陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期末考试试题英语.docx

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陕西省黄陵中学高新部学年高二下学期期末考试试题英语

第一部分听力部分（共二节,每小题1.5分,满分30分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whendidthespeakersmeetlasttime？

A.5yearsago.B.10yearsago.C.15yearsago.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace？

A.Inahospital.B.Overthephone.C.Onabeach.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo？

A.Takeapicture.B.Borrowacamera.C.Makeaphonecall.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？

A.Savingmoney.B.Gettingreadyforatrip.C.Preparingforaphysicsclass.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean？

A.Thepuzzleistoodifficultforher.

B.Themanshouldn’tgiveup.

C.Sheisgoodatmath.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatkindofnovelisthewoman’snextbookprobably？

A.Aromanticone.B.Apoliticalone.C.Adetectiveone.

7.WhoisFelix？

A.AcharacterinHotLips.B.Thewoman’shusband.C.Theman.

听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？

A.Acouple.B.Co-workers.C.Classmates.

9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo？

A.Prepareforthetest.B.Cleanthecomputer.C.Makeashoppinglist.

10.Whatwillthespeakersbuy？

A.Cloth.B.Alcohol.C.Amirror.

听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whatarethespeakersdoing？

A.Lookingatajobadvertisement.B.Shoppingaroundastore.

C.Havinganinterview.

12.Whatisthebenefitofworkinginthestore？

A.TravelingtoIndiaforfree.B.Buyingclothesatlowprices.

C.Knowingmoreabouttheculture.

13.Whereisthemanprobablyfrom？

A.India.B.America.C.Britain.

听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。

14.WhydidNickysetuptheblog？

A.Torecordsomebigshows.B.Todesignclothesforstudents.

C.Toofferinformationonclothes.

15.HowdidNickymakeadressforastudentclothesshow？

A.Bystudyingfilmstars’dresses.

B.Byusinghermother’soldcurtains.

C.Bycopyingdressesfromdifferentdesigners.

16.WhatisNicky’sparents’attitudetowardsherblognow？

A.Supportive.B.Worried.C.Negative.

听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.WhatdoweknowaboutMauritiusoveracenturyago？

A.ItbelongedtoIndia.B.Itwasanindependentcountry.

C.ItwasoneoftheBritishcolonies.

18.Whatkindofmistakewasonthelocallyprintedstamps？

A.Picture.B.Word.C.Color.

19.Howmany“OnePennyOrange-Reds”aretherenowadays？

A.12.B.14.C.26.

20.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthe“Two-pennyBlues”？

A.Theyarebeautiful.B.Theyarecommon.C.Theyarecostly.

第二部分阅读理解（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.

A

Listedherearefourofthethousandsofimpressivemuseumsaroundtheworld.

TheGuggenheimMuseumBilbaoinBilbao,Spain

Builtin1997,theGuggenheimMuseumBilbaoisoneofthenewestintheworld.IthastransformedtheindustrialcityofBilbaointoatraveler'sdesireddestination.Thebeautifularchitectureofthemuseumhasprovidedadramaticbackgroundformoviesandcommercials．

TheLouvreinParis,France

ProbablythemostfamousLouvrealsoholdsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld,the"MonaLisa"byLeonardodaVinci.Crowdscanbefoundanydaysurroundingthesmall,butmysteriouspaintingofthesmilingwoman.But,theLouvreismuchmorethanahometothe"MonaLisa".TheLouvreisvisitedbymorepeopleeachyearthananyothermuseumintheworld.

TheBarnesFoundationinPhiladelphia,America

Justopenedinitsnewdowntownlocationin2012,theBarnesFoundationisuniqueinthatitisacompletelyreproduceddisplayfromoneman'sprivatecollection.

Dr.AlbertC.Barnesstartedcollectingartintheearly20thcenturyandcollected,amongothers,thelargestnumberoforiginalRenoirpaintingsintheworld.

TheUffiziGalleryinFlorence,Italy

Walkingonthemarbledfloorsfeelslikesteppingbackintime.Thebuildingitselfisabeautifulpalace-likestructurewithfrescoes（湿壁画）decoratingtheceilingsandwalls.Viewersarebowledover（印象深刻）bytheworksbyBotticelli,suchas"TheBirthofVenus".Classicartworksfromnearly1,000yearsagodescribereligiouseventsofthetime.

21. Whichofthefollowingisthemostpopular？

______

A. TheLouvre．B. TheGuggenheimMuseumBilbao．

C. TheBarnesFoundation．D. TheUffiziGallery．

22. WhatmakestheBarnesFoundationparticular？

______

A. Itsstructure．B. Itscollection．C. Itslocation．D. Itshistory．

23. Whattypeofwritingisthistext？

______

A. Anactivityposter．B. Anexhibitionannouncement．

C. Anartshowreview．D. Atravelguide．

B

Inmanysports,physicalcontactispartofthegame.Butwhenathleteshittheirheads,thehitcancauseconcussions（脑震荡）.

Concussionshavelongbeenaconcernforprofessionalathletes,butthey’vebecomemorecommonamongyoungplayerstoo.Between2001and2009,thenumberofkidsunder19visitingdoctorsforconcussionseachyearincreasedby62percent.Engineersaredevelopingnewhelmets（头盔）,andnewrulesarelimitingphysicalcontactinsomesports.Butaretheseeffortsenoughtoprotectkids’brains？

Concussionscanhappenduringmanytypesofactivities.Butsportslikefootballandsoccerareespeciallyrisky.Whenyourunorjump,yourbodyismovingatanincreasedspeed.Asuddenhitcausesyoutomovefasterinadifferentdirection.“It'slikewhenyou'reinabusanditmakesasuddenstop,”saysDr.KevinCrutchfield,anexpertatasportsconcussioncenterinBaltimore,Maryland.“Youhittheinsideofthebus.”Thishitdamagesthebrain.Itaffectsthewaythebrainfunctions（运转）.Sosomesportsrequireathletestowearhelmets.Helmetshelpreducetheforceofahit.Thehardoutershellspreadstheforceoveralargerarea.Insideahelmet,aplasticorair-filledliningalsohelpssoftentheblow.

SteveRowsonisanengineeratVirginiaTech.Inhislab,hetestshowhelmetsholdupagainstdifferenttypesofhits.Nohelmetcanpreventconcussionscompletely,saysRowson.Buthe’sfoundthatwhenwearinganewerfootballhelmet,theplayer’sheaddoesn'tgainspeedasmuchafterahit.Thatlowerstheriskofconcussions.

Manyyouthsportsteamshavesetlimitsonphysicalcontacttoreducetheriskofconcussions.Insoccer,mostconcussionshappenasaresultofheaders—shotsorpassesmadewiththehead.That'swhymanypeoplethinkkidsshouldn'theadtheballuntilhighschool.

Theseeffortsshouldhelp,saysCrutchfield.Butthebestwaytopreventlong-termbraininjuries,hesays,istostopplayingimmediatelyifyousufferconcussion.“Protectyourselftodaysoyoucanplayagaintomorrow.”

24.Concussionsamongyoungplayers_____.

A.arerarebefore2001B.seemextremelyworrying

C.causekidstoloseinterestinsports

D.aremostlycausedbywearingnohelmets

25.Theauthormentionsthesuddenstopofthebusto_____.

A.stressit’sdangeroustoridebusesB.showhumanbrainsareeasilydamaged

C.giveabetterexplanationofconcussions

D.remindpeopletowearhelmetswhileplayingsports

26.WhatdoesSteveRowsonthinkofthenewerfootballhelmets？

A.Theyvaryalotinsize.B.Theyworkbetterthantheoldones.

C.Theyslowdowntheplayers’runningspeed..

D.Theyallowtheplayerstomovetheirheadsmorefreely.

27.Dr.Crutchfieldsuggeststhatafterreceivingaconcussion,youngplayersshould_____.

A.neverheadtheballB.avoiddangeroussports

C.playotherkindsofsportsD.stopplayingthesportforawhile

C

GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforLiterature.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.Shehadmorethan20bookspublished.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica．

Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.

Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanyblackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.Itwas“AStreetinBronzeville”thatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsinl945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsabouttheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection．

In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforLiterature.Shewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalled"AnnieAllen"."AnnieAllen"isacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms．Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.

Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953called"MaudMartha"."MaudMartha"receivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.

Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,"CornersontheCurvingSky".

Bytheendofthe1960s,GwendolynBrooks'poetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues．

28.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout？

A.ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.