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高二英语下学期期末考试试题
2019年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项
A
Houseworkisafrequentsourceofdisputes(争论)betweenlazyhusbandsandtheirhard-workingwives,butwomenhavebeenwarnednottoexpectmentopulltheirweightanytimesoon.
AstudyfromOxfordUniversityhasfoundthatmenareunlikelytobedoinganequalshareofhouseworkbefore2050.Mothers,theresearcherswarned,willcontinuetoshouldertheburdenofchildcareandhouseworkforthenextfourdecades,largelybecausehouseworksuchascleaningandcookingisstillregardedas“women’swork”.
Butprogresstowardshouseworkequalityappearstobeslowinginsomecountries.Dr.OrielSullivan,aresearchreaderfromOxford’sDepartmentofSociology,said,“We’velookedatwhatisaffectingtheequalityinthehome,andwehavefoundthatcertaintasksseemtobegivenaccordingtowhethertheyareviewedas‘men’swork’or‘women’swork’.”
Dr.Sullivansaidculturalattitudestaughtatschoolmayberesponsiblefortheviewsofhousework.“Atschoolitismucheasierforagirltobeatomboy,butitismuchmoredifficultforaboytoenjoybakinganddancing,”shesaid.
1.Theunderlinedpart“pulltheirweight”inParagraph1probablyrefersto“”.
A.loseweightB.belazyC.earnmoneyD.doequalhousework
2.Womenwillcontinuetodomorehouseworkbefore2050mainlybecause.
A.menaretoobusytohelp
B.theywouldliketodoso
C.theycandobetterinhousework
D.houseworkwillstillbeconsideredaswomen’swork
3.FromParagraph4weknowthatintheUK.
A.mennowspendjust90minutesadayonhouseworkonaverage
B.womennowaretoobusywiththeirworktodohousework
C.womennowspendlesstimeonhouseworkthanbefore
D.houseworkissharedequallybetweenmenandwomen
4.InDr.Sullivan’sopinion,whatistoblameforthehouseworkinequality?
A.CulturalattitudestowardshouseworkB.Policiesmadebythegovernment
C.ThetimespentonworkD.Thetypeofhousework
B
Astheymigrate(迁移),butterfliesandmoths(飞蛾)choosethewindstheywanttoflywith,andtheychangetheirbodypositionsiftheystartfloatinginthewrongdirection.Thisnewfindingsuggeststhatinsectsmayemploysomeofthesamemethodsthatbirdsusefortravelinglongdistances.Scientistshavelongthoughtthatinsectsweresimplyatthemercyofthewind.
Fascinatingastheirskillsofflightare,migratingbehaviorhasbeendifficulttostudyininsectsbecausemanylongdistanttripshappenthousandsoffeetaboveground.Onlyrecentlyhavescientistsdevelopedtechnologiesthatcandetectsuchlittlecreaturesatsuchgreatheights.
Totheirsurprise,though,theinsectsweren’tpassivebutactivetravelersonthewinds.Inautumn,forexample,mostlightwindsblewfromtheeast,buttheinsectssomehowsoughtoutonesthatcarriedthemsouthandtheypositionedthemselvestonavigate(导航)directlytotheirwinteringhomes.
Eveninthespring,whenmostwindsflowednorthward,theinsectsdidn’talwaysgowiththeflow.Ifbreezesweren’
Thestudyalsofoundbutterfliesandmothsactivelyflewwithintheairstreamsthatpushedthemalong.Byaddingflightspeedstowindspeeds,thescientistscalculatedthatbutterfliesandmothscantravelasfastas100kilometersanhour.Thefindingsmayhavereal-worldapplications.
Withclimatewarming,migratinginsectsaregrowinginnumber.Knowinghowandwhenthesepestsmovecouldhelpwhenfarmersdecidewhentospraytheircrops.
5.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.InsectsmigratewiththeseasonsB.Windhelpsinsectsgreatlyinmigrating
C.insectshaverealdirectionD.Scientistshavetroubleinobservinginsects
6.Scientistsoriginallythoughtthat.
A.insectsalwayswaitedfortheirfavorablewinds
B.insectschosethewindstheywantedtoride
C.insectswerejustblownaboutbythewind
D.insectspositionedthemselvesinthewinds
7.Itisnoteasytostudythemigratingbehavioroftheinsectsbecause.
A.thelittlecreaturescanflyveryfast
B.theirflightislongandhighaboveground
C.thewind’sdirectionishardtoforesee
D.theyhavenoregularmigratingcourses
8.Accordingtothepassage,thefindingscan.
A.increaseinsectsinnumberB.instructfarmerswhentospray
C.preventclimatewarmingD.helpprotectinsects
C
Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive(欺骗)?
Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.
Forexample,somemightsay,"Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery(彩票).Itwasgreat.I tookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!
"
Thisguy'sawinner,right?
Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought $200worthof tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'sreallyabigloser!
Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.
Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'slastterm,herstatelost onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!
"That'strue.However,an honeststatementwould havebeen,"DuringGovernorSmith'sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."
Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'sasadfactoflife:
Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth canlieaswell.
9.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?
A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.
C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.
10.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.
A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths
11.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"netgain"inParagraph5mean?
A.finalincrease. B.bigadvantage.
C.largeshare. D.totalsaving.
12.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?
A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.
B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.
C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.
D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.
D
SMCardCutter
ChangeregularSMcardstosmallerSIMcards.
DidyouknowyoucancutaregularsizephoneSIMcardtoasmallersizeSMcardanditwillstillwork?
Thistoolwillhelpyoudoit.JuststickaSIMcardinit,pressitdownlikeastapler(订书机).AperfectlyshapedsmallerSIMisthere.I'veuseditmanytimeswhenswappingSIMsfromonephonetoanother.
03/7/17-MarkFrauenfelder
ProfiCheeseSlicer
Usesathinwiretosliceuptomedium-hardcheesesinfourinchsections.
Imayowneverycheeseslicerevermade.IpreferawiretypecheesecuttersoIcancutslicesthatworkwellonapieceofbreadandsandwich.
03/6/17-KentBames
AshBucket(桶子)
Bucketwithlidkeepsyourfireplace(壁炉)clearofashes.
03/3/17-SethWilson
13.WhatcanSIMCardCutterdo?
A.CutupaSMCard.B.Helpstoremoreinformation.
C.Deletetheinformation.D.MakeaSIMcardsmallershape.
14.WhatkindoffoodisProfiCheeseSlicermostsuitablefor?
A.Cheesesliceswithcrackedblackpepper.B.Verydrysandwich.
C.Medium-softcheeses.D.Extremelyhardcheeses.
15.WhichisoneofthecharactersabouttheAshBucket?
A.Itiswaterproof.B.Itisfireresistant.
C.Itisusefuloutdoors.D.Itisofnovalue.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
(注意:
此题16-20的答案要写到答题卡上)
Everylivingthinghasgenes.Genescarryinformation.16Theymakesurethathumansgivebirthtohumansandcowsgivebirthtocows.Theyalsomakesurethatadogdoesn’tgivebirthtoafrog,oranelephanttoahorse.However,geneticengineerstakegenesfromonespecies-forexample,asnake,andtransferthemtoanother-forexample,corn.17Suchnewlifeformshavebeendescribed,bysomescientistsasareal-lifeFrankenstein(科幻怪人).
Geneticengineersputduckgenesintochickentomakethechickensbigger.Theyputhormones(激素)intocowstomakethemproducemoremilk.Theyputgenesfromflowersintobeansandfromfishintotomatoes.18Itjustmakesthemeasierandfasterforthefarmertogrow.
Theeffectsofgeneticengineeringonthenaturalworldmaybedisastrous.Theengineersmaycreatestrangelifebeings,ormonstersthatwecannotcontrol.19They’llhavetofindone,fightforone-orkillforone.Itmaybeyourlandtheyfightfor-oryouthattheykill.Moreover,theeffectsoftheseexperimentscanoftenbecruel.InAmerica,pigsweregivenhumangenestomakethembiggerandlessfatty.Theexperimentfailed.Thepigsbecameveryillandbegantolosetheireyesight.Wewouldalllikeabetter,healthierandlongerlife,andgeneticengineeringmightgiveusthis.Ontheotherhand,itmaybeadangerousexperimentwithnature.InthestoryofFrankenstein,thedoctorcreatedsuchaterribleanddangerousmonsterthathehadtodestroyit.20
A.Theinformationtellsuswhattodoorwhatnottodo
B.Wemustmakesurethatthistaleremainsastory-andnomorethanthat
C.Thisdoesn’tmakethemcheaper,tastier,orhealthier
D.Thenewlifeformshavenonaturalhabitatorhome
E.Thentheyfeedthetomatoestothefish
F.Inthiswayanewlifeformiscreated
G.Theyarepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenniferwashalfwaydownthestairswhensheturnedandtookonelastlookatherroom.21highschoolandgoingawaytocollegewaslikethe22pauseattheending