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高二英语期末试题涡阳县第四中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

2014-2015涡阳四中高二期末测试英语试卷

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

Itcouldnothavebeenhardertoleaveoneofthechildrenbehindwhenwemoved.Iknowthatpartingwithourdogwasoneofthemostpainfuldecisionstomake.ThisisZachary’sstory.

AnnandthechildrenandImovedfromourruralhomeinVirginiasothatIcouldretrainforanewcareer.Itmeantleavingbehindourbestfriend,Zachary,asixyearoldBlackLab.Thiswasforhisgood;hewouldbemiserablylockedupinsuburbanBirminghamwhilewewereawayfromhomeeveryday.Weallagreedthatheshouldremainfreeandexplorethecountryside.Wefoundfriendsoffriends,whowouldbegladtogivehimanewhome.HetrembledbesidemeasIdrovehimthere.AndIlefthimtearfully,watchinghimonhisnewfrontporch,disappearinginthedistanceoftherearviewmirror（后视镜）.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatoldZachdidnotreallycarewhocaredforhim.Hewouldbefineandwewouldsoonoutgrowourmutualloss.

Ayeartater,inournewhomeinaBirminghamsuburb,wegotacallfromthepeoplewhoboughtourfarmhouse.Anntookthephone;thecolordrainedfromherfaceasthekidsandIwatchedtheconversationunfold.OurcallerstoldAnn.“There’sastrangedogshoweduphereacoupledaysago.He’srightthinandhispawsdon’tlooksogood.Hejustseemssortoflostandconfused.Theneighborsdowntheroadsaytheythinkhe’syourolddog.”

“It’sZacharyandhefoundhiswayhome.He’slookingforus.Fred,youhavetogogethim.”Annsaidthroughtears.Shewasright.Wehadtogo.ButbringingZacharytheretoBirminghammadenomoresensethanitwouldhaveayearearlier.Evenso,thenextday,mydaughterandIdrovetenhourstoouroldfarmhouse.

21.Theauthor’sfamilydecidedtoleaveVirginiabecause.

A.theywerealreadytiredofrurallife

B.theywantedtoleavechildrenbehind

C.theauthorwantedtofindanewjob

D.theyhadmorefriendselsewhere

22.WhywasZacharyleftbehindwhenthefamilymoved?

A.Zacharywasnolongercaredforbythefamily.

B.MovingalongwoulddoZacharynogood.

C.Zacharywasunwillingtoleave.

D.SomefriendswantedtokeepZachary

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theauthorregrettedhavingleftZacharybehind

B.theauthorthoughtitmademoresensetobringhimbacknow

C.ZacharygotlostonherwaytofindingtheminBirmingham

D.Zacharywasbadlytreatedinthefriends’family

24.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestory?

A.Distancemakestwoheartsgrowcloser.

B.Loveme,lovemydog.

C.Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.

D.Lovewilltakeyouhome.

B

Haveyoueverbeentotheworld’ssmallestbookstore?

TheWorld’sSmallestBookstore，whoseofficialnameisjustthesethreewords，sitsquietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto．

Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feet，soitiseasytoimaginehowtinyitreallyis．Thebookstoreisopen24hoursaday．Insidethebookstorearevariousbooks，especiallyliterarybooksandclassicauthors’works．Soifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopular，youmaygetabitdisappointedthere．

Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreisthateachbookonlycoststhreedollars．Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystem，whichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneybythemselves．Sothetoolsofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:

pens，papers，lightbulbsandalabel-maker．

Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattention，thebillboards（广告牌）ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself．Withtheselargeeye-catchers，manypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit．

25．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theworld’ssmallestbookstore．

B．Astrangewayofsellingbooks．

C．Thepopularbooksnowadays．

D．Thepopularbookstoresintheworld．

26．Whichofthefollowingbooksmightyoumostprobablygetinthestore?

A．Booksonpopularscience．

B．Literarybooks．

C．Theyearbookofauniversity．

D．Booksoneconomiccontrol．

27．Howcouldyoubuyabookfromthestore?

A．Thesalesmanwillhelpyoufindthebook．

B．Thesalesmanwillgetthemoneyforthebook．

C．Choosethebook（s）andleavethemoneythere．

D．Payonthenetandthengetthebook（s）inthestore．

C

AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.ItshowsthatmoststudentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeaking.Writingincreasedasaproblemasstudentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthattheywerenowexpectedtohandin.Readingremainedasasignificantproblem.

Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Althoughmanystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation,weconsidereditimportanttonotewhatseemedtoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglishteachingintheirowncountry.Tousethesamemethodwouldbeself-defeatingbecauseitmightreducemotivation,especiallyifithasfailedinthepast.Thereforeadifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.

Varietyofactivitywasalsoseenasawayofmaintainingorincreasingmotivation.Severalyearsagowehadonetimetablethatoperatedthroughout,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabouthalfwaythroughthetenweeks.Thisledustoamajorre-think,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressedlanguageneedsofthestudents.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Foreignstudentshavemoreproblems.

B.Teachingshouldmeetstudents’needs.

C.Englishlearningproblemsshouldbestudiedagain.

D.TherearemanywaystoimproveEnglish.

29.Writingbecameabiggerproblemwhenforeignstudents________.

A.becamelessinterestedinreading

B.becamebetteratspeaking

C.hadtowritetheirpapers

D.hadfewerproblemswithlistening

30.Wemayinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.

A.teachingcontentshouldbechangedhalfway

B.grammar-basedteachingseemstobeencouraging

C.Englishcoursesarenecessaryforforeignstudents

D.differentteachingmethodsshouldbeused

31.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto“______”.

A.re-thinkB.timetable

C.motivationD.activity

D

Educationisaprocesswhichenablesastudenttothinkforhimselfandmakehisdecisionsinlife.However,thepresentdayEducationsystemputsemphasisonrote-learning（死记硬背）andunhealthycompetition.Thisoftenleadsstudentstodepression（抑郁症）attimes.However,ifastudentisallowedtocontinuehisownintereststhentheirpersonalitieswouldbloomandtheywouldalsobesuccessfulintheircareers.

ThereexistsdifferencebetweenmarketdemandsandtheskillsofIndia’seducatedyouth.Forexample,everyyearapproximately650,000engineeringgraduatespass,outofwhomnearlytwothirdsneedtobere-skilled,sothattheycangetjobsintheindustry.Thedevelopedworldrequiresknowledgeworkersandskilledprofessionals.By2020,thedevelopedworldwillhaveashortageof40millionworkingpeople,saysareport.

ThesefiguresshowtheshortageofskilledmanpowerinIndiaincomparingtothejobsexistinginthemarket.Thismismatchoccursduetomanyreasons.

Afewofthemareasfollows:

A.Lowmotivationamongstudentstoreceivevocational（职业的）education.

B.Theinflexiblemindsofparentsandeducatorsinacceptingvocationalcourses.

C.Manyvocationalcoursesthatarebeingofferedhavebecomeoutofdate.

D.Thereispoorlinkagebetweeninstitutionsofferingvocationalcoursesandtheprivatesector（行业）.Studentsoftenfinditdifficulttosecureproperemploymentimmediatelyaftercompletingtheircourses.

InordertokeepupwiththemarketdemandsofIndia,studentsshouldbeencouragedtotakeupvocationaleducation.Theyshouldbeallowedtostudythesubjectstheylike.Teachersandparentsmustbecomemoreopen-mindedaboutstudents’careerandlifechoices.Thereshouldbeenoughinfrastructures（基础设施）tosupportvocationaleducation.Educationalinstitutescouldlinkupwithcompaniessothatstudentscanbeemployedsoonaftertheycompletetheirstudies.Theseareafewwaysinwhichthegapbetweenvocationaleducationandmarketdemandforskilledmanpowercanbebridged.

32.Intheauthor’sopinion,educatorsneedto.

A.givestudentsmoreroom

B.letstudentshavemorefreetime

C.makestudentsknowhowtomemorize

D.teachstudentstocompeteappropriately

33.Thedevelopedworldwillhaveashortageofworkingpeoplemainlybecause.

A.collegegraduatescangetbetterjobs

B.therearen’tenoughcollegegraduates

C.mostcollegegraduatesaren’tskilledenough

D.therearen’tenoughcollegesofferingvocationalcourses

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingaboutvocationaleducationinIndiaistrue?

A.Toomanystudentsarctakingvocationalcourses.

B.Educationalinstitutesneedmorecooperationwithcompanies.

C.Thegovernmentforbidscertainstudentstoreceivevocationaleducation.

D.Thegovernmenthasbeenstressingtheimportanceofvocationaleducation.

35.Thetextismainlydevelopedby

A.comparingdifferentarguments

B.describingaphenomenonandgivingexamples

C.followingtheorderofplaces

D.analyzingaproblemandseekingsolutions

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。

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