山西师大实验中学中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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山西师大实验中学中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
山西师大实验中学中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期
期末考试题
阅读理解第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
A
SummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodation(住宿)attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.
SummerSurfCampDates:
●SurfCamp—Session1May27th—30thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session2June2nd—6thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session3June9th—13thTeenWeek(Ages12-17)
●SurfCamp—Session4June16th—20thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session5June23rd—27thAdultsOnly(18andover)
●SurfCamp—Session6June30th—July3rdFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session7July7th—11thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session8July14th—18thWomenCamp(18andover)
●SurfCamp—Session9July21st—25thFamilySurfWeek(AllAges)
●SurfCamp—Session10July28th—August1stAdultsOnly(18andover)
★A20%discount(折扣)willbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.
★Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.
SummerSurfCampDetails:
●Usecoupon(优惠券)code:
“CAMP5”atcheckouttogetthe5%discount
★DailyRate:
$125.00/person
★SurfCampRuns:
9:
30am—2:
30pm
●Pleasenote:
Wedon’tsupervise(监督)thecampersafter2:
45pm
ContactUs:
888-672-4887info@
1.SummerSurfCampSession5andSession8aresuitablefor________.
A.Mr.Johnsonandhiswife.B.Acouplewithoutchildren.
C.Mr.Blackandhis19-year-oldson.D.Mrs.Blackandher21-year-olddaughter.
2.TheSmithswhojoinintheSurfCampwiththeir11-year-oldsonareadvisedtogoon________.
A.June10th.B.June23rd.C.July22nd.D.July29th.
3.HowmuchshouldMr.andMrs.BrownpayiftheyjoinintheSurfCampwitha“CAMP5”couponfromJune30thtoJuly3rd?
A.$600.B.$760.C.800.D.950.
B
EdinburghisthecapitalcityofScotland,andhaslongbeenafavoritedestinationoftouristsfromallovertheworld,aswellasanimportantculturalandpoliticalcenter.
Withitsmuseums,shops,wonderfulhistoriccastle,andmanypubsandrestaurants,therearemanythingsforvisitorstoenjoyallyearround.Andofcourse,asitisinScotland,thereareawiderangeofwhiskiestotry!
However,thereismoretoEdinburghthanhistoricmonumentsandtourism.Eachyear,theEdinburghFestivaltakesplaceinthecity.Inlatesummer,forthreeweeks,thefestivalpresentsclassicalmusic,theater,operaanddanceatsixmajortheatersandconcerthalls—andseveralsmallerones—throughoutthecity.Whateveryourculturaltastes,youaresuretofindsomethingtoenjoy.
LocaltalentisalwaysrepresentedattheEdinburghFestivalgivingScottishcomposersandplaywrightstheopportunitytoshowcasetheirworkandgainrecognitionfromawideraudience.
Inaddition,orchestras(管弦乐队)andtheatercompaniescomefromallovertheworldtoperformattheprestigious(有名望的)festival.LastyearsawthearrivaloforchestrasfromtheUnitedStatesandGermany.
ThefestivalhasnowbecomeanimportantpartofScotland’seconomyaswellasitsculture.Lastyear’sfestivalgeneratedover£130millionexpenditureinEdinburghalone,andacrossScotlandnearly2,900jobsexistasadirectresultofthefestival.
Thefestivalissopopularthatithasbecome,insomeways,avictimofitsownsuccess.Thehugeinterestinperformingthereledtothesettingupofarival(竞争的)festival,theEdinburghFringeFestival.Fortunately,demandforliveentertainmentduringthesummerissogreatthatbothfestivalscontinuetothrive(兴旺).
TheFringetendstofeaturemostlycomedyandexperimentalworks.Yetitcanleadtogreatthings----manyfamousandsuccessfulcomediansandartists,suchasRowanAtkinson,betterknownasTV’sMr.Bean,startedtheircareersinsmallvenuesattheFringe.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThefestivaliseconomicallyimportantforScotland.
B.ManypeopleinScotlandrelyonthefestivalfortheirjobs.
C.Localperformerschallengebandsfromallovertheworld.
D.Oneissuretofindsomethingtoenjoyduringthefestival.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“avictimofitsownsuccess”mostprobablymean?
A.Aprestigiousbandforitssuccessfulperformance.
B.Anunsuccessfulperformancewithoutgoodpreparation.
C.AnorchestrafromanothercountryperforminginEdinburgh.
D.Afestivalthatcausestroubleforitselfbecauseofgreatsuccess.
6.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat________.
A.theEdinburghFestivalattractsaudienceacrosstheworld
B.bothfestivalswingoodrecognitionfromawideaudience
C.theFringewassetupinthehopeofacceptingthechallenge
D.manycomediansandartiststookoffovernightattheFringe
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.Edinburgh------ACityofCultureB.Edinburgh------ATouristAttraction
C.Edinburgh------APoliticalCenterD.Edinburgh------APlacetoTryWhiskies
C
Whathistoricalsiteimpressesyoumost?
I’vealwaysbeenfascinatedbythepyramidsinEgypt.AfewyearsagoIbravedalongqueueandclimbedthroughanarrowpassagetoreachthemainchamberdeepinsideoneofthem.Likemillionsofothertourists,Imarveled(赞叹)atstone-walledroomsfullofthemagicofthisancientcivilization.
Butpopularitymightbethedestructionofsucharchaeologicaltreasures.TakeTutankhamun’stombintheValleyoftheKingsforexample.Itlayuntouchedformorethan3,000yearsuntiltheBritisharchaeologistHowardCarteruncovereditin1922.Nowmorethan1,000peopleadaywalkthroughit.
Butasmoreandmorepeoplevisit,thetemperatureandhumidityinsidethetombchange.Asaresult,thebeautifullydecoratedplasteriscomingawayfromtherock.
Inordertopreserveitsheritage,areplica(复制品)ofthemonumentisbeingopenedabout1kilometerawayfromtheactualburialsite.SpecialistshaverecordedeverydetailofTutankhamun’stombandusedthedatatorecreateit.
AdamLowefromtheorganizationbehindtheprojectsaysthecopyisidenticaltotheoriginal.Hebelievesvisitorswillwanttobecomepartoftheforcethatprotectsitratherthanaforcethatisleadingtoitsdestruction.Sotheywon’tmindseeingareplica.
ButforhistorianTomHolland,acopyisstillacopy.Hebelievesthatalthoughpreservationisimportant,thereissomethinguniqueaboutplaceslikeTutankhamun’stomb.Hesaysitwasbuiltbypeoplewhobelievedintheworldofthespirits,thedeadandthesupernatural.Youdon’thavetobelieveinagodorgodstofeelaplaceisconsecrated(使圣化)andhasaparticularqualitythatcan’tbereproduced.
Whataboutyou?
Wouldyouvisitareplicaofamonumentratherthantheoriginaltohelppreserveit?
8.WhatmayaccountforthedestructionofsomearchaeologicaltreasureslikeTutankhamun’stomb?
A.Climatechange.B.Copies.C.Popularity.D.Thieves.
9.WhatmeasureshavebeentakentopreservetheheritageofTutankhamun’stomb?
A.Decoratingthemonumentagain.B.Buildingareplicaofthemonument.
C.Limitingthenumberofvisitors.D.Movingthetombawayfromtheactualsite.
10.Theunderlinedword“identical”isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.superiorB.sensitiveC.exposedD.similar
第二节(共5小题:
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Afteryoufinishyourhomework.”Youhaveprobablyheardyourmomordadsaythesewords.__11__There’sagoodreasonwhyadultsmakeabigdealoutofhomework.Homeworkhelpsyoulearn.Andgettingagoodeducationcanhelpyoubuildthekindoffuturelifethatyouwant.Sohomeworkisimportant,buthowcanyougetitdone?
First,youneedaproperplacetostudy.Itshouldnotbeamess.Writingontopofpotatochipcrumbs(渣)whiletalkingonthephoneisnotgoingtohelpyoufinishyourhistorylesson.__12___You’llconcentratebetter,whichusuallymeansyou’llfinishyourworkmorequicklyandit’smorelikelytobecorrect.
Setasideenoughtimetofinishyourworkwithoutrushing.___13___Reallylearningsomethingtakestime.
___14__Ifyou’reoneofthem,goodforyou!
Whynotuseyourtalenttohelpafriendwho’shavingadifficulttime?
Youmightoffertostudytogether.Goingoverlessonstogethercanactuallyhelpbothofyou.
Sometimesevenaftertryingallthesetips,akidstillishavingtroublewithhomework.Itcanbetoughifthishappenstoyou.__15__Youmighthavetostudyfor2hoursinsteadof1,oryoumighthavetopracticemultiplicationtables(乘法表)10timesinsteadof5toreallyrememberthem.It’simportanttoputinasmuchtimeasyouneedtounderstandthelessons.Andwhenitisdone,makesureyoufindtimetodosomethingfun!
A.Butrememberthateveryonelearnsatadifferentpace.
B.Youcan’tjustpackyoursciencetasksintotheadvertisingbreaksduringyourfavoriteTVshow.
C.Despitealltheusefulsuggestions,achildmaystillhavedifficultyinhishomework.
D.Itmightseemthatallthegoodthingshavetowaituntilyou’vefinishedyourhomework.
E.Somestudentshardlyeverneedhomeworkhelp.
F.TurnofftheTVandotherdistractions.
G.Arguewithsomeoneaboutsomething.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
RecentlyIwasinvitedtoafriend’shouseforsupper—andhadamealIhaveneverhadbefore.
Allthefriendsinvitedwerealittle16.It’snotthatBenisunsociable,orabadcook,butit’sjustthathenever17morethanhehasto.Sohowcomehewasinvitingusroundforameal?
Hadheboughtsomething18forhisfriends?
Hegreetedusatthedoorandshowedusi