甘肃省天水市清水县第六中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含参考答案.docx

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甘肃省天水市清水县第六中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含参考答案

2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试题

高二英语

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

Ihatenosy（爱管闲事的）neighborsandit’sveryunluckythatIhadoneformyself.TheymovedinacoupleofmonthsbackandalthoughIneverfeltthattheywereastrangefamily,I’vealwayshatedthewaytheyget“tooclose”tome,myhouse,mygarden,andevenmygarbagecans.

Oneday,myneighborsweremowingtheirlawn（草坪）.Mygarbagecanswereneartheirlawn.Forsomestrangereason,Ifoundthewifelookingthroughmygarbagecans.Ifeltangrybutsincetheywerefromadifferentculture,Ithoughtthatmaybeitwas“normal”fromtheirideas.

Thatafternoon,thecoupleknockedonmyfrontdoor.WhenIopened,theygavemeaplasticbag.Insideweremyolddailybills,creditcardsandbankstatements,andanoldbirthdaycardthatmyoldunclesent.Theysaidthattheywerereturningthemtomebecausethesedocumentscontainedveryprivateinformationthatmaybeusedbyothers.

I’veheardofitbefore.Iaskedthemhowthosedocumentscanbeusedbyothersandtheystartedtellingmetheirveryownexperience,whichforcedthemtoleavetheirhomeandmovenextdoortous.Thewifetoldmethatsheneverdestroyedthebills.Theyalsohada“nosyneighbor”wholookedthroughtheirgarbagecanswhichtheyactuallythoughtwasprettystrange.Littledidtheyknowthatthis“nosyneighbor”wascollectingtheirpersonalinformationfromtheirrubbish.Thenalltheirmoneywastakenoutfromthebankbytheirneighbor.

Itwasaverypainfulexperienceforallofthemandtheywantedtoleaveitallbehindsotheyleft.Iwasverythankful.Theywerenotnosyneighbors.Theysimplydidn’twantustoexperiencethesamethingthattheydid.

1．Whatmadetheauthorangry?

A.Hisneighborscametoknockathisdooratnight.

B.Hisneighborsweremowingtheirlawnonemorning.

C.Hisneighborsgottooclosetohisownhome.

D.Hisneighbor’swifewaslookingthroughhisrubbish.

2．Whydidthecouplecometotheauthor’shome?

A.Toreturnthedocumentstotheauthor.

B.Togettoknoweachotherbetter.

C.Tointroducethemselvestotheauthor.

D.Toborrowsomemoneyfromtheauthor.

3．Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorwaskindandhelpfultotheneighbors.

B.Theauthorchangedhisideaabouthisneighbors.

C.Theneighborsdidn’thaveenoughmoney.

D.Theneighborshadtomovefromplacetoplace.

B

AsthePresidentialelectionisapproaching，UShighschoolstudentshavebecomemoreinterestedintheelection．TheyhopetohaveasayindecidingthenextUSpresident．

Wilentzsaidthecountryneedschange．“EventhoughIwillnotbeoldenoughtovoteinthenextelection，myvoicematters.”Wilentzsaid.“Discussionswithmypeers,debateswithteachersandcommunicationwithmyparentsallowmetobeheardandgivemyopinionsmeaning．”

Jean，aformervotedirector，saidteenagersshouldpayattentiontothepresidentialelectionbecausemanyhighschoolstudentswillbeofvotingagebyelectiontime．Shesaidcandidates（候选人）haveviewsandpositionsonsometopicsthatmayaffectteenagers’futurelife．

OhayonisconcernedaboutthesituationthatyoungerAmericansface，suchasthecostofcollegeeducation．Ohayonsaid，“Itismyresponsibilitytotrytopersuademyparentsandotheradultstothinkofthefutureofyoungergenerationwhilevoting．”

Jeansaidteenagerscanalsoinfluencetheelectioninotherwaysbygettinginvolvedincampaigns．Shesuggeststhatteenagersfindthelocalofficesforacampaignandvolunteer．Campaignvolunteerscanwavesignsandgointoneighborhoodstodropoffbrochures（传单）andtrytogetthewordout．

4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A．TheUSAneedssomechanges．

B．Teenagersmakethefinaldecision．

C．U．S．Presidentialelectionapproaches．

D．Teenagersshowinterestinelection．

5．WhichofthefollowingopinionswillJeanagreewith?

A．Teensareoldenoughtovote.

B．Parentshelpteens’viewsheard．

C．Parentsshouldconsiderkids’views.

D．Candidates’viewsmayaffectteens’future．

6．WhichcandidatemightOhayonadvisehisparentstovotefor?

A．Oneagainstincreasingincometax．

B．Oneforimprovingcampussafety．

C．Oneagainstloweringuniversityfees．

D．Oneforloweringunemploymentrate．

7．Howcanteenagersinfluencetheelection?

A．Byvotingforacandidate．

B．Byvolunteeringincampaigns．

C．Byfightingagainstacandidate．

D．Bytakingleadingrolesintheelection．

C

Agirlsavedherfather'slifebykickinghiminthechest（胸腔）afterhesufferedaseriousallergic（过敏的）reactionwhichstoppedhisheart.

Izzy,nine,restartedfatherColm'sheartbystamping（踩）onhischestafterhefelldownathomeandstoppedbreathing.Izzy'smother,Debbie,immediatelycalled999butIzzyknewdoctorswouldneverarriveintimetosaveherfather,sodecidedtouseCPR.However,shequicklydiscoveredherarmsweren'tstrongenough,soshestampedonherfather'schestinstead.Debbiethentookoverwithsomemoreconventionalchestcompressions（按压）untiltheambulancearrived.

Izzy,whohasbeengivenabraveryawardbyherschool,said,“Ijustkickedhimreallyhard.MymumtaughtmeCPRbutIknewIwasn'tstrongenoughtousehands.Iwasquitescared.ThedoctorsaidImightaswellbeadoctororanurse.MymumsaidthatDadwasgoingtohospitalwithabigfootprintonhischest.”

“She'salittlestar，”saidDebbie.“IwasreallyupsetbutIzzyjusttookover.Ijustcan'tbelievewhatshedid.Ireallythinkallchildrenshouldbetaughtfirstaid.IzzydidCPRthenthedoctorturnedup.Colmhadtohavemoretreatmentonthewaytothehospitalandwe'vegottoseeanexpert.”

TruckdriverColm,35,sufferedamysteryallergicreactiononSaturdayandwastakentohospital,butwassenthomeonlyforittohappenagainthenextday.Thesecondattackwassoseriousthathisairwayswelled,preventinghimfrombreathing,hisbloodpressuredroppedsuddenly,andhisheartstoppedforamoment.

Hehasnowmadeafullrecoveryfromhissuffering.

8.Izzykickedherfatherinthechest________．

A.toexpressherhelplessness.B.topracticeCPRonhim.

C.tokeephimawake.D.torelieveheranxiety.

9.What'stherightorderoftheevents?

①IzzykickedColm.　②Debbiecalled999.　

③IzzylearnedCPR.　④Colm'sheartstopped.

A．③①②④B．④②③①C．③④②①D．④③①②

10.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.Colm’sfamilylife.B.Colm'spresentcondition.

C.ThecauseofColm'sallergy.D.SymptomsofColm'sallergicreaction.

11.Whydoestheauthorwritethenews?

A.Todescribeaseriousaccident.

B.ToprovetheimportanceofCPR.

C.Toreporta9yearoldgirl'sbraveact.

D.Tocallpeople'sattentiontoallergicreaction.

D

Thefather’sroleinthefamilyisimportant.Oneresearchersaysbabiescaredforbytheirfathershavegreatercognitive（认知的）developmentatoneyearofagethanbabiesnotcaredforbytheirfathers.Anotherexpertreportsthatbyspendingtimewiththeirpre-schoolchildren,fatherscanhelptodevelopchildren’slanguageability.Researchersalsopointoutthatforschool-agechildren,fathersareonelinkwiththeoutsideworld.

Fatherswhovalueeducationhavechildrenwhodobetterinschoolthanthosechildrenwhosefathersdon’tvalueeducation.What’smore,fatherswhospendqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmaygivetheirchildrenhappymemorieswhichmaylastalifetime.

Whileeachfatherisauniquepersonwhoeducateschildreninhisownstyle,goodfathershavesomethingincommon.

Goodfathersattendtheirchildren’sschoolactivities.Theyalsoinvolvethechildrenintheirlivesandtheadultworldbytakingthemtoseetheworkplace,orbytakingthemwhenthecarneedstoberepaired,etc.

Goodfathersexpectagreatdealfromtheirchildren,butalsoacceptandsupporttheuniqueindividualsthattheirchildrenarebecoming.

Goodfathersrelyonexplanationsandreasoningratherthanforce.

Goodfathersknowtheirtimewithchildrenisreallyaninvestment（投资）inthem.

Beinganinvolvedfatherisgoodforchildrenandgoodforfathers.Bothchildrenandfathershavetheopportunityforgrowthanddevelopment.Today’slifestylesarechanging.Moreandmorefathersarebalancingtheirpersonallife,work,andfamilytime.

12.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.howtobeaqualifiedfather

B.thegrowthanddevelopmentofbothfathersandchildren

C.thefather’sroleinthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildren

D.thechangingofthefather’sroleinmodernsociety

13.Accordingtothepassage,wecanfindthat________.

A.fathersaremoreimportantthanmothersinthefamily

B.allfathershavethesamewayofeducatingtheirchildren

C.fathers’involvementisthemostimportantfactorinchildren’sdevelopment

D.fathershaveanimportantinfluenceontheirchildrenfrombabyhoodthroughadulthood

14.Accordingtothepassage,fathers’involvementintheirchildren’slivesmayNOTresultin________.

A.agoodfutureoftheirchildren

B.betterreadingabilityoftheirchildren

C.happymemorieswhichmaylastalifetime

D.greatercognitivedevelopmentoftheirchildren

15.Theunderlinedword“involved”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto

A.lazyB.activeC.tallD.brave

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。

Withthesummerholidayjustaroundthecorner,itseemslikeeverybodyisbusyplanningtheirvacations.Herearesometipsthatcanhelpyouenjoyyourholidaywithoutemptyingyourpocket:

Traveloff-season.Gotoyourdesireddestinationwhilethedemandislowandtakeadvantageofhugediscounts.Duringthepeak