新高二英语下期末考试试题11Word文件下载.docx

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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

1.Whatdoesaheadmasterusuallydotothestudentifhebehavesverybadly?

A.Callsthestudent’sparents.

B.Writestothestudent’sparents.

C.Letsthestudentstayatschoolforanhour.

D.Stopsthestudenthavingclassesforseveraldays.

2.WhatdidMrLazaresdowhenhisstudentswerenotbehavingwellinclass?

A.Triedtotalkthem.

B.Sentthemhome

C.Hadthemstayinhisoffice.

3.Whydidtheotherstudentsbehavebetter,too?

A.Theywereafraidofteachers.

B.TheywereafraidofMrLazares.

D.Theydidn’tliketohaveclasseswiththeboy’sfather.

4.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.MrLazareshadagoodwaytodisciplinestudents.

B.MrLazaresdidn’tlettheparentsleavetheschoolforoneortwodays.

C.Studentscanbehavewellifheadmastersandteachersdisciplinethem.D.Theteachercanstopthestudentshavingtheclassiftheybehaveverybadly.

B

Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasong,daydreamorthinkaboutnothing,leavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?

AresearchbyScottBarryKaufman,apsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3,000peoplearoundtheworld.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.

Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?

Sciencecanexplainit.

Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine,ahormonecloselyrelatedtoourcreativity.“Peoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamine”,explainedAliceFlaherty,afamousAmericanneuroscientist.“Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbring‘Aha!

’momenttous.”

Besidesthechemicalchanges,showeringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblem,jumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.Inthisway,accordingtoAmericanpsychologistShelleyH.Carson,authorofYourCreativeBrain,“ashoweringhourmayturnintoan‘incubation（孵化）period’foryourideas.”

Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourminds,butitneedn'

tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.Forinstance,GertrudeStein,afemaleAmericanwriterandpoet,gotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmind,whetherit’swalkneartheocean,acountrydriveorreadingabookathome.

5.Accordingtothearticle,whatchangescanshoweringcause?

A.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.B.Increasingthelevelofdopamine.

C.Decreasingthelevelofdopamine.D.Settingthecreativepartofthebrainfree.

6.Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingallday,showeringcanhelp_______.

A.onemakeanimportantbreakthrough

B.drawone’sattentiontotheoutsideworld

C.turnone’sattentioninwards

D.manychemicalchangestotakeplace

7.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_______.

A.changesinthefrequencyofanactioncancreateanewperspective

B.itisagoodideatotalkwithothersabouttheirsourcesofinspiration

C.ourlivesmightfeellongerandfullerifwefrequentlytrynewthings

D.itishelpfultotrysomethingdifferentratherthanstayfocusedonadifficulttask

8.TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto_______.

A.encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspiration

B.explainhowtolinkinspirationwithreaders’dailylives

C.pointouttoreadersthatit’shardtofindinspiration

C

WalkingdownapaththroughsomewoodsinGeorgia,Isawasmallpoolofwateraheadonthepath.Iangledmydirectiontogoarounditonthepartofthepaththatwasn'

tcoveredbywaterormud.AsIreachedthepool,Iwassuddenlyattacked!

YetIdidnothingfortheattack.Itwassounpredictableandfromsomewheretotallyunexpected.IwassurprisedaswellasunhurtthoughIhadbeenstruckfourorfivetimes.Ibackedupafootandmyattackerstoppedattackingme.HadIbeenhurtIwouldn'

thavefounditamusing.AndIwaslaughing.Afterall,Iwasbeingattackedbyabutterfly!

Havingstoppedlaughing,Itookastepforward.Myattackerrushedmeagain.Hechargedtowardsmeatfullspeed,attemptingtohurtmebutinvain.Forasecondtime,Itookastepbackwardswhilemyattackerpaused.Iwasn'

tsurewhattodo.Afterall,it’sjustnoteverydaythatoneisattackedbyabutterfly.Isteppedbacktolookthesituationover.Myattackermovedbacktolandontheground.That’swhenIdiscoveredwhymyattackerwaschargingmeonlymomentsearlier.Hehadamateandshewasdying.

Sittingclosebesideher,heopenedandclosedhiswingsasiftofanher.Icouldonlyadmiretheloveandcourageofthatbutterflyinhisconcernforhismate.Hehadtakenituponhimselftoattackmeforhismate’ssake,eventhoughshewasclearlydyingandIwassolarge.Hedidsojusttogiveherthoseextrafewpreciousmomentsoflife.ShouldIhavebeencarelessenoughtosteponher?

Hiscourageinattackingsomethingthousandsoftimeslargerandheavierthanhimselfjustforhismate’ssafetyseemedadmirable.Icouldn’tdoanythingotherthanrewardhimbywalkingonthemoredifficultsideofthepool.Hehadtrulyearnedthosemomentstobewithher,undisturbed.

Sincethen,I’veusedthatbutterfly’scourageasaninspirationandtoremindmyselfthatgoodthingsareworthfightingfor.

9.Thewriterchangedhisdirectionwhilewalkingdownapathbecausehewanted_______.

A.togetclosetoabutterflyB.toescapeasuddenattack

C.tolookoverthebadsituationD.toavoidgettinghisshoesdirty

10.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheattacker_________.

A.strucktheauthorfourorfivetimesandmadehimbadlyhurt

B.pauseduntiltheauthortookastepbackwards

C.thoughtitwastheauthorwhocausedthedeathofhismate

D.attackedtheauthorforhismate’ssafety

11.Fromthisexperiencethemanlearned_____.

A.butterfliesarebraveinsectsB.thesmallcandefeatthelarge

C.howtodealwithchallengesinhislifeD.peopleshouldtrytheirbesttofightforeverything

12.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebutterfly?

A.CourageousB.Concerned

C.AmbitiousD.Aggressive

D

WorldhealthexpertswarnedThursdaythatsmokingwaterpipes,longpopularintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaandwithagrowingfanbaseelsewhere,canbemoreharmfulthancigarettes.

“Asinglepufffromawaterpipeisnearlyequaltothevolumeofsmoketakeninfromanentirecigarette,”saidTheTobaccoAtlaslaunchedattheWorldConferenceonTobaccoORHealthinAbuDhabi.AndWorldHealthOrganizationtobaccoexpertEdouardTursanEspaignetsaid“onesessionofshisha（waterpipe）canbeequaltosmoking20to30cigarettesinonego,whichcanbeverydangerous.”

Nicotineisthemaincauseoflungcancer,anddataalsosuggestprobableassociationswithoral,esophageal,gastric,andurinarybladdercancer,aswellaschronicbronchitis,cardiovasculardisease,strokeaswellasotherillnesses.AccordingtoTheTobaccoAtlas,“waterpipesfallintoalessheavilyorun-regulatedgroupoftobaccoproducts.”inmostcountries.

13Ifyoutaketwodragsonawaterpipe,itisroughlythesameas_______cigarette（s）.

A.oneB.twoC.twentyD.thirty

14．Whichisnottheattractionsofthewaterpipe?

A.ThegoodsmellB.Theappearance

C.ThesenseofbalanceD.Theatmosphere

15.Wecantellfromthepassagethat__________.

A.Somehealthexpertsshownoattentiontothewaterpipesmoking.

B.Somewhatthewaterpipehassomegoodeffectonseriousdiseases.

C.Someproducersofwaterpipeshavetakenstepstoregulatetheirproduction.

D.Toughasthingsare,afewcountrieshavelearnedtheseverity.

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。

WaystoIncreaseYourConfidence

Therearesomewaysyoucanusetoincreaseyourself-confidence.Someofthemyou’llneedtopracticealotbeforetheystarttowork.It’slikeplayingtheguitarorsoccer.16.Butasyoudothem,youbuildadeeperconfidenceinyourself.

17

Exercisewillimproveyourconfidenceandyourwayoflookingatlife.Plus,beinghealthyandlookingbettercanalsohelpyoufeelmoreconfident.

Createsomething

Everyoneisacreative.Rediscoveringyourcreativityisagoodwaytoimproveyourconfidenceinyourself.Creatingsomethingisawonderfulbutnotalwayseasyexperience.Butwhenyou’redone,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself.18

Useyourbody.

Ifyoustarttowalkfastyou’llsoonstarttofeelnervous.Ifyoustarttowalksloweryou’llsoonstarttofeelmorerelaxed.Tofeelmoreconfident,useyourbodyinmoreconfidentway.19.LearnhowconfidentpeoplearoundyouorontheTVusetheirbodies.

A.Takeexercise

B.Takeitintothefuture

C.Thismakesyoumoreactive

D.Payattentiontoyourself,nottheotherpeoplearoundyou.

E.Sometimesyouwillalsodiscovernewpartsofyourself

G.Theymightnotworktoowellthefirstorsecondtimeyoutrythem

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分60）

完形填空（共两节40小题；

每小题1.5分，满分60分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

（一）

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