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1、武威六中2018-2019学年度第二学期第一次学段考试高二英语试卷第卷 选择题（共两题，满分70分） 一.阅读理解（ 满分40分）第一节 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。（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）A Enjoy a museum visit with your class!Available Programs:Art Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can fi
2、nd the story in some works of art.(All grades)Learning to Look: An interactive(互动的)tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum.(Pre-school-Grades 3)Native American Collection: This program explores relatio
3、nships that exist among art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing.(Grades 2-5)The Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive to
4、ur of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable.Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects, free for organizations with Education Membership.Museum Highlight(最精彩部分):Our museum offers a lot of exciting changing exhibiti
5、ons each year. This tour will focus on the highlight of exhibitions currently on view, and can meet your groups special interest.(All grade levels)Planning Your Visit:Booking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize
6、 self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.Tour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm on weekdays.Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tours with art activities cost $12 p
7、er student (non-members)or $10 per student (members).Chaperons(保护人):We require one adult chaperon for every 10 children. Chaperons help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperon must pay $5 admission.Lunch: No lunch facilities are available at the museum.Museum Rules: No touch on works of art.
8、 No photographs are allowed in the museum.Ask questions. Look, and then look again!Enjoy.1. If teachers want their students to learn about what a museum is, they will choose .A. Art Tells a StoryB. Learning to LookC. The Language of ArtD. Native American Collection2. How much should the museum charg
9、e a class of 60 children with Education Membership for a tour with art activities?A.$600. B.$630. C.$720. D.$750.3. What can we learn from the text?A. Tour time at weekends is from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.B. Visitors can see Inuit clothing in Art Tells a Story.C. No lunch is provided at the museum.D. Vis
10、itors can take part in all the activities at a time.4. In which section of the newspaper does the text most probably appear?A. Food and Health. B. Science and Technology.C. Environment and Art. D. Tours and Visits.BResearchers from the faculty of civil engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara in Malay
11、sia have successfully developed an environmentally friendly version of building concrete called green-mix concrete.In this project, researchers introduced a green concrete that is designed and made using conventional materials but partially replaced with suitable waste and recycled materials to achi
12、eve acceptable performance, economics and sustainability.When it comes to building structures, developers have the advantage of choosing from a wide range of materials to use. Generally, the decision on material choice depends on several factors including cost and performance for specific applicatio
13、ns.Due to growing interest in sustainable(可持续的) development and various pushing measures provided by the Government of Malaysia, the key players in the construction industry are motivated more than ever before to use materials that are sustainable or in such a way that their environmental impact is
14、minimal.In 2009,the Malaysian government launched the Green Building Index(GBI) to encourage the construction of buildings using green technology, and introduced pushing measures for owners to obtain the GBI certificate for new or existing buildings. There have also been efforts to reduce air pollut
15、ion and concrete has an important role to play.The new concrete can be produced using waste materials as one of its components. Green concrete can also be developed using various production processes that are not harmful to the environment. The use of recycled or waste materials can be considered su
16、stainable as they can reduce costs and raw materials.5. Which of the following best describes green-mix concrete?A. Money-saving and sustainable.B. Green and fashionable.C. Low carbon and costly.D. Sustainable and conventional.6. Who mainly decides the choice of building materials?A. Researchers. B.
17、 The Government of Malaysia.C. Certificate owners. D. Developers.7. What can we learn about green-mix concrete?A. Traditional materials are not used to produce it.B. The Malaysian government contributed to its development.C. Building developers show no interest in the new material.D. The production
18、processes are not environmentally friendly at all. 8.Which column is this text probably taken from?A. Entertainment. B. Education.C. Science. D. Politics.CDespite the countless differences between peoples characters and careers, or their likes and their dislikes, it seems that we are all connected i
19、n this wonderful world by one thingthe pursuit(追求)of happiness. For me, happiness is horse riding, Cadbury Crme Eggs and spending time with my friends. Some people are at their happiest at home, while others find their paradise through traveling in far-off foreign lands. Happiness can be as simple a
20、s a surprise bunch of fresh flowers or a really strong coffee, just when you need it most. Sometimes, happiness comes from spending time with loved ones; at other times, its having a quiet night at home, with nothing but a movie and a comfortable bed for company. Since it comes in so many shapes and
21、 sizes, its sometimes easy to take happiness for granted. Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told off for being late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys,
22、 delayed flights, an argument with your parents, untimely illness or injury. . . all very frustrated and understandably guaranteed to make you feel unhappy. Luckily, there are a few simple ways to make the glass seem half-full again. To start with, things like trying out cycling or walking instead o
23、f driving to work and listening to music are great mood-boosters. Volunteering and getting involved with a charity are two ways in which you can become happier through helping others. Last but not least, trying hugging on your way to happiness; its been suggested that we humans need at least five hu
24、gs a day. If youve been having a bad day, theres nothing better than a good old bear hug. 9. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? A. Happiness is getting what you need. B. Flowers can easily surprise someone. C. One mans meat is another mans poison. D. Happiness means different things to different
25、people. 10. To tell us that its easy for people to take happiness for granted, the author_. A. performs an experiment B. provides some examplesC. tells an interesting story D. presents some difficulties11. By “make the glass seem half-full again”, the author means“_”. A. make up for your loss B. ref
26、ill the glass half fullC. make you feel happy again D. help you become a positive manDYounger students experience school bullying (欺凌) more frequently than older ones, and male students are bullied more than their female peers, a survey found.It also found that nearly half of students had been inten
27、tionally hit or knocked down by classmates. About 6 percent said they are targeted by bullies on campus every day. The survey also found that students from ordinary schools experienced more bullying than peers from key institutions, and children from poor families are more likely to be bullied at sc
28、hool.Being bullied can have a negative impact on a childs personal development and academic performance, according to Zhou Jinyan, a researcher who led the study at Beijing Normal University. “Children being bullied will find it hard to trust others,” Zhou said. “They may often feel anxiety, anger,
29、resentment or depression. These emotions will further undermine their ability to control their own life.” In recent years, bullying on Chinese campuses has been frequently reported and has attracted widespread attention and concern. The most recent incident to arouse heated discussions took place in
30、 December at Beijings Zhongguancun No.2 Primary School. A fourth-grade student was bullied and laughed at by classmates, causing him acute stress disorder.The Supreme Peoples Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) received about 1,900 cases related to school bullying in 2016. Meanwhile, there was a notable increas
31、e in bullying reports involving middle school students from 14 to 18 years old.Zhou came up with some ways to solve the problem, including boosting communication between teachers, parents and students and trying to establish more harmonious relationships among children. She said it was strongly sugg
32、ested that parents try to be involved in their childrens educational experience, as their presence and companionship have proved effective in reducing bullying and its negative effects. 12. Who is the most likely to become the target of bullying?A. A 10-year-old girl from a key school B. A 10-year-o
33、ld boy from a poor familyC. A 17-year-old boy from a rich familyD. A 17-year-old girl from an ordinary school13. Being bullied will cause students to go through the following EXCEPT _.A. a lack of trust in other peopleB. a drop in academic performance C. a lack of confidence in themselves D. a drop
34、in the sense of depression14. We can learn from the text that _.A. bullying at school usually leads to acute stress disorderB. bullying on campus has been brought into sharp focus by the mediaC. students who enjoy parents companionship will be bullying-freeD. the government should consider taking fu
35、rther action against bullying at school15. What can be the best title for the text? A. Is anything we can do about bullying?B. Negative effects on children caused by bullyingC. Bullying affects half of studentsD. The reasons for bullying on campus第二节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多
36、余选项。（共5小题每小题2分，满分10分）As warming continues, scientists warn the oxygen content of oceans across the planet could be more and more reduced, with serious consequences for the future of fish and other sea life. 16 One is the simple fact that as water gets warmer, it can hold less dissolved (溶解的) oxygen.
37、 The other reason is less obvious. The entire ocean gets its oxygen from the surfaceeither from the atmosphere, or from photosynthesizing algae floating at the top of the sea. 17 Global warming is expected to reduce the mixing of the ocean by making surface seawater lighter. Thats because in a warme
38、r world we can expect more rainfall and more melting (融化) of glaciers, icebergs, and ice sheets. 18 The extra heat from the warming atmosphere will also make surface water expand and thus make it lighter still. 19 Instead, more of the oxygen will remain near the surface, where it will be used up by
39、oxygenbreathing organisms.A lowoxygen ocean may become an inescapable feature of our planet. A team of Danish researchers wondered how long oxygen levels would drop if we could somehow reduce our carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2100. They determined that over the next few thousand years oxygen l
40、evels would continue to fall, until they declined by 30 percent. The oxygen would slowly return to the oceans, but even 100,000 years from now they will not have fully recovered. 20 A. Its not known why the oxygen level of oceans has reduced.B. Scientists point to two reasons to expect a drop in oce
41、an oxygen.C. Fresh waters inpouring will make the water at the oceans surface lighter.D. The oxygen then spreads to the deep ocean as the surface water slowly sinks.E. Global warming has caused the reduction of the oxygen content of oceans worldwide.F. The light surface water will be less likely to
42、sink so the deep ocean will get less oxygen.G. If they are right, we have every reason to worry about the major effect it has on sea life.二、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空表出的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We usually tell ourselves that our life will be complete when we get a nicer
43、 car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.The21 is, theres no better time to be 22than right now.If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with 23.Its best to admit this to yourself and 24 to be happy anyway.One of my25 quotes (引言) comes from Alfred DSouza. He said, “Fo
44、r a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to26 real life.But there was always some obstacle (障碍)27 the way, something to be 28 first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.29life would begin.At last I realized that these30 were my life.”This view has helped
45、 me to see that there is no31 to happiness.Happiness is the way.So, treasure every 32 that you have.And treasure (珍惜) it more because you33 it with someone special, special enough to spend your time., and 34 that time waits for no one.35 stop waiting until you finish school, until you start work, un
46、til you get married, until you have kids, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is 36, until you retire, until you 37,until you are born again to38 that there is no better time than right now to be happy.Happiness is a(n)39, not an end.Thought for the day:“Work like you dont need m
47、oney,40 like youve never been hurt, and dance like no ones watching.”21.A.planB.choice C.methodD.truth22.A.richB.lucky C.activeD.happy23.A.challenges B.chances C.dreamsD.answers24.A.refuse B.decide C.waitD.expect25.A.similar B.regular C.favouriteD.potential26.A.begin B.finish C.changeD.come27.A.in B.by C.off D.at28.A.set up B.got through C.turned down D.made out29.A.Ins