2019年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年度下期期末考试

高二英语试题

第I卷

第一部分：听力（略）

第二部分：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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

A SAFE HOME

It is sad but true that people die in earthquakes from falling furniture （家具）and bricks. Earthquake safety is very important and there is more to it than just keeping buildings from falling down. So if your home is in an earthquake area, you should prepare carefully before the earthquake comes.

First, make sure you buy a house which is earthquake safe. All pipes should be fixed to the wall and all walls should be especially thick and strong. You also have to make sure that there are bolts underneath your house. They are one of the most important ways of protecting a house. Make sure the building has no broken windows and is well repaired.

Second, look at the objects in your house. Those in the living room, which are the most likely to hurt us, are computers, televisions and lamps. They can be tied to tables or stuck to them so they won’t easily move around. The kitchen, which is also very dangerous, must have strong doors on all the cupboards. This is the place where many small things are stored that might fall down. The water heater （水暖气）should have a case round it too. Windows are a special problem. When they break, glass can cause many accidents. It is better to use safety glass if you can, especially for pictures.

Always remember: “It is better to be safe than sorry.”

1. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. It’s necessary for people whose homes are in an earthquake area to prepare carefully before an earthquake comes.

B. Never buy a house which is earthquake safe.

C. Make sure that all pipes are fixed to walls that are thick and strong.

D. It is important to have a house which has bolts underneath and no broken windows.

2. Anyone __________ will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks.

A. who lives in the house

B. who walks in the open air

C. who stands close to windows

D. whose house has safety glass

3. The passage suggests that those __________ should read it carefully.

A. for whom this advice is written

B. who are going to buy houses

C. whose houses are earthquake safe

D. who build the buildings

B

Three Travellers’ Stories

SALLY’S STORY

I was going overseas on a short holiday. I needed to take some medicine from the doctor with me. The pills were in a big bottle, so I counted out how many I needed for the holiday and put them into a small bottle. When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills. The officer wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren’t in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor’s name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills. I didn’t. I found out it was illegal to have these pills without a doctor’s permission. In the end a customs officer called my embassy and the embassy telephoned my doctor. I didn’t get to my hotel till after midnight and I was very stressed.

PAUL’S STORY

I was staying in a small village in Turkey. The countryside around the village was very beautiful so I decided to go for a walk. I had been walking for about an hour and a half when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle and I couldn’t stand up. I didn’t know how I could get back to the village. I hadn’t told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing. I began to worry that I might have to stay there all night. I had no water or food and no warm clothes. I was very frightened. Luckily, a couple of hours later, a young boy came past on a horse. He lifted me onto the animal and took me back to the village.

DONNA’S STO RY

It was a very hot day so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn’t gone very far when I noticed everyone was looking at me, and they didn’t seem very friendly at all. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned