黑龙江鹤岗一中高二期末考试英语.docx

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黑龙江鹤岗一中高二期末考试英语

鹤岗一中2014-2015学年度下学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分：

120分

Ⅰ卷（两部分，共70分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported. 

MrsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged（扑）,lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater. 

NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked（戳）theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree. 

MrsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospital（RDH）foramedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds（伤口）inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers. 

“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospital,DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport. 

HesaidMrsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”. 

DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria（细菌）ontheteethofthecrocodile.

1.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.

A.atra

velguideB.anewspaper 

C.atextbookD.anovel

2.ThecrocodileattackedMrsPethrickwhenshewas______.

A.swimmingintheriver 

B.standingontheriverbank

C.watchingthecrocodile 

D.fishinginthewater

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMrsPethrick?

A.Hereyeswerebadlypoked. 

B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.

C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt. 

D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.

4.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.braveB.diligent C.quickD.humorous

B

Manyofusarefascinatedbytimetravel.Whowouldn’tbeenthralledbyreturningtothepastor

seeingthefuture?

Buttimetravelseemstobepossibleonlyinourimagination–orinmostcases,insciencefiction.

Sciencefictionisaworldwhereimpossiblethingscanbecomepossible.Butsciencefictionisnotentirelyfictionsinceitisbasedonsciencetheoriesandprinciples.Ihavecompiledsomeofthepopularwaysbywhichtimetravelismadepossibleinfictionbooks:

A.Throughthewormhole（虫孔）——Itisashortcutbetweenpointsinspace-time.According

toEinstein,anobjectcanpassthroughthisifitcantravelatthespeedoflightwithinfinitemass.AnexampleofawormholeisdescribedinRiddLeoftheRedBible.

·Throughablackhole——Ablackholeisavacuuminspacewherelightcannotevenescapeorpassthrough.Insomesci-fimovies,likeStarTrek,blackholesbecomethemeanstotravelthroughtime.

·Throughtimemachines——Infiction,timemachinesarecomplexvehiclesthatcan

travelfasterthanlight.AtimemachinecanbeastrangevehiclelikeTARDISinDoctorWhooraspeciallymodifiedcarliketheoneusedinBacktotheFuture.

·Throughaparallel（平行的）universe——Anotherpopul

arwaytotravelthroughtimeis

tobeabletosliporslideintoaparalleluniversewhereonecangobacktoapointintimeandseeadifferentreality.

Thoughweknowtimetravelmaynotbepossible,itisstillanentertainingsubjectandaheatedtopicformostofus.

5.Theunderlinedword

“enthralled”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“

.”

A.thrilledB.confusedC.shockedD.upset

6.Themeansoftravellingthroughablackholeisdescribedin.

A.DoctorWhoB.BacktotheFuture

C.StarTrekD.RiddleoftheRedBible

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Timetravelwillneverbecomepossibleeveninthefarfuture.

B.Timetravelthroughatimemachinewillbethemostcommonmeans.

C.Sci-fiwritershavesomesimilarexperienceastheydescribeintheirfiction.

D.Manywaysoftimetravelaredescribedinsciencefictionbesidesthementionedfours.

C

SomepeopleaskedmehowIcouldsuggesttheexpensesofbillionsofdollarsforavoyagetoMars,atatimewhenmanychildrenonthisEartharestarvingtodeath.Iknowthattheydonotexpectananswersuchas“Oh,Ididnotknowthattherearechildrendyingfromhunger,butfromnowonIwillstopanykindofspaceresearchuntilmankindhassolvedthatproblem!

”Infact,Ihaveknownofthislongbefore.

ButIfirml

ybelievethatbyworkingforthespaceprogramwecanmakesomecontributionstothereliefandeventualsolutionofsuchseriousproblemsaspovertyandhungerontheEarth.Twobasicfactorscausingthepovertyandhungerproblemsaretheproductionoffoodandthedistribution

（分布）offood.Infact,largeareasoflandcouldbeusedfarbetterifefficientmethodsoffarming,fertilizeruse,weatherforecasting,fieldselection,planting,cropsurveys,harvestplanningandsoonwereapplied.Thebesttoolfortheimprovementofallthesemethodsundoubtedly,istheartificialEarthsatellite.Circlingtheglobeatahighaltitude,itcanscreenwideareasoflandwithinashorttime;itcanobserveandmeasurealargevarietyoffactorsindicatingthestatusandconditionofcrops,soil,droughts,rainfall,snowcover,etc.

Besides,inthemodernsociety,thereisacontinuinggreatneedfornewbasicknowledgeinthescienceifwewishtoimprovetheconditionsofhumanlife

ontheEarth.Weneedmoreknowledgeinphysicsandchemistry,inbiologyandphysiology,andparticularlyinmedicinetocopewithalltheseproblemswhichthreatenman’slife:

hunger,disease,overpopulation,pollutionofwaterandtheenvironment.Inaway,thespaceagenotonlyholdsoutamirrorinwhichwecanseeourselves,italsoprovidesuswiththetechnologies.

8.Thepassageismainlydiscussingabout.

A.whetherthechildren’sdyingfromhungeristhemajorproblem

B.whetherthereisaneffectivewaytoavoidtheglobalstarvation

C.whethertheauthor’ssuggestionhasbeentakenintoseriousconsideration

D.whetheritisworthspendingmuchmoneyonthespaceresearch

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whatplaysanimportantpartindealingwithpovertyandhunger?

A.Fo

odsupply.B.Methodsoffarming.

C.Governmentsupport.D.Moderntechnology.

10.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby.

A.makingcomparisonB.givingexplanation

C.givingexamplesD.offeringadvice

11.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.morebasicknowledgeisrequiredtobelearned

B.technologiescanhelptoimproveourlivingquality

C.wecanliveamorepeacefulandhappierlife

D.therearedifferentviewsonthespaceage

D

Mygrandfatherdiedmorethantwenty-fiveyearsago.Hewaskind,strong,fair,andveryfunny.WhenIwasayoungmusician,hewasmybiggestfan.MygrandpausedtoapplaudwhenIwaspreparingforit.Iplayedmyviolinforhimwhenhevisited,andhelovedeverything,buteachtimehehadonerequest——callmetoplayAmazingGrace.AndIusuallydidso.

AboutthetimewhenIenteredhighschool,grandpagotcancer.ThelasttimeIsawhimalivewasin1985.ForamomentIdidn’trecognizehim.Helookedsosmallamongallthewhitesheets,andIhadneverthoughtofmygrandpaassmallinanysense.

ThenextmorningIfoundmymomentalonewithhim.Ipreparedmyvoilin,tunedtohisappreciativegaze,andfinallyplayedforhimAmazingGrace.Ihadworkedonitforweeks,knowingitnevermatteredifIactuallyplayeditwellandchoosingnottobelieveasIplayedthatitwasmylastconcertformybiggestfan.Thecancerhadstolenhissmile,butIsawjoyinhiseyes.Heheldmyhandafterward,andIknewIhaddonesomethingimportant.

Iarguedwithpeopleallthroughcollegeaboutmymusicmajor.Iwastoldbystrangersthatmusicwouldn’tmakemeanymoneyanditwasn’tusefullikebeingadoctor.ButIknewthatwithmusicIwasabletogivemygrandpasomethingatapointwhennooneelsecould.Fooddidn’ttaste

good,doctorscouldn’thelp,andhisbodybetrayed（辜负）himandlefthimhelpless.Butforafewminuteslisteningtomewithmyviolin,heseemedtofindbeautyandloveandescape.

12.Everytimetheauthor’sgrandfathercametovisither,hewould.

A.askhertoplaythesamepieceofmusic

B.pretendtothinkhighlyofherperformance

C.applaudforherthroughoutherperformance

D.remindtheauthorofhiskindnessandhumour

13.WhydidtheauthorspendweeksinpracticingplayingAmazingGrace?

A.Shebelieveditcansavehergrandfather’slife.

B.Shewantedhergrandfathertobeherbiggestfan.

C.Shewantedtoexpresshersorrowb

yplayingthatsong.

D.Shewantedtocomfortbothherselfandherdyinggrandfather.

14.Theauthorseemstobelievethat.

A.beingadoctorcouldearnhermorefameandwealth

B.musiccouldmakeadifferenceeventoadyingoldperson

C.musiccouldhaveabettereffectonpatients’lifethanlove

D.ourlifecouldn’tbebeautifulwithouteachother’scareandlove

15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Grandfather’sLoveB.Goodbye,MyFavoriteMusic

C.AmazingGraceD.Human’sBetterNature

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。

Stressedout?

Yourscheduleispackedwithclasses,homework,youthgroups,hobbies,familyandfriends.

16Youmightalsobedealingwitharelationshiporfamilyconflict.Sometimesit'sjusttoomuchtohandle,andstressmovesslowlyintoyourlife.Herearesomeideastohelpyoubalanceyourlifeandreducest