河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年度下期期末考试

高二英语试题

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ASAFEHOME

Itissadbuttruethatpeopledieinearthquakesfromfallingfurniture（家具）andbricks.Earthquakesafetyisveryimportantandthereismoretoitthanjustkeepingbuildingsfromfallingdown.Soifyourhomeisinanearthquakearea,youshouldpreparecarefullybeforetheearthquakecomes.

First,makesureyoubuyahousewhichisearthquakesafe.Allpipesshouldbefixedtothewallandallwallsshouldbeespeciallythickandstrong.Youalsohavetomakesurethatthereareboltsunderneathyourhouse.Theyareoneofthemostimportantwaysofprotectingahouse.Makesurethebuildinghasnobrokenwindowsandiswellrepaired.

Second,lookattheobjectsinyourhouse.Thoseinthelivingroom,whicharethemostlikelytohurtus,arecomputers,televisionsandlamps.Theycanbetiedtotablesorstucktothemsotheywon’teasilymovearound.Thekitchen,whichisalsoverydangerous,musthavestrongdoorsonallthecupboards.Thisistheplacewheremanysmallthingsarestoredthatmightfalldown.Thewaterheater（水暖气）shouldhaveacaseroundittoo.Windowsareaspecialproblem.Whentheybreak,glasscancausemanyaccidents.Itisbettertousesafetyglassifyoucan,especiallyforpictures.

Alwaysremember:

“Itisbettertobesafethansorry.”

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’snecessaryforpeoplewhosehomesareinanearthquakeareatopreparecarefullybeforeanearthquakecomes.

B.Neverbuyahousewhichisearthquakesafe.

C.Makesurethatallpipesarefixedtowallsthatarethickandstrong.

D.Itisimportanttohaveahousewhichhasboltsunderneathandnobrokenwindows.

2.Anyone__________willbehurtinanearthquakeifthewindowglassbreaks.

A.wholivesinthehouseB.whowalksintheopenair

C.whostandsclosetowindowsD.whosehousehassafetyglass

3.Thepassagesuggeststhatthose__________shouldreaditcarefully.

A.forwhomthisadviceiswrittenB.whoaregoingtobuyhouses

C.whosehousesareearthquakesafeD.whobuildthebuildings

B

ThreeTravellers’Stories

SALLY’SSTORY

Iwasgoingoverseasonashortholiday.Ineededtotakesomemedicinefromthedoctorwithme.Thepillswereinabigbottle,soIcountedouthowmanyIneededfortheholidayandputthemintoasmallbottle.WhenIarrivedatmydestination,acustomsofficerattheairportlookedinmybagandfoundthepills.Theofficerwantedtoknowwhatthepillswereforandwhytheyweren’tintheirproperbottlewithmynameandthedoctor’snameonit.Iexplainedthatthebottlehadbeentoobigandheavy.ThenhewantedtoknowifIhadaletterfrommydoctorexplainingaboutthepills.Ididn’t.Ifoundoutitwasillegaltohavethesepillswithoutadoctor’spermission.Intheendacustomsofficercalledmyembassyandtheembassytelephonedmydoctor.Ididn’tgettomyhoteltillaftermidnightandIwasverystressed.

PAUL’SSTORY

IwasstayinginasmallvillageinTurkey.ThecountrysidearoundthevillagewasverybeautifulsoIdecidedtogoforawalk.IhadbeenwalkingforaboutanhourandahalfwhensuddenlyIslippedandfelldownariverbank.IhurtmyankleandIcouldn’tstandup.Ididn’tknowhowIcouldgetbacktothevillage.Ihadn’ttoldanyonewhereIwasgoing,sonoonewouldknowwheretolookformewhentheyrealizedIwasmissing.IbegantoworrythatImighthavetostaythereallnight.Ihadnowaterorfoodandnowarmclothes.Iwasveryfrightened.Luckily,acoupleofhourslater,ayoungboycamepastonahorse.Heliftedmeontotheanimalandtookmebacktothevillage.

DONNA’SSTORY

ItwasaveryhotdaysoIputonsomeshortsandaT-shirttogosightseeing.Ihadn’tgoneveryfarwhenInoticedeveryonewaslookingatme,andtheydidn’tseemveryfriendlyatall.OnewomanevenspatonmeasIwalkedpast.IdecidedtogetoffthecrowdedstreetsandsoIturnedleftdownasmall,quietstreet.Ihadn’tgoneveryfarwhenIrealizedmymistake.Twomenwerefollowingme.Istartedtorunbutsuddenlymywaywasblockedbytwoothermenwalkingtowardsme.LuckilyformeataxicamearoundacornerandIwasabletostopitandjumpinsidequickly.Onthewaybacktothehotelthetaxidriverexplainedthatthiswasaveryreligioustownandthatthepeopledidnotapproveofwomenwalkingaroundinclothesthatdidn’tcoverthemproperly.

4.Ifyouhavetotakespecialmedicinewhiletravellingoverseas,___________.

A.haveyourdoctorgowithyou

B.takethepillsinanewbottle

C.carryadoctor’sletterthatexplainsthis

D.phoneyourfamily

5.Iftravellingalone,youshouldletsomeoneknowthefollowingexcept______.

A.whereyouaregoing

B.whenyouwillbeback

C.wheretosearchforyouifyoudon’tgetback

D.whatyouwilldobecauseitisprivate

6.Donna’sstorytellsuswhentravelling,alwayswear__________________.

A.shortsandaT-shirt

B.clothesthatthelocalpeoplewillfindacceptable

C.acapandsunglasses

D.religiousclothesthatcoveryouproperly

7.Thethreestoriestellusthat_____________.

A.travellingoverseasisdangerous.

B.anydangersandproblemscouldhappen.

C.weshouldnottravelaloneandwearproperclothes.

D.weshouldcarryenoughmoneywithus.

C

YoucannotimaginehowthenameofRobbenIslandmadeusafraid.Itwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped.ThereIspentthehardesttimeofmylife.ButwhenIgotthereNelsonMandelawasalsothereandhehelpedme.MrMandelabeganaschoolforthoseofuswhohadlittlelearning.Hetaughtusduringthelunchbreaksandtheeveningswhenweshouldhavebeenasleep.Wereadbooksunderourblanketsandusedanythingwecouldfindtomakecandlestoseethewords.Ibecameagoodstudent.IwantedtostudyformydegreebutIwasnotallowedtodothat.Later,MrMandelaallowedtheprisonguardstojoinus.Hesaidtheyshouldnotbestoppedfromstudyingfortheirdegrees.Theywerenotclevererthanme,buttheydidpasstheirexams.SoIknewIcouldgetadegreetoo.Thatmademefeelgoodaboutmyself.

WhenIfinishedthefouryearsinprison,Iwenttofindajob.SinceIwasbettereducated,Igotajobworkinginanoffice.However,thepolicefoundoutandtoldmybossthatIhadbeeninprisonforblowingupgovernmentbuildings.SoIlostmyjob.IdidnotworkagainfortwentyyearsuntilMrMandelaandtheANCcametopowerin1994.Allthattimemywifeandchildrenhadtobegforfoodandhelpfromrelativesorfriends.LuckilyMrMandelarememberedmeandgavemeajobtakingtouristsaroundmyoldprisononRobbenIsland.IfeltbadthefirsttimeItalkedtoagroup.Alltheterrorandfearofthattimecamebacktome.Irememberedthebeatingsandthecrueltyoftheguardsandmyfriendswhohaddied.IfeltIwouldnotbeabletodoit,butmyfamilyencouragedme.TheysaidthatthejobandthepayfromthenewSouthAfricangovernmentweremyrewardafterworkingallmylifeforequalrightsfortheBlacks.Sonowat51Iamproudtoshowvisitorsovertheprison,forIhelpedtomakeourpeoplefreeintheirownland.

8.Theauthorfeltgoodabouthimselfbecause____________.

A.theprisonguardsstudiedwithhim

B.Mandelataughtthemhimself

C.manyofhisfriendspassedtheexams

D.hebelievedhecouldgetadegreeifhehadthechance

9.AsaleaderofSouthAfrica,NelsonMandelahelpedprisonersofRobbenIslandby_________.

A.givingthemaneducationB.givingthemmoney

C.puttingtheguardsinprisonD.givingthemajob

10.Theauthorlosthisjobbecause___________.

A.hewasn’twell-educatedwhenhewasinprison

B.thebossknewhehadbeeninprison

C.hewasnotfitforhiswork

D.hedidn'tgetonwellwiththeotherworkers

11.Theunderlinednumberinthelastparagraphrefersto__________.

A.theroomnumberofprisonB.theauthor’snumberinprison

C.theauthor’sageD.theworktime

D

Agoodjokecanbethehardestthingtounderstandwhenstudyingaforeignlanguage.AsarecentarticleinTheGuardiannewspapernoted,“There’smoretounderstandingajokeinaforeignlanguagethanunderstandingvocabularyandgrammar.”

Beingabletounderstandlocaljokesisoftenseenasanincredible（难以置信的）ice-breakerforalanguagelearnerwhoiseagertoformfriendshipswithnativespeakers.“Ialwaysfeltthathumorwasaceiling（上限）thatIcouldneverbreakthrough,”HannahAshley,apublicrelationsaccountmanagerinLondon,whooncestudiedSpanishinMadridtoldTheGuardian,“IcouldneverspeaktopeopleonthesamelevelasIwouldspeaktoanativeEnglishspeaker.IalmostcameacrossasquiteaboringpersonbecauseallIcouldtalkaboutwasfacts."

Infact,mostofthetime,jokesareonlyfunnyforpeoplewhoshareaculturalbackgroundorunderstandhumorinthesameway.Chinese-AmericancomedianJoeWongfoundthisoutfirst-hand.HehadachievedhugesuccessintheU.S.,butwhenhereturnedtoChinain2008forhisfirstliveshowinBeijing,hediscoveredthatpeopledidn’tthinkhis.ChinesejokeswereasfunnyashisEnglishones.

InAustralia,meanwhilemanyforeignersfindunderstandingjokesaboutsportstobethebiggestheadache.“ThehardestjokesarerelatedtorugbybecauseIknownothingaboutrugby,”saidMelodyCao,whowasonceastudentinAustralia.“WhenIheardjokesIdidn’tget,Ijustlaughedalong.”

IntheothertwomajorEnglish-speakingcountries,thesenseofhumorisalsodifferent.BritishcomedianSimonPeggbelievesthatwhileBritonsuseirony-basically,sayingsomethingtheydon’tmean