1、 - 1 - 2012017 72012018 8 学年度学年度阜蒙县二高第一阜蒙县二高第一学期高二期末考试学期高二期末考试 英英 语语 试试 卷卷 时间：100 分钟 总分：150 分 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） A There was once a jar of fresh, clean water. Every drop of water in the jar felt immensely proud of being so clear and pure. Day after day they would con
2、gratulate each other on how clean and beautiful they were. That was, until one day when one of the drops got bored with his ultra-clean existence. He wanted to try what it was like being a dirty drop. The other drops tried to talk him out of it, but he stuck to his guns. Hardly realizing, when the d
3、rop came back all dirty, he turned all the other drops in the jar into dirty drops, too. They tried to get clean again, but couldnt. They tried everything to shake off the dirtiness. Finally, much later, someone dipped the jar in a fountain, and only when a lot of clean water entered the jar, did th
4、e drops regain their old transparency and purity. Now they all know that if they all want to be nice clean drops, then each and every one of them has to stay clean, even if they find it difficult. That drop that succeeded in being dirty has realized that correcting the mistake of one single drop nee
5、ds a lot of work for everyone else. The same happens with us and our friends. If we want to live in a jar of clean water, each one of us will have to be a clean drop. None of us should try being the dirty drop who spoils everything. How about you? What are you? A clean drop? 1. One of the drops made
6、 a change because he _. A. got tired of his state of existing. B. was less beautiful than other drops. C. wanted to dirty others D. was too proud a drop 2. We can infer from Para.2 that the drop was _. A. confident B. brave C. dangerous D. stubborn 3. Realizing the trouble he caused, the drop that s
7、ucceeded in being dirty must have felt very _. A. pleased B. important C. sorry D. proud 4. Whats the writers purpose of writing this article? A. To blame the drop for his foolish mistake. B. To advise readers to be “a clean drop”. C. To tell readers how to work together effectively. D. To tell read
8、ers the way to be “ a clean drop”. B I am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, Ive done 89 tripsof those, 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干 细胞）in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last. In all, from the time the stem
9、 cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time - 2 - they can be implanted in the patient, weve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time. I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to
10、fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, Im really sorry, Ive got some bad news for youthere are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:“In this box are some stem cells tha
11、t are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled. For this cou
12、rier job, youre consciously aware that in that box youre got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life. 5. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph1? A. delivery man B. provider C. medical doctor D. collector 6. Why does Peter have to complete hi
13、s trip within 42hours? A. The donor can only wait for that long. B. He cannot stay away from his job too long. C. The ice wont last any longer. D. The operation needs that much time. 7. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first? A. To Newark. B. To London. C. To Washington. D. To Providence. C A
14、 schoolgirl saved her fathers life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic(过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart . Izzy, nine, restarted father Colms heart by stamping(踩)on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing. Izzys mother, Debbie, immediately called 9
15、99 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR. However, she quickly discovered her arms werent strong enough, so she stamped on her fathers chest instead. Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions(按压) until the ambulance arri
16、ved . Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said：“I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasnt strong enough to use hands .I was quite scared .The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big foo
17、tprint on his chest.” “Shes a little star,” said Debbie, “I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just cant believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and weve
18、got to see an expert.” - 3 - Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure drop
19、ped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment. He has now made a full recovery from his suffering. 8. Izzy kicked her father in the chest_. A. to practise CPR on him B. to express her helplessness C. to restart his heart D. to keep him awake 9. Whats the right order of the events? Izzy kicked Col
20、m Debbie called 999 Izzy learned CPR Colms heart stopped. A. B. C. D. 10. What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about? A . Colms present condition. B. What Colm suffered. C . Symptoms of Colms allergic reaction. D. What caused Colms allergy. 11. Why does the author write the news? A. To prove the import
21、ance of CPR. B. To describe a serious accident. C. To call peoples attention to allergic reaction. D. To report a 9-year-old girls brave act. D When a leafy plant is under attack ，it doesnt sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getti
22、ng bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, VOCs for short. Scientists have foun
23、d that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .Its a plants way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbors react. Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty .They pump out perfumes designed to attra
24、ct different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned . The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch. In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but
25、the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do. Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists dont know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasnt a true, intentional back
