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1、 1 甘肃省临夏中学甘肃省临夏中学 2018 20192018 2019 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解 共两节 共两节 满分满分 4040 分分 第一节第一节 共共 1515 小题小题 每小题每小题 2 2 分 分 满分满分 30 30 阅读下列短文阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项从每题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中中 选出最佳选项选出最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑 项涂黑 A A MyMy FirstFirst Marathon Marathon 马拉松马拉松 A month
2、before my first marathon one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks leaving me only two weeks to train Yet I was determined to go ahead I remember back to my 7th year in school In my first P E class the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball I didn t do ei
3、ther well He later told me that I was not athletic The idea that I was not athletic stuck with me for years When I started running in my 30s I realized running was a battle against myself not about competition or whether or not I was athletic It was all about the battle against my own body and mind
4、A test of wills The night before the marathon I dreamt that I couldn t even find the finish line I woke up sweating and nervous but ready to prove something to myself Shortly after crossing the start line my shoe laces 鞋带 became loose So I stopped to readjust 调整 Not the start I wanted At mile 3 I pa
5、ssed a sign GO GO FORFOR IT IT RUNNERS RUNNERS By mile 17 I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly Despite the pain I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again By mile 21 I was hungry As I approached mile 23 I could see my wife waving a sign She is my biggest fan She
6、 never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a m or questioned my expenses on running I was one of the final runners to finish But I finished And I got a medal In 2 fact I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had Determined to be myself move forward free of shame and wor
7、ldly labels 世俗标签 I can now call myself a marathon winner 1 A month before the marathon the author A was well trainedB felt frightened C made up his mind to run D lost heart 2 How was the author s first marathon A He quit halfway B He made it C He got the first prize D He walked to the end 3 What doe
8、s the story mainly tell us A A man owes his success to his family support B A winner is one with a great effort of will C Failure is the mother of success D One is never too old to learn B B Many high school students consider a college education useless Therefore they choose not to go to college If
9、you re one of them think again Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there Schools and universities are the first sources of knowledge We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation More knowledge will be gained after you start working
10、 but without an education that job will n ot be within easy reach Knowledge leads to knowledge While limited within the walls of the educational institutions we openly explore other cultures of the world We come to know that ours is not the only culture Other cultures have valuable insights to share
11、 enriching our own Education also makes uswant to travel and interact with various cultures broadening our horizons When there s a downturn 衰退 in the economy those who attended college will be more likely to find a new job than those who only finished grade school and have a limited skills set The m
12、ore education you have the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary When you re skillful and knowledgeable you get to rub knees with people of similar backgrounds and tastes It means a good education leads to excellent networking
13、 Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life 3 A good education makes you a more interesting person You can talk about ideas and events instead of just other people and what s on sale in stores An educated person doesn t gossip having a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what oth
14、er people have to say 4 Paragraph 2 mainly shows that going to college allows you to A keep gaining knowledge B have a chance to study abroad C become a more interesting person D realize the importance of knowledge 5 According to Paragraph 3 what does going to college mean A Being limited within the
15、 walls of a college B Valuing our own culture much more C Having a greater understanding of different cultures D Thinking differently from others 6 Which of the following are not mentioned by the writer about going to college A Gaining more knowledge B Experiencing diverse cultures C Becoming a humo
16、rous person D Enlarging social networks 7 What is the text mainly about A Sources of knowledge B The reason why some people think college useless C The disadvantages of not being educated D Benefits of attending college C C Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street Perhaps they were busy talking texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them As the number of this new species of human has kept rising they have been given a new name phu
