新疆兵地2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期末联考试题注意事项： 1.本试卷为问答分离式试卷，共10页，其中问卷8页，答卷2页。答题前，请考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、座位号、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上。 2.作答非选择题时须用黑色字迹0.5毫米签字笔书写在答题卡的指定位置上，作答选择题须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，请保持答题卡卡面清洁，不折叠、不破损。第卷 （选择题 共70分）第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APhillip Island PenguinsThe Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach - the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm. for a direct journey to Phillip IslandSee the Gippsland area-Guinness Book of Records place for the worlds longest earthworm (蚯蚓)Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in the distanceCross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island-natural home for Little Penguins and many animalsTake your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild Little penguinsUltimate Penguins (+U)Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.Adult $60.00 Child $30.00Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.Adult $25. 00 Child $ 12. 50Penguin Skybox (+S)Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach.Adult 16 yrs + $ 50. 001. What can we learn from the text about Little Penguins?A. They have been on Phillip Island for years.B. They keep a Guinness record for their size.C. They are trained to practice diving for visitors.D. They live in large groups to protect themselves.2. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?A. $ 37.50. B. $ 62.50.C. $ 180.00. D. $ 150.00.3. What kind of people is the text mainly written for?A. Scientists. B. Students.C. Tourists. D. Artists.BWe were on our way home from Houston one Saturday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get coffee and something to snack on since it was a good hour and a half before we got home.When we were done, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a man standing outside in front of the building. He was a homeless man with worn clothes and it looked like he had gone in and gotten himself some coffee or something warm to drink since it was cold this time of the year. He must have not had enough money to get something to eat.Then a dog walked up to the front of the building. I could tell she was a “she”, because you could tell that she had baby dogs. She was terribly in need of something to eat and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didnt eat soon, she and her baby dogs would not make it.I and my wife sat there and looked at her. We noticed that people walked by and didnt even pet her, like most people do when they walk by an animal in front of a store. We still did not do anything. But the homeless man, who I thought did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the store. And what he did brought tears to me and my wife. He had gone into the store and with what money he may have had, bought a can of dog food and fed that dog.This story plays a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mothers Day weekend. And a lot of people forget that some animals are parents too.It took a homeless man, to show me what I should have done. He made me a better man that day.4. The homeless man only had something to drink because _.A. he felt cold that day B. he was thirsty onlyC. the store only provided drinks D. he didnt have enough money for food5. Seeing what the poor man did for the dog, the author and his wife _.A. were puzzled B. were indifferentC. were greatly moved D. regretted they hadnt done anything6. If the homeless man hadnt given the dog food to eat，she and her babies would _.A. not have to die B. not surviveC. have to attack people D. lose their homes7. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?A. Animals Are Parents Too. B. A Lucky Mother Dog.C. Mothers Day Weekend. D. A kind Homeless Man.CThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance to African ecosystem (生态系统).Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and- savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地).It is the elephants great desire for f