甘肃省20182019庆阳长庆中学陇东中学分校高二下学期期中考试英语试题

陇东中学分校2018-2019学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试卷第I卷一、阅读理解（40分）AWastecanbeseeneverywhereintheschool.Somestudentsaskformorefoodthantheycaneatandothersoftenforgettoturnoffthelightswhentheyleavetheclassroom.Theysaytheycanaffordthesethings.ButIdon‘tagreewiththem.Wastecanbringalotofproblems.AlthoughChinaisrichinsomeresources，weareshortofothers，forexample，freshwater。Itisreportedthatwewillhavenocoal（煤）oroiltousein100years.Soifwegoonwastingourresources，whatcanweuseinthefutureandwherecanwemove？Thinkaboutit.Ithinkweshouldsaynotothestudentswhowastethingseveryday.Everybodyshouldstopwastingassoonaspossible.Inoureverydaylife，wecandomanythingstopreventwastefromhappening，forexample，turnoffthewatertapswhenwefinishwashing，turnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroom，trynottoordermorefoodthanweneed，andsoon.Littlebylittle，everythingwillbechanged.Wastecanbestoppedoneday，ifwedoourbest.1.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomestudentsoften_______intheschool.A.eattoomuchB.don‘tworkhardC.wastethingsD.throwrubbisheverywhere2.Whichisnotmentionedinthispassage？A.FreshwaterB.Forest.C.Oil.D.Coal.3.Whatmayhappenin100years？A.Wemaystillhaveenoughoil.B.Wemaystillhaveenoughcoal.C.Wemayhavealittleoil.D.Wemayhavenocoaloroiltouse.4.Whichofthefollowingisright？A.Wastebringsproblems.B.Wastecanbringnoproblem.C.Chinaisrichinfreshwater.D.Studentsneverwastethings.5.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage？A.StopWastingB.SchoollifeC.WasteintheSchoolD.RichResourcesinChinaBAmericaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!6.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.8.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant9.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime10.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsCTherewasonceamanwhospentallhislifeinhisglasshouse.Flowerwashisname,andflowerswerehisjoyoflife.Hegrewflowersofeverycolourthere.MrFlower'sglasshousewasclosetoaroad，andthechildrenwalkedtoandfromschoolonthisroadeveryday.Boysoftenwantedtothrowastoneortwoathisglasshouse.SoMrFlowerdidhisbesttobeinorclosebyhisglasshouseatthebeginningandtheendoftheschool.However,itwasnotpossibleforhimtobethereallthetime.MrFlowertriedinmanywaystostopstudentsfromthrowingstonesathisglasshouse,butnothing.worked.Then,justashewasgivingupallhopehehadawonderfulidea.Heputupalargenoticemadeofgoodstrongwoodsomemetersawayfromtheglasshouse.Everyonecouldseethenoticeclearlyfromtheroad.Hewroteonthewoodthesewords:DONOTTHROWSTONESATTHISNOTICE.Afterthis,MrFlowerhadnomoretrouble.Theboysbegantothrowstonesatthenotice，buttheglasshousewassafe.11.MrFlowerbuilthisglasshouseto.A.keephimselfwarminitB.enjoythewonderfulsunshineinitC.growdifferentkindsofflowersinitD.keephimselfawayfrombeinghitbytheboys'stones12.WhydidtheboysthrowstonesatMrFlower'sglasshouse?A.Becausetheydiditjustforfun.B.BecausetheyhatedMrFlowerverymuch.C.Becausetheydidn'tliketheflowersgrownintheglasshouse.D.Becausetheywereaskedtodolikethis