高二英语下学期期末考试试题2.docx

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【2020】高二英语下学期期末考试试题2

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20xx-20xx学年度第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

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100分钟总分：

150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）

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WeconsideredalistofthebestAmericanbooks-butwe’dneedawholeissuetodothemjustice.Herearefivethathelpdefinethenationalcharacter.Mostfromacenturyorsoago,theystillentertain,teach,andinspireus.

Moby-DickbyHermanMelville

Firstpublishedin1851,theadventurestoriesofCaptainAhabandhismonomaniacal（偏执的）pursuitofthewhitewhaledrawusintoauniversefulloffascinatingcharactersandstories.

TheEducationofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdams

AwardedthePulitzerPrizeinautobiography（自传）in1918,descendedfromoneofAmerica’smostfamouspoliticaldynasties,Adamsprovidesinsightintohisfamily,includinghisexperienceasaprivatesecretarytohisfather,ministertoEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilwar.

LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman

WhenWhitmanpublishedLeavesofGrassin1855,hewantedtodefinetheAmericanexperience-singingofthenewcountryinanewvoice,reflectingthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime.

PoemsbyEmilyDickinson

Anenthusiasticpoetwhoseworkshavehadconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinson’sfrequentuseofdashes,occasionalcapitalization（大写）ofnouns,andunconventionalmetaphors（隐喻）havecontributedtoherreputationasoneofthemostinventive（创新的）poetsofthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.

TheSongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellow

Firstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellow’smostpopularandmostrecognizedpoem,theheroiclifeanddeathofamagicAmericanIndian,sentbytheGreatSpirittoguidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.

1．WaltWhitmanwroteLeavesofGrassinorderto______.

A.praiseAmericaandshowthegreatchangesintheAmericanliteraryworld

B.reflectthegreatchangesinAmericathathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime

C.giveAmericansencouragementinanewvoice

D.showhistalentandheroiclifetous

2.Theunderlinedword“considerable”probablymeans“______”

A.satisfyingB.exciting

C.inspiringD.great

3.IfyouwanttoreadastoryaboutamagicAmericanIndian,youcanread______.

A.Moby-DickB.LeavesofGrass

C.PoemsDTheSongofHiawatha

4.What’sthepurposeofthewirerwritingthispassage?

A.Tomakeanadvertisementforabookstore.

B.TointroduceseveralbestAmericanbookstoreaders.

C.Totellstoriesofseveralfamouswriters.

D.Totalkaboutsomeknowledgeaboutliterature.

B

Walkingissosimpleandconvenientthatitcouldn’tpossiblycountasexercise,right?

Wrong．Studyafterstudyshowsthatregularwalkingcanhelpyouloseweightandreduceyourriskofheartdisease．

　　Thestudypublishedin DiabetesResearchandClinicalPractice showsthatthebloodpressureoftheoverweightmenbeingtestedimprovedandtheamountofbodyfatgreatlydecreased．

　　That’ aerobicexercise（有氧运动）,suchasswimming,dropoutduringthefirstfewmonths．

　　Herearesomebasicsforwalkingexercise．

　　Walkatapacethatmakesyoubreatheheavily,butstillabletotalk．

　　Yourgoal,firstandforemost,istowalkfivedaysaweek,30minutesawalk．Dothat,andyouaregettingthebase-levelamountofexercisethatresearchsaysshouldmaintainyourhealthand vigor（精力）．

　　Starteverywalkwithfiveminutesofeasy-pacedwalking,aboutthesamepaceatwhichyoudoshopping,togetyourbodywarmedup．Then,cooldownattheendofeachwalkwithanotherfiveminutesofeasy-pacedwalking．Thisallowsyourheartratetograduallyspeedupandslowdown．

5.ThesurveymentionedinParagraph3showsthat________．

A．

80％ofthewomensurveyedarewalkingasameansofexercise

B．

50％ofthewomensurveyedwanttoswimasameansofexercise

C．

walkingismoreeasilymaintainedthanothertypesofaerobicexercise

D．

theeffectofwalkingisasgoodasthatofothertypesofaerobicexercise

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutwalkingforexercise?

A．

Walkingfivedaysaweek,30minutesaltogether,isthegoal．

B．

Increaseatleast10％oftheamountofeachpreviousweek．

C．

Eachwalkshouldstartwiththepaceofdoingshopping．

D．

Walkingasmuchasyoucaninthefirstweekissuggested．

7.Whatisthepurposeoftheeasy-pacedwalkingineverywalk?

A．

Tohelpreduceyourbloodpressure．

B．

Tohelpreduceyourriskofheartdisease．

C．

Tohelpyourbodylosefat．

D．

Tohelpyourheartratechangegradually．

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．

HowtoKeepHealthy?

B．

WalkingforExercise

C．

DifferentWaysofExercise

D．

IsWalkingaTypeofExercise?

C

ThetraditionofhavingapinetreeasaChristmasTreeisGermany

TheformalChristmasTreewasintroducedtoEnglandabout100yearsagowhenQueenVictoriamarriedGermanAlbert.TheevidenceofVictoria'sloveforAlbertisnotonlyexpressedthroughinheritingtheGermantraditionofhavingaChristmasTreebutalsothroughthegoldAlbertStatuesthatVictoriahadorderedtobuiltforAlbert,standinginmanyplacesinLondon.InAmerica,theChristmasTreeideawasbroughtbyGermanimmigrantstoo.

ThecustomofsendingChristmascardswasinitiatedinEnglandaround1850.Thefirstcardsweredecoratedwithelaboratedesignsofflowers,birdsandlandscapes.

AsforSaintNicholas,orSantaClaus,thestorygoesbacktothethirdcentury.

Legendhasit,SaintNicholasdedicatedallhislifetohelpingmankind,especiallychildren.HediedonDecember6,whichmarkstheSaintNicholasDayinmanyEuropeancountriesandthatwaswhengiftsweregiventochildren.SaintNicholasbearsmanydifferentnames,suchasFatherChristmasintheUK,SanNicolasintheNetherlands,LePereNoelinFrance,andKrissKringleinGermany.

Healsoarrivesondifferentdatestodeliverpresentstochildrenindifferentcountries,typicallyfromchimneys.Thechimneystorywasthis:

Santaflewoverhousetopsinasleigh,hedroppedcoinsbyaccidentandtheylandedinsomestockingshangingnexttothefireplacetodry.Fromthenon,redstockingswerehungbythechimneyinhopesthatSantawouldfillthemwithgifts.

9.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______.

A.ahistorybookB.ageographybook

C.afolkstorybookD.abookonculture

10.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutSantaClauseisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheUK,SantaClausisFatherChristmas.

B.SantaClaususuallydeliverspresentstochildrenthroughchimneys.

C.SantaClausbecameknowntotheBritishabout170yearsago.

D.SantaClauswasdevotedtohelpingmankind.

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.Englandisthebirthplaceofpinetrees

B.SantaClauswasverypopularamongchildren

C.itwastheGermanswhobroughttheChristmastreetotheUnitedstates

D.SantaClausissomeoneonlyexistinginpeople’simagination

D

Itisofteneasytofeeloverwhelmed（受打击的）,andit'snaturalforindividualstofeelpowerless.Yet,everythingyoudoisvitallyimportant.Itmaynotseemtoamounttomuchinthegrandschemeofthings,butyourseeminglysmallactions,addedtogether,canmakeabigdifference.Herearesomethingsyoucando:

ProtectWildlifeHabitat.Perhapsthegreatestthreattomanyspeciesisthewidespreaddestructionofhabitats.Farming,development,andcuttingdownofforestsallresultinlossofwildlifehabitats.Inareaswhererarespecieslivealsobeprotectedtogether.Parks,reserves,andotherprotectedlandsaretoooftentheonlyplacesleftuntouchedbyhabitatdestruction.

Reducethethreatofinvasive（入侵的）species.Thespreadofnon-nativespecieshasgreatlyreducedwithnativespeciesforresourcesandhabitats.Theycanevenpreyonnativespeciesdirectly,greatlyreducingtheirpopulation.onewaytoreducethethreatofinvasivespeciesistogrow

Placebird-shapedpaperonyourwindows.ItisestimatedthatasmanyasonebillionbirdsintheUnitedStatesdieeachyearduetocollisionswithwindows.Youcanhelpreducethenumberofcollisionssimplybyplacingbird-shapedpaperonyourwindows.Othersimplestepsyoucantakearetodrawtheshadesandcurtainsduringbrightestpartsoftheday,andputscreensontheoutsideofthewindows.

 Slowdownwhendriving.Manynativeanimalsliveindevelopedareas,inotherwords,closetohumans.Roadsareaparticularlybigdangertothem:

animalsareatriskeverytimetheytrytocross.Sowhenyou’reoutandabout,slowdown,andkeepaneyeoutforwildlife.

12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.

B.TheImportanceofProtectingWildlife.

C.WhatCanWeDotoProtectWildlife?

D.NewWaysofSavingEndangeredAnimals.

13.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis______.

A.moreparksandreservesshouldbebuilt

B.weshouldkeepwildlifehabitatsfromdestruction

C.conditionsofparksandreserveshavebeenimproved

D.parksandreservesarebestwaysofprotecting

14.Peopleareadvisedtoputbird-shapedpaperontheirwindowsto______.

A.beautifytheirhouses

B.protectthewindowsfrombirds

C.attractmorebirdstolivenearby

D.stopbirdsfromhittingwindowsbymistake

15.Theunderlinedphrase“preyon”inparagraph3probablymeans“_____”

A.driveawayB.livewith

C.huntdownD.fightwith

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

Self-respectisveryimportantforagreatlife.Ifwelackself-respectwewillbeunsureofourselvesandtrytobesomeonewearenot.Thefollowingaresomewayswecanimproveourself-respect.

ou.

Respectothers.Ifyouhaveno