新高二英语下期末考试试题11.docx

1、新高二英语下期末考试试题11新高二英语下期末考试试题1(1)高二英语试题时间：120分钟 分值：150分第卷第一部分 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。A1. What does a headmaster usually do to the student if he behaves very badly?A. Calls the students parents. B. Writes to the students parents.C. Lets the stu

2、dent stay at school for an hour. D. Stops the student having classes for several days.2. What did Mr Lazares do when his students were not behaving well in class?A. Tried to talk them. B. Sent them homeC. Had them stay in his office. 3.Why did the other students behave better, too?A. They were afrai

3、d of teachers. B. They were afraid of Mr Lazares.D. They didnt like to have classes with the boys father.4.Which is TRUE according to the passage ?A. Mr Lazares had a good way to discipline students.B. Mr Lazares didnt let the parents leave the school for one or two days.C. Students can behave well

4、if headmasters and teachers discipline them.D. The teacher can stop the students having the class if they behave very badly.BTaking a shower is relaxing. You can hum a song, daydream or think about nothing, leaving the real world behind you. But did you know that showering can also benefit your mind

5、?A research by Scott Barry Kaufman, a psychologist from Yale University in the US interviewed over 3,000 people around the world. It turned out that nearly two-thirds of the interviewees said they had experienced new ideas in the shower and were more likely to have them in the shower than at work.So

6、 why does a simple shower have such magic power? Science can explain it.Showering can help to raise our level of dopamine, a hormone closely related to our creativity. “People vary in terms of their level of creativity according to the activity of dopamine”, explained Alice Flaherty, a famous Americ

7、an neuroscientist. “Taking a warm shower can make us feel relaxed and therefore make the dopamine level rise and bring Aha! moment to us.”Besides the chemical changes, showering may give you a break from what you feel you have been stuck with. Especially when you have thought hard all day about a pr

8、oblem, jumping into the shower can keep you from the outside world so that you can focus on your inner feelings and memories. In this way, according to American psychologist Shelley H.Carson, author of Your Creative Brain, “a showering hour may turn into an incubation (孵化) period for your ideas.” Sh

9、owering allows us to enjoy the creative juices of our minds, but it neednt just be the bathroom where you get your inspiration. For instance, Gertrude Stein, a female American writer and poet, got new ideas by driving around a farm and stopping at different cows until she found the one that most ins

10、pired her. So try to create your own way to free your mind, whether its walk near the ocean, a country drive or reading a book at home.5. According to the article, what changes can showering cause?A. Leading to boredom or tiredness. B. Increasing the level of dopamine.C. Decreasing the level of dopa

11、mine. D.Setting the creative part of the brain free.6. If one has focused on something all day, showering can help _.A. one make an important breakthrough B. draw ones attention to the outside worldC. turn ones attention inwards D. many chemical changes to take place7. It can be inferred from the ar

12、ticle that _.A. changes in the frequency of an action can create a new perspectiveB. it is a good idea to talk with others about their sources of inspirationC. our lives might feel longer and fuller if we frequently try new thingsD. it is helpful to try something different rather than stay focused o

13、n a difficult task8. The example of Gertrude Stein in the last paragraph is used to _.A. encourage readers to find their own ways of getting inspirationB. explain how to link inspiration with readers daily livesC. point out to readers that its hard to find inspiration CWalking down a path through so

14、me woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally un

15、expected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldnt have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped laughing, I took a step

16、 forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasnt sure what to do. After all, its just not every day that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look t

17、he situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. Thats when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that b

18、utterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mates sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. Should I have been careless enough to step on her? His courage in attacking

19、something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety seemed admirable. I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.Since then, Ive used that butterflys c

20、ourage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.9.The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he wanted_.A. to get close to a butterfly B. to escape a sudden attackC. to look over the bad situation D. to avoid getting his shoes dirty10. Fr

21、om the passage we can learn that the attacker _.A. struck the author four or five times and made him badly hurtB. paused until the author took a step backwardsC. thought it was the author who caused the death of his mateD. attacked the author for his mates safety 11. From this experience the man lea

22、rned_.A. butterflies are brave insects B. the small can defeat the large C. how to deal with challenges in his life D. people should try their best to fight for everything12. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?A. Courageous B. Concerned C. Ambitious D. Aggressive DWorld hea

23、lth experts warned Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the Middle East and North Africa and with a growing fan base elsewhere, can be more harmful than cigarettes.“A single puff from a water pipe is nearly equal to the volume of smoke taken in from an entire cigarette,” said The Tobac

24、co Atlas launched at the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Abu Dhabi. And World Health Organization tobacco expert Edouard Tursan Espaignet said “one session of shisha (water pipe) can be equal to smoking 20 to 30 cigarettes in one go, which can be very dangerous.”Nicotine is the main cause o

25、f lung cancer ,and data also suggest probable associations with oral, esophageal, gastric, and urinary bladder cancer, as well as chronic bronchitis, cardiovascular disease, stroke as well as other illnesses. According to The Tobacco Atlas, “water pipes fall into a less heavily or un-regulated group

26、 of tobacco products.” in most countries.13 If you take two drags on a water pipe, it is roughly the same as _ cigarette(s).A. one B. two C. twenty D. thirty14 Which is not the attractions of the water pipe?A. The good smell B. The appearance C. The sense of balance D. The atmosphere15.We can tell f

27、rom the passage that _.A. Some health experts show no attention to the water pipe smoking.B. Somewhat the water pipe has some good effect on serious diseases.C. Some producers of water pipes have taken steps to regulate their production.D. Tough as things are, a few countries have learned the severi

28、ty.第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 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。 Ways to Increase Your ConfidenceThere are some ways you can use to increase your self-confidence. Some of them youll need to practice a lot before they start to work. Its like playing the guitar or soccer. 16. But as you do th

29、em, you build a deeper confidence in yourself.17 Exercise will improve your confidence and your way of looking at life. Plus, being healthy and looking better can also help you feel more confident.Create somethingEveryone is a creative. Rediscovering your creativity is a good way to improve your con

30、fidence in yourself. Creating something is a wonderful but not always easy experience. But when youre done, you not only feel good about yourself. 18 Use your body.If you start to walk fast youll soon start to feel nervous. If you start to walk slower youll soon start to feel more relaxed. To feel m

31、ore confident, use your body in more confident way. 19. Learn how confident people around you or on the TV use their bodies.A. Take exerciseB. Take it into the futureC. This makes you more activeD. Pay attention to yourself, not the other people around you.E. Sometimes you will also discover new par

32、ts of yourselfG. They might not work too well the first or second time you try them第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 60） 完形填空（共两节 40 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 60 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（一）The following day was even 25. I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle and thus fell face first on the bus, _26 everything I