高二英语期末试题武汉市部分重点中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案.docx

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高二英语期末试题武汉市部分重点中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

湖北省武汉市部分重点中学2014-2015学年度下学期

高二期末考试

第Ⅰ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

Raisedinamotherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!

”

Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascancelledonespringevening.

Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.

Arowofhedge（树篱）edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge,movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeI’dcomehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.

Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!

Myson,it’syou!

”he’dsay,hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.

Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Acceptedhappily.

B.Spokeunhappily.

C.Agreedwillingly.

D.Explainedclearly.

22.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas______.

A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs.

B.thefearofseeingsomethingmoving.

C.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued.

D.thelonelinessofridingthebushome.

23.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.

A.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage.

B.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety.

C.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway.

D.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TerribleJourneyHome.

B.MyCollegeLife.

C.MyFather’sSecret.

D.RidingBusAlone.

B

DeafteenagersOrlandoChavezandGermanResendizhavebeenfriendssincekindergarten.Togetherthetwoboys,whogotoEscondidoHighSchoolinCalifornia,havehadthedifficultjoboflearninginschoolswherethemajorityofthestudentscanspeakandhear.

Orlandolosthishearingattheageofone.Germanwasborndeaf,andhisparentsmovedfromMexicotofindaschoolwherehecouldlearnsignlanguage.HemetOrlandoontheirfirstdayofkindergarten.

“Wewereinaspecialclasswithabout25otherdeafkids,”Germanremembers.“Beforethen,Ididn’tknowIwasdeafandthatIwasdifferent.”

“Beingyounganddeafinregularclasseswasveryhard,”signsOrlando.“Theotherkidsdidn’tunderstandusandwedidn’tunderstandthem.Butwe’veallgrownuptogether,andtoday,I’mpopularbecauseI’mdeaf.Kidstryhardtocommunicatewithme.”

Somethingsareverydifficultforthetwoboys.“Wecan’ttalkonthephone,soifweneedhelp,wecan’tcallanemergencyservice,”Germansigns.“Andwecan’torderfoodinadrive-thru.”

Despitetheirdifficulties,thetwoboyshavefoundworkputtingfoodinbagsatalocalsupermarket.Theygottheirjobsthrougha“workability”program,designedforteenagersfromlocalschoolswithdifferenttypesoflearningdisabilities.

GermanhasworkedinthesupermarketsinceAugust,andOrlandostartedinNovember.

“Theotherpeoplewhoworkherehavebeenverynicetous,”Orlandosigns.“Theyevensignsometimes.Atfirst,wewerenervous,butwe’velearnedalotandwe’regettingbetter.”

Theopportunitytoearnmoneyhasbeenexciting,bothboyssaid.Afterhighschool,theyhopetoattendtheNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeafinNewYork.

25．OrlandoandGermanhavebeen_____________.

A．toMexicotogether.

B．deafsincetheywereborn.

C．friendssincetheywereveryyoung.

D．todifferenthighschools.

26．Theword“emergency”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto________.

A．food.B．crisis.

C．alarm.D．quick.

27．Bothboysarehappyto__________________.

A．havetheopportunitytoearnmoney.

B．workattheNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeaf.

C．helpstudentswithlearningdisabilities.

D．designprogramsforthedeaf.

C

Immigrationistheactofcomingtoaforeigncountrytolive.Theactofleavingone'scountrytosettleinanotheriscalledemigration.Immigrantswhofleetheircountrybecauseofpersecution,war,orsuchdisastersasfaminesorepidemicsareknownasrefugeesordisplacedpersons.Mostpeoplefinditveryhardtopulluprootsintheirnativelandandmovetoastrangecountry.Butthroughouthistory,countlessmillionsofpeoplehavedoneso.Theheaviestimmigrationworldwidetookplacefromtheearly1800'stotheGreatDepression,theeconomichardtimesofthe1930's.Inthatperiod,about60millionpeoplemovedtoanewland.MostcamefromEurope.MorethanhalfimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.OtherdestinationsincludedCanada,Argentina,Brazil,Australia,NewZealand,andSouthAfrica.Today,theavailabilityoffast,safe,andcheaptransportationhelpsmakemigrationeasier.AsiaisreplacingEuropeasthemajorimmigrant-sendingarea.TheUnitedStatesremainsthechiefreceivingnation.

Peopleabandontheirhomelandandmovetoanothercountryforvariousreasons.

Themainreasonforimmigrationhaslongbeeneconomicopportunity----thedesireforbetterlandorabetterjob.Duringthe1800's,forexample,therichprairielandoftheUnitedStatesattractedmanyEuropeanfarmers.Today,professionalpeoplecommonlyemigratebecauseofbetteropportunitieselsewhere.Suchemigrationhassometimesbeencalledbraindrain.ManydoctorsandnursesandnumerousengineersandscientistshavemovedtotheUnitedStates.

Religiouspersecutionhasledmanypeopletomovetoanewlandforthefreedomtopracticetheirfaith.SuchimmigrantsincludeJewsexpelledfromEnglandinthe1200's.

Wars,revolutions,andpoliticalunresthavedriveninnumerablepeopletofindnewhomes.Inthe1990'salone,millionsofrefugeesfledfromwarfareinAfghanistan,Iraq,Liberia,Iran,Uganda,SoutheasternAsia,andCentralAmerica.

Someimmigrantswerebroughttoanewlandagainsttheirwill.Fromthe1500'stothe1800'sEuropeansshippedblackAfricanstotheWesternHemisphereasslaves.TheUnitedKingdomtransportedprisonerstoAustraliafromthelate1700stothe1860storelieveovercrowdinginBritishjails.Beforethattime,theUnitedKingdomsentprisonerstotheAmericancolonies.

ImmigrantshavemadeenormouscontributionstothecultureandeconomyofsuchnationsasAustralia,Canada,NewZealandtheUnitedStates.Buttheiraccomplishmentshavebeenmadewithgreatdifficulty.Attimes,theUnitedStates,likemanyreceivingcountries,hasrestrictedimmigrationtomaintainamorehomogeneoussocietyinwhichallthepeoplesharethesameethnic,geographic,andculturalbackground.Althoughsomeimmigrationlawshavebeenrelaxed,manynewcomersofdifferentbackgroundsstillfacechallengesingainingacceptance.

28.MostImmigrantstotheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturycamefrom_______.

A.EuropeB.Asia

C.AustraliaD.SouthAfrica

29.Therearealtogether______reasonsofimmigrationlistedinthepassage.

A.2B.3

C.4D.5

30.Themainreasonforimmigrationis__________accordingtothepassage.

A.slaverytradeB.religiouspersecution

C.economicopportunityD.politicalunrest

31.Inthelastparagraph,“ahomogeneoussociety”isoneinwhich__________.

A.immigrationlawshavebeenrelaxed.

B.peoplefromdifferentbackgroundsliveharmoniouslytogether.

C.abraindrainoccurs.

D.peoplesharethesameethnic,geographic,andculturalbackgrounds.

D

ApopularCCTVhost’s“improperremarks”thatwerecaughtonvideoatadinnerpartyhaveledtoaninvestigationintotheincidentandasuspensionofhisprograms.

Thevideo,releasedonlineonMonday,showedhostBiFujianusingvulgarwordsaboutChairmanMaoZedongwhilesinginginthestyleofPekingOpera,enraging（激怒）somenetizensandcausingastirontheInternet.

CCTVsaidonitsmicroblogonWednesdaythatitwillinvestigatetheincident,whichitsaidmanyhavefounddisturbing.

Bi’sprogramswillstopbeingbroadcastuntilatleastSunday,ashiscommentsinthevideohaveseriouslydamagedthebroadcaster’simage,HuaxiMetropolisDailyquotedaCCTVstaffmemberassaying.

TheCCTVemployeesaiditisuncertainwhethertheprogramscanbebroadcastagainafterSunday,thereportadded.

Bi,56,ispopularforahostingstylethatengagestheaudience.HehashostedtheCCTVSpringFestivalGalasince2012,aswellasapopulartalentshowinvolvingWesternersspeakingChinese.ThecancellationwasthefirstdecisionafterNieChenxiwasnamedCCTVpresidentonTuesday,thereportsaid,addingthatNiehadorderedallstaffmemberstostrictlycorrectworkstyles.

Amicro-bloggernamedZhouJunchisaidthatfreespeechdoesn’tmeanitisOKtodefameothers,addingthatBi’s