甘肃省张掖市肃南县某中学高二英语上学期期末考试试题 .doc

2014-2015年秋学期期末考试高二英语（满分：100分 时间：100分钟）第卷、阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aanimal moms are great moms. you might be surprised at some of these moms.octopusesthe octopus mother lays about 50,000 eggs. for about 300 days，she stays with the eggs，cleans them and protects them. she does not leave to feed. however，this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched。crocodilesa crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies. she starts by building a nest(巢)，which she guards for over two months！when the eggs are ready to hatch，the young crocs call out to their mother，who digs them out and helps them hatch. she then carries them in her mouth down to the water，where she will guard them for several weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own.batsbats become moms by hanging head up in a cave，giving birth. catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below，she puts it in a pouchbat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. as the little bats get bigger and heavier，moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. it continues for about three weeks，until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own.koalasthis animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy(怀孕期) of only 35 days. the hairless baby climbs into its mothers pouch and lives there for another five months. when the little koala is between five and eight months old，it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. once it is too big to return to the pouch，it will climb onto its mothers back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.1the passage is probably taken from _.a. a movie b. a conference c. a science magazined. a speech 2which animal moms dies when their babies are born?aoctopus. bcrocodile.cbat. dkoala.3a crocodile mother usually carries her babies to the water _.ain her mouth bon her backcin her pouch dby her tail4a bat mom _.agives birth by lying in the nestbgives birth by hanging in a cavecleaves its babies in the pouch for monthsdlets its babies live on their own after birthbpeople believe that climbing can do good to health. where can you learn the skill of climbing then? if you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, youre wrong. many americans are learning to climb in city gyms. here, people are learning on climbing. the climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet. how do people climb the wall? to climb, you need special shoes band (保护带) around your chest to hold you. there are ropes tied to you. the ropes hold you in place so that you dont fall. a beginners wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. there are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. sometimes its easy to see the new piece of metal. sometimes, its not. the most difficult is your fear. its normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so its difficult not to feel fear. but when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. you move slowly until you reach the top. climbing attracts people because its good exercise for almost everyone. you use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. this sport gives your body a complete workout. when you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.( )5. what can we infer from the passage?a. it is impossible to build up ones body by climbing.b. people are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.c. people can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors. d. it is always easy to see holding places in climbing.( )6. the most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _.a. to control your fear b. to tie ropes to youc. to move away from the wall d. to climb straight up( )7. the word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _.a. amusement b. fun c. exercise d. tiredness( )8. the main purpose of the passage is _.a. to tell people where to find gyms. b. to introduce the sport of wall climbingc. to encourage people to climb mountains d. to prove the basic need for climbingcfish have ears. really. theyre quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. for the past seven years, simon thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths. as fish grow, so do their otoliths. each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). by looking through a microscope and counting these rings, thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. as a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fishs age, just like the growth rings of a tree. ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. but thorrold has turned to a new direction. theyre examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring. the daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. these elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. it also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring. thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. he can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history. in the case of the atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles. this is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the track of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending thorrold their ears. 9what can we learn about fish ears from the text? a. they are small soft rings. b. they are not seen from the outside. c. they are openings only on food fish. d. they are not used to receive sound. 10why does the writer compare the fish to trees? a. trees gain a growth ring each day. b. trees also have otoliths. c. their growth rings are very small. d. they both have growth rings. 11why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings? a. the elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea. b. chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim. c. we can know more about fish and their living environment. d. scientists can know exactly how old a fish is. 12how would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”? a. they are very interested in thorrolds research findings. b. they want to know where they can find fish. c. they lend their fish for chemical studies. d. they wonder if thorrold can find growth rings from their ears. d we often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). the name is new, but the idea is old. young people and their parents dont understand each other. the world has always kept changing. during the second century after christ a wise man said, “bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” there has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. old mr. ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “when i was a boy, i thought the world was a beautiful place. my life was very pleasant. but when i was older, i learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. i wanted to help them, and i married a girl who wanted to help them, too. we went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference. ” “our children grew up in a world at war. they didnt know when the fighting would stop. they wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. they didnt want to think about the future. they thought nothing could be done about it.” “now i have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. they are trying to make the world better. they are trying to help other people. theyre making people listen to them. i am proud of their generation.”13. the wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _.a. lie on his back b. lie on his stomach c. stand quietly d. sit in peace14. which generation did not want to do anything to make the world a better one? a. mr. ellis generation b. his grandchildrens generation c. his childrens generation d. none of the above.15. which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?a. mr. ellis generation. b. his childrens generation.c. his grandchildrens generation. d. none of the above.第二节 任务型阅读（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。 today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may some day share with your friends.heres how:16._you can see or do something a million times,but you can only see or do it for the first time once. as a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. so try to experience something different and youll have more memories.work on something thats great to you. 17._ life is short.today is the day to take action. smile and notice what is right. everything that happens in life is neither good nor bad. 18._and no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should. either you succeed or you learn something.be true to yourself. the only shoes you can wear are your own. if you arent being yourself,you arent truly living.19._make a new friend. people are interesting creatures(生物),and no two people are exactly alike.20._find out what makes them different. theyll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas. and you never know,they just might change your life. be present. be here now. remember, right now is the only dear moment to you. right now is life. dont miss it.a. learn a new skillb. try something new.c. it just depends on your opinion.d. so meet someone new today.e. and in fact,youre only existing.f. pay close attention to what youre doing.g. make yourself busy with something meaningful.完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳答案。my son starts school today. its going to be 21 and new to him for a while. and i wish you would sort of treat him 22 . you see, 23 , hes been king of his own room. hes been 24 of the back yard. i have always been around to 25 his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. but now things are going to be 26 .this morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great 27 that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. to live his life in the world he has to live in 28 faith and love and courage. 29 , world, i 30 you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. teach him, but gently, if you can. teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a 31 leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. teach him the wonders of 32 . give him quiet time to 33 the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to 34 . teach him to 35 his own ideas, 36 everyone else tells him he is wrong. teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his 37 . teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and 38 if he thinks hes right. teach him gently, world, but dont 39 him, because only the 40 of fire makes fine steel. this is a big order, world, but see what you can do. he is such a nice little fellow.21. a. interestingb. frighteningc. excitingd. strange22. a. carefullyb. gentlyc. strictlyd. slowly23. a. in the pastb. from now onc. up to nowd. now and then24. a. bossb. childc. pupild. caretaker25. a. protectb. repairc. treatd. find26. a. toughb. differentc. difficultd. upset27. a. march b. study c. adventured. research28. a. has to learn b. is full ofc. meansd. will require29. a. so b. however c. andd. or30. a. wish b. requestc. order d. hope31. a. determinedb. satisfyingc. hardworkingd. devoted32. a. books b. families c. worldd. friendship33. a. deal withb. talk aboutc. think overd. absorb in34. a. succeed b. defeat c. cheatd. compete35. a. come up with b. put forwardc. be proud ofd. have faith in36. a. as if b. even ifc. in spite ofd. the moment37. a. heart and soulb. bad behaviorc. expensive shoesd. high grades38. a. argueb. expressc. helpd. fight39. a. praiseb. spoilc. criticized. push40. a. heatb. burnc. testd. exercise 第卷第一节 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个词）或括号内单词的正确形式manager: may i help you, madam?customer: yes, im sorry to trouble you, 41 i would really like to change my room.manager: i am sorry to hear that. what is the problem?customer: we 42 (book) a double room with 43 beach view at 2000 dollars per night, but the room we were given has a garden view. and you know that rooms with the beach view are 15 dollars 44 (high) than those with the garden view, dont you?manager: yes, i see your point. but madam, there are only single rooms with the beach view 45 (leave).customer:what? it is your mistake-you 46 do something about it!manager:how about 47 (change) a room with a city view? it is the same price 48 the room with the beach view.customer: i appreciate 49 , but i am really not crazy about a city view. the room would 50 (probable) be noisy at night, with all that traffic outside.manager: ok. what do you think if we give you the 15