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会宁一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试高二级英语试卷考试说明：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成, 答在本试卷上无效。4本次考试共计120分钟，满分150分。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。A Snowflakes seem like white stars falling from the sky. But they dont always look white. Sometimes they appear to have other colors. Some are red, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every shape. Think how it would seem to have these coming all around you. Wouldnt they look pretty? Black snow came down in France one year. Another year gray snow fell in Japan. It was found that such snow was mixed with ashes. This made it seem dark. Red snow has come down in other countries. When this happened, it was mixed with red dust. That is why it looked different. Most Z-X-X-Ksnow looks like white, but it is really the color of ice. It is ice that comes from snow clouds. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freeze gives the snowflake its shape. No two snowflakes are of ever just the same size or shape. All start out flat and have six sides. Some snowflakes are broken when they hit the ground, others melt as they fall. When the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. If the air is wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft. Would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky? It happened once in our country. It could occur again.1. Snowflakes are _ according to the writer.A. white stars. B. always white. C. of similar shapes D. pretty2. According to the passage, if the snowflakes are hard and small, the weather should be _. A. cold and wet. B. cold and dry. C. wet and warm. D. dry and wet.3. We can infer from the last paragraph that very large snowflakes _.A. occur regularly. B. will occur regularlyC. occur once a year. D. dont often occur.4. Which of the following statements is true?A. Color snowflakes look so because they are mixed with dust of different colors. B. All snowflakes look white, and it is the color of the ice.C. Probably there are two snowflakes of the same size and shape.D. Most snowflakes are made from water and dust.B One night there was a woman at the airport who had to wait for several hours before getting her next flight. While waiting, she bought a book and a pack of biscuits to spend the time. She looked for a place to sit and waited. She was reading her book, when suddenly she realized that there was a young man sitting next to her who was stretching his hand, and grabbing the pack of cookies lying between them. He started to eat them one by one. Not wanting to make a fuss about it(小题大做)，she decided to ignore him. The woman ate the biscuits and watched the clock, while the young thief was also eating them. The woman started to think, “If I werent such a good and educated person, I would have hit this man by now.” Every time she ate a biscuit, he had one, too. The dialogue between their eyes continued and when only one biscuit was left, she wondered what he was going to do. Softly and with a nervous smile, the young man grabbed the last biscuit and broke it into two. He offered one half to the woman while he ate the other half. Briskly(利索地)she took the biscuit and thought, “What a bad man! How uneducated! He didnt even thank me!” She had never met anybody who made her so angry, and was pleased when her flight was ready. She grabbed her bags and went towards the gate not looking back to where that thief was seated. After getting on the plane and being seated, she looked for her book which was almost finished by now. While looking into her bag she was totally surprised to find her pack of biscuits. “If my biscuits are here,” she thought, feeling bad, “those others were his and he tried to share them with me.”Too late to say sorry to the young man, she realized with pain, that it was her who had been an uneducated thief, but not him.5. According to the passage, the woman bought the biscuits _.A. because she was hungry then. B. Because the biscuits were on sale.C. because she wanted to kill time D. because the young man wanted to eat it6. From the first paragraph, we can know that when the woman saw the young man eating the biscuits, she felt _.A. worried B. annoyed C. anxious D. curious7. Which of the following is right?A. The woman thought the young man was an uneducated guy.B. The young man ate the last biscuit himself.C. The woman herself ate the last biscuit.D. The man was also angry with the woman.8. From the story, we should draw a lesson: _A. Look before you leap B. Never judge one easilyC. Every coin has two sides C. Always be friendly to othersCMany parents worry that their childrens eating habits may not be good enough to stay healthy. Some children ask for the same food over and over again, some may refuse to try anything new, and some may keep asking for snacks (点心). Therefore, having healthy eating habits becomes one of the most important lessons a child needs to learn. Most parents struggle with managing good eating habits and nutrition (营养) for their children. Parents should make a plan for their childrens nutritional needs. Start your childs day with a good breakfast. Breakfast is necessary to provide the nutrition for an active day. Studies show that children do better in study when they begin a day with a good breakfast.Allow your child to help you plan and prepare a meal. He will be glad to eat foods that he has helped to put on the table. The mealtime environment has a lot to do with how your child will feel about food. Try to serve your meals at the same place at the same time of a day. Keep the meal itself as the main event and leave the toys and television for later use.Snacks are also important. We can give our body and brain energy (能量) by eating snacks between meals. Children are often hungriest in the afternoon after school and in the evening. Offer snacks at regular time between meals. This way, your child wont refuse a meal because he knows a snack is soon to follow. More importantly, when offering snacks, you should be careful with what to choose.9. The main idea of the second paragraph is that _.A. most children go to school without eating breakfastB. one shouldnt eat too much for breakfastC. a good breakfast is important to childrenD. most people havent realized the importance of having a good breakfast10. To help their children form healthy eating habits, parents _.A. should encourage their children to eat more often at schoolB. can ask the children to help with meal planning and preparationC. must make the mealtime environment as quiet as possibleD. should serve some snacks while having a meal11. What would most probably be talked about in the next paragraph of the passage?A. Examples of healthy snacks. B. Why snacks are important.C. Advice on how to keep healthy.D. What to eat for lunch and supper.DBasic Study Manual Hardcover: $ 37.50Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. 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According to the advertisements, the four books are all intended for _. A. teachers B. adults C. children D. women13. Some of the four books were illustrated in order to _. A. help readers understand the book B. persuade readers to buy them C. reduce the cost of the books D. make the books suitable to different readers14. If you buy the four books on April 1, 2015, you will have to pay _ for the four books. A. $129.38 B. $111.93 C. $64.69 D. $34.9015. The purpose of the passage meant to _. A. introduce the four books to readers B. help children to learn English C. enrich students knowledge about nature D. sell the four books to readers 第二节七选五（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。No one is ever too young to make a difference.  16  Eleven-year-old Olivia was concerned about pollution in the Gulf of Mexico (墨西哥湾). She was especially concerned about the birds living along the coast. Olivia wanted to help and she had an idea about what she could do.Z-x-x-k.Com        17 “Im no James Audubon,” she said, referring to an artist famous for his pictures of birds, “but I can draw.” Olivia felt her watercolors of birds were good enough that some people might buy them. She wondered if people would be even more likely to buy her artwork if they knew the money would be used to help birds on the Gulf Coast.       Olivia got in touch with the National Audubon Society. This society honors James Audubon, the artist Olivia admires greatly, and it works to aid and save endangered birds.  18 That was because Olivia promised to create 500 original drawings.       With the National Audubon Societys help, Olivias “Save the Gulf” campaign was announced.  19 America Online (AOL) news published an article about Olivia. Just three days after the story appeared, her project had already raised $20,000.        20 She then completed a book project. The book, called Olivias Birds: Saving the Gulf, is a collection of her bird drawings. Each drawing includes facts about the pictured bird. Olivia hopes that her book will raise more awareness about the Gulf Coast birds that she loves so much.A. Her story drew a great amount of attention.B. Success inspired Olivia to work even harder.C. Olivia Bouler has proved that beyond a doubt.D. Olivia had always loved to draw and paint birds.E. Olivia has raised close to $200,000 in the past few years.F. The National Audubon Society was thrilled with Olivias offer to help.G. Olivia shares information about her goals on a social networking website.第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Jane's mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark，which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a _21_ life, Mother was very careful about spending money._22_，Jane didn't understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her _23_ while Jane was studying at school，so they had little time to enjoy themselves.One day，Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even _24_ to her，so she decided to go_25_ with Jane to make Jane happy.On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were_26_ in white Z-x-x-k.Comclothes，the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said _27_ there was an accident，they might be easily _28_ in their ski clothes. Mother couldn't _29_ them，so she refused.Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the _30_ when suddenly the snowfield began to _31_. It was the snow slide(雪崩)They ran a long way and _32_ the snow slide finally，but they couldn't find their way. Later，a helicopter was flying above，_33_people on it couldn't see or hear them. Jane was _34_ because she had hurt her head seriously and _35_ dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced(刺破)her wrist _36_ and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane _37_，but Mother died.Every time I _38_ the blood dropping onto the snowfield，I feel _39_. I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will _40_ Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.21A.happyBhealthy CbusyDmeaningful22A. MoreoverBHoweverCAnywayDThough23A. writingBhouseworkCwork Dresearch24A. unfriendly Bloyal Ckind Dcruel25A. skatingBdancingChikingDskiing26A. allBboth Ceither Devery27A. now thatBin caseCas though Deven if28A. searchedBexaminedCfoundDcaught29A. payBmanageCafford Dstand30A. mountainBfarmland Cplayground Dsnowfield31A. changeBmeltCshakeDjump32A. escaped BpassedCexperiencedDovercame33A. butBso Csince Dwhile34A.in despairBin dangerCin peaceDin ruins35A. hair BbloodCtears Djewels36A. carefullyBslowly CimmediatelyDhardly37A. criedBdiedCwokeDsurvived38A. find out Bthink ofCsuffer fromDcome across39A. satisfiedBcuriousCanxiousDpainful40A. admireBenvyCrewardDthank第II卷第一部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分45分）第一节 根据所学单词及提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。（每题1.5分共15分）41. The children are the helpless _ (受害者) of the fighting.42. The government has _ (宣布) that public spending will be increased.43. The woman has _ (安排) for her son to have swimming lessons.44. The bank can supply you with foreign _ (货币).45. The woman has two ch