高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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高二下学期期末考试英语试题

高二年级第二学期期末考试

英语

本试卷共10页，共120分。

考试时长100分钟。

考生务必将答案答在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将答题纸交回。

第一部分：

知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。

在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

A

SinceBirdFlufirstappearedin1997,it1（take）morethanahundredlives.Manypeoplefearitcouldbethenext2（globe）epidemic,especiallyasscientistswhostudiedtissuefromthebodiesofpeople3diedofthe1918SpanishFluprovedthatBirdFluisamodernadaptationofthesamevirus.

B

Theysuggestmakingsmallchangesliketakingpublictransport,recycling,usinglow-flowshowerheads,andbuyinglightbulbsthatuselessenergy.Evensimplethingslikeusing4（recycle）paperorswitchingoffthelightswhenyouleavearoomcanhelp.5weaddupallthesesmallchangesmadebyeveryoneworldwide,theywon’tbesuchsmallchanges.Theycouldbethechangesthatsaveourfuture.Afterall,thereisnosubstitute6ourearth.

C

TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanWuFestival,7（celebrate）inthe8（five）monthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedby9（eat）zongzi,akindofglutinousrice（糯米）wrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves,andracingdragonboats.Toholdthedragon-boatracesisinmemoryofQuYuan,oneofthegreatest10（poet）inChina.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ring!

Ring!

Ring!

ItwasearlyinthemorningandIknewwhowas11asIreachedforthetelephone.Iwasanewsubstituteteachertryingtoearnenoughmoneyto12myfamily.Eachmorning,I13foracallthatwouldtakemetoadifferentclassroom.Thelastthreeclasseshadallbeendeterminedto14meandseejusthowmuchbadbehaviortheycouldgetawaywith.Ihadrespondedbybeing15withthestudents.Ididn’treally16togotoworkthatmorning,especiallysinceitwasmybirthday.

Still,Iansweredthephoneand17thejob.MyfamilyneededthemoneyandIcouldn’t18tobepicky（挑剔的）.AsIwasdrivingtowork,I19totryhardertobethebestteacherthatIcouldbe.

Astheclassstarted,thestudents20triedtoseewhattheycouldgetawaywith.Thistime,though,Iwas21butfairwiththem.Ididmybesttomakemylessons22.Isharedsmiles,praisedtheirefforts,andencouragedthemtoworkhard.

Theresultswere23.Myunrulyclassroomsoon24.Studentswerelearningandlaughing,andI25feltlikeIwasdoingmyjobright.Iwenthomefeeling26inmyheartandenjoyedtherestofmybirthdaywithmyfamily.

IrememberedsomethingthatIonceread:

“Everydayisanewopportunityto27again.Everydayisyourbirthday.”Everydayisa28forustogetthingsright,toliveourliveswithloveandjoy,andtomakethisworldabetterplace.Don’t29asingleday.Justtrytobethebestyoucanbe.Neverstop30.

11.A.callingB.botheringC.knockingD.playing

12.A.payB.impressC.provideD.support

13.A.askedB.waitedC.lookedD.headed

14.A.testB.pleaseC.persuadeD.surprise

15.A.patientB.honestC.angryD.satisfied

16.A.chooseB.needC.wantD.hesitate

17.A.refusedB.tookC.receivedD.completed

18.A.affordB.pretendC.expectD.manage

19.A.agreedB.appearedC.decidedD.started

20.A.intimeB.onceagainC.atonceD.atlast

21.A.disappointedB.worriedC.anxiousD.strict

22.A.clearB.usefulC.difficultD.fun

23.A.strangeB.funnyC.amazingD.important

24.A.dividedB.changedC.returnedD.stopped

25.A.finallyB.evenC.againD.nearly

26.A.confusedB.tiredC.happyD.upset

27.A.checkB.beginC.discoverD.settle

28.A.goalB.choiceC.riskD.chance

29.A.spendB.wasteC.forgetD.save

30.A.tryingB.learningC.askingD.thinking

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

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

A

Courses&CurriculumoftheCollegeofArts&SciencesinCornell

ThediversityofthecoursesyoucantakeintheCollegeofArts&Sciencesisextraordinary:

AcademicDistributionRequirements

TheCollege’sacademicdistributionrequirementswillinclude:

·effectivewriting

·foreignlanguagebeyondtheintroductorylevel

·imaginativeandcriticalthinking

Tochooseyourcoursesforasemester,usetheClassRoster.Itshowsthescheduleofallclassesofferedinaparticularterm,alongwithclassenrollmentinformationandcoursedetails.

TheClassRosterisupdatedfrequently.

ToplanyourclassesoveryourfouryearsatCornell,usetheCoursesofStudy.ItrepresentsCornell’sfullcatalogofcoursesandispublishedannually.ItprovidesinformationonCornelldegreeprograms,requirements,policiesandprocedures.

Ifyouneedhelpcall607-255-5004foranappointmentwithanadvisingdean.OrcontactacareercounselorintheArts&SciencesCareerDevelopmentCenterat607-255-4166totalkaboutyourinterestsandhowtheycantranslateintoamajorandafuturecareer.

ANewCurriculum

OnOctober30,2018,theCollegeofArts&Sciencesfaculty（教员）approvedanewundergraduatecurriculumtobecarriedoutoverthenexttwotothreeyears.Thenewcurriculumfocusesonthethemeofexplorationandreaffirmsthecollege’scommitmenttoaliberalartsandscienceseducation.StudentswhohavequestionsaboutthenewcurriculumcanviewtheapprovedproposalontheCourseDesignerappofCornell.

InnovativeLearning

Ifyou’reoneofthe3,000studentsacrosstheuniversitytakingbiologyorphysicsattheCollege,youmaybepartofaninnovative（创新的）classroomprojectthatusesactivelearninganewmodelthatisprovingtobethequickestpathtoexpert-levelmastery.

YoureducationatCornellwillextendfarbeyondtheclassroom.Youcanjoinafacultymember’sresearchteamoncampus,conductfieldstudyresearchindifferentstatesorspendasemesterwithCornellinWashingtonD.C.Youcouldstudyabroadinoneofmorethan85countriesordevelopyourownresearchprojectthroughindependentstudy.Giveyourselfthefreedomtoexplore.

31.Ifyouwanttoplanyourcoursesoverthelongrun,youcanusethe______.

A.ClassRosterB.CareerCenter

C.CourseDesignerD.CoursesofStudy

32.Forstudentsinvolvedinaninnovativeclassroomproject,they______.

A.haveadvantagesofstudyingoutsidetheclassroom

B.areonthequickestwaytobeexperts

C.willgetmorefreedomduringresearchproject

D.maystudyanewmodel

33.Thearticleisprobablytakenfrom______.

A.atravelmagazineB.acollegewebsite

C.asciencereportD.anacademicjournal

B

WhenRachelRatellesawanewsvideoofaburnedkoalatryingtoclimbatreetosafetyinfire-ravaged（火灾肆虐的）Australia,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

ShelookedupwildliferescueandreliefagenciesinAustraliatofindoutwhattheyneededmost.Besidesdonations,manyorganizationsaskedforhand-sewn（手缝的）andknittedpouches（袋子）andwrapsforkoalasandotheranimalsthatwereburnedorhadlosttheirhomesandparentsinthefires.

ThisideaattractedRatelle,buttherewasjustoneproblem.

“I’dneversewninmylife,”saidRatelle,17,asenioratRanchoBuenaVistaHighSchoolinVista,US.“Givingmoneyseemedlikesomethingtoosimple.ButIwantedtodirectlyhelptheseanimalsbydoingsomethingmyself,soIdecidedtolearnhowtosew.”

Overthenextfewmonths,Ratelleboughtherownsewingmachineandtaughtherselfhowtosewviavideosonline.Thenshepurchased18yardsoffabricandsewed25pouchesofdifferentsizesandshippedthemofftoForAustralianWildlifeNeedingAid（FAWNA）,oneofseveralrelieforganizationsthathaverushedtorescuekoalas,kangaroosandotherspeciessufferingfromburns.

Aweeklater,shereceivedaphotofromFAWNAwithayoungjoey（幼兽）inoneofherlargerpouches.“ItmademefeellikeIcontributedtotheworldanditshowedhowasimpleactofkindnesscangoalongway,”saidRatelle,whohopestostudybiologyforafuturecareerasanursepractitioner.

“Iplantousemynewsewingskillstohelpanimalsandpeopledevastated（蹂躏）bynaturaldisasters,”shesaid.

AccordingtotheWorldWildlifeFund,itestimatedthat1.2billionanimalshavedied,asaresultofthebushfires,whichhaveburnedmorethan26millionacresinAustralia.

Severalcraftguild（手工业行会）websitesaroundtheworld havemobilized（动员）forAustralianreliefbymakingtheanimalpouches.KarenNewberryandhertwodaughtersMadison,12andRochelle,8,fromSanDiegoalsoofferedtheirhelpinsuchaway.ForNewberry,“itwasabigpushthatmadewecrafters,sewerstorealizethere’ssomethingmorewecandothanjustmakethingsforourselves,”shesaid.

34.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A.WhatinspiredRatelletolearntosew.

B.Whatisneededtosavekoalasandotherspecies.

C.ThepoorlivingconditionsofwildanimalsinAustralia.

D.DifferentwaystohelpkoalasandotheranimalsinAustralia.

35.HowdidRatellefeelwhenshereceivedaphotofromFAWNAaccordingtothetext?

A.Proud.B.Calm.C.Surprised.D.Disappointed.

36.Thestatistics（统计数字）inParagraph8areusedtoshow______.

A.howfrequentthebushfiresareinAustralia

B.howharmfulthebushfiresareinAustralia

C.thegreatvarietiesofwildanimalsinAustralia

D.thedifficultiesfacingrelieforganizationsinAustralia

37.WhatdoNewberry’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Peopleshouldstayunitedthroughdifficulttimes.

B.LifeisnoteasyforcraftersandsewersinAustralia.

C.Itischallengingforcraftersandsewerstodoreliefwork.

D.Cr