甘肃省武威市第十八中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省武威市第十八中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

甘肃省武威市第十八中学2020-2021学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

GreatActivitiesforNatureLovers

Hiking

Oneoftheeasiestandmostaccessiblewaystogetclosetonatureisbysettingoutonagoodoldfashionedhike.Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecialskills,justapieceofmapandathirstforadventure.Thisactivitycanbeasrelaxingasyoumakeit.

BackcountryCamping

Whylimityourselftojustadayhikewhenyoucanhaveafullweekendforalongeradventure?

Backcountrycampinginvolvespackingyourtent,sleepinggear,food,andwateronyourbacktosetupcampinaremotelocation.Ifyou’reanexperiencedhikerandcamper,thisisanexcellentwaytotestyoursurvivalskillsandexplorethewilderness.

MountainandRoadBiking

Bikingallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtravelfartherinnature,unlikelonghikesthroughthewoodsandbackcountrycamping.Mountainbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes,betweentrees,andoverrocks.Ifthissoundstoointenseoryourtiresaren'tsuitedforruggedterrain（地形）,considertakingaroadbikeonpavedtrailsthroughforestpreservesoralongcountryroads.

Gardening

Contrarytopopularbelief,youdon'thavetotravelbeyondyourownbackyardtoexperiencethebeautyofnatureeveryday.Ifyourpersonalityislessadventurousoryourmobilityrestricted,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruit,herbs，orflowers.There'ssomethingtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupasaladwithfreshingredientsyougrowyourself.Oneofthebestpartsaboutspendingtimeingardeningisthatitdoesn'thavetobreakyourbudgetandanyonecandoit.

1．Whatdohikersneedforhiking?

A．Practicalskills.B．Necessaryequipment.

C．Ausefulmap.D．Arelaxedmood.

2．What'sNOTtheadvantageofgardeningaccordingtothetext?

A.It’seasytostartitforanyonewholikesit.

B．Itdoesn'ttakeanyenergyormoneytodoit.

C．Youdon'tneedtogofartoenjoythebeautyofnature.

D．Itgivesyouasenseofsatisfactionwhencookingwithfreshingredients.

3．Whichofthefollowingcantakeyoutotravelfarthest?

A．Hiking.B．BackcountryCamping.

C．MountainandRoadBiking.D．Gardening.

B

FindingasuitablenameforababyisabigdealinChina.WhenpickingoutaChinesename,parentsusuallyselecttwoorthreecharactersthathaveacarefullythoughtoutmeaning,butwhendecidingonanEnglishname,manyofthemstruggle.That'swhereJessupandhercompany,SpecialName,comein.Inthelastfewyears,Jessuphashelpedname677,900Chinesebabies,andearnedover$400,000intheprocess,morethanenoughtopayhercollegefees.

JessupcameupwiththeideaforSpecialNamein2015,afteraccompanyingherfatheronabusinesstriptoChina.Oneofherdad'sbusinesspartners,aMrs.Wang,askedhertohelpchooseanEnglishnameforherdaughter.JessupfelthonoredandquicklyrealizedtheimportanceofchoosingapropernameinChineseculture.Thewomanwantedpeopletobesurprisedbythethingsherdaughtercouldachieve,soJessupsuggestedthename"Eliza"afterthecharacterElizaDoolittlefromtheplayPygmalion.Mrs.WangseemeddelightedwithJessup'schoice."IfMrs.Wangneededthisservice,maybeotherparentswouldaswell,"Jessupthought.

AfterreturningtoUK,Jessupborrowed￡1,500fromherparentsandpaidawebdesignertobuildawebsite.Shethenspentherfreetimefillingupadatabase（数据库）witharound4,000Englishnames,associatingthemwithfivemajorpersonalitycharacteristics,likehonestyandoptimism.

Inthebeginning,Jessupofferedtheserviceforfreetopromotethewebsite,butlater,shestartedchargingfees.Thebusinessisalmostcompletelyself-sufficient,requiringonlyasmallteaminChinathatmanagestechnicaloperations.Sheupdatesthedatabaseeachmonth,allowinghertofocusfull-timeonstudies.

4.What'sthepurposeofSpecialName?

A.TohelpChineseteensgoabroad.

B.Tostrengthenchildren'spersonalities.

C.TopickanEnglishnameforaChinesebaby.

D.TomakeadealwithChineseparents.

5.WhatinspiredJessuptosetupSpecialName?

A.Asuggestionfromabusinesspartner.

B.HerinterestinChineseculture.

C.AChinesemother'srequest.

D.Acharacterfromaplay.

6.WhatdidMrs.Wangwantherdaughtertobeinthefuture?

A.Awomanwithachievements.B.Afamousactress.

C.Asuccessfulbusinesswoman.D.Awesterncultureexpert.

7.WhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraphaboutSpecialName?

A.Itoffersfreeservice.B.It'supdatedeveryday.

C.It'soperatedcompletelybyitself.D.Itiseasytomanage.

C

Everycountryhasitsfavoritefood.Italiansliketoeatpizza.Indiansliketoeathotfood.Japaneseliketoeatfish.Oftentheydon’tcookit.

InEngland,oneofthemostpopularkindsoffoodisfishandchips.Peopleusuallybuyitinafishandchipshop.Theyputitinpaperbags,andtakeithome,ortotheirworkplace.Sometimestheyeatitintheparkorontheroad.Theworld’sfavoritefoodisAmericanfastfood.Ifyougotosomeimportantcitiesintheworld,youcanfindpeopleeatinghamburgersandchips.Fishandchips,andChinesetake-awayfoodareverypopularinEngland.ButtheyarelesspopularintheUSA.TheAmericanseattake-awayfood,too,likechicken.

Butthemostpopularkindoftake-awayfoodisthehamburger.I

tlookslikebreadwithmeatinit.Ham（火腿）isakindofpork,butthehamburgerdoesnothaveanyporkinit.ThehamburgersarealsopopularinEnglandandAustralia.

8.Italiansliketoeat_______.

A.

dumplingsB.pizzaC.hotfoodD.fish

9.Fishandchipsisverypopularin_______.

A.EnglandB.AustraliaC.theUSAD.Canada

10.Indifferentcountriespeopleeat_______food.

A.differentB.thesameC.deliciousD.same

11.Thehamburgerdoesnothaveany_______init.

A.beefB.porkC.fishD.vegetables

D

LillianHanson,acollegestudent,expectstograduateinabouttwoyears.WhatmakesMrs.Hansondifferentfromherclassmatesisherage-----73years.Shehasbeenstudyingatcollege,afewcoursesatatime,for27years.

WhenLillianHansongraduatedfromhighschool,shewenttothebanktoborrowmoneyforfurthereducation.Thebankergavehernoencouragement.Hedidn’tthinkthatacountrygirlshouldborrowmoneytogotocollege.Hethoughtsheshouldbeathomedoingworkinthehouseoraroundthefarm.SoLillianHansonwenthomeandraisedafamilyofninechildreninsteadofgoingtocollege.Mrs.Hansonneverforgotherdreamofgettingahighereducation.Whenherchildrenweregrown,shetriedagain.

Shefindsthatitisthehardestpartofgoingbacktoschoolatheragetositinclassforlongperiodsoftime.Becausesheisnotasquickassheusedtobe,Mrs.Hansonoftengetsupandwalksaroundclassestokeepfromgettingstiff（不灵活）.Atthebeginningofacourseinusingthecomputer,theotherstudentsallstooduptogiveherawarmwelcomewhensheintroducedherselfandexplainedwhyshewasthereandwhatheraimswere.

12.Mrs.Hansoncouldn’tgotocollegeimmediatelyaftershegraduatedfromhighschoolbecause_____.

A.shehadn’tgotenoughmoney

B.shewasacountrygirl

C.thebankerorderedhernottoborrowanymoney

D.thebankerthoughtsheshouldraiseafamilyofninechildren

13.ThecomputerstudentswelcomedMrs.Hansonwarmlybecause______.

A.shehadgotanexcellentresultintheexam

B.shewasgoodattellingfunnystories

C.theywantedtogetherhelpintheirstudies

D.theyweredeeplymovedbyherspirit

14.Mrs.Hansonisthesortofpersonwho________.

A.caresforstudyverymuch

B.likestoborrowmoneyfromthebank

C.nevermissesachancetotalk

D.triestosaveanymoneyforherfamily

15.InwhichorderdidMrs.Hansondothefollowingthings?

a.shebeganherstudiesatcollege.　　

b.Shefinishedhighschool.

c.Shegotmarriedandgavebirthofninechildren.　　

d.Shehadher73rdbirthday.

e.Shewenttothebanktoborrowmoney.

A.acbedB.becadC.bcedaD.edacb

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。

选项中有两处为多余选项。

Eyesightplaysaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.Everywalkingmoment,theeyesareworkingtoseetheworldaroundus.OverfortypercentofAmericansworryaboutlosingeyesight,butit'seasytoincludestepsintoourdailylifetoensurehealthyeyes.Herearefivesuggestionsforalifetimeofhealthyeyesight:

Scheduleyearlyexams.

___16___Expertsadviseparentstobringbabies6to12monthsofagetothedoctorforacarefulcheck.Thegoodnewsisthatmillionsofchildrennowcanhaveyearlyeyeexamsandfollowingtreatment,includingeyeglasses.

ProtectagainstUVrays.

Long-termstayinthesuncreatesrisktoyoureyes.Nomatterwhattheseasonis,it’sextremelyimportanttowearsunglasses.____17____Giveyoureyesabreak.

Two-thirdsofAmericansspenduptosevenhoursadayusingcomputersorotherdigitalproducts.____18____Expertsrecommendthatpeoplepracticethe20/20/20rule:

every20minutes,takea20-secondbreakandlookatsomething20feetaway.

____19____.

Aspartofahealthydiet,eatmorefruitsandvegetableseachday.VitaminsCandEhelpprotecteyesightandpromoteeyehealth.

Practicesafewearandcareofcontactlenses.（隐形眼镜）

ManyAmericansusecontactlensestoimprovetheireyesight.Whilesomefollowthemedicalguidanceforwearingcontactlenses,manyarebreakingtherulesandputtingtheireyesightatrisk.____20____

Otherwise:

youmayhaveproblemssuchasredeyes,painintheeyes,oramoreseriouscondition.

A.Eatyourgreens.

B