甘肃省天水一中2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

天水市一中高二级2019—2020学年度第一学期期末考试英语试题（满分：100分时间：100分钟）第I卷（选择题共55分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，共35分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)AFamilyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.Whatifitcouldbedifferent?Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey’renotbeinglistenedto.It’stotallyunconscious.Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthepersonyou’refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoforgetmostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan’texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.1．Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat______.A．peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfights.B．familymembersfighttocontroleachotherC．familyfightscanbechangedintosomethingpositiveD．whenfamilymembersfight,it’sworseastheyknoweachother’sweakness2．Intheauthor’sopinion,thekeytodealingwithfamilyfightsisto______.A．satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirstB．makesurethatyou’rethefirsttobelistenedtoC．paynoattentiontowhatotherssayinemotionalsituationsD．stopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingorders3．Whenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it’sbestto______.A．waitforasuitablemomenttospeakB．lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelingsC．workonawrittenagreementfirstD．moveontoproblemsolvingBOnthedaythetornadohit,therewasnosignsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.MyhusbandJimmyandIwerewatchingTVupstairs.Nosoonerhadwegotthecoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogetthroughtogettotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Aswestruggledtoreachthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.4．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtheevidencetoshowthetornadoisviolent?A．ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.B．Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.C．Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.D．Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.5．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.A．Thecouplehadpredictedthearrivalofthetornadoinadvance.B．Jimmyflewrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebayduringthetornado.C．Thethree-foot-treeflewoverthecouple’sheadandinjuredthembadly.D．Theauthorstillfeltscaredwhenthetornadowassuddenlyover.6．Whydidtheauthorfeel“nopain”inparagraph4?A．Shedidn’thurtbadlyenoughtosensethepain.B．Shewasseverelyinjuredandfailedtosensethepain.C．Herattentionwasfullyfocusedonherhusband.D．Shehadletherhusbandgoawayfromherhand.7．Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestdescribesthecouple’sexperienceinthistornado?A．AthrillingadventureB．AnarrowescapeC．AriskyattemptD．AseriousaccidentCInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife­and­deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-min