河南省淅川县第二高级中学2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

PAGEPAGE92015—2016学年度高二期末考试英语试卷时间：120分钟分值：120分第一部分：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，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。ALoudnoisesineverydayactivitiescandamagetheinnerear.Thistypeofhearinglosscan’tbehealed.Butitcanbeprevented.Blockthenoisefromenteringyourears;walkawayfromit;andturnitdown.Thoseareyourfirststepsinstayingsafe.Onaverage,15%ofallschool-agechildrenlivewithsomehearingloss.Andit’sagrowingproblem.AstudypublishedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationin2012founda31%risefrom2003to2010inhearinglossamongkidsages12toA2013studybyHarvardMedicalSchooldidnotfindthesamesignificantincrease.ButtheHarvardstudyfoundthatteenagegirlshavemorehearingproblemsthanteenageboys.Thestudydidnottrackkidsintoadulthood.“Imagineahandfulofpipecleaners(烟斗通条).Theyrepresentthehaircells(毛细胞)inyourear,”AndreaBoidmanofResearchFoundationsaid.“Beingexposedtoareallyloudnoiseislikeshakingthepipecleanersreallyfast.Whenyou’redone,thepipecleanersareallbent.Youcanneverreallymakethemstraightagain,”shesays.“That’slikewhathappenswithyourhaircells.Oncetheyaredamaged,theynevergobacktobeingperfectagain,andeventuallythedamagewillstarttoaffectyourhearing.”Mostpeopledon’tknowthatlisteningtoheadphonesatfullvolumeputsyourearsatrisk,“IfyouriPodisonthemaximumvolume(最大音量)，it’stooloud,”saysBoidman.“Ifyoulistentoitatthatleveleveryday,itwillcausehearingloss.”Sometimes,stayingsafeandsoundisassimpleasturningitdown.21WecanconcludefromthestudybyHarvardMedicalSchoolthat______.A.theincreaseofhearinglossamongkidsreached31%B.moreteenageboyssufferhearinglossthanteenagegirlsC.teenagegirlsexperiencemorehearinglossthanteenageboysD.thenumberofadultswithhearingproblemsincreasedgreatly22.Whydoestheauthorcomparethepipecleanerstothehaircells?A.BothcanbestronglyshakenB.NeithercouldbeseenclearlyC.BothshouldbeprotectedcarefullyD.Neithercanrecoverfullyifdamaged23.Accordingtothetext,whenlisteningtoaniPodoneshould______.A.avoidusingheadphonesB.setthepropervolumelevelC.takeawalkwhilelisteningD.checkthesafetyrulesfortheheadphones24.Thetextismainlyabout______.A.teenagers’badhabitB.aresearchonteenagesafetyC.listeningabilityandhearinglossD.everydayactivitiesandhearinglossBWhenIwasgrowingup,Idreamedaboutbecomingacowgirl,aspyoragreatactress.Notadentist,likemyfather,orahomemaker,likemymother—certainlynotawriter,althoughIalwayslovedtoread.Ididn’tknowanythingabutwriters,eventhoughIlovedtomakeupstoriesinsidemyhead.ImadeupstorieswhileIbounced(反弹)aballagainstthesideofourhouse.Imadeupstoriesplayingwithpaperdolls.AndImadethemupwhileIpracticedthepiano,bypretendingtogivepianolessons.Ialwayshadanactiveimagination.ButIneverwrotedownanyofmystories.WhenIgrewup,myneedforstorytellingdidn’tgoaway.Sowhenmyowntwochildrenstartedpre-schoolIbegantowriteandI’vebeenwritingeversince!MycharactersliveinsidemyheadforalongtimebeforeIactuallystarttowriteabookaboutthem.Then,theybecomesorealtomethatItalkaboutthematthedinnertableasiftheywerereal.Somepeopleconsiderthisweird.Butmyfamilyunderstand.ManyofmybooksaresetinNewJerseybecausethat’swhereIwasbornandraised.Ilivedthereuntilmykidsfinishedelementaryschool.ThenwemovedtoNewMexico,thesettingforTigerEyes.IalsospenttwoyearsinConnecticut,whereJustAsLongAsWe’reTogetherandHere’sToYou,RachelRobinsonareset.Idon’tthinkIcouldsetabookinaplacewithoutknowingitreallywell.NowIliveinNewYorkCitywithmyhusband,GeorgeCooper.Betweenuswehavethreegrownchildrenandonegrandchild.Ourlivesarebusy,sometimestoomuchso,butneverdull.Andyes,I’mstillwriting.25.Whenthewriterwasyoungshe______.A.heardmanylovestoriesB.enjoyedwritingstorybooksC.neverthoughtofbecomingawriterD.couldmakeupstoriesofdifferentpeople26.Thewriteralwayshadagiftfor______.A.playingathomealoneB.creatingallkindsofstoriesC.attractingother’sattentionD.solvingproblemsbyherself27Thewriterstartedtowritewhen______.A.shebeganprimaryschoolB.herfirstgrandchildwasbornC.herchildrenstartedpreschoolD.shegotmarriedtoGeorgeCooper28.Whatcanbeconcludefromthetext?A.Itisnevertoolatetolearn.B.Wellbegunishalfdone.C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Interestisthebestteacher.CAmericansgetsomeoftheirnewsandentertainmentfrompublictelevisionandradio.Thesepublicmediareceivemoneytooperatefromprivatecitizens,organizationsandgovernment.Manyoftheirprogramsareeducational.ButmostoftheAmericanmediaarerunbybusinessforprofit.Theseprivatelyownedmediahavechangedgreatlyinrecentyears.Newspapers,magazinesandtraditionalbroadcasttelevisionorganizationshavelostsomeoftheirpopularity.Atthesametime,online,cableandsatellitemediahaveincreasedinnumbersandstrength.Sohavemediathatserveracialgroupsandthosecommunicatinginforeignlanguages.Ingeneral,moremediathanevernowprovideAmericanswithnewsandentertainment.Atthesametime,fewerownerscontrolthem.Hugecompanieshavemanyholdings(股份).Insomeareas,onecompanycontrolsmuchofthemedia.OnedramaticchangeinAmericanmediaistheincreasedsuccessofcabletelevision.Itcomesintomosthomesoverwires.Itdoesnotusethepublicairwavestopresentprograms,asbroadcasttelevisiondoes.Likebroadcasttelevision,mostcabletelevisionprogramsperformadvertisements.Thisistruealthoughpeoplemustpaytoseecabletelevisionintheirhomes.Thirtyyearsago,fewpeoplehadcable.Today,abutsixty-eightpercentofAmericanhomeshavecabletelevision.Televisionbysatelliteisalsogainingpopularity.Overtheyears,traditionalbroadcastorganizationshavetriedtoappealtoasmanywatchersaspossible.Manycablecompanies,however,presentprogramsforonespecialgroupofviewers.Forexample,therearecablestationsforpeoplewholikebooks,cooking,travel,golforcomedy.29.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutAmericanpublicmedia?A.Theydependonthegovernment.B.TheyarecontrolledbythegovernmentC.TheyarefreeD.Theycanearnmoney30.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat______.A.broadcastTVandcableTVprogramsincludesalesmessagesB.moremediaareoutofcontrolC.AmericanmediaisdramaticD.cableTVisfree31Theunderlinedword“airwaves”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.A.TVchannelsB.TVstationsC.radiostationsD.satellitemedia32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AmericannewsandentertainmentB.PublictelevisionandradiomediaC.MediaintheUnitedStatesD.CableprogramsintheUnitedStatesDDogshavebeenman’sbestfriendforthousandsofyearssincetheStoneAge.Nowscientistssuspecttheyhavediscoveredtherootoftherelationship-adogreallydoesunderstandhismaster’svoice.Researchershavefoundthatpetdogsprocessthelanguageinasimilarwaytohumans.Theylearntorecognizethewordsthatarespoken-thegroupsofconsonants(辅音)andvowels.Buttestssuggesttheyalsonoticethemoresubtle(微妙的)aspectsofhumancommunication-theemotionaltone,intonationandvolumechangesthatinfluencethemeaningoflanguage.ScientistsatSussexUniversitythinkthisisbecausedogsprocesslanguageinthesamewayaswedo.Twenty-fivedogswereplacedbetweentwospeakersplayingrecordedcommands.Duetocross-writing(交错的)inthebrain,ifadogturneditslefteartowardsthevoiceitmeanttherightsideofthebrainwasprocessingthesound.Onthecontrary,turningtherightearforwardmeantsoundwasbeingprocessedinthelefthemisphere.ResearchersDrDavidReby,fromtheUniversityofSussex,said,“Thisisparticularlyinterestingbecauseourresultssuggestthattheprocessingofspeechpartsinthedog’sbrainisdividedbetweenthetwohemispheresinawaythatisactuallyverysimilartothewayitisseparatedinthehumanbrain.Althoughwecannotsayhowmuchorinwhatwaydogsunderstandinformationinspeechfromourstudy,wecansaythatdogsreacttobothspokenandspeaker-relatedinformationandthatthesepartsappeartobeprocessedindifferentareasofthedog’sbrain.”33What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Dog’sprocessinglanguageissimilartohuman’sB.Dogsaregoodatprocessinghumanlanguage.C.Dog’slanguageisattractingscientists’interest.D.Dogsareagoodcompanyforpeople.34Accordingtotests,themeaningoflanguageincommunicationisnotaffectedby______.A.theexpressionB.theemotionaltoneC.intonationD.volumechanges35HowdoesDavidRebyfeelaboutthestudyfromhiswords?A.SatisfiedB.DisappointedC.AnxiousD.Amazed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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Identitytheft(身份盗用)isoneofthefastest-growingcrimes.Identitytheftisacrimeinwhichyourpersonalinformationisstolenbysomeoneandisusedinanillegalway.Whenyouridentityisstolen,thethiefoftendoesfraud(诈骗)withthat.36Andyouhavetoberesponsibleforthetrafficaccidentshecauses.Whyisidentitytheftbecomingsocommon?37AndthewealthofpersonaldetailspeoplepostonsocialnetworkssuchasFacebookalsomakesiteasierforidentitythievestoobtainpersonalinformation.Manypeoplearenotawareoftheproblemscausedbythiscrime.Theywakeupfromtheircarefreeattitudeonlywhentheybecomeavictimandsufferthedamagescausedbythiscrime.38AndthisiswhyitisimportantthateverypersonshouldbecomecautiouswhenusingtheInternet.Thefollowingtipsmaypreventyoufromidentitytheft.First,makesureyourcomputerhasanupdatedanti-virusandfirewallsysteminstalled.Second,onlyenteryourcreditcarddetailsonsecuresites,orwebsitesthatyou’veusedbefore.Third,39Yourdateofbirth,namesofschoolsattended,phonenumberorthenamesofyourparentsareoftenrequiredtoverify(证明)anidentity,andthievescanusethisinformationtoo.Fourth,avoidsharingfilesasthisgivesotherpeopleaccesstoyourharddrive.Fifth,neveropensuspiciouse-mailsfromunknownsource.Lastbutnotleast,createcomplexpasswordsusingacombinationofnumbersandkeyboardsymbols.40Thereisonesolutiontotheproblem.Hemayborrowmoneyfromthebankinyourname.Andchangeyourpasswordsonaregularbasis.Thereisnocureforidentitytheftexceptprevention.Youmustpayoffallyourdebtsaheadoftime.Avoidgivingawaytoomuchpersonalinformationonsocialnetworkingsites.ThepopularityoftheInternetandcomputersprovidesagateway(出入口)fortheidentitytheft.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30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。Ifyouwanttostandout,thereisnoalternativebuthardwork.Onceaboyin41clothesfullofpatchesrantoaskasuccessfulbuildingcontractor(承包商)inaconstructionsite,“HowcouldIbecomeas42asyouwhenIgrowup?”Witha43attheboy,thecontractorreplied,“Thereisastoryaboutthreediggers.Thefirstdiggerlikedholdingaspadewithoutdoinganythingbutsayingthathewantedtobea(n)44inthefuture.Thesecondalwaysliked45abouttheworkandhislow46.Thethirddiggerliked47devotinghimselftodigging.Later,thefirstwasstillholdinghisspadeinthe48placeandthesecondtookanexcuseforearly49.Onlythethirdbecameaboss.Doyouunderstandthe50ofthisstory?Justgotobuya51shirtandworkThelittleboywas52.Soheaskedthecontractortoexplainfurther.53theworkingbuilders,thecontractorreplied,“Lookatmyworkers!Ican’trememberalltheirnames,andevenIhaveno54ofsomeofthem.Mostofthemwearblueshirts.Butifyoulook55,youwillnoticeasunburnedmaninred.Heseemstobeworkingharderthanothers.Heisalwaysthefirstonetoworkwhilethelastonetoleave.Itisexactlyhisredshirtthatmakeshim56.Soonhewillbe57tobemyassistant.Youknow,thatisalsohowIgot58Iamnow.Iworkedhardandworeastripedshirt.Myboss59me.Ialsobecameabosseventually.”Successcanonly60action.Workinghardisallwinners’sharedexperienceforachievingtheirdreams.41.A.spottedB.raggedC.elegantD.formal42.A.creativeB.strongC.richD.responsible43.A.glanceB.laughC.waveD.shout44.A.designerB.architectC.bossD.assistant45.A.thinkingB.learningC.explainingD.complaining46.A.spiritB.salaryC.abilityD.intelligence47.A.quietlyB.excitedlyC.obviouslyD.freely48.A.remoteB.idealC.originalD.suitable49.A.arrivalB.retirementC.developmentD.payment50.A.endingB.peopleC.moralD.importance51.A.yellowB.redC.whiteD.blue52.A.puzzledB.disappointedC.embarrassedD.inspired53.A.SpeakingtoB.ReferringtoC.ComingtoD.Pointingto54.A.impressionB.descriptionC.informationD.expression55.A.frequentlyB.regularlyC.carefullyD.doubtfully56.A.standoutB.workoutC.turnoutD.giveout57.A.employedB.electedC.admittedD.promoted58.A.whichB.whereC.whoD.why59.A.praisedB.ignoredC.scoldedD.noticed60.A.bringaboutB.leadtoC.resultfromD.getinto第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。People61(live)indifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundred62(language)intheworld.Eachcontainsmanythousandsofwords.Averylargedictionary,63example,containsfourorfivehundredthousandwords.Butwedonotneed64these.Toreadshortstoriesyouneedtoknowonlyabouttwothousandwords.65youleaveschool,youwilllearnonlyonethousandormore.Thewordsyouknowarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourvocabulary66(big).Readasmanybooksaswecan.Therearealotofbooks67(write)ineasyEnglish.Youwillenjoythem.Whenyoumeet68newword,lookit69inyourdictionary.Yourdictionaryisyour70(much)useful

2015—2016学年度高二期末考试英语试卷答题纸第二卷61.________62.________63.________64.________65.________66.________67.________68.________69.________70.________第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Lastweekend,IwenttovisitmyuncleinOingdaowithmyparents.TheytookthetrainandgothereonFridayafternoon.Itwascomfortabletrainrideandweenjoyedthewonderfulviewalongtherailway.OnSaturday,itrainsalot,sowehadtostayathome.Whiletheadultswerechatting,Iplayedcardwithmycousins.Unluckily,itwassunnyonSunday.Wewenttothebeachtogetherbutplayedinthewater.Thebeautifulseaandfreshairmadeusveryhappilyandrelaxed.Howawonderfulexperience!Ihopefortobeclosetotheseaagain.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，你的美国网友Jack发来邮件说他正在学习中文，请你推荐一个适合他学中文的网站，请你根据下面的信息，给他回复邮件。推荐网站：推荐理由：1.内容丰富，有中文对话、成语、中国风俗、中文歌曲、中文电影和唐诗等；2.有在线老师可求助；3.该网站是免费使用的。注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

高二英语考试试题英语答案21-24CDBD25-28CBCA29-32DAAC33-35AAA36-40B，G(涂CD)，D，F(涂BC)，C41-45BCACD4