新疆乌鲁木齐四中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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新疆乌鲁木齐四中学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
乌鲁木齐市第四中学2018~2019学年度下学期期末考试
高二年级英语试题
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,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。
A
Thereisamanwhoisdyingtofindthewaytosuccess,buthedoesn’thaveanideahowtodoit.Oneday,hemeetsaguru,areligiousteacher,ontheroad.Themanaskstheguru,“Whichwayistosuccess?
”Thegumdoesn’tspeak,butpointstoaplaceoffinthedistance.
Theman,thrilledbytheprospect(前景)ofquickandeasysuccess,rushesoffinthatdirection.Alongtheway,heisoccupiedinthinkingaboutsomethingspecialbutthereisnothing.Suddenlytherecomesaloudsplat(溅泼声).Eventually,themanlimps(蹒跚)backinrags,assuminghemusthavemisinterpretedthemessage.Therefore,hereturnstotheguruforareason.Herepeatshisquestiontothegum,whoagainpointssilentlyinthesamedirection.
Themanwasobedienttowalkoffoncemore.Thistimethesplatisdeafening(震耳欲聋的),andwhenthemancrawls(爬行)back,heisbloody,brokenandangry,“Iaskedyouwhichwaywastosuccess,”hescreamsattheguru,”Ifollowedthedirectionyoupointedto.AndallIgotwasbeingknockeddown!
Nomoreofthispointing!
Tellmewhy?
Talk!
”
Onlythendoestheguruspeak,andwhathesaysisthat“Successisthatway.Justalittlepastthesplat.”
1.Whydoesthemanfailoncemore?
A.Heissostupidthathecannotfindit.B.Thewaytosuccessdoesnotexistinlife.
C.Thegurugavethewrongdirectiontohim.D.Hedoesnotmakesenseoftheguru’swords.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword‘‘obedient”inParagraph3mean?
A.Submitted.B.Pleasing.C.Disappointed.D.Unwilling.
3.Whatdoestheguruthinkofhowtosucceed?
A.Gettingthehelpfromothers.B.Achievingitallonyourown.
C.Keepingongoingaftersomefailures.D.Justfacinguptomanydifficulties.
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.Believeinyourself.B.Don’tgiveuptoosoon.
C.Listentothewisdom’ssuggestion.D.Introducetheguru’swisdom.
B
Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwaternearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations(迁徙)ofanymammal.
Allday,allsummerlong,inthecoldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen(鲸须)theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck(淤泥)fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.
Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.
Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow(浅的)waterscalledlagoons(濒海湖).Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.
Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.
5.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph2probablymeans“_____”.
A.givenupB.endedupC.brokenupD.eatenup
6.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.
A.alwaysswimundertheoceanB.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy
C.facethecolderandcolderwaterD.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak
7.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?
A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.
C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?
A.Howlongtheylive.B.Howtheygettheirfood.
C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.
C
Thepovertylineistheminimumincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomesbelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.
Asthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertylinedoes,too.Therefore,evenwithtoday’srelativelyhighstandardofliving,about10percentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.
Foronething,morethanhalfofthepoorpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Alargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold,thenormalretirementage.
Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:
theyaresick,theydonothaveanymotivation,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.
Otherpoorpeoplelookforajob,butcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.
Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways:
First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,businessesandindustrieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoorwhoarequalifiedtolookforjobsmayfindemployment.Thentheywillnolongerbelowthepovertyline.
Second,ifsocietyinvestsinthepoor,thepoorwillbecomemoreproductive.
Ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforpoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskillstooffer.Thenitismoreprobablethattheycanfindjobs.
Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenon-poorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.
Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeopledependonwelfareforaminimallyacceptablestandardofliving.
9.Thispassageismainlyabout.
A.thepovertylineB.howtolookforjobs
C.howtoraisethestandardoflivingD.thecausesofpovertyandsolutionstotheproblem
10.Ifthegeneralstandardoflivinginthecountryrises,thepovertyline.
A.fallsB.doesnotchangeC.risesD.changesatrandom
11.Whichoneisnotthereasonthatpooradultsdonotlookforjobs?
A.TheyaretoosicktoworkB.Theyhavenomotivation.
C.Theyfamilyproblems.D.Theyaretoolazytofindjobs.
12.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“”.
A.chargeB.shareC.receiveD.deliver
D
Ifyou’veneverboughtorganicfood,youmightbewonderingwhat’ssospecialaboutit.Isitreallybetterforyou?
Howdoesthatwork?
Thistextwillgiveyouashortintroductiontothesubject.
Organicfoodisproducedwithouttheuseofartificialfertilizersorpesticides(insectandbugkillers)andmanypeoplebuyitbecausetheythinkit’sbetterfortheirhealth.Whetherthat’strueornotisstilldebated,buttherearelotsofotherreasonsfororganicfood.Intensiveagriculture(集约型农业)givesuscheapandplentifulfood,butit’salsooneofthebiggestsourcesofenvironmentalpollution.AccordingtoareportbytheWorldResourcesInstitute,halfofallthechemicalfertilizerseverproducedhavebeenusedsince1984.Fertilizers—andthemuchmoredeadlypesticidesandherbicides(weedkillers)usedwiththem—finallyfindtheirwayintoriversandseas.Sometimestheybreakdownharmlessly,butthey’rejustaslikelytobuildupincreaturesthateatthem(includinghumans).Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isonewaytohelpreducetheproblem.
Manypeoplefinditpuzzlingthatorganicproductsaremoreexpensive.Afterall,you’redoingawaywithexpensivechemicals...soshouldn’ttheybecheaper?
Organicfarmingistypicallyamorelabor-intensive(劳动密集型)wayoffarmingandthat’swhyitcostsmore.Asaresponsible(有责任的)consumer,it’suptoyoutodecidewheretoputyourmoney.Areyouhappytobuyproductsthatmayhavebeengrowninaharmfulway?
Areyouwillingtopaymoretobuyorganicproductsthatmayhelptoprotecttheenvironment?
13.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreeon?
A.Organicfoodisbetterforpeople’shealth.
B.Organicfoodisbetterfortheenvironment.
C.Organicfoodtastesbetterthantraditionalfood.
D.Organicfoodcanbeproducedingreatamounts.
14.Theunderlinedwords“doingawaywith”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“______”.
A.makinguseofB.gettingridofC.keepingawayfromD.takingadvantageof
15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsorganicfood?
A.Doubtful.B.Uncertain.C.Worried.D.Supportive.
第二节(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。
Areyoutrulyhappy?
Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?
_16ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.
Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodwillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.
Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.17
Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinself-pity.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecause
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