资源描述：
《内蒙古集宁一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在工程资料-天天文库。
1、集宁一中2017—2018学年第一学期期末考试高二年级英语试题本试卷满分为120,考试时间为100分钟第I卷（选择题共70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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASteppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenough,butwhocouldeverimaginesteppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974,BillTapp,anAustralianformer,sawarainof
2、fishthatcoveredhisfetm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeenwhenheheardmanyfishhittingagainsthisroof!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?ThisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfishTheanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstormWhenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworld,itisfallinAustral
3、ia.Throughouttheautumnseason,terriblestormsariseandrainsfloodtheland.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuumcleaners,collectingseaweed,piecesofwood,andevenschoolsoffish.Strongwindsmaycarrythesebitsofnatureformanymilesbeforedroppingthemonfields,houses,andastonishedpeople.Al
4、thoughtheyseemunusual,fish-fallsoccurquitefrequentlyinAustralia.WhenBillTappwasaskedtodescribethesceneoffish,heremarked,nTheylooklikemillionsofdeadbirdsfallingdown.”Hisstatementisnotsurprising.Thewondersofthenaturalworldareascommonasrain.Nature,withitsinfinitewonders,cancreatewat
5、erfallsthatflowupwardandfishthatfalloutofthesky.1.Whatisthispassageabout?A.Asadstory.B.Arainoffish..C・Australia'snorthernpart.D.Thedamagedonebyfloods.2.Fish-fallsoccurinAustralia•A.quiteoftenB.onlargefarmsC.onlyinwinterD.whentheairiscalm3.Itisaknownfactthat.A.oneshouldwatchwhereo
6、nestepsB.BillTappisascientistwhostudiesfarmingC-thenaturalworldcannevercreatewaterfallsthatfallupwardD.theseasonsinthesouthernpartaredifferentfromthoseinthenorthernpart1.Theword"infinite"isclosestinmeaningto•A.easyB・difficultC.countlessD.dangerousBZoeChamberswasasuccessfulPR(Publ
7、icRelations)consultantandlifewasgoingwell—shehada孚eatjob,abeautifulflatandabusysociallifeinLondon.ThenoneeveninginJunelastyear,shereceivedatextmessagetellinghershewasoutofwork.Thefirsttwoweekswerethemostdifficulttolivethrough.11shesaid."AftereverythingI'ddoneforthecompany,theydis
8、missedmebytext!IwassoangyandIjustdidn'tf
