1、甘肃省民勤县第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案民勤一中20172018学年度第一学期期末试卷 高 二 英 语 命题人：沈佰存（总分：120分 时间：100分钟）一、阅读理解。（30分）AI have never taken cooking classes in my life. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook.The main reason for this was that when my mother got ma
2、rried，she didnt know how to cook anything，not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking. My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old. After she got married，she had to cook for herself and my father. One morning，she cooked two eggs for my
3、 father，but she didnt make them cooked. My father had to go to work with an empty stomach. My mother felt very sorry for my father and she decided to learn to cook from then on. In the beginning，it was very hard for her. Therefore，she had to take cooking classes to prepare the meals.After having tha
4、t experience，she decided to teach me how to cook because she didnt want me to have the same experience. I remember when I was seven years old，and my mother was cooking，I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Nowadays，I dont need help to cook a meal. I can cook for myself
5、 alone or for a group of people；it doesnt matter. All has been done because of my mother. I will do the same with my children when they are young because I dont want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them，I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives with
6、out me.1Why couldnt the authors mother cook before she got married?ABecause she was too lazy to do any cooking. BBecause she was tired of doing that.CBecause she was too busy to do that. DBecause she wasnt permitted to do that.2How did the authors mother feel when her husband left for work with an e
7、mpty stomach?ADisappointed. BAshamed. CWorried. DHelpless.3It can be known from the last paragraph that the author _Abecomes a famous cook with the help of her motherBdecides to teach her children to cook when they grow upCwants to make her children live alone when they are youngDis grateful for her
8、 mothers teaching her to cookBThere was once a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”One day the king went hunting and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not
9、 badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good.”This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison. The king then asked his advisor, “Now, what do you think?” The advisor
10、again answered, “Everything happens for the good.”About a week later，the king went on another hunting trip. As it turned out the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examin
11、ed and the cannibals realized that the kings foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you
12、 think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.4. The second paragraph tells us that_. A. the advisor didnt have much useful
13、advice B. the king was always careless about everything C. the advisor was worried about the king D. the king always asked for advice from the advisor5. When the advisor was put in prison, he remained_. A. calm B. nervous C. angry D. upset6. It can be inferred（推断）from the last paragraph that_. A. ev
14、erything happens for their own reasons B. it is good for us to think about experiences C. our life experiences are our best teacher D. challenges will make you do anything7. By telling the story, the writer_. A. tells us the danger of hunting B. asks us not to hunt any more C. wishes us to follow ot
15、hers advice D. wants us to think positivelyCAnyone can write a baby poem. And everyone enjoys reading them, young and old. Baby shower (婴儿洗礼) poems can have rhythm and rhyme, but they certainly dont have to. Poems can be either long or short, but short is probably best for your typical baby shower n
16、eeds. You can add a little humor as well!The people who are most often touched by baby shower poems are those who have had children themselves. Sweet poems can remind them of the time when their little ones were still young. No one will appreciate them more than the family members themselves. If you
17、 are a creative writer or have a special talent for putting words together in a special way, then you should try writing your own baby shower poems. This would make a great gift idea as well.If you decide to write your own baby poems, even common things can inspire you. Inspiration can be found anyw
18、here. Look to your own memories from the past. What was special about your childhood? What special object have you treasured over the years? What words of wisdom (智慧) of advice could you pass on to the next generation? Look around the house and imagine a baby being there. What do you see, hear, or f
19、eel? Let those thoughts be the source of your best baby poems.When writing a baby poem, you do not have to write like Shakespeare, you just have to be sincere. Years later when the baby has grown, think of how special they will feel knowing the words were just for them.If you are not the creative ty
20、pe dont worry! There are lots of places online where you can look for poems saying just the things you want to say. Poems have been written on all subjects throughout the ages, and baby poems and baby shower poems are no exception. A quick search online doesnt have to take any time at all.8In the au
21、thors opinion, baby shower poems _.Aall have a little humor in them Bare not suitable for adults to enjoyCdont have to have rhythm or rhyme Dmust be short enough to meet babies needs9What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?AAdvice from famous poets on writing poems. BWords that can be used in baby p
22、oems.CDifferent ways of writing baby poems. DInspiration for writing baby poems.10According to Paragraph 4, a baby poem should sound _.Aencouraging Bsincere Cbeautiful Dinteresting11What would be the best title for the passage?AWrite baby poems to say whats on your heart BThe most beautiful poems in
23、 the worldCHow babies read poems DHow poems inspire babiesDDue to climate changes, Arctic ice is breaking up earlier in the spring, and its area is decreasing. This is creating problems for polar bears that make their homes off northern Alaska and in Hudson Bay.Polar bears off Alaska normally hunt a
24、nd raise their young on ice sheets that float on the ocean. But as the ice has melted, the polar bears have been forced to spend more time on land. There, they have begun to frequent beaches, feeding on the remains of whales caught by native hunters. For polar bears, this food is less nutritious tha
25、n seals that they normally catch on ice sheets. The shrinking (减少) ice has also forced more polar bears into the ocean. In the past, they only had to swim short distances between ice sheets. But as the ice has shrunk, polar bears have been forced to swim longer and longer distances in the open ocean
26、. This poses a severe danger during rough weather, and an increasing number of drowned polar bears have been observed.In Hudson Bay, the ice breaks up three weeks earlier in the spring now than it did 20 years ago. Polar bears on Hudson Bay fast (绝食) during the summer, waiting for ice to form in the
27、 fall to hunt. Every year, the summer gets longer, and the bears get skinnier. Over the past 25 years, the average weight of the female bears has dropped 68 kg. This loss affects their ability to reproduce, and already the number of births has dropped by 15 percent. Unless the bears can learn to sur
28、vive these climate changes, these giants of the ice may one day disappear.12What is Arctic ice doing earlier each year?AIts freezing. BIts hardening. CIts melting. DIts expanding.13What is true of polar bears that are spending more time on land in Alaska?ATheir young are dying. BTheir diet is changi
29、ng.CTheir health is improving. DTheir families are growing.14What does the writer imply about female polar bears in Hudson Bay?AThey are having fewer young now. BThey suffer from various sicknesses.CThey dont need stronger protection. DThey cant find enough good males.15In which publication would yo
30、u most likely find this passage?AMedical News. BSociety Today. CWildlife Journal. DDesign Magazine.二、完形填空“Lend a hand to others if you can，” I often tell myself. One night I was 16 through a local neighborhood when I saw a little boy 17 at the roadside. He seemed to be 18 ，so I stopped my car to see
31、 if he needed any help. 19 I came up to him I found his eyes were filled with tears. Something 20 must have happened to him. I asked him why he was here 21 ，but he wouldnt say anything. When I 22 him to have some ice cream somewhere，he agreed to 23 my car.As we were 24 ，I kept asking where he 25 and
32、 offered to take him home. Finally he said，“No，please. She has been 26 to me.” I asked him if he lived with his parents，and was told that he ran away because he disliked his stepmother. He said that he wanted to 27 his mother，but she lived in Texas.We drove around for about an hour，never finding a(n) 28 ice cream store，and he still 29 to be taken home. Finally h
