高二英语上学期期末试题.docx

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高二英语上学期期末试题

2019-2020年高二英语上学期期末试题

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Alittlehomelessgirlstoodcryingnearasmallchurchfromwhichshehadbeenturnedawaybecauseitwastoocrowded.“Ican’tgotoSundayschool.”Shecriedtothepriest（牧师）ashewalkedby.Thepriesttookherinside.Thechildwasveryhappybecausetheyfoundaroomforher.Shewenttobedthatnightthinkingofthechildrenwhohadnoplacetosleeporprayin. 

  Twoyearslater,thegirldiedthere.Asherlittlebodywasbeingmoved,awornandredpursewasfound,whichshehadfoundintherubbish.Insidethepursewas57centsandanote,writteninchildishhandwriting,whichread:

“ThisistohelpmakethelittlechurchbiggersomorechildrencangotoSundayschool.”

  Afterthepriesttearfullyreadthatnote,hetoldthestoryofherunselfishloveanddevotion（热爱）toothers.Soon,anewspaperreportedonit.Itwasreadbyawealthymanwhoofferedthechurchapieceoflandworthmanythousandsofdollars.Whentoldthatthechurchcouldnotpaymuch,heofferedtosellittothelittlechurchfor57cents.Soon,thechurchcollectedalargeamountofmoney.Withinfiveyears,thegirl’sgifthadincreasedto$250,000.WhenyouareinthecityofPhiladelphia,visitTempleBaptistChurch,TempleUniversity,andtheSundayschoolbuilding.NochildhereisleftoutsideonSundayschooldaysagain.OneoftheroomsoftheSundayschoolbuildingishangedwiththepictureofthesweetfaceofthelittlegirlwhose57centsmadesucharemarkableandrealhistory.   

21.Howdidthegirlfeelwhenshethoughtofotherhomelesskids?

A.Joyful.    B.Shameful.     C.Sympathetic.     D.Lucky.

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.Thewealthymansoldhislandfor$250,000inall.

B.Thelittlegirlpickedupthepursefrompilesrubbish 

C.Asmallsumofmoneysometimescanmakearemarkablehistory

D.Atfirst,thegirlwasn’tallowedinbecausethechurchwastoocrowded.

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PoorandRich.        B.ARedPurse.

C.ANewSundaySchool.    D.WhatFifty-sevenCentsCanDo?

B

Womenmakebetterdriversthanmenformanyreasons.Whyisthat?

Ifyouaskme,I’dliketosay,menknowthatwomenarebetterdriversbutdonothavethecouragetoadmitthetruth―womenarequeensoftheroad.

Unlikemen,womenstopfordirectionswhentheyhavenoideaastowheretheyaregoing.Wedon’tdrivearoundforhourspointlesslywastingatankofgasonlyto findourselvesheadinginthewrongdirection.Haveyoueverbeeninacarwithamanwhoislost?

Hetellsyoutoshutupwhenyoubegintoopenyourmouth.Andeveryfiveminutesorsohetakesaturngoingforty-fivemilesperhouronlytofindouthe’smadeanotherwrongturn.

Speedingiswhatmendobestontheroad.Thereisareasonwhymengetmorespeedingticketsthanwomen.Notbecausewetricktogetoutofticketsbutonlybecausewedon’tgetpulledoverasfrequently.Wedon’tspeed.Wehavemoreintelligencethansenselesslytoputourownlivesaswellasthelivesofothersindanger.

MylargestissuewithmaledriversishowamajorityofthemdrivewithonehandonthewheelandtheotherhanddoingonlyGodknowswhat.Theseatisbackedasfaraspossible,andthey’retotallylostintoloudmusicbeyondanecessarylevel.Youdon’teverseewomendrivinglikethat.

Ifeelthattheaboveevidencemorethanprovesmypointsthatwomenarenotonlybetterdriversbutalsosaferdriversthanmen.Wewomenruletheroad.Oh,andmen,ifyouwanttocontinuecriticizing（批评）womenforbeingbaddrivers,bringiton.

24.Ifawomandriverfeelslost,shewill__________.

A.stopthecarandaskpeopleforhelp   B.takethewrongturnsatahighspeed

C.tellthemannexttohertoshutup   D.driveaimlesslyforhourswithoutstopping

25.AccordingtoParagraph4,mendrivers__________worriesthewritermost.

A.makingjokesaboutwomen                B.notpayingfullattention 

C.notstoppingfordirections     D.gettingmorespeedingtickets

26.Whatisthepassageabout?

A .Womenstopfordirections            

B .Men  makebetterdriversthan   Women            

C .Womenmakebetterdriversthanmen              

D .Womenruletheroad.       

 C

Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:

thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?

Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.

27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?

A.Yourlifestyle.           B.Yourlifevalue.  

C.Yourtroubleinlife.        D.Yourlifeexperience.

28.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?

A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.

B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.

D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.

29.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?

A.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.         

B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.

C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.   

D.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.

B.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.

C.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.

D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.

D 

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandotherfortsoflife,onebeeshappyandtheotherbeesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:

thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend（hurt）manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing（批评）andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation（模仿）.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit. 

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlife sinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostmonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact（接触）withthem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebeesmixedupintheirquarrels. 

31.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.

A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothers

B.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings 

C.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings 

D.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsay

32.Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans“_______”.

A.haveagoodtastewithsociallife   B.enjoythepleasureoflife

   C.tendtopleaseothersopenly      D.makeothersunhappy

33.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.

A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople       B.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallife

C.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappiness  D.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons

34.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.

A.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffects   

B.shownorespectandpolitenesstothem

C.preventanymunicationwiththem      

D.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

35.