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嘉峪关市一中20152016学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试题第一部分： 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。 a snowflakes seem like white stars falling from the sky. but they dont always look white. sometimes they appear to have other colors. some are red, yellow, or black. there have been snowflakes of almost every shape. think how it would seem to have these coming all around you. wouldnt they look pretty? black snow came down in france one year. another year gray snow fell in japan. it was found that such snow was mixed with ashes. this made it seem dark. red snow has come down in other countries. when this happened, it was mixed with red dust. that is why it looked different. most snow looks like white, but it is really the color of ice. it is ice that comes from snow clouds. each snowflake begins with a small drop of water. more water forms around this drop. the way the water freeze gives the snowflake its shape. no two snowflakes are of ever just the same size or shape. all start out flat and have six sides. some snowflakes are broken when they hit the ground, others melt as they fall. when the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. if the air is wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft. would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky? it happened once in our country. it could occur again.1. snowflakes are _ according to the writer. a. white stars. b. always white. c. of similar shapes d. pretty2. according to the passage, if the snowflakes are hard and small, the weather should be _. a. cold and wet. b. cold and dry. c. wet and warm. d. dry and wet.3. we can infer from the last paragraph that very large snowflakes _. a. occur regularly. b. will occur regularly c. occur once a year. d. dont often occur.4. which of the following statements is true?a. color snowflakes look so because they are mixed with dust of different colors. b. all snowflakes look white, and it is the color of the ice. c. probably there are two snowflakes of the same size and shape. d. most snowflakes are made from water and dust. b “bang!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). it was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and i on the other side. we were both in great anger. “never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. with tears welling up in my eyes, i rushed out of the flat and ran along the street. the street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. i wandered aimlessly. a young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. i felt as if i saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree. but now i dont know whether it is because i have grown up or because dad is getting old. we differ in our ways of thinking. he always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. whenever i do something wrong, he never admits it. we are just like two people coming from two different worlds. it feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened. i wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. my heart was frozen on this hot summer night. as i walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until i had only the street lights to keep me company. when i finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which i lived ,i saw that the light was still on. i thought to myself: “is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?” in fact, it was nothing. perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. perhaps he thought they were useless. i never had the courage to tell him that i liked collecting stamps. i cant stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “i cant throw you away, let alone these old papers?” all the lights were off except fathers. dad was always like this. maybe he didnt know how to express himself. after shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret. after an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then covering quilts(被子) for me. this was how he always washe has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature. the light was still on. “am i wrong?” i whispered, maybe with the key in hand, i was as nervous as i had ever been. at last, i decided to open the door. as soon as i opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. i suddenly realized that the iron door that i had imagined between us did not exist at all. loveit second to none.5decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage. a. i opened the door and entered the house. b. sadly i ran out into the street. c. i reached the place where i lived and saw my house still brightly lit. d. i thought of my fathers kindness towards me. e. i walked about in the street without any aim. a. b, e, d, c, a b. b, e, c, d, a c. b, e, a, c, d d. b, e, c, a, d6what made the writer think of his childhood ? a. the sight of the street lights. b. the sight of the empty street. c. the sight of a father with a child in his arms. d. the sight of light in his own house.7why do you think the father often shouts at his son? a. perhaps the father is getting older and older. b. perhaps the son has already grown up. c. perhaps they never agree with each other. d. perhaps the father has got used to doing that.8what conclusion can you come to after reading the passage? a. the father treats his son in an unfair way. b. the father is actually kind to his son. c. the father is neither kind nor cruel to his son. d. the father is always finding fault with his son.c getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. however, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. in the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. a particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. by 1538, the french king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. so did the king of england in 1546. thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. henry iv, king of france, was famously dirty. upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out. though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since world war ii. advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far? attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. on the contrary, mary ruebush, an american immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. and the latter position is gaining some ground.9. the kings of france and england in the 16th century closed bath houses because _. a. they lived healthily in a dirty environment b. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in c. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease d. they believed disease could be spread in public baths10. which of the following best describes henry ivs attitude to bathing? a. curious.b. afraid. c. approving.d. uninterested.11. how does the passage mainly develop? a. by providing examples.b. by making comparisons. c. by following the order of importance. d. by following the order of time.12.what is the authors purpose in writing the passage? a. to stress the role of dirt.b. to introduce the history of dirt. c. to present the change of views on dirt.d. to call attention to the danger of dirt. d if you want to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the dc public library. teens of distinction program the dc public library offers part-time jobs for teens through the teens of distinction program. teens work for 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. the teens of distinction program is now hiring! to apply, you have to： be a dc resident have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average be 16 to 18 years old be able to work for 10-12 hours per week be able to work for dcpl for at least 9 monthsoh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!teen volunteer opportunitiesif you want to earn community service hours for school, youth 202 is a good choice.youth 202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. you can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.summer youth employment program (syep)every summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.on friday, january 25 at 12：15 pm., the application for the 2014 syep will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.applications will be processed on a “first-come, first-served” basis. space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, saturday, february 16.13working for the teens of distinction program, teenagers will _ become a dc resident work for 10-12 hours per week work for dcpl for at least 9 months have a wonderful personalitya. b. c. d. 14if a teenager wants to interview people around him, he should apply for a job at _a. teens of distinction programb. teens libraryc. youth 202d. summer youth employment program15who has the biggest chance to work for the 2014 syep?a. a teenager who is smart.b. a teenager who is popular.c. a teenager who gets high grades in exams.d. a teenager who applies early.第二节七选五（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。 no one is ever too young to make a difference. 16 eleven-year-old olivia was concerned about pollution in the gulf of mexico (墨西哥湾). she was especially concerned about the birds living along the coast. olivia wanted to help and she had an idea about what she could do.z-x-x-k.com 17 “im no james audubon,” she said, referring to an artist famous for his pictures of birds, “but i can draw.” olivia felt her watercolors of birds were good enough that some people might buy them. she wondered if people would be even more likely to buy her artwork if they knew the money would be used to help birds on the gulf coast. olivia got in touch with the national audubon society. this society honors james audubon, the artist olivia admires greatly, and it works to aid and save endangered birds. 18 that was because olivia promised to create 500 original drawings. with the national audubon societys help, olivias “save the gulf” campaign was announced. 19 america online (aol) news published an article about olivia. just three days after the story appeared, her project had already raised $20,000. 20 she then completed a book project. the book, called olivias birds: saving the gulf, is a collection of her bird drawings. each drawing includes facts about the pictured bird. olivia hopes that her book will raise more awareness about the gulf coast birds that she loves so much.a. her story drew a great amount of attention.b. success inspired olivia to work even harder.c. olivia bouler has proved that beyond a doubt.d. olivia had always loved to draw and paint birds.e. olivia has raised close to $200,000 in the past few years.f. the national audubon society was thrilled with olivias offer to help.g. olivia shares information about her goals on a social networking website.第二部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45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选项。when i was a child, i began learning to play the piano, which was my favorite musical 21 ,but i was forced to give up when i started my middle school 22 i could concentrate more on my studies.its one of my biggest 23 to stop practicing the piano when i recall sadly today. during the following years, i kept telling my piano teacher that i would 24 . however, i didnt keep my promise because i was 25 with my study. 26 i lost touch with my teacher. some years later, my teacher died. i was very sad because i lost such a good teacher. she was a very warm and gentle person. it hurts me to think she may have been 27 that i never returned. i havent taken lessons since then but to be honest, i 28 to. sitting at the piano, i couldnt help recalling many 29 - times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher 30 me after i played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. i was so 31 that i could hardly say anything. but her 32 helped ease my shame. these memories, 33 , good or bad, never caused my 34 for playing the piano again.this thought then led me to think that 35 is like music, and that we all try to play different 36 in the instrument of our life. sometimes the pitch(音高) is 37 when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. however, we all continue to create our own 38 style of music. no matter what style our music is, it is 39 that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. though i may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesnt 40 that ive stopped making music.21.a. room b. performance c. instrument d. stage22.a. so that b. because c. now that d. for23.a. successes b. decisions c. regrets d. hobbies24.a. play b. graduate c. leave d. return25.a. angry b. occupied c. satisfied d. patient26.a. actually b. constantly c. gradually d. suddenly27.a. disappointed b. glad c. astonished d. amazed28.a. liked b. wanted c. needed d. decided29.a. dreams b. expressions c. words d. memories30.a. instructed b. hurt c. punished d.respected31.a. frightened b. moved c. excited d.embarrassed32.a. happiness b. comfort c. satisfaction d. sigh33.a. instead b. meanwhile c. therefore d. however34.a. hope b. feeling c. courage d. effort35.a. life b. learning c. attitude d. enjoyment36.a. cards b. roles c. sports d. games37.a. hard b. surprising c. wonderful d. complex38.a. unique b. boring c. common d. similar39.a. necessary b. strange c. possible d.important40.a. matter b. mean c. report d. appear 第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 scientists have discovered that _41_(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. researchers at the university of california found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fatthe type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. brown fat burns energy, _42_helps us lose weight. white fat stores extra energy, which results_43_weight gain. the researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,_44_(comfort) temperatures, our bodys need for brown fat has decreased. they found that: outdoor workers in northern finland who _45_(expose) to cold temperature have _46_ significant amount of brown fat when _47_(compare) to same-aged indoor workers.the research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. _48_ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. this group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. the researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity（肥胖症）. people who are obese have 49(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. head researcher hei sook sul said: this protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity