人教版高中英语选修六第一学期高二英语期末试题卷.docx

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人教版高中英语选修六第一学期高二英语期末试题卷

高中英语学习材料

（灿若寒星*制作整理）

2014---2015学年度第一学期高二英语期末试题（卷）

第I卷

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，共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

LucilleCliftonwasthefirstAfricanAmericanpoetlaureate（桂冠诗人）ofMaryland.Criticscallheroneofthegreatestwritersofourtime.

LucilleCliftonwasborninDepew,NewYorkin1936.ShebeganwritingpoetrywhenShewasabouttenyearsold.Shehaddevelopedaninterestinpoetrybecauseofhermother，ThelmaSayles.Hermotherwasalsoapoetalthoughherpoemswereneverpublished.AsachildLucillewouldsitonhermother'slapandlistenasshereadpoetry.Shelearnedtolovewordsandthepowerofwords.Thatstayedwithherasshegrew.

Whilehermothertaughthertolovepoetry,herfathergaveherthegiftofstorytelling.HewouldtellLucilleinterestingstoriesaboutherancestors,especiallytheonenamedLucillewhowashisgrandmother.SamuelCliftonsaidshewasthefirstblackwomantobelegallystayedinthestateofVirginia.LucilleCliftonwroteaboutitinherpoemcalled“Lucy”．

Lucilleoftentalkedaboutherloveforwords.Shelovedthesoundofwordsandthewaythewordsfeltinhermouth.Shelovedfindinginterestingwaystousewordstoexpresswhatwashappeningintheworld.

Unlikehermother,LucilleClifton'spoetryisnottraditionalatall.Herpoemsdonotrhymeorfollowaspecialkindofpattern.Theydonotusefancywords.Herpoetryisknownforbeingsimple,truthfulanddirect.Itiswrittenthewaypeoplespeak,inacasual,relaxedlanguage.Thereisverylittlepunctuationandevenlesscapitalization（首字母大写）.Manyofthepoemsareuncomfortablyhonest.LucilleCliftonoftensaidthatshetriedtocomforttheafflicted（折磨）andafflictthecomfortable.Overtheyears,sheseemstohaveperfectedthatart.

1.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Lucille'sparentsinfluencedheralot.

B.Lucille'sfatheroftenreadpoemstoher.

C.Lucille'smotherpublishedsomepoems.

D.Lucille'sparentstaughthertolovewords.

2．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Lucille'sgreatworks.

B．WordsthatLucilleused.

C．Lucille'swritingstyle.

D．BackgroundofLucille'spoems.

3．Fromthepassage，weknowthatLucilleis________.

A.funny　　　　　　B.creative

C.selfishD.beautiful

4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．LucilleCliftonwasthefirstAfricanAmericanpoetlaureateofAmerica.

B．LucilleCliftonwasborninAfrica.

C．LucilleCliftonbeganwritingpoetryfromabout1956.

D．UnlikeLucilleClifton,hermother'spoetryistraditional.

B

IntheUnitedStates,manylowincome（低收入）parentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.AprogramcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious（有营养的）snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.

Atacommunity（社区）centerinVirginiajustoutsideofWashington,D.C.,childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafterschoolprogram.“Thesnackisveryhealthyforyourbody,butthemainthingisthatittastesreally,reallygood,”KeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.

Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfofparentsfromEthiopia.Manyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathome.KidsCafé,withfoodofferedfreebyafoodbank,givesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffood.

“It’sgood,”saysonegirl.ButRebeccaNance,whoseparentsarefromtheUS,isnotsosure.“Thetasteisunusual.”Hermother,DaffanyNance，hastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfood.“Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfood,”shesays,“soit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.”

Thecharity（慈善机构）,FeedingAmerica,startedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.

KidsCafébecamepartoftheafterschoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafterschoolprogram.Shesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfood.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutritionintheirlives.

5.WhatisthepurposeofstartingKidsCafé?

A.Toprovidepoorchildrenwithnutritiousfood.

B.Toraisemoneyforsomepoorchildren.

C.Todeveloptheafterschoolprogram.

D.Tohelppoorchildrenlearnnewskills.

6.Theunderlinedword“unusual”istheclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.healthyB.fantastic

C.terribleD.strong

7.WhatcanwelearnaboutDaffanyNance?

A.SheisfromEthiopiaandhastwochildren.

B.Shecaredlittleaboutherchildren’sdietbefore.

C.Shebelievestheprogramisgoodforherchildren.

D.Shehopesmoretypesoffoodcanbeofferedforfree.

8.Wholeadstheafterschoolprogram?

A.LoriMcFail.

B.KeithClements.

C.FeedingAmerica.

D.AcommunitycenterinVirginia.

C

AMERICANAHOTELCRYSTALCITY

Convenientlocation5minutesfromWashingtonD.C.andoneblocktoCrystalCityMetro（地铁）,CrystalCityUnderground.Freeparking,freedeluxecontinental（大陆的）breakfastandcomplimentary（收费的）hotelshuttleservicetoRonal

Phone（703）9793722

dReaganWashingtonNationalAirport.

DAYSINNARLINGTON

DaysInnArlingtonislocatedtwomilesfromthePentagon,LincolnMemorial.ThereisarestaurantwhichservesAmericanstylefood,plustwomeetingroomsandanoutdoorpool.ComplimentaryshuttleservicerunstotheRosslynMetroStation.Complimentaryparkingisavailableontheproperty.Anexperiencedstaffwelcomesourguests.

Phone（703）5250300

THEHIGHLANDERMOTORINN

Comfortableroomsatmoderaterates.ConvenientlocationonlyminutesawayfromWashingtonareaattraction.NearVASquareMetroStationandBallstonCommonsShoppingMall.Freecontinentalbreakfast;freeparking.

Phone（703）5244300

HYATTREGENCYCRYSTALCITY

ConvenientlylocatednexttoWashingtonNationalAirportandtwomilesfromWashingtonD.C.ComplimentaryshuttletoandfromNationalAirport,metro,localrestaurantsandshopping.Experienceaviewtorememberatoutrooftoprestaurants“ChesapeakeGrill”.Callforreservations（预定）.

Phone（073）41812341;（800）2331234

9．WhichhoteldoesNOTprovideservicetodriveitsgueststotheairportormetrostations?

A．AmericanaHotelCrystalCity.

B．DaysInnArlington.

C．TheHighlanderMotorInn.

D．HyattRegencyCrystalCity.

10．Ifyouwanttostayinahotelwhichprovidesfreeparkingandfreebreakfast,whichtelephonenumberwillyouringtoaskforfurtherinformation?

A．（703）9793722or（703）5244300.

B．（703）5244300or（073）41812341.

C．（073）41812341or（703）5250300.

D．（703）5250300or（703）9793722.

11．Whichhotelisclosetotheairport?

A．AmericanaHotelCrystalCity.

B．DaysInnArlington.

C．HyattRegencyCrystalCity.

D．TheHighlanderMotorInn.

12．StevenlovestheideaofhavingdeliciousmealwhileenjoyingthenightviewofWashingtonD.C.Hewillprobablyreservearoombycalling________.

A．（703）5244300B．（073）41812341

C．（703）5250300D．（703）9793722

D

FewpeoplehatehomeworkmorethanAlfieKohn,authorofTheHomeworkMyth.Thereisahotdiscussionacrossthecountry:

doeshomeworkreallyimproveschoolresults?

Agrowingnumberofeducatorssayno.

“Wealwaysthinkitisworthit,”saysKohn,“andhomeworkwillimprovetheirschoolresultsandgivethemgoodstudyskills,buttheresearchshowsitisjustnotso.Nostudyhaseverfoundanyacademicbenefit（学业上的成效）ofassigning（布置）homeworkbeforekidsareinhighschool.andeveninhighschoolthecaseisveryweak.”

Buthowcouldhoursofreading,writingandsolvingmathproblemsnothelpkidstolearn?

WeaskedtenthgradersattheGallowaySchool,inAtlanta.

“IlearneverythingthatIneedtoinclass,”says16-year-oldMattRitchie.“Anditisreallyunnecessarytodohomework.Itisjustboring.”

“IfIlisteninclassandtakegoodnotes,Iusuallydowellontests,”explainshisclassmatePaigeSolomon,“SoIdon’tthinkitishelpful—ifanything,itjustmakesmekindoffearfulofgoingtothatclass.”

“I’musuallyinabadmoodwhenIhavealotofhomework,”says16-year-oldCarterParder,“becauseIstayuplater.AndthenI’mgroggythenextday.”

AccordingtoKohn,evenifkidslearnalittlethroughhomework,thecostistoohigh.Homeworkmaykillastudent’sinterestinlearning.Ifkidsseemtobesinkingunderamountainofwork,parentsshouldintervene（干涉）.Mostadultswouldn’twanttoworkeighthoursaday,andthencomehometohoursofextrawork.Kidsarenodifferent.

13.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatAlfieKohn_______.

A.isahighschoolteacher.

B.isanexpertinlanguagestudy.

C.doesdeepresearchintohomework

D.isagreatnovelwriter.

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Moststudentsthinkhomeworkisofgreathelptothem.

B.Kohnisthefirstpersontoprovehomeworkisunimportant.

C.Kohnthinkshomeworkishelpfulforcollegestudents.

D.Parentsshouldpaymuchattentiontothehomeworkoftheirchildren.

15.Thepassagewaswrittenmainlyto_________.

A.introducethebookTheHomeworkMyth

B.pointouttheimportanceofhomework

C.showdoinghomeworkisawasteoftime

D.showthereisnoneedtoassignhomework

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为短语选项。

16

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