广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

茂名市第十七中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期末考试

高二级英语试卷

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。

A

Shakespeare’sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare’sWorld

   Welcometotheworld-famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehe grewup.Theproperty（房产）remainedintheownershipofShakespeare’sfamilyuntil1806.TheHouse haswelcomedvisitors

travelingfromallovertheworldforover250years.

OPENINGTIMES:

20Mar.to19Oct.

Mon.toSat.:

9:

00a.m.to5:

00p.m.

Sun:

9:

30a.m.to5:

00p.m.

20Oct.to19Mar

Mon.toSat:

9:

00a.m.to4:

00p.m.

Sun.:

10:

00a.m.to4:

00p.m.

   ◆EnterthroughtheVisitors’Centreandseethehighly-praisedexhibitionShakespeare’sWorld,alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare.

   ◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup.

   ◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare’speriod.

   ◆Enjoythetraditional（传统的）Englishgarden,plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet’sworks.

    ◆TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap;nearestis WindsorStreet（3minutes’Walk）

ADMISSION:

Adult:

￡4.90

Child:

￡2.20

Family:

￡12.00

（2adults+upto3children）

    ◆TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors’Centre,itsexhibition,andthegardenare accessibletowheelchairusers.

◆T

heShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）

1.Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogr

own-upsandtwochildren?

A.￡9.80.       B.￡12.00.        C.￡14.20.        D.￡16.40.

2.WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare’sBirthplace?

A.Behindtheexhibitionhall.      B.OppositetheVisitors’Centre.

C.AtWindsorStreet.             D.NeartheCoffeeHouse.

3.Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter       .

A.theHouse     B.thegarden  

C.theVisitors’Centre    D.theexhibitionhall

B

Manyoftheworld'sfamouscitiesareknownbysomespecialnames.Parisisknownasthe"CityofLight".HongKongisthe"WallStreetofAsia".OnesmallcityinPennsylvaniamaybethesweetestplaceonEarth.ThatistownofHershey,whichisknownasthe"ChocolateTown".ItisnamedafterMiltonHershey,thefounderofthelargestchocolatefactoryintheworld.

MiltonHersheybuilthisfirstcandyfactoryintheearly1900s.Atthetime,Hersheywasdevelopingatechniqueformilkchocolate.Eventuallyhesucceeded.Hersheywasalsothefirsttoproduceindividuallywrappedchocolatebars.Hisfactorygrewandproducedmoreandmoretypesofchocolate.Tothisday,Hershey'schocolatefactoryisthelargestintheworld.Hersheyusedhissuccesstogivebacktothecommunity.Hebuiltatownaroundthefactoryforhisemployees.HegavestreetsfunnameslikeChocolateAvenue.Hebuiltschools,parksandshops.Thisgenerousmangavemillionsofdollarstocharity.Hebuiltanamusementparkwithrides,trainsforchildrenandaswimmingpool.Overtheyears,thetowngrew.Peoplefromnearandfarcametovisitthisspecialtown,whosebeautyandfamecontinuetoattractlotsoftourists.EveryyearclosetothreemilliontouristsvisittheChocolateTown.

Todayvisitorstothecitycanenjoyavarietyofattractionsandactivities.TheHersheychocolatefactoryofferstours.Visitorscanlearnallaboutchocolateandhowitismade.Agiftshopsellsallkindsofchocolateandtoysmadetolooklikechocolate.Evenifyoudon'tbuyasouvenir,thereisonethingthatisimpossibletoforget:

thewonderfularomaoffreshchocolateeverywhere.Inthisspecialplaceeventhestreetlightsareshapedlikechocolate.

AnotherattractionistheHersheyHotel.Ithasanunusualmineralspringwhereguestscanenjoyavarietyofspecialtreatments.Thetreatmentsallhaveonethingincommon:

chocolate.

4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MiltonHersheyB.TheChocolateTown

C.World'sFamousCitiesD.PennsylvaniaChocolates

5.WhatwasMilton

Hersheydevelopingwhenhebuilthisfirstfactory?

A.Publicstructure.B.Anamusementpark.

C.Atechniqueformilkchocolate.D.Attractionsforthecommunit

y.

6.Theunderlinedword"aroma"inParagraph3probablymeans"_________".

A. attraction         B.fameC.type            D.smell

7.WhatcanweknowaboutMiltonHershey?

A.Hedislikedcooking.B.Hewantedtobefamous.

C.Hecaredabouthisemployees.D.Hedidn'tpayhisemployeesverywell.

C

Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterface（BCI）technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiestosendorderstomachines.

Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanne,Switzerland,showedasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson’sthoughts.

Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.

“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecel

ls.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorothercasescanpreventtheseweaksignalsfromreachingthemuscles,”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewiththeoutsideworldandalsotocontrolmachines.”

Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thiscappicksupthesignalsfromthescalp（头皮）andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandstheroboticwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.

Prof.Milan,theteam

leadersayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.

8.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?

A.Bycontrollinghismuscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.

C.Bymovinghishand.D.Byusinghismind.

9.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?

A.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

10.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto____________.

A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provethetechnologyusefultothem

C.makethemlivelongerD.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition

11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Switzerland,theBCIResearchCenter

B.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorks

C.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabled

D.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries

D

Highschoolplaysamajorroleinshapingupyourfutureandyourwholedevelopment.Extracurricular（课外的）activitiesalongwiththestudiescanbeveryhelpful.Makeyourselftakepartinvariousactivitiesandatthesametimetrytostandoutinyourstudies.Whenyoumoveouttocollegetheseeffortsthatyouputinmaycountforalot.

Highschoolisnotjustaboutbooksorclasses.Schoolsalwaysprovideopportunitiesforstudentstosocialize（社交）.Therearevariousgrouptasksdesignedwhichallowthestudentstolearntoworktogether.

Highschoolistherighttimeforyoutodiscoveryourselfandbringoutsomeofyourhiddentalents.Inyourlessons,youmayfindthatyouarebetteratEnglishthanyouwereearlierorhavegrownaninterestforMath.Highschoolalsoprovidesmanyotheropportunitiesforstudentstotakepartin.Thesehelpdevelopleadershipskillsandmanagementskillsatanearlyage,whichinturnisawayofpreparingstudentstomanageandplantheircareers（事业）better.

Balancingallactivitiesisanexperienceintimemanagement.Ifyouhavetakenupapart-timejobalongwithyourhighschoolyouwouldhavetoarrangeyourtimeforstudies,andextracurricularactivities.Suchmanagementcangoalongwayinteachingyoutomanagethingsbetterwhenyoutakeupajob.Moreover,theyhelpbuildyourcharacter.Youwouldbebetterpreparedforadditionalstressthatyoumayfeelsometimes.

Whenathighschoolyoushouldpickupyourclasseswisely.Dependinguponwhatyoulikeandyourcareerplanyoushouldchoosesuitableclasses.Doingsomethingthatyouhardlylikemaygetyouverylowgradesaswellaslosevaluabletime.Takeupinterestingandchallengingclassesthatwouldallowyoutoputinthoseextraefforts.

12.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodoathighschool?

A.Todevoteallofourtimetolearningourlessons.

B.Totrytogetfullmarksinthefinalexaminations.

C.Tolearnourlessonswellandsocializefrequently.

D.Tomakegoodfriendsasmanyaspossible.

13.Theauthorconsidershighschoolthetimeforusto______________.

A.takeupmorepart-timejobs.B.developourqualitiesthatexist

C.planourcareersbetterD.takeupmoresportsoutdoors

14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsapart-timejobathighschool?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Active.D.Doubtful..

15.Athighschoolweoughttochoosecoursesthat_______________.

A.haveagoodfutureB.weknowlittleabout

C.wearegoodatD.wetakeinterestin

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。

FacingtheEnemiesWithin

Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear.Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions.Fearcandestroyfortunes.Fearcandestroyrelationships.Fear,ifleftunchecked,candestroyourlives.Fearisoneofthemanyenemieslivinginsideus.16

Thefirstenemywefaceisindecision（优柔寡断）.Indecisionis