宁夏长庆高级中学20182019学年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题分值: 150分 时间: 120分钟第卷（三部分，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听对话，选择正确答案。第二部分: 阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)第一节 （共15小题，每题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。A An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow landed on their window. The father asked his son,“What is that?”The son replied,“Thats a crow.”After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, The son said,“Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time,“What is that?”This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone,“Its a crow, a crow.”After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time,“What is that?”This time his son shouted at the father,“Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, IT IS A CROW. Are you not able to understand this?”A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.“Today my little son aged 3 was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.”If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud,“I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”21. The writer mainly intends to _.A. call on us to love our parents B. tell us the function of a diaryC. teach us what a crow is D. introduce a pair of son and father22. We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of _.A. eighty B. thirty-eight C. forty-five D. thirty-five23. The underlined word “affection” probably means _.A. puzzle B. hatred C.worry D. love24. Why did the father ask his son questions about the crow?A. He wanted to test his sons patience. B. He had trouble in hearing.C. He tried to remind his son of what he did in the past. D. He didnt want to be treated as a burden.BI had been in the city for some time and was coming home. I missed my boat and decided to travel on an old ship. I knew that it would not be a comfortable journey but I had no time to wait for another boat. Hardly had we left the port when I saw the dog Gulliver, the captains favourite dog, for the first time. What a big dog it was! I had never seen one that could frighten me so much! On the third day the ship caught fire. Nobody tried to put it out. The ship began sinking and all the men rushed to the life-boats. I saw no chance of getting away in a boat. Suddenly I remembered there was a life-raft on the ship. I had no time to lose, so I immediately rushed towards the raft and pushed it overboard.In jumping down onto the raft I hurt myself badly and was unconscious for some time. When I came to, I found there was no sign of a life-boat. Every man who had been on board the ship must have gone down with her. I was the only one who was saved.Then I saw Gulliver was coming fast towards the raft. He struggled a long time before he managed to get onto it. I wanted to push him back into the water but did not dare to move. The dog shook himself, went to the other end of the raft and lay down. I didnt dare to sleep that night. I must watch him. In the moonlight I could see his eyes were open. He was watching, too.25. In what situation did the author first meet the dog?A. While waiting for the boat. B. While travelling in the city.C. Upon leaving the port. D. Upon getting onto the ship.26. What did the author manage to do when the ship was going down?A. Get away with a raft. B. Board a life boat.C. Jump into the water. D. Put out the fire.27. What is implied about the dog in the last Paragraph?A. It was unfriendly. B. It had a good sleep.C. It enjoyed the moon. D. It feared the author.28. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Rescuing a Dog B. A Narrow EscapeC. A Sleepless Night D. Caught in a FireCTo foreigners Chinese food isnt a meal. Its an experience. Failing to order the right food and struggling with chopsticks are only parts of the adventure every time I sit down in a restaurant. In one of our favorite Sichuan restaurants, it took 3 waiters and 15 minutes for us to order only our drinks. I simply wanted w