察汗淖中学2017-2018学年下学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）(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和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt’sawhiteChristmasintheUnitedStatestoday,withsnowfallingfromSeattletoMaine.•NortheastBitingwindswithsnowswepttheNortheast.Earlier,upto15inchesofsnowfellduringasnowstorminMaine,whileuptoonefootfellinNewHampshire.Windsreached76mphonCapeCod,Massachusetts,whileupto61mphwindstorethroughLongIsland,NewYork.FallingsnowcollectedontherunwaysatBoston’sLoganInternationalAirport,causingtemporaryflightdelays.ThewindwassosevereinPennsylvaniaandNewJerseythattheannual(重演)ofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers’crossingtheDelawareRiverwascanceled,theWashingtonCrossingHistoricParktoldABCNews.•MidwestHeavylakeeffectsnowfellinwesternMichigan.TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedawind-chillwarningandadvisory(公告)fromMontanatoMichigan.BittercoldairintheMidwestproducedwindchillsMondaymorningaslowasminus48degreesinNorthDakotaandminus47innorthernMinnesota.Asthisbittercoldmadeitswayeastovernight,itwasexpectedtomoveoverrelativelymildGreatLakes,producingintenselake-effectsnowbandscapableofproducing2to4inchesofsnowinanhour.•WestCoast此卷只装订不密封班级姓名准考证号考场号座位号ThatstormsystemmovedovernightthroughtheRockies,bringingmoresnowandthethreatofavalanches(雪崩).TheNationalWeatherServicehasissuedanavalanchewarningfortheWasatchRangeMountainsoutsideSaltLakeCity.21.WhywastheannualreenactmentofGeorgeWashingtonandhissoldiers’crossingtheDelawareRivercanceled?A.Becausetheriverwasfrozen.B.Becausethewindwastoostrong.C.Becausethesnowwastoothick.D.Becausethetemperaturewastoolow.22.Whichofthefollowingisthebadweatherthathassetinaccordingtothepassage?A.Theavalanches.B.AwhiteChristmas.C.Amessofpeople’slife.D.Heavysnow,bitingwindandchills.23.Whatisthestyleofthepassage?A.Weatherreport.B.Newsabouttheeffectofbadweather.C.Newsaboutbadweather.D.Abad-weatherwarningandadvisory.BFourdaysafterDad’s67thbirthday,hehadaheartattack.Luckily,hesurvived.Butsomethinginsidehimhaddied.Hisenthusiasmforlifewasgone.Herefusedtofollowdoctor’sorders,andhissourattitudemadeeveryoneupsetwhentheyvisithim.Dadwasleftalone.SoIaskedDadtocometolivewithmeonmysmallfarm,hopingthefreshairwouldhelphimadjust.Withinaweekafterhemovedin,Iregrettedtheinvitation.HecriticizedeverythingIdid.Ibecamefrustrated.Somethinghadtobedone.OnedayIreadanarticlewhichsaidwhengivendogs,depressedpatientswouldbebetteroff.SoIdrovetotheanimalshelterthatafternoon.AssoonasIgotthere,apointer’seyescaughtmyattention.Theywatchedmecalmly.Astaffmembersaid:“Hegotheretwoweeksagoandwe’veheardnothing.Histimeisuptomorrow.”Iturnedtothemaninhorror.“Youmeanyou’regoingtokillhim?”“Ma’am,”hesaidgently.“Wedon’thaveroomforeveryunclaimeddog.”Thestaffmember’scalmbrowneyesawaitedmydecision.“I’lltakehim,”Isaid.Idrovehomewiththedogonthefrontseatbesideme.IwashelpingitoutofthecarwhenDadwalkedontothefrontporch.“LookwhatIgotyou!”Isaidexcitedly.Dadwrinkledhisface.“Idon’twantit,”hemuttered,turningbacktowardsthehouse.Then,suddenly,thedogpulledfreefrommygrasp.HesatdowninfrontofmyDad.Dad’sangermelted,andsoonhewashuggingthedog.Thiswasthebeginningofawarmfriendship.DadnamedthedogCheyenne.Togethertheyspentlonghourswalkingdowndustyl...