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广东省阳东广雅学校学年高二英语上学期期中试题

阳东广雅中学2015-2016学年第一学期高二年级期中考试试卷

英语

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

Everyoneneedsfriends.Weallliketofeelclosetosomeone.Itisnicetohaveafriendtotalk,laughanddothingswith.Surely,therearetimeswhenweneedtobealone.Wedon'talwayswantpeoplearound.Butwewouldfeellonelyifweneverhadafriend.

Notwopeoplearethesame.Sometimesfriendsdon'tgetalongwell,whichdoesn'tmeanthattheynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthetimetheywillgoonbeingfriends.Sometimesfriendsmoveaway,thenwefeelverysad.Wemissthemmuch,butwecancallthemandwritetothem.Maybewewouldneverseethemagain,andwecanmakenewfriends.Itissurprisingtofindouthowmuchwelikenewpeoplewhenwegettoknowthem.Familiessometimesnametheirchildrenafteraclosefriend.Manyplacesarenamedaftermenandwomen,iftheyarefriendlytopeopleinatown.Somelibrariesarenamedthisway.Soaresomeschools.Wethinkofthesepeoplewhenwegototheseplaces.

There'smoregoodnewsforpeople,iftheyhavefriends.Thesepeoplelivelongerthanthosepeopleifthosedon'thavefriends.Why?

Itcouldbethattheyarehappier.Beinghappyhelpsyoustaywell.Oritcouldbejustknowingthatsomeonecares,ifsomeonecaresaboutyou,youtakebettercareofyourself.

1.Whichofthefollowingiswhatthewriterdoesn'tsayinthepassage?

A.Peoplearehappywhentheirfriendsleavethem.

B.Peoplemayneverseetheirfriendsaftertheirfriendsmoveaway.

C.Peoplecanknowtheirfriendsindifferentways.

D.Peopleliketheirfriendsverymuchiftheygettoknowthem.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthemostprobableplacepeoplenameafterfriendlypeople?

A.Ahouse.B.Aroom.C.Alibrary.D.Avillage.

3.Ifpeoplehavefriends,theywouldlivelonger,because__________.

A.theyfeelhappierandhealthierB.theygetalotofhelpfromtheirfriends

C.theytakebettercareofthemselvesD.bothAandC

4.Thispassagetellsus__________.

A.thatpeopleareallfriendsB.thatpeopleneedfriends

C.howtogettoknowfriendsD.howtonameaplace

B

Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit

.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenses（感官）whenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsensestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.

Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandae

atsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimalseatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Akindofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.

Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Eatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealth.Choosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.

5.Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals________.

A.dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB.arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfood

C.choosefoodinsimilarwaysD.eatentirelydifferentfood

6.Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?

A.Thewhitebutterfly.B.Thesmallbird.C.Thebear.D.Thefox.

7.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.

A.foodischosenforagoodreasonB.FrenchandBritishfoodisgood

C.somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffoodD.somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet

8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Animalsoftenusesensestoeattheirfood.

B.Mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.

C.Allanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonetypeoffood.

D.Thedietofbirdsandfoxwillbethesamedependingontheseason.

C

About97%oftheworld’swaterissaltyandisfoundinouroceansandseas.But,aswecan’tdrinkseawater,howcanitbeimportant?

Everypartofourseasandoc

eanscontainsanamazingnumberofanimalsandfishthatliveatdifferentoceandepths.Mostofthe

differentspecies（物种）ofanimalsandfishdependonsimpleplantsfortheirfood.Thesesimpleplantscalledalgae（海藻）driftnearthesurfaceoftheoceanandusesunlighttoturncarbondioxideandwaterintofoodandoxygen.Infact,algaeproduceoverhalfoftheoxygenpeoplebreathe.Howimportantseawateris!

Eachplantoranimalinourseasandoceansisanimportantlinkinafoodchain（链条）.Thealgaeareeateninlargeamountsbymicroscopicanimals,whichareinturnconsumedbylargeranimals.Thesefoodchainsaredelicatelybalanced.

Thebadnewsaboutthefoodchainsintheoceansisthattheyareunderthreatbecauseofman.Peopleoncethoughtthattheoceansweresobigthatitdidn’tmatterifwedumpedrubbishintothemorcaughthugequantitiesoffishandwhalesforfood.Butwenowknowthisisnottrueandfishstocksintheoceanshavestartedtodrop.

Thankfully,theworldistakingstepstoprotectthefutureofouroceansbyintroducinginternationalagreementstoprotectmarinehabitats.Mostcountrieshaveintroducedfishingrestrictions（限制）toprotectfishstocks（库存）intheoceansandnewtechniquesarebeingpioneeredtocopewithpollution.Finally,theimportanceofprotectingoceansisbeingmadeknowntomorepeople.Thisisjustthebeginningofalongprocesstoprotecttheoceansforourfuture.Wedependontheoceansforfishwhichareanimportantpartofthehumandiet.Howimportantseawateris!

9.Whichofthefollowingistheproperorderofthefoodchain?

A.smallanimals→algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→man

B.algae→microscopicanimals→largeanimals→largeranimals→man

C.smallanimals→algae→largeanimals→microscopicanimals→man

D.microscopicanimals→algae→largeanimals→largeranimals→man

10.Peopleusedtothinkthattherubbishthrownintothesea________.

A.wouldn’tharmthefishintheseaB.wouldchangethebalanceofthefoodchain

C.wouldbebrokendownintheseaD.wouldn’tdomuchharmtothesea

11.Fromthepassage,we

learnthat_________.

A.mostfishandseaanimalsliveatthesurfaceoftheseas

B.itisverydifficulttobreakthebalanceofafoodchain

C.excessive（过量的）fishinghascausedthedecreaseinfishstock

D.itwon’tbelongbeforetheproblemsconcerningoceanswillbesolved

12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Theimportanceofseawater.B.Lifeintheoceans.

C.Howtoprotectfoodchains.D.Howtodealwithseawaterpollution.

D

Now,weknowthatifwedonotgetenoughvitamins,weareatriskofdevelopinganumberofdiseases.Asaresult,vitaminsupplements（补品），thoughexpensive,arepopularwithpeoplewhoworrythattheyarenotgettingenoughvitaminsfromthefoodstheyeat.Butcontrarytowhatmanypeoplethink,medicalexpertshavefoundlittleevidencethatmostsupplem

entsdoanythingtoimprovehealthorprotectagainstdisease.

Infact,medicalexpertswarnthattakingtoomanyofsomevitaminscanbeharmful.Forexample,toomuchvitaminEcancausebleeding.Peopleshoulddiscusswhatvitaminstheytakewiththeirdoctors,assomevitaminscanproduceharmfulsideeffectswhenmixedwithmedicines.

Experts,however,dosaythatsometimesvitaminscanhelppreventdisease.Peoplewhoknowtheylackaparticularvitaminshouldtakevitaminsupplements.Someolderadults,forexample,maynothaveenoughvitaminB-twelve.Thisisbecause,aspeoplegetolder,theirbodylosesitsabilitytotakeitfromfoods.Also,peoplewhospendmuchtimeinsidemayneedsomeextravitaminDastheskinmakesthisvitaminfromsunlight.

Differentvitaminsarefoundindifferentfoods.VitaminAisfoundinfishliveroil.Italsoisintheyellowpartofeggs.Sweetpotatoes,carrotsandotherdarklycoloredfruitsandvegetablescontainsubstan

cesthatthebodycanchangeintovitaminA.VitaminB-twelveisfoundingreenleafyvegetablesandotherfoods,likefruits.VitaminKcanbefoundinporkproducts.

Infact,formostpeople,abalanceddietcanensureenoughofthevitaminsourbodiesneed.So,itisimportantforustoeatamixtureoffoodseverydaytoensurethatwegetenoughvitaminsourbodiesneed.

13.Whatisprobablytalkedaboutbeforethispassage?

A.Howmanyvitaminsaperson’sbodyneeds.

B.Howmanyvitaminssomefoodscontain.

C.Thebenefitsthatvitaminsbringtoourhealth.

D.Whatpeopleshoulddotostayhealthy.

14.Vitaminsupplementsarepopularwithpeoplebecause________.

A.peoplemistakenlythinkthattheyaregoodfortheirhealth

B.theycontainmorevitaminsthanthefoodspeopleeat

C.fooddoesnotprovideenoughvitaminspeopleneed

D.peoplefearthatalackofvitaminswillleadtodisease

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Gettingenoughvitaminsthroughabalanceddiet.

B.Vitaminsupplementsdoharmtoourhealth.

C.Vitaminsareimportanttoourhealth.

D.Lackingvitaminscancausemanydiseases.

第二节（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，选项中有两项为多余选项。