学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题15doc.docx

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学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题15doc

2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（15）

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一、 阅读理解（30分）

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TurningontheTV,awonderfulscenecomestoyoureyes—agroupofmen,tall,strongandhandsome,andwomen,young,beautifulandattractive,too.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurants,travelingeverywherearoundtheworldbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.

Doyouenvythem?

Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?

Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?

Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffincommercials.Butthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislike.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.However,mostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveon,andforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragentsclaimabout20%oftheearnings,andnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besides,theyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.

Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworld,andnotwithoutagoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherwork,demandandreceivehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodels,thesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligence,qualificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyones,thelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforwork,tryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercecompetitionand,sometimes,notparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.

Immigrationofficialsatairportlook suspiciously atagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationas“Model”,andthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworld.Itcomesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoput“Secretary”or“Businessman”astheirjobsintheirpassports.

Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.

1.Formodels,theirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare             ,comparedwiththeirintelligenceandqualifications.

A.moreimportant

B.lessneeded

C.lessessential

D.morelookeddownupon

2.Whichofthefollowingcanleadyoutobelieveaccordingtothepassage?

A.Amodel’stravelingexpensesareusuallypaidbyhisemployer.

B.Tobeamodel,goodlooksarethemostimportantqualification.

C.Mostmodelshaveafairlyeasywayoflifewithhighpay.

D.Amodelcanhardlybesuccessfulwithoutagoodagent.

3.Modelsoftenput“Secretary”or“Businessman”insteadof“Model”intheirpassportsbecause             .

A.theywanttoavoidbeingstoppedtosigntheirnamesbyfans

B.apersonwiththeoccupationofamodeliseasilyattackedbyblacksocieties

C.modelsaresometimeslookeddownupon

D.secretariesandbusinessmenarefreeofcustomduty

4.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmodeling?

A.Itisaworthwhilelifeforayoungladyorayoungman.

B.Heisinfavourofyoungpeopletotrymodeling.

C.Beforebeingcrazyaboutamodeljob,youngpeopleshouldbeawareofthedifficulties.

D.Itisafieldinwhicheveryonehasagreatchancetosucceed.

5.Theunderlinedword“suspiciously”canmostprobablybereplacedby             .

A.doubtfully

B.excitedly

C.proudly

D.sadly

B

Itwasalreadydarkwhenanoldmancametoasmalltown.Hefoundaninnandwantedtostaythereforthenight.Afterhehadgonetohisroom,theownersaidtohiswife,“Lookathisbag,dear.I’msuretherearelotsofvaluablethingsinit.Iwanttostealitwhenheisasleep.”

“No,no,”saidthewoman.“Hemustlookforhisbagtomorrowmorning.Thenhe’lltakeyoubeforethejudge.”Theythoughtandatlastthewomanhadanidea.“Wehaveforgetfulgrass,”saidthewoman,“Whynotputsomeintohisfood?

Ifhehasthefood,hewillforgettotakehisbagaway.”“Howcleveryouare!

”saidtheowner,“Don’tforgetitwhenyoupreparesupperforhim.”

Theoldmanhadthefoodwiththeforgetfulgrassandwenttobed.Thenextmorning,whentheownergotup,hefoundthedoorwasopenandtheoldmanhadleftwithhisbag.Hewokehiswifeupandsaidangrily,“Whatafool!

Yourforgetfulgrassisn’tusefulatall.”

“No,no,”saidthewoman.“Idon’tthinkso.Hemustforgetsomething.”

“Oh,I’veremembered!

”Theownercriedoutsuddenly,“Heforgot…”

6.Theoldmancametotheinn_______.

A.inthemorning

B.intheafternoon

C.intheevening

D.atnight

7.Theownerandhiswifewantedto_______.

A.gettheman’sbag

B.stealtheman’smoney

C.makethemanpaythemmore

D.hidetheman’sbag

8.Theownerandhiswifeputtheforgetfulgrassintothefoodbecause_______.

A.theoldmanalwaysforgotsomething

B.theywantedtomakethefoodbetter

C.theyhopedtheoldmanwouldleavethebagintheinn

D.theywantedtoknowifthegrasswasuseful

9.Accordingtothepassagetheoldmanforgot_______.

A.totakehisbagaway

B.totelltheownerwhenheleft

C.toclosethedoorwhenhewenttosleep

D.topaythemtheinnmoney

C

ChooseYourOne-DayTours!

 TourA—Bath&Stonehenge includingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.

   Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

  TourB—Oxford&Stratford includingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’shouse—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.

  Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe”cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）”fromStMary’sChurchTower. Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

  TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.

  IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

  TourD—Cambridge includingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.

  IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

10.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA.

B.TourB.

C.TourC.

D.TourD.

11.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.

B.Oxford&Stratford.

C.Bath&Stonehenge.

D.Cambridge.

12.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies

B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain

D.Itisaworld-famouscastle

D

Onedayaladysawamouserunningacrossherkitchenfloor.Shewasveryafraidofmouse,sosheranoutofthehouse,gotintoabusandwenttotheshops.Theresheboughtamousetrap.Theshopkeepersaidtoher,“Putsomecheeseinitandyouwillsooncatchthatmouse.”

    Theladywenthomewithhermousetrap,butwhenshelookedinhercupboard,shecouldnotfindanycheeseinit.Shedidnotwanttogobacktotheshop,becauseitwasverylate,soshecutapictureofsomecheeseoutofamagazineandputthatinthetrap.Surprisingly,thepictureofthecheesewasquitesuccessful!

Whentheladycamedowntothekitchenthenextmorningshefoundapictureofamouseinthetrapbesidethepictureofthecheese

13.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthestory?

A.Aclevermouse

B.Asuccessfulway

C.Afinematch

D.Acleverlady

14.Theladyboughtamousetrapto_________.

A.putsomecheeseinit

B.catchthemouse

C.getthemouseout

D.getapictureofthemouse

15.Itisprobablytruethat_________.

A.amouseputapictureofitselfbesidethatofthecheese

B.amousewascheatedbythelady

C.theshopsclosedearly

D.someoneelseplayedajokeonthelady

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二、 七选五（10分）

                                   HowtoAchieveaSchoolGoal

   Everypersonwantstoachievethegoalssetatthebeginningofanewschoolyear.

   •16.Whenitcomestochoosingyourgoal,ensurethatitstatesexactlywhatitisthatyouwanttoachieve.Ifyourgoalseemstoobig,divideitintosimpler,easierobjectives.

   •Writedownyourgoal.Youcanwriteitinajournalorwriteitonastickynote.Writingkeepsyourmemoryfreshandhelpsyouclearuptheclutter（杂乱）inyourbrain.Trytokeepajournaloradiary.

   •Breakyourgoaldown.Bychoppingyourgoalupintomanageablesections,itallowsyoutomentallymakeyourwaythroughthegoaluntiltheendofayear.17Thereforeyou’refarlesslikelytogiveupordodge（逃避）yourgoalbytakingshortcutsorrefusingtodoanything.

   •18Turnoffalldistractions（使人分心的事物）likeTV,theInternet,yourphoneandeveryothergadgetyouhaveathome.Keepemails,phonecalls,texts,etc.toaminimum.

   •Makeithappen.19Thinkingisausefulstartbutthinkingdoesn’tdotheheavyworkandthinkingcertainlywon'tmovemountains.Goouteverymorningknowingwhatyouneedtodoandthendoit!

   •Staypositive.Keepsayingtha