高二英语下学期期末考试试题新版新人教版.docx

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高二英语下学期期末考试试题新版新人教版

2019学年第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

（考试时间：

100分钟试卷满分：

120分）

第一部分阅读理解（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

Welcometoourwebsite.Herearesomemagazinestorecommendthisweek.

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Alarmcelebratesindependentthinkinginmusic,art,filmandfashionthroughin-depthwritings.EachissueofAlarmfeaturesinterviews,reviewsandlifestoriesoffamouspeopleintheartisticworld.Italsoprovidesthelatestnewsonfamousbands,artists,filmmakersandfashiontrends.

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AlternativePresscelebratesmusicandyouthculture.Itfeaturesthelatestmusicnewsandreleases,andincludesinterviewswithnewbandsaswellasfamousbands.Themagazineiswrittenforfansofelectronic,industrial,punk,underground,rock,experimentalandothermusicaltypes.Italsoofferscolumnsaboutnewtechnology,bookreviewsandfilmreviews.

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Sound＆Visionisforpeoplewithagreatinterestinmusicandvideo.Itisalsoforpeoplewhowanttoknowhowtoreproducevideo.Themagazinetestsnewtechnologyandexplainshowtobuyandusemusicequipment.

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Complexisalifestylemagazine.Itcoverseverythingwithhip-hopculture.Articlescovermusic,fashion,filmandsports.Italsohasabuyer'sguidetothehottestgear,clothesandgadgets.Complexcombinestwomagazinesintoone.Itisnotonlyalifestylemagazinebutalsoaproductguide.

1.Alarmwouldmostprobablyattractpeoplewholovereading__________.

A.reviewsofnovelsB.simplehumorousstories

C.seriouswritingsonmusicD.storieswrittenbyfamousartists

2.WhatdiscountcanyougetifyoubuyAlternativePressonthewebsite?

A.About38%B.About55%

C.About70%D.About75%

3.Whichmagazinewillsuitahip-hopfan?

A.Complex.B.Alarm.

C.AlternativePress.D.Sound&Vision.

B

Idroppedoutofcollegeaftermyfreshmanyear.Threeyearslater,Iquitadead-endjobandreturnedcollege.Isawschoolasmywayout.ButIquicklyfoundmyselffacingthesameroadblocksthathadcausedmetoquitbefore:

Iwasconfusedwithcollege-levelalgebraandaheavyworkloadofreadingandwritingassignment.Moreover,Iwasunsureofmycareerdirection.Iwasreadytodropoutagain.Thenasmartly-dressedwomanwalkedconfidentlytothefrontofmyEnglishcompositionclass.“Lookatyou!

Lookateachandeveryoneofyou,”shesaid.“You’reheretochangeyourlivesforthebetter.Andyou’regoingtomakeit!

”Ican’tremembertherestofthespeech,butitchangedthecourseofmycollegecareerandmylife.

Mrs.Smithdidn’tknowmefromanyoftheother40facesinherclassroom,butIfeltshespeakingdirectlytome.Havingtroublekeepingupwiththeworkload?

Breakitdownintosmallpieces,andsetupaschedulethatsuitsyou.Ifcollegealgebraistoodifficult,dropbacktointroductorycollegemath.AsforEnglishcomposition,shegaveuswritingassignmentswecouldrelateto.“Goforthebest,kid.You’reworthit,”she’dsay.

Igraduatedfromthatcollegeandwentontogetmybachelor’sdegrees.Today,asacollegeinstructor,eachfallwhenIstandinfrontofanewclass,IthinkofMrs.Smithandhowmuchteacherscanaffecttheirstudents.Shecouldn’thaveknownitwhenshegavethatpeptalk,butshemadeahugedifferenceinmylife.

4.Whydidtheauthorwanttoquitschoolagain?

A.Hewantedtoreturntohidformerjob.   B.Hedecidedonhisfuturecareer.

C.Theacademicpressureseemedunbearable.  D.Manychangestookplaceinhislife.

5.HowdidMrs.Smithhelptheauthor?

A.Shemadehimfeelrelaxed.     B.Shehelpedhimwithalgebra.

C.Shetalkedtohimdirectly.     D.Shebroughthimcourageandfaith.

6.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Helearnttobeabetterteacher.B.Hedidn’tfinishhiscollegeeducation.

C.HebecameMrs.Smith’sfavoritestudent.D.Hedidn’tunderstandthewritingassignments.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Alwaysbelieveinyourself.   B.Neverquitbeforetrying.

C.Experienceisworthvaluing.   D.Aladychangedmylifeintime.

C

Inthestoryof“TheCrowandthePitcher”（乌鸦和水罐）fromAesop’sFables（伊索寓言）,athirstycrowdropsstonesintoanarrowjartoraisethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.

Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.NewCaledoniancrowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacementworktotheiradvantage,experimentsshowed.Theresultssuggeststhatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfirst-graders,accordingtothestudy.

Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtubesfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpiecesofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedabunchofheavyrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andlightplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheheavyobjectsintothetubesinordertoraisethewaterlevelandgettheirsnack.

However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsineitherawidetubeoranarrowtubetogetsnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintothenarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwithinreachafterjusttwodrops.Incontrast,ittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andmostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.

Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfoundoutthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.

8.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?

A.Aesop’sprediction.B.Crows’intelligence.

C.Thedevelopmentofcrows.D.Human-animalcommunication.

9.HowdidthecrowsgettheworminatubeinSarah’sexperiment?

A.Bydroppingintheheavyerasers.B.Byremovingtheplasticobjects.

C.Bystandingonthewood.D.Bybreakingthetube.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thetreat”inparagraph4referto?

A.thetube.B.Theobject.C.thesnack.D.Thewater

11.Whatdidtheexperimentwithwideandnarrowtubesshow?

A.Crowsaresensitivetosurroundings.

B.Crowshavetheabilitytorecognizeshapes.

C.Crowsareclevererthanchimpsandchildren.

D.Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementincompletely.

D

“Nopains,nogains.”givestheimpressionthatweoughttobesufferingwhilewestudy.Itseemsthattheonlywaytoknowifwe’reputtinginenoughworkishowmuchhardshipwebear.Wearetotallytakenupwithstudy,shuttingourselvesawayforabigexam.Isthatnecessarilytrue?

Whenwehaven’ttakenthetimetocomeupwithanotheridea,wejustshutourselvesinaroomwithabook.It’snosurprisethatwefindrevisionboringanddifficult.Justaschildrenlearnfromplaying,wecanlearnfromdoing,oratleastfromstudytechniquesthatinterestus,ratherthanmakeusswitchoff.Shuttingourselvesawaycanmakeuslearntohatestudying,leadingtoasituationwhereinsteadofbeingabletoconcentrateonourwork,wearetroubledbyhowunfairitisthatwemuststudy.Thiscanbepartofaviciouscycle（恶性循环）thattrapsusintoineffectiverevision,yourpoorprogressfuelingfurtherannoyance.

Thankfully,workinginthecompanyofotherpeoplereallyhelpsfightagainstthat.Wejustneedtolearnhowtodealwithdistractions.It’snotnecessarytoavoidallcompany,justidle（懒散的）company.People,whoareboredandlookingtobedistracted,areterribletoworkaround.Theyconstantlytrytokeepothersinconversation.Whilestudyinginthesameroomwithsomeonewhoisironingorworkingoutisperfectlypossible.Ofcourse,it’salsoagoodideatoavoidthecompanyofpeopleinvolvedinactivitieswhereyouwouldratherbeplayingthanstudy.Workingwhilesittingnexttosomeoneplayingvideogamesismostlikelytoendwithanewhighscoreingamesratherthanproductiverevision.

Ifbeingaroundothersmeansworkinginanoisyenvironment,apairofheadphonesandsomebackgroundmusiccanblockoutnoises.Theyalsoactasapsychologicalbarrier,sothatpeoplethinktwicebeforeinterruptingyou.Besides,weshouldknowfriendsandfamilycanlessenfeelingsofisolation（孤立）.Andconnectingwithotherpeoplemakesushappy,soit’simportantnottogivethatupandtomakesurethatwetakethetimetosocialize.

12.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto___________.

A.introduceaneffectivestudyingmeans

B.encourageustoworkashardaspossible

C.remindustobalanceactivitiesandstudy

D.discusstheimportanceoffamilycompany

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Revisionisinterestingandeasywithstudytechniquesforcertain.

B.Shuttingourselvesawaycanhelpconcentrateonwork.

C.Afavorableinterestmightleadtoeffectiverevision.

D.Goodideasareneededintermsofprogress.

14.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3impliesthat___________.

A.playingvideogamesishelpfulforaneffectivestudy

B.oneshouldn’tstudywiththecompanyofavideoplayer

C.oneshouldstudyfromcertainactivitiesthatoneisinterestedin

D.themoretimeonespendsinplayinggames,thehighertestscoresonewillget

15.Ifyouarestudyinginanoisyenvironment,you’dbetter___________.

A.thinktwicebeforetakinganyaction

B.giveupothers’companyatonce

C.giveindicationofnotwantingtobeinterrupted

D.forceyourselftobeaccustomedtotheenviro