广西钦州市高新区学年度上学期高二英语期末考试试题.docx

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广西钦州市高新区学年度上学期高二英语期末考试试题

广西钦州市高新区2016—2017学年度上学期高二英语期末考试试题

第一卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A

WelcometoMarksdaleStatePark

Wherefun,fitness,andeducationcometogether

Don’tmissournewsummerclassesavailableduringMay23-Aug5!

Swimminglessons:

Ages4—adult.Cost:

$5perclassor$15foronemonth.

Hiking:

Haveastateparkkeeperhikethroughourpathswithyouandteachyouaboutthepark’swildlifeandplants.

Soccer:

Ouryouthsoccerprogramisunusualinthatitisnon-competitive.Differentteamsareformedeveryday.Thefocusisoneachplayerlearningtoworkasateam,notononeteamwinningitall.

Boating:

Theseclassesareonlyfor20-year-oldsandabove.Fishingisonlyallowedwithapermit.

Bicycling:

Wehavespecialpathsbuiltforbicyclists.Signsarepostedforself-guidedtoursofourpark.Groupcyclingisalsoavailablewithaparkguide.Pathsrangefromeasytochallenging.

Amessagefromthedirector:

Hikingpaths!

Sportfields!

Playgrounds!

Campgrounds!

Funactivities!

LocatedonMcQueeney,MarksdaleStateParkofferssomethingforeveryone.Wehaveanumberofplantsandanimals,whichareindangerofdyingout,beingprotectedinourpark.Signupforoneofournewsummercommunityclasses,ortakeacampingtripwithyourfriendsorfamily!

GlenHarwood,ParkDirector

21.IfyouplantolearntoswimfromJune1sttoJuly31st,youshouldpay______.

A.$5B.$15C.$25D.$30

22.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesisonlyintendedforadults?

A.swimmingB.boatingC.hikingD.bicycling

23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMarksdaleStatePark?

A.Manyendangeredplantscanbefoundthere.

B.Specialpathswillsoonbebuiltforbicyclists.

C.Itisaparkfulloffunactivitiesandseaanimals.

D.Theyouthsoccerprogramfocusesonhowtowin.

B

DearJohn,

MynameisAmberandIwanttosharemystorywithyoubecausewhatyou'vesharedaboutlifeandpositiveenergyhaschangedmylife.Thispastyearhasbeenoneofthehardestforme.IfeltIwasstuckinapositionthathadnothingtodowithwhatIwantedtodowithmylife.InJanuary,aftertwoyearsofbeingtogether,myboyfriendleftme.

IreadyourblogeverymorningasIdrinkmycoffeeatwork,butitwasn'tuntilthisMarchthatItoldmyself"nomorenegativity

"asyoutaughtreadersinyourblog.

SincethenI'vegotintonewhabitsatworktokeepmyenergypositive.Whenpeoplewalkinthefrontdoor,I'mthefirstfacetheysee,soIsmilebigwhenIsay"goodmorning"tothem,especiallyonMondays.Insteadofwaitingforsomeonetoaskmeforhelp,Iofferitwithanopenmind.TheCEOnoticedmychangeandofferedmetheexecutiveassistantpositionthatIwanted.

Oneofthebiggest

thingsI'vetakentoheartfromyourblogischangingmyopinionsonmyjob.Yes,itwasnotanimportantposition,butwhenIwaspassionate（热情的）aboutit,Icouldmakemylifefulfilling.

Allinall,Ihavetothankyousomehowforhavingthepassiontohelpothersbecauseittrulyisinspiringtome.Sothankyousomuch,John.Mylifehaschangedbecauseyourwordspointedmeintherightdirection,Takecare!

Sincerely,

Amber

24.Amberwrotethelettermainlyto______

A.introduce

herselftoJohnB.talkaboutherbadyear

C.askforsomeadvice

D.expressherthanks

25.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAmber______

A.didn'tlikeherboyfriendB.spentalotoftimeonline

C.wasn'tsatisfiedwithherjobD.receivedverygoodeducation

26.WhatisimpliedaboutJohnintheletter?

A.Heisaveryfamouswriter.

B.Heusedtoliveaverynegativelife.

C.Hedoesn'tlikesharinghislifestories.

D.Helikeshelpingothersthroughwritingpositiveblogs.

27.WhatdoesAmber'schangetellus?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Badluckdoesn'texistlong.

C.Apositiveattitudeisrewarding.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem（生态系统）.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat（栖息地）.

Itistheelephant'sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.Thisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartof

theAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.

Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.

28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.

B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.

C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfood.

D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”mostprobablymean?

A.Fixingthetime.B.Worseningthestate.

C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.

30.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?

A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.

B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.

C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.

D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.

31.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.

A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecauses

B.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences

C.describingthechangesinspaceorder

D.givingexamples

D

Experimentsunderwayinseverallabsaimtocreatebeneficialtypesofgeneticallymodifiedfoods,includingstarchierpotatoesandcaffeine-freecoffeebeans.Geneticengineersareeventryingtotransfergenesfromacold-winterfishtomakeafrost-resistanttomato.

Alow-sugarGMstrawberrynowintheworksmightonedayallowpeoplewithhealthproblemssuchasdiabetes（糖尿病）toenjoythelittledeliciousredfruitsagain.GMbeansandgrainsrichinprotein（蛋白质）mighthelppeopleatriskofdevelopingkwashiorkor.Kwashiorkor,adiseasecausedbyseverelackofprotein,iscommoninpartsoftheworldwherethereareseverefoodshortages.

CommentingonGMfoods,JonathonJones,aBritishresearcher,said:

"Thefuturebenefitswillbeenormous（巨大的）,andthebestisyettocome".Tosomepeople,GMfoodsarenodifferentfromunmodifiedfoods."Atomatoisatomato,"saidBrianSansoni,anAmericanfoodmanufacturer.

CriticsofGMfoodschallengeSansoni'sopinion.TheyworryabouttheharmthatGMcropsmightdotopeople,otheranimals,andplants.

InarecentlabstudyconductedatCornellUniversity,scientiststestedpollen（花粉）madebyBTcorn,whichmakesupone-fourthoftheU.S.corncrop.Thescientistdroppedthepollenontomilkweed,aplantthatistheonlyknownfoodsourceofabutterflycaterpillar（毛虫）.Withinfourdaysoffeedingontheleaves,almosthalfofatestgroupofcaterpillarsdied."Thisisawarningbell."saidCornellresearcherLindaRaynor.

SomeinsectsthatarenotkilledbyGMfoodsmightfindthemselvesmadestronger.Howso?

Theinsecticidesareusedonthecropstokillthepests.ButGMplantsproduceacontinuouslevelofinsecticide.Insectsrelyingonthosecropsmaydevelopresistancetotheplantsandtheymayalsodeveloparesistancetotheinsecticide.

AttheforumonGMfoodheldlastyearinCanada.GMcropsthathavebeenmaderesistanttotheherbicidemightcrossbreedwithwildplants,creating"superweeds"thatcouldtakeoverwholefields.

Sowheredoyoustand?

ShouldGMfoodbebannedintheUnitedStates,astheyareinpartsofEurope?

Ordotheirbenefitsoutweigh（胜过）anyoftheriskstheymightcarry?

32.Thefirstthreeparagraphstrytogivetheideathat__________

A.GMfoodsmaybringaboutgreatbenefitstohumans.

B.GMfoodsarenodifferentfromordinaryones.

C.GMfoodsmayhavebothbenefitsandharm.

D.GMfoodsareparticularlygoodtothekwashiorkorpatients.

33.Whyisthepollen-sprayedmilkweedmentionedinParagraph5?

A.ToshowGMfoodscankillinsectseffectively.

B.ToshowGMfoodscontainmoreprotein.

C.ToshowGMfoodsalsohaveadarkside.

D.ToshowGMfoodsmayharmcrops.

34.Whathappenstothoseinsectswhennotkilledbythesprayofinsecticide?

A.Theymaylosetheirabilitytoproducelayeggs.

B.Theymayhaveahigherabilitytoadapttotheenvironment.

C.Theymovetootherfieldsfreefrominsecticide.

D.Theynevereatagainthoseplantscontaininginsecticide.

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningbanningGMfoodsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.UnderdevelopedcountrieshavebannedGMfoods.

B.BothEuropeandtheU.S.havebannedGMfoods.

C.MostEuropeancountrieshavenotbannedGMfoods.

D.TheUnitedStateshasnotbannedGM