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内蒙古包头铁路第一中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

2016-2017学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试题

阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30分）

A

 Weallknowthat2016isconsideredtheyearofsuperheromovies.Hereareanotherfouronescomingoutinthesecondhalfofthisyear.

TheBFG

Adventure,Drama,Fantasy1July2016（Canada）

Storyline:

AlittlegirlnamedSophiecomesacrosstheBigFriendlyGiantwhodespitehisawfulappearance,turnsouttobeakind-heartedsoulwhoisconsideredanoutcast（被遗弃的人）bytheothergiantsbecause,unlikethem,herefusestoeatchildren.Moreinformation:

http:

//www.imdb,com/title/tt3691740/.

Directors:

StevenSpielberg

Writer:

RoaldDahl

Stars:

BillHader,RebeccaHall,MarkRylance

TheHollars

Comedy,Drama,Family26August2016（USA）

Storyline:

Amanreturnstohissmallhometownafterlearningthathismotherhasfallenillandisabouttogothroughsurgery.Otherrelatedinformationisavailableat:

http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/.

Director:

JohnKrasinski

Writer:

IbrahimEl-Batout

Stars:

MaryElizabethWinstead,AnnaKendrick,JohnKrasinski

TheBombing

Action,Drama,War30September2016（China）

Storyline:

DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,fivedifferentChinesepeople,mostofwhomarebasedonrealfigures,fighttheirwaythroughJapaneseairforceattackstoprotectanimportantmilitarymachineinChongqing,in1940.Clickhereforfurtherinformationaboutit.

http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt4743226/.

Director:

XiaoFeng

Writer:

PingChen

Stars:

WilliamWai-TingChan,WeiFan,JanineChun-NingChang

Ali,theGoatandIbrahim

Comedy,Drama,friendship1October2016（Egypt）

Storyline:

AlilovesagoatcalledNadaandIbrahimhearsvoicesfromanotherworld.Bothyoungmenaremisunderstoodandignoredeachother.Later,theymakepeacewitheachother.Clickhereformoreinformation.

http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt4473378/.

Director:

SherifElBendary

Writer:

JamesC.Strouse

Stars:

AliSobhy,AhmedMagdy,SalwaMohamedAli

21.Wherewastheadventuremoviefrom?

A.Canada.      B.USA.         C.China.       D.Egypt.

22.WhichwebsiteshouldyouvisittoknowmoreaboutTheHollars?

A.http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt3691740/.

B.http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt4743226/.

C.http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt3714720/.

D.http:

//www.imdb.com/title/tt4473378/.

23.WhenwasthemoviedirectedbySherifE1Bendaryshown?

A.InJuly.           B.InAugust.C.InSeptember.                D.InOctober.

24.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TheBFGisdirectedbyJohnKrasinski.

B.TheBombingisafilmrelatedtohistoricalfacts.

C.TheHollartellsstoriesaboutchildren.

D.AnnaKendrickstarsinAli,theGoatandIbrahim.

B

  MywifeJulieandIwereoutontheroadthatrunsaroundwherewelive,whenwesawanoldworn-outdogstumbling（蹒跚）painfullyuptheroad.Westopped,bentdown,talkedgentlytothedogandpattedit.Icheckedandtherewasacollarwithaphonenumber.Icalledbutnooneanswered.

   Thedogwaspainfullythin.SoJulieranhometogetsomeofourdog'sfoodwhileItriedtoencouragethedog.AfterJuliecameback,wesatdownonthesidewalkwhileournewfriendmadeshortworkofthefood.Eventuallywegotherhome.

   Aftertryingformanytimeswegotaresponsefromthenumber.Aladycamearoundwithabunchofflowersforus.SheexplainedthatTarahadbeenherfather'sdog.Shewasveryoldandgotlostthatmorning.So,Tarawassafelyreturnedhome.

 Hereisthetruthofthestory:

   ActuallyJulieandIwereoutthatmorningbecauseIwasleaving.Shewastryingtopersuademetocomeback,butIwasn'thearinganythingthatmadethatsoundlikely.

   Iwasabouttoturnandgowhenanoldblackdogwalkedbetweenusandalmostfelldown.Suddenlywehadsomethingmoreimportantthanourproblemtoworryabout.Therewasacreatureinneedrightbeforeusandwehadtoworktogethertohelpit.

   Wedidhelpit.AndhereIamwritingthestoryinmyownhome,inmyownfamily.

   Inthesong"LoveIsNotaFight"WarrenBarfieldtalksaboutmarriage.Atonepointhesings,"Andifwetrytoleave,mayGodsendangelstoguardthedoor."Sometimesangelscomedisguised（伪装）asdogs.

25.Howwasthedogwhenfound?

A.Tooweaktowalk.              B.Thinandwornout.

C.Unabletoeatfood.              D.Homelessbutgentle.

26.WecaninferfromParagraph2that________.

A.thewriterhadhisownpetdog

B.thedogdidn'tgowiththewriter

C.thedogdidn'teatanyofthefood

D.Julieboughtsomefoodforthedog

27.Theunderlinedpart"ourproblem"inthepassagereferstothefactthat____.

A.anoldblackdogappearedinfrontofthem

B.thewriterdidn'twanttotakeJulie'sadvice

C.thecouplehadsometroublewiththeirmarriage

D.Juliedisagreedwiththewriter'stravelonbusiness

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AHelpfulCouple                 B.AFamousSong

C.SavingtheDog                   D.AnAngelDog

C

   Sincethenineteennineties,educationhasbeenrequiredforallSouthAfricansfromageseventofifteen.LastDecember,thegovernmentannouncedthatseventypercentofstudentspassedtheirfinalexaminationtofinishhighschool.In2008thepassageratewasaboutsixty-threepercent.Therehavebeenincreaseseachyearsincethen.

   ProfessorShireenMotalaattheUniversityofJohannesburgsaysaccesstobasiceducationisnolongertheprobleminSouthAfrica.Shesaysmostchildrenstayinschooluntiltheyareaboutsixteen.Theproblemnow,shesays,isthatlargenumbersofthemleavewithoutcompletinghighschool.Studentstakeanexaminationknownasthematricingradetwelve,theirfinalor"matriculation"year.ProfessorMotalanotesthatlessthanhalfthechildrenwhostartedschoolin2000satforthematriclastyear.

   Educationalresearchersalsopointtoanotherproblem.TheysaySouthAfricanschoolsdonotproduceenoughstudentswiththeskillsforhighereducationinmathandscience.Manyschoolsarenotwell-equipped.Theydonothavelibrariesatschool.Ninety-twopercentoftheschoolsdonothavelibraries.

   Also,educationspecialistssayinmanycases,teachersandschoolprincipalsdonothavetheskillsortrainingtodotheirjobs.Inothercases,theyaresimplynotdoingtheirdutytoprovideaneducation.ProfessorMotalasaysanumberofteacherswerepoorlytrainedduringthesystemofapartheid（种族隔离）,orracialseparationinSouthAfrica.Apartheidendedin1994.

   Secondly,shesays,teachershavebeenconfusedbythemanyeducationalreformeffortsinthelastfifteenyears.And,finally,shethinkslanguagedifferencesintheclassroomhavenotgottenasmuchattentionastheyshould.

 SouthAfrica'sministerofbasiceducationpromisesanumberofimprovements.

29.Howwasthepassageratein2008?

A.uncertain         B.justso-so  C.high     D.low

30.What'stheMotala'sattitudetowardsthebasiceducationforstudentsinSouthAfrica?

A.Confident.   B.Hopeless.    C.Negative.    D.Worried.

31.Fromthepassageweknowthematricis________.

A.anexaminationdifficultforstudentstopass

B.anexaminationforstudentsingradetwelve

C.thenumberofstudentsleavingschool

D.thenumberofstudentstakingexams

32.StudentsinSouthAfricafindithardtogetimprovedinmathandsciencebecause________.

A.theydropoutofschoolwithoutfinishinghighschool

B.teachersdon'thavetheabilitiestoteachthem

C.mostschoolscannotprovideenoughequipment

D.therearen'tsuchsubjectsinmostschools

D

Didyouknowthatsixtypercentofyourbodyweightiswater?

However,

alossofonlytwopercentofthiswaterthroughdehydration（脱水）duringexercisecansignificantlyaffectyourperformance.Themoreyousweat,themoreyourexerciseperformancedeclines,unlessyoudrinkenoughtoreplaceyourlossoffluids.

Whenyoulosetoomuchwater,youcanoverheatquiteeasily,especiallyinawarmenvironment.Butthisisnottheonlyproblemyoumayface.Dehydrationleadstoyourheartpumpingmuchfaster,whichmeansexercisebecomesmoredifficultandrequiresmoreeffort.Despitetheseproblems,however,manyofussimplydonottakeenoughfluidsinwhenweheadforthegymorsetoutonarun.

Sowhyisthis?

Howdowemanagetolosesomuchwaterwithoutsimplydrinkingmoretoreplaceit?

Well,itˈseasierthanyouthink.Whenweareatrest,wequicklybecomeawarethatwearethirstyandwillputthatrightbyhavingadrink.Whenweexercise,ontheotherhand,ourthirstmechanism（结构）doesnotworkaseffectively,sowedonˈtnoticeearlyenoughthatweareactuallythirsty.Infact,weonlystarttofeelthirstywhenwehavealreadylostaroundtwopercentofourbodyweight.

Anotherproblemisthat,themoredehydratedwebecomeduringexercise,themoredifficultitistopreventfurtherdehydration—becauseourstomachsbecomeintoleranttofluidsandwedonotabsorbwaterproperly,justwhenweneeditmost.

Thekeythingaboutfluidsandexerciseistomanageyourintakeproperly

—regularsmallamountsarepreferable,andsomeshouldbedrunkbeforetheperiodofexercisebegins.Youalsoneedtomatchyourintaketothesortofexerciseyouaredoing.Forexample,foronehourofexercise,suchastakingpartina10kmrun,youneedtodrinkabouttwoextralitresofwater.Forlongerperiodsofexercise,sportsdrinksarerecommended.

33.Weknowfromthetextthatduringexercise,dehydration_____.

A.canbeeasilyavoided

B.willleadtopoorperformance

C.cancausemanyhealthproblems

D.willbecontrolledwheneverwedrinkagain

34.Whydopeoplesufferfromdehydrationeasilyduringexercise?

A.Theirthirstmechanismstopsworking.B.Theirfocusisontheexercise.

C.Theirthirstresponseisslow.D.Theirstomachsarefull.