1、甘肃省镇原县第二中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案20172018学年度第一学期期末考试试题高二（英语）(满分：120分时间：100分钟)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。AOnce a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record(马拉松记录). They wanted to play for 90 hours and that is
2、 to add 6 hours to the record. Each team had nine players, with five at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21. 5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 oclock in the evening. The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too ex
3、cited(兴奋的) to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped. Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理上的) one. Each boy was thinking：why am I do
4、ing this？How can I play any longer？After the third night, the players knew they could finish the ninety hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy every
5、one was！1. The first night was hard for the players to fall asleep because _. A. they were too excited B. they only slept for a short timeC. no one watched them play D. it was very long2. “the players looked as fresh as when they started” here “fresh” means _. A. 新鲜的 B. 兴奋不已的 C. 精神饱满的 D. 伤痕累累的3. Whi
6、ch of the following sentences is wrong？A. Some of the boys were hurt when they played. B. The world basketball marathon record is 90 hours. C. The boys started playing at 6 oclock in the evening. D. In the end, all the boys felt happy. BDo you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the w
7、orld. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai. The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or wate
8、r pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well. Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before
9、. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Sudde
10、nly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town,
11、you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep. 4. Australia is _. A. the largest country in the world B. as large as ShanghaiC. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth5. The government had made _. A. too enough laws to fight pol
12、lutionB. so many laws that it can fight pollutionC. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollutionD. enough laws because the pollution is very serious6. Which of the following is NOT true？A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.
13、C. Perth lies in the west of Australia. D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia. 7. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers show in _. A. July B. January C. May D.October 8. Which of the following is true？A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers. B. We ran back to th
14、e car because we were in the middle of white sheep. C. Three hundred sheep came towards us because they saw us. D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep. C Julia lived in the countryside, but one year she decided to visit the capital city to do some sh
15、opping and to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find. On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, wh
16、ich said, Blind from birth. Please give generously (慷慨地).Julia felt sorry for the blind beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. Thank you. he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty c
17、ents, so she dropped this into the beggars bowl. What have I done wrong? the beggar said, Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today? Julia was very surprised at what the beggar said. How do you know I havent given you a dollar? she said, If youre blind you cant know what coin I put into your bowl. Ah, expla
18、ined the beggar, The truth is that Im not blind. Im just looking after this place for the regular beggar while hes on holiday. On holiday? Julia said, And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday? He goes into the countryside, the man said, and takes photographs. Hes a very good photographe
19、r. 9. Where was the beggar sitting?A. Between Julias hotel and the market. B. In the busiest part of the city.C. Outside the shops. D. In the market. 10. On the first two days, _. A. the blind man waited for Julia B. Julia gave the blind man some moneyC. the blind man demanded money from Julia D. Ju
20、lia gave him nothing 11. On the third day, the blind man _. A. accepted Julias fifty cents quite happily B. also received one dollar from Julia C. refused Julias fifty cents D. noticed that Julia had only given him fifty centsD HOW TO QUIT SMOKINGWhen thinking about quitting (giving up)List all the
21、reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative(消极的) thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations(责任) to others. Fo
22、r example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting for a light, etc. Set a date for quitting perhaps a special day like your birthday or a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date sacred seriously, and dont le
23、t anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest(适度的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.Immediately after quittingThe first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited(forbidden), e.g. libraries, museums,
24、 theatres, departments stores, etc. Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking. Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette. If you miss the sensation(感觉) of having a cigarette in you
25、r hand, play with something else-a pencil, a pen or a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try a toothpick or a fake(仿制的) cigarette.12. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author? A. If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.
26、B. Try to be an ice-breaker before asking for a light. C.Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone. D. Every night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.13. From the passage, we know smokers _. A. waste a lot of time smoking B. have to st
27、op to smoke from time to time C. can only quit smoking during their holiday D. start a modest and easy exercise 14. The author suggested _. A. all kinds of drinks be avoided immediately after quitting B. drinking water and fruit juice immediately after quitting C. trying low-tar(低焦油) cigarettes imme
28、diately after quitting D. spending as much time as possible in public places 15. If the article is in a newspaper, which section it is in? A. Sports. B. News. C. Health D. Culture.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。Everyone knows English is one of the most important subjec
29、ts in middle schools. And we always know learning English is very important, but few students know how to learn English well. 16. _I think if we have a right way to learn English, and we work hard, then we must learn English well. But what is the right way? 17. _. Second, everyone knows remembering
30、new words is important, but how to remember them? I think we can copy new words on pieces of paper, and take them with us. When we are free, we can read them. Third, how to improve our listening and speaking? 18. _. And we can answer the questions in the class; dont be afraid of making mistakes. I t
31、hink its useful to us. Finally, its about reading and writing.19. _. And try our best to retell it. We can also keep a diary every day, and spend an hour practicing English.20. _. If necessary, we can turn to our classmates and teachers for help instead of giving up. If we dont study hard, its difficult to learn English well.A. Then how can we make rapid progress and learn English well?B. We can sing English songs, listen to the radio and listen to tapes every day.C. To begin with, you can recite as many words as you can.D. Whenever we meet difficulties in our English study, we s
