2019-2020年高二英语测试题(12月)含答案

1、2019-2020年高二英语测试题（12月）含答案AEveryoneagreesthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandgrief.Thequestion,however,is“Whatisrealhappiness?”Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.Generally,ordinarybeingsconsidersensual（感觉的）pleasuresashappiness,andtheiraction

2、saredirectedtowardgainingthese.Accordingtothem,searchingforhappinessmeanssearchingforpleasuresofthesenses.Thequestion,“Whatishappiness?",doesnotarise（出现）intheirhearts,becauseintheirheartstheythinkofalifefullofsensualjoysasahappylife.Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieintheobjectsofenjoyment;ha

3、ppinessorunhappinessliesintheimagination."Toprovetheirbelieftheygiveexampleslikethefollowingone.Amanhasatwo-storeyhouse.Whenhethinksofthosewhohaveahousewiththreestoreysormore,hefeelsunhappy.Whenhethinksofthosewhohavejustacottage,hefeelshappy.Suchhappinessdoesnotlieinpossessions（占有物）,butintheima

4、gination.Theyadvisepeopletotakeinspirationfromthosewhohavefewpossessionsbutarequitehappy.Ifyouonlyconsiderpeoplewealthierthanyourself,youwillalwaysbeunhappy.Ifyouwanttobehappy,theysay,lookatthepoor.Butitisunreasonabletoholdthathappinessliesintheimagination.Anditisinappropriatetothinkthatsomeoneishap

5、pyifheonlyimagineshimselfbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.Thisattitudealsosatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossession.Thiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswefindoutwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybeehappy.Someaskpeopletodothisorthat,andsay,“Thiswayyourdesireswillbesatisfied.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwantandbee

6、happy."Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesiresandunhappinessasdenial（否定）ofsuchsatisfaction.71. Whatkindoflifecanmakemonpeoplefeelhappy?A.Lifewithoutpainandgrief.B.Lifefullofsensualpleasures.C.Lifewithdesireforpossessions.D.Lifefullofimagination.72. Theunderlinedword“cottag

7、e”inParagraph3probablyrefersto.A.ahouseinonesimaginationB.amodernbuildingC.adesiredobjectD.asmallhouse73. Theauthormayagreethat.A. byparingthemselveswiththepoor,peoplewillfeelhappyB.peoplewontfeelhappywithoutadesireforhappinessC. possessingwealthmayleadtoasenseofprideD. peoplehavetoexperiencepainand

8、griefbeforefindinghappinessBEight-year-oldBethanyandseven-year-oldElizaarehavingagreattimejumpingaroundintheorchard（果园）oftheirhomeinavillagenearPenrith.Theycanplayanytimetheylikebecausetheydon'tgotoschool.Instead,theyareeducatedathomebytheirparents,PaulandVeronikaRobinson.Buttheydon'thaveles

9、sons,haveneverusedatimetableandlearnonlywhatandwhentheywanttolearn."Iwantmykidstohavefreedomintheirchildhood,notspenditinaninstitution,"says37-year-oldVeronika,"Schoolisallaboutcontrolandfollowingtherules."Veronikaandher56-year-oldhusbandPaulhaveneverexperiencedthedailyrushtogetd

10、ressedandoutofthedoorthatismoninmosthouseholdswithschool-agedchildren."Wegetupatourleisure-usuallyaround8:30,"saysVeronika."Wemightvisitafriend,orgotothelibrary,andonTuesdaysweshopatthemarket.Insummer,wespendmostofourtimeoutsideandthegirlsentertainthemselvesalot."Newresearchdueto

11、bepublishedthisspringrevealsaverydifferentpictureofBritain'shomeeducators."Outof297families,184saidthattheyneveruseatimetable,"saysMikeFortune-WoodofHomeEducationUK."Ninetypercentneverorrarelyusetextbooks,andnearlyallsaidthathappiness,contentmentandself-fulfillmentweremoreimportan

12、tthanacademicachievement.Only15%feltthatplanningwhattolearnwasimportant."Sofar,sogood.Butwhat,youmightask,arethechildrenactuallylearning?"Itwasn'timportanttomethatthegirlscouldreadbyacertainage,buttheybothpickeditupforthemselvesataroundseven,"saysRobinson."Weighingcookingingr

13、edientsusesmaths,andmakingashoppinglistteachesthemtowrite.Observingfivehenshastaughtthegirlsaboutsurvivalofthefittest."Butwhataboutwhenthechildrengrowup?Cantheygotouniversity?Thehomeeducators'answeristheycaniftheywantto.Thereareavarietyofroutesintohighereducation,butprobablythemostmonistojo

14、inalocalcollege.ThisiswhatGusHarris-Reidhasdone."Iwaseducatedathomeallmylife.I'dneverhadalessonorbeeninsideaclassroomuntilIstartedGCSEs,"saysthe18-year-old."I'mnowstudyingfor4A-levelsatExeterCollege.I'vehadnoproblemwiththeworkorwithfittingin."Whenaskedtoreflectonhisex

15、perienceofhomeeducation,hisconsideredresponseis,"Likeapermanentholiday,really!"Notabadstartforsomeonewhoplanstotakeamechanicalengineeringdegreenextyear.74. Whatisthetopicofthisarticle?A.NewwaysoflearningtoreadandwriteB.ProblemswithUKschoolsC.HomeeducationintheUKD.Newmethodsofteaching75. Wh

16、ydotheRobinsonsnotsendtheirchildrentoschool?A. Theythinkschoolscontrolchildrentoomuch.B. Theydonotlikethecoursestaughtinschools.C. Theywanttoteachtheirchildrenskillsbyimitating.D. Theyliveinaremoteareawheretherearenoschools.76. Accordingtothearticle,inhomeswithschool-goingchildren,.A.morningsarerush

17、edandstressful.B.thechildrenhardlyevergooutside.C.thefamilywakesuparound8:30am.D.thechildrenmustaskpermissiontogotothetoilet.COnedayMarillasaid,“Anne,yournewteacher,MissStacy,spoketomeyesterday.ShesaysyoumuststudyfortheexaminationsforQueensCollegeintwoyearstime.Thenifyoudowell,youcanstudyatQueensinC

18、harlottetownforayear,andafterthatyoullbeateacher!”“Thatdoesntmatter,Anne.WhenMatthewandIadoptedyouthreeyearsago,wedecidedtolookafteryouaswellaswecould.Ofcoursewellpayforyoutostudy.SointheafternoonsAnneandsomeofherfriendsstayedlateatschool,andMissStacyhelpedthemwiththespecialexaminationwork.Dianadidn

19、twanttogotoQueens,soshewenthomeearly,butGilbertstayed.HeandAnnestillneverspokeandeverybodyknewthattheywereenemies,becausetheybothwantedtobefirstintheexamination.Secretly,AnnewassorrythatsheandGilbertwerentfriends,butitwastoolatenow.Fortwoyears,Annestudiedhardatschool.Sheenjoyedlearning,andMissStacyw

20、aspleasedwithher.Butshedidntstudyallthetime.Intheeveningsandatweekendsshevisitedherfriends,orwalkedthroughthefieldswithDiana,orsattalkingtoMatthew.“YourAnneisabiggirlnow.Shestallerthanyou,”RachelLyndetoldMarillaoneday.“Youreright,Rachel!”saidMarillainsurprise.“Andshesaverygoodgirlnow,isntshe?Shedoes

21、ntgetintotroublethesedays.Imsureshehelpsyoualotwiththehousework,Marilla.”“Yes,IdontknowwhatIddowithouther,”saidMarilla,smiling.“Andlookather!Thosebeautifulgreyeyes,andthatred-brownhair!Youknow,Marilla,IthoughtyouandMatthewmadeamistakewhenyouadoptedher.ButnowIseeIwaswrong.Youvelookedafterherverywell.

22、”“Well,thankyou,Rachel,”repliedMarilla,pleased.Thatevening,whenMatthewcameintothekitchen,hesawthathissisterwascrying."What'sthematter?”heasked,surprised."Youhaven'tcriedsincewell,Icantrememberwhen.”"It'sjustwell,IwasthinkingaboutAnne,"saidMarilla."I'llI'l

23、lmissherwhenshegoesaway.”“WhenshegoestoQueens,youmean?Yes,butshecanehomeatweekends,onthetrain.”I ll still miss her,said Marilla sadly.InJunetheAvonleaboysandgirlshadtogotoCharlottetowntotaketheirexaminations.“Oh,IdohopethatIvedonewell,”AnnetoldDianawhenshearrivedbackatGreenGables.“Theexaminationswer

24、everydifficult.AndIvegottowaitforthreeweeksbeforeIknow!Threeweeks!Illdie!”AnnewantedtodobetterthanGilbert.ButshealsowantedtodowellforMatthewandMarilla.Thatwasveryimportanttoher.Dianawasthefirsttohearthenews,sheranintothekitchenatGreenGablesandshouted,“Look,Anne!It'sinFather'snewspaper!You

25、9;refirstwithGilbertoutofallthestudentsontheisland!Oh,howwonderful!”Annetookthepaperwithshakinghands,andsawhername,atthetopofthelistoftwohundred.Shecouldnotspeak.“Well,now,Iknewit,”saidMatthewwithawarmsmile.“Youvedonewell,Imustsay,Anne,”saidMarilla,whowassecretlyverypleased.ForthenextthreeweeksAnnea

26、ndMarillawereverybusy.AnneneedsnewdressestotaketoCharlottetown.77. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A. TobeateacherwasoneofAnnesdreams.B. BothAnneandDianastudiedhardforthespecialexamination.C. MatthewandMarillawereAnnesparents.D.AnnewasadoptedbyMatthewandMarilla.78. .WhyareAnneandGilbertenemies?B

27、ecause.A.theywerepetitorsinschoolB.theydidntlikeeachotherC.itwasntmentionedinthepassageD.Gilbertdidntstaylateatschool79. Whatwillbewritteninthefollowingparagraph?A.Annessummerholiday.B.WhatwillAnnetalkabouthercollegelifewithDianaC.HowwillMissStacyhelpAnnestudy.D.WhatwillAnnedobeforeattendingcollege.

28、IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchasplendid,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.Manyintelligentpeoplestillequate（使相等）happinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothinginmon.Funiswhatweexperien

29、ceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.Ihaveof

30、tenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoir,theyrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depre

31、ssion,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriage,ifheshonest,andhewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingamitment,formitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsm

32、ostdistinguishingfeatures.Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutwhenevertheywantandsleepaslateastheycan.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenightssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idontknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodesc

33、riberaisingchildren.Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberating（解放性的）realizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhapp

34、inessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowpeople we were so sure areunderstandthatallthoserichandglamoroushappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.80. Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A. funcreateslong-lastingsatisfactionB. funprovidesenjoymentwhilepainleadstohappine

35、ssC. happinessislastingwhereasfunisshort-livedD. funthatislong-standingmayleadtohappiness81. Totheauthor,theroleHollywoodstarswillplayisto.A. writememoiraftermemoirabouttheirhappinessB. tellthepublicthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfunC. teachpeoplehowtoenjoytheirlivesD. bringhappinesstothepublicinste

36、adofgoingtoparties82. Intheauthorsopinion,marriage.A.affordsgreaterfunB.leadstoraisingchildrenC.indicatesdutyanddevotionD.usuallyendsupinpain阅读理解专练二假的 )a brave face on yourResearchersfoundthatwalkingaroundwithaforcedsmileandfake(happinesssimplyleadstopeoplefeelingunhappier.So,puttingsadnesscouldbeha

37、rmful.Theresearchalsofoundthatwomensufferedmorethanmenwhenpretendingtobehappy.Dr.BrentScott,wholedthestudy,saidemployersshouldtakenotebecauseforcingworkerstosmilewhendealingwiththepubliccanresultinbadoutes.Hesaid,“Smilingforthesakeofsmilingcanleadtoemotionaltiredness,andthatsbadfortheorganization.”H

38、ealsosaidtheresearchshowedcustomer-serviceworkerswhohad“fakesmiles”throughoutthedayfellintoabadmoodanddidntwanttowork,sotheirproductivitydropped.Thestudyisoneofthefirstofitskindtoexamineemotionalexpressionsoveraperiodoftimeandparethedifferenteffectsonmenandwomen.Dr.Scottsteamexaminedtheeffectsof“sur

39、faceacting”,orfakesmiling,paredto“deepacting”,ormakingpeoplesmilebythinkingofpleasantmemories.Dr.Scottsaid,“Womenwereharmedmorebysurfaceacting,meaningtheirmoodsworsenedevenmorethanmens.However,theywerehelpedmorebydeepacting,whichmeanstheirmoodsimprovedmorebythinkingofpleasantmemories.”AccordingtoDr.

40、Scott,womentendtosuffermorewhenpretendingtobehappybecausetheyareexpectedtobemoreemotionallyexpressivethanmen.Therefore,forcingasmilewhilefeelingdownismorelikelytogoagainsttheirnormalbehaviorandcausemoreharmfulfeelings.Althoughdeepactingcanimprovemoodsalittleintheshortterm,Dr.Scottsays,itsnotalong-te

41、rmsolutiontofeelingunhappy.“Therehavebeensomesuggestionsthatifyoudothisoveralongperiodyoustarttofeelunreal.Youretryingtodeveloppositiveemotions,butattheendofthedayyoumaynotfeellikeyourselfanymore.”59.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Scottsstudy.A. issupportedbysomebigemployersintheUSAB. ismeaningfulasthereh

42、aventbeenmanysimilaronesC. examinedmorewomenthanmenforalongtimeD. aimedtomaketheemployeesmoreproductive60. Womensuffermorefromfakehappinessmainlybecause.A. theyusuallybeeshyinpublicplacesB. theyaresupposedtobemoreemotionallyexpressiveC. theyareoftentreatedinaterriblewayD.theylikethinkingofpleasantme

43、mories61. Itisimpliedinthepassagethatdeepacting.A. doesnthaveanyeffectonmenB.cannotimproveourmoodsinanycaseC.harmsourfeelingsinthelongrunD.pleasespeoplebyfeelinglikeanotherpersonBIfabusinesswantstosellitsproductsinternationally,ithadbetterdosomemarketresearchfirst.ThisisalessonthatsomelargeAmericanc

44、orporationshavelearnedthehardway.Whatsinthename?Sometimestheproblemisthename.WhenGeneralMotorsintroduceditsChevyNovaintoLatinAmerica,itoverlookedthefactthatNovainSpanishmeans“Itdoesntgo”.Sureenough,theChevyNovaneverwentanywhereinLatinAmerica.TranslationproblemsSometimesitisthesloganthatdoesntwork.No

45、panyknowsthisbetterthanPepsi-Cola,withits“ealivewithPepsi!”campaign.ThecampaignwassosuccessfulintheUnitedStates,Pepsitranslateditssloganliterallyforitsinternationalcampaign.Asitturnedout,thetranslationswerentquiteright.PepsiwasbeggingGermansto“eoutofthegrave（坟墓）”andtellingtheChinesethat“Pepsibringsy

46、ourancestors（老祖宗）backfromthegrave.”ApicturesworthathousandwordsOthertimes,theprobleminvolvespackaging.ApictureofasmilingbabyhashelpedsellcountlessjarsofGerberbabyfood.WhenGerberstartedsellingbabyfoodinAfrica,theyusedthesamepackagingasintheUS,withthesmilingbabyonthelabel.LatertheylearnedthatinAfrican

47、countries,thepictureonthejarshowswhatthejarhasinit,formanypeopletherecantread.TwistoffateEventhecultureandreligiousfactorsandpurecoincidencecanbeinvolved.ThornMcAnshoeshaveaThornMcAn“signature”inside.TopeopleinBangladesh,whichisaMuslimcountry,thissignaturelookedlikeArabicscriptforthewordAllah.Inthat

48、country,feetareconsideredunclean,andMuslimsfeltthepanywasoffendingGodsnamebyhavingpeoplewalkonit.62.From the text we learned that .A.ChevyNovawasbroughtinLatinAmericaB. GeneralMotorsdidthebestmarketresearchofallpaniesC. PepsistillsoldwellinChinaowingtothetranslationproblemsD. the“ealivewithPepsi&quo

49、t;campaignworkedwellintheUS63. Whatwas"Gerber'sproblem"?A.AtranslationproblemB.CulturalfactorC.ReligiousfactorD.Thepictureonthejar64. ForwhatreasonwereThornMcAnshoesturneddowninBangladesh?A. TheyarenotdesignedattractivelyB.TheiradvertisementsarenotpersuasiveC. Asignaturelookinglikethew

50、ordAllahwasintheshoesD. ProblemforThornMcAnwasthepany'sname65. Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Lessonsfromsomelargecorporations.B.HowtomakeuseofadvertisementsC.TheimportanceofmarketresearchD.TheimportanceofpackagingCWhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,"Besureandtakeatypingc

51、oursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn'tworkout,you'llhavesomethingtorelyon."Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthatmomenton,"theverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutdoingwastakingatypingcourse,"sherecalls.Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmanyawards.Only

52、recently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregretignoringhermom,"Idon'tknowhowtouseaputer,"sheadmits.Unlikeher1995autobiography（自传），AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlifeasanaward-winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes（糖尿病）.AllthemoneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabe

53、tesResearchFoundation（JDRF）,anorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman."Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethis,"shesays."Ididn'twanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe'reself-controlledanddoourpartinmanagingthedisease.Butshehasn'talwayspractic

54、edwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribesthatawfulday,almost40yearsago,whenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife-changingnews.First,shehadlostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeact,sheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts（甜甜圈）.Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedsheh

55、adtogrowup-again-andtakecontrolofherdiabetes,notletitcontrolher.Onlythendidshekickherthree-pack-a-daycigarettehabit,overeheraddictiontoalcohol,andbegintofollowabalanceddiet.Althoughherdiseasehasaffectedhereyesightandforcedhertothesidelinesofthedancefloor,sherefusestofallintoself-pity."Everybody

56、onearthcanask,whyme?'aboutsomethingorother,"sheinsists."Itdoesn'tdoanygood.Nooneisimmune（免疫的）toheartache,pain,anddisappointments.Sometimeswecanmakethingsbetterbyhelpingothers.I'veetorealizetheimportanceofthatasI'vegrownupthissecondtime.IwanttospeakoutandbeashelpfulasIcanbe.

57、"66. WhydidMaryfeelregretful?|A.Shedidn'tachieveherambition.B.Shedidn'ttakecareofhermother.C.Shedidn'tpleteherhighschool.D.Shedidn'tfollowhermother'sadvice.67. Wecanknowthatbefore1995MaryB. received many career awardsD. supported the JDRF by writingA.hadtwobookspublishedC.kn

58、ewhowtouseaputerI68. Mary'ssecondbookGrowingUpAgainismainlyabouther.A.livingwithdiabetesB.successfulshowbusinessC.serviceforanorganizationD.remembranceofhermother69. WhenMaryreceivedthelife-changingnews,sheB. began a balanced dietD. behaved in an adult wayA.lostcontrolofherselfC.triedtogetatreat

59、ment70. Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A. Mary feels pity for herself.B.Mary has recovered from her disease.C. Marywantstohelpothersasmuchaspossible.D. Marydeterminestogobacktothedancefloor.任务型阅读Youprobablyhaveliststorememberandstepstofollowinordertohavethebestpet-friendlytrip.Thereare,however,afewthingsthatarebestleftathome.Hereareafewthingstoforgetwhenyou'retravelingwithpets.Forgettingthemwillmakeyourt