辽宁省大连市20142015学年高二英语上学期期末考试试卷答案

2014～2015学年第一学期期末考试试卷高二英语注意事项：1.请在答题纸上作答，在试卷上作答无效。2.本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，共120分，考试时间100分钟。第一卷第一部分：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。AYearsagotherewasagroupofkidswhowouldhangaroundatsomelocalponds（池塘）inthewoodsneartheirhousesinWarwick,RhodeIsland.Insummertheycaughtfrogsandfish.Whenwinterarrivedtheycouldn’twaittogoskating.Timepassed,andthepondsbecametheonlyopenspaceforthekidstoenjoythemselvesinthatneighborhood.Onedayathirteen-year-oldboyfromthisgroupofkidsreadinthelocalnewspaperthatadeveloperwantedtofillinthepondsandbuildoverahundredsmallhousescalledapartments.Sotheboywentdoortodoorandgatheredmorethantwohundredsignaturestostopthedevelopment.Agroupofcitizensmetanddecidedtosupporthim.Atthemeetingofthetownplanningorganization，theboywasquitenervousatfirstandspokeverysoftly.Butwhenhesawthefacesofhisfriendsandneighborsinthecrowdandthoughtaboutwhatwashappeningtotheirfavoriteponds，hisvoicegrewlouder.Hetoldthetownofficialsthattheyshouldspeakforthecitizens.Healsoinsistedthattheyshouldleaveenoughspaceforchildren.Afewdayslater，thedeveloperstoppedhisplan.Nineyearslater,whenthatteenwasaseniorincollege,hewasinformedthatthedeveloperwasbackwithhisproposaltobuildapartments.Nowtwenty-twoyearsold,hewasstudyingwetlandsecology.Heagainappearedbeforethetownplanningorganization.Thistimeasanexpert,heusedenvironmentalprotectionlawstoexplainrestrictionsondevelopmentinandaroundwetlandsandtheknowledgeofwetlandsecologytohelptoimprovethedevelopment.Finallysomeapartmentswerebuilt,butlessthanhalfthenumberthedeveloperwanted.Thepondswherethosekidsusedtohangaroundwereprotectedbyapieceofnaturalland,andarestilltheretoday.1.Thekidslikedto___________atthelocalpondsinwinter.A.makeasnowmanB.throwsnowballsC.goskatingD.goskiing2.Theboythoughtthatthetownofficialsshouldbe___________forthecitizens.A.responsibleB.modestC.anxiousD.thankful3.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theapartmentswerebuiltasthedeveloperhadplanned.B.Thegrown-upboyhelpedtoprotectthewetlandsasanexpert.C.Thedeveloperstoppedtheboy’splanatthemeetingyearsago.D.Thepondswerefilledinandsomeapartmentswerebuiltonthem.4.Theunderlinedword“restrictions”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.rulesB.plansC.advantagesD.limitationsBAdesertisabeautifullandofsilenceandspace.Thesunshines,thewindblows,andtimeandspaceseemendless.Nothingissoft.Thesandandrocksarehard,andmanyoftheplantsevenhavehardneedlesinsteadofleaves.Thesizeandlocationoftheworld'sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears,asclimateschangeandmountainsrise,newdryandwetareasdevelop.Butwithinthelast100years,desertshavebeengrowingatafrighteningspeed.Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges,butthegreatestmakersarehumans.Humanscanmakedeserts,buthumanscanalsopreventtheirgrowth.MauritaniaisplantingasimilarwallaroundNouakchott,thecapital.Iranputsathincoveringofoilonsandyareasandplantstrees.Theoilkeepsthewaterandsmalltreesintheland,andmenonmotorcycleskeepthesheepandgoatsaway.TheUSSRandIndiaarebuildinglongcanalstobringwatertodesertareas.5．Inthispassage,theunderlinedword“needles”refersto________.A．small,thinpiecesofsteelB．long,thinpiecesofbranchesC．thin,hard,pointedleafD．small,thinpiecesofsticks6．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thegreatestdesertmakersarehumanbeings.B．Therearen'tanylivingthingsinthedeserts.C．Desertshavebeenchangingquickly.D．Thesizeofthedesertsisalwaysgrowing.7．Peopleinsomecountriesarefightingabattleagainst________.A．thegrowthofdesertsB．desertclimateC．naturalchangesD．thedisappearanceofdesert8．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?A．Desertsarelandsofhardness,silenceandspace.B．Thedesertsoftheworldarechangingfromtimetotime.C．Manistotakemeasurestocontrolthegrowthofdeserts.D．Desertshavegrownatafastpaceinthepast10years.CThroughoutJuly1945,theJapanesemainland,fromTokyoonHonshunorthwardtothecoastofHokkaido,werebombedasifaninvasionwereabouttotakeplace.Infact,somethingfarmorethreateningwasathand,astheAmericansweretellingStalinatPotsdam.（伯茨坦）In1939physicistsintheUnitedStateshadlearnedofexperimentsinGermanyshowingthepossibilityofatomicpowerandunderstoodthecomingdamageofanatomicbomb.OnAugust2,1939,AlbertEinsteinwarnedPresidentRooseveltofthedangerofNaziGermany’sadvancesindevelopmentoftheatomicbomb.Eventually,theU.S.OfficeofScientificResearchDevelopmentwascreatedinJune1941andgivencombinedresponsibilitywiththeWarDepartmentintheManhattanProjecttodevelopanuclearbomb.Afterfouryearsofresearchanddevelopmentefforts,anatomicdevicewassetoffonJuly16,1945,inadesertareaatAlamogordo,NewMexico,producinganexplosivepowerequaltothatofmorethan15,000tonsofTNT.Thus,theatomicbombwasborn.Truman,thenewU.S.president,believedthatthisterribleobjectmightbeusedtodefeatJapaninawaylesscostlyofU.S.livesthananordinaryinvasionoftheJapanesehomeland.Japan’sunsatisfactoryreplytotheAllies’PotsdamDeclarationdecidedthematter.OnAugust6,1945,anatomicbomb,carriedfromTinianIslandintheMarianainaspeciallyequippedB-29wasdroppedonHiroshima,atthesouthernendofHonshu.Thecombinedheatandexplosiondestroyedeverythingintheexplosion’simmediateneighbourhood,producedf