高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试试题

大杨树二中2017-2018学年上学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷

第I卷（共70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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Manyanimalsrecognizetheirfoodbecausetheyseeit.Sodohumans.Whenyouseeanappleorapieceofchocolateyouknowthatthesearethingsyoucaneat.Youcanalsouseothersenseswhenyouchooseyourfood.Youmaylikeitbecauseitsmellsgoodorbecauseittastesgood.Youmaydislikesometypesoffoodbecausetheydonotlook,smellortasteverynice.Differentanimalsusedifferentsen

sestofindandchoosetheirfood.Afewanimalsdependononlyoneoftheirsenses,whilemostanimalsusemorethanonesense.

Althoughtherearemanydifferenttypesoffood,someanimalsspendtheirliveseatingonlyonetype.Thegiantpandaeatsonlyoneparticulartypeofbamboo.Otheranimal

seatonlyonetypeoffoodevenwhengiventhechoice.Akindofwhitebutterflywillstayontheleavesofacabbage,eventhoughthereareplentyofothervegetablesinthegarden.However,mostanimalshaveamorevarieddiet.Thebeareatsfruitsandfish.Thefoxeatssmallanimals,birdsandfruits.Thedietoftheseanimalswillbedifferentdependingontheseason.

Humanshaveaveryvarieddiet.Weofteneatfoodbecausewelikeitandnotbecauseitisgoodforus.IncountriessuchasFranceandBritain,peopleeatfoodswithtoomuchsugar.Thismakesthemoverweight,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Eatingtoomuchredmeatandanimalproducts,suchasbutter,canalsobebadforthehealth.Choosingtherightfood,therefore,hasbecomeanareaofstudyinmodernlife.

1.Wecaninferfromthetextthathumansandanimals.

A.dependononesenseinchoosingfoodB.arenotsatisfiedwiththeirfood

C.choosefoodinsimilarwaysD.eatentirelydifferentfood

2.Whichofthefollowingeatsonlyonetypeoffood?

A.Thewhitebutterfly.B.Thesmallbird.C.Thebear.D.Thefox.

3.Certainanimalschangetheirchoiceoffoodwhen_________.

A.theseasonchangesB.thefoodcolorchanges

C.theymovetodifferentplacesD.theyareattractedbydifferentsmells

4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.foodischosen

foragoodreason

B.FrenchandBritishfoodisgood

C.somepeoplehavefewchoicesoffood

D.somepeoplecarelittleabouthealthydiet

B

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D．Full-timeSecretarypositionatUnitedBusinessL

td．

C

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries（食品杂货）,savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat，severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,andthencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

8.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife

9.Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

10.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?

A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.

11.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheir

bike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

D

ThePealeswereafamousfamilyofAmericanartists．CharlesWillsonPealeisbestrememberedforhisportraitsofleadingfiguresoftheAmericanRevolution．Hepaintedportraits（肖像）ofFranklinandJeffersonandoveradozenofGeorgeWashington．Hislife-sizeportraitofhissonsRaphaelleandTitianwassorealisticthatGeorgeWashingtonreportedlyoncetippedhishattothefiguresinthepicture．

CharlesWillsonPealegaveuppaintinginhismiddleageanddevotedhislifetothePealemuseum,whichhefoundedinPhiladelphia．Theworld’sfirstpopularmuseumofartandnaturalsciencemainlycoveredpaintingsbyPealeandhisfamilyaswellasdisplaysofanimalsintheirnaturalsettings．Pealefoundtheanimalshimselfandfoundamethodtomaketheexhibitsmorelifelike．Themuseum’smostpopulardisplaywastheskeleton（骷髅）ofahuge,extinctelephant,whichPealeunearthedonaNewYorkfarmin1801．

ThreeofPeale’sseventeenchildrenwerealsofamousartists．RaphaellePealeoftenpaintedstilllivesofflowers,fruit,andcheese．HisbrotherRembrandtstudiedunderhisfatherandpaintedportraitsofmanynotedpeople,includingoneofGeorgeWashington．Anotherbrother,RubensPeale,paintedmostlylandscapesandportraits．

JamesPeale,thebrotherofCharlesWillsonPeale,specializedinminiatures（小画像）．HisdaughterSarahMiriamPealewasprobablythefirstprofessionalfemaleportraitpainterinAmerica．

12．TheauthormentionsinParagraph1thatWashingtontippedhishattothefiguresinthepaintingtoshowthat________．

A．CharlesWillsonPeale’spaintingwasverylifelike

B．WashingtonrespectedCharlesWillsonPeale’swork

C．WashingtonwasfriendlywithRaphaelleandTitianPeale

D．thepaintingofthetwobrotherswasverylarge

13．Theunderlinedword“unearthed”isclosestinmeaningto“______”．

A．showedB．invented

C．dugupD．lookedover

14．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthechildofCharlesWillsonPeale?

A．TitianPeale．B．RubensPeale．

C．RaphaellePeale．D．SarahMiriamPeale．

15．Theauthor’sattitudetowardthePealesisingeneral_______．

A．puzzledB．admiring

C．excitedD．disappointed

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tipsonhowt

osavemoney

It’simportantforyouteenagerstoknowhowtosavemoney.Youknowthatthemoneyyousavecanbeforrainydaysandbeusedtopaythroughyourcollegeeducation.Ifyouthinkit’sadifficulttaskanddon’tknowhowtodoit,pleasedoasthefollowing.

16

Mydadalwaystellsmethatifonedoesn’trespectmoney,itwillneverrespectyou.Hence,it’simportantthatyoukeeparecordofyourdailyexpenses.Makeitahabittowritedownallthatyouhavespent.Andwhenyoufindoutthetotalexpensesattheendofthemonth,youwillrealizewhatyouhavespentmoremoneyindoing.17

Openasavingsaccount.

Openingasavingsaccountisabetterwaytos