最新学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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最新学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

兵团五校2019学年第二学期期末联考

高二试卷

卷面分值：

120分考试时间120分钟

第I卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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

Ifyouhavealongholidaytospend,wherecanyougo?

Herearefourwonderfulhotelsandcampsitesin Europe.

EkiesAllSensesResort, Chalkidiki, Greece

Thiscouldbetheperfectretreatforstressedparentswhoneedspoiling.Forastart,it’sinlovely Greece,butthere’snoneedtotakeaferry,asit’sonthemainland.Withajuicebarbesidethe（heated）pool,open-airspa,calmbeach,restaurantsormealsondemand,andsecretbaystoexplorebyboat,itmakesforasuper-relaxedbreak.

·Doublesfrom€ 88,juniorsuite（sleeps4）from€138a night,familysuite（sleeps6）from €272

B&B,openlateApril-October,i-

CasaVicentina, Algarve, Portugal

Foraback-to-naturefeel,family-runCasaVicentinainthe Algarve isperfect.Builtwithecologicalmaterials,it’sinaprotectedparkareaonanaturallake.Breakfastisaplentifulbuffet-andbikesaresuppliedfreeofchargesoyoucangotothebeachorcafesandrestaurants.Accommodationisinbrightlydecoratedroomsorlargersuitescompletewithsmallkitchens.

·Roomsfrom€75B&B,

FairyChimneyInn, Cappadocia, Turkey

Olderkidswilllovethefairytalelandscapeof Cappadocia andtheexcitementofstayinginacavehotel.TheFairyChimneyInnusedtobepartofacavemonastery（修道院）.Itsroomsarebeautifulandhomely,withtraditionaldecorationsandtheoccasionalreminderofthemodernworld.Allroomshavecourtyardsoverlookingthe extraordinarylandscape.

·Roomsfrom€55B&B,plus11perchild,fairychimney.Com

Casa SanGabriel, Umbria, Italy

CasaSanGabrielisasmallhilltopfarmwherethreeself-cateringcottagesshareaswimmingpool,playgroundandbarbecue.There’saddedexcitementforyoungguestsinthefamilyofalpacas（羊驼）keptonsite.Thereareseveralwater,wildlifeandactivityparksnearby,andslightlyfurtherafieldaPinocchiothemepark.

·AweekatIIFienilecottage（sleeps4-6）costsfrom€650,B&B（lowseasononly）from€95,casasangabriel.com

21.IntheEkiesAllSensesResort,youcanenjoy_______.

A.aferryjourney                                B.anopen-airspa

C.livingintreehouses                  D.dancingintheplayground

22.Whichofthefollowingwillyouchooseifyouwanttoenjoyabreakfastbuffet?

A.TheEkiesAllSensesResort.          B.CasaVicentina

C.TheFairyChimneyInn                   D.Casa SanGabriel

23.Ifyouwanttoseesomewildlifeonholiday,whichwebsiteshouldyouclick?

A.i-                                B.

C.                  D.

B

An81-year-oldstudent,XueMinxiu,receivedanundergraduatediplomafromTianjinUniversity,amomentshehadbeenworkingtowardforyears.

"Ithinkthemeaningoflifeistocontinuallychallengemyselfandimprovemyself,soIwanttothankTianjinUniversityforgivingmethispreciousopportunitytomakethedreamsthatweren'tcompletedatanearlyagebecomeareality,"saidXue,speakingasastudentrepresentativeattheceremony.

"Forme,themostimportantthinginlifeistolivemyownway.Thatis,nottosubmittedtopressurefrompeers.Withlimitedtime,pleaseremaintruetoouroriginalaspirations.Themostimportantthingistohavethecouragetogoon,"saidXueattheceremony.

Shesaidthatdespiteallthehardshipsheexperiencedwhenstudying,shegainedwisdomfromsetbacksandbecametougher,addingthatonecanreallyknowoneselfonlyafterfacingadversity.

Shegavefullcredittomoderndistanceeducation,whichprovidedthemeansforhertoearnthediploma,andshegavespecialthankstotheteachersatTianjinUniversitywho supportedherwithwarmth,hopeandcourageandhelpedherrealizeherdream.

XueMinxiuenrolledinthe"E-commerce"undergraduatecourseinmoderndistanceeducationatTianjinUniversityinMarch2014whenshewas77yearsold.

Astheoldeststudentinherclass,shewasalsooneofthemosthardworking.Gettingupat5a.m.everyday,thefirstthingshedidwastoturnonthecomputerandstudyforawhile.Thetelevisioninherhousehasnotbeenswitchedonforfouryears,shesaid,becauseshethinkssheshouldusethetimespentwatchingTVtostudyinstead.Shetriedsixtimesbeforepassingthelastonlineexaminationandfinallyreceivedherdiploma."Studyingmakesmehappyanditisalwaysrewarding,"Xuesaid.The81-year-oldknowsfivelanguages--Chinese,English,French, RussianandLatin--andisgoodatExcelandPhotoshop.Inhersparetime,Xuelikestotakephotographs,skateandswim.

24.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeXueMinxiu?

A.Courageousandpatient.B.Stubbornbutdevoted.

C.Talentedandproductive.D.Determinedandaggressive.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean？

A.discrimination（歧视）B.controversy

C.misfortuneD.misunderstanding

26.Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?

A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Fireprovedgold,whileadversityprovesmen.

C.Everymanisthearchitectofhisowndestiny（命运）.

D.Awisepersonmakestoolsofwhatcomestohand.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ExtraordinaryOldWomanPursuingherDream

B.81-year-oldStudentGraduatesfromTianjinUniversity

C.OldestWoman’sLearningExperienceinTianjinUniversity

D.OldestandMostDiligentStudentinTianjinUniversity

C

Therearemanycelebrationsaroundtheworld.IntheUSA,manyhighschoolsandsomecollegesanduniversitieshaveaspecialcelebrationonceayearcalledHomecoming.FormerstudentsandteacherscomebacktotheschooltoenjoythememoriesoftheirtimethereandthemanyHomecomingactivities．Homecomingmightlastforonlyonedayorforseveraldays,evenoneweek．

　Highschoolsusuallychooseoneboyandonegirlfromtheseniorclasstobethe“HomecomingKing” and “HomecomingQueen”．Thestudentsusuallychooseaboyandagirlwhohavedonegreatestcontributionstotheschool．

　MostschoolshaveaHomecomingparade（游行）．Theschoolbandwilloftenleadtheway,followedbymanydifferentcarsandtrucks．

　MostschoolsalsohaveafootballgameforHomecoming－and,ofcourse, tailgateparties.Atailgatepartyisagroupofpeopledrinkingandeatingaroundtheback,ortailgate,ofsomeone'spick-uptruck．

　TherearemanyotheractivitiesthatmightbeapartoftheHomecomingcelebration.Theremightbeaschool-widepicniconeday;anotherday,theremaybeplays,concerts,competitionsorgames,alldependingonaschool'straditions．

Homecomingcelebrationsnearlyalwaysendwithadanceand/oragreatdinner．Theschoolisdecoratedbeautifully,andabandispaidtocomeandplay．Studentsdressup：

guysinsuitsandgirlsinbeautifuldresses．

28.HomecomingintheUSA________．

A.isheldonlyinhighschoolsB.isheldtocelebratethebirthofschools

C.mightlastfromonedaytooneweekD.mightbepreparedforstudentsonly

29.“KingandQueenofHomecoming” arechosenaccordingto________．

A.whatthey’vedonetotheschoolB.theirhealthybodies

C.theirexcellentgradesinstudyD.theirbeautifulappearance

30.AlltheactivitiesmightbefoundattheHomecomingexcept________．

A.aparadeB.afootballgameC.apicnicD.anexam

31.The“tailgateparty”meansaparty_______________.

A.withexpensivethingsB.heldoutdoorswitheatinganddrinking

C.havingstarscelebratetogetherD.heldattheendofthecelebrations

D

SENDINGTEENAGERSTOSTUDYABROAD:

GOODORBAD?

 Overthepastfewyears,moreandmoreChineseparentshavebeensendingtheirchildrenabroad,believingtheexperienceofstudyingabroadwillpavethewayfortheirchildren'sfuturesuccess.Evennow,thisrushcontinuesandhasbecomeverywidespread.Thisphenomenonhasdrawnpublicattention,withpeoplestandingonbothsides.Frommypointofview,sendingteenagersabroadwithoutproperpreparationmaydomoreharmthangoodtotheirdevelopment.

　　Firstofall,theseteenagersmayhavedifficultyadaptingtothenewenvironmentwhichmightbetotallydifferentfromthehomelandtheyhavebeenusedtolivingin.Therefore,theywillprobablyexperiencetheso-called"cultureshock".Theymaydislikethefood,beunabletofollowtheteachers'teachingmethod,orhaveproblemsdealingwithpeoplearoundthem.Asaresult,theymayfindnothinggoeswellatthebeginningandfeellonelyandfrustrated.Iftheseteenagersarenotwellpreparedpsychologically,theircharacterwillprobablybeseverelyaffected.

 Moreover,fortheseyoungsters,thelanguagecanbeagreatbarrier,whichmaycausedifficultyinboththeirdailylifeandtheirstudies.Asmostofthemhavejustgraduatedfrommiddleschoolswhengoingabroad,theircommandoftheforeignlanguageisusuallyinadequateforlivingandstudyinginaforeigncountry.Consequently,theymayfindithardtofollowtheteachers’instructionsandfeelatalossastohowtousethelibraryandhowtorentanapartment.Thepressureofstudyandstressoflifemaymakethemfeelanxiousandupset,whichmayinturngreatlyaffecttheiracademicdevelopment. 

Inconclusion,teenagersstudyingabroadwillprobablyhaveanextremelydifficulttimeandtheirperspectiveofacademicsuccesswillbefarfromtheirparents'expectation.Sendingteenagersabroadmaybeanunwisedecision.Parentsshouldbecarefulwhenmakingsuchachoice.

32.Whydoestherushofstudyingabroadexist?

A.Thechildrenwanttostudyabroad.

B.Theglobalizationmakesmorepeoplegoabroad.

C.Theadvancementabroadappealst