海南省文昌市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题无答案.docx

1、海南省文昌市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题无答案海南省文昌市2017-2018学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案）本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分；满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟第卷第一部分 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，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。A One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her dad had planted it for her when it was nothing

2、more than a twig and several years later it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it blessed her with cooling shade in the summer and glorious, golden leaves in the fall.When the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow fell on the trees branches that were still full of leav

3、es. The weight split (劈叉) that lovely tree down the middle. It was so sad seeing half of it laying on the ground after the storm. When I talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been too much and that the entire tree would have to be cut down. Thankfully she had saved a few saplings

4、(树苗) from it that she hoped to replant in the future.Still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump(树桩) in her front yard. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, its leaves shinning in the afternoon sun. I missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I

5、thought that the stump would be a sad reminder of its loss for a long time to come. My wonderful neighbor, though, had another plan. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its dinner. It was such an affirmation of life. It was suc

6、h a joy to see. I could feel my heart smile.Life by its very nature is a mixed bag. It hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss, pleasure and pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it split us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our souls stronger and our

7、hearts more loving. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others. 21. We know from the first paragraph that _A. the tree grew very slowlyB. the authors neighbor was good at planting treesC. the tree showed its beauty and benefitsD. the tree was so strong that it could bear any weight2

8、2. The authors neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as_.A. a good reminder B. a seat after dinnerC. a beautiful sculpture D. a place to feed birds23. What does the author mainly want to show in the passage？A. Life has beauty and tragedy.B. Life consists of pain and suffering.C. Life is

9、determined by our attitude towards it.D. Life should be pleasant rather than painful.BSome of the best things in life dont happen until you grow old enough to recognize them. I can say that about tea. I didnt start to drink tea until I was 35. What happened before that? The first time I felt a genui

10、ne urge to drink tea was in 2003, when I stayed briefly in the United Kingdom. After a time of consuming local food, I started to really like strong black tea. Although it was too strong to my tongue, I felt it was a necessity because it was comforting to my body. I took packs of green teas with me

11、as gifts but was disappointed to find my British friends preferred much stronger black teas from Sri Lanka. Later I learned that although people know China for its teas, it ranks only third among the worlds black tea exporters, after Sri Lanka and Kenya. After I came back to China and started to cov

12、er food stories, I met friends in the tea-drinking circle and learned more. Although the majority of the rest of the world drinks black tea, which the Chinese call“red tea”, China produces and drinks mostly green teas. I feel lucky to be Chinese because of the great variety of teas available in the

13、country. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 teas in China if you divide them geographically, including more than 600 locally famous brews. A more simple way to categorize (分类) is by color and extent of fermentation (发酵). That comes down to six main categoriesgreen, white, yellow, dark-gr

14、eenish (oolong), red and black teas. Tasting teas can be compared to our lives. They can be plain and predictable but sometimes they are full of pleasant surprises. Occasionally they can even seem too good to be true. The best thing is, you know theres always more to explore. 24. Which country ranks

15、 first among the worlds black tea exporters?A. Sri Lanka B. China C. Kenya D. United States25. The writer of this passage works as a _. A. manager B. journalist C. scientist D. tea grower 26. All of the following statements about tea in China are true EXCEPT _. A. varieties of tea is planted and pro

16、duced each year in China B. all tea in China can be divided into six categories with no exceptions C. tea in China can be categorized by color and extend of fermentation D. tea in China can be divided into more than 2000 categories geographically27. What column does this passage belong to in a newsp

17、aper? A. World B. Business C. Travel D. Lifestyle C“You can you up, no can no bb.” The latest Chinglish buzz phrase, having swept through Chinese cyberspace (网络空间) and society, has now made a landing overseas, entering the US web-based Urban Dictionary. According to the entry put forward by “gingerd

18、esu”, “You can you up” which means “If you can do it, go ahead and do it”, is a Chinglish catch phrases referring to people who criticize others work, especially when the critic is not so much better. As well as “You can you up”, other Chinglish catch phrases, such as “tuhao” and “no zuo no die”, ha

19、ve also been recorded on the site. Coined with roots in Chinese grammar, and even containing Pinyin, Chinglish words and phrases are even spreading beyond grass roots (草根) websites. In 2013, “dama” and “tuhao” found their way into The Wall Street Journal and the BBC, and words such as “feng shui”, “

20、Chengguan” and “people mountain people sea” have been admitted to the Oxford English Dictionary. “The frequent use of Chinglish by foreign institutions suggests that people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Peking Universitys Department of

21、 Chinese Language and Literature. “Words like dama and tuhao are so vivid. My friends and I use them a lot its so much fun,” said Satoshi Nishida, a Japanese student studying at Beijing Language and Culture University. “Behind these Chinglish words and phrases is the Chinese culture. They are reflec

22、tions of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand whats happening in China,” according to Xing Hongbing, a professor of Beijing Language and Culture University. “When the price of gold went down last year, while the super purchasing power

23、of the Chinese bargain-hunting middle-aged women drew worldwide attention, there was no effective way available in other languages to describe them, and dama filled the gap very neatly,” says Xing. 28. Why does the author take “dama” for example in the last paragraph? A. To suggest the culture and t

24、rends in the Chinese society. B. To show the Chinese womens super purchasing power. C. To indicate the women drew worldwide attention. D. To inform us that the price of gold went down last year.29. How many Chinglish words and phrases are mentioned in the passage? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 30. Which of th

25、e followings is NOT among the reasons why Chinglish become popular? A. Chinglish is reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society. B. Foreigners are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China. C. Chinglish is so vivid and much fun such as “dama” and “tuhao”. D. Chingli

26、sh is spreading beyond grassroots websites.31. What can be the best title for the text? A. Chinglish swept through Chinglish cyberspace B. Behind Chinglish is the Chinese culture C. Chinglish gains popularity overseas D. Different opinion on ChinglishD“Heaven is where the police are English, the coo

27、ks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the Swiss. Hell (地狱) is where the police are German, the cooks are English, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and everything is organized by the Italians.”Obviously the national stereotypes (

28、模式化的思想) in this old joke are generalizations (普遍化), but such stereotypes are often said to “exist for a reason”. Is there actually a sliver (裂片) of truth in them? Not likely, an international research team now says.“National and cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how people see themse

29、lves and others, and being aware that these are not dependable is a useful thing,” said study author Robert McCrae of the National Institute on Aging. “These are in fact unfounded stereotypes. They dont come from looking around you,” McCrae said.If national stereotypes arent rooted in real experienc

30、es, then where do they come from? One possibility is that they reflect national values, which may become known from historical events. For example, many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers on the Old West.Social scientis

31、ts such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be incorrect. Robins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changed.We may be“hard-wired”, to some d

32、egree, to keep incorrect stereotypes, since we are less likely to notice and remember information that is different from our stereotypes. Generally, according to Robins, when we meet people who are different from our stereotypes, we see them as unique individuals rather than typical national or cultural groups.32. The stereotype about Italians is _. A. romantic but disorganized B. friendly and good-tempered