海南中学2015—2016学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试题
第I卷
（本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。）
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1页至6页，第II卷7页至8页。考试结束，只交回答题卷。 第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，共计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。
A
The manager and staff are happy to welcome you and will do all they can to make your stay an enjoyable one. MEAL TIMES
Our overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast. Breakfast: 7:30—9:30 a.m. Lunch: 12:00—2:00 p.m.
Afternoon tea: 4:00—5:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:00—9:15 p.m.
Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals can not be served outside these times.
Light refreshments(茶点) including tea,coffee, biscuits and sandwiches can be served in rooms between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the room refrigerator. ROOM CLEANING
Please hang the sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easier for the maids if you can leave the room temporarily at any time beween 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. VALUABLES
We are not responsible for the loss of money, jewels, or other valuables unless they are kept in the safe and signed for by the manager. DEPARTURES
Please inform receptionists of your intended leaving before 9:30 a.m. of the day concerned and leave the room by noon to allow for its preparation for incoming guests. If necessary, luggage can be left in the charge of the hall porter(搬运工人). A SPECIAL REQUEST
We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the comfort of other guests, the volume of radios and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p.m. 1. Meals can be served________. A. in rooms at 9:00 p.m.
B. in the dining room from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. C. in the dining room at 6:00 p.m. D. outside the room at 3:00 p.m.
2. If you intend to leave the room tomorrow, you may leave at any of the following hours EXCEPT______.
A.10:00 a.m. B. 12:00 a.m. C.3:00 p.m. D.11:00 a.m. 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Cold drinks can be found in the room refrigerator.
B. Guests are requested to turn down their radios and televisions after 11:00 p.m. C. The sign that can be hung on the door handle shows that the room needs to be cleaned.
D. Your luggage can be kept by the hall porter. 4. Where is this notice most likely to be found?
A. In hotels. B. In the newspapers. C.At restaurants. D. In shops. B
For years, experts have been encouraging people to exercise, using steps as simple as taking the stairs instead of a lift and walking to work, where possible. A recent study bolsters this advice--- it shows that frequent active exercise throughout the day can have great health benefits.
The study, published in the magazine Preventive Medicine, found that just 2 minutes of stair-climbing several times a day can lower total cholesterol(胆固醇), raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol and improve the heartbeat in young women who do not have much activity during the day.“such improvements may have important effects on the health of women, since, like cigarette smoking, poor fitness have been shown to be a high risk for heart disease and death in women,”said Dr.Colin Boreham with the University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland and the fellow researchers of this study group. Furthermore, improvements in total cholesterol levels achieved in the study could cut the rate of heart disease in women by a third, they noted.
The team of researchers from Britain studied 12 women between 18-22 years old, before and after the exercise program. The women used a public staircase for about 2 minutes a day for 5 days a week. Compared with a group of 10 women who did not take part in the stair-climbing program, the women who climbed stairs showed marked improvements in health and fitness levels after 7 weeks. However, they did not show any signs of weight loss.“A short-term stair-climbing program can give great health benefits to young women. Stair-climbing may be a particularly suitable way of combining exercise with an individual’s daily lifestyle,”they pointed out.
Experts advise visiting your doctor before beginning a new exercise program. 5. The underlined word “bolsters”( in Paragraph 1 ) means “_______”.
A.seeks B.offers C. follows D. supports
6. According to the study done by Dr.Boreham and his group, improvements in cholesterol levels are important in _______. A.helping women to give up smoking B.enabling women to take exercise
C.preventing women from having heart disease D.helping women to lose weight
7. What is the main subject of the second and third paragraphs? A. Causes of heart disease in young women.
B.Research findings of a stair-climbing program
C.Major contents of the magazine Preventive Medicine.
D. A report of a comparative study by Irish and British scientists. 8. What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Prevent Heart Disease---- What Do Doctors Say? B. Stair-climbing Attracts More
C. Good Health Advice—take the Stairs D. Yes, Exercise Is Good for You
C
Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only esape route --- through the boot(行李箱). Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding(打滑) on ice and hitting a bank.“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly”, he said. “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other drivers by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to open the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”
It took ten minutes to open the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a tool and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by.“It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and climbed out of my car as it filled up.”
His hands and arm cut and bruised, Mr.Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs.Lucy Bates. Covered with a blanket, he said,“That thirty minutes seemed like hours.”“Only the tips of the car wheels were visible,”police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.”
9. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch B. the accident happened on a clear warm day C. the ditch was along a remote country road
D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended
10. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down.
B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. C. Mr. Johnson struggled in the mud as he opened the back seat. D. Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the icy road.
11.The underlined part “Finally it gave”( in Paragraph 5 ) means that ______.