甘肃省庆阳市第二中学高二学生期中测试卷(版,无答案)

1、绝密启用前庆阳第二中学9月份英语能力水平测试题本试卷满分共120分用时：1时40分钟命题人：高达枢评卷人|得分一一、阅读理解（30分）SuHuaisstudyingatCambridge,UK.Shehasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsecurity（安全）.Herfriend,Kate,foundthisarticleandsentittoher.IntroductionAlotofcrimeisagainstbicycles.About150,000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfound.Youcanp

2、reventthishappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.BasicSecurityDonotleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.Alwayslock（锁上）yourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandtakethemwithyou,forexamplelightsandsaddles奔座）.LocksGetagoodlock.Therearemanydifferenttypesintheshops.Buyoneth

3、athasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshop.MarkingSecuritymarkingyourbikecanactasadeterrenttoathief.Itcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicycle.Itshouldbeclearlywrittenandincludeyourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumber.Thiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicycle.RegistrationThereareanu

4、mberofcompanieswhowillmarkyourbicycleforyou.Theywillthenputyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsontheircomputerdatabase.ThenifyourbicycleisfounditwillbeeasytocontactyouFinallyKeeparecordofthebicycleyourself:itsmake,modelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebe

5、longstoyou.1. Whichpartofthetextgivesyouinformationonhowtolockupyourbicyclewhenyouleaveit?A.Marking.B.Locks.C.BasicSecurity.D.Registration.2. Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle.A.inthepolicestationandasecuritycompanyB.inthebikeshopandyourcomputerC.byyourselfandinasecuritycompanyD.inasecu

6、ritycompanyandyouruniversity3.Themainpurposeofthisarticleis.A.tosuggestwaysofkeepingyourbicyclesafeB.totellyouwhattodoifyourbicycleisstolenC. tosaywhyyoushouldn'tkeepyourbicycleinaquietplaceD. togiveyouadviceonwheretobuyagoodlockBPeoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpic

7、tureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavea

8、lwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabets表）.TheEgyptiansusedto

9、recordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodemcomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomic-strip.But,fortheEgypt

10、ians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaa-roundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.

11、Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedayswecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofa

12、llkinds:drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreets,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.4. PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpa

13、inbecause.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful5.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat.A. theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwa

14、seasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B. TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic-stripstories.C. TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.D. TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.7. Inthelastparagr

15、aph,theauthorthinksthatpictures.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.aredisappearingfromourlifeCMorethan2,000yearsago,whenthelastshovelful（铲）ofdirtfellontheTarracottaWarriors,itwasthoughtthattheywouldneverseethesunlightagainandwouldspendtherestoftheir“lives&q

16、uot;guardingandprotectingthefirstCmipeser,Qinshihuang,whodiedin210BC.Butthingsgotbetterofftheseclay（陶土的）soldiers.EversincetheywerediscoveredinXi1974,byagroupoffarmers;they'beenabletoseethebiggerworldTravelingfromonemuseumtothenext.TheyarenowondisplayinNewYorkatDiscoveryTimesSquare,reportedtheNew

17、YorkTimes.However,thestorydoesn'tendhere.Theroughly2,000soldiersfoundsofarareesiima）ted（beonlyonequarterofthetotalnumber.Moreover,scientistshavenuchthecdnredtototomb,whichisbelievedtocontainthebodyoftheemperorhimself.“Partlyit'outofrespectfortheelders,explainedKristinRomey,consultant顾问）forth

18、eexhibition.“Buttheyalsorealizethatnobodyintheworldrightnowhasthnotlecytoproperlygoinandexcavate吃掘）it.“Thistrue.Accordingtoancientwritings,theemperor'tombiscircledbyriversofliquidmercury（水车艮）whichishighlypoisonousbutcankeepthebodyingoodcondition.Studiesofthesoilaroundthetombalsofoundalargeamount

19、ofmercury.Thismakesexploringthetombverydangerous.Theotherreasonthatscientistshavebeenhesitatingisthattheyareafraidofthedamagetheymightcausebyopeningthetomb.“Whenwebeganexcavatingthesoldiersinutet,htheeywmereexposedtoairandsunlight,thepigment（H料）justflakedoff（剥落），"RomeytoldtheFoxNews.Buthebeliev

20、esthatthesolutionwillcomewhenscienceadvances.Perhapsavisualrobotcanbesentintothetombfirsttoinvestigateandhelpfigureoutthebestwaytoprotectit.Intheend,scientistsandhistoriansmustweightheirdesiretoknowagainstthedamagetheirdiggingmightcause.“Archaeology,ultimate（|yt终）,isadestructivescience,Romeysaid.“Yh

21、avetodestroystuffinordertolearnaboutit.8.Wh”atisthepointofthearticle?A.TotellaboutthemysteriesofQinshihuangstomb.B.Toanalyzewhyarchaeologyisadestructivescience.C.TointroducetheTerracottaWarriorsexhibitioninNewYork.D.ToexplaintherisksoffurtherexcavatingQinshihuangstomb.9 .Whatcanbeconcludedfromtheart

22、icle?A.Itisestimatedthatabout10,000claysoldierswereburiedwithQinshihuanginhisgrave.B.Thedecisionwhethertoopenthetombornotislikelytobeinfluencedbythepaceoftechnologicalprogress.C.ThehighlypoisonousmercurywasusedbyQinshihuangtokeepawaythosewhoattempttodestroyhistomb.D.ScientistswonexcatvateQinshihuang

23、tomsbuntiltheythinkofagoodwaytopreservethebodyoftheemperor.10 .Theunderlinedword“investigatein”thesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans.A.exploreB.arrangeC.takeoverD.settledown11 .Whatshouldscientistsandhistorianspayattentiontointheirworkaccordingtothearticle?A.Theyshouldrespecttheancientworldduringt

24、heirwork.B.Theyshouldalwaystaketheirownsafetyintoconsideration.C.Theyshouldbalancethevalueanddamagesoftheirwork.D.Theyshouldhaveacontinuousdesiretoknownewthings.DNextHalloween，asmallvegetablethatlookslikeapumpkinmayappearinagardennearyou.Thevegetableisatypeofpepperthatiscalled"Lil，Pumpkin"

25、.It'sveryspecialbecauseithasorange，pumpkin-likefruit.Youmightthinkthatallvegetablesaregrowntoprovidefoodtoeat.Butsomevegetablesaregrownmainlyforthelivelycolorandholidayspiritthattheybringtogardens.Thesearecalled"ornaments图!赏性植物）”.JustlikelightsdecorateaChristmastreetheydecorateagarden.Thepe

26、ppersweredevelopedbyAgriculturalResearchService（ARS）scientistsJohnStommelandRobertGriesbach.Anotherpepperthescientistsdevelopediscalled"PepperJack".BecausePepperJackhasorangeandblackcone-shapedfruititmightremindyouofthepopularHalloweentreat"candycorn".Stommelsaysthatvegetablecrop

27、ssuchaspepperswerefirstwidelygrowninEuropeinthe15thcentury.Atthattimepeoplelikedthesecropsmorebecausetheylookedprettythanbecausetheyprovidedfood.Backthenwhenagardenergrewplantsfordecorationandplantsforfoodthegardenwascalleda"potager".Anexampleofthisisthelargegardensonthelawnsofcastlesandve

28、rylargehomeswherekingsandqueenslived.OneofthoselargeroyalhomeswastheFrenchking'spalaceatVersaillesduringthe1600s.Thepalaceisstilltheretoda，yandpeoplefromallovertheworldstillgotheretovisitandseethegardens.TodayStommelsaysusingvegetablesasdecorationsingardenshasbecomepopularagain.Soyoumightbewonde

29、ringifthesepeppersarefordecorationcanpeopleeatthem?Yesbutthefruitfrombothofthesepeppershasasharptaste(kindoflikeonions).Thesepeppersarescheduledtobecomeavailableinmid-20*.Theseprettypepperscanbegrownincontainersandalsoingardenbeds.TheygrowbestwithplentyoflightandwarmtemperaturesStommelsays.12. Whatd

30、oesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Differentkindsofpeppers.B.Thehistoryofpeppers.C.PepperswiththeHalloweenspirit.D.FoodfortheHalloweenfestival.13. Whatdoweknowabout"Lil,Pumpkin"and"PepperJack?A.Theirfruitsarethesamecolor.B.TheyareusedtodecorateChristmastrees.C.Theirfruitshavedifferentshap

31、es.D.Theyaregrownmainlytoprovidefoodtoeat.14. Accordingtothepassageapotagerwas-A. theplacewherekinggandqueenslivedB. thegardenintheFrenchkingspalaceC. aplaceprovidingvegetablesfortheroyalhomesD. agardenwithplantsfordecorationandforfood15. WhichofthefollowingaboutthespecialpeppersisNOTmentionedinthep

32、assage?A.Their taste.B.Theirgrowthconditions.C.Whentheywillbeavailable.D.Wheretheycanbebought.、七选五阅读理解（10分Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?31.Yetaveryyoungchild-orevenananimal,suchasapigeon,canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisforgranted.32.When

33、wetalkaboutsomeonespersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeoriespersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.33.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson',y

34、oumightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAirport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople'sbehavior._34.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypespeopleare

35、describedwithsuchterms.Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type”eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillainsortheherdsrole.Infact,thewords“person”and“personality"comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning“mask”.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.35A. Ifyouwerea

36、skedtodescribewhata“niceface"looklike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.B. Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguysfromthe“badguysbecausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.C. Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.D. Peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprints.E. Andmanyof

37、ususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortypingone'spersonality.F. Expertssaythatactorsdifferintheirbehavioralandphysicalcharacteristicsinacting.G. Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.评卷人得分三、完形填空（30分）Notlongago,theonlytimeyoucouldseearob

38、otwaswhenyouwerereadinganovelorwatchingamoviesuchasStarWars.Today_36alotofthingsinsciencestorieshavebeensciencefacts.Robotsarestartingto37inoureverydaylives.Theserobotshavedifferentsizes,shapesandcolors.Buttheyallhavethesame38ofman-made“39”.Leadingtherobotrevolution（革命）areindustrialrobotsthatworkinf

39、actories.Industrialrobotscandodifferentkindsofjobsthatareoften_40-andsometimesdangerous.RobotsarealsocomingtoAmericanhomes,thoughnotasquicklyastheyareentering41.Theserobotsarentasfriendlyand42asthoseyousawinStarWars.But,theirmakerssay,todayshomerobots“walk”andsenseobjectsintheirownway.Theyeven43obje

40、ctsthoughtheymaysometimesdrop.Well,nobodyis44_.Wemay45homerobotstoday,butsomedaytheymayseeandhear46thanhumansdo.We47canonlyseecertainwavelengthsoflightandhearcertain48.Thafsbecausethe49ofoureyesandearsare_50_.Robots,however,neednothavethesamelimits51_wehave.Robotsmayalsobe52witdevices（装置）that_53_inf

41、ormationhumanscan't.However,tounderstand54theirsensingdevicespickupisahardjob.Remember,man-madebrains55information,includingallkindsofdata,aszeroesandones.D. in other wordsImaginethedifficultyintryingtoexplaintoarobotwhatafootballlookslike-usingonlyzeroes37.A.comeB.appearC.enterD.raise38.A.varie

42、tyB.dozenC.scoreD.type39.A.muscleB.bodyC.brainD.appearance40.A.surprisingB.boringC.pleasantD.exciting41.A.homesB.factoriesC.schoolsD.offices42.A.certainB.pleasingC.brightD.foolish43.A.carryB.forgetC.rememberD.choose44.A.wonderfulB.excellentC.happyD.perfect45.A.playjokesonB.makefunofC.laughatD.havefu

43、nwith46.A.worseB.fasterC.betterD.sooner47.A.fellowsB.humansC.beingsD.friends48.A.noiseB.voiceC.soundsD.speeches49.A.sightB.lengthC.distanceD.ability50.A.enoughB.endlessC.limitedD.hopeful51.A.asB.sinceC.forD.while52.A.givenB.equippedC.sentD.applied53.A.pickoutB.pickupC.sendupD.sendout54.A.howB.whereC

44、.whatD.which55.A.dealB.handleC.seekD.provideandones.36.A.howeverB.wheneverC.ontheotherhand评卷人得分四、语法填空（15分）TheUnitedKingdomWelcometotheUnitedKingdomandIcangreatlyhonoredtobeyourguide.TheUnitedKingdom,wholenameisTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,consistsfourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.It（cover）anareapf243.6thousandsquarekilometersandhasapopulationof62million.Englandisthelargestcountryoffourandfor(conveni