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甘肃兰州市永登县学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2016-2017学年度第二学期期末考试
高二年级英语试卷
本试卷分为第
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卷三部分。
考试结束后,交回答题卡。
第
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单项选择(共10小题:
每小题1.5分,满分15分)
1.Beingselfishreferstoanindividual______talksonhisorhercellphoneevenwhendoingsoisrudeorinconsiderateofotherpeople.
A.who
B.whose
C.which
D.when
2.MomtoldhimhewasforbiddentowatchTVforamonth.______,hestormedoutoftheroom.
A.Inresponse
B.Inturn
C.Inreturn
D.Inadvance
3.Thenumberofsmokers,______isreported,hasdroppedby17percentinjustoneyear.
A.it
B.which
C.what
D.as
4.Mostofus,ifweknowevenalittleaboutwhereourfoodcomesfrom,understandthateverybiteputintoourmouthswas______alive.
A.steadily
B.instantly
C.formerly
D.permanently
5.Mr.Ligaveallthetextbookstoallthepupils,except______whohadalreadytakenthem.
A.these
B.theones
C.ones
D.theothers
6.Neverdrinktoomuchwineagain.It______havegotyoukilled!
A.must
B.might
C.should
D.would
7.It’severyone’sdesirethateveryeffort______torealizetheChinaDream.
A.wasmade
B.bemade
C.willbemade
D.wouldbemade
8.______alittleearlier,youcouldhavegotacopyofhislatestbook.
A.Ifyouwouldarrive
B.Ifyouarrived
C.Shouldyouarrive
D.Hadyouarrived
9.Ittook______buildingsuppliestoconstructtheseenergy-savinghouses.Ittookbrains,too.
A.otherthan
B.morethan
C.ratherthan
D.lessthan
10.Lifeislikeridingabicycle.______yourbalance,youmustkeepmoving.
A.Keeping
B.Tokeep
C.Keep
D.Beingkept
课文语法填空(共10小空:
每小空1.5分,满分15分)
Englandisthe11(large)ofthefourcountries,and12convenienceitisdividedroughlyintothree13(zone).ThezonenearestFranceiscalledtheSouthofEngland,themiddlezoneiscalledtheMidlandsandtheonenearesttoScotlandisknownastheNorth.Youfindmostofthepopulation14(settle)inthesouth,15mostoftheindustrialcitiesin16MidlandsandtheNorthofEngland.Although,nationwide,thesecitiesarenotaslargeasthoseinChina,theyhaveworld-famousfootballteamsandsomeof17evenhavetwo!
Itisapity18theindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonotattractvisitors.Forhistoricalarchitectureyouhavetogotoolderbutsmallertowns19(build)bytheRomans.Thereyou20(find)outmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture.
第II卷
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每题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
Whenitcomestomaterialstodogoodtoourbody,itmustbementionedthatthereareallsortsoffoodstoeveryone’staste.Somefoodsareknowntohaveacompletelyruinedeffectonyourbrainfunction,andnutritionistsadviseusnottoconsumethemtoomuchinordertolimittheirnegativeimpacts.Herearesometopfoodsthatkillyourintelligence.
1.Sugar
Sugarandsugaryproductsarebadnotonlyforyourwaistline,butforyourbrainfunctionaswell.Long-termconsumptionofsugarcancreatealotofneurological(神经系统的)problems,anditcanalsodoharmtoyourmemory.Ontheotherhand,sugarcanalsobringdamagetoyourabilitytolearn.Soavoidtheproducts.
2.Alcohol
Alcoholisknowntoharmyourliver(肝)inthelongrun,anditalsocauseswhatisknownas"brainfog",afeelingofmentalconfusion.Itactslikeacloudthatimpactsyourabilitytothinkclearly,aswellasyourmemory.Haveyouevernoticedthatyoucannotremembercommonitems’names?
Thismightbeinfluencedbyhighalcoholintake,whichimpactsthebalanceofthebrain.
3.JunkFood
Arecentstudyhasrevealedthatjunkfoodcanchangethechemicalsinthebrain,thusleadingtosymptomsassociatedwithdepressionandanxiety.Besides,foodsthatarehighinfatcanalsoproducesomesymptomsthataresimilartothesignsof"miss"whenyoustopconsumingthem.Thesefoodsaffecttheproductionofdopamine(多巴胺),animportantchemicalthatpromoteshappinessandanoverallfeelingofwell-being.
4.VerySaltyFoods
Everybodyknowsthatsaltyfoodsaffectyourbloodpressureandtheyareveryhardonyourheart.However,asresearchsuggests,foodsthatcontainhighamountsofsaltcanaffectyourlearningfunctionandmakeyourabilitytothinkimperfect.Otherwisestated,saltyfoodsaffectyourintelligence!
Asamatteroffact,theconsumptionofsaltyfoodshasbeenshowntohavethesameeffectasdrugs,astheycauseuncomfortablesymptomsandhungerforsaltyfoods.
5.FoodswithProcessedProteins(蛋白质)
Meatistherichestsourceofhigh-qualityprotein,butavoidsoverlyprocessedproteinssuchashotdogs,sausagesandsoon.Unlikethenaturalproteinsthathelpyourbodyprotectthenervoussystem,processedproteinsdoexactlytheopposite.Betterchoosenaturalproducts,suchasfish,dairyproducts,andseedsasthesearenatural,high-qualityproteinsources.
21.Whichgroupoffoodsmayaffectyourmemory?
A.Sugarandalcohol.
B.Sugarandjunkfood.
C.Alcoholandjunkfood.
D.Sugarandverysaltyfoods.
22.Ifyouwanttopromotehappiness,whichofthefollowingshouldyoustopeating?
A.Sugar.
B.Foodswithprocessedproteins.
C.Alcohol.
D.Junkfood.
23.Thespecialeffectoffoodshighinfatandverysaltyfoodsliesin_________.
A.increaseofanxiety
B.decreaseofbloodpressure
C.mentalconfusion
D.theiraddiction
24.Intermsofthementionedfoods,thewriterseemstotellus_________.
A.theywillaffectourhealthonceeaten
B.themoreyoueat,thelesschanceofillnessyouwillget
C.thekeypointistopayspecialattentiontotheamountwetake
D.onceweareaddicted,it’shardtogetridofthem
B
Sometimeinthefuture,thefamiliarearly-newspaperonthefrontporch(门廊)willdisappear.Andinsteadofreadingyournewspaper,itwillreadtoyou.You’llgetupandturnonthecomputernewspaperjustlikeswitchingontheTV.Anelectronicvoicewilldistributestoriesaboutthelatestevents,guidedbyaprogramthatselectsthetypeofnewsyouwant.You’llevengettochoosethekindofvoiceyouwanttohear.Wantmoreinformationonthisbriefstory?
Asimpletouchmakestheentiretextappear.Youcansaveitinyourownpersonalcomputerifyoulike.Theseareamongthepredictionsfromcommunicationexpertsworkingonthenewspapersofthefuture.Picturedaspartofbroaderhome-basedmediaandentertainmentsystems,computernewspaperswilluniteprintandbroadcastreporting,andoffernewsandanalysiswithvideoimagesofnewsevents.
Mostofthetechnologyisavailablenow,butconvincingmorepeoplethattheydon’tneedtoreadanewspaperisthenextstep.Butresistancetocomputernewspapersmaybestrongerfromwithinjournalism.Sinceitissuchaculturalchange,itmaybethatthepresentgenerationofjournalistsandpublisherswillhavetodieoffbeforethenextgenerationrealizesthatthenewspaperindustryisnolongeranewspaperindustry.Technologyismakingtheendoftraditionalnewspapersunavoidable.
Despitetechnologicaladvances,itcouldtakedecadestoreplacenewsprintwithcomputerscreens.Itmighttake30to40yearstocompletethechangeoverbecausepeopleneedtobuycomputersandbecausenewspapershaveestablishedfinancialinterestsinthepaperindustry.
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofcomputernewspapersaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyarecheaperthantraditionalnewspapers.
B.Theyaremoreconvenienttoread.
C.Youcanchoosethekindofvoiceyouwanttohear.
D.Youcaneasilysaveinformationforfutureuse.
26.Journalistsareagainstcomputernewspapersbecause_________.
A.theydon’tknowhowtousecomputers
B.theythinkcomputernewspaperstaketoomuchtimetoread
C.theythinkthenewtechnologyisbad
D.theyhavebeentrainedtowritefortraditionalnewspapers
27.Whywillittakealongtimetocompletethechangeover?
A.Newspapershaveestablishedfinancialinterestsinthepaperindustry.
B.Computernewspapersaretooexpensive.
C.Thepopularizationofcomputersneedsalongtime.
D.BothAandC.
28.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Computernewspapersarewellliked.
B.Newspapersofthefuturewillbeonthecomputer.
C.Newspapersareoutoffashion.
D.Newcommunicationstechnologyisusedwidely.
C
Inhis1930essay“EconomicPossibilitiesforOurGrandchildren”,JohnKeynes,afamouseconomist,wrotethathumanneedsfallintotwoclasses:
absoluteneeds,whichareindependentofwhatothershave,andrelativeneeds,whichmakeusfeelsuperiortoourfellows.Hethoughtthatalthoughrelativeneedsmayindeedbeinsatiable(无止境的),thisisnottrueofabsoluteneeds.
Keyneswassurelycorrectthatonlyasmallpartoftotalspendingisdecidedbythedesireforsuperiority.Hewasgreatlymistaken,however,inseeingthisdesireastheonlysourceofinsatiabledemands.
Decisionstospendarealsodrivenbyideasofqualitywhichcaninfluencethedemandforalmostallgoods,includingevenbasicgoodslikefood.Whenacouplegoesoutforananniversarydinner,forexample,thethoughtoffeelingsuperiortoothersprobablynevercomestothem.Theirgoalistoshareaspecialmealthatstandsoutfromothermeals.
Therearenoobviouslimitstotheescalationofdemandsforquality.Forexample,Porsche,afamouscarproducer,hasamodelwhichwasconsideredperhapsthebestsportscaronthemarket.Pricedatover$120,000,ithandlesperfectlywellandhasgreatspeedacceleration.Butin2004,theproducerintroducedsomechangeswhichmadethemodelslightlybetterinhandlingacceleration.Peoplewhoreallycareaboutcarsfindthesesmallimprovementsexciting.Togetthem,however