学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 新版人教版.docx

学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 新版人教版.docx

《学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 新版人教版.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 新版人教版.docx（10页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新版人教版

2019学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷

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，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.

Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike.Onlyyoungmenwenttocollege.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsgraduated,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.

In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard'slawschool.In1825,besidesLatinandGreek,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.

Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.

Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.There'ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan'tofferitall.

1.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,______.

A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesame

B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges

C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience

D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers

2.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were______.

A.LatinandGreekB.Latin,Green,FrenchandGerman

C.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman

3.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout_______.

A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica

C.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteachesD.howcollegeshavechanged

B

Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed（诊断）withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschool

difficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.

Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.”

Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,“youarenodifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.”

Itried,butIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.

Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots（点）,whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.

Wasn’tIthe“blind”inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students?

Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnodifferentfromothers;Ijustneededaquieterplace.If

Louiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?

Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandledinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withan“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:

“Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?

”

4.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadingin

classbecause________.

A.HewasnewtotheclassB.Hewastriedofliterature

C.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome

5.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage

A.HehadgoodsightB.Hemadeagreatinvention.

C.HegaveupreadingD.Helearnedalotfromschool

6.WhatwasMrs.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?

A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging

7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage

A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.

B.Ateachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.

C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.

D.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.

C

Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia（怀旧）.It'sfuntocomehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You'llrealizewhat'schangedisyou.Homeiswhereweranrememberpain,live,andsomeotherexperiences:

Wepartedhere;Myparentsmethere;Iwonthreechampionshipshere.

IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'sempty,butit'swheremyearliestmemoriesare.

ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdays,andwhereIcriedonHalloween---whenIdidn'twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistable,Icanseemyfavoriteroominthehouse,myparents'room.Itissimple:

abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachside.Theirbedismysafezone.Icanjumponitanytime---wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.

I'mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheart,onaphysicalproperty（住宅）onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles

.ItisproofIlived,IgrewandIlearned.

SometimeswhenIfeellost,Iliedownandshutmyeyes,andIgohome.Iknowit'swhereI'llfindmyfamily,mydogs,andmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'tmind,becauseIwanttohearhersaymyname,whichremindsmeI'mhome.

8.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'bedher"safezone"（Paragraph3）?

A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.

B.Herneedscanbesatisfiedthere.

C.Hergrandparents'photosarelinedoneachside.

D.Herparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithherthere.

9.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'sfirstbedroom.

B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalhomeinLosAngeles.

C.Theauthor'sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.

D.Manypeopleoftheauthor'sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.

10.Sometimeswhenshefeelslost,theauthorwill_______.

A.Openthewindowatnight

B.liedowninbedtohaveadream

C.trytobringbackasenseofhome

D.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom

11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Toexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhome.

B.Todeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthouse.

C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.

D.Tolookbackonherchildhood.

D

Whenmilkarrivedonthedoorstep

WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNew

Jerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote---“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknext

delivery”---andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.

Allof this wasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigco

mpaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.

Recently,Isawanoldmilkboxinthecountryside.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch（门廊）.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.

12.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger________.

A.toshowhismagicalpower

B.topayforthedelivery

C.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother

13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy'shouse?

A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.B.Hewasarespectableperson.

C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.

14.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?

A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.

B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.

C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.

D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.

15.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?

A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.

B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.

C.Heneededitforhismilkbottles.

D.Heplantedflowersinit.

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

Howtochooseagoodbook

Makealistansweringthesequestions.

Whattypeofbooksdoyoulike?

Sci-fi,adventure,mystery,non-fiction,realisticfiction?

Whatauthorsdoyoulike?

Isthereatypeofbook,oraspecificbookyouwouldliketotry?

16Insertyourhobbiesintoyourlibrarycatalog（目录）searchandsetitto,“Keyword.”Bydoingthis,youwillfindbooksthatyoucanread.

Searchyourhouse.

17Maybeyouforgotone,