新疆学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

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DiaryofaDo-it-YourselfBook

ThisbookbasedonGregHefley'sown"diary"letskidsexpressthemselvesinanexcitingway．Inthebook,kidswillbeasked:

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Theworstthingyouhaveevereaten?

Thebestsecretyouhaveeverheard?

ThisDo-It-YourselfBookisuniqueandspecialbecauseithasblankpagesforreaderstowritetheirownstoriesandkeeptheirowndiaries．

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ThisvolumeofbelovedChinesestoriescontainsadelightfulselectionfromthestoreofChineselegend.DiscovermanydelightfulanimalcharactersaswellasChangeandGuanYin.Retoldforaninternationalaudience,thestorieswithbeautifulpictureswillgivechildrenagedsixtoteninothercountriesachancetolearnaboutboththetraditionandcultureofChina.

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1．Amazon．comgivesnodiscounton.

A．DiaryofaDo-It-YourselfBookB．TheWayScienceWorks

C．ChineseChildren'sFavoriteStoriesD．TraintoSomewhere

2．ChineseChildren'sFavoriteStoriesiswrittenfor____,

A．Chinesechildrenaged6to10B．teenagersinothercountries

C．foreignchildrenaged6to10D．juniorstudentsinothercountries

3．Whosebookwouldyouliketoreadifyouareinterestedinscienceandtechnology?

A．JeffKinney's．B．RobinKerrod's．C．MingmeiYip's．D．EveBunting's．

B

Geographyonceplayedabigroleinhowwechoseourfriends,butthatischangingfast.Inthepast,itcouldbedifficulttokeepuparelationshipwithsomeonefromthenexttown,nottomentionsomeonefromadifferentstateorcountry.ThesedaystheInternethasmadeiteasierthanevertomeetfriendsonline,whetherthosefriendsliverightdownthestreetorhalfwayaroundtheworld.

Infact，thisabilitytobringtogetherdifferentpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifeisoneofthegreatadvantagesoftheInternet.Ifyouhavealwayswantedtomeetfriendsonlinefromaroundtheworld,allyouneedtodoislogonandsearch.Theprocessofmeetingnewfriendsonlinecanbeafunnewadventure,andmanypeoplehavefoundagreatnumberoffriendsfromallovertheworldusingthepoweroftheInternet.

Inmanywaystheabilitytomeetfriendsonlineisanextension（延伸）ofthepenpalsweusedtohaveaskids.Backthenwewouldwaitpatientlybythemailboxforthosepenpalletterstoarrive.Andontheothersideoftheworld,ourspecialfriendswouldanticipatethesamekindofthingtohappen.TheInternetagehastakenthatpenpalagetoawhollynewlevel,makingiteasierthanevertomeetfriends.Withjustaclickofamouseyoucanmeetfriendsonlinefromfarawaylands,sharingstoriesandexperiencesorjustspendingsometimechattingtogether.

Anumberofwebsiteshavemadeiteveneasiertomeetfriends,andthosewithaninterestinthiscandefinitelycheckthosewebsitesout.Thesespecializedwebsitesallowpeoplefromaroundtheworldtoquicklyandeasilymeetfriendsonlinewithjustaclickofamouse.

4．Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpoftheInternet,peoplenow________.

A．keepuparelationshipwithothersmoreeasily

B．candomoreadventuresthantheyusedto

C．totallyneedn’tmeetfriendsbywritingletters

D．canmakemoreclosefriendsthanever

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticipate”inthepassageprobablymean?

A．Expect.　　　B．Check.C．Accept.D．Worry.

6．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.

A．itisdifficulttofindapenpalB．penpalshavenowbeenoutofdate

C．tobeapenpal,youshouldbepatientD．meetingfriendsonlineisfasterthanusual

7．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A．writingletterstopenpalsisnolongerpopular

B．meetingfriendsonlineisconvenientandfast

C．websitesmakepeopleknoweachotherbetter

D．therearemanycountrieswhichwehaveneverheardof

C

BornonSeptember24,1896,F.ScottFitzgerald,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.

Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary,“MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.”

ThisSideofParadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenovelTheBeautifulandDamned（1922）,acollectionofshortstoriesTalesoftheJazzAge（1922）,andaplayTheVegetable（1923）.ButhisgreatestsuccesswashisnovelTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquicklybroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.

However,Fitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.

8.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?

A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8.

9.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald’slifeaccordingtothepassage?

a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.

b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.

c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.

d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.

e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.

f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.

A.f－c－e－a－b－dB.b－e－a－f－c－d

C.f－d－e－c－b－aD.b－f－c－d－e－a

10.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald.

A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhenetZeldainAlabama

B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheserved

C.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn’tbrokendown

D.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital

11.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.F.ScottFitzgerald’slife.B.F.ScottFitzgerald’snovels.

C.F.ScottFitzgerald’swife.D.F.ScottFitzgerald’scontribution.

D

Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.

Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.

Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.

ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwellbeingrelatedtoage.

12．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier________.

A．whentheycometotheiroldageB．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85

C．whentheyareintheirtwentiesD．whentheyare18yearsold

13．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay________.

A．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyB．haveapositiveattitudetowards