河南省安阳市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(有答案).pdfVIP

河南省安阳市 2016-2017 学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题 第Ⅰ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） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。 A In Sweden ，near a forest there is a lake in which the water is very clear. Everything here is quiet and still. On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away, across the field, is an old church built on a hill. It has just stopped raining. The brook flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half melted snow from last winter on the ground. The reason the water is so clear, and everything is so quiet and still, is that most of the plant and animal life in a nd around the lake is dead. There are no birds because all the fish and insects, which the birds need for food, have disappeared. Many trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark, and are sick and dying. Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter. A farmer is working in a field planting something, but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year, the crop will be between 25 to 40 per cent lower than a few years ago. The stones of the old church tower are turning to powder and unless the tower is repaired soon, it will fall down. All the death and destruction in this place is caused by the smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks. And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highway. 1. What time of the year do you think it is? A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter 2. Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake?