1、学年甘肃省天水一中高二上学期期末英语试题解析版2017-2018学年甘肃省天水一中高二(上)期末英语试卷第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节)第一节(满分20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1(6分)Film stars may come and go,but Paul Newmans career(事业) is longlastingNewman has worked in films for 40yearsHis most recent one opened in DecemberThe film is calledNobodys F
2、oolNewman plays a 60yearold construction worker named SullyTo some people,Sully seems to be a loserBut he has a lot of charm(魅力)His life changes when his son comes to townLate in life,Sully learns to grow upIve played a lot of characters and the character I play inNobodys Foolis closer to me than an
3、y other role Ive done,says NewmanNewman turned 70 years old on January 26,1998Nobodys Foolis his 52nd filmHe has won two Oscars in his careerNewman has found success in other aspects(方面) of lifeHe has been married for 36yearsHe took up car racing at the age of 47and won prizesTwelve years ago,he sta
4、rted a food company called Newmans OwnHe gives away all his money helping the poor1The underlined sentence implies Amany film stars leave the screen after theyve become successfulBIt is not easy for a film star to lose his or her charmCnot all film stars can remain famous for a long timeDfilm stars
5、are successful not only on the screen2Newman was born in the A.1920sB.1930s C.1940sD.1950s3The writer wrote this passage mainly to Aprove that a person can be successful in many waysBshow us a most recent film by Paul NewmanCintroduce a famous film star,Paul NewmanDtell us about Sully,a movie charac
6、ter in a recent film4(8分)When my father was getting ready for work,our house was ruled by knocks and wordsHe used to come downstairs to breakfastThe morning paper lay beside his plateHe always read theDeathsfirst,and then he knocked once on the tableOne of my sisters brought his bread,already butter
7、ed for himUsually he said nothing,but once I heard him say,I love you very much,EdithI would love more if you buttered my bread on both sidesHe read the paper all through breakfastTwo knocks on the table meantI am ready for my teaIf a single knock followed that meant,More bread,pleaseAfter breakfast
8、 he said,BootsThe paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an armchairYesterdays paper was put on the chair for his feet,and his boots were brought to him,freshly cleanedHe read standing at the same time putting on his bootsWith one boot finished he said,BusAt that point one of the girls went o
9、utside to the garden gate and waited thereHer job was to stop a bus when it cameIt came early sometimes and it had to wait for my fatherOvercoat,hatOne of my sisters had already brushed his overcoatNow she held it open for himAnother girl came with his hat,nicely brushedHandkerchief,pipe(烟斗)They wer
10、e brought and put,with his tobacco(烟草),into his pocketHe looked out of the window and said eitherWalking stickorUmbrellaIt was handed to himReady now,he was still reading the paperHe didnt put it down until he heard the shoutBus coming!Then he kissed my mother and went outThe girls breathed freelyHo
11、w lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!4When the father made the first knock,he meant Ahe had begun to read the morning newspaperBhe was made to feel sad by theDeathsnewsChe would start to read the other parts of the paperDhis breakfast should begin5All the daughters were quite
12、busy in the morning because Atheir father never helped themBtheir father always gave different instructions at the same timeCeach of them had to start and finish her job just on timeDthey were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs6What was the fathers favorite? AReading newspaperBHaving bread
13、buttered on both sidesCGiving instructionsDBeing clean and tidy7From the story we may see that Athe father was so lazy that he hardly did anythingBthe father was thecentreof the familyCEvery girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didnt know clearly enough what to doDThe father was ha
14、ted by all his daughters8(6分)TOKYO,JapanAn earthquake measuring 8.0hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early FridayThe quake was the strongest anywhere in the world this yearSeveral million people live on the islandJapans national broadcasting agency,NHK,reported 236people had been hurt,but
15、 no deaths had been reportedTsunami waves measuring about 3feet (1meter) began hitting the eastern coast of Japans northernmost island,and officials warned all residents in the region to seek higher groundA fire broke out at oil refinery on the island after the earthquake,and television stations rep
16、orted a train derailment and a landslide near a highway tunnelThe USGeological Survey measured the quake at 8.0 but authorities in Japan initially gave it a magnitude of 7.8The USGS said the temblor was located 33 kilometers (20 miles) under the Earths crust,about 796 miles north/northwest of Tokyo,
17、and began at 4:50amlocal time (1950 GMT)The second quake occurred at 6:08am(2108GMT)On average,there is one magnitude8,or greater,quake a year in the worldThe amount of energy released in a magnitude8earthquake is equivalent to that contained in 1.01 billion tons of TNT,according to the USGSA tsunam
18、i watch has been issued for the USstate of HawaiiBased on all available data,a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter,said the announcement from the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation ProgramOnly six days ago a 5.5mag
19、nitude quake shook JapanThe September 20 earthquake was centered nearly 870 kilometers (540 miles) southsoutheast of Tokyo,near Japans Bonin Islands,a remote volcanic island group in the Pacific OceanEarlier this month,Japan marked the 80th anniversary of a magnitude 8.3 quake that devastated Tokyo
20、and neighboring Yokohama,killing at least 140,000 peopleIn January 1995,a magnitude 7.2 temblor in Kobe killed more than 6,000 people8An 8.0magnitude earthquake happened in Japan Ain January 1995 Bon September 20,2003Con September 26,2003Din September,19239What is NOT the result of this earthquake?
21、A.236 people were hurt BA fire broke out at oil refinery on the islandCA train was out of trackDtwo people died10We can infer that Athis might be the biggest earthquake in the world this yearBthis earthquake has no effect on the USACJapan is a country where earthquakes frequently happenDthe second q
22、uake occurred only half an hour after the first one第二节(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11(10分)The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet,chat and go where weve never been beforeBut just as in face to face communication,there are some rules of behavior that should
23、 be followed when on line(11) Imagine how youd feel if you were in the other persons shoesFor anything youre about to send:ask yourself,Would I say this to the persons face?If the answer is no,rewrite and reread (12) If someone in the chat room is rude to you,your instinct (本能) is to fire back in th
24、e same mannerBut try not to do so (13) If it was caused by a disagreement with another member,try to fix the situation by politely discussing itRemember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room(14) Offer advice when asked by newcomers,as they may not be sure what to do or how t
25、o communicateWhen someone makes a mistake,whether its a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer,be kind about itIf its a small mistake,you may not need to say anythingEven if you feel strongly about it,think twice before saying anythingHaving good manners yourself doesnt give you license to
26、correct everyone else(15) At the same time,if you find you are wrong,be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offendedIt is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age,sex and marital statusUnless you know the person very well,and you are both comfortable wi
27、th sharing personal information,dont ask such questionsAIts natural that there some people who speak rudely or make mistakes onlineBRepeat the process till you feel sure that youd feel comfortable saying the words to the persons faceCEveryone was new to the network onceDThe basic rule is simple:trea
28、t others in the same way you would want to be treatedEWhen you send short messages to a person online,you must say something beautiful to hearFYou should either ignore the person,or use your chat software to block their messagesGIf you do decide to tell someone about a mistake,point it out politely第
29、二部分 英语知识运用(共三节)第一节完形填空(满分20分)16(20分)Peters job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the countryEvery evening he would see a factory worker coming (16) the hill towards the frontier,(17) a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on
30、itWhen the bike (18) the frontier,Peter would stop the man and (19) him take the straw off and untie itThen he would examine the straw very (20) to see (21) he could find anything,after which he would look in all the mans pockets (22) he let him tie the straw againThe man would then put it on his bi
31、ke and go off down the hill with itAlthough Peter was always (23) to find gold or other valuable things (24) in the straw,he never found (25) He was sure the man was (26) something,but he was not (27) to think out what it could beThen one evening,after he had looked (28) the straw and emptied the workers pockets (29) usual,he (30) to him,Listen,I know you are smuggling things (31) this frontierWont you tell me what it is?Im an old man,and todays my last day on the (32) Tomo