1甘肃省高台县 2016-2017 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（无答案）第卷第一部分 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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed lots of choices in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils. Cooleen Bridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve. The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.”And so the courses include yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science. 1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark? A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school. B. The school has to follow the national courses. C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils. D. All of the above. 2. The writer tells about the Cooleen Bridge School in Ireland because _ . A. it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark B. it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school” C. there were only twenty-four children D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12 3. What makes this kind of school special? A. It is set up by parents not by government. B. It is free to decide what to teach. C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty. D. It has to have at least 27 pupils. 4. “The important thing in school is doing ,not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means _.2A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office. B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers. C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers. D. Children should learn through practice not just from books. BHarvard English Language CenterInformation for New StudentsCLASS TIME:9:00a.m.10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.12:00a.m., 1:30p.m.3:00p.m. The Language Center is open from Monday to Friday. Each class has one afternoon free per week. On the first day, go to the lecture hall to check your timetable.SELF-ACCESS: The language laboratory (Room 1110) is available from Monday to Friday (3:15p.m. -5:00p.m.) for all full-time students.You can learn how to use computers for language games or word-processing. There are tapes for students to borrow to practice their English. Go in and ask the teacher to show you. If you plan to take public examinations, there are dictation and listening comprehension tapes for you to practice with. There are exercises on the computers. Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam essays. Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned after two days.ATTENDANCE：All students are expected to attend classes as it is required. Students who do not attend classes will be reported to OSS. Eighty percent attendance is required for students to receive their certificates (证书) when they finish their courses. It is also required by OSS for an extension to your visa.BOOKS: If students are given course books, the books are their responsibility. If a book is lost, the student will be expected to pay for it.If students wish to buy books, there is a bookshop in the college specializing in English books (Room 3520).5. When do classes begin and end on a full day?A. 8:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. B. 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.C. 10:30 a.m.3:15p.m. D. 3:15 p.m.5:00 p.m.6. Timetable can be seen in _.A. the classroom B. Room 3520 C. the lecture hall D. Room 11107. The language laboratory is open _.A. on week days B. all through the week C. from 8:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m. D. on weekends8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. 80% of the students can receive their certificates when they finish their courses.B. Students can borrow tapes to practice their English.3C. Books can be taken home but they must be returned after two days.D. The librarian will be expected to pay for the lost book. CDeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller a