甘肃省定西市通渭县马营中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省定西市通渭县马营中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2015—2016学年度高二级第一学期期末试题（卷）

英语

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40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

Amumsavedherdaughter’slifewithhernewlylearntfirstaidskills.Sonyahadonlyjustattendedonefirstaidclassthedaybeforewhenshefoundherselfneedingtousetheskillsonherthree-year-olddaughterTilly.

Sonya,whoalsohasasonEmmen,attendedthefirstaidcourseatLuneParkChildren’sCentre.Thenshewasfacedwitheveryparent’sworstnightmarewhenTillywentblueinthefaceandstoppedbreathing.Butthankstohernewlyacquiredskills,SonyasavedTilly’slife.

Sonyasaid:

“Tillywasplayingwithherbrotherandtheywerefightingoveratoy.Emmenwonthefight.Tillyfellbackwardsandherheadwashit.ShewasfacedownandshakingandatfirstIthoughtshewasupset.ButthenIsawshewasblueinthefaceandhadstoppedbreathing.IreactedwithoutthinkingandimmediatelystartedusingthefirstaidskillsIhadlearntthedaybefore.Ibegandoingmouth-to-mouthandchestcompressions（胸外按压）.ItprobablytookaboutaminutebeforeTillystartedbreathingagain,buttomeitfeltlikealifetime.”

AftergettingTillybreathingagain,Sonyacalledanambulanceandthedoctorscame.Sincethen,Tillyhasbeendiagnosed（诊断）withReflexAnoxicSeizure（反射缺氧发作）.Sonyasaid:

“Theseizurecanhappenwhenthere’sanyunexpectedpain,fearorfright.Itisjustsoluckythatthedaybeforeithappened,Ihadbeenpracticingfirstaid.IamjustsogladIdidthecourseandlearntthefirstaidskills.IalwaysfearedIwouldnotknowwhattodoinacrisissituation,butluckilyIhadtheknowledgeandskillstodealwithit.”

1.WhathappenedtoTilly?

A.Shewasknockeddownbyherbrother.

B.Shefellonthefloorandhitherhead.

C.Shewashitbyatoyontheheadandfeltupset.

D.Shewashitbyherbrotherandstoppedbreathing.

2.WhenSonyafoundTilly’sshaking,shethoughtherdaughtermust______.2

A.becryingB.beveryangry

C.pretendtobehurtD.recognizeherfailure

3.WhenSonyagoestothefirstaidclassnexttime,shewillfeel______.

A.enjoyableB.excitedC.gratefulD.confident

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheimportanceoffirstaidB.Howtopracticefirstaid

C.MumsavesgirlwithfirstaidD.Mumsshouldattendfirstaidcourses

B

WhenIwas12，allIwantedwasasignet（图章）ring.Theywerethe“in”thinganditseemedeverygirlexceptmehadone.Onmy13thbirthday，myMumgavemeasignetringwithmyinitials（姓名首字母）carvedintoit.Iwasinheaven.

Whatmadeitevenmorespecialwasthatitwasabouttheonlythingthatwasn'tbeing“replaced”．We'dbeenburntoutinfiresthatsweptthroughourareaearlierthatyearandhadlosteverything—somostofthe“new”stuff（东西）wegotwasreallyjusttoreplacewhatwe'dlost.Butnotmyring.Myringwasnew.

Then，onlyonemonthlater，Ilostit.Itookitoffbeforebedanditwasmissinginthemorning.Iwassadandsearchedeverywhereforit.Butitseemedtohavedisappeared.Eventually，Igaveupandstoppedlookingforit.Andtwoyearslater，wesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

Yearspassed，andacoupleofmoveslater，Iwasvisitingmyparents'whenMumtoldmethatshehadsomethingforme.Itwasn'tmybirthday，norwasitEasterorChristmasoranyothergiftgivingoccasion.Mumnoticedmyquestioninglook.“You'llrecognizethisone，”shesaid，smiling.

Thenshehandedmeasmallringbox.Itookitfromherandopenedittofindmybeautifulsignetringinside.

Thefamilywhohadboughtourhouse13yearsearlierhadrecentlydecidedtodosomeredecorations，whichincludedreplacingthecarpets.Whentheypulledthecarpetupinmyoldbedroom，theyfoundthering.Asithadmyinitialscarvedintoit，theyrealizedwhoownedthering.They'dhaditprofessionallycleanedupbyajewelerbeforesendingittomymother.

Anditstillfitsme.

5．Theunderlinedword“in”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“______”．

A．fashionableB.availableC．practicalD.renewable

6．Whenshegottheringback，thewriterwasabout______.

A．13yearsoldB．15yearsoldC．26yearsoldD．28yearsold3

7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thewriter'sfamilymovedseveraltimes.

B．Thewriterneverstoppedlookingforherring.

C．Thewriter'sringwascleanedupbythenewhouseowner.

D．Thewriterlostherringinthemorningwhenshetookitoff.

8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MyNewRingB．LostandFound

C．LostandReplacedD．AnExpensiveRing

C

Frommusicianandphilanthropist（慈善家）PeterBuffettcomesawarm,wise,andinspirationalbookthataskswhichwillyouchoose:

thepathwithleastdifficultyorthepathofpotentiallygreatestsatisfaction?

Youmaythinkthatwithalastnamelikehis,Buffetthasenjoyedalifeofendlessadvantage.ButthesonofbillionaireWarrenBuffettsaysthattheonlyrealthinghandeddownfromhisfatherwas:

Buildyourownpathinlife.Itisaprinciplethathasallowedhimtofollowhisowninterests,establishhisownidentity,andgainhisownsuccesses.

InLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt,Buffettdescribesthestrongsetofvaluesgiventohimbyhistrustingandbroadmindedmother,hishardworkingandtalentedfather,andthemanylifeteachershehasmetalongtheway.

Today’ssociety,Buffettbelieves,haschangedalot.Peoplebegintoenjoywhattheydo,withawealthethic（财富伦理）,honorthepayoffinsteadoftheprocess.Yet,byfocusinglessonreward,wecanopendoorsofopportunityandworkhardtowardagreatersenseofsatisfaction.

Inclearandbriefterms,Buffettexplainsagreattruth:

Lifecannotbepredictedanddoesn’thaveasecondchance,neitherfairnorunfair.Weseethatourjourneyinlifeseldomfollowsastraightlinebutisoftenmetwithfalsestarts,difficulties,andmistakes.Howwepushthroughanddon’tgiveupatthesechallengingmomentsiswherewebegintocreatethelifeofourdreams—fromdiscoveringourcareerstogivingbacktoothers.

Personalandinstructive,LifeIsWhatYouMakeItisaboutchallengingyourcondition,takingcontrolofyourownlifeandlivingittothefullest.

9.WhatdoesPeterBuffettvaluemostabouthismother?

A.Intelligence.B.Independence.C.Hardwork.D.Broadmindedness.

10.Whichproverbcanbestexpressthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?

A.Nobodyisperfect.B.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.4

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutPeterBuffett?

A.Heworksonmusic.B.Hisfatherisveryrich.

C.HewroteLifeIsWhatYouMakeIt.D.Hethinkssocietyhaschangedforthebetter.

12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceabook.B.Todescribeawriter.

C.Totalkaboutwhatlifeisabout.D.Todiscusshowtoliveameaningfullife.

D

Oneofthelatesttrends（趋势）inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs．AuPairinStamford，Conn．，forexample，hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4,000since2004．Andthat'strueallacrossthecountry．

“IthoughtitwouldbeveryusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage，”JosephStocke，themanagingdirectorofacompany，saysofhis2yearoldson．“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture．”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredforbya25yearoldwomanfromChina，theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions，hisdadsays．

LiDrake，aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband，hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina：

Shedidn'twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots．“BecauseIamChinese，myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedtothelanguageandculture,”shesays．

“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn，aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren．“Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithanaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders．Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12．”

ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese．ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears．

13．Whatdoestheterm“aupair”inthetextmean?

A．Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown．

B．Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren．

C．Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren．

D．Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome．

14．LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______．

A．toliveinChinasomedayB．tospeakthelanguageathome5

C．tocatchupwithotherchildrenD．tolearnabouttheChineseculture

15．HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynn?

A．Fromtheirparents．B．Byattendingclasses．

C．Fromanativespeaker．D．Bystartingatanearlyage．

16．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmerica．

B．Educatedwomendobetterinlookingafterchildren．

C．ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills．

D．Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths．

E

Likemanynewgraduates，IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree，withhonors，inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow，butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That'swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.

IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardw