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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