三仙中学高二英语上学期期末考试题及答案

三仙中学高二英语上学期期末考试题及答案内容摘要：

h Jahan was not popular with his people at that time. 60． Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage? A． He thinks the Taj Mahal is the most grand building in the world. B． He doesn‟t think the Taj Mahal worth a visit. C． He has never visited the Taj Mahal. D． He thinks highly of the Taj mahal. B GR8 news－ txt MSGS rnow in the COD. Confused? Help is at hand. It means “Great News－text messages are now in the Concise oxford Dictionary.” In Britain alone, more than one million mobile phone text messages are sent every hour, so the Concise Oxford Dictionary has decided to include the shorthand(速记 ) language in its revised edition published on Thursday. SMS, or short messaging service, has been given its own appendix(附录 ). The section features dozens of examples of the abhbreviations(缩写词 ) which have bee a second language to millions of young people. “We have been monitoring the remarkable growth of text messages with great attention: its influence is now such that we felt it was time to treat it as an internal(必备 ) part of English,” said the dictionary‟s publishing manager, Judy Pearsall. Examples that have found a place in the dictionary include BBLR (be back later) and HAND (have a nice day). They are joined by socalled emotions－ representations of facial expression such as :) and :(. The latest edition also includes new words judged to have entered everyday conversational use. Minger, meaning “an unattractive or unpleasant person” makes an entry, along with chowhound, defined by the dictionary as “a greedy person”, and tweenies, “children trying to appear older than they are.” 61． Where will you find the new words defined? A． Mixed with other words in COD. B． At the beginning of COD. C． In a separate smaller dictionary. D． At the end of COD. 62． Words like minger, chowhound, and tweenies are ___________. A． old words used not as often as today B． old words with new meanings C． new words used quite often today D． new words not used often 63． What does this news mainly want to tell us? A． Why people like to use shorthand language in daily life. B． More and more new words are introduced by COD. C． Words in mobile messages are included in the new edition of COD. D． How people make new words when sending messages by mobile phones. C It‟s great to go on vacation, but it‟s also nice to e home. Migrating(迁徙 ) birds seem to feel the same way. Birds such as blacktailed godwits(黑尾塍鹬 ), a migrating bird that can be found in Europe, Asia, north Africa and north Australia, fly south every winter. Then, they return home to spend the summer months with their life long partners. Now, scientists have found, pairs of godwits often return to their summer breeding(繁殖 ) grounds within three days of each other, even though they spend the entire winter apart. It‟s as if they arranged the date that they would meet up again. Researchers in England, put colored leg bands on the birds. Then, they asked bird watchers around Europe to report by when and where they saw the birds during the winter. The simplest way for birds to return at the same time would be to spend the winter together. After all, if they‟re in different places, they can‟t call each other on the phone and talk about when they‟ll meet again. But, the survey(调查 ) found that couples usually spent their winters in different countries up to 1,000 kilometers apart. One male, for example, spent the winter on the coast of Ireland while his mate was in France. There findings are important for protecting the birds, scientists say. Blacktailed godwits live for up to 25 years. They spend their summers in Iceland, where they mate, but they spread all over other parts of Europe in winter. Once a pair mates, there‟s a 90% chance that they‟ll return to mate with each other again the next year. So, protection of their wide web of holiday destinations(目的地 ) is very important. How do the birds arrange their date of return? Unless scientists find their feathered cell phones, that question will remain a mystery. 64． We can find godwits in quite a lot of places except ___________. A． America B． Europe C． Africa D． Asia 65． What did the scientists discover about godwits? A． Godwits are a kind migrating bird. B． Godwits spend the entire winter apart. C． Godwits arrange the date that they will meet up again. D． Pairs of godwits return to their breeding grounds within three days of each other. 66． How did the researchers in England do the research? A． By serving as bird watchers around Europe. B． By putting coloured leg bands on the birds. C． By tracking(跟踪 ) the birds all the way. D． By colouring the birds feather. 67． Why are the findings of the survey important? A． To help people observe them. B． To help godwits find their mates. C． To help them to find their destination. D． To help people protect their habitats. 68． What does the underlined sentence “Unless scientists find their f。