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高二英语下学期期末考试试题2
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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