甘肃省嘉峪关市第一中学2014-2015学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ALying on his sickbed in hospital, all 86-year-old Lin Ruiming can do is stare out at a tiny part of sky through the small window. The old man used to ride his motorbike through the busy streets of downtown Beijing. All the while he could only dream of touring the world.He has been suffering from terminal lymphoma (晚期淋巴瘤) since February. As a last gift, his granddaughter,Lin Yifan,asked China’s Internet population to give he r grandfather a shot at globetrotting (环球游). Last week, Lin Ruiming’s image travelled the world, from Sydney Harbor, Australia, to the River Thames in London, UK, and even to a volcano in Auckland, New Zealand.Lin Yifan, 29, had promised to paint a portrait (画像) of her grandfather, but had almost forgotten her word until the old man got ill. “I had put off the painting for many years because I believed I would have plenty of time to do it,” she said. She spent one evening last week working on a portrait, based on a photo taken on her grandfather’s birthday last year. She posted the portrait on Sina Weibo, and called for Web users to take photos with the portrait in different locations and send them to her on May 11.Over the following five days she received about 20,000 photos, most of which were sent by people she had never met.She says that her grandfather, while too weak to view all the photos, has said that he is happy. “Thanks to all these helpers, I have become a celebrity (名人) around the world,” the old man joked.1. The underlined “image” that “travelled the world” actually refers to _______.A. a photo the girl had taken of the old manB. the old man himselfC. a painted picture mailed from the post officeD.a portrait of the old man2. Lin Yifan put off painting the portrait mainly because _______.A. her grandfather was seriously illB. she believed she could do it anytimeC. she was too busy with her workD. her grandfather wanted to travel himself3. Which is the kind of photo Lin Yifan asked Web users to take and send to her?4. Now the old man _______.A. is unable to view any picturesB. has friends all over the worldC. is pleased with the girl’s effortD.has viewed all the picturesBYesterday my old neighbor knocked on my door angrily. Obviously, my cat, Rocco, had left a turd (粪便) in his perfect flower beds.Fortunately, I wasn’t home when this happened, so he angrily complained to my friendand neighbor Kate about this. She was kind enough to listen to him and to go down intothe garden with him to have a look. She even took a picture.When I got home later, Kate had left a message on my answering machine about theincident. Hearing it was about my cat again, my stomach turned. Several weeks before,he’d gotten so upset that he threatened to put rat traps on the ground, hoping thatwould frighten me into keeping my cat indoors. So, I was a little apprehensive thistime.But I couldn’t help but laugh when Kate told me the whole story. I understood whatgardening meant to him. Since my old neighbor ret ired ten years ago, he had spent allof his time on his garden. So when I saw him in the garden later on, I went to talkto him. To my surprise, it turned out quite nice. I was really surprised to find thatI had the grace (雅量) not to respond to his bad words. Instead, I engaged (使忙于)him in a conversation on the beautiful flowers he’d planted, the color combinationsand the care he took to create such a sense of order. I tried to convey my understandingand appreciation without complimenting or talking down to him. I was really amazed byhow that turned out. We hadn’t had a conversation like that for over a year!5. The story happened .A. between family membersB. between strangersC. between friendsD. between neighbors6. What does the underlined word “apprehensive” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Anxious.B. Satisfied.C.Angry.D. Excited.7. What can we learn from the text?A. The author’s friend dealt with the incident patiently after it happe ned.B. The author’s old neighbor had a bad relationship with all his neighbors.C. It was the first time that the author’s cat had made the neighbor angry.D. The neighbor didn’t say bad words about the cat’s act ion.8. We can infer from the text that after the talk with his old neighbor, the authorwould .A. throw his cat awayB. send his cat to othersC. feel relaxed and happyD. become more nervousCA new study from Harvard University revealed that the message parents mean to sendto children about the value of sympathy(同情心） is being mistaken by the message theyactually send. In fact they value achievement and happiness above all else.The Making Caring Common Project at H arvard’s Graduate School o f Educationsurveyed 10,000 middle and high school students about which is more important to them—achievement, happiness, or caring about others. Almost 80 percent of studentsplaced achievement or happiness over caring about others. Only 20 percent of studentsconsidered caring about others as their top aim.In the study “The Children We Mean to Raise: The Real Message Adults Are Sendingabout Values”, the authors refer to a reality gap, an incongruity (不一致) betweenwhat adults tell children they should value and the message we grown-ups actually sendthrough our behavior.Simply talking about sympathy is not enough. While 96 percent of parents say theywant to raise caring children, and cite the develop ment of moral character as “veryimportant, if not essential”, 80 percent of the youths surveyed reported that theirparents “are more concerned about achievement and happiness than caring about others”. Approximately the same percentage of the students reported that their teachers put theirachievement over caring.As the report shows, simply talking about sympathy is not enough. Children aresensitive creatures, fully capable of telling the true meanings in the blank spacesbetween well-organised words. If parents really want to let their kids know that they value care and sympathy, the authors suggest, they must make a real effort to help their children learn to care about other people—even when it’s hard, even when it does not make them happy, and yes, even when it is at odds with their personal success.9. The first paragraph suggests that pa rents _____.A. value achievement lessB. fail to make students realize the importance of sympathyC. don’t intend to value successD. regard achievement and happiness as the same10. What can be concluded from the study?A. 20% of the students are not amb itious.B. Kids care more about achievement.C. About 80% of the students are not caring.D. A majority of the kids are kind students.11. What may be the cause for the reality gap?A. Children’s failure to understand parents’ well-organised words.B. The generation gap between parents and children.C. Children’s desire for getting individual achievement.D. Parents’ lack of a real effor t to guide children.DThe planet is getting greener, and we are responsible. Carbon dioxide generated by human activities is promoting photosynthesis (光合作用) and causing a beneficial greening of the Earth’s surface.For the first time, researchers claim to have shown that the increase in plant cover is due to th is “CO2fertilisation (肥沃化) effect” rather than other causes. However, it remains unclear whether the effect can reduce any negative effects of global warming, such as the spread of deserts.To home in on the effect of CO2, Randall Donohue of Australia’s national research institute, the CSIRO in Canberra, monitored vegetation (植被) at the edges of deserts in Australia, southern Africa, the US Southwest, North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. These are regions where there is plenty of warmth and sunlight, but only just enough rainfall for vegetation to grow, so any change in plant cover must be the result of a change in rainfall patterns or CO2 levels, or both.If CO2 levels were constant, then the amount of vegetation per unit of rainfall ought to be constant, too. However, the team found that this figure rose by 11 per cent in these areas between 1982 and 2010, mirroring the rise in CO2emissions (排放). Donohue says this lends strong support to the idea that CO2 fertilization drove the greening.The extra plant growth could have knock-on effects on climate, Donohue says, by increasing rainfall, affecting river flows and changing the likelihood of wildfires. It will also absorb more CO2from the air, potentially damping down (抑制) global warming but also limiting the CO2 fertilization effect itself.D onohue cannot yet say to what extent CO2 fertilisation will affect vegetation in the coming decades. But if it proves to be significant, the future may be much greener.12. According to the author, the increase in plant cover _____.A. will speed up global warmingB. results from human activitiesC. will stop the spread of desertsD. promotes the CO2 fertilization effect13. What does the underlined phrase “To home in on” in Para 3 probably mean?A. To hold back.B. To cut down.C. To improve.D. To observe.14. The amount of vegetation in those monitored areas rose with _____.A. the rise in CO2 emissionsB. annual rainfallC. the temperatures aroundD. the amount of sunlight15. What’s the best title of the text?A. More rainfall, less CO2 emissionB. How to deal with carbon emissionsC. Positive effects of global warmingD. CO2 emission making Earth greener第二节七选五 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)How to analyze a poemSometimes,you may “hate” poetry and fear to analyze a poem. Here are some tips which help you analyze a poem:1. Select the poem carefully. In a poem analysis, you will generally be given a selection of two or three poems. You must pick one to analyze.Be careful. 16 Sometimes the shorter poems are very difficult poems. Often, longer poems are more likes tories.2. Research the poet.There will be research already performed on the poet you’ve selected. 17 Often the poet’s personal life has a direct impact on his or her works.3. Research the poem.If you are analyzing a poem, it is probably quite well-known. Research and read about the poem. Other literary criticism (文艺评论) can help you in your analysis. 18 You must come up with a new thought, a new analysis, for the poem. Simply copying someone else’s ideas will not be enough.4. 19 . Organization, as always, is the key to all essay writing and analysis. Your outline should consist of an introduction, a thesis statement (论点), three piecesof analysis, and a conclusion to bring it all together. Put these basic sentences intoan outline structure, which will make the writing of the paper much easier.5. Write the paper. 20 Follow your outline and you will have no trouble completing this assignment.A. However, remember not to copy, or ignore the original poem.B. Many students select short poetry as their preference for analysis.C. Communicate with other readers first.D. Create an outline.E. Read about the poet’s life, history and style as you begin your analysis.F. Become familiar with the different poem structures before you finish the analysis.G. Once you have researched your poet, p oem, and organized your thoughts, you are ready to write.第节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
