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高二上学期上学期期末质量检测英语试题
高二上学期期末英语试题
2019.1.25
第Ⅰ卷(共115分)
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Learningexperiencehappenstousthroughoutourlives.NotlongagoIhadonethatIwouldliketo21.
IwasgoingtoMarbleheadwithmysailboatteam.Theteamwasracingdownthehighwayat85mph22werealizedwewere23.Luckily,wesawarestareaahead.Ihadabrand-new$20bill.Iwasso24becauseIhadneverhadthatkindofcashbefore.Butspendingiton25seemedlikethrowingitaway.Weallrushedintothepizzaline.26Igotapizzaandadrink,andwalkedtomytable.Abouthalfwaythroughthemeal,I27Ihadnotactuallyhandedanymoneytothecashier.Ihadjust28out,andnobodyhadnoticed.Ifeltterrible.
Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldn't29overit.Ijustcouldn'tgobacktothecashierand30formystolenpizza.IwassoupsetthatI31togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamin32thatsomeonewouldsay“Hey,Jeff,whydon'tyouusethechange33thepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$
20bill?
”Iwasnotso34ofmycashnow.
Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas35ofthe“Pizzaincident”,Iwouldsaytomyself“Don'tthinkaboutitanymore”.
Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis36.MaybeIwasafoolfor37intomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtoappreciatea38pizza.Butthereallessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedone,yourconsciencewill39upwithyou.
Thishasprovedthesaying“Acoward(胆小鬼)diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone.”Iwasacowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena40andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.
21.A.sayB.talkC.shareD.explain
22.A.asB.thenC.whileD.when
23.A.lostB.tiredC.hungryD.anxious
24.A.excitedB.eagerC.satisfiedD.encouraged
25.A.restB.foodC.travelD.drink
26.A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Actually
27.A.thoughtB.recognizedC.noticedD.realized
28.A.walkedB.leftC.workedD.found
29.A.lookB.getC.turnD.think
30.A.askB.payC.apologizeD.send
31.A.refusedB.wantedC.hopedD.meant
32.A.hopeB.surpriseC.angerD.fear
33.A.intoB.withC.forD.from
34.A.sureB.upsetC.proudD.pleased
35.A.warnedB.remindedC.thoughtD.told
36.A.experienceB.experimentC.storyD.mistake
37.A.turningB.talkingC.handingD.giving
38.A.freeB.cheapC.plainD.delicious
39.A.makeB.wakeC.catchD.put
40.A.cowardB.foolC.loserD.hero
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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
Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?
Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?
Startwriting.
Byputtingthoughtsintowords,youaretellingyourselfthelogic(逻辑)behindwhatyouthink,feel,oronlypartlyunderstand.Often,explainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwords,youincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyour“explainpower.”
Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpower,evenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanything,andcreateanexplanation.Forexample,startwith“I’lllearnchess,”or“I’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.”Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplan,andifyouactuallydothis,you’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbrainfromnow.
Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Many,ifnotmost,highlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourhead,butifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigproject,you’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.
Wanttounderstandatopic?
Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexample,butifyouarelearningsomethingnew,writealettertoafriendaboutit,andyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?
Writeanexplanationoftheproblem,whyyouwanttosolveit,andwhyitisworthsolving,andyou’rehalf-waythere.
Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Often,theywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.
41.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AWayonHowtoWrite.B. IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWriting.
C.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWriting.D.HowtoStartYourWriting.
42.Accordingtothetext,writingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT.
A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytoremember
C.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic
43.Ifawriterwritessomething,itmeansthatheorshe.
A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetter
C.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorher“explainpower”
44.Theunderlinedsentence“you’rehalf-waythere”inthefifthparagraphimpliesthat.
A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhard
C.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems
45.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?
A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.
C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.
B
WhenIwaslearningcalligraphymyteachertoldmeastory.
Acalligraphertaughthandwriting.Oneofhisstudentswhooftenpractisedhandwritingwitholdsheetsofnewspaperscomplainedthathemadeverylittleprogressthoughhehadlearneditwiththecalligrapherforalongtime.Histeachersaidtohim,“Trytousethebestpaper.Maybeyou’llwritebetter.”
Thestudentdidashewastold.Itreallyworked.Hemadeheadwaynotlongafterwardsandfeltcurious.Heaskedhisteacheraboutthereason.Thecalligrapheranswered,“Whenyouusedoldnewspaperstopracticehandwriting,youwouldthinkyouwerewritingadraft(草稿).Itdidn’tmatterifyouwrotebadlyasoldnewspaperswereplentyinsupply.Inthatcaseyouwouldn’tpaymuchattentiontoit.Nowyouusethebestpaperyou’lltreasureit.Eachtimeyouwriteyoufeelstronglyabouttherarity(稀少)ofchancesandyou’lldevotetoitwithallyourheartandsoul;you’lldothehandwritingmuchmoreattentivelythanotherwisepractisingit.Ofcourseyou’vemaderapidprogress.”
Indeed,wespendourordinarydaysjustastheyareworthless“oldnewspapers”.Wedon’tcareifwescrawlandwastethem,thinkingthattheywillcomeendlessly---those“oldnewspapers”areinexhaustible.Insuchamoodwemayeachdaypassbyopportunitiesbutfailtocatchanyofthem.
Lifeisnotamilitaryexercisebutanactualwarinwhichrealweaponsareused.Ineverydaylifethere’snochanceforustodrawadraft.That’sbecausewhatwecall“draft”actuallyistheanswersheetwewritethatcannotbechanged.Everydayofourlifeissomethingnew.Letustakeeverydayasasheetofbestpaper.
46.Thecalligrapherinthestorytoldthestudenttowriteonthebestpaperbecausehethought_______.
A.thestudentwouldpracticemorecarefullyonthebestpaper
B.itwascomfortabletowriteonthebetpaper
C.thestudenthadenoughmoneytobuythebestpaper.
D.thestudentcouldwritemoreonthebestpaper.
47.Thestudentdidn’tmakemuchprogressatfirstbecause_________.
A.heregardedhiswritingonoldnewspaperjustasadraft
B.hewastoopoortobuybetterpapertowrite
C.hedidn’tfollowhisteacher’sadvice
D.hewasnotusedtothecalligrapher’steachingmanner
48.Welearnfromthepassagethat_________.
A.thestudentfinallygaveup
B.thestudentmaderapidprogressbypersistingmorecarefully
C.thecalligrapherwasstrictwithhisstudents
D.oldnewspaperisnotuseful
49.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Whatteacherssayisalwaystrue.
B.Successcallsforattentiveness.
C.Handwritingiseasytopractice.
D.Newthingsarealwaysbetterthanoldones.
50.Thewriterwantstotellusthat_________.
A.therearesomegoodwaystopracticehandwriting
B.lifeislikeoldnewspaper
C.weshouldlearnfromthestudentinthestory
D.lifewillnotgive
usachancetodrawadraft
AABBD
C
Mr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot(行李箱).
Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch(沟渠)atRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.“Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly,”Mr.Johnsonsaid.“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.”
Mr.Johnson,asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Kent,firsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.
Laterhesaid,“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear,butnohelpcame.”
Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantow