高二英语下学期期末考试试题II.docx

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高二英语下学期期末考试试题II

2019-2020年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（II）

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第I卷（选择题，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）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy？

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreametrue，today'sstars，feelinglikezooanimals，facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine．Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention．Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes，camerasready．Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives．Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal，celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance．Eventually，theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare，seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem，notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames．"Overtime，"Villarrealsays，"theyfeelseparatedandalone．"

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages．Inthe4thcenturyBC，paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle，hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers．WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury，hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans，leadinghimtoplainabouthislackofprivacy．Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmodernta

bloidsandwebsitesdo．

Beingapublicfiguretoday，however，isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe．Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras．Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous，thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"story"aliveforever．

Iffameissotroublesome，whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit？

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit．Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities．Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace．

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice．Still，evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftenplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare．Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready．

1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______．

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhaveeintofame

2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3？

______

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired．

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory．

C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids．

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders．

3.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday？

______

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia． B.Inadequatesocialrecognition．

C.Lackoffavorablechances．      D.Hugepopulationoffans．

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity？

______

A.Disappointed．                  B.Sceptical．

C.Disapproving．                  D.Sympathetic．

B

Justwhatisatigermother？

AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves．She'sbeencalled"dangerous"，"outrageous"，evena"monster"forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters．

HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright．Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts．Sheparedonechildnegativelywiththeother，threateningtoburntheirtoys．Herrulesinclude：

schoolworkalwaysesfirst；anA-minusisabadgrade；childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath，andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust．

Ms．ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy，successfulchildren-atleastinhercase．Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories，onethingcan'tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem．

InBritain，shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls，forexample，areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades，paredwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls．SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers？

AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintoth

atsuccess？

Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest，Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points．It'saboutalwaysknowing"youcandobetter"，shetoldme．

Interestingly，inChina，thebirthplaceofthetigermother，peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting．Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles．

5.AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook，thepublic______．

A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren

B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother

C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong

D.don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2？

______

A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren．

B.Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever．

C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano．

D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren．

7.Paragraph4showsthat______．

A.Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant

B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren

C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren

D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy

8.Theunderlinedword"flak"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"______"．

A.attention　　　　　　　          B.criticism

C.curiosity                 D.contribution．

C

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Ifyouliketoknowmore，gotothefollowingsiteson

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9.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______．

A.aTVprogramme                B.ateacher'slecture

C.anewspaper                D.theInternet

10.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter'sdefinition，pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation，you'dbettersurf______．

A.Zhongwensite                B.AIsForLove

C.ClavisSinica                D.Afe

wChinesewords

11.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture，medicine，business，science，you'dbettersurf______．

A.LearnMandarinonline         B.WanfangData．

C.RainlandkidsdiscoverChinese   D.TheChineseOutpost

12.Theunderlinedword"gateway"inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______．

A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagate．

B.aplacethroughwhichyoucango

toanotherplace．

C.thespacewhenadoorisopen．

D.ameansofgettingorachievingsomething．

D

Toplistsarelecturingpeopleoneverythingfrom"100placestovisit"or"100bookstoread".Aren'tyoujusttiredofbeingtoldwhattodowithyourtime?

  Nowyouhavealisttoendalllists!

  Takealookatthefollowingtwoexamplesfromthelistof"101thingsnottodo":

SwimwithDolphins（海豚）?

  Swimmingwithdolphinsisoneoftheworld'smostprofitabletouristactivities.However,noteverydolphinwillwelehavingtheirbusy,tiringdayinterruptedbytouristsscreamingandpushingaroundtheminthewater.Worseyet,whendolphinsgettooneartotheboatsloadedtourists,theycouldgetcaughtupinropesandkilledbypropellers（螺旋桨）.

  Here'salittlesecret.Dolphinslooklikesmilingatyou,butactuallythey'rejustopeningmouths.

GotoSeetheMonaLisa?

 Theremustbesomethingaboutthemysterious（神秘的）smile.The6millionpeoplewhotheladyintheLouvreeveryyearcan'tallbewrong,afterall.Buttheycanbequiteannoyingst

andinginfrontofyou,holdinguptheircamerastopreventyoufromseeinganything.Infact,itishardforyoutoseethepaintingclearlybecauseyouhavetostayawayfromitforsecurityreasons.Afterqueuingforhours,manytouristscanremaininfrontofthepaintingonlyfor15secondsatmost.

 Ifthemysteriousladyinthepictureknewherfate,shewouldn'tjustbesmiling,she'dbelaughing.

 So,stilllongtoseetheMonaLisa?

Ifyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutthelist,read101TingsNOTtoD