甘肃省兰州市联片办学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

1、甘肃省兰州市联片办学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第I卷（选择题70分）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，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳选项。AI sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do? SusanAlice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don' t get left out of the

2、 group. That way, she will know to include you in all the fun.Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home! JennyAlice: Even a great party will drag if you' re not enjoying yourself.

3、Making the effortto dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! You don' t haveto stay to the very end of the party.Our school is havin g a Christmas dance party but I ' m really shy. Shall I go or not?EmmaAlice: Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try.

4、 Let good friends know how you feel and make sure you ' ll have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice s ome fun dances so you ' ll feel comfortable on the dance floor.Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of

5、 my friends and I get really angry with my dad. AnnyAlice: Talk with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but don' t worry too much - your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.1. Alice advises Susan to .A. stay with her f

6、riends B. ask her friend for helpC. leave the party at once D. make fun of her friends2. The underlined word “ drag” is closest in meaning to “ ”.A. fail B. improve C. be boringD. be pleasant3. What worries Anny?A. Her dad is strict with her. B. She always argues with her dad.C. Nobody picks her up

7、after the party.D. She can t go to the party with her friends.4. Where can you probably find the text?A. In a notice. B. In a guidebook. C. In a famous novel. D. In a popular magazine.BThe word “ invent ” comes from a Latin word which means “ to find. ” Garrett Morgan, an African-American, was one s

8、uch inventor. His first job was repairing machines in a factory. By accident, he had invented the hair straightener. He sold his products and then continued with his career as an inventor.Every day, Garrett Morgan watched traffic become more dangerous. Cars, bicyclesand walkers all competed to cross

9、 the street. Police officers made simple“ stop /go” signals at busy crossroads, but cars, bicycles and walkers still rushed intothe crossroads at different speeds and many crashed into each other. One day he sawa traffic accident between a car and a bicycle at a busy crossroads. he realized ,the pro

10、blem with the traffic light, was its poor design: the traffic signal lacked a transition （ 过渡 ） between “ stop ” and “ go. ”Morgan invented a new traffic signal that added a“ caution （ 警告 ） ” light thatmade traffic move more smoothly and safely. His traffic light stood on a T-shaped pole （ 杆 ） with

11、arms that flashed a red light to stop traffic in all directions, allowing walkers to cross safely. After walkers crossed, traffic could only go in one direction.Soon, cities everywhere wanted his traffic light. In 1923, a popular electric company paid Morgan $40,000 to make and sell his invention. T

12、raffic lights today work in the same basic way.The traffic light is Morgan s most famous invention. In 1963, the United States government gave Garrett Morgan an award for his life-saving idea.5. What can we learn about Garrett Morgan from Paragraph 1?A. He worked in a factory all his life. B. He led

13、 a hardlife in his early years.C. He made money from hair straighteners.D. He dreamed of being an inventor when he was a child.6. What made Morgan invent the traffic light?A. A traffic accident. B. A car driver s advice.C. Worry about his safety. D. Hard work of police officers.7. According to the t

14、ext, Garrett Morgan s traffic light .A. made cars move more slowly B. needed no help from police officersC. was special because it had a “ caution ” lightD. was very different from the ones we use todayCLiving on mountainous La Gomera, one of Spain s Canary Islands off West Africa, Juan Cabello take

15、s pride in not using a mobile phone or the Internet to communicate.Like his father and grandfather, he uses Silbo Gomero, a language that is whistled（ 吹口哨 ）, not spoken, and that can be heard more than two miles away.“ I use it for everything: to talk to my wife, to tell my kids something, to find a

16、 friend if we get lost in a crowd, ” Cabello says. “ I also make a living from Silbo, performing daily exhibitions at a restaurant.”People throughout La Gomera are known to have used Silbo in the past as a way of communicating over long distances. A strong whistle saved farmers from walkingover the

17、hills to give messages or news to neighbors. Then came the phone. Nowadays,it s hard to know how many people still use Silbo. In 1999, it was introduced asa compulsory subject （ 必修学科 ） in La Gomera s primary schools, in aneffort toprevent the language from going silent.Now 3,000 students are studyin

18、g it, but onlya few people are believed to be able to communicate fully in the whistling language.“ Silbo is said to be the most important cultural heritage （ 遗产 ） we have, ” said Moises Plasencia, the director of the Canary Islands government s historicalheritage department.In fact, little is known

19、 about Silbos origins. Silbo-like whistling has beenfound in parts ofGreece, Turkey,China and Mexico, but none is as developedas Silbo Gomero. One study islooking for signs of Silboin Venezuela, Cuba and Texas, allplacesto which Gomerans have gone in the pastduring hard economic times.Silbo has many

20、 historical and linguistic （语言学上的） values, ” Plasenciasaid. And, as Cabello explains,It s good for just about anything except forromance: everyone on the island would hear what you re saying!8. Juan Cabello uses Silbo Gomero .A. in his daily life B. to learn computersC. just to make a living D. only

21、 when eating at restaurants9. What can we learn about Silbo Gomero?A. It first started inGreece. B. It is in danger of dying out.C. It is helpful in keeping secrets. D. It is the oldest way of communicating.10. Plasencia thinks it s very important to .A. know the origins of Silbo Gomero B. find the

22、values of Silbo GomeroC. have more cultural heritages D. protect Silbo Gomero11. What is mainly described in the text?A. A school s subject.B. A famous performer.C. An unusual language. D. A mountainous island.DThe Internet is a growing new world that has been developing ever since it was created ma

23、ny years ago. The only reason Internet sales are not taxed （ 征税 ） is because we did not know the Internet would be used to sell products when it was created. Internet sales are no different thangoing into the store to buy the exactsame product except for the fact that Internet sales are not taxed.Wh

24、en buying online, people cannot see and touch the product the same way they could in a store. To fix this, customers are going into the store to see the product. Then if they like the product, they buy it online to save money on the sales tax.This is a form of tax evasion （逃税 ） if you ask me!Everyon

25、e has to pay the tax in the store so they should have to pay taxes online as well. Also, the added money brought in through Internet taxing could help the government to fund （ 为拨款 ）certain policies and other things that they couldnot do without the added funds. Thiscould go toward thecountrys school

26、s or otherthings necessary for society to function well. These funds could be extremely beneficial because of the recession （ 经济衰退） that the country is in at this point.Internet taxing is a way to increase those funds and in turn improve the quality of life for all who live in that country.In conclu

27、sion, there are many more positives than negatives in the argument over taxing Internet sales. I do understand that I may have to pay more if I want to buy something online, but the funds stay within my society and help my country. The added cost may hurt me at first but in the end, the funds will h

28、elp me and others in our country.12. The text mainly discusses .A. whether it is a good way to buy things onlineB. whether Internet sales should be taxedC. why people love to buy things onlineD. why Internet sales are not taxed13. Internet sales are not taxed because.A. selling online was unexpected

29、 B. they are different from store salesC. people don ' t know how to tax them D. many people are against taxing them14. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Online shoppers find it difficult to buy satisfactory goods.B. Customers get better products at a lower price online.C. Problems related t

30、o online shopping are hard to fix.D. Online shoppers probably try to avoid paying tax.15. According to the author, taxing Internet sales.A. is good for all people B. can help the country out of the recessionC. can help improve the quality of productsD. is beneficial to the development of Internet第二节

31、 （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。What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food.16 There' re morethan 13,000 McDonald s restaur ants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In

32、 most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.Advantages of fast food17 Eating fast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. 18 If one lives alo

33、ne, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.Disadvantages of fast foodThe greatest disadva ntage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot ofartificial ingredients （人造成分 ）.Some eve

34、n think that it is addictive （上瘾的）because of the ingredients.19 Fast food may lead to obesity（月巴胖症）inthe American population.20 I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.A. Fas

35、t food does raise health concerns.B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.C. In short, fast food has both advantages and disadvantages.D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.F. The most evident adva

36、ntage of fast food is that it saves time.G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“A public -speaking competition will be held next Monday. Each student will give a two-

37、minute speech, " Mr. Taylor said.The idea of 21 in front of the class made me22 . On the bus home, Iasked Tanya,“What will I give a speech about? ""I don ' t know. What can you 23 for two minutes? ” she said."24!" I said. "All I ' ll be able to 25 is my shaky le

38、gs and voice!”I tried thinking and thinking. Maybe ."Yes!" I said. T ll talk about how scared I am of public speaking.”For the whole26 , I felt nervous and worried. I wished for road-closing snow and I even 27 flying to South America.The day came. It hadn' t 28, and I hadn' t gone

39、on vacation. Fifty studentswent into the hall.“Andrew Addison." My name was called.I stood up. I begged my legs to stop shaking but they didn' t 29 .“HeJl- o,“ I said. Someone laughed quietly.I 30 again, “Hello. ”Better 31 I still sounded like a scared dog.I looked at my notes but they were

40、 unclear in my hands. No32 there. Whatwas my first line? I closed my eyes.Yes! That was it.“I 33 public speaking,I said. Some laughed.“My hands shake." Another34 . I showed the35 my shaking legs.Everyone laughed. I looked at Tanya and she gave me a big smile. My speech floodedback to me. My kne

41、es settled and my hands36 .“Many people feel like37 when they have to give a speech, “ I stopped fora second."But I guess I' m the only one who38bought a ticket to Brazil.I was on a roll and my two minutes39 .Laughter and clapping floatedaround me 40 I finishedmy speech. I had givenmy audie

42、nce an excellent speech.21. A. singingB. dancingC. speakingD. writing22. A. excitedB. frightenedC. interestedD. bored23. A. talk aboutB. learn ofC. find out D. wait for24. A. AnythingB. EverythingC. Something D. Nothing25. A. give awayB. think about C. get intoD. work out26. A. morningB. weekC. mont

43、hD. year27. A. considered B. riskedD. missed28. A. rained29. A. decideB. clearedB. feelC. snowedC. understandD. blownD. listen30. A. failedB. triedC. criedD. moved31. A. butB. orC. becauseD. so32. A. timeB. luckC. helpD. money33. A. regretB. chooseC. forgetD. hate34. A. laughB. jokeC. gameD. example

44、35. A. teachersB. studentsC. doctorD. audience36. A. shookB. relaxedC. closedD. hurt37. A. dreamingB. preparingC. disappearing D. celebrating38. A. evenB. almostC. alsoD. still39. A. flewB. stoppedC. startedD. grew40. A. sinceB. forC. asD.if第 II 卷(非选择题50 分)第二节语法填空(共 10小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分 )C. enjoyed阅

45、读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。Swedish businessman Nile is delighted with his new hotel, the world s firstigloo( 冰屋 ) hotel.41.(build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors butsoon the fun will be over. In two weeks time, Nile s ice creation 42.(be)nothing more than a pool of water.

46、 “ We don t see it as a big problem, ” he says. “ We just look forward to 43.(replace) it.Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 44.successful that he designed the present one ,45. measures roughly 200 square pilling 1,000 tons of snow onto ameters. Six workmen spent more t

47、han eight weekswooden base, when the snow froze, the base 46.（remove）.After their stay, all visitors will receive a survival certificate（ 证 书 ） 47.（record） their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes andtemperatures below 0 , it may seem more like a survival test 48.a relaxinghotel break. “ It s great fun , ” Nile explains, “ as well as a good startin survivaltraining. ”The 49.（popular） of the igloo is beyond doubt, it is now attractingtourists from all over the world. 50. least 800 people have stayed at the igloothis season even though there