甘肃省武威市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

甘肃省武威市2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

本试题共分选择题（70分）和非选择题（50分），共120分，考试时间100分钟。

请将所有答案写在答题卡上。

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

Maybeyouareconfusedbychoosingbooksforchildren.Herearesomegoodbooksforyou:

LearningHowtoLearn$22

Childrenwhoreadthisbookshowgreatinterestinstudy.Manypictureswillhelpthemunderstanditeasilyandquickly.

BasicStudyGuidebook$36

Readthisbookandlearn:

Whatthethreebarriers（障碍）tostudyareandwha

ttodoaboutthem

Whattodoifyouaretiredofasubject

Childrenreadittoimprovetheabilitytostudy.

HowtoUseaDictionaryPictureBookforChildren$35

Readthisbookandlearn:

Howtolookupwordsinadictionary

Whatthedifferentmarksinadictionarymean

Howtouseadictionarytopronouncewordscorrectly

Buythi

sbookandhelpchildrenwiththeireducation.

What'smore,you'lljustpay60%foritbeforeMay10,2016

1."_________"cantellyouwhattodoifyouaretiredofasubject.

A.StudySkillsforLife

B.BasicStudyGuidebook

C.LearningHowtoLearn

D.HowtoUseaDictionaryPictureBookforChildren

2.Picturesinthebook"LearningHowtoLear

n"can.

A.makechildrenreadslowlyB.makethebookboring

C.makechildrenunderstandthebookeasily

D.makechildrendrawbeautifully

3.IfyoubuythethreebooksonMay2nd,2016,youwilljustpay

_____forthem.

A.$55.8B.$93C.$71D.$60

4.Theaimofthethreeadsisto.

A.helpchildrenlearnEnglish

B.he

lpchildrenlearnaboutnature

C.useadictionarytopronouncecorrectly

D.sellthesebookstothechildren

B

Almosteveryonewantstobehappy,butnotallknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsuponourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimeth

inkingaboutthefuturethatwefailtoenjoythepresent,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.

Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeople

experiencedancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivity.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheir

timehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis___________.

A.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy

B.TheSecretofHappiness

C.MoneyMakesYouHappy

D.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy

6.Thewriterthinksthat

___________.

A.It’swrongtospendtimeonwork

B.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime

C.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife

D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Readingagoodbook.B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.

C.Playingasport.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.

C

Floridaiscelebratingabiganniversarythisyear.Fivehundredyearsago,onApril2,1513,SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonarrivedontheeastcoastofwhatisnowFlorida.NativeAmericanshadbeenlivingthereforcenturies,butPoncedeLeonwasthefirstEuropeantosetfootinwhatwouldbecometheUnitedStates.

Accordingtol

egend（传说）,PoncedeLeonmayhavelandedinFloridabymistake.HeissaidtohavebeenlookingforanislandcalledBiminianditsFountainofYouth.Themagicalfountaincouldsupposedlymakeoldpeopleyoungagain.Instead,PoncedeLeonlandedontheFloridapeninsula（半岛

）an

dclaimeditforSpain.HenameditLaFlorida,or“floweryplace”.

PoncedeLeonexploredmoreofFlorida’scoastsoverthenextfewmonths.HelaterreturnedtoSpainbutwentbacktoFloridain1521toattempttosetupapermanentcolony（殖民地）.However，NativeAmericansattackedhimandhiscompanions,andPoncedeLeonwaskilled.Itwasn’tuntil1565thatSpainsetupasuccessfulcolonyatSt.AugustineonFlorida’seast

coast.ItistheoldestpermanentEuropeansettlementintheU.S.

Floridadidn’tbelongtotheU.S.untilSpainlostcontrol.ItwasadmittedtotheU.S.asthe27thstatein1845.

Today,Floridahasoneofthefastest-growingpopulationsofanystate.Morethan19millionpeoplecallithome.

It’salsoapopulardestinationfortourists.Lastyear,89millionpeoplevisitedtheSunshineState.Thesedays,mostvisitorscomeinsearchoffuninthesunonitssandybeachesanditsthemeparks,suchasDisneyWorldandSeaWorld.

8．Fivehundredyearsago,.

A．theUnitedStateswasfounded

B．thefirstEuropeancametoFlorida.

C．Floridawasdiscoveredbyhumanbeings.

D．SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonwasborn.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutPoncedeLeonfromParagraph2?

A.HehatedtheFloridapeninsula.

B.HediscoveredFloridabyaccident.

C.HefinallyfoundFountainofYouth.

D.Hecouldmakeoldpeopleyoungagain.

10.PoncedeLeonwaskilled.

A.byhiscompanionsB.onhiswaytoFlorida

C.duringhissecondstayinFloridaD.afterhesetupapermanentcolony

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlorida?

A.Touristsarelosinginterestinit.

B.Itsbeachesarenotwellprotected.

C.Thereare89millionpeopleinFloridaatpresent.

D.Itspopulationhasbeenincreasinginrecentyears.

D

Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwatersnearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations（迁徙）ofanymammal.

Allday,allsummerlong,inthe

coldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.

Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen（鲸须）theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck（淤泥）fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.

Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.

Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow（浅的）waterscalledlagoons（濒海湖）.Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.

Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.

12.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.

A.givenupB.endedupC.brokenupD.eatenup

13.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.

A.alwaysswimundertheoceanB.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy

C.facethecolderandcolderwaterD.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak

14.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?

A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.

C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?

A.Howlong

theylive.B.Howtheygettheirfood.

C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.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，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Secretcodes（密码）keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesin

doingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.

Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthous

andsofyears.16______Codebreakingnev

erlags（落后）farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.

Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.17________Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”Spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”

18______Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,Forexample,Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“13520135.”

Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.19_______Forexample“bridge“mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”20____However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.

A.It is very hard to break a code without the code book.

B.In any language, some letters are used more than others.

C.Only people who know the keyword can read the message.

D.As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

E.You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.

F.With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.

G.Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of thealphabet.

第二部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳