肇庆市中小学教学质量评估
2016—2017学年第一学期统一检测
高 二 英 语
本试卷共8页，卷面满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、
考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅 读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。
2.回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如
需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3.回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
第二部分 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。
A
A DAY OUT IN BRITAIN
Are you planning to visit Britain? Here are a few suggestions for a beautiful weekend away. Bournemouth
This famous tourist town has 11 km of beautiful beaches. Last year, 10,000 tourists visited this beautiful town. It’s the perfect place to go swimming or sailing. There are lots of lovely parks and gardens to visit and it’s a great place to eat out. You can also go to a classical concert or go dancing in one of the nightclubs. Stratford-upon-Avon
This was William Shakespeare’s hometown. He spent most of his life in this town and wrote
his plays here. You can visit his house or see his plays at one of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatres. There are some interesting museums and lots of beautiful 500-year-old house. You can also go on boat trips and visit traditional English villages. Alford
Deep in the Lincolnshire countryside is the pleasant market town of Alford. It is known for its five-sailed windmill(风车). Have a walk round this lovely old place and you’ll see many pleasant houses from as far back as the 17th century. Captain James Smith, who was one of the founders of James town in Virginia, USA, was educated in Alford. Bath
Most people come here to see the 2’000-year-old Roman Baths. But this city is also famous for its beautiful 18th century buildings and was the home of the writer Jane Austen. You can learn about her life at the Jane Austen Centre near Queen’s Square. In the past, Bath was also popular with the royal family and Queen Elizabeth I spent one or two weeks every year here. 21. What can visitors do in Bournemouth?
A．Enjoy plays. B. Go to museums. 22. What is Alford famous for?
A. Its stars. B. Its market.
C. Its windmill.
D. Its nightclubs.
C. Do sea sports.
D. Visit fishing villages.
23. Which place did a queen of England use to visit regularly?
A. Bath. B. Alford.
B
It was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project(课题) three days in a row. When she got home on Friday, she dropped into the chair with a sigh.
“What’s going on, Amanda?” her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper.
“I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it is taking a lot more time than I thought it would,” Amanda answered.
Her dad looked over his newspaper and asked Amanda what the webpage was about. “It’s about the difference between newspaper news and Internet news,” Amanda said and added, “I have to provide information, examples and illustrations(插图).”
C. Stratford-upon-Avon.
D. Bournemouth.
“Sounds tough; do you have someone to help you?” her dad asked.
“I have a partner named Zach,” Amanda replied. “We did research on the Internet today and found some pictures to use.”
Then Amanda explained to her father the main differences: newspaper news is printed on paper, and Internet news is published online; newspaper news is only available once a day, and Internet news is published almost as soon as the news happens; many newspapers don’t even print a daily paper, and Internet news is published around the clock.
Amanda’s dad asked, “Which type of news do you like better?”
“I like Internet news better because I like to learn about the news when it happens,” she answered.
Her dad said, “I still like newspaper news better because I like to hold the paper in my hands and turn the pages.”
Amanda dropped into her chair again and said, “You are so old school, Dad.” 24. Why did Amanda sigh when she came home?
A. She failed to pass the exam. B. She was tired of school life. C. She was worried about her school project. class.
25. What did Amanda’s father think of her work on creating a webpage for her technology class? A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Interesting. D. Difficult. 26. Which of the following may Amanda agree with? A. People should pay for Internet news.
B. Newspaper news will soon disappear. D. She made a mistake in her technology
C. Internet news is given to readers in good time. D. It is wrong to say no to newspaper news.
27. What kind of person is Amanda’s father? A. He is a man who misses the past. B. He is a man who cares little about news. C. He is a man who knows the computer well. D. He is a man who cannot live without the Internet.
C
Alexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America.
On their trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and did many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched dolphins play in the ocean. They explored the rain forest and climbed mountains and volcanoes. They were able to make the first maps of the northern part of South America.
Humboldt set a world record for mountain climbing. He also made a discovery. During his climb, Humboldt became very sick. He found out that the higher he climbed, the less oxygen there was in the air. This made it more difficult to breathe. Later, this became known as mountain sickness.
Science was another part of Humboldt’s interests. He wanted to write about all of the new things he saw. He described the new plants, animals, and rocks which had never been seen by scientists before.
Humboldt also studied the way of life of the local people. He learned how the native people along the Amazon River used plants in their daily lives. For example, they used a strong poison from a vine(蔓生植物) to make poisoned arrows. The natives used these arrows for hunting their food.
The Amazon Indians also used a native plant to treat malaria (疟疾), a serious illness. The plant grew wild, but after it was dug up, it was never replanted. Humboldt warned the natives that the plant was in danger of dying out. He looked for ways to preserve the plant and to make it grow strong.
Although Humboldt took many risks during his trip, he lived to be 90 years old. In his lifetime, he made many discoveries and shared them with the world. As a tribute (颂扬) to Humboldt, there are rivers and mountains named after him.
28. We can infer that Humboldt was probably a (n)_______. A. explorer
B. inventor
C. doctor
D. writer
29. Humboldt and his friend made maps of_______. A. the central part of South America C. the north part of Central America
B. the northern part of South America D. the southern part of Central America
相关推荐：
loading