甘肃省武威市高二英语下学期期末考试试题 (2)
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1 2016—2017学年第二学期高二英语期末考试英语试题
时间：120分钟 满分：120分 命题人：
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第一部分 阅读理解（两节 共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：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。（每小题2分，共30分）
A
Most people usually travelled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine.
It played an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago.
Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?
The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from
a worker’s family made the world first widely used steam engine. At first, he
couldn’t tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time.
Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He
named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam
engine.
He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air
in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.
Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten
horse-power engine.
1. The main idea of the passage is _____.
A. James Watt invented the steam engine
B. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measure
C. how much power does a horse have
D. why Watt’s engine is called a ten horse-power engine
2. The story says that Watt made the first ____.
A. engine B. horse-power engine
C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine
3. James Watt was born in _____. 2 A. a worker’s family B. a farmer’s family
C. a teacher’s family D. a doctor’s
4. Watt wanted to find a way to ____.
A. measure the work his engine could do
B. tell people how powerful his engine was
C. lift a 3300-pound weight D. both A and B
5. One horse-power means the ____.
A. work a horse could do in a minute
B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes
C. work a horse could do in ten minutes
D. weight of one horse
B
Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school and
couldn't read, although he learned all about the forests,streams
and hunting. He could move silently like an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to
live alone in the woods where nothing frightened him.
When he grew up, he married and tried to settle down on a farm. A
year later, however, he wasn't satisfied and decided to go into the unknown western
lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after two years, he
became famous for his long journey. He brought valuable animal skins and told stories
about the Indians.
After this, he chose to keep travelling to unknown places. Once he
lost to the Indians in battle and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became
his friends. Daniel Boone died at the age of 86. He is remembered as an explorer(探险者)and a pioneer who lived an exciting life in the early years of American nation.
6.Daniel Boone's early life was mainly spent in ______ .
A.learning about nature B.hunting with his friends
C.learning useful skills from the Indians
D.studying at home because he couldn't go to school
7. When he got married, Daniel Boone first planned to ______. 3 A. set up a large farm B.go on a journey with his wife
C. find food, new land for his farm
D.live a peaceful life with his family
8. Daniel Boone became famous because ______ .
A.he travelled a lot in the western lands
B.he was very good at telling stories
C.he found better animal skins than others
D.he was the first to climb the Appalachian Mountains
9. Why did the Indians want to make friends with him?
A.Because they wanted to learn from him.
B.Because he wanted to make peace with them.
C.Because they wanted to make friends with white people.
D.No reason is told in this article.
10. In this article, Daniel Boone is best described as ______ .
A. warm-hearted B.strong C.careful D.brave
C
In sport the sexes(性别)are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the
same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women
are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys
and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are
famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men .
A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Are
women's bodies really weaker?
The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes.
Women's time are always slower than men's, but some facts are a surprise. Some of
