学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

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1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共10小题：

每小题2分，满分20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

EuropeansshouldtrytostayindoorsifashfromIceland'svolcanostartssettling,theWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedFridayassmallamountsfellinIceland,ScotlandandNorway.

　　WHOspokesmanDanielEpsteinsaidthemicroscopic（微小的）ashispotentiallydangerousforpeoplewhenitstartstoreachtheEarthbecauseinhaled（吸入）particlescanenterthelungsandcauserespiratoryproblems.AndhealsosaidEuropeanswhogooutsidemightwanttoconsiderwearingamask.

　　Otherexperts,however,weren'tconvincedthevolcanicashwouldhaveamajoreffectonpeoples'healthandsaidWHO'swarningswere"hysterical."Theysaidvolcanicashwasmuchlessdangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.Volcanicashismadeoffineparticlesoffragmentedvolcanicrock.Itislightgraytoblackandcanbeasfineastalcumpowder.Duringavolcaniceruption,theashcanbebreatheddeepintothelungsandcauseirritationeveninhealthypeople.Butonceitfallsfromagreaterdistance—likefromthecloudcurrentlyhoveringaboveEurope—itshealtheffectsareoftenminimal,expertssay.

　　"Notallparticlesarecreatedequal,"saidKenDonaldson,aprofessorofrespiratorytoxicologyattheUniversityofEdinburgh,"Inthegreatschemeofthings,volcanicashisnotallthatharmful."AndhesaidmostEuropeans'exposuretovolcanicashwouldbenegligibleandthatonlythoseintheneardistrictsoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk.

　　Dr.StephenSpiro,aprofessorofrespiratorymedicineanddeputychairoftheBritishLungFoundation,saidthefurthertheparticlestravel,thelessdangeroustheywillbe."ThecloudhasalreadypassedovernorthernScotlandandwehaven'theardofanyilleffectsthere,"hesaid.Spirosaidtowearmasksorstayindoorstoavoidvolcanicashwas"overthetop"and"abithysterical."

1.Thetextismainlyabout______.

　A.theeffectofvolcanicash

　B.thehealthriskofvolcanicash

　C.thedisadvantagesofvolcanicash

　D.theopinionsonhealthriskofvolcanicash

2.WhichoneistrueaccordingtoParagraph3?

______.

　A.Thevolcanicash’seffectsonEuropeanswerelittle.

　B.Theashcausedirritationeveninhealthypeople.

　C.OtherexpertsthoughtWTO’Swarningswereuseful.

　D.Thevolcanicashwasmoredangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.

3.Theunderlinedword“hysterical”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.

　A.amazingB.practicalC.valuableD.overstated

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

______.

　A.Thevolcanicashwouldn’tbeharmfultopeople.

　B.Allexpertsthoughtthevolcanicashdidgreatharmtoourhealth.

　C.Peopleclosetothevolcanowouldlikelybeatriskaccordingtosomeexperts.

　D.EuropeansshouldstayindoorsbecauseIceland'svolcanostartssettling.

B

Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.

　　Ontheotherhand,ifthereisnotenoughtourism,peoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotels,airports,airterminals,first-classroads,andothersupportfacilities（配套设施）neededbytouristattractions.Forexample,amajorinternationalclasstourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuild.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetime,theownersofthehotellosemoney.

　　Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilitiesaswell,includingroadstogettothehotel,electricity,sewerstohandlewaste,andwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtourists,jobsandmoneyarelost.

5.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT________.

　A.abadeffectonotherindustries　　B.achangeoftourists’customs

　C.over-crowdednessofplacesofinterest　　D.pressureontraffic

6.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.

　A.theauthordoesn’tliketourismdevelopingsofast

　B.localpeoplewillbenefitfromtouristattraction

　C.otherpartsofacountry’seconomywon’tbenefitfromtourismmuch

　D.wecan'tbuildtoomanysupportfacilities

7.Theauthorthinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill________.

　A.wastealotofmoney　　B.weakentheireconomy

　C.helpestablishtheircustomsD.helpimprovetheirlife

C

　　ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.

　　Alltogether,thismassofwasteflowingintheNorthPacificOceanisknownastheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.Itweighsabout3500000tons.Thewasteincludesbags，bottlesandcontainers—plasticproductsofallkinds.

　　TheeasternpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatchisaboutl600kilometerswestofCalifornia.ThewesternpartiswestoftheHawaiianIslandsandeastofJapan.Theareahasbeendescribedasakindofoceanicdesert，withlightwindsandslowmovingwatercurrents.Thewatermovessoslowthatgarbagefromallovertheworldcollectsthere.

　　Inrecentyears，therehavebeengrowingconcernsaboutthefloatinggarbageanditseffectonseacreaturesandhumanhealth.Scientistssaythousandsofanimalsgettrappedinthefloatingwaste，resultingindeathorinjury.Evenmorediefromalackoffoodorwaterafterswallowingpiecesofplastic.Thetrashcanalsomakeanimalsfeelfull，lesseningtheirdesiretoeatordrink.

　　Thefloatinggarbagealsocanhaveharmfuleffectsonpeople.Thereisanincreasedthreatofinfectionofdiseasefrompollutedwaste，andfromeatingfishthatswallowedwaste.Diverscanalsogettrappedintheplastic.

　　Itsexistencefirstgainedpublicattentioninl997.ThatwaswhenracingboatcaptainandoceanographerCharlesMooreandhiscrewsailedintothegarbagewhilereturningfromaracingevent.Fiveyearsearlier，anotheroceanographerlearnedofthetrashafterashipmentofrubberduckiesgotlostatsea.ManyofthosetoysarenowpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.

　　InAugust，2009，ateamfromtheUniversityofCalifornia，SanDiegobecamethe

　　latestgrouptotraveltoit.Theywereshockedbytheamountofwastetheysaw.Theygatheredhundredsofseacreaturesandwatersamplestomeasurethegarbagepatch’seffectonoceanenvironment.

8.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?

　A.Itismadeupofvariouskindsofplasticproducts.

　B.Itisasolidmassoffloatingwastematerials.

　C.Itliesl60000kilometerseastofCalifornia.

　D.Itisdescribedasakindofoceanicdesert.

9.WhydopeoplepayattentiontotheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?

　A.Becauseitmaypreventtheflowofoceanwater.

　B.Becausethepollutedplasticarticleswillmoveupthefoodchain.

　C.Becauseitmaybefromanislandinthepacific.

　D.Becauseshipsmaybetrappedinthefloatingwaste.

10.Whichcolumncanyoufindthepassageonanewspaper?

　A.Sportsandentertainment.B.Mediaandculture.

　C.Environmentandsociety.D.Scienceandtechnology.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Fromtheverybeginning,thegirl'sfamilyobjectedstronglytoherdatingthisguy.Thoughthegirllovedtheguy____11____,shealwaysaskedhim:

"Howdeepisyourloveforme?

"Astheguywasnotgoodatwords,thisoftencausedthegirltobevery ____12____.

Afteracoupleofyears,theguyfinallygraduatedanddecidedto ____13____ hisstudiesoverseas.Beforeleaving,heproposedmarriagetothegirlandpromisedto ____14____herforthewholelife.Thegirlagreed,andwiththeguy'sdetermination,thefamilyfinally____15____.Beforehewentabroad,theygotengaged．Theyoftensenttheir____16____ throughemailsandphonecalls.Thoughitwashard,bothneverthoughtofgivingup.

Oneday,whilethegirlwasonherwaytowork,shewas____17____byacar.Thecollision（碰撞）onherbrainhascausedhertolosehervoice.Thegirldidnotwanttobea____18____ tohim.She____19____himsayingthatshedidnotwishtowaitanylonger.Withtheletter,shesenttheringbacktohim.

Thegirldecidedtomoveaway,hopingthatshecouldcompletelyforget____20____.Inthenewenvironment,thegirllearntthe____21____andstartedanewlife.Shetoldherselfeverydaythatshemust____22____theguy.Oneday,herfriendcameandtoldherthathewas____23____.Sheaskedherfriendnottolethimknowwhathadhappenedtoher.Sincethen,therewasn'tanymore____24____ofhim.

Ayearlater,herfriendcamewithanenvelope,____25____aninvitationcardfortheguy'swedding.Thegirlwasshattered（打击）.Whensheopenedtheletter,shesawherown____26____init.Shewasabouttoaskherfriendwhatwasthematter____27____shesawtheguystandinginfrontofher.Heusedthesignlanguagetellingher,"I'vespentayear____28____thesignlanguage.IwantyoutoknowIhaven’tforgottenmy____29____.Letmehavethechancetobeyourvoice.Iloveyou."Withthese,heslippedthe____30____backintoherfinger.Thegirlfinallysmiled.

11．A．deeply                 B．affectionately       C．gently                 D．kindly

12．A．pleasant              B．foolish                 C．upset                 D．happy

13．A．add                   B．expand              C．do