1415学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案2.docx

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1415学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案2

永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-1期末考试卷

高二英语

（满分120分，答题时间100分钟）

第Ⅰ卷

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

Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldI

onlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?

ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.

However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.

Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecompetedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.

Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcane,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.

1.Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?

A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.

B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.

C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.

D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad.

2.Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?

A.Bybeingconfident.

B.Bylisteningcarefully.

C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.

D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.

3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat____.

A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinally

B.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive

C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolookafterhim

D.readingmadetheauthornotworryabouthissight

4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?

A.Myeyesighttrouble

B.Anunforgettableexperience

C.Withearswideopen

D.AboutMother’slove

B

OurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:

34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:

19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:

30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife’ssister,decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn’tfindher.

   Itwasnowoneo’clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:

30.“Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroad.

   Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:

30,sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.

5.WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?

A.theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.

B.JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.

C.Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.

D.Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.

6.Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?

A.Gototheconcert.      B.SeetheCrownJewels.

C.ReturntoCambridge.   D.Goshopping.

7.Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.

 A.Theylosttheirwayinthefog

 B.theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangement

 C.theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachother

 D.thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstation

8.It’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.

 A.spiltbythefog    B.quitetiring

 C.ratherdisappointing   D.veryenjoyable

C

SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad

-----ReportedbySheilaCarrick

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?

Togettotheotherside.

Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecently,somepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreconcernedwithhowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroad.

MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roads,theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infact,onlyabout80ocelots,anendangeredwildcat,existintheU.S.today.Themainreason?

Roadkill.

"Ecopassages"mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads."Theseecopassagescanbeextremelyuseful,sothatwildlifecanavoidhumanconflicts,"saidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.

Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?

Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelionusedthepassage.

Buildersofsomeecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.

Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlife,lookaround.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!

9.Thewriterusestheexampleof“ocelots”toshowthat_________.

A．wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerous

B．thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatly

C．themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstowork

D．anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents

10.Fromthenewsstory,weknowanecopassageis_________.

A．anundergroundpathforcars                B．afencebuiltforthesafetyofthearea

C．abridgeforanimalstogetoverariver  D．apassforanimalstocrosstheroad

11.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseem“tobecatchingon”,hemeans_________.

A．animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroad  

B．animalsbegintolearntouseecopassages    

C．animalsarecrossingtheroadingroups        

D．animalsareincreasinginnumber

12.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause_________.

A．wildanimalsmayattackcars              

B．wildanimalsmayjamtheroad

C．theymayseewildanimalsinthepark     

D．theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages

D

Manyyearsago，whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver，Iwasdrivingtomyparents’homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation（加油站）about50milesfromOklahomaCity，whereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister（收款台），Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.

Itookoff，buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend’s.Wechattedonthewayintothecity，andwhenIgotoutofthecar，thehusbandgavemehisbusinesscard.

Iwrotehimandhiswifeathankyounoteforhelpingme.Soonafterward，IreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.

Yearslater，Idrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI’dleftthelightsonallday，andthebatterywasdead.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.

“JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord？

”Iaskedandexplainedmytrouble.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.Theywouldacceptnopayment，sowhenIgothome，Iwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.Noonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyou，anditmeantalot，hesaid.

“Thankyou”－twopowerfulwords.They’reeasytosayandmeansomuch.

13．TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity________.

A．tovisitafriend

B．toseehisparents

C．topayatthecashregister

D．tohavemoregasforhiscar

14．Theunderlinedwords“tookoff”underlinedinParagraph2mean“________”．

A．turnedoffB．movedoff

C．