甘肃省武威市高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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甘肃省武威市高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2016—2017学年第二学期高二英语期末考试英语试题
时间:
120分钟满分:
120分命题人:
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 阅读理解(两节共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节:
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。
(每小题2分,共30分)
A
Mostpeopleusuallytravelledbyshipandtrainwhicharedrivenbysteamengine.Itplayedanimportantpartinmanykindsofvehiclesseveralscoresofyearsago.Whoinventedsteamengineandwhatunitscouldbeusedtomeasurethepowerofengine?
Theword“horse-power”wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWattfromaworker’sfamilymadetheworldfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Atfirst,hecouldn’ttellpeoplehowpowerfulitwas,becausetherewerenounitsatthattime.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Henamedthatunitonehorse-power.Inthiswayhecouldmeasuretheworkofhissteamengine.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorse-powerengine.
1.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.
A.JamesWattinventedthesteamengine
B.JamesWattfirstusedhorse-powerasaunitofmeasure
C.howmuchpowerdoesahorsehave
D.whyWatt’sengineiscalledatenhorse-powerengine
2.ThestorysaysthatWattmadethefirst____.
A.engineB.horse-powerengine
C.usefulengineD.widelyusedsteamengine
3.JamesWattwasbornin_____.
A.aworker’sfamilyB.afarmer’sfamily
C.ateacher’sfamilyD.adoctor’s
4.Wattwantedtofindawayto____.
A.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddo
B.tellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginewas
C.lifta3300-poundweightD.bothAandB
5.Onehorse-powermeansthe____.
A.workahorsecoulddoinaminute
B.weightahorsecoulddointenminutes
C.workahorsecoulddointenminutes
D.weightofonehorse
B
DanielBoonewasbornintheUnitedStatesin1734.Hedidn'tgotoschoolandcouldn'tread,althoughhelearnedallabouttheforests,streams
andhunting.HecouldmovesilentlylikeanIndianleavingnomarks.Helovedtolivealoneinthewoodswherenothingfrightenedhim.
Whenhegrewup,hemarriedandtriedtosettledownonafarm.A
yearlater,however,hewasn'tsatisfiedanddecidedtogointotheunknownwesternlands,crossingtheAppalachianMountains.Whenhereturnedaftertwoyears,hebecamefamousforhislongjourney.HebroughtvaluableanimalskinsandtoldstoriesabouttheIndians.
Afterthis,hechosetokeeptravellingtounknownplaces.Oncehe
losttotheIndiansinbattleandwastakenaway.TheIndianslikedhimandbecamehisfriends.DanielBoonediedattheageof86.Heisrememberedasanexplorer(探险者)andapioneerwholivedanexcitinglifeintheearlyyearsofAmericannation.
6.DanielBoone'searlylifewasmainlyspentin______.
A.learningaboutnatureB.huntingwithhisfriends
C.learningusefulskillsfromtheIndians
D.studyingathomebecausehecouldn'tgotoschool
7.Whenhegotmarried,DanielBoonefirstplannedto______.
A.setupalargefarmB.goonajourneywithhiswife
C.findfood,newlandforhisfarm
D.liveapeacefullifewithhisfamily
8.DanielBoonebecamefamousbecause______.
A.hetravelledalotinthewesternlands
B.hewasverygoodattellingstories
C.hefoundbetteranimalskinsthanothers
D.hewasthefirsttoclimbtheAppalachianMountains
9.WhydidtheIndianswanttomakefriendswithhim?
A.Becausetheywantedtolearnfromhim.
B.Becausehewantedtomakepeacewiththem.
C.Becausetheywantedtomakefriendswithwhitepeople.
D.Noreasonistoldinthisarticle.
10.Inthisarticle,DanielBooneisbestdescribedas______.
A.warm-heartedB.strongC.carefulD.brave
C
Insportthesexes(性别)areseparate.Womenandmendonotrunorswiminthesameraces.Womenarelessstrongthanmen.Thatatleastiswhatpeoplesay.Womenarecalledtheweakersex,or,ifmenwanttopleasethem,thefairsex.Butboysandgirlsaretaughttogetheratschoolsanduniversities.TherearewomenwhoarefamousPrimeMinisters,scientistsandwriters.Andwomenlivelongerthanmen.AEuropeanwomancanexpecttoliveuntiltheageof74,amanonlyuntilheis68.Arewomen'sbodiesreallyweaker?
Thefastestmencanrunamileinunder4minutes.Thebestwomenneed4.5minutes.Women'stimearealwaysslowerthanmen's,butsomefactsareasurprise.Someofthefastestwomenswimmerstodayareteenagegirls.Oneofthemswam400metresin4minutes21.2secondswhenshewasonly16.Thefirst‘Tartan’infilmwasanOlympicswimmer,JohnnyWeissmuller.Hisfastest400metreswas4minutes49.1seconds,whichis37.9secondsslowerthanagirl50yearslater!
Thisdoesnotmeanthatwomenarecatchingmenup.Conditionsareverydifferentnowandsportismuchmoreserious.Itissoseriousthatsomewomenathletesaregivenhormone(荷尔蒙)injections(注射).AttheOlympicsadoctorhastocheckwhetherthewomenathletesarereallywomenornot.Itseemssadthatsporthassuchproblems.Lifecanbeverycomplicated(复杂的)whentherearetwoseparatesexes!
11.Womenarecalledtheweakersexbecause______.
A.womendoasmuchasmen
B.peoplethinkwomenareweakerthanmen
C.sportiseasierformenthanforwomen
D.insportthetwosexesarealwaystogether
12.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Boysandgirlsstudyseparatelyeverywhere.
B.Womendonotrunorswiminraceswithmen.
C.FamousPrimeMinistersarewomen.
D.MencanexpecttolivelongerthanwomeninEurope.
13.“Thatatleastiswhatpeoplesay”meanspeople______.
A.sayotherthings,tooB.don'tsaythismuch
C.saythisbutmaynotthinksoD.onlythinkthis
14.Whatproblemsdoessporthave?
A.Somewomenathletesareactuallymen.
B.Somewomenathletesaregivehormoneinjections.
C.Womenandmendonotrunorswiminthesameraces.
D.Itisdifficulttocheckwhetherwomenathletesarereallywomen.
15.Inthispassagetheauthorimpliesthat______
A.womenareweakerthanwen,butfaster
B.womenareslowerthanmen,butstronger
C.menarenotalwaysstrongerandfasterthanwomen
D.menarefasterandstrongerthanwomen
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
Haveyoueverhadawonderfulideaandthoughtitwouldmakeagreatinvention,butdidn’tknowwhattodonext?
16Theywillhelpyoumakeyourdreamscometrueandbecomeafamousinventor.
ThefirstthingthatyoushoulddoisdosomeresearchontheInternettoseeifanyoneelsehasinventedit.Ifnot,youshouldsearchthroughtheUSPatent(专利)informationtoseeifapatentwasevercreatedforyourtypeofinvention.17
Theeasiestthingtodoisworkingwithacompanythatcanhelpyoutomakeyourdreamsareality.Itcanhelpyoupresentyourideasandgetyourproducttotherightcompanies.Onecompanythatisveryreputable(声誉好的)is“LambertandLambertinMinnesota”.18Iftheythinkyourproductismarketable(有销路的),theywillhelpyoutogetittotherightcompany.
Callthecompanyandmakeanappointment.Youwillwanttobringinamodelofyourinventionandacompletedescriptionofyourideas.19Thenwhenyoumeetwiththem,youcanpresentitandtheywilltellyouhowmarketableitis.Iftheydecidetohelpyou,theywillworktopresentittodifferentcompaniesandhelpyoutogotothenextstep.
Onceyourinventionhasbeensoldtoalargecompany,getreadytogetthebenefitsofbecomingthenextgreatinventor.20Butthebenefitsareworththewait.
A.Itmaytakeayearortwo.
B.Youwillbethenextinventor.
C.Writedownexactlyaboutyourinvention.
D.Ifthereisnopatent,gotothenextstep.
E.YouwillfindsomethingnewontheInternet.
F.Herearesomestepsthatyoucantake.
G.Theyofferfreeadviceforgoodideas.
第二部分英语知识运用(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)
WhenIwasaboy,everyholidaythatIhadseemedwonderful.My 21 tookmebytrainorbycartoahotelbythe 22.Allday,Iseemtoremember,I 23onthesandswithstrange 24 children.Wemadehousesandgardens,and 25 thetidedestroythem.Whenthetidewentout,we 26 overtherocksandlookeddownatthefishintherock-pools.
Inthosedaysthe 27 seemedtoshinealwaysbrightly 28 thewaterwasalwayswarm.Sometimeswe 29 beachandwalkedinthecountry,exploring(搜寻)ruinedhousesanddarkwoodsandclimbingtrees.Therewere 30 inone’spocketsorgoodplaceswhereonecould 31icecreams.Eachdayseemedalife-time.
AlthoughIamnowthirty-fiveyearsold,myideaofagood 32 ismuchthesameasitwas.I 33likethesunandwarmsandandthesoundof 34 beatingtherocks.Inolongerwishto 35 anysandhouseorsandgarden,andIdislikesweets. 36,Ilovetheseaandoftenfeelsandrunningthroughmyfingers.
SometimesI 37whatmyideal(理想的)holidaywillbelikewhenIam 38.AllIwanttodothen,perhaps,willbetolieinbed,readingbooksabout 39whomakehousesandgardenswithsands,whowatchtheincomingtide,whomakethemselves 40ontoomanyicescreams.
21.A.teacher B.parents C.nurse D.youngersister
22.A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river
23.A.played B.slept C.sat D.stood
24.A.moving B.exciting C.anxious D.nervous
25.A.made B.brought C.watched D.heard
26.A.collected B.jumped C.turned D.climbed
27.A.light B.sun C.moon D.lamp
28.A.and B.yet C.but D.or
29.A.left B.cameto
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