山西省吕梁育星中学2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

吕梁育星中学2020学年第二学期期末考试题 高二英语总分：150分第一部分 阅读理解第一节（共15个小题，每小题3分，满分45分）ATeaching Assistant-Primary-GraduateRecruiter: ACADEMICSLocation: Kensington and ChelseaSalary: $ 60 per dayPosted: 31 Oct 2020Closes: 28 Nov 2020Industry: Schools, Primary teaching, Age 5-7, Teaching assistantHours: Full TimeAre you a recent graduate? Are you looking to become a teaching assistant? The role is working as a teaching assistant within Year 1. As this is a graduate position, extensive experience as a teaching assistant is not required. This position will start on 23rd November and applications are welcomed as soon as possible. At interview you will need to be able to demonstrate your understanding and commitment to a career working with young people. It is important that you are enthusiastic and have understood the requirements of working in the classroom.The working day will be from 8: 30 to 4: 30 in accordance with the academic calendar. Training will be provided weekly by the school and help you to perform to your best. This school was recently awarded “Outstanding at its latest Ofsted report and is an excellent place to start your career in education. By working alongside the class teacher you will be able to develop your skills in the classroomThe contract will last until July 2020. This placement will provide you with excellent preparation for a future career in education. Recent graduates have gone on to be successfully accepted onto PGCEs. Please apply with your CV or call James Rennie on 020 3031 4863.1. The primary school in Kensington and Chelsea is looking forA. teachers B. headmasters C teaching assistants D. Academic experts2. When can people see this advertisement?A. Before 31 Oct 2020 B. After 28 Nov 2020C. Only on 23rd November D. Between 31 Oct 2020 and 28 Nov 2020.3. Which of the following is an advantage for an applicant?A. He has graduated for several years B. He likes and knows about the job.C. He has a lot of experience in teaching. D. He has several part-time jobs to do4. What can a teaching assistant get from the job?A. The chance to improve himself. B. A salary of more than $ 60 per day.C. A contract that ensures a lifelong career. D. Weekly training about how to make a CVBWe talk about people being colour -blind but very few of us are. Even those who describe themselves as colour-blind are normally just colour lack. A strongly colour-blind person will still be able to tell 20different colours, compared to the 100 or so that normal-sighted people see.Pingelap, a tiny island in the Pacific, is a beautiful spot but one that has a genetic trouble. It is known as colour-blind Island because so many people who live on this remote island can only see in black and white.Not being able to see in colour is bad enough. But one islander, Herrol, whos a fisherman, also struggles in full sunlight because all he sees is a painful burnt-out image. I find it difficult to go outside in the sun,” he says,because when its sunny I cannot see to do my work.But if being truly colour-blind is rare, why is it that around 10% of the population of Pingelap live in a totally black and white world?Well, we know that in 1780 the population of Pingelap was all but wiped out by a tsunami(海啸 ). As few as 20 people survived, one of whom was the king. its believed he had a genetic fault that causes colour-blindness and he passed this fault on to his many generations.There is one advantage. Herrol can see well, really well, in the dark. So when it gets dark, Herrol and his friends get in their boats and hunt flying fish. They hang up flaming torches and the fish are attracted to the flames.“This type of fishing is fun”Herrol says, “especially if we catch plenty, so even though its hard work, we enjoy it ”5. What is Pingelap famous as?A .A tiny island B. A beautiful island C. A mentally troubled island D. A colour-blind Island6. What can we infer about Herrol?A. He may stay at home when its sunny. B. He is interested in burnt-out imagesC. He likes taking photos very much D. He doesnt live in Pingelap any more7. Why are about one-tenth of people in Pingelap seriously colour-blind?A. Because Pingelap often suffers from tsunamis B. Because the king had an unlucky marriageC. Because the kings genetic fault played a role D. Because the king made a serious mistake8. What would be the best title for the text?A. The island of colour-blindness B. The disadvantage of HerrolC. The history of Pingelap D. The advantage of colour-blindnessCIt was a cold night in Washington. D. C. and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked me for some money so he could get something to eat. Id read the sign: dont give money to beggars” So I shook my head and kept marching.I wasnt prepared for a reply, but he said, I am really homeless and I am really hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat! But I kept on marching.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldnt have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a freezing cold night, I still assumed the worst of a fellow human being.Flying back to Anchorage, I couldnt help thinking of him. I tried to seek excuses for my failure to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, youre not supposed to give money to beggars.Somewhere over Seattle. I started to write my weekly garden column for the Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Beans Cafe, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to beans Cafe?Before long my idea took off. People would fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. And relief for my conscience.As more and more people started working with the Plant a Row concept, many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo, which also arose in national gardening publications. Row markers with the Plant a Row” logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their Row for the Hungry”.It is unexpected that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in America-and were seventy million strong plants one row for the hungry, we can lower the number of neighbors who dont have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.9. Why did the author turn down the beggars request?A. He was previously reminded not to do so B. He was eager to march back to the hotelC. He thought that it was beyond his duty. D. He was short of money at that moment10. What did the author do after the beggars incident?A. He felt guilty but couldnt help himB. He started a project to help the hungry.C. He ran a blue kitchen to supply the hungry with soup.D. He still supposed it was unwise to give money to beggars.11. What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Plant a Row for the Hungry B. Lend a Hand to BeggarsC .Never Hesitate to Help Others D. Plan a Gardening ProjectDDogs can be optimistic(乐观的) or pessimistic?If your dog destroys the furniture when you are away, it could be a pessimist, researchers have concluded. A study has found that some dogs are natural pessimists while others have sunnier nature.We know that peoples emotional states affect their judgments and that happy people are more likely to judge an uncertain situation positively, said Professor Mike Mendl, an author of the study and head of animal welfare and behavior at Bristol University.” What our study has shown is that this applies similarly to dogs.”To measure dogs psychology, researchers trained dogs to recognize that bowls on one side of a room contained food, while bowls on the other side were empty. They then placed the bowls in “neutral” locations between the two sides.Just as happy people tend to see the positive in any situation optimistic dogs ran toward the bowl, expecting to find food, while pessimistic dogs hesitated or ran more slowly.The study, published in Current Biology, which looked at 24 dogs at two UK animal centers, found that dogs personality links with their behavior when separated from their owners.Optimistic dogs that saw the bowl as half-full were calmer when left alone, sure their owners would return, while pessimistic dogs were more likely to worry, bark and misbehave.About half of the 10 million dogs in the United Kingdom show “separation-related behavior at some point, Mendl said. Instead of getting rid of anxious dogs or ignoring them, owners should recognize that their dogs may have emotional problems and seek treatment for them, he said.12. What makes a dog optimistic or pessimistic according to the passage?A. Its owner B. Its living condition C. Its nature D Its health condition13. Why does Mike Mendl compare people with dogs?A. To prove dogs emotional states affect their judgmentB. To prove the close connection between dogs and humanC. To convince readers of the importance of positive attitude.D. To find the difference between people and dogs psychology14. Why pessimistic dogs bark and misbehave when they saw half-full bowls?A. They doubt if they would have a new enemyB. They knew optimistic dogs had eaten more foodC. They knew their owner would desert them soonD. They doubt if their owner would return and feed them15. What should owners do when their dogs show separation-related behavior ?A. Buy the dog some delicious food at once.B. Find another dog to act as a companion for the one.C. Understand the dogs psychology and search better ways.D. Send the dog to the vet and ask for some sleeping pills.第二节（共5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分）As a person who is graduating from high school very soon, I have some suggestions for students in high school or students who are soon going to be high school students. 16 I am sure others can benefit from reading them and will not make similar mistakes like me.17 Do not value first impression highly. Dont dismiss a person or an idea too early just because you immediately get a bad impression. You will miss many opportunities because of that. Although something seems bad at the first impression, it does not mean it is bad all the time. Try to give everything a fair chance.Dont try to please everybody. There is no way you can please everybody or get everybody to agree with you. 18 It is a huge waste of time.Have respect for authority(权威).No matter how much you may dislike them, just remember that teachers and parents care about you and they are only doing their jobs. 19 Dont argue with them and just obey them.Realize a high school is not the real world. The real world isnt a closed environment. 20 What is rewarded in high school such as popularity and agreement is different from what is rewarded in the real world. If high school isnt working out for you, you may find yourself better at handling the real world.A. Do not be too quick to judgeB. So just learn to say the word“No”a lotC. Listen to their advice and consider it carefully.D. Many of these are based on regrets that I haveE. Bad habits are hard to break and remain with you for a long timeF. Dont spend any effort trying to please others who will never like you.G. It is a free society where people accept responsibility for their actions.第二部分 完形填空（共20个小题，每小题2分，满分40分）When I was about twelve, I was headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It waswinter, and on that 21 night, the wind was really blowing.As my mom and I 22 towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my 23and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any 24 change. Hearing their words,we are merciful. My mom 25 asked where they lived. They 26 to an old car in aparking lot across the street. The girl said there were six of them 27 in that car, whichwas the same size as my own bedroom.My mom said she had 28 to do, and after handing the people a few dollars, wesaid good-bye. Then, my mother sent me inside the 29 with my dad. But she didnt come.Later, I found out that she had gone home and practically 30 our cupboards into a fewbags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the 31 to the family. Iwasnt there when that part happened, but I can imagine the 32 it brought to their faces.A few days later, when I asked her 33 she helped those people. She told me thatwe were 34 and that her family wasnt as lucky. I remember the 35 of that girl who hadasked us for 36 - how she was the same age as me, yet we looked so 37.I remember the scene that she headed back to a cold car 38 with 5 other people. I will39 forget what she did that night, and how she taught me one of the best lessons I ever 40 .Thank you mom, I love you.21. A. dark B bright C. quiet D. particular22. A headed B. rushed C. waited D. attacked23. A .height B. age C. appearance D. shape24, A. complete B. beautiful C. spare D. large25. A secretly B. impatient C. normally D. Immediately26. A. walk B. pointed C .followed D. planned27. A. living B. sleeping C. working D. playing28. A something B. nothing C. anything D. everything29. A. street B. meeting C. restaurant D. car30. A. filled B. placed C. decorated D. emptied31 .A. bags B. cupboards C. dollars D. dinners32. A surprise B. joy C. disappointment D. sadness33. A. who B. how C. why D. what34. A. rich B. fortunate C. generous D. talented35. A. face B. action C. feeing D. gesture36. A. food B. change C. direction D. cheque37. A .pitiful B. hopeful C. different D. difficult38. A .argued B. played C shared D. drove39. A .seldom B. never C. hardly D. usually40. A.learned B. taught C. ignored D. dropped第三部分 语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）写作(满分25分)Dear friendsAs we can see, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. I