高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案.docx

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高二英语下学期期末测试题及答案

外研版高二下学期期末考试

第一节阅读理解（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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea."

"OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.

Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.

Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?

"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."

Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?

Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?

"

"Burntyesterdayevening."

1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.

A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendays

C.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea

2.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.

A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday

3.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.

A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdown

C.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper

4.Whatwasburnt?

___________.

A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy

B

ColumbusCollege,241QueenElizabethDrive,KowloonCity

Memo（备忘录）

To:

AllStaff

From:

JakieMok,Secretary;SportsDevelopmentCommittee

Date:

May20,2010

Aweekago,“SportsforLife”programmewassenttotheparents,requiringthemtoselectasporttheywantedtheirchildtoplay.Sincethen,ourstaffhavereceivedlotsofcallsfromparentsaskingformoreinformationaboutit.Hereisamemoforyourreferencewhenyouanswerthephones.

Sports1:

Basketball.

Weexpectthatthiswillbethemostpopularofthefoursports.Therefore,studentsshouldbeadvisedtosignupassoonaspossible.StudentswilltakeaprivatebustoandfromKwunTongSportsPark.Tocoverthecostofhiringabus,eachstudentwillhavetopay＄10eachtime.Therewillbefourbasketballcourtsavailableforourusewithoneteacherwatchingovereachgame.

Sports2:

Gym

WewillbeusingSt.Peter’sMemorialPark.Therearetworeasonsforchoosingthispark.Frist,itisnotverybusyandcrowdedbefore6:

00pm.Second,ithaslotsoftreeswithplentyofshade.Studentsmustbringalongtwobottlesofwatertopreventthirst.Threeactivities,skipping,jogging,outdooraerobics（有氧运动）,allofwhicharefreeofcharge,willbearranged.Andtherewillbeateacherondutyforeachoftheactivities.

Sports3:

Hiking

Hiking（远足）willtakeplaceatKowloonPeak.Theactivitywillstartat2:

30pmandfinish90minuteslater.Threeteacherswillaccompanythestudents,andahikinginstructorwillaccompanyeachgroupof15hikers.Eachinstructorwillcost＄75/hr.Studentsareadvisedtobringplentyofwaterandsunscreen.

Sports4:

Swimming

TheKowloonCityAquaticCentreisa10-minutewalkfromourschool.Fourteacherswillgotothepoolandconductthegoings-onfromthepoolside.Wewillonlybeabletoreservethepoolforonehour（i.e.2:

45pmto3:

45pm）.Onlystudentsskilfulatswimmingcantakeupthisactivity.Thepoolwillhavetwolifeguardspresent.Girlsmustwearaswimmingsuit.Thecostis＄10pervisit.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Studentsselectingbasketballhadbetterregisterearly.

B.Studentsparticipatingingymshouldarriveat6:

00pm.

C.Hikingusuallybeginsat2:

30pmandlasts2hours.

D.Studentshavingswimmingsuitscantakeupswimming.

6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____

A.studentstakingpartinbasketballwillwalktothecourts.

B.Thethreeactivitiesingymareallfreeforstudents.

C.hikingstudentscanhavearegularrestintheshadeoftrees.

D.studentstakingupthefoursportsshouldbringbottlesofwater.

7.Itcanbeconcludedthat____.

A.eachsportwillonlylastsforanhour

B.studentswillbechargedforthefoursports

C.allthesportswilltakeplaceatKowloonPeak

D.teacherswillaccompanystudentsoneachsport

8.Thepurposeofthememoisto____.

A.attractstudents’interestintheprogramme

B.requiretheparentstoselectasportfortheirchild

C.helpthestaffexplaintheprogrammetotheparents

D.remindteachersandlifeguardstobepresentontime

C

Lindbergh,anAmericanpilot,wasbornonFebruary4,1902,inDetroit.HegrewuponafarmnearLittleFalls,Mississippi.Inhischildhood,Lindberghshowedunusualmechanicalability.Attheageof18,heenteredtheUniversityofWisconsintostudyengineering.However,Lindberghwasmoreinterestedintheexciting,youngfieldofairtravelthanhewasinschool.Aftertwoyears,heleftschooltobecomeapilotperformingdangeroustricks.

LindberghmadethefirstnonstopflightaloneacrosstheAtlanticOceanonMay20～21,1927.OtherpilotshadcrossedtheAtlanticbeforehim.ButLindberghwasthefirstpersontodoitalonenonstop.Lindbergh'sunusualactiongainedhimimmediate,internationalfame.Thepressnamedhim“LuckyLindy”andthe“LoneEagle”．AmericansandEuropeansadmiredtheshy,slimyoungmanandgavehimalotofhonors.

Aftertheflight，LindberghpublishedWe，abookabouthisflight.ThetitlereferredtoLindberghandhisplane.Then,heflewthroughouttheUnitedStatestomakespeechestoencourageairtravelonbehalfoftheDanielGuggenheimFundforthePromotionofAeronautics（航空学）．LindberghlearnedaboutthepioneerrocketresearchofRobertH．Goddard,aClarkUniversityphysicsprofessor.LindberghpersuadedtheGuggenheimfamilytosupportGoddard'sexperiments,whichlaterledtothedevelopmentofmissiles,satellites,andspacetravel.

BeforeJapanattackedPearlHarborin1941,LindberghtookpartintheactivitiesagainstAmericaninvolvement（参与）inWorldWarⅡ.ManyAmericanscriticizedhimforthis.Afterthewar,heservedasanadviserintheaircraftindustry.

9．LindberghmadethefirstnonstopflightaloneacrosstheAtlanticOceanattheageof________.

A．18B．20C．25D．27

10．Lindberghstoppedhisstudyatuniversitybecause________.

A．hewasmoreinterestedinairtravelthanhisstudy

B．hewantedtomakeaflightacrosstheAtlanticOcean

C．heintendedtowriteabookabouthisflight

D．hedidverywellinhisstudyandgraduatedinadvance

11．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A．LindberghhadbeenfamousbeforehisflightacrosstheAtlantic.

B．Peoplehadnointerestintheyoungfieldofairtravelatthetime.

C．LindberghwasthefirstpilottocrosstheAtlantic.

D．ItwasverydifficulttoflyacrosstheAtlanticalonewithoutstoppingthen.

12．WhichofthefollowingrolesdidLindberghNOTperforminhislife?

A．Speechmaker.B．Writer.C．Researcher.D．Adviser.

D

Throughouttheworld,clothinghasmanyuses.Itisusedtoprovideprotectionfromtheelements.Itisalsoworntopreventothersfromseeingspecificpartsofone'sbody.However,thepartsofthebodythatmustbecoveredvarywidelythroughouttheworld.Someclothingisworntoprovidesupernatural（神奇的）protection.Wearingaluckyshirttotakeanexamiscallingforsupernaturalassistance.

Peopleinallculturesuseclothingandotherformsofbodilydecorationtocommunicatestatus,intentionsandothermessages.InNorthAmerica,wedressdifferentlyforbusinessandvariousleisureactivities.NorthAmericanwomenareusuallymuchmoreknowledgeableofandconcernedwithlittledifferenceinmessagescommunicatedbyclothesthanmen.Attimes,thisleadstosillymistakesofinterpretationoffemaleintentionsonthepartofmen.Ofcourse,clothingstylesarealsointendedtocommunicatemessagestomembersofthesamegender（性别）．

Longbeforewearenearenoughtotalktosomeone,theirappearancetellstheirgender,age,economicclass,andoftenevenintentions.Webegintorecongnizetheimportantculturalcluesatanearlyage.Thevocabularyofdressthatwelearnincludesnotonlyitemsofclothingbutalsohairstyles，jewellery,andotherbodydecoration.Inmostcultures,however,thesamestyleofdresscommunicatesdifferentmessagesdependingontheage，gender，andphysicalappearanceoftheindividualwearingit.

Puttingoncertaintypesofclothingcanchangeyourbehaviorandthebehaviorofotherstowardsyou.Thiscanbethecasewithadoctor'swhitelabcoat,oranarmyuniform.Mostuniformsareclearlysymbolicsothattheycanrapidlyandunmistakablycommunicatestatus.Forinstance,thestrangehairstyleandclothingoftheEnglish“punks”areessentialaspectsoftheiruniforms.

Therearemanyformsofbodydecorationotherthanclothesthatareusedaroundtheworldtosendmessages.Theseincludebodyandhairpaint,andevenbodydeformation（损伤）.Whendoctorsputbracesonteeth,theyareactuallydoingthesamething—deformingofreforming（改进）apartofthebodytomakeitmoreattractive.

13．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．ClothingandCultureB．CommunicationthroughClothing

C．ClothingandSocialBehaviorD．WaysofSendingMessages

14．Somepeoplewearluckyshirtstotakeanexambecausetheybelieve________.

A．clotheshaveextraordinarypower

B．clothescanhidetheirfearfortheexam

C．shirtscanmakethemmorecomforta