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高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14山西省永济中学2018-2019高二英语下学期期末考试试题(本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考查范围与高考相同。）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，共45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。ATherearemanyuniversitiesthathavebeeninexistenceforalongtimeandarestillverypopularfortheirqualityeducation.Thefollowingarethreeofthem.....................UniversityofOxford,EnglandThefoundationyearofthisuniversityisaround1096.Thereisevidenceofteachingbeingundertakenthen.Itgainedalotofpopularityintheearly1167,asHenryⅡputabanonEnglishstudentsfromenteringtheUniversityofParis.Itisregardedasoneofthebestplacestogetahighereducationtoday,anditconsistsof38differentcollegesspecializinginvariousfieldsofstudy.....................UniversityofSalamanca,SpainThisistheoldestuniversityinSpain,andislocatedinthetownofSalamanca,westofMadrid.ItisthethirdoldestuniversityinEuropethathasbeenincontinuousoperationsinceitwasfoundedin1218.Today,itisthemostimportantinstitutionintheworldforstudyinghumanitiesandlanguages.ChristopherColumbusissaidtohaveconsultedwithitsscholarswhenhewasseekingaroutetoIndies.....................UniversityofPadua,ItalyThisisthechiefuniversityofItaly.Itwasstartedasalawschool.Itissaidtobefoundedin1222byagroupofstudentsandprofessors.Theology(神学)andlawwerethefirstsubjectstaughthere.Thefieldsofbotany,history,andtheaterarethemostwell-knownandpursuedcourseshere,andithasestablisheditsgreatnessintheeducatedworld.In2015,itwasrankedasthebestuniversityamongallItalianeducationalinstitutionsforhighereducation.....................1.HowdidtheUniversityofOxfordbecomequitepopular?....................A.ItreceivedalotoffinancialsupportfromHenryⅡ.....................B.Itdecidedtorunmorecoursestoeducatemorestudents.....................C.HenryⅡallowedtheuniversitytoacceptforeignstudents.....................D.HenryⅡforbadeEnglishstudentstoattendtheUniversityofParis.....................2．TheauthormentionsChristopherColumbustoshow.....................A.scholarsintheUniversityofSalamancaareknowledgeable....................B.ColumbusgraduatedfromtheUniversityofSalamanca....................C.Columbuswasgratefulforthehelpprovidedbytheuniversity....................D.someofhisfriendsintheuniversityheldafarewellpartyforhim....................3．WhatdoweknowabouttheUniversityofPadua?高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14A.ItislocatedinthewestofMadrid.B.ItisthethirdoldestuniversityinEurope.C.Theologyandlawwerethefirstsubjectstaughtthere.....................D.Itisthepremierinstitutionintheworldforstudyinghumanities.....................BEverysummerthereareafewreportsofsharkattacksatbeaches,andeveryyearpeopleseemshocked.Herearethefacts:Sharksliveinthewater,andwhenpeoplegointhewatertheybecomeapotentialfoodsourceforsharks.Sharksattackhumansforthesamereasontheydoanything:becausetheyaretryingtosurvive.Still,sharkattacksarenotcommon,andifyouheadtothebeachyourchancesofgettingeatenaren’tveryhigh.Mostsharks,especiallythoseclosetoshore,aren’tbigenoughtothreatenyou.....................Thewhalesharkistechnicallythelargestsharkintheworldatamaximumlengthofaroundfiftyfeet.However,thewhalesharkisafilterfeeder(滤食动物),andunlessyouareplankton(浮游生物),youhavenothingtofearfromit.....................Sharksaredangerousanimals,andifyoudecidetogointothewater,youareenteringtheirarea.Butthesadtruthisthatsharkshavefarmoretofearfromhumansthanwedofromthem.Illegalfishingpracticeshavedecreasedthesharkpopulationaroundtheworld,andfewspeciesgounscathed.Whenasharkattacksahumantheyareonlytryingtosurvive,buthumanshavedestroyedthesharkpopulationfornoreasonotherthangreed.Asmuchasyoumayfearsharks,theyareaveryimportantpartofthenaturalworld.Withpropereducationandconservationeffortsmanyspeciescancomeback,butonlyifenoughpeopleareinterestedinmakingadifference.....................Ahealthyfearofsharksoranywildanimalisagoodthing.Itremindsusofourplaceintheworldfromtimetotime.And,remember,thesurestwaytoavoidasharkattackistostayoutofthewater!....................4．Whydosharksattackhumanseverysummer?A.Theywanttodrivehumansaway.B.Theywanttosurvive.C.Theytreathumansasinterestingtoys.D.Theybecomestrongafterattackinghumans.5．Whatcanweknowaboutthewhalesharkfromthetext?....................A.Itmainlyfeedsonplanktonintheoceans.B.Itisthesecondlargestsharkintheworld.C.Itcangrowtoaminimumlengthof50feet.D.Itisthemostdangerousanimalforhumans.6．Whatshouldhumansdoaccordingtothelastparagraph?....................A.Benefitfromallwildanimals.B.Avoidfearingsharksofallkinds.C.Liveinharmonywithwildanimals.D.Stayinsharks’areawhileswimming.7．Whatcanbeknownfromthetext?A.Protectiveeffortshaven’tmadeanydifference.高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14高二英语下学期期末考试试卷14B.Humanshavemoretofearfromsharksthantheydofromus.....................C.Thesharkpopulationhasdecreasedgreatlybecauseofhumangreed.....................D.Humanshavebecomegreediereversincesharksbegantoattackhmans.....................CWiththeriseofdigitaltechnology,papermapshavegraduallygivenwaytosatellite-aidedtravel.Ofcourse,therearenumerousadvantagesofGPS.Youdonotneedtounderstandcomplexmapsymbolsorplotoutyourro