高二英语期末试题.docx

1、高二英语期末试题2015-2016年巡镇中学普高高二英语下学期期末考试题考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 命题人：李文英第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 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项。 A Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to declare war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fough

2、t hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. We will rest here tonight, my men, he said. Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will di

3、e.They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to th

4、e sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots up. In a minute they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long

5、. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland like it so much that they made it their national flower.1. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the

6、hill _.A. woke and rose immediately, ready to fight B. stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fightC. began to fight the Romans hardD. put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight2. The result of the war is that _.A. the Romans killed all the ScotsB. the Scots defeat

7、ed the Romans C. the Scots were driven out of ScotlandD. the Scots were defeated3. The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle _.A. helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans. B. gives them happinessC. is a kind of useful plantD. is lovely, though not beautiful BWhat is time? Is it a

8、 thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world?Thats an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. But in America, time

9、is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe thats why they are fond of the expression, Time is money.Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems t

10、hey all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners - some in electronic form - to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more time out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: Do you lo

11、ve life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other peoples time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let

12、others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time.To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures va

13、lue relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people dont try to control time, but to experience it. Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time - like money - slips all too easily through our fingers. And time - like the weather- is very hard to predict. Nevertheless,

14、time is one of lifes most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.4. Whats the main topic of this passage?A. What is time? B. How to control time?C. Make good use of time. D. Time among Americans.5. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “conserve”?A. develop B. protect C. produce D. ass

15、ist6. The sentence Americans seem tied to the clock in paragraph 5 probably means_.A. Americans often carry a clock with them. B. Americans often make full use of time. C. Americans can take control over time. D. Americans can not predict the time.7. We can safely draw a conclusion from this passage

16、 that _.A. Americans have more time than others.B. Americans often attend seminars, because they want to use time better C. for informal meeting, Americans often arrive 30 minutes earlier.D. by using pocket planners, people can have more time.CTo extinguish (熄灭) different kinds of fires, several typ

17、es of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable (手提式的) kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.Since fuel, oxygen and he

18、at must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best co

19、oling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used to cover a small fire.A third method is called separation, which includes

20、 removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.The method that is used to put out a fire depends upon the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help ke

21、ep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.8.If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the follow should be ready there for you to use?A.Sand B.An extinguisher. C.A blanket. D.Water9.To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin（盆） in order to stop the fire is a

22、n example of .A.separating the fire B.reducing the heat C.removing the fuel D.cutting off the oxygen 10.In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about _.A.when it breaks out B.where it takes placeC.how it comes about D.what kind it is 11.What would the author probably discuss in t

23、he paragraph that follows?A.Another type of extinguishers B.How fires can be prevented.C.How fires break out. D.Another class of fires DTwo years ago, the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese baby girl who had been abandoned on a sidewalk near a Yangzhou textile factory.Last year, halfw

24、ay across the United States，the Ramirez family of suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot.Both families named their daughters Mia. It turns out, a first name and Chinese heritage arent the only things the threeyearolds have in common. The girls mothers Holl

25、y Funk and Diana Ramirez met on a website for parents who had gone through international adoptions. After a lot of emails comparing photographs and biographical details, DNA testing proved the families suspicions: the girls are probably fraternal(亲如手足的) twins.“I was in shock,” said Ramirez, who live

26、s with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines, Florida. “Well, now this is for real.”The Internet and Web groups revolving(围饶的话题) around international orphanages(孤儿院) are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属). The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membersh

27、ip of 137 people, with 15 sets of twins and 7 sets of siblings (兄弟,姐妹) whose relationships have been confirmed.At a reunion Friday at Chicagos OHare International Airport, Mia Diamond Funk and Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other, and then reached for each others hand.DNA tests establish an

28、 85 percent probability that the girls are at least halfsisters. Scientists do not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty, but given their ages and physical similarities, experts say it is likely they are fraternal(兄弟般的，友好的) twins.Douglas and Holly Funk hope to bring their Mi

29、a to Miami in October. Both sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let the twins talk to each other on the phone.12.Both the adopted girls shared a first name _. A. for no good reason B. because of their physical similarities C. because their US parents suspected(怀疑) th

30、ey were twins D. because they both came from China 13. Why did the girls mothers meet on the Internet? A. To compare photographs of the two girls. B. To test their suspicions（猜想）. C. To find the girls biological kin. D. To enjoy the joy of adopting children.14. Experts are still not 100 percent sure

31、 that the two girls are fraternal twins because _.A. DNA tests are still not accurate enough B. the DNA of a biological parent is still missing C. the two girls were born in two different familiesD. one girl was born a week later than the other15. What Ramirez said in Paragraph 4 suggests that she _

32、. A. didnt believe what had happened B.was pleased with what they had done C. didnt want to accept the fact D. was surprised at what had happened 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。Four ways to Improve Your MemoryHave you ever imagined the benefits that a good memory can bring to you? Being able to remember important pieces of