高二期末考试英语试题 2.docx

1、高二期末考试英语试题 2黑龙江省绥化市2020-2021学年高二期末考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Do you need useful and interesting books? Here weve got plenty for you.Successful FishermenFishing is a healthy hobby. You can enjoy fresh air when you go fishing in the countryside. This book will teach you how to choose fishing places

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6、 will_.Ago to the countrysideBknow how to cook fishClearn how to choose fishing placesDknow where to buy fishing rods2You can _ for more information about other books according to the passage.Acall the writer Bgo to the shopCask the clerk Dsearch the Internet3The writer wrote this passage in order t

7、o _.Atell people how to keep petsBincrease sales of the booksCbuy useful and interesting booksDteach students to study easily and fast One spring, when I was 10, during one of my fathers layoffs (失业), I could tell my mother was unhappy. I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mothers Day g

8、ift.One day after school I rode my bike to the Agins, which, I learned years later, was known for its high-end fashions (时尚) and styles. I introduced myself to Sylvia Agins, telling her I was looking for a Mothers Day present.“Do you think shed like a purse?” she asked. I told her. I thought she mig

9、ht.She took out an Italian handbag made of leather. She asked me what I thought, and I told her that my mom would like it.“How much money do you have?” she asked.“Twelve dollars,” I said.“Youre in luck,” she told me. “Its only $11. You have a dollar left over for the card.” She gift-wrapped the purs

10、e and thanked me for my business, and I rode off home with the package under my arm.When my mother opened the gift the next Sunday morning, she asked in an accusing tone, “Where did you get this?”“I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11.” I said.My mother was shocked into silence.It wasnt until man

11、y years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars, that I appreciated just how wonderful Sylvia Agins had been to me. I always felt bad that I never had a chance to properly thank her.“You know, my son, what really amazes me to this day,” my mother said, “Letting you hav

12、e the purse for just a few dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness that Ill never forget.”4The author bought his mother a purse to _.Asurprise his mother Bmake his mother happyCshow his ability of making money

13、Dthank his mother for buying him a bike5Why was the authors mother shocked into silence?AShe wasnt expecting a gift from her son.BThe purse was bought from the Agins.CThe author bought a card to go with the purse.DThe Agins charged so little money for the purse.6Sylvia Agins behavior shows that_.Ash

14、e is good at making money Bshe is kind and thoughtfulCshe knows how to choose presents Dshe is critical and mean7Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AAn Unforgettable Event BA Considerate MotherCA Priceless Mothers Day Gift DA Kind-hearted Shop Owner The success of The Pickwick

15、 Papers made Dickens very popular. He suddenly found himself at twenty-four the most famous novelist of his day. Busy as his social life was, he worked on two novels at the same timeOliver Twist and The Pickwick Papers. He was particularly proud of The Pickwick Papers, which was a huge success and w

16、as regarded as a comedy (喜剧) masterpiece (杰作). “If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of them as I am proud of The Pickwick Papers,” he said.It has been said of Dickens that he grasped (抓住) the imagination of his readers because his imagination

17、 grasped himself. The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry. When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer (做坏事的人), had been hanged.Dickens marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had ten children, ended unhappily in 1858. He

18、 started to travel about giving readings of his works. His interest in theater gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage. A tiring travel to the United States affected his health. On June 9, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died, as he had wishe

19、d. He said he wanted to die working.8Dickens became a famous novelist .Abecause his social workBwhen he began to give readings of his worksCbecause he was writing two novels at the same timeDwith the success of The Pickwick Papers9According to this passage, we know that Dickens .Awas only interested

20、 in writing novelsBdidnt like Oliver TwistCdidnt think he could write a better novel than The Pickwick Papers in his lifeDwished to live one hundred years and write three novels in each10Fagin must be .Aa person in real lifeBa character in Oliver TwistCa character in The Pickwick PapersDone of Dicke

21、ns works11Which of the following is TRUE?ADickens had a happy marriage to Catherine Hagarth.BDickens was a successful actor.CDickens death had little to do with his hard work.DDickens had wished to die in the course of his work. Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year originated from f

22、oreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification control said Monday. And the invasions (入侵) could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese

23、regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.Situated in the central-Asia sandstorm region, one of the worlds four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The othe

24、r three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 sq.km annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 sq.km a year.The shrinkage (收缩) forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land su

25、ffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 sq.km and 3,436 sq.km late last century, respectively.Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million sq.km, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nations land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million sq.km, accountin

26、g for 18.1 percent of the countrys total.12What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?AGoing up. BGoing down.CComing from. DTaking up.13Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from?AThe northern Chinese regions.BThe northwestern Chinese regions.CForeign countries.DThe weste

27、rn part of China.14Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia?AChina. BAfrica.CMongolia. DAustralia.15In a magazine,the passage may be found in the column of .Aentertainment BhealthCeducation Denvironment二、七选五根据短文内容，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。Small talk is a go

28、od way to make friends. If you travel to other countries or have friends from abroad, do you know how to use small talk to make conversation?In Britain, the best topic is the weather. British weather is changing all the time. 16Besides weather, its good to talk about gardens with British. You could

29、say, “Those roses look really beautiful, dont they?”17 So its nice to start with “What a lovely dog! What is his name?”In America, people like to talk about sports news, such as American football and basketball. 18 So you might say, “Its a nice shirt! Where did you get it?”19Dont ask people “How old

30、 are you?” Never ask : “How much money do you make?” It makes people uncomfortable. Dont ask strangers whether they are married. 20There are others in our daily life.AEnglish people love their pets.BPolitics or religion is not a good topic for two people that have just met either.CFriends are import

31、ant to us all, but how to make friends is a problem.DYou can start chatting by saying “Its a lovely day, isnt it?”E.There are also a lot of topics to avoid during small talk.F.Only a few topics are not used for discussion.G.Americans also talk about clothes.三、完形填空Ann worked for a big company. One of the duties of her 21 was to go to the post office every day and 22 the company mail. One day in December, she 23 a beggar making himself up as a Santa Claus 24 on the corner of the street. Each day she 25 her coins and dropped them in his bowl. He would