甘肃省兰州市联片办学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word文档下载推荐.docx

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SometimesIthinkpartiesgetboringandIwanttogohome!

—Jenny

Evenagreatpartywilldragifyou’renotenjoyingyourself.Makingtheefforttodanceandhaveachatwithyourfriendswillbeattheboredom!

Youdon’thavetostaytotheveryendoftheparty.

OurschoolishavingaChristmasdancepartybutI’mreallyshy.ShallIgoornot?

—Emma

Partofyouwouldliketogototheparty,sogiveitatry.Letgoodfriendsknowhowyoufeelandmakesureyou’llhavepeopletodancewithwhentheeveningcomes.Practicesomefundancessoyou’llfeelcomfortableonthedancefloor.

WheneverIgotoaparty,mydadcomestopickmeupat8pm.IalwayshavetoleaveearlierthantherestofmyfriendsandIgetreallyangrywithmydad.—Anny

Talkwithyourdadandlethimknowhowyoufeel.Itfeelshardtohavedifferentrulesfromyourfriendsbutdon’tworrytoomuch—yourfriendsareprobablypickedupsoonafteryouanyway.

1.AliceadvisesSusanto_____.

A.staywithherfriendsB.askherfriendforhelp

C.leavethepartyatonceD.makefunofherfriends

2.Theunderlinedword“drag”isclosestinmeaningto“_____”.

A.fail 

B.improveC.beboring 

D.bepleasant

3.WhatworriesAnny?

A.Herdadisstrictwithher.B.Shealwaysargueswithherdad.

C.Nobodypicksherupaftertheparty.

D.Shecan’tgotothepartywithherfriends.

4.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inanotice.B.Inaguidebook.C.Inafamousnovel.D.Inapopularmagazine.

B

Theword“invent”comesfromaLatinwordwhichmeans“tofind.”GarrettMorgan,anAfrican-American,wasonesuchinventor.Hisfirstjobwasrepairingmachinesinafactory.Byaccident,hehadinventedthehairstraightener.Hesoldhisproductsandthencontinuedwithhiscareerasaninventor.

Everyday,GarrettMorganwatchedtrafficbecomemoredangerous.Cars,bicyclesandwalkersallcompetedtocrossthestreet.Policeofficersmadesimple“stop/go”signalsatbusycrossroads,butcars,bicyclesandwalkersstillrushedintothecrossroadsatdifferentspeedsandmanycrashedintoeachother.Onedayhesawatrafficaccidentbetweenacarandabicycleatabusycrossroads.herealized,theproblemwiththetrafficlight,wasitspoordesign:

thetrafficsignallackedatransition（过渡）between“stop”and“go.”

Morganinventedanewtrafficsignalthataddeda“caution（警告）”lightthatmadetrafficmovemoresmoothlyandsafely.HistrafficlightstoodonaT-shapedpole（杆）witharmsthatflashedaredlighttostoptrafficinalldirections,allowingwalkerstocrosssafely.Afterwalkerscrossed,trafficcouldonlygoinonedirection.

Soon,citieseverywherewantedhistrafficlight.In1923,apopularelectriccompanypaidMorgan$40,000tomakeandsellhisinvention.Trafficlightstodayworkinthesamebasicway.

ThetrafficlightisMorgan’smostfamousinvention.In1963,theUnitedStatesgovernmentgaveGarrettMorgananawardforhislife-savingidea.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutGarrettMorganfromParagraph1?

A.Heworkedinafactoryallhislife.B.Heledahardlifeinhisearlyyears.

C.Hemademoneyfromhairstraighteners.

D.Hedreamedofbeinganinventorwhenhewasachild.

6.WhatmadeMorganinventthetrafficlight?

A.Atrafficaccident.B.Acardriver’sadvice.

C.Worryabouthissafety.D.Hardworkofpoliceofficers.

7.Accordingtothetext,GarrettMorgan’strafficlight_____.

A.madecarsmovemoreslowlyB.needednohelpfrompoliceofficers

C.wasspecialbecauseithada“caution”light

D.wasverydifferentfromtheonesweusetoday

C

LivingonmountainousLaGomera,oneof 

Spain’sCanaryIslandsoff 

WestAfrica,JuanCabellotakesprideinnotusingamobilephoneortheInternettocommunicate.Likehisfatherandgrandfather,heusesSilboGomero,alanguagethatiswhistled（吹口哨）,notspoken,andthatcanbeheardmorethantwomilesaway.

“Iuseitforeverything:

totalktomywife,totellmykidssomething,tofindafriendifwegetlostinacrowd,”Cabellosays.“IalsomakealivingfromSilbo,performingdailyexhibitionsatarestaurant.”

PeoplethroughoutLaGomeraareknowntohaveusedSilbointhepastasawayofcommunicatingoverlongdistances.Astrongwhistlesavedfarmersfromwalkingoverthehillstogivemessagesornewstoneighbors.Thencamethephone.Nowadays,it’shardtoknowhowmanypeoplestilluseSilbo.In1999,itwasintroducedasacompulsorysubject（必修学科）inLaGomera’sprimaryschools,inanefforttopreventthelanguagefromgoingsilent.Now3,000studentsarestudyingit,butonlyafewpeoplearebelievedtobeabletocommunicatefullyinthewhistlinglanguage.

“Silboissaidtobethemostimportantculturalheritage（遗产）wehave,” 

saidMoisesPlasencia,thedirectoroftheCanaryIslands’government’shistoricalheritagedepartment.

Infact,littleisknownaboutSilbo’sorigins.Silbo-likewhistlinghasbeenfoundinpartsof 

Greece, 

Turkey, 

China 

and 

Mexico,butnoneisasdevelopedasSilboGomero.OnestudyislookingforsignsofSilboin 

Venezuela, 

Cuba 

Texas,allplacestowhichGomeranshavegoneinthepastduringhardeconomictimes.

“Silbohasmanyhistoricalandlinguistic（语言学上的）values,” 

Plasenciasaid.And,asCabelloexplains, 

“It’sgoodforjustaboutanythingexceptforromance:

everyoneontheislandwouldhearwhatyou’resaying!

”

8.JuanCabellousesSilboGomero_____.

A.inhisdailylifeB.tolearncomputers

C.justtomakealivingD.onlywheneatingatrestaurants

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutSilboGomero?

A.Itfirststartedin 

Greece.B.Itisindangerofdyingout.

C.Itishelpfulinkeepingsecrets.D.Itistheoldestwayofcommunicating.

10.Plasenciathinksit’sveryimportantto_____.

A.knowtheoriginsofSilboGomeroB.findthevaluesofSilboGomero

C.havemoreculturalheritagesD.protectSilboGomero

11.Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?

A.Aschool’ssubject.B.Afamousperformer.

C.Anunusuallanguage.D.Amountainousisland.

D

TheInternetisagrowingnewworldthathasbeendevelopingeversinceitwascreatedmanyyearsago. 

TheonlyreasonInternetsalesarenottaxed（征税）isbecausewedidnotknowtheInternetwouldbeusedtosellproductswhenitwascreated. 

InternetsalesarenodifferentthangoingintothestoretobuytheexactsameproductexceptforthefactthatInternetsalesarenottaxed.

Whenbuyingonline,peoplecannotseeandtouchtheproductthesamewaytheycouldinastore.Tofixthis,customersaregoingintothestoretoseetheproduct.Theniftheyliketheproduct,theybuyitonlinetosavemoneyonthesalestax.Thisisaformoftaxevasion（逃税）ifyouaskme!

Everyonehastopaythetaxinthestoresotheyshouldhavetopaytaxesonlineaswell.Also,theaddedmoneybroughtinthroughInternettaxingcouldhelpthegovernmenttofund（为……拨款）certainpoliciesandotherthingsthattheycouldnotdowithouttheaddedfunds.Thiscouldgotowardthecountry’sschoolsorotherthingsnecessaryforsocietytofunctionwell.Thesefundscouldbeextremelybeneficialbecauseoftherecession（经济衰退）thatthecountryisinatthispoint.Internettaxingisawaytoincreasethosefundsandinturnimprovethequalityoflifeforallwholiveinthatcountry.

Inconclusion,therearemanymorepositivesthannegativesintheargumentovertaxingInternetsales. 

IdounderstandthatImayhavetopaymoreifIwanttobuysomethingonline,butthefundsstaywithinmysocietyandhelpmycountry. 

Theaddedcostmayhurtmeatfirstbutintheend,thefundswillhelpmeandothersinourcountry.

12.Thetextmainlydiscusses_____.

A.whetheritisagoodwaytobuythingsonline

B.whetherInternetsalesshouldbetaxed

C.whypeoplelovetobuythingsonline

D.whyInternetsalesarenottaxed

13.Internetsalesarenottaxedbecause_____.

A.sellingonlinewasunexpectedB.theyaredifferentfromstoresales

C.peopledon’tknowhowtotaxthemD.manypeopleareagainsttaxingthem

14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Onlineshoppersfinditdifficulttobuysatisfactorygoods.

B.Customersgetbetterproductsatalowerpriceonline.

C.Problemsrelatedtoonlineshoppingarehardtofix.

D.Onlineshoppersprobablytrytoavoidpayingtax.

15.Accordingtotheauthor,taxingInternetsales_____.

A.isgoodforallpeopleB.canhelpthecountryoutoftherecession

C.canhelpimprovethequalityofproducts

D.isbeneficialtothedevelopmentofInternet

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。

Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeatingfastfood?

Manypeopledonothavetimetoeathome-cookedfood. 

_16_ 

There’remorethan13,000McDonald’srestaurantsintheUnitedStatesitself,andover8,000KFCsin80countries.Inmostcities,itisnotdifficulttofindhamburgersandpizza.

Advantagesoffastfood

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17_ 

Eatingfastfoodhelpsworkingpeopleandstudentstogetbacktoworkasquicklyaspossible.Besides,manylovethelook,smellandtasteofit.Perhapsthegreatestadvantageistheprice. 

_18_ 

Ifonelivesalone,thenitischeapertobuyamealatthesupermarketthancookitathome.

Disadvantagesoffastfood

Thegreatestdisadvantageoffastfoodis