1718学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案.docx

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1718学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题附答案

2017-2018高二英语上期末试题

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100分钟满分：

120分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）

A

Igrewupinafamilythatatedinnertogethereveryevening.Althoughmyparentsenjoyedwine,theyrarelydrankduringtheweekandalwaysinmoderation（节制）.Asformyself,Iwasn'tinterestedinalcoholicdrinksandneitherweremyhighschoolfriends.

SowhenIarrivedoncampusformyfirstyearofuniversitylife,Iwasabitshocked.Manydifferenteventshadbeenorganizedforthefreshmen,buttheyallhadonethingincommon—alcohol,andplentyofit.Notwantingtobeleftout,Ijoinedafewoftheevents.ButIalwaysreturnedhomeearly,feelingdisappointed.Yourpersonality,interestsandexperiencesdidn'tmatteratall,onlyhowmanyalcoholicdrinksyoucouldabsorbbeforepassingout（喝醉）.Itseemedshallowtome.Iwantedtogettoknowmynewcoursemates,nothowfasttheycoulddownapintofbeer.

Gradually,however,Irealizedthatrealfriendsdon'tjudgeyoubyhowmuchyoucandrinkandtherewereotherwaysofmakingfriends.Ijoinedaphotographysociety,tookafirstaidcourse,andeveryweekendIwentcyclingwithacoursemate.Ifoundthatbyengagingintheseactivitiesandsharingthefunoflearningnewskillstogetherinagroup,Iformedmuchstrongerbondswithmynewfriendsthaneventhestrongestalcoholicdrinkscouldencourage.

AnothervaluablelessonIlearnedisthatit'sperfectlyokaytosay“No”ifyoudon'twanttodrink.However,inmanyWesternsocieties,especiallytheUK,bingedrinking（狂喝）hasbecomethenorm.Manypeoplewhodrinkdon'tnecessarilywantto,buttheygiveintothepeerpressure（同伴压力）—they'reafraidtosay“No”．

1．Whatshockedtheauthorwhenheentereduniversity?

A．Thestrangecampus.

B．Thepopularityofalcohol.

C．Thedrunkencoursemates.

D．Thelimitedactivities.

2．Whydidtheauthorreturnhomeearlyfromtheeventsatfirst?

A．Hewasn'tgoodatdrinking.

B．Hehadnofamiliarcoursemates.

C．Hehatedthewaypeoplegotalong.

D．Hewasleftoutbytheorganizers.

3．Howdidtheauthorfinallymakerealfriendsatuniversity?

A．Bysaying“No”toalcoholicdrinks.

B．Bystayingawayfromgroupactivities.

C．Bygivingintothepeerpressure.

D．Byjoiningpeoplewithcommoninterests.

B

Myteacher,Mr.AugustJ．Bachmann,wasthemostinfluentialteacherIeverhad.

Ihadgottenintotroubleinhisclass:

Anotherstudenthadpushedmeforfun,andIbecameangryandbegantohithim.Mr.Bachmannstoppedthefight,butinsteadofsendingmetotheoffice,hesatmedownandaskedasimplequestion，“Penna,whyareyouwastingyourlife?

Whyaren'tyougoingtocollege？

”

Ididn'tknowanythingaboutcollegesorscholarships.Noonehadeverconsideredthatafatherlessboyfromthepoorestneighborhoodhadafuture.Thatday,insteadofrushingoffforlunch,hestayedandexplainedpossibleeducationoptionstome.Attheendofourtalk,hesentmetoseeasecretarywhohadachildatastatecollege.Thiswasin1962atEmersonHighSchoolinUnionCity,NewJersey.

Well,53yearshavepassed,andwhathaveIdonewiththeknowledgehegaveme?

IgainedaPhDfromFordhamUniversitywhenIwasonly29.ItaughtEnglishandsocialstudiesandthenmovedupthechainofcommandfromteachertoprincipal（校长）．

I'vesatontheboardforMagnetSchoolsofAmericaandrepresentedthatorganizationattheUnitedNations.I'vewonanumberofgreateducationalawards.ButwherewouldIbeifatrulycaringteacherhadnottakenthetimeoutofhislunchperiodtospeaktome?

Itwaswithoutquestiononlyhisconfidenceinmethathelpedmeforward.

Ihaverepaidhiskindnesshundredsoftimesbyencouragingmisguidedyoungsterstoaimhigher.IfIhavesavedanychildren,itisbecauseofhim.IfIhavebeenasuccessfuleducator,itisbecauseIhadagreatrolemodelinMr.Bachmann.

4.Thewriter________beforeMr.Bachmanntalkedtohim.

A．wasanactiveboy

B．likedmakingtroublesinclass

C．wasanaimlessboy

D．wouldgetpunishedbyhisteachers

5．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Bachmann?

A．Fair.B．Confident.

C．Inspiring.D．Humorous.

6．HowdidMr.Bachmanninfluencethewriter?

A．Hesetthewriterontherightpath.

B．Hetriedtosetagoodexampletothewriter.

C．Hewasstrictwiththewriter.

D．Hehelpedthewriterwithhisstudy.

7．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisachievement?

A．Heisveryproudofhimself.

B．Hefeelshiseffortgetspaidoffatlast.

C．HeoweshisachievementtoMr.Bachmann.

D．Hethinksitanhonortobeasuccessfuleducator.

C

Ihaveaneighborwecall“Happy”.Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayaharsh（苛刻）wordtoanyoneoraboutanyone.

HappyandherhusbandBen,70,haveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen’sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.Astherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarket,Happycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyard.

Lastmonth,HappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforan“all-dayfoodfest”.Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn’tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplace.

By9:

00am,therewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoes,beans,okra,andsquash.By10:

00am,therewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo’clock,everyonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinner,weplayedgames.Aswewereleaving,HappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebounty（收成）oftheday,alreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!

Well,thepointwasn’tsomuchaboutthefood.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother’scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadbeenforHappyandBen’sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!

8.WecaninferthatHappyandherhusbandBen_______.

A.don’tlikespendingtimewithothers

B.sometimesquarrelwitheachother

C.liveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgarden

D.areagenerousandwarm-heartedcouple

9.Accordingtoparagraph2,peoplewishtheyalsohadagardensothat_______.

A.theydidn’thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfood

B.theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarket

C.theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinit

D.theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinit

10.ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?

A.Toaskthemtoattendabirthdayparty

B.Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.

C.Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.

D.Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.

11.Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?

A.ItwastoolongB.Itwaswonderful.

C.Itwasnotasgoodashethought.D.Itwastooterrible.

DHowtoBecomeCleverer

Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomecleverer,becausehismotheralwayscalledhim“foolishboy”.

“That’seasy,”answeredthefisherman.“Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.”

“Really?

”

“Ofcourse.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatone,you’llbecomeclevererindeed.Payonlythreepoundsforonefishhead.”Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.

Arawfishheadisnotgood—notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupintwogulps.

“Doyoufeelanything?

”askedthefisherman.

“Notinmyhead,”saidtheboy.

Theboylayonthegroundandthought.“Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.Ihadpaidhimthreepoundsforthefishhead.Whycouldn’tIhavethewholefishforsoup,aheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?

”Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.“Youthief!

Youarefoolingme!

”Thefishermanlaughed,saying,“Thefishheadworksnow,yousee.”

12.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulps,becausehe__________.

A.enjoyitB.wantedtotasteit

C.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy

13.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto__________.

A.buyafishheadB.askthefishermanaquestion

C.buyawholefishD.AandC

14.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad__________.

A.awholefishB.afishheadandonepoundback

C.awholefishandonepoundback

D.awholefish,afishheadandonepoundback

15.__________helpedtheboybecomecleverer.

A.AgoodmealB.Therawfishhead

C.NothingD.Whathadhappened

第二节七选五（共５小题；每小题２分，满分１０分）

Whatisabigdream?

（16）Or,isabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?

Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkillthembeforetheyeverhaveachancetogrow.

TheSelf

Immediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcannothappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego（自我）.It’sthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.（17）Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.That’swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemaketheirdreamcometrue.

（18）

Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywanttoprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon’tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.

TheWorld

Ifonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacetheworld.（19）Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat.

Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchi