高二英语期末考试.docx

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高二英语期末考试

2018-2019学年度白银阳光高中期末考试卷

高二年级

第I卷（选择题）

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一、阅读理解

Ihaveayoungerbrother.Tome,heisafourteen-year-oldkidnamedJoe,withblondhairandblueeyes.Toothers,heisdifferent.WhereIseeakidwhojustneedsalotmoreattention,othersseeamentallydisabledboy,akidwhocannotwalkortalkorthinkforhimself.Iseesomeonewhojustmakesdailyroutineabitlessroutine.Othersseeanannoyance,abother.

ThisisnottosaythatIhaveneverfeltresentful（怨恨的）towardJoe.Heismybrother,andwiththatcomesresponsibility.“Gina,couldyoustayintonightandwatchyourbrother?

”“Gina,domeafavorandfeedhimdinnerandchangehisdiaper（尿布）later,please?

”“CouldyoucomehomerightafterschooltodayandgetJoeoffthebus?

”

ThesearephrasesthatIhaveheardsinceIwastwelve.Andsure,theyhavemademeresentmybrothertoacertainextent.Iwouldthink:

that’snotfair!

Everyoneelsecanstayafterandbeamemberofthisclub,orgetextrahelpfromthatteacher.Or,allmyfriendsaregoingouttonight,whycan’tI?

And,howcomeIhavetofeedhim?

Heisnotmyson!

However,thesmallamountofresentmentIfeeltowardmybrotheriserasedathousandtimesoverbywhatIhavelearnedfromhim.Besidesmakingmeresponsiblefromayoungage,andhelpingmebemoreacceptingofallkindsofpeople,hehastaughtmetobethankfulforwhatIhave.

IknowthattherearemomentinmylifethatIshouldcherishandthatJoewillneverexperience.Hewillneverlaughsohardthathecries.Hewillneverfeelthegloryofastraight-Areportcard.Hewillnevercomfortabestfriendcryingonhisshoulder.Andhewillneverknowhowmuchhisfamilylovehim.

Becausehewillneverknow,itisuptometoknow,everysecond,howluckyIam.Itisuptometorealizethatlifeshouldbelivedtoitsfullest,andthatyoushouldalways,alwaysbegratefulthatGod,orwhoeverarethepowersthatbe,gaveyoutheabilitytoliveyourlifethewayyouweremeanttoliveit.

1．WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatGina'sbrother.

A．causestroubletoneighbors

B．paysmoreattentiontoothers

C．liveswithmentaldisability

D．considersdailyroutineabother

2．IfMotherasksGinatolookafterherbrothernow,whatwillsheprobablyanswer?

A．I'mafraidnot.B．Noproblem！

C．Itdepends.D．It'snotfair！

3．Thepassageintendstotellusthatweshould.

A．valuethegloryofsuccess

B．appreciatewhatlifegivesus

C．comfortunfortunatepeople

D．treasuremeaningfulmoments

B

Weeachhaveamemory.That’swhywecanstillrememberthingsafteralongtime.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheart,butsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothemagainandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavegotsurprisingmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemandthenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeigncountries.Theycanlearntwolanguagesaseasilyasonebecausetheyhear,rememberandspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeignlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjects,too.

Butyourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyoudomoreandmoreexercises.

4．Somepeoplecaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheartbecause.

A．theyalwayssleepverywell

B．theyofteneatgoodfood

C．theyhaveverygoodmemories

D．theyreadalotofbooks

5．Inschoolthepupilscan’tlearnaforeignlanguagewellbecause.

A．theyhavenogoodmemories

B．theyhavenorecorders

C．theyhavetoomuchtimeforit

D．theyarebusywithothersubjects

6．Yourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetter.

A．ifyoudomoreandmoreexercises

B．ifyouhaveplentyofgoodfood

C．ifyoudomorningexerciseseveryday

D．ifyougetupearly

C

Schoolismuchmorethanaplacewherestudentsgathertolearn.Forchildren,schoolistheirfirstopportunityforsocialdevelopmentandintroductiontopeopleoutsideoftheirfamilyunitLessonslearnedinschoolgobeyondmathematicsandlanguagearts.Studentslearntodevelopindividualinterestsandfindotherpeoplewhosharetheirinterests.

Musicisoneofthewayslike-mindedchildrencometogether.Whenmanypeopletalkaboutthebenefitsofmusiceducation,they'requicktopointoutallofthenumerousandmeasurableresults0fmusiceducation:

manystudiesshowthepositiveimpactmusicprogramscanhaveonchildreninotherareasofstudy.

Dr.LaurelTrainor,aprofessorofpsychology,atMcMasterUniversity,hassaidyoungchildrenwhotakemusiclessonsshowdifferentbraindevelopmentandimprovedmemorycomparedtochildrenwhodonotreceivemusicaltraining.StanfordUniversityresearchershavefoundthatmusicaltrainingimproveshowthebrainprocessesthespokenword,afindingthatresearcherssaycouldleadtoimprovingthereadingabilityofchildrenwhohavedyslexiaandotherreadingproblems.

Furthermore,inananalysisofdataonmorethan25,000secondaryschoolstudents,researchersattheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationfoundthatstudentswhoreportconsistentinvolvementininstrumentalmusicduringmiddleschoolandhighschoolperformsignificantlybelterinmathematics.

Therearemanyreasonswhymusiceducationcanhelptomakeachildabetterstudent,buttherealsobeinginvolvedinmusicisalsoasocialendeavorthatcansetthecourseforlifelongfriendsandhelpcreatesocialgroupsthatlastthroughschoolandbeyond.Musiceducationbreedsfamiliarityduringaschoolcareer,whengoingfromclasstoclassorfromschooltoschooleveryyearcanbenervewrackingandunfamiliar.

7．Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A．Toshowschoolistheplaceforstudentstolearn.

BTostresstheimportanceoflearningknowledge

CToleadtothemaintopicofthepassage

DToexplainwhattheauthorreallythinksof

8．Accordingtotheresearchers,wecanknowthat.

A．musicloverstendtousetheirbraininwiseway

Bmusictrainingcancurechildrenofmanydiseases

Clearningmusicisbeneficialtostudents'performanceinmathematics

Dseniorstudentsdislikedattendingmusiclessons

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dyslexia"mean?

Havingdifficultywithreading

BReceivingtrainingformusic

Gainingknowledgefromlearning

DLosingtheabilitytoreadmusic

10．Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A．musiccanensureyouhavelotofclosefriends

Bchangingschoolsisabadexperienceforeveryone

Cmusicdoesoffersocialandunderstandingbenefits

Dfewschoolsreallyfocusonmusiceducation

D

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownideasofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddeterminingwhetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferencesingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarilytruethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

Forsomepeople，simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewiththeleastmiseryandsufferingsisconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,enjoyshissimplelifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoesagoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofhimandacceptedbyhisfamilyandhissociety.Ontheotherhand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyofthemseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheirownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotsetunrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunatetosetone'sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.

Awisemanoncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustration（挫折）withhisownprofessionalsuccess,“Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccessintraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorridingthesubwaydowntown,”Themanadded,"Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyourchancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike，andtowhichyouhavegivenyourbesteffort.”

11．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatisimpliedasbasicinachievingsuccess?

A．Abilityandgoals.B．Goalsanddetermination.

C．Abilityandenvironment.D．Goalsandenvironment.

12．Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause______.

A．theirlifeisbusyandmiserable

B．theyhaven'treachedtheirownstandards

C．theysettheirgoalsattoolowalevel

D．theyarenotrichinmaterialpossessions

13．Fromthelastparagraphwecantellthat______.

A．successmeansachievinggreatgoals

B．successcomesfromgreatgoalsetting

C．successmeanseffortsandfavoritespayoff

D．successhasnothingtodowiththedistanceofyourtravel

14．Thepurposeofthepassageis______.

A．togiveusacleardefinitionofwhatsuccessis

B．totalkabouthowtoachievesuccess

C．tostatewhatourlifegoalis

D．todiscusstheimportanceofgoals

二、完形填空

RecentlyIunderstoodthetruemeaningoflove.The__15__wasKane,myneighborJoline’stwo-year-oldson.

Kanewasbornwithaphysicalproblemonhis__16__.AndIwitnessed（目睹）the_17___thatKane’sphysicalshortcomingshadonhisfamily.Ialsowitnessedmuchmorethanthat.Isawa_18___familythatembraced（拥抱）thisspecialchild.Afamilythatwouldn’tallowKanetoknowhewas__19__.Jolinehadconstructedasmallcart手推车justafewinchesoffthe