高二英语下学期期末考试试题含参考答案广东省.docx

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高二英语下学期期末考试试题含参考答案广东省

广东省高二（下）期末英语试卷

第一部分阅读理解

1．Shakespeare'sBirthplaceandExhibitionofShakespeare'sWorld

Welcometotheworld﹣famoushousewhereWilliamShakespearewasborninl564andwherehegrewup．Theproperty（房产）remainedintheownershipofShakespeare'sfamilyuntil1806．TheHousehaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworldforover250years．

OPENINGTIMES：

20Mar．to19Oct．

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Sun：

9：

30a．m．to5：

00p．m．

20Oct．to19Mar

Mon．toSat：

9：

00a．m．to4：

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Sun．：

10：

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◆EnterthroughtheVisitors'Centreandseethehighly﹣praisedexhibitionShakespeare'sWorld，alivelyandfullintroductiontothelifeandworkofShakespeare．

◆StandintheroomswhereShakespearegrewup．

◆DiscoverexamplesoffurnitureandneedleworkfromShakespeare'speriod．

◆Enjoythetraditional（传统的）Englishgarden，plantedwithtreesandflowermentionedinthepoet'sworks．

◆TheBirthplaceiswithineasywalkingdistanceofallthecarparksshownonthemap；nearestisWindsorStreet（3minutes'Walk）

◆TheHousemaypresentdifficultiesbuttheVisitors'Centre，itsexhibition，andthegardenareaccessibletowheelchairusers．

◆TheShakespeareCoffeeHouse（oppositetheBirthplace）

ADMISSION：

Adult：

￡4.90

Child：

￡2.20

Family：

￡12.00

（2adults+upto3children）

1．Howmuchistheadmissionforafamilyoftwogrown﹣upsandtwochildren？

A．￡9.80．

B．￡12.00．

C．￡14.20．

D．￡16.40．

2．WhereisthenearestparkingplacetoShakespeare'sBirthplace？

A．Behindtheexhibitionhall．

B．OppositetheVisitors'Centre．

C．AtWindsorStreet．

D．NeartheCoffeeHouse．

3．Awheelchairusermayneedhelptoenter　　．

A．theHouse

B．thegarden

C．theVisitors'Centre

D．theexhibitionhall．

4．Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago，IenteredtheTrackKitchen，arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest（卑微的）tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast．Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly，unshavenman，wholookedsomewhatdisheveled．Hewaswearingaworn﹣outhatandwasalone．IaskedifImightjoinhim．HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast．

Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings．Weneverintroducedourselves．Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat．SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee，Iasked，

"MayIgetyousomething？

"

"Acoffeewouldbenice．"

ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee，Wetalkedmore，andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee．Finally，Irosetoleave，wishedhimwell，andheadedfortheexit．AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends．Heasked，

"HowdidyougettoknowMr．Galbreath？

"

"Who？

"

"Themanyouweresittingwith．HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns．"

Icouldhardlybelieveit．Iwasbuying，offeringafreebreakfast，andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld'srichestandmostpowerfulmen!

MyfewminuteswithMr．Galbreathchangedmylife．NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect，nomatterwhoIthinktheyare，andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity．

4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"disheveled"mean？

A．Unfriendly．

B．Untidy．

C．Gentle．

D．Kind．

5．Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause　　．

A．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoor

B．hewantedtostartaconversation

C．heintendedtoshowhispoliteness

D．hewouldliketothanktheoldman

6．Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend？

A．Proud．

B．Pitiful．

C．Surprised．

D．Regretful．

7．Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory？

A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous．

B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed．

C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect．

D．Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances．

8．Moderninventionshavespeededuppeople'slivesamazingly．Motor﹣carscoverahundredmilesinalittlemorethananhour．Aircraftscrosstheworldaday，whilecomputersoperateatalightningspeed．Indeed，thisloveofspeedseemsnever﹣ending．Everyyearmotor﹣carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboasts（吹嘘）ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks．

Allthissavestime，butataprice．Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplane，ourbodiestellusso．Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet﹣lag（时差）；ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindinanothertimezone．Again，spendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers．Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangersaccordingtosomescientists；toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrains，aconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout．

However，whatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved？

Certainlynotrelax，orsoitseems．Wearesoaccustomedtoconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothing，orevenjustonethingatatime．Perhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradio，lettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworld．

Therewasatimewhensomepeople'slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattle．Nomulti﹣taskingthere；theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpace，andinafamiliarpattern．Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis．Yetbeforewedoso，wemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorsfaced：

theyfarmedwithbarehands，oftenlivedclosetohunger，andhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstone．Modernmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistence．

8．Thenewproductsbecomemoreandmoretime﹣savingbecause　　．

A．ourloveofspeedseemsnever﹣ending

B．timeislimited

C．thepricesareincreasinglyhigh

D．themanufacturersboastalot

9．Whatdoes"thedays"inParagraph3referto？

A．Imaginarylife

B．Simplelifeinthepast

C．Timesofinventions

D．Timeforconstantactivity

10．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthemoderntechnology？

A．Critical

B．Objective

C．Optimistic

D．Negative

11．Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？

A．Thepresentandpasttimes

B．Machineryandhumanbeings

C．Imaginationsandinventions

D．Moderntechnologyanditsinfluence．

12．Sincethe1970s，scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers．Brain﹣computerinterface（BCI）technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiestosendorderstomachines．

Recently，tworesearchers，JoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanne，Switzerland，showedasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts．

Inthelaboratory，Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand．Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts．

"Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells．Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove．Butspinalcordinjuriesorothercasescanpreventtheseweaksignalsfromreachingthemuscles，"Tavellasays．"Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewiththeoutsideworldandalsotocontrolmachines．"

Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser．Thiscappicksupthesignalsfromthescalp（头皮）andsendsthemtoacomputer．Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandstheroboticwheelchair．Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath．Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain．

Prof．Milan，theteamleadersayshisteamhassettwogoals．Oneistestingwithrealpatients，soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom．Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime．

12．HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory？

A．Bycontrollinghismuscles．

B．Bytalkingtothemachine．

C．Bymovinghishand．

D．Byusinghismind．

13．WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5？

A．scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

B．computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C．scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

D．cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

14．Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto　　．

A．makeprofitsfromthem

B．provethetechnologyusefultothem

C．makethemlivelonger

D．learnabouttheirphysicalcondition

15．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext？

A．Switzerland，theBCIResearchCenter

B．NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorks

C．BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabled

D．RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainInjuries．

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16．FacingtheEnemiesWithin

Wearenotbornwithcourage，butneitherarewebornwithfear．Fears，eventhemostbasicones，cantotallydestroyourambitions．Fearcandestroyfortunes．Fearcandestroyrelationships．Fear，ifleftunchecked，candestroyourlives．Fearisoneofthemanyenemieslivinginsideus．（16）　　

Thefirstenemywefaceisindecision（优柔寡断）．Indecisionisthethiefofopportunity．（17）　　Takeaswordtothisenemy．

Thesecondenemyinsideisdoubt．（18）　　Butyoualsocan'tletdoubttakeover．Manypeopledoubtthepast，doubtthefuture，doubteachother，doubtthegovernment，doubtthepossibilitiesanddoubttheopportunities．Worstofall，theydoubtthemselves．I'mtellingyou，doubtwilldestroyyourlifeandyourchancesofsuccess．Itwillemptybothyourbankaccountandyourheart．（19）　　

Dobattlewiththeenemy．Dobattlewithyourfears．（20）　　Becourageousinyourlifeandinyourpursuit（追求）ofthethingsyouwantandthepersonyouwanttobecome．

A．Sure，there'sroomforhealthydoubt．Youcan'tbelieveeverything．

B．Buildyourcouragetofightwhat'sholdingyouback，what'skeepingyoufromyourgoalsanddreams．

C．Letmetellyouabouttwooftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin．

D．Belowarethewayswhichmightbeusefulforustoovercomeourfears．

E．Doubtisanenemy．Goafterit．Getridofit．

F．Itwillstealyourchancesforabetterfuture．

G．Somepeopledoubteverything．

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