内蒙古准格尔旗学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题Word格式.docx

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阅读下列短文,选择最佳选项（共15小题,每题2分,共30分）

A

Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?

JaneAddams（1860-1935）

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Shecreatedshelters,educationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.

RachelCarson（1907-1964）

RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdale,PennsylvaniainAmerica.Thepopular1962book“SilentSpring”byRachelCarsonmadepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffectsofpollutiononhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.

SandraDayO’Connor（1930-present）

WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.However,shebecamethefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt（最高法院）in1981afteryearsofhardwork.

RosaParks（1913-2005）

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoawhitepassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-fightsmovement.”TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.

1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.B.Herteachingskills.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.D.Hercommunitybackground.

2.WecanknowfromthetextthatRachelCarsonworkedto_____.

A.helpthepoorB.spreadgeographicknowledge

C.protecttheenvironmentD.protecttherightsofwomen

3.Whooncefailedtofindajob?

A.JaneAddams.B.SandraDayO’Connor.

C.RachelCarson.D.MargaretThatcher.

4.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepeace-lovers.D.Theyarepioneers.

B

Almostallthemeparkaccidentscanbeprevented．Here,basedoncoverageofthemeparksafety,aresometipstohelpyouandyourfamilystaysafeonyournextvisit．

Ifyouarevisitingwithachild,takeamomenttoexplaintheridetothem,andtellthemhowtheyshouldbehave．Theyaredependinguponyoutokeepthemsafe．Setagoodexampleforthembyfollowingtherulesofthepark,andmakesurethattheyknowyouexpectthemtofollowthoserules,too．

Tellthemtostayseated,toholdthegrabbarorputtheirhandsinthelaps,andnottosticktheirkneesandfeetoutsidearidevehicle．Makethemlooktoyoufortheokaytogetonoroffaride,too．

Andneverputacryingchildonaride．Ifyourchildstartstocry,letotherspassyouinlineuntilyourchildiscalmed．Or,gentlyexitthequeueandfindsomethingmorerelaxingtodo．

Youngkidscan’tkeepanadult’spaceinathemepark．Letthemtakeplentyofbreaks．

“Kidsgettired,”saidTPIreaderMattJohnson,afatheroffour．“Tiredkidsmakeparentsevenmoretired．Andtiredkidsandparentsmaygethurt—physicallyandemotionally．”Headvisesthatparentsplanamid-daybreak,perhapsaswimbackatthehotel,toavoidmid-dayheatandcrowds．“Youwillseecranky（暴躁的）familieshavingamiserabletimewhileyouarerefreshedandhavingagreatevening．”

5．Thesecondparagraphtellsreadersthat________．

A．childrenshouldbetrainedtobemoreindependent

B．adultsshouldtellchildrensomesafetyrulesfirstly

C．adultsshouldsetagoodexampletobehavewellinathemepark

D．thereisadangertotakeyoungchildrentovisitathemepark

6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightforchildrenwhoaretakingtherides?

A．Theycannotputtheirhandsawayfromthegrabbar．

B．Theyareforbiddentoputtheirkneesorfeetout．

C．Theyshouldaskadults’permissionfirsttogetonaride．

D．Withoutadults’okaysign,childrenshouldn’tgetoffaride．

7．Ifyourchildbeginstocryjustwhenheisgoingtotakearide,youshould________．

A．tellhimtoberelaxedB．makehimshareyourinterest

C．encouragehimtobebraveD．giveupthepresentactivity

8．WemayinferfromMattJohnson’swordsthat________．

A．hedoesn’tliketovisitathemeparkwithhischildren

B．parentswithmanychildrenmaybetiredofvisitingathemepark

C．notallthefamiliesarerelaxedorhappywhentheyvisitathemepark

D．visitorsshouldarrangeeverythingcarefullybeforestarting

C

OnOctober16th1987,southernBritainwashitbyahurricane,theworststormtohitBritainsince1703.

Twentyyearslater,BritainisrememberingthedisasterknownasTheGreatStorm.15milliontreesacrosstheareawereuprootedbythewind,andawetautumnhadmadethegroundverymuddy（泥泞的）.

Thefallingtreescauseddamagetobuildingsandvehicles,andblockedroadsandrailwaylines,forcingeveryone,fromadultstoschoolchildren,tostayathome.

Therewerealsoblackoutsacrossthearea,aspowerlinesweredamagedbyfallingtreesandflyingdebris（残骸）.Peopleusedcandlesandflashlights（手电）forlight,andgasstovesandopenfirestocookfood.

Thestormlastedfor4hours,andkilled18lives.Thebadweathercausedsomuchdamagemostlybecauseofthefactthatmostpeoplewerecompletelyunprepared,andbecausemanyweatherforecastersdidn’tthinkitcouldcauseaproblem.

Earlierthatweek,weatherforecastshadpredictedsevere（严重的）weather,butforecastersthoughtitwouldmissBritainandonlyaffecttheEnglishChannel.Awell-knownweatherman,MichaelFish,eversaidthatthestormwouldn’thappen,thoughinfacthewastalkingaboutahurricaneinFloridaatthattime.

Theunusualstormcausedmorethan￡1billionindamage,andhundredsofpeoplewereinjured.

CouldthesamethinghappentodayinBritain?

Well,asaresultofclimatechangemanypeoplethinkthatsuddenandsevereweatherchangesaremorelikely.However,technologyhasimproved,andsatellitesgiveusamuchmoreaccurate（精确的）pictureoffutureweather.IfanotherGreatStormcomesalong,theBritishpublicwillprobablybewarnedearlierandhavemoretimetoprepare!

9.Thebadweatherin1987inBritaincausedalotofdamagebecause_____.

A.mostpeoplewerenotpreparedB.therewasnoweatherforecast

C.ithappenedinthesummer 

D.itcausedagreatflood

10.WhichofthefollowingwasNOToneoftheeffectsofTheGreatStorm?

A.Therewereanumberofdeathsandinjuries.

B.Theelectricitywentout.

C.IthitFloridafirst.

D.Roadsandrailwaylineswereblocked.

11.OneweekbeforeTheGreatStorm,weatherforecasts_____.

A.couldnotpredictsevereweatheratall

B.hadpredictedthesevereweather,butsomeweatherforecastersthoughtitwould

missBritain

C.showedthattheterriblestormwouldnothittheEnglishChannel

D.showedthatTheGreatStormwouldaffectbothEnglandandFlorida

12.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____.

A.thiskindofbadweatherwillnothappeninBritainagain

B.badweatherwillhappenmorefrequentlyinBritainnow

C.peoplewillbebetterpreparedifthereisbadweatherinBritainnow

D.badweathermaybestoppedwiththedevelopmentoftechnology

D

ActressHaydenPanettiererecentlygotintotroublewithJapanesefishermenasshetriedtostopthemfromkillingdolphins.

The18-year-oldstarwithsomeothersurferssailedouttoreachthedolphinsinordertostopthemfrombeingdrivenintoanearbypoolandkilled,butthesixsurfers,fromAustraliaandtheUnitedStates,werestoppedbyafishingboatbeforetheycouldreachthem.Thefishermenblockedtheirwaywithaboathook（钩篙）.Itwasanugly,unfriendlyandlife-threateningstrugglebeforethesurferswereforcedtoreturntothebeach.Itisbelievedthatthedolphinswerelatertakenintoapoolandkilled.

Panettiere,whoisabravesurferandloyalanimalprotector,madeuphermindtosavethedolphinsofJapanandsaid,"

Itwasreallyfrightening.Someofuswerehitbytheboathook,butintheendallwewerereallyworriedaboutwasthedolphins.Itwassosad.Weweresoclosetothemandtheywerejumpingoutofthewatertoseeus."

Breakingdownintears,sheadded,"

Onelittlebabydolphinstuckhisheadoutandlookedatmeandthethoughtthatit’snolongerwithusisreallyhardtotake."

Thesurfersleftthecountrytoavoidarrest（逮捕）bytheJapanesepolice.PanettiereisnowbackinLosAngeles.

Morethan22,000dolphinsarekilledbyfishermeninJapaneveryyear.ManyJapanesebelievedolphinsshouldbetreatedlikefish.Theyhavebeenhuntingdolphinsforcenturiesandseeanycriticism（批评）ofthisasanattackontheirculture.

13.WhydidthesurfersgetintotroublewiththefishermeninJapan?

A.Theysaidsomethingthathurtthefishermen.

B.Theyenteredapoolwhichwasn’tallowedtogointo.

C.TheyattackedJapaneseculture.

D.Theytriedtostopthefishermenfromkillingthedolphins.

14.FromParagraph3,wecanlearnthatPanettiere________.

A.wasreallyfrightenedandsad

B.succeededinsavingthedolphins

C.criedwhentheywerehitbytheboathook

D.didn’tliketheJapanesefishermen

15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WhatHappenedWhileSurfinginJapan

B.HaydenPanettiereCriedintheSeaofJapan

C.PeopleWorldwideAreAgainstKillingDolphins

D.ProtecttheWildAnimals

第二节:

七选五（共5小题,每题2分,共10分）

Whatdoyou,thetrees，andabirdhaveincommon?

16Alllivingthingsmusthavewatertosurvive，whethertheygetitfromawaterfountain，araincloud，oralittlebottleattachedtothesideofabirdcage.

17.Watermakesupmorethanhalfofyourbodyweigh