甘肃省庆阳市庆城县高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省庆阳市庆城县高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2016-2017年度高二级英语期末考试试题

第Ⅰ卷　（选择题　共100分）

Ⅰ。

阅读理解（共两节；满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

A

Inthefallof1985，Iwasabright。

eyedgirlgoingtoHowardUniversity，aimingatalawcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty。

oneyearslaterIamstillabright。

eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferentstorytotell。

Mygrandma，anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal。

ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetoleavecollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream：

buildingmyfamilywithamixofadopted（收养）andbiologicalchildren。

In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Toputeyesonhimwaswonderful—andveryemotional。

AyearlatercameoursecondadoptedboythenfollowedsonNo。

3in2003，Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame，raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo。

Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull.time。

ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway。

Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachterm.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingsorryaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys。

Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtogiveup,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina。

Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！

Iamnotspecial，justsingleminded。

Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyouarelookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyouareinthemiddleofit，itjustseemsnormal。

Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It'saprocess（过程）.Remember：

littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

1．WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe________。

A．ajudgeB。

ateacherC．awriterD.adoctor

2．Whydidtheauthorgiveupschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A．Shewantedtostudybyherself。

B．Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C．Shesufferedfromaseriousillness。

D．Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

3．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5？

A．Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife。

B．Sheignoredhersorryfeelingforhersons。

C．Shewantedtoremainafulltimehousewife。

D．Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

4．Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph？

A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess。

B．Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C．Everycoinhastwosides。

D．Wellbegun,halfdone.

B

IhadalotofteachersthatIloved.However,theteacherthatIremembermostwasMrsGreenfromMarianna,Florida.Shewasmy5thgradeteacher。

SinceIwasanewstudent,notonlyinherclass，butattheschool，shemademytimetheremuchmorepleasant。

Iimmediatelybegantolikeher。

ShewasreallyfunnyandIknewthatshelikedme。

Shemadelearningfun.IrememberonedayforChristmasholidays,shetaughtushowtomakeornaments（装饰物）fromeggs。

MyparentsstillhavesomeoftheornamentsImade。

Shemademeleaderformanygroupprojectsandthatmademefeelspecial。

Ithinkthatwouldmakeanychildfeelspecial,especiallywhenachildisinanewplacewithnofriends。

Shemademewanttobelikethat.Nottopicka“favourite”student，buttomakeeverystudentfeelthattheyarespecial。

Thatyear,IreceivedthePresidentialAcademicAward（美国总统学术奖）.Iwasreallyproudandsoweremyparents.

Lookingbackatit，IthinkthereasonwhyIdidsowellwasthatIfeltimportant.Studentsdobetterwhentheyfeelliketheyareimportantorloved.MrsGreenalwaysgetstoknowherstudentsandformspersonalrelationshipswiththem,whichIwilltrytodosomeday。

IjusthopethattherewillbeastudentwhofindsmetobetheirfavouriteteacherasIfoundhertobemine。

5。

Theauthor’slifeinthenewschoolwasvery________。

A．hardB.happyC．commonD。

boring

6．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph？

A．TheauthorwasMrsGreen'sfavouritestudent。

B．Theauthorwastheprideofherparents.

C．TheauthorwasoncereceivedbythePresident.

D．TheauthoralwaysfeltlonelyinMrsGreen'sclass。

7．Whatwilltheauthorprobablydointhefuture？

A．Becomeateacher。

B。

Becomeanartist.

C．Becomealeader。

D。

BecomethePresident。

8．HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutMrsGreen'shelp？

A．Sorry。

B．Afraid.

C．Hopeful。

D．Thankful.

C

In2016，alargenumberofnewInternetsitesbecamepopulararoundtheworld。

Someoftheseareforcommunication，othersforentertainment（娱乐）．

Theblogisoneformofcommunicationthatincreasedinpopularity。

Throughthesepersonalwebsites（网址）,peoplecansharetheirlives，ideasandopinionsontheInternet。

Peopleofallageshavetheirownblogs。

Foryoungpeople，theyareawaytoshowtheirwritingandotherformsofself.expression.Blogsalsoconnectpeoplewithotherpeoplewhohavethesameinterests.Forexample，teachersuseblogstoshareideaswithotherteachers,aswellasexperienceandconcernsabouttheirwork.

YouTubeisanotherInternetsitethatbecamemorepopular.Thiswebsiteletsanyonecreate，shareandwatchshortvideos.Theseincludevideosofpeoplesingingordancing,oranimalsdoingfunnythings。

ThreeyoungmencreatedYouTubein2005asapersonalvideosharingservice。

In2006theysoldittoGoogleformorethanoneandahalfbilliondollars。

GamesandentertainmentalsobecamealargerpartoftheInternet.OneInternetsocialsiteiscalledSecondLife。

Itisanonlineworldinwhichcomputeruserscreateanewselfandliveadifferentlife.Theygetmarried，buildhomes,operatebusinesses，buyandsellgoods，work，playandattendschool。

PeoplealsotakepartinfantasysportsleagueswiththehelpoftheInternet.Afantasysportisagameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsasthe

ownerofateam。

Eachownercreatesateamofreal。

lifeprofessionalplayerstocompeteagainstotherteamsintheleague.MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanadultsplayfantasysports.Theindustryearnsmorethanonebilliondollarseachyearfrompublications，membershipsandothercosts。

9．Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．themostpopularInternettechnologyin2006

B．somenewwaysforpeopletocommunicateorhavefunontheInternet

C．oneonlinegamecalledSecondLife

D．thehighpriceofplayingonline

10．WhoistheownerofYouTubenow?

A．Threeyoungmen。

B．Google。

C．Computerusers.D．Yahoo。

11．Whomdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto？

A．Thepeoplewhoareinterestedinblogs.

B．ThepeoplewhoplaygamesonYouTube。

C．ThepeoplewhoplaySecondLife。

D．ThepeoplewhoarecreatedinSecondLife.

12．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A．Teacherscanshareideas，experienceandconcernsabouttheirworkwithotherteachersonanywebsite.

B．MorethanfifteenmillionAmericanteenagersplayfantasysports。

C．SecondLifehelpspeoplegetmarried，buyandsellgoods,work,playandattendschoolinreallife。

D．Fantasysports,agameinwhicheachmemberofagroupactsastheownerofateam,isverypopulararoundtheworld.

D

LOSTANDFOUND

ROOMMATES

FOUND:

Cat，6monthsold,blackandwhitemarking。

FoundnearLindenandSouthU．Steve，800。

4661.

FEMALEROOMMATEWANTED

Ownroomnearcampus.

AvailableDecember1。

Rent:

$80permonthuntilMarch1st;＄129thereafter。

CallJillfordetails。

800。

7839

（续表）

LOST:

Goldwirerimglassesinbrowncase。

Campusarea.Reward。

CallGregg800.2896.

Needpersontoassumeleaseforownbedroominapt。

Nearcampus，＄92/month.StartingJan。

1。

Call800.6157after5pm

FORSALE

HELPWANTED

MOVING:

Mustsell。

TVB/W12，＄50;

AM/FMtransistorradioA/Corbattery，＄15；cassettetaperecorder,＄10;musicrecords.CallJohnorPat，800.0739after5pmorweekends。

BABYSITTER-MYHOME

Ifyouareavailableafewhoursduringtheday，someeveningsandoccasionalweekendstocarefor2school。

agechildren，pleasecallGayleMooredays800.1111,eveningsandweekends8004964。

USEDFURCOATSandJACKETS.

Goodcondition。

＄50～＄125.Call800.0436after12noon。

WAITRESSWANTED:

10am-2pmor10：

30am-5pm。

Applyinperson，207S。

Main，CurtisRestaurant.

13。

WhatwaslostincampusareaaccordingtotheLOSTANDFOUNDads？

A．Acat.B．Aradio。

C．Apairofglasses.D。

Acassettetaperecorder.

14．Youwillcall________ifyouwanttobuyaradio.

A．8000436B．800。

0739C．8004661D．800。

4964

15．Ifyouwantajoboftakingcareofchildren，whichadwillyouanswer?

A．LOSTANDFOUND.B.ROOMMATES。

C．FORSALE。

D．HELPWANTED。

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分,满分15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。

Oncetherewasaverypoorvillager。

Hefounditdifficulteventosupporthisfamily.__16__Hewalkedaboutinthestreets，buthedidnotgetajob.Oneday，hemetarichbusinessman,whogavehimthejobofcleaningtheoffice.Thevillagerbeganhisworkandheevenstartedreadingandwritinginhisspare

time。

Oneday,thebusinessmansawthatthevillagerwaswritingsomething。

Hesaid,“Youcanalsoreadandwrite！

Yourhandwritingisverygood.”__17__Thevillagerbegantodothisjobasbestashecould.

Later,thebusinessmanlearntthatthevillagerwasgoodataccounting（计算），andhemadehimhisshopaccountant.Theotheraccountantswereveryjealousofthevillager'sabilities.Theytoldthebusinessmanthatthevillagerhadasmallroomwherehehidthemoneystolenfromhim.__18__

Oneday,theyhadtheirchance.Theysawthevillagergoinginto“that”room。

__19__Whentheycamebackandopenedthedoor，therewasnothinginthatroomexceptanordinarybox。

Thevilla