甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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甘肃省白银市会宁县第四中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题附答案

会宁四中2018-2019学年度第二学期高二级中期考试

英语试卷

命题：

审核：

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读部分（共2节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

WhenIwassix,Dadbroughthomeadogoneday,whowascalled“Brownie”.

MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswould

walkher,anotherwouldfeedher,thentherewerebaths,playingcatchandmanyother

games,Brownie,inreturn,lovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmost

touchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.

Wealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasaround.

Oneday,asIwasgettingherfood,shechewedup（咬破）oneofDad’sshoes,

whichhadtobethrownawayintheend.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtolether

knowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaid,“Badgirl,”shelooked

downatthegroundandthenwentandhid.Isawatearinhereyes.

Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywhere

withus,Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Shewasjustthemostlovable

dog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe’dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcome

overandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarkedortriedtogetaway.Funnythingisshe

wouldsmile.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.

Farfromthetruth,shelovedeveryone.

NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldage.Istillmissdays

whenshewaswithus

1.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?

A.Lookatthemsadly.

B.Keepthemcompany.

C.Playgameswiththem.

D.Touchthemgently.

2.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie_______.

A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungry

B.feltsorryforhermistake

C.lovedplayinghide-and-seek

D.dislikedtheauthor’sdad

3.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe_______.

A.smiledB.barked

C.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?

A.Shy.B.polite.C.Brave.D.Caring.

B

"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy"isapopularsayingintheUnitedStates.Othercountrieshavesimilarsayings.Itistruethatallofusneedrecreation.Wecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeepgoodhealthandenjoylife.

　　Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularwayistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbaseball,basketball,andfootball.Thereareindividualsports,also,suchasgolfandswimming.Inadditionhiking,fishing,skiing,andmountainclimbinghaveagreatattractionforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoors.

　　Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportseventslikestotakepartinthem.Manypeopleprefertobeonlookers,eitherwatchingthemontelevision,orlisteningtothemontheradio.Whenthereisanimportantbaseballgameorboxingmatchitisalmostimpossibletogettickets;everyonewantstoattend.

　　Chess,card-playing,anddancingareformsofindoorrecreationenjoyedbymanypeople.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherweplayafastgameofping-pong,concentrateoverthebridgetable,orgowalkingthroughthewoodsonabriskautumnafternoon.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotimeandenjoysomeformofrecreation.

5.Ifwewanttobehealthyandenjoylife,            .

A．wemustworkallthetime

B．weshouldworkallthetime

C．wecannotworkatall

D．wenotonlyworkhardbutalsoneedrecreation

6."AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Here"dull"means        .

A．goodB．happyC．foolishD．nice

7."Noteveryonewhoenjoyssporteventslikestotakepartinthem."means     ____.A．manypeoplelikesportevents,butnoneofthemlikestotakepartinthem

B．theyalllikesportevents,butnoonelikestotakepartinthem

C．manypeoplelikesportevents,butonlysomeofthemliketotakepartinthem

D．onlysomelikesportevents,buteveryonelikestotakepartinthem

C

In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmsawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinSydneyhadalreadyleft.SoIthoughtI’dhitcharide（搭便车）.

Iwaitedbythesideofthehighwayforthreehoursbutnoonestoppedforme.Finally,amanwalkedoverandintroducedhimselfasGordon.Hesaidthatalthoughhecouldn’tgivemealift,Ishouldcomebacktohishouseforlunch.HenoticedmestandingforhoursintheNovemberheatandthoughtImustbehungry.Iwasdoubtfulasayounggirlbutheassured（使…放心）meIwassafe,andhealsoofferedtohelpmefindalifthomeafterwards.Whenwearrivedathishouse,hemadeussandwiches.Afterlunch,hehelpedmefindalifthome.

Twenty-fiveyearslater,in2003,whileIwasdrivingtoanearbytownoneday,Isawanelderlymanstandingintheglaringheat,tryingtohitcharide.IthoughtitwasanotherchancetorepaysomeoneforthefavourI’dbeengivendecadesearlier.Ipulledoverandpickedhimup.Imadehimcomfortableonthebackseatandofferedhimsomewater.

Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”

Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.

8.Theauthorhadtohitcharideoneclayin1978because        .

A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney

B.shewasgoinghomeforherholidays

C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney

D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome

9.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.

B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.

C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.

D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.

10.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat        .

A.sherealizedhewasGordon

B.shehadknownhimfordecades

C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown

D.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot

11.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?

A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.

B.Thosewhogiverideswillberepaid.

C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.

D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.

D

Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways：

theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts；theygivehimshade；andtheyhelptopreventdrought（干旱）andfloods．

Unfortunately，inmanypartsoftheworld，manhasnotrealizedthatthethirdoftheseservicesisthemostimportant．Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetrees，hehascutthemdowninlargenumbers

Twothousandyearsago，arichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarships，withwhichtogainitselfanempireItgainedtheempirebut，withoutitstrees，itssoilbecamebareandpoor．Whentheempirefelltopieces，thecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation．

Evenwhereagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftrees，itisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis．TheycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtreesSo，unlessthegovernmenthasagoodsystemofcontrol，orcaneducatethepeople，theforestsslowlydisappear

Thisdoesnotonlymeanthattherewillbefewertrees．Theresultsareevenmoreserious：

forwheretherearetrees，theirrootsbreakthesoilup，allowingtheraintosinkin，andalsobindthesoil．Thispreventsthesoilfrombeingwashedaway．Butwheretherearenotrees，therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsawayonthesurface，andthiscausesfloodsandtheraincarriesawaytherichtopsoilinwhichcropsgrowWhena11thetopsoilisgone．nothingremainsbutworthlessdesert．

12.Thepurposethatthewriterwrotethisarticleforis____.

　A.totellpeoplethattreesareveryusefultoman

　B.towarnpeoplenottocutdowntreesanymore 

　C.towarnthatmanmustn'tdestroyforestsanymore 

　D.toexplainhowtreeshelptopreventdroughtandfloods 

13.Inthewriter'sopinion,____,ortheforestsslowlydisappear.

　A.measuremustbetaken                     

B.peopleshouldn'tdrawbenefitfromthetree

　C.governmentmustrealizetheseriousresults   

 D.unlesstreesneverbecutdown

14.Accordingtothearticle,weknowitis____topreventtheforestsfromslowlydisappearing.

　A.necessarybutimpossible                   B.necessarybutdifficult 

　C.impossibleandunimportant                 D.difficultandimpossible 

15.Inthelasttwoparagraphsthewriterwantedtomakeitclearthat____.

　A.wheretherearenotrees,thesoilbecomeshardandpoor

　B.wheretherearemanytrees,therearefewerfloods

　C.wheretherearenotrees,thelandmightbecomedesertslowly 

　D.floodswillmakethelandbecomedesert

第2节七选五（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。

Manyteenagersmayhaveaveryconfusingtimefilledwithanxietyinhighschool.Herearesomepowerfultipswhichcanhelpyousucceedintheyears.

16Youmaybefacedwithtoomanychoicesinyourlifeandit’sunwisetotryeverything.Justfocusonyourfavorite.Considerallthebenefitsthatitbringsintoyourlifeandthenseehowyoucandevelopyourpassionintoapossiblecareeroption.

Getawayfromthefriendsthatofferpoisonousadviceandnegativity.Thereisnoplaceforthatkindofbehavioratanystageofyourlife.Andyoushouldvalueyourselfhighlyenoughtogetridofthesepeople.17

Readasmuchasyoucan.Pickupabookonanythingthatexpandsyourknowledgebase.StopspendinghoursinwatchingyourfavoriteTVshows.18You’llnoticeinafewdayshowyoubegintoseethingsinadifferentlight.

Limitthetimespentonsocialmedia.Iam19yearsold,soIunderstandjusthowmuchtimecanbewastedontechnology,e