学年甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学高二第二学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学高二第二学期期末考试英语试题

甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学2019-2020学年高二

第二学期期末考试

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Ashopkeepersenthissontolearnaboutthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestmanintheworld.Theboywalkedalongway,andfinallycameuponthebeautifulcastlewherethewisemanlived.

Onenteringthemainroomofthecastle,theboywasquitesurprised:

tradesmencomingandgoing,peoplechattinginthecorners,andasmallorchestraplayingsoftmusic.Thewisemantalkedwitheveryone,andtheboyhadtowaitfortwohoursbeforeitwashisturn.

Thewisemanlistenedcarefullytotheboy’sexplanationofwhyhehadcome,buttoldhimthathedidn’thavetimejustthentoexplainthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheboylookaroundthepalaceandreturnintwohours.

“Meanwhile,Iwanttoaskyoutodosomething,”saidthewiseman,handingtheboyateaspoonthatheldtwodropsofoil.“Asyouwanderaround,carrythisspoonwithyouwithoutallowingtheoiltospill.”

Theboybegantowalkupanddownstairsofthepalace,keepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Aftertwohours,hereturnedtothewiseman.

“Well,”askedthewiseman,“DidyouseethePersiantapestries（挂毯）inthehall?

Didyouseethegardenthattookthemastergardenertenyearstocreate?

”Theboywasembarrassed,andrepliedthathehadobservednothing.Hisonlyconcernhadbeennottospilltheoil.

“Thengobackandobservethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.Theboypickedupthespoonandreturnedtohisexplorationofthepalace.Thistimeheobservedalloftheworksofartontheceilingsandthewalls.Whenhereturned,hedescribedindetaileverythinghehadseen.

“Butwherearethedropsofoil?

”askedthewiseman.Lookingdownatthespoonheheld,theboysawthattheoilwasgone.

“Well,thereisonlyonepieceofadviceIcangiveyou,”saidthewiseman.“Thesecretofhappinessistoseeallthewondersoftheworld,andnevertoforgetthedropsofoilonthespoon.”

1．Whentheboyarrivedatthecastle,he.

A.receivedawarmwelcomefromthewiseman

B.hadalreadymissedhischancetotalktothewiseman

C.didn’texpecttoseesomanypeoplearound

D.wasshownaroundthepalacebythelocalpeople

2．Thewisemangavetheboytwotasksinorderto.

A.teachhimthesecretofhappiness

B.showhimhowtoobservethewondersintheworld

C.makehimlearnfromhismistakes

D.lettheboyenjoyhispalaceandgarden

3．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat“thedropsofoilonthespoon”probablyreferto.

A．thebeautyofnature

B．thefortuneapersonowns

C．theresponsibilitiesofaperson

D．thegreatopportunitiesinlife

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?

A．Thewisemanwassatisfiedwiththewaytheboyperformedthesecondtask

B．Ittookthewisemanabout10yearstofinishhisgarden.

C．Thewisemanwasn’tpayingmuchattentiontotheboyatfirst.

D．Theboytooknonoticeofthesurroundingsduringhisfirsttask.

B

NothingcouldstopDad.Afterhewasputondisabilityforabadback,heboughtasmallfarminthecountry,justenoughtogrowfoodforthefamily.Heplantedvegetables,fruittreesandevenkeptbeesforhoney.

AndeveryweekhecleanedOldManMcColgin'schickenhouseinexchangeformanure（肥料）.Thesmellreallyburnedtheinsideofyournose.Whenwecomplainedabouttheterriblesmell,Dadsaidthestrongerthemanure,thehealthierthecrops,andhewasright.Forexample,justoneofhiscantaloupes（甜瓜）filledtheentirehousewithitssweetsmell,andthetastewasevensweeter.

Asthevegetablesstartedcomingin,Dadthrewhimselfintocooking.Oneday,armedwitabasketofvegetables,heannouncedhewasgoingtomakestew（炖菜）.Dadpulledoutapressurecooker（高压锅）andfilleditupwithcabbages,eggplants,potatoes,corns,onionsandcarrots.Forabouthalfanhour,thepressurebuiltandthevegetablescooked.Finally,Dadturnedoffthestove,thepotbegantocoolandthepressurereliefvalvesprayedoutacloudofsteam.IfwethoughtDad'spileofchickenmanurewasbad,thiswas10timesworse.WhenDadtookoffthelid,thesmellnearlyknockedusout.

Dadcarriedthepotoutandweopeneddoorsandwindowstoairoutthehouse.Justhowbadwasit?

Theneighborscameoutoftheirhousestoseeifwehadagasleak!

Determined,Dadfilledourplateswithsteamingstewandpassedthemaround.Itdidn’tlookthatbad,andafterthefirstwavehadshutdownmyabilitytosmell,itdidn’toffendthenosesomuch,edible,andwedrankupeverylastdropofsoup.

5．WhydidDadcleanOldManMocolgin’schickenhouseregularly?

A.Toearnsomemoneyforthefamily.

B.Tocollectmanureforhiscrops.

C.Togetridoftheterriblesmell.

D.Tosetagoodexampletous.

6．WhatcanweinferaboutDad’sstew?

A.Itispopularamongtheneighbors.

B.Itcontainshoneyandvegetables.

C.Itlooksverywonderful.

D.Ittastesquitedelicious.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“offend”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.ToattractB.ToupsetC.ToairD.Toshut

C

Manyyearsago,dogsandwolveswerethesame.Butabout14,000yearsago,somewolvesbegantochange.Theywerenolongeraswild.Nooneknowsexactlyhowthishappened.AngusPhillipsofNationalGeographicMagazinethinksitmayhavehappenedlikethis:

“Somewolvesmovedclosetohumancookingfiresaftersmellingsomethinggoodtoeat.Thentheyworkedtogetclosertogroupsofhumans.Theydidthisbybeinghelpfulorprovingtheywouldnothurtpeople.Thehumansmighthaveusedthewolves’betterhuntingskillstohelpthemhuntanimals.Thewolvescouldwarnhumansofdangeratnight.”“Overthousandsofyears,humanskeptthelarge,roughwolvesoutofthehumancamps.Thisledtothedevelopmentofdifferentkindsofdogsthatweremorefriendlytopeople.Theybegantolookdifferentthanwolves.Theyweregenerallysmallerthanwolves,withashorternose.”

Throughthelate19thcentury,humanswouldraisedogsforspecialskillstheywanted,suchashunting,helpingwiththeworkonfarmsorprotectinganimals.Today,themostcommonuseofadogisforfriendship.Somepeopleevenconsidertheirdogtobeapartoftheirfamily.Scientistsarefindingthatdogscanevenunderstandhumanemotions.Aroundtheworldtodaytherearemorethan400milliondogs.Buttheirrelationshipwithpeopleisnotalwaysclose.Someofthesedogsbecomestrays.Theyliveonthestreetsandofteneatgarbage.DianaBharucha,fromBangalore,

India,startedaprogramcalled‘StrayDogsFreeBangalore.’Shesaysthatdogsshouldhaveahomewithahumanmaster.Dianatoldthenews-magazineCitizensMatters:

“Ifthedogpopulationcontinuestoincrease,theywillgobacktolivinginagroupandturnwild.Theywillstarthuntinglikewildanimalswhichwillbeadangerforhumanlife.”Humansarestilllearninghowtolivetogetherwithdogs.Thisrelationshipcanbewonderfulbutdifficult.Butpeoplewillcontinuetosharetheirliveswithman’sbestfriend:

thedog.

8.Paragraph1ismainlyabout________.

A.thewolves’greathuntingskills

B.howsomewolvesdevelopedintodogs

C.whysomewolvesgotclosetohumans

D.thedifferencebetweenwolvesanddogs

9.Thedifferencebetweenmostpeople’skeepingdogsinthepastandnowliesin________.

A.themethodB.theplaceC.thenumberD.thepurpose

10.Theunderlinedword“strays”inthepassagereferstodogsthat________.

A.havenohomeB.areabusedbythefamily

C.getseparatedfromothersD.sufferfromseriousillnesses

11.What’sthepurposeof“StrayDogsFreeBanglore”?

A.Tocontrolthedogpopulation.

B.Topreventdogsturningwild.

C.Torescuedogsonthestreet.

D.Tostopdogsbeinghunted.

D

InancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics（策略）.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood（垃圾食品）laterintheirtrip.

Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics（化妆品）section:

whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.

Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.

12.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?

A.Tosavecustomerstime.

B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.

C.Tohelpselljunkfood.

D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.

13.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?

A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.

B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.

C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.

D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.

14.Whatist