甘肃省镇原县二中2018-2019学年高二上学期期末考试英语---精校Word版含答案

2018—2019学年度第一学期期末考试试题高二（英语）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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhat’s On?Electric Underground7.30pm-1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDO you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becominga musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? if so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by JuJes Skye, a successful record producer. He's going to talk about how you canfind the right person to produce your nusic.Gee Whizz8.30pm-10.3Opm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. He's the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. his joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).Simon’s Workshop5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a Rood chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of reaching comedy.His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the conndence to be funny.Charlotte Stone5.00pm-7.30pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食).Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.1. Who can help you if you want to your music produced?A. Jules Skye.B. Gee WhizzC. Charlotte Stone.D. James Pickering.2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. The Cyclops Theatre.B. Kaleidoscope.C. Victoria Stage.D. Pizza World.3. What do we know about Simon's Workshop?A. It requires membership.B. It lasts three hours each time.C. It is run by a comedy club.D. It is held every Wednesday.4.When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A.5.00pm-7.30pmB.7.30pm-1.00amC.8.00pm-11.00pmD.8.30pm-10.30pmBZhenyuan No. 2 middle school, founded in 2012, is one of the key high schools of the county.The school is located in the east of Zhenyuan , covering the areas of more than 98,671 square meters. There are about 180 teachers and 2,100 students.Although the school is newly-built, it aims at cultivating high-standard and application-oriented specialized talents well developed in morality, intelligence and physique, and with high integrity, good foundation, practical ability, comprehensive quality and creativity. Moreover, it persists in its own “3Bs”educational concepts, namely: be honest in character, be earnest in work and be diligent in study. For many years, AHPU students have won many top prizes in national contests like “Math-modeling Contest”, “Challenge Cup Scientific Devices Making Contest”, Electronic Design Contest” and Mechanic Design and Innovation Contest”.In recent years, more than 50 teachers have been awarded the following honors at provincial level:Top Talented teachers, Young and Middle-aged Leading teachers in their respective fields. This has helped to build up a professional team with rich teaching experience, high academic level and strong research ability.There are first-class teaching instruments and equipment and the school library has a collection of over 38,000 volumes.The excellent graduates have been nearly 48%, ranking high among schools of its kind for several years.No.2 middle school has produced more than 8,000 graduates since its foundation.Today, the school is striving towards its goal of building a distinctive, competitive andmulti-disciplinary school. Welcome your kids’ coming!5.What do we know about Zhenyuan No.2 middle school?A.It has a history.B.It is more than 10,000 square meters.C.It is a newly-built school.D.The school is in the west of Zhenyuan.6.What does the underlined word “ first-class” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A.WorstB. poorC. bestD. terrible7.From the last paragraph, we can know the article is written for_____?A. TeachersB. ParentsC. StudentsD. TouristsCSixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.Here’s what happened.I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other ca r’s back end by just inches!The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.And I mean he was friendly.So, I said, “Why did you just do that?This guy almost r uined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you.When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally.You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.You’ll be happy with what you did.I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets?It was that dayI said, “I’m not going to do anymore.”Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.What about you?If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier.Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.So, Love the people who treat you right.Forget about the ones who do n’t.8.What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?A.The taxi almost hit another car.B.The taxi driver was injured.C.The author scolded the driver of the other car.D.The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.9.How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?A.He yelled back at the driver.B.He sent the driver to the hospital.C.He was friendly towards the driver.D.He dumped some garbage in front of his car.10.What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?A.Many people like to drive garbage trucks.B.Many people dump garbage wherever they like.C.Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.D.Many people tend to be very much depressed.11.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.B.The author used to complain a lot.C.The author used to have a lot of money.D.The author used to be a good manager.12.According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?A.Ignore them and go on with our own work.B.Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.C.Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.D.Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.DUsing tablet computers like Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor night’s sleep, according to research.More and more people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that the blueish light their screens emit can stop users getting a good night’s sleep. That is because this type of light mimics daylight, convincing the brain that it is still daytime. Blue light suppresses production of a brain chemical called melatonin, which helps us fall sleep. This is because our brains have evolved to be wakeful during daylight hours. By contrast, light which is more orange or red in tone does not reduce melatonin production, perhaps because our brains recognize it as a cue that the day is ending.Neurologists (神经病学家) have known for years that staring at screens late in the evening can disrupt sleep. Researchers at the Lighting Research Centre, at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, are warning that looking at tablet displays for more than two hours “leads to a suppression of our natural melatonin levels as the devices emit optical radiation (光辐射) at short wavelengths” - in other words, they emit bluer light.They say: “Although turning off devices at night is the ultimate solution, it is recommended that if these devices are used at night displays are dimmed as much as possible and that the time spent on them before bed should be limited.”They drew their conclusions after measuring melatonin levels in 13 volunteers, after they had spent time viewing iPads at full brightness at a distance of 10 inches, for two hours. Melatonin levels were significantly lower after they had done this, than they were after the volunteers had viewed their iPads for the same time, but while wearing orange glass goggles, which cut out the blue light.They wrote in the journal Applied Ergonomics that tablet makers could “tune the spectral power distribution of self-luminous devices (自发光设备的频谱功率分布)” so that they disrupted the sleep patterns of users less.It is not just a good night’s sleep that could be jeopardized (危害) by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer. However, these studies tend to be comparisons of those with chronic (慢性的) sleep disruption, such as long term shift workers, with those who have normal sleep patterns.13. Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that ________.A. Devices like iPads should be turned off at night.B. Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.C. Users should view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange glass goggles.D. The time spent on screen before bed should be controlled.14. We can infer from the passage that _________.A. Orange and red light does no good to a good night’s sleep.B. Our brains recognize orange or red light in tone as a cue that the day is ending.C. The less melatonin our body produces, the easier we fall asleep.D. Too much late night screen time leads to more than sleep problem.15. The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to ________.A. inform readers of a recent research.B. complain about problems caused by using iPads before bed.C. offer some suggestions on late night screen viewing.D. advocate late night screen viewing.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）七选五：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。