甘肃省山丹县马场总场中学2016学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

高二英语期终试题一．阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，共30分）AItisobviousthatparentslovetheirchilchen.Butparentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere’snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithit,atcertaintimesawonderful,reasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.I’veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestrictmotherinsistedthatherson,rightfromachild,shouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroom,opendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledround.Sprawlinghimself(懒散地躺)onthesofainfulllength,hemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedin,andhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatme.Hismotherwasashamed.“Idon'tknowwhattodowithhimthesedays,”shesaid.“He'sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.”Hehasn’tforgottenthem.He’sjustdecidedthathe’snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed(坦白)thatshewouldliketoeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.Anothergoodfriendofminelethertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniture,reachacrossthetable,stareatmeandsay,“Idon’tlikeyourdress;it’sugly.”Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.Theotherhaslefthome.“Wheredidwegowrong?”herparentsarenowverysad.Probablynowheremuch.Atleast,nomorethantherestofthatunfortunaterace,parents.1.Thistextismostprobablywrittenby______.A.aspecialistinteenagerstudiesB.aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC.aparentwithteenagechildrenD.adoctorformentalhealthproblems2.Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollowB.thewaythatparentsoftenblamethemselvesC.theopinionthatachildhasofhisparentsD.thechangefromgoodtobadthat’sseeninachild3.Fromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughters______.A.paynoattentiontothemB.aretoobusytolookafterthemC.haveetohatethemD.feelhelplesstodomuchaboutthem4.Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas______.A.busyB.impoliteC.unusualD.quiet

BTherearemanystorysaboutcountriesandtheyareintreseting,pleasereadthis.A

traveller

was

staying

in

an

Egyptian

village.

One

day,

she

held

up

her

camera

to

take

pictures

ofthe

children.

Suddenly

the

young

ones

began

to

shout

at

her.

The

traveller's

face

turned

red

and

she

apologized

to

the

head

for

what

she

was

doing,

and

told

him

she

had

forgotten

that

people

in

some

places

believed

a

person

would

lose

his

soul

if

his

picture

was

taken.She

explained

to

him

the

operation

of

a

camera

for

a

long

time.

Several

times

the

head

tried

to

say

something,

but

he

couldn't.

When

she

believed

that

the

headdidn't

fear

any

longer,

the

traveller

then

let

him

speak.

With

a

smile,

he

said,

"The

children

were

trying

to

tell

you

that

you

forgot

to

take

off

the

lens(镜头)

cap!"

5.

The

children

shouted

when

the

traveller

was

taking

pictures

of

them

because

_____.

A.

they

didn't

want

to

stop

playing

B.the

traveller

forgot

to

take

off

the

cap

on

her

head

C.

they

didn't

want

to

have

their

pictures

taken

D.

the

traveller

was

not

doing

well

with

her

camera

6.

The

traveller

made

an

apology

to

the

head

because

_____.

A.she

thought

it

was

not

to

take

people's

pictures

without

telling

them

beforehand(事先)

B.

the

children

would

lose

their

souls

C.

she

had

stayed

in

the

village

too

long

D.

she

didn't

take

a

picture

of

the

head

first

7.

When

the

head

smiled,

it's

clear

that

_____.

A.

the

children

wanted

to

play

with

her

B.

the

traveller

didn't

know

what

the

children

meant

C.

he

wanted

the

traveller

to

tell

him

something

else

D.

the

traveller

didn't

let

him

speak

8.

Which

of

the

following

is

NOT

right?

A.

The

traveller

knew

something

about

people

in

some

countries.

B.

The

children

wouldn't

mind

if

the

traveller

took

pictures

of

them.

C.

The

head

was

afraid

that

the

traveller's

camera

would

hurt

the

children.

D.

The

traveller

didn't

understand

why

the

children

shouted.

C1930s.Thewanttohaveabalanceddietandbeestrong.PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhim,andtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.Evensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetable.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrong,butthisisnottrue.Spinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetable.Peopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistake.Inthe1890s,agroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.Thisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdid.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrong,andeveryoneacceptedit.Today,weknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.However,spinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicacid.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.9.A

good

title

for

this

reading

passage

is______.

A.

Popeye

the

Sailor

B.

The

Truth

About

Spinach

C.A

Mistake

with

Numbers

D.

Folic

Acid

Makes

You

Strong

10.A

research

group

told

people

that

spinach______.

A.

made

Popeye

strong

B.

was

a

green

vegetable

C.had

less

iron

than

other

green

vegetables

D.had

more

iron

than

other

green

vegetables

11.Folic

acid

is

______.

A.

something

in

food

B.

a

vegetable

C.

dangerous

D.

a

certain

kind

of

spinach

Dbodie.Theyavethreemealsadaytokeepourbodiesfunctionwell,soweshouldknowourbodie.Theyhavecloserelationswiththefoodweeatandarethemostimportantthingsweown,sotheyneedpropertreatmentandpropernourishment(营养).Theoldsaying“think.TheC.Manykeepsthedoctorawayisnotassillyassomepeoplethink.ThebodyneedsfruitandvegetablesbecausetheycontainvitaminC.Manypeopletakeextravitaminsinpillform,believingthatthesewillmakethemhealthy.Butagooddietismadeupofnourishingfoodandthisgivesallthevitaminsyouneed.Thebodydoesnotneedoruseextravitamins,sowhywastemoneyonthem?Inthemodernwesternworld,manypeoplearetoobusytobotherabouteatingproperly.Theythrowanythingintotheirstomachs,eatinghurriedlyandcarelessly.Thelistofillnessescausedormadeworsebybadeatinghabitsisfrightening,

12.“Your

body

has

close

relations

with

the

food

you

eat.”It

really

means

that

______.

A.all

kinds

of

food

you

eat

can

be

made

into

your

body

B.your

body

is

made

up

of

the

food

you

eat

C.what

you

eat

has

great

effect

on

your

healthD.the

more

you

eat,

the

fitter

you

will

feel

13.The

old

saying

referred

to

in

the

passage

tells

us

that

______.

A.eating

apples

regularly

does

lots

of

good

to

our

health

B.the

apple

is

the

best

among

all

kinds

of

fruits

C.apples

can

take

the

place

of

doctors

D.

an

apple

is

a

sure

cure

for

illness

14.In14.In

the

modern

western

countries

______.

A.people

donot

want

to

pay

more

attention

to

their

eating

B.lots

of

people‟

s

illnesses

are

caused

or

made

worse

by

bad

eating

habitsC.people

throw

everything

into

their

stomachs

without

chewing

D.people

are

only

too

busy

to

cook

meals

for

themselves

15.From

the

passage

we

can

draw

a

conclusion

that

if

we

want

to

keep

healthy,we

should

____.

A.

only

eat

an

apple

a

day

B.

eat

properly

C.

take

as

many

vitamin

pills

as

possible

D.throw

something

into

our

stomachs

slowly

and

carefully

二．七选五（从7项中选5项填空，共10分，每空2分）Howtobepowerful?“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(引诱)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.16__________HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.OncharacterI’mtheonlypersonIknowthathaslostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear.17____OngooddesignThathasbeenoneofmymottos–focusandsimplicity.SimplecanbeharderthanplexYouhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.Butit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere,youcanmovemountains.Onhisview18__________Goingtobedatnightsayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderful,that’swhatmatterstome.OnyourworkinglifeYourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.19________Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.OntheimportanceofdeathNoonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.20________Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouledbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Ringhtnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybeetheoldandbeclearedaway.A.It’sverycharacterbuilding.B.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.C.Thisisnotaonemanshow.D.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.E.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.F.It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.G.Beingtherichestmaninthecemeterydoesn’tmattertome.三、完形填空（共20空，每空1.5分，共30分）Educationisfullofart.Alittleboyalwaysthoughtofhimselfasthemostunfortunatechildintheworldbecauseadiseasemadehisleglame.He1playedwithhisclassmates.Whentheteacheraskedhimtoanswerquestions,healways2hisheadwithoutaword.One3,theboy'sfatheraskedforsomesaplings(树苗)fromtheneighbor.Hewantedthe4toplantasaplingeachpersoninfrontofthehouse.Thefathersaid,“Whosesaplinggrowsbest,Iwillbuyhimorherafavorite5.”Seeinghisbrothersandsisterswateringthetrees，theboyhadanidea.Hehopedthatthetreeheplantedwould6soon.So,afterwateringitonceortwice,henever7it.Afewdayslater,whenthelittleboywenttosee,histreeagain,hewas8tofindthatitdidn'tfadebutgrewsomefreshleaves,9thetreesofhisbrothersandsisters,histreewasevengreener.Hisfatherkepthis10,boughtthelittleboyhisfavoritegiftandsaidthatfromthetreeheplanted,hewouldbeeanoutstanding11whenhegrewup.Sincethen,thelittleboyslowlybecame12.Onenight,helayonthebedbutcouldn'tfallasleep.Thenhegotupandcametothe13.Tohissurprise,his14wassplashingsomethingontohistree.15,heunderstoodhisfatherhadbeen16fertilizinghissmalltree!Hereturnedtohisroom,17runningdown.18passed.Thelittleboydidn'tbeeabotanist,buthewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStatesHisnamewasFranklinRoosevelt.Loveisthe19nourishment(菅养)oflife.20itisJustadropofclearwater，itcanstillhelpthetreethrive(茁壮成长)．1.A.bravelyB.seldomC.freelyD.always2.A.raisedB.noddedC.loweredD.knocked3.A.springB.momentC.winterD.week4.A.neighborsB.friendsC.childrenD.boys5.A.saplingB.treeC.giftD.toy6.A.dieB.growC.breakD.survive7.A.ledtoB.attendedtoC.belongedtoD.objectedto8.A.pleasedB.upsetC.worriedD.surprised9.A.paredwithB.SimilartoC.ConnectedtoD.Popularwith10.A.requestB.scheduleC.promiseD.goal11.A.presidentB.botanistC.artistD.researcher12.A.smartB.desperateC.optimisticD.practical13.A.fieldB.courtyardC.parkD.farm14.A.brotherB.sisterC．fatherD．neighbor15.A.AllofasuddenB.ForamomentC．IntimeD.Fromthenon16.A.busilyB.quietlyC.cautiouslyD.secretly17.A.waterB.tearsC.sweatD.rain18.A.HoursB.MonthsC.DecadesD.Centuries19.A.lastB.onlyC.leastD.best20.A.EvenifB.NowthatC.IfonlyD.Whatif四．阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。（每空1.5分，共15分）Mary:Hello,it’s…itisCathy,isn’tit?Cathy:Yes,You…Mary?Oh,mygoodness!Ihaven’tseenyou1._________ages!Mary:Nicetosee2._____againafteralltheseyears.Whathaveyoubeendoing?Cathy:Well,Itriedmanythingsafterweleftschool.I3.______(work)foralargeoilpanynow,uh,inchargeofsales,mainly.So,Itravelalot.Mary:Oh,that’sgreat!Youmust4.__________(real)enjoythat.Cathy:Oh,Ido.Yeah,it’sexciting.It’squite5._______(tire),though.But,um,whatabout