第六中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

第六中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

《第六中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《第六中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx（15页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

第六中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

哈六中2017-2018高二英语下学期期末试卷（附答案）

I.单项选择：

（每题1.5分，共30分）

1.Manywomentodayholdthatit’stheirhusbands’dutytosupportfamilyand___tospendmoney.

A.themB.theirC.theirsD.they

2.Everythingforthemeetingexcept15chairs___tothewarehouseclosetothemeetingroom.

A.havedeliveredB.hasdeliveredC.hasbeendeliveredD.havebeendelivered

3._____withthemedicinesshippedfromShanghai,hisunclegotfullyrecoveredthreedayslater.

A.HavingtreatedB.TreatedC.TotreatD.Treating

4.IamsorryIamlateforthemeeting,butsomethingunexpected____ontheway.

A.pulledupB.tookupC.putupD.cameup

5.Afterthesummercamp,webecamefriendsand____regularlybymeansofwebchateversince.

A.havebeenchattingB.hadchattedC.arechattingD.hadbeenchatting

6.Itwasplayingcomputergames____costtheboyplentyoftime___heoughttohavespentdoinghishomework.

A.that;thatB.which;thatC.which;thatD.that;when

7.Todaytherearemoreairplanes___morepeoplethaneverbeforeintheskies.

A.carryB.carryingC.carriedD.tobecarrying

8.Iwassoshockedespecially___Iheardthenewsthatmorethan20,000werethedeadormissingintheJapanesetsunami.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

9.Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,___usesitdifferently.

A.allofwhichB.eachofwhichC.allofthemD.eachofthem

10.–Ifhe___,hewouldnothaveswumthere.

--Luckilyhewasseenintimeandsenttohospitalimmediately.

A.waswarnedB.hadbeenwarnedC.wouldbewarnedD.wouldhavebeenwarned

11.Whattheteacherofthescienceclassdoesandsays___ofgreatimportancetothestudentsatcollege.

A.wasB.areC.isD.were

12.Itreallyseemedalongtime___thepolicecameonthesceneandclearedawaythedamagedcars.

A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.as

13.Hospitalstuffburstintocheersafterdoctorscompleteda20-houroperationtohaveone-year-oldtwins___atthehead.

A.separatedB.dividedC.removedD.combined

14.Thenewmovie___tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.

A.promisesB.agreesC.pretendsD.declines

15.Aloneinadesertedhouse,hewassobusywithhiswritingthathefelt___butlonely.

A.nothingB.anythingC.allD.everything

16.How___hehaverefusedsuchagoodchancetogoabroadforfurtherstudy?

A.needB.mustC.canD.might

17.–DidDoricegooutlastnight?

--Yes,butshe___aathome.Herlittlesisterneededhercare.

A.mayhavestayedB.musthavestayedC.couldhavestayedD.oughttohavestayed

18.Atfirst,Ididn’tlikePekingopera,butwhenIwatchedone,Iwas_____it.

A.accustomedtoB.addictedtoC.opposedtoD.allergicto

19.Followedbyaburstoflaughterandaclappingofhands,___,whowelatercalledCharlie.

A.didtheboycomeinB.theboywascomingin

C.incametheboyD.cominginwastheboy

20.–Idon’tthinkIcanpassthefinalexam,Mum.

--___.Youcanmakeitifyouworkhard.

A.Noluck.B.GoodluckC.CheerupD.Noproblem.

第二部分：

I阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

A

OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.

AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology（IIT）inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanforStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”

IIT-Mumbai,withabout5000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents,DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousesthelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.

“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:

30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullabytogotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.

21.Accordingtothetext,thestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbaiarelikelyto______

A.performwellinstudies

B.participateinsocialactivities

C.knowtheirclassmatesbetter

D.feellonelyandevensuicidal

22.Theunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___”.

A.unpopularB.meaningfulC.abnormalD.exciting

23.WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?

A.Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m..

B.StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.

C.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.

D.Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.

24.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat____.

A.allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder

B.somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder

C.thereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince

D.morestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet

B

Whatwillpoweryourhouseinthefuture?

Nuclear,wind,orsolarpower?

AccordingtoscientistsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）intheUS,itmightbeleaves---butartificial（人造的）ones.

Naturalleavesareabletochangesunlightandwaterintoenergy.Itisknownasphotosynthesis.Nowresearchershavefoundawaytoimitatethisseeminglysimpleprocess.

TheartificialleafdevelopedbyDanielNoceraandhiscolleaguesatMITcanbeseenasaspecialsiliconchipwithcatalysts.Similartonaturalleaves,itcansplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygenwhenputintoabucketofwater.Thehydrogenandoxygengasesarethenstoredinafuelcell,whichusesthosetwomaterialstoproduceelectricity,locatedeitherontopofahouseorbesidethehouse.

Thoughtheleafisonlyabouttheshapeofapokercard,scientistsclaimedthatitispromisingtobeaninexpensivesourceofelectricityindevelopingcountries.“OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricanotlongfromnowpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology,”saidNoceraataconferenceoftheAmericanChemicalSociety.

Theartificialleafisnotanewidea.Thefirstartificialleafwasinventedin1997butwastooexpensiveandunstableforpracticaluse.Thenewleaf,bycontrast,ismadeofcheapmaterials,easytouseandhighlystable.Inlaboratorystudies,Nocerashowedthatanartificialleafprototypecouldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.

ThewonderfulimprovementscomefromNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralpowerful,newandinexpensivecatalysts.Thesecatalystsmaketheenergytransformationinsidetheleafmoreefficientwithwaterandsunlight.Rightnow,thenewleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalone.Besides,thedevicecanruninwhateverwaterisavailable;thatis,itdoesn’tneedpurewater.Thisisimportantforsomecountriesthatdon’thaveaccesstopurewater.

Withthegoalto“makeeachhomeitsownpowerstation”and“giveenergytothepoor”,scientistsbelievethatthenewtechnologycouldbewidelyusedindevelopingcountries,speciallyinIndiaandruralChina.

25.Whichofthefollowingorderscorrectlyshowshowtheartificialleafisusedtoproduceelectricity?

A.artificialleavessplitwaterintohydrogenandoxygen

B.thehydrogenandoxygengasesarestoredinafuelcell

C.theartificialleavesareputinwater

D.thefuelcelluseshydrogenandoxygentoproduceelectricity

A.c,a,b,dB.c,b,a,dC.b,c,a,dD.c,a,d,b

26.ThepurposeofthescientistsatMITindevelopingthenewartificialleafisto____

A.buildupmorepowerstationsintheworld

B.providecheaperenergyfordevelopingcountries

C.offerpeopleindevelopingcountriesaccesstopurewater

D.gainadeeperunderstandingofthephotosynthesisprocess

27.Themainideaofthispassageis______

A.anintroductiontothehistoryofartificialleaves

B.amixtureofwaterpowerandsolarenergy

C.givingenergytothepoor

D.aninventioncopyingphotosynthesis

C

InDecember,2010,manyAmericannewspaperspublishalistofthebestbooksoftheyear.FreedombyJonathanFranzenisoneofthemostrepeatedlypraisedbooksonthisyear’slistoffavorites.IttellsabouttheupsanddownsoftheBerglundfamilyovermanyyears.Mr.FranzenfillsthebookwithsharpobservationsaboutAmericanpolitics,cultureandsociety.

JenniferEgan’sbookAVisitfromtheGoonSquadtakesplacein13chaptersover40years.Thestorymovesbackandforthintime,fromdifferentviewpoints.OnemaincharacterisformerrockmusicianBennieSalazarwhoworksforarecordcompany.TheothermaincharacterisatroubledyoungwomannamedSashawhoworksforBennie.Thereaderlearnsabouttheirpastsandthoseoftheirfriends.

ThemaincharacterinTheImperfectionistsbyTomRachmanisafailingEnglishLanguagenewspaperpublishedin