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高考帮——帮你实现大学梦想！1/20鹤岗一中2014-2015学年度下学期期末考试高二英语试卷本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。满分：120分Ⅰ卷(两部分，共70分)第一部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.MrsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.MrsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospital(RDH)foramedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospital,DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport.HesaidMrsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”.DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria(细菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.1.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.A.atravelguideB.anewspaperC.atextbookD.anovel2.ThecrocodileattackedMrsPethrickwhenshewas______.A.swimmingintheriverB.standingontheriverbankC.watchingthecrocodileD.fishinginthewater3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMrsPethrick?A.Hereyeswerebadlypoked.B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.4.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasthefollowingEXCEPT______.高考帮——帮你实现大学梦想！2/20A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorousBManyofusarefascinatedbytimetravel.Whowouldn’tbeenthralledbyreturningtothepastorseeingthefuture?Buttimetravelseemstobepossibleonlyinourimagination–orinmostcases,insciencefiction.Sciencefictionisaworldwhereimpossiblethingscanbecomepossible.Butsciencefictionisnotentirelyfictionsinceitisbasedonsciencetheoriesandprinciples.Ihavecompiledsomeofthepopularwaysbywhichtimetravelismadepossibleinfictionbooks:A.Throughthewormhole(虫孔)——Itisashortcutbetweenpointsinspace-time.AccordingtoEinstein,anobjectcanpassthroughthisifitcantravelatthespeedoflightwithinfinitemass.AnexampleofawormholeisdescribedinRiddLeoftheRedBible.·Throughablackhole——Ablackholeisavacuuminspacewherelightcannotevenescapeorpassthrough.Insomesci-fimovies,likeStarTrek,blackholesbecomethemeanstotravelthroughtime.·Throughtimemachines——Infiction,timemachinesarecomplexvehiclesthatcantravelfasterthanlight.AtimemachinecanbeastrangevehiclelikeTARDISinDoctorWhooraspeciallymodifiedcarliketheoneusedinBacktotheFuture.·Throughaparallel(平行的)universe——Anotherpopularwaytotravelthroughtimeistobeabletosliporslideintoaparalleluniversewhereonecangobacktoapointintimeandseeadifferentreality.Thoughweknowtimetravelmaynotbepossible,itisstillanentertainingsubjectandaheatedtopicformostofus.5.Theunderlinedword“enthralled”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“.”A.thrilledB.confusedC.shockedD.upset6.Themeansoftravellingthroughablackholeisdescribedin.A.DoctorWhoB.BacktotheFutureC.StarTrekD.RiddleoftheRedBible7.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Timetravelwillneverbecomepossibleeveninthefarfuture.B.Timetravelthroughatimemachinewillbethemostcommonmeans.C.Sci-fiwritershavesomesimilarexperienceastheydescribeintheirfiction.D.Manywaysoftimetravelaredescribedinsciencefictionbesidesthementionedfours.CSomepeopleaskedmehowIcouldsuggesttheexpensesofbillionsofdollarsforavoyagetoMars,atatimewhenmanychildrenonthisEartharestarvingtodeath.Iknowthattheydonot高考帮——帮你实现大学梦想！3/20expectananswersuchas“Oh,Ididnotknowthattherearechildrendyingfromhunger,butfromnowonIwillstopanykindofspaceresearchuntilmankindhassolvedthatproblem!”Infact,Ihaveknownofthislongbefore.ButIfirmlybelievethatbyworkingforthespaceprogramwecanmakesomecontributionstothereliefandeventualsolutionofsuchseriousproblemsaspovertyandhungerontheEarth.Twobasicfactorscausingthepovertyandhungerproblemsaretheproductionoffoodandthedistribution(分布)offood.Infact,largeareasoflandcouldbeusedfarbetterifefficientmethodsoffarming,fertilizeruse,weatherforecasting,fieldselection,planting,cropsurveys,harvestplanningandsoonwereapplied.Thebesttoolfortheimprovementofallthesemethodsundoubtedly,istheartificialEarthsatellite.Circlingtheglobeatahighaltitude,itcanscreenwideareasoflandwithinashorttime;itcanobserveandmeasurealargevarietyoffactorsindicatingthestatusandconditionofcrops,soil,droughts,rainfall,snowcover,etc.Besides,inthemodernsociety,thereisacontinuinggreatneedfornewbasicknowledgeinthescienceifwewishtoimprovetheconditionsofhumanlifeontheEarth.Weneedmoreknowledgeinphysicsandchemistry,inbiologyandphysiology,andparticularlyinmedicinetocopewithalltheseproblemswhichthreatenman’slife:hunger,disease,overpopulation,pollutionofwaterandtheenvironment.Inaway,thespaceagenotonlyholdsoutamirrorinwhichwecanseeoursel