高二试卷

1商丘四高2014---2015学年度下学期期中考试高二年级英语试卷考生须知：1.本卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟；分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）与第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。2.答题前，在答题卷密封区内填写班级、学号和姓名；座位号写在指定位置；3.所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；4.考生必须正确填涂答题卡，否则不予批改！5.考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（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。ALong,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife.Sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedthattheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.Ihaveanidea.hesaid.Whatisyouridea?askedthedonkeys.Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaint.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedblackstripes(斑纹)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,thedonkeysdidnotlookatalllikedonkeys.Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,theoldmansaid.Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras.Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthe'zebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.Makeusintozebras,too,theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddon-keys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.Thisis,whyitisimportanttobepatient.1.Thetextwaswrittento______.A.explainhowdonkeysbecamezebrasB.tellagoodwaytoavoidhardworkC.tellanimportanttruthaboutthingsD.explainhowzebrasgottheirstripes1.Thetwodonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldmaninorderto_____.A.tellhimtheirproblemB.askhimforhelp2C.changeintozebrasD.getsomegrass2.Whenthetwodonkeysreturned,whydidtheynolongerhavetowork?A.Nooneknewtheyweredonkeys.B.Theydidn'twanttowork.C.Theydidn'teatenoughgrassD.Theywerenolongerdonkeys.3.Manydonkeyswerenotpaintedbytheoldmanbecause_______.A.allthepaintwasusedupB.hewastootiredtopaintC.theycouldn'twaitanylongerD.nomorepaintwasleft4.Thetextwaswrittento______.A.explainhowdonkeysbecamezebrasB.tellagoodwaytoavoidhardworkC.tellanimportanttruthaboutthingsD.explainhowzebrasgottheirstripesBNewresearchshowssheeparecleverPeopleoftenmakejokesabouthowdullsheepare,butnewresearchshowstheymaybeclevererthanwethink.ResearchersattheUniversityofCambridgediscoveredthatWelshmountainsheephavebrainpowerthatequalsrodents(啮齿动物).Testsfoundthatthesheepcanmaptheareatheylivein,andsomemayevenbeabletoplanahead.YoungfishprefernoisyneighborsAnewstudyhasshownthatyoungfishliketoliveonreefswithnoisyneighbors!ResearchersfromtheuniversitiesofAucklandandBristolfoundthatyoungfishlookingforahomechooseareaswhereothernoisyfishlive.Thescientistsproducedallkindsofsoundswhichhadbeenrecordedindifferentnaturalenvironments.Theyoungfishseemedtopreferthesoundsofnaturalreefs,completewithnoisyanimals!Thescientistscomparedthechoicetoamusicfanwanderingaroundatamusicfestival,choosingtosetupatentclosesttothemusictheylikebest!ButterfliesaredisappearingAnewstudyhasshownthat17species(物种)ofbutterflyfoundinEuropehavedroppedby70%inthelast20years.Theinformationcollectedfrom3,000sitesacross15countriesshowsitmaybecausedbytheloss(减少)ofgrasslandscoveredwithflowers.Youcanencouragebutterfliestocomeintoyourgardenbyplantingflowers.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whymanyanimalshasdropped.B.People’swrongideasaboutanimalC.Somenewstudiesaboutanimals.D.Theimportanceofprotectinganimals.6.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,wemayinferthatsheep_____.A.arelesscleverthanrodentsB.canfindtheirhomeC.canreadmapsD.aregoodplanners7.Whichseemstohavetodowiththenumberofbutterflies?A.ThenumberofflowersingrasslandsB.Thespeciesoftreesingrasslands.C.Thespeciesofgrassingrasslands.D.Thenumberofanimalsingrasslands8.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?3A.GeographyB.CultureC.TravelD.NatureCImissyou,Dad.IalmostlaughoutwhenIseeyouinmyself,fromthethinninghaironmyheadtothewaysIrespondtoeverydaythings.Itmakesmerealizethatyouareapartofmeandwillalwaysbeinmyheart.ItbringsmeawarmsmileasIrememberhowyoutaughtmeaboutcharacter,honesty,integrity（正直）,andself-respect.Youtaughtmetoenjoymywork.Youtaughtmetoshare,foronlybygivingsomethingdoItrulyreceivesomething.Youtaughtmeaboutlove,asyoulovedallsevenofuschildrensomuch.Yousetagoodexampletousbybeingatchurcheachtimethedoorwasopen.Iwaswatchingyouasyouledourfamilyinprayereachnightbeforegoingtobed.ThroughyouDad,Ilearnedwhatistrulyimportantinlife.InowknowthatyoucontinuetolivewithmeandIhopeIhavepassedthevaluabletraitsdowntomykids.Youlostyourfatherwhenyouwereonlytwoyearsold.Yourmotherfellillwhenyouwere13yearsold.Youknewthatdroppingoutofmiddleschoolandhelpingprovideforyourmotherwerenecessities.Soyoudidthreejobsadaytosupportyourmotherandafteryougotmarriedyouworkedevenhardertosupportyourfamily.So,parents,especiallyfathers,rememberthatyoudomakead