甘肃省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

高二英语上学期期末考试试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题:

每小题2分，满分30）

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

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.Eclass,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelatertoldmethatIwas“notathletic”.

TheideathatIwas“notathletic”stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforethemarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameloose.SoIstoppedtoreadjust（调整）.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:

“GOFORIT,RUNNERS!

”

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwashungry！

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!

AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”.

1.Amonthbeforethemarathon,theauthor____________.

A.waswelltrainedB.feltfrightened

C.madeuphismindtorunD.lostheart

2.Howwastheauthor’sfirstmarathon?

_________

A.HequithalfwayB.Hemadeit..

C.Hegotthefirstprize.D.Hewalkedtotheend._________

3.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

_________

A.Amanoweshissuccesstohisfamilysupport.B.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

B

Manyhighschoolstudentsconsideracollegeeducationuseless.Therefore,theychoosenottogotocollege.Ifyou’reoneofthem,thinkagain.Herearesomereasonswhyyoushouldgotocollegeandreceiveagoodeducationthere.

Schoolsanduniversitiesarethefirstsourcesofknowledge.Wetakethatknowledgelaterontobuildourcareersaftergraduation.Moreknowledgewillbegainedafteryoustartworking,butwithoutaneducation,thatjobwilln

otbewithineasyreach.Knowledgeleadstoknowledge.

Whilelimitedwithinthewallsoftheeducationalinstitutions,weopenlyexploreotherculturesoftheworld.Wecometoknowthatoursisnottheonlyculture.Othercultureshavevaluableinsightstoshare,enrichingourown.Educationalsomakesus

wanttotravelandinteractwithvariouscultures,broadeningourhorizons.

Whenthere’sadownturn（衰退）intheeconomy,thosewhoattendedcollegewillbemorelikelytofindanewjobthanthosewhoonlyfinishedgradeschoolandhavealimitedskillsset.Themoreeducationyouhave,themorechancesyouwillgettoimprovethequalityofyourlifeasyouhaveabetterjobandearnahighersalary.

Whenyou’reskillfulandknowledgeable,yougetto“rubknees”withpeopleofsimilarbackgroundsandtastes.Itmeansagoodeducationleadstoexcellentnetworking.Goodnetworkingcanbenefityoualotinyourlaterlife.

Agoodeducationmakesyouamoreinterestingperson.Youcantalkaboutideasandeventsinsteadofjustotherpeopleandwhat’sonsaleinstores.Aneducatedpersondoesn’tgossip,havingapreferencetodiscussideasandlistentowhatotherpeoplehavetosay.

4.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatgoingtocollegeallowsyouto.

A.keepgainingknowledge

B.haveachancetostudyabroad

C.becomeamoreinterestingperson

D.realizetheimportanceofknowledge

5.AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdoesgoingtocollegemean?

_________

A.Beinglimitedwithinthewallsofacollege.

B.Valuing

ourownculturemuchmore

C.Havingagreaterunderstandingofdifferentcultures.

D.Thinkingdifferentlyfromothers.

6.Whichofthefollowingarenotmentionedbythewriteraboutgoingtocollege?

_________

A.Gainingmoreknowledge.

B.Experiencingdiversecultures

C.Becomingahumorousperson.

D.Enlargingsocialnetworks.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

_________

A.Sourcesofknowledge.

B.Thereasonwhysomepeoplethinkcollegeuseless.

C.Thedisadvantagesofnotbeingeducated.

D.Benefitsofattendingcollege.

C

Haveyoueverrunintoacarelesscellphoneuseronthestreet?

Perhapstheywerebusytalking,textingorcheckingupdatesonWeChatwithoutlookingatwhatwasgoingonaroundthem.Asthenumberofthisnew“species”ofhumanhaskeptrising,theyhavebeengivenanewname—phubbers（低头族）.

Recently,acartooncreatedbystudentsfromChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsputthisgroupofpeopleunderthespotlight.Intheshortfilm,phubberswithvarioussocialidentitiesburythemselvesintheirphones.Adoctorplayswithhiscellphonewhilelettinghispatientdie,aprettywomantakesselfie（自拍照）infrontofacaraccidentsite,andafatherloseshischildwithoutknowingaboutitwhileusinghismobilephone.Achainofsimilareventseventuallyleadstothedestructionoftheworld.

Althoughtheendingsoundsoverstated,thedamagep

hubbingcanbringisreal.Yourhealthisthefirsttobeartheeffectandresultofit.“Constantlybendingyourheadtocheckyourcellphonecoulddamageyourneck,”GuangmingDailyquoteddoctorsassaying.“theneckislikearopethatbreaksafterlong-termstretching.”Also,staringatcellphonesforlongperiodsoftimewilldamageyoureyesightgradually,accordingtothereport.

Butthat’snotall.Beingaphubbercouldalsodamageyoursocialskillsanddriveyouawayfromyourfriendsandfamily.Atreunionswithfamilyorfriends,manypeopletendtosticktotheircellphoneswhileothersarechattinghappilywitheachotherandthiscreatesastrangeatmosphere,QiluEveningNewsreported.

Itcanalsocostyouyourlife.Therehavebeenlotsofreportsonphubberswhofelltotheirdeath,sufferedaccidents,andwererobbedoftheircellphonesinbroaddaylight.

8.ForwhatpurposedoestheauthorgivetheexampleofacartooninParagragh2?

A.Toinformpeopleofthebadeffectsofphubbing.

B.Toindicatetheworldwillfinallybedestroyedbyphubbers.

C.Toadvertisethecartoonmadebystudents.

D.Towarndoct

orsagainstusingcellphoneswhiletreatingpatients.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTariskaphubbermayhave?

A.Hissocialskillscouldbeaffected.

B.Hemightgetseparatedfromhisfriendsandfamily.

C.Hewillcausethedestructionoftheworld.

D.Hisneckandeyesightwillbegraduallyharmed.

10.Whichofthefollowingmaybetheauthor’satti

tudetowardsphubbing?

A.Objective.B.Supportive.

C.Optimistic.D.Opposed.

11.Whatmaythepassagetalkaboutnext?

A.Adviceonhowtouseacellphone.

B.Peoplewhoareaddictedtophubbing.

C.Thepossibleconsequencesofphubbing.

D.Measurestoreducetherisksofphubbing.

D

October15thistheGlobalHandwashingDay.Activitiesareplannedinmorethan20countriestogetmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworldtowashtheirhandswithsoap.Forexample,donators（捐赠者）willgive150,000barsofsoaptoschoolsinEthiopia.

Expertssaypeoplearoundtheworldwashtheirhandseveryday,butveryfewusesoapatso-calledimportantmoments.Theseincludeafterwashingthetoilet,aftercleaningababyandbeforetouchingfood.

GlobalHandwashingDayistheideaofthePublic-PrivatePartnershipforHandwashingwithSoap.PartnersincludetheUnitedNationsChildren’sFund

Americangovernmentagencies,theWorldBankandsoapmakersUnleverandProcterandGamble.Theorganizerssayallsoapsareequallyeffectiveatremovingdisease-causinggerms（细菌）.Theysaythecorrect

waytowashistowetyourhandswithasmallamountofwaterandcoverthemwithsoap.Rub（揉搓）itintoallareas,includingunderthefingernails.Rubforatleasttwentyseconds.Thenrinsewellunderrunningwater.Atlast,dryyourhandswithacleanclothorwavethemintheair.

ThePartnershipforHandwashingsayssoapisimportantbecauseitincreasesthetimethatpeoplespend

inwashinghands.Soapalsohelpstobreakupthedirtthatholdsmostofthegerms.Anditusuallyleavesapleasantsmell.ThePartnershipforHandwashingalsosayswashingwithsoapbeforeeatingorafterusingthetoiletcouldsavemorelivesthananyvaccine（疫苗）ormedicine.Handwashingcouldalsopreventthespreadofotherdiseases.Whenpeoplegetgermsontheirhands,theycaninfect（感染）themselvesbytouchingtheireyes,nosesormouths.Thentheycaninfectothers.

12.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Handwashing:

soimportant---itgetsadayofitsown.

B.Findoutwhywashinghandscarefullyissoimportant.

C.Saynotowashinghandsinthewrongway.

D.Wanttolivealongerlife?

---washyourhands.

13.Theunderlinedword“rinse”inParagraph3probablymeans_________.

A.towashawaythesoapB.torubyourhandscarefully

C.todryyourh

andsD.tocleanyourfingers

14.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.

A.howtowashyourhandscorrectly

B.whywashinghandswithsoapissoimportant

C.thedangersofwashinghandswithoutsoap

D.whenweshouldespeciallywashourhandswithsoap

15.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?

A.AdvertisementB.