高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版缺答案 2.docx

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高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版缺答案2

高二英语期末试卷

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

OPENINGSANDPREVIEWS

AnimalsOutofPaper

Yolo！

ProductionsandtheGreatGriffonpresenttheplaybyRajivJoseph,inwhichanorigami（折纸术）artistinvitesateenagetalentandhisteacherintoherstudio.MerriMilwedirects.Inpreviews.OpensFeb.12.（WestParkPresbyterianChurch,165W.86thSt.212-868-4444.）

TheAudience

HelenMirrenstarsintheplaybyPeterMorgan，aboutQueenElizabethIIoftheUKandherprivatemeetingswithtwelvePrimeMinistersinthecourseofsixtyyears.StephenDaldrydirects.AlsostarringDylanBakerandJudithIvey.PreviewsbeginFeb.14.（Schoenfeld，236W.45thSt.212-239-6200.）

Hamilton

Lin-ManuelMirandawrotethismusicalaboutAlexanderHamilton，inwhichthebirthofAmericaispresentedasanimmigrantstory.ThomasKaildirects.Inpreviews.OpensFeb.17.（Public，425LafayetteSt.212-967-7555.）

OntheTwentiethCentury

KristinChenowethandPeterGallagherstarinthemusicalcomedybyBettyComdenandAdolphGreen，aboutaBroadwayproducerwhotriestowinamoviestar’sloveduringacross-countrytrainjourney.ScottEllisdirects,forRoundaboutTheatreCompany.PreviewsbeginFeb.12.（AmericanAirlinesTheatre,227W.42ndSt.212-719-1300.）

21.WhatistheplaybyRajivJosephprobablyabout?

A.Atypeofart.B.Ateenager'sstudio.

C.Agreatteacher.D.Agroupofanimals.

22.WhoisthedirectorofTheAudience?

A.HelenMirren.B.PeterMorgan.

C.DylanBaker.D.StephenDaldry.

23.WhichplaywillyougotoifyouareinterestedinAmericanhistory?

A.AnimalsOutofPaper.B.TheAudience.

C.Hamilton.D.OntheTwentiethCentury.

B

Agoodjokecanbethehardestthingtounderstandwhenstudyingaforeignlanguage.AsarecentarticleinTheGuardiannewspapernoted,“There’smoretounderstandingajokeinaforeignlanguagethanunderstandingvocabularyandgrammar.”

Beingabletounderstandlocaljokesisoftenseenasanincredibleice-breakerforalanguagelearnerwhoiseagertoformfriendshipswithnativespeakers.“IalwaysfeltthathumorwasaceilingthatIcouldneverbreakthrough,”HannahAshley,apublicrelationsaccountmanagerinLondon,whooncestudiedSpanishinMadridtoldTheGuardian,“IcouldneverspeaktopeopleonthesamelevelasIwouldspeaktoanativeEnglishspeaker.IalmostcameacrossasquiteaboringpersonbecauseallIcouldtalkaboutwasfacts."

Infact,mostofthetime,jokesareonlyfunnyforpeoplewhoshareaculturalbackgroundorunderstandhumorinthesameway.Chinese-AmericancomedianJoeWongfoundthisoutfirst-hand.HehadachievedhugesuccessintheU.S.,butwhenhereturnedtoChinain2008forhisfirstliveshowinBeijing,hediscoveredthatpeopledidn’tthinkhisChinesejokeswereasfunnyashisEnglishones.

InAustralia,meanwhilemanyforeignersfindunderstandingjokesaboutsportstobethebiggestheadache.“ThehardestjokesarerelatedtorugbybecauseIknownothingaboutrugby,”saidMelodyCao,whowasonceastudentinAustralia.“WhenIheardjokesIdidn’tget,Ijustlaughedalong.”

IntheothertwomajorEnglish-speakingcountries,thesenseofhumorisalsodifferent.BritishcomedianSimonPeggbelievesthatwhileBritonsuseirony-basically,sayingsomethingtheydon’tmeantomakeajoke-everyday,peopleintheU.S.don’tseethepointofusingitsooften.“Britishjokestendtobemoresubtleanddark,whileAmericanjokesaremoreobviouswiththeirmeanings,abitlikeAmericansthemselves,”hewroteinTheGuardian.

24.Thewriterquotedthesentence,“There’smoretounderstandingajokeinaforeignlanguagethanunderstandingvocabularyandgrammar.”toshowthat___________.

A.makingjokescanhelpyoumakefriendswithnativespeakers

B.localjokescanhelpyoutounderstandthelocalculturebetter

C.understandingjokesrequiresagoodknowledgeofvocabularyandgrammar

D.tounderstanditsjokes,you’dbetterlearntheculture

25.WhatcanweguessaboutHannahAshley?

A.ShefeelsconfidentinusingSpanish.

B.Shebelievesthatonehadbetterrelyonfactswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.

C.ShethinksthatSpanishpeopledonothavemuchofasenseofhumor.

D.ShefeelsthatnotbeingabletosharetheirhumormakesherseemboringtoSpanishpeople.

26.JoeWongisusedasanexampleto__________.

A.showthatthereareculturaldifferencesinhumor

B.provethatitcanbedifficulttotranslatejokes

C.suggestthatbilingualpeople（双语者）havenoproblemsinmakingpeoplelaugh

D.showthattheexpressingabilityaffectsthesenseofhumor

27.Fromthearticle,wecanlearnthat___________.

A.jokesaboutsportsarethemostdifficultonesforforeignpeoplewhohavedifferentculturalbackgrounds

B.AmericansmightnotbeabletoenjoyBritishjokes

C.notallEnglishnativespeakerscanunderstandEnglishjokeseasily

D.Britishpeople’sdarkjokesoftenmakepeopleuncomfortable

C

ForWesterndesigners,ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative.

"It'snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationfordesigners,"saysAmandaHill,chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks,aglobalmediacompanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashionshows.

Earlierthisyear,theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart,withtheaimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics（美学）onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences.

"Chinaisimpossibletooverlook,"saysHill."Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld,whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion—theyarecentraltoitsmovement."Ofcourse,onlyaretoday'stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina—someofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese."VeraWang,AlexanderWang,JasonWuaretakingonGaliano,Albaz,MarcJacobsandbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales,"addsHill.

ForHill,itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion."ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese,soarethemodels,andsoaretheconsumers,"shesays."Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket;inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday,youaretalkingaboutChina—itsinfluences,itsdirection,itsbreathtakingclothes,andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways."

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?

A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.

C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.

29.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?

A.Theyaresettingthefashion.B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.

C.Theyadmiresupermodels.D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"takingon"inparagraph4mean?

A.learningfromB.lookingdownon

C.workingwithD.competingagainst

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld

B.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork

C.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

D.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends

D

Inthepast，fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy，butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown（不容乐观），evenasoilpricessinklowerandlower．

 Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey'repayinglessfortheoil.Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthings,whichstimulatestheeconomy． 

 ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,Japan,andIndia. "Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldependontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspending,andsubsidies（补贴）fortheirconsumers．" 

 EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsoflowoilpricesarebiggerthanthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil．Thishascausedasharpdeclineinglobaltrade,partlybecauseoil-producingnationscan'taffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto． 

  SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitingfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast.Onereasonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnow,sothenationssufferingfromthepricedropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy． 

 Consumers，inAmericaatleast，areactingcautiouslywiththesavingsthey'regettingatthegaspump，asthememoryoftherecentgreatrecession（经济衰退）isstillfreshintheirmind．Andanumberofoil-producingcountriesarereducingtheirgassubsidiesandraisingtaxes，sothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoilpriceplunge（暴跌）mightsuggest． 

32．Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage？

A．Thereasonsbehindtheplunge（暴跌）ofoilprices． 

B．Possiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy． 

C．Theeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending． 

D．Theimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth． 

33．Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy？

A．Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost． 

B．Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonotherthings． 

C．Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy． 

D．Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsaren