductsishigherthanthatofmanydomesticbrands.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.BaobeiHuijiahasmadeagreatcontributiontofindingmissingchildren.

B.Thegovernmentlackslawstocombatchildtrafficking.

C.Therearestill31000casesofchildtraffickingwaitingtobesolvedinChina.

D.TheloweducationlevelofChinesepeopleisthemainreasonforchildtrafficking.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowadsKingtex’sproject?

A.ApprovingB.DisapprovingC.NeutralD.Indifferent

D

AgirlfromMontclair,NewJersey,CharlotteAlter,whoisnowinhertwenties,wroteonTthatwhenshewas12,hermothertoldher,“Idon’twanttofrightenyou,butIthinkyoumayhaveputonalittleweight.”

Contrarytopopularbeliefaboutbodyconfidence,theremarkdidn’tcrushherself-respectandactuallybenefitedherinthelongrun.Hermotherapparentlytoldherhonestlyatthetime:

“It’sonlythreeorfourpounds,andit’snottheendoftheworld.Ithappenstoeveryone.I’llhelpyoufigureitout.”Insteadofgivingheracomplexaboutherweight,MissAltersayshermother’sopennessmadeherawareofherbodyinahealthyway.

“Mymotherdecidedtonamethedemon（恶魔）andteachmehowtodealwithit,whichrevealedtheweightlossprocessandmadeitalotlessscary,”shewrote.

Togetherbackontherighttrack,hermothersuggestedshestopeatingdessertsfortwoweeksandruntwolapsaroundaparknearherhouseeveryday.Whenshecompletedthetwoweeks,hermothercongratulatedher.“ThenexttimeIaskedherifIlookedfat,shesaidIlookedgreat.AndIbelievedher,”recalledMissAlter.

“Shewasconcernedaboutme:

shenoticedthatIwasn’texercising,thatmyclothesweren’tfittingmeproperly,thatIwould…lookgluminthemirror.”Shes