高二期末英语考试试题.docx

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高二期末英语考试试题

高二第一学期英语期末考试

（时间：

120分钟，满分150分）

第一部分：

听力（满分30分）

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

NationalGalleryofCanada

Position

NationalGallery（美术馆）ofCanada

380SussexDrive（大道）

P.O.Box427,StationA

Ottawa,OntarioCanadaK1N9N4

Telephone:

613-990-1985or1-800-319-ARTS

Fax:

613-993-4385

Directions

FromHighway417,taketheMetcalfeexit（出口）.FollowMetcalfeStreetaroundtheMuseumofNatureandcontinuetothenorthuntilyoureachtheendofthestreetatWellington.YouwillseeParliamentHill.TurnrightontoWellingtonStreetandcontinueinthelefthandroaduntilyoureachSussexDrive.AsyouapproachSussexDrive,youwillseetheChateauLaurierhotelonyourlefthandside.MakealeftturnontoSussexDriveandcontinueuntilyouseetheGalleryonyourlefthandside,atthecornerofSt.PatrickandSussex.TheGalleryisalargeglassbuildingwithtwotowers.JustbeyondtheSt.Patrick/SussexcrossroadsyouwillseetheentrancetotheGallery’sundergroundparking.

OpeningHours

1May—30September

Opendailyfrom10amto5pm,Thursdaysto8pm.

1October—30April

OpenTuesdaytoSundayfrom10amto5pm;Thursdaysuntil8pm.ClosedMondays.

ClosedChristmasDay,NewYear’sDayand2ndJanuary2012（Monday）.

Tickets

$9:

Adults

$7:

Theelderlyandfulltimestudents（IDrequired）

$4:

Youth（12-19）

$18:

Family（2adults,3youths）

Freeadmissionforchildrenunder12andmembersoftheGallery.

FreeadmissionThursdaysafter5pm.

21.WhichofthefollowingistheclosesttotheGallery?

A.TheMetcalfeexit.B.TheSussexDrive.

C.ParliamentHill.D.TheMuseumofNature

22.HowlongistheGalleryopenedonTuesdayinJanuary?

A.7hours.B.8hours.C.10hoursD.5hours.

23.Ifafamilyoffour（twoadultsandtwochildren）visittheGalleryonThursdayat6:

00pm,theyneedtopay_____.

A.0dollarsB.14dollarsC.18dollarsD.26dollars

B

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported（出口）toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate（单独的）schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

24.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.

B.WhattheCostaRicanswore.

C.HowCostaRicagotitsname.

D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

25.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.yellowandorange

C.blueandgreenD.greyandblack

26.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.

A.mustgotoschool

B.studyinthesameschool

C.donothavetogotoschoolatall

D.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime

27.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseveryday

B.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeans

D.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

28.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRica

D.theeducationofCostaRica

c

Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:

Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.

WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes（探讨它的矛盾）,wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?

Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?

Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?

Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?

Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects（反映）thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible（能看见的）;butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.

29.Accordingtothepassage______.

A.thereshouldbeegginaneggplant

B.sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings

C.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetree

D.boxingringsshouldberound

30.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?

A.Beeth.B.Geese.C.Meese.D.Tooth.

31.Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?

A.Awisemanandawiseguy.

B.Overlookandoversee.

C.Quitealotandquiteafew.

D.Hotashellandcoldashell.

32.Theunderlinedwords“windup”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“______”.

A.finishB.rollupC.gethurtD.blow

D

YangZhenningisaChinese-Americanphysicist.HereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1957attheageof35,withLiZhengdao,tobecomethefirsttwoChineseNobel-Prizewinners.

YangZhenningwasbornin1922,inAnhuiProvince.YangwasbroughtupinapeacefulandacademicallyatmosphereofTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,wherehisfatherwasaprofessorofmathematics.WhenYangwasveryyoung,heshowedatalentformathematics.However,hisfatherdidn’tgivehimanyspecialtraininginmathematics,andinstead,heemployedahistoryteacherforYang.Fromthisteacher,YanggainedmuchknowledgeofChinesehistory.Asamiddleschoolstudent,YangcouldreciteallthetextsofMencius.

In1937,whentheAnti-JapaneseWarbegan,YangandhisfamilywentbacktotheirhometownofHefei.AftertheJapanesetroopsenteredNanjing,YangandhisfamilyhadtodriftaboutandspenttimeinHankowandHongKongbeforefinallyarrivingatKunminginMarch1938,whereYangfurtheredhisstudy.

In1942,YangZhenningreceivedhisBachelorofSciencedegreefromKunming’sNationalSouthwestAssociatedUniversity.Twoyearslater,hestudiedforhisMasterofSciencedegreewithafullscholarshipatTsinghuaUniversity.YangZhenningattendedChicagoUniversityonaTsinghuaUniversityFellowshipinJanuary1946.TherehestudiedforhisPh.D.withEdwardTellerandafterreceivingitin1948,heremainedforayearasanassistanttoEnricoFermi,afamousphysicist.In1949hemovedtotheHarvard-affiliatedRadcliffe’sInstituteforAdvancedStudyandin1965toNewYork’sStonyBrookUniversity,whereheworkeduntil1999.In1999YangZhenningreturnedtoTsinghuaUniversityfollowinghisretirementfromStonyBrookUniversity.

33.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat___________.

A.YangZhenningistheonlyChinesewhowontheNobelPrize

B.YangZhenningreturnedtoTsinghuaUniversityin1965

C.YangZhenningoncetookpartinthetheAnti-JapaneseWar

D.YangZhenning’sfatherwasaprofessorofmathematics

34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Yang’sfathertrainedhimspeciallyinhistorywhenhewasyoung.

B.YangZhenningreceivedhisPh.D.inChicago

C.YangZhenninggothisMaster’sofSciencedegreewhenhewas22yearsold.

D.YangZhengningreachedHongKongforhisfurtherstudy.

35.WhyhemovedtotheHarvard-affiliatedRadcliffe’sInstitute.

A.TotravelB.Movetoanewhouse

C.ForfurtherstudyD.ToavoidAnti-JapaneseWar

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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Summersafetytipsforchildren

Summerisatimeforhavingfuninthesun!

Childrenshouldbeabletohavefunbuttheyshouldalsobesafe.Herearesomehelpfultipsallparentsshoulddiscusswiththeirchildren.

Nevertalktostrangers

 36 Ifsomeonesuspicious（可疑的）thattheydon’tknowcomesuptothem,theyshouldimmediatelyeitherrunawayiftheyarealoneorgosomewherewherethereareotherpeople.

Keepcoolintheheat

Ifyourchildrenmustbeoutdoorsinextremeheat,makesurethatactivitiesshouldbelimitedto15minutes. 37 Remembertoaskthemtodrinksomeevery20minuteseveniftheydonotfeelthirsty.

Watersafety

Forchildrenwhocannotswim,theyshouldnotgointothedeepareaofthewater.Andtheyshouldalsoplayatplaceswheretherearelifeguards.Thiswayifsomethingweretohappen,theywouldhavesomeonetheretohelpthem. 38

Bikesafety

 39 Remembertoaskyourchildrentobecarefulinthestreet,sidewalkandeventhedrivewayofyourhome.Theyneedtobetaughtnevertorideabikeoutintothestreetwithoutfirstlookingforcars,andneverintothestreetfrombehindaparkedcar,orfrominbetweentwoparkedcars.

 40

Childrencanbeeasilypersuadedintoexperimentingwithdrugsandalcohol