2013-2014学年春晖中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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1、峰峰春晖中学2013～2014学年第二学期高二英语学科期末试题命题人：高二英语组审核人：张瑛全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B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。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3．非选择题作答：用黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题纸上。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。第I卷第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D

2、）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThegentlegiantsofouroceansarewhalesharks.It'sthebiggestsharkandcanreachaslongas41.5feet,andtheseamazingcreaturesarealsothebiggestfishofanykind.Whalesharkshavealifespanof70yearsonaverage,andtheyspendtheirdaysgentlyswimminginthewarmandtropicaloceans.Theirteetharethesize

3、ofmatchheads,andwhiletheirjawscouldbepowerful,theyhavenevertendedtoattackhumans.Theirteethplaynoroleineating,asplankton(浮游生物)doesnotneedtobechewed.Theyaretobefoundinnumbersinthewarmeroceansandtheypreferthedeepwatersoftheopenoceans.Severaltimesayeartheygathertogetherincertainspotswhereplankt

4、onisplentiful.Thoseareasareallwithina30°northorsouthlatitude(纬度)fromequator.Sadly,whalesharksaretargetedbycommercialfisheriesatthosespots.Howeasyitisforthefishermentocatchthosebeautifulcreatureswhocanonlyswimat3.5milesperhour!Whalesharkshavesufferedsogreatalossthattheyarenowlistedasoneofthe

5、endangeredspecies.Measureshavebeentakentoprotectthewhalesharkfromextinction.ThePhilippinesandIndiahavebannedthefishing,selling,importingandexportingofwhalesharksforcommercialpurposes.However,thelawdoesnotseemtobeeffectivebecausethehuntingandkillingarestillgoingontoday,especiallyinthePhilipp

6、ines.Eachwhalesharkcanbringinaround$21,000.InpartsofAsiatheyareknownasthe“moneyshark”.Themightydollarwinsagainatgreatcosttoourhabitat.Wewillnotknowwhatwehavelostuntilwehavelostitforever.1.WhichofthefollowingaboutwhalesharksisNOTtrue?A.Theyusuallylivealifeof70yearsonaverage.B.Theydependonthe

7、irteethtoharvesttheirfood.C.Theyliketoliveinthedeepwatersofthewarmeroceans.D.Theygathertogethersometimesayearforplankton.2.Whichofthefollowingdowhalesharksfeedon?A.Bigfish.B.Seals.C.Plankton.D.Smallersharksofthesamekind.3.Somanywhalesharkshavebeencaughtm