甘肃省定西市岷县第二中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷含答案

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岷县第二中学 2019-2020 学年高二下学期期末考试

英语

满分：120 分时间：100 分钟

一．阅读理解

A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man

in the world. The boy walked a long way, and finally came upon the beautiful castle

where the wise man lived.

On entering the main room of the castle, the boy was quite surprised: tradesmen

coming and going, people chatting in the corners, and a small orchestra playing soft

music. The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours

before it was his turn.

The wise man listened carefully to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but

told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He

suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.

“Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy

a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. “As you wander around, carry this spoon with

you without allowing the oil to spill.”

The boy began to walk up and down stairs of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed

on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the wise man.

“Well,” asked the wise man, “Did you see the Persian tapestries（挂毯）in the hall?

Did you see the garden that took the master gardener ten years to create?” The boy

was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing. His only concern had

been not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and observe the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. The boy

picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace. This time he

observed all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. When he returned, he

described in detail everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he

held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

“Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The

secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world, and never to forget the drops

of oil on the spoon.”

1．When the boy arrived at the castle, he___ .

A.received a warm welcome from the wise man

B.had already missed his chance to talk to the wise man

C.didn’t expect to see so many people around

D.was shown around the palace by the local people

2．The wise man gave the boy two tasks in order to .

A. teach him the secret of happiness

B. show him how to observe the wonders in the world

C. make him learn from his mistakes

D. let the boy enjoy his palace and garden

3．We can infer from the article that “the drops of oil on the spoon” probably refer to

____

A．the beauty of nature

B．the fortune a person owns

C．the responsibilities of a person

D．the great opportunities in life

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A．The wise man was satisfied with the way the boy performed the second task

B．It took the wise man about 10 years to finish his garden.

C．The wise man wasn’t paying much attention to the boy at first.

D．The boy took no notice of the surroundings during his first task.

Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a

small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted

vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for

manure(肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained

about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and

he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes(甜瓜) filled the entire house

with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day,

armed wit a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew( 炖

菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker （高压锅） and filled it up with cabbages,

eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure

built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to

cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's

pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid,

the smell nearly knocked us out.

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just

how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It

didn’t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it

didn’t offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup.

5．Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin’s chicken house regularly?

A. To earn some money for the family.

B. To collect manure for his crops.

C. To get rid of the terrible smell.

D. To set a good example to us.

6．What can we infer about Dad’s stew?

A. It is popular among the neighbors.

B. It contains honey and vegetables.

C. It looks very wonderful.

D. It tastes quite delicious.

7．What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?

A. To attract B. To upset

C. To air D. To shut

Many years ago, dogs and wolves were the same. But about 14,000 years ago, some

wolves began to change. They were no longer as wild. No one knows exactly how this

happened. Angus Phillips of National Geographic Magazine thinks it may have

happened like this: “Some wolves moved close to human cooking fires after smelling

something good to eat. Then they worked to get closer to groups of humans. They did

this by being helpful or proving they would not hurt people. The humans might have

used the wolves’ better hunting skills to help them hunt animals. The wolves could

warn humans of danger at night.” “Over thousands of years, humans kept the large,

rough wolves out of the human camps. This led to the development of different kinds

of dogs that were more friendly to people. They began to look different than wolves.

They were generally smaller than wolves, with a shorter nose.”

Through the late 19th century, humans would raise dogs for special skills they

wanted, such as hunting, helping with the work on farms or protecting animals. Today,

the most common use of a dog is for friendship. Some people even consider their dog

to be a part of their family. Scientists are finding that dogs can even understand

human emotions. Around the world today there are more than 400 million dogs. But

their relationship with people is not always close. Some of these dogs become strays.

They live on the streets and often eat garbage. Diana Bharucha, from Bangalore,

India, started a program called ‘Stray Dogs Free Bangalore.’ She says that dogs

should have a home with a human master. Diana told the news-magazine Citizens

Matters: “If the dog population continues to increase, they will go back to living in a

group and turn wild. They will start hunting like wild animals which will be a danger

for human life.” Humans are still learning how to live together with dogs. This

relationship can be wonderful but difficult. But people will continue to share their

lives with man’s best friend: the dog.

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岷县第二中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语满分：120分时间：100分钟一．阅读理解AAshopkeepersenthissontolearnaboutthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestmanintheworld.Theboywalkedalongway,andfinallycameuponthebeautifulcastlewherethewisemanlived.Onenteringthemainroomofthecastle,theboywasquitesurprised:tradesmencomingandgoing,peoplechatt...

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