高二下学期英语期末考试英语试卷第1套真题

高二下学期英语期末考试英语试卷一、阅读理解（共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）1.阅读理解HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.MealPlansAvailable*ContinentalBreakfast*BreakfastandDinner*Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal,breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnerusuallyconsistsofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-cateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludesasharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.（1）Whichofthefollowingwillbeprovidedbythehost?A.Roomcleaning.B.Medicalcare.C.Physicaltraining.D.Freeaccommodation.（2）WhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.Cheeseandcoldmeat.B.Fruitandcoffee.C.Fruitjuiceandbread.D.Dessertandtea.（3）What’stheadvantageofself-cateringaccommodationforstudents?A.TopracticeEnglish.B.Tobeindependent.C.Tomakemorefriends.D.Toenjoywarmfamilyatmosphere.2.阅读理解LarryRitsemawasoutforanearlymorningjogaroundhisneighborhoodononeweekend.Onaquietstreet,hebegantofeelweak.Suddenly,everythingwentblack.Larryfelltotheground.Lessthanaminutelater,TomAlguirepassedbyonhisbicycle.Hecaughtsightofamanlyingontheroadside,sohejumpedoffhisbikeandranover.HerecognizedLarryied.Tomcouldonlyhopesomeonewouldcomebysoon,aroundsixo’clockinthemorningonaholidayweekend.Tomcouldn9tstoppressingLarry’schesttorunforhelp—Larry’sbraincellswoulddiewithouttheblood.AndTomdidn’thaveamobilephonewithhim.Soon,acardiddriveby.ButthedriverignoredTom’sappealforhelp.Whatwashegoingtodo?Tomwasveryworried.Finally,anothercarcamedowntheroad,drivenbyMichaelSalidt,aUSCoastGuardOfficer.Michaelwasn’tonethappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youdon’thaveacluewhereyourcaris.Thenyoustartroamingaroundclickingonthepanicbuttononyourcarkeyssothealarmgoesoff.Itcanbefrustrating,especiallyonahot,sunnyday.Now,youdon’tneedtoturntoaGPSsystemortrackingservice.Nobodywantstopayexpensivemonthlysubscriptionfees.ACalifornia-basedstartupcompanyhascreatedatinydevice,TrackR,whichworkswithyoursmartphone.Itcouldtrackyourvehiclewithoutcostingyouafortune.Ifseasy!InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeeptabson.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.ThenusetheTrackRapptolocateyourmissingiteminseconds.You’eprobablythinkingthatthisdeviceisveryexpensive.False!TrackRonlycosts$29!Youcanbuyitdirectlyfromthecompany’swebsite.Theyshipworldwideandyou’llreceiveyourTrackRwithinaweek.Aswesaidbefore,TrackRhasunlimitedpossibilities.Thedeviceissmallandunobtrusive（不引人注目）enoughthatyoucanattachittoyourpet,yourkeys,yourbriefcaseandanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.TrackRevencomeswithadouble-sidedadhesive（胶）soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!（1）Whydoestheauthormentionthelostcarinthefirstparagraph?A.Tostresstheimportanceofprotectingyourcar.B.TointroduceTrackR.C.Totellyounottobeworriedaboutit.D.Towarnyounottoparkyourcarcasually.（2）WhatdoweknowaboutTrackR?A.TrackRisfreeofcharge.B.TrackRappcostsyouonly$29.C.TrackRhelpsyoufindanythingyoulosewithinaweek.D.TrackRissoldtopeoplethroughouttheworld.（3）Whatdoestheauthormeanby“keeptabson”inparagraph3?A.losesightof.B.comeacross.C.keeptrackof.D.takechargeof.（4）Thetextprobablycomesfrom__________.A.apopularsciencemagazineB.asciencefictionC.abookreviewD.anofficialdocument4.阅读理解Thegentlegiantofouroceansarewhale,sharks.It’s,thebiggestsharkandcanreachas.longas41.5feet.Whalesharkshavealifespanof70years,onaverage-,andtheyspendtheirdaysgentlyswimminginthewarm.andtropicaloceans.Theirteetharethesizeofmatchheads,andwhiletheirjawscouldbepowerfiil,theyhavenevertendedtoattackhumans.Theirteethplaynoroleineating,asplankton）doesnotneedtobechewed.Theyaretobefoundinnumbersinthewarmeroceansandtheypreferthedeepwatersoftheopenoceans.Theytendtotravelalone.Severaltimesayeartheygathertogetherin.certainspotswhereplanktonisplentiful.Thoseareasareallwithina300northorsouthlatitudefromthe-equator.Andsadlywhalesharksaretargetedbycommercial-fisheries.atthosespots.Howeasyitmustbeforthosefishermentocatchthosebeautifulcreatureswhocanonlyswimat3.5milesperhour!Sogreatalossinnumbershavetheysuffered,thatwhalesharksarenowlistedasoneoftheendangeredspecies.Somecountriesandareashavestartedtotakemeasurestoprotectthewhalesharksfromextinction.ThePhilippines,India-andTaiwanhaveallbannedthefishing,selling,importingandexportingofwhalesharksforcommercialpurpose.However,thelawdoesnotseemtobeeffectivebecausethehuntingandkillingstillgoesontoday,especiallyinTaiwanandthePhilippines.Eachwhalesharkcanfetcharound$21,000.InpartsofAsiatheyareknownasthe“moneyshark”.Themightydollar,winsagain,atgreatcosttoourhabitat,andwewillnotknowwhatwehavelostuntilwehavelostitforever.Therefore,itishightimeforustodosomethingforthewhalesharks.（1）Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatwhalesharks_______.A.usuallylivealifeofmorethan70yearsB.alwaystravelintheoceaningroupsC.dependontheirteethtoharvesttheir-foodD.liveinthedeepwatersofthewarmeroceans（2）WeknowthatinTaiwanandthePhilippines,_______________,A.fishermenareearninglittlebycatchingthewhalesharksB.fishermenhavestoppedhunting-andkillingthewhalesharksC.fishermenarecontinuingtohuntandkillthewhalesharks.D.importingandexportingwhalesharksisallowed（3）Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.whalesharkswillbeextincteveniftheyareprotectedB.whalesharksarethemostdangerousmarinedhimalsC.thereisnolawaboutbanningthefishingofwhalesharksD.thehugeprofitistoblameforthedecreasingnumbersofwhalesharks（4）Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotectwhalesharks.B.Toguidepeoplehowtofishandkillwhalesharks.C.Toadvisethegovernmenttomakerelatedlaws.D.Toanalyzethevalueofwhalesharks.二、任务型阅读（共5小题,每小题2分，满分10分）5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项冲选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Areyouafraidofmakingmistakes?Learntoacceptmistakesasopportunities,andthenyou!feellessstressedandfearfulandyou’llbemoreconfident.________Sowhatshouldyoudo?________Beopentomakingmistakesandconsiderthemasopportunitiestolearnvaluablelifelessons.Ifyouareopentolearningfromyourmistakes,youwillbeabletomoveonratherthanwallowingin（沉湎于）regret.Beaware________Beawareofwhatyouaredoing,whyyouaredoingit,howyoufeel,andhowyoumakeothersfeel.Sometimes,yourwordsarenotunderstoodexactlyoryousaysomethingbutitisnotwhatyoumeanttosay.________Bybeingfullyawareofhowyouimpactothers,youmaintainanopenstateoflearningwhichallowsyoutoconstantlypracticebeingabetterperson.________.Wheneveryoumakeamistakeoryouareinvolvedinamisunderstanding,takeresponsibility.Thereisalwayssomethingtobelearnedorimprovedeveniftheotherpersoniswrong,too.ABehaveyourselfB.Inshort,youwillbenefitfromthemistake.C.AcceptfullresponsibilityD.Inotherwords,lookforareasofimprovement.E.Peoplehavedifficultyexpressingwhattheyreallymean.F.Acceptthatyou’rehumanandthateachofuswillmakemistakes.G.Repeatyourwordssothatotherscanlearnfromyourmistakes.三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）6.阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。Ann’sneighborTracyfoundalostdogwalkingaroundthelocalelementaryschool.SheaskedAnnifshecouldkeepaneyeonit.Annsaidthatshecould1itonlyfortheday.Tracytookphotosofthe2andprintedoff400FOUNDfliersandputtheminmailboxes.3,Annboughtsomepetfoodsinthedollarstorenearby,and4hertwosonsnottofallinlovewithit.Atthetime,Ann’ssonThomaswas10yearsold,andJack,whowas5fromaheartoperation,was21yearsold.FourdayslaterAnnwasstill6thedog,whomtheyhadstartedto7Riley.Whenshearrivedhomefromwork,thedog8itselfagainstthescreendoorandbarked9ather.Assoonassheopenedthedoor,Riley10intotheboys’roomwhereAnn11thatJackwassufferingaheartattackcausedbytheoperation.RileyranovertoJack,andassoonasAnnbentovertohelphim,thedogwent12.“Ifithadn’tcometogetme,the13saidJackwouldhavedied,”Annreportedtoalocalnewspaper.14,noonehadcalledtoclaimthedog,soAnndecidedto15it.ThenextmorningTracygota16.AmannamedPeter17hisdogandcalledthenumberontheflier.Tracystarted18,andtoldhim,“Thatdog19myfriend’sson.”PeterdrovetoAnn’shousetopickuphisdogandsawThomasandJackcryinginthewindow.AfterafewmomentsPetersaid,“MaybeOdiewassupposedto20you;maybeyoushouldkeepit.”（1）A.acceptB.assistC.watchD.train（2）A.dogB.neighborC.schoolD.house（3）A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.ThankfullyD.Meanwhile（4）A.recommendB.warnedC.commandD.urge（5）A.escapingB.removedC.recoveringD.dying（6）A.bringingupB.lookingafterC.thinkingofD.worryingabout（7）A.callB.adoptC.meanD.mention（8）A.restedB.supportedC.attachedD.threw（9）A.joyfullyB.madlyC.aimlesslyD.weakly（10）A.staredB.passedC.rushedD.followed（11）A.believedB.foundC.heardD.remembered（12）A.silentB.wildC.crazyD.bad（13）A.reporterB.doctorC.writerD.owner（14）A.ForalongtimeB.IntheendC.AtthispointD.Forastart（15）A.rewardB.hideC.comfortD.keep（16）A.callB.letterC.messageD.flier（17）A.appreciatedB.missedC.recognizedD.concerned（18）A.arguingB.complainingC.cryingD.shouting（19）A.savedB.trustedC.neededD.understood（20）A.searchB.findC.joinD.contact四、语法填空7.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。IfyougotoZhuguanlongvillageinFujianProvince,youwon’tmissatwo-floorlibrary.Itisthefirstlibrarythere,________hasbeenopenforfreefor44years!Thecreatorisoneofits________—LiuShijiang.WhydidLiuopenthislibrary?Backin1974,Liu________hisstudyinhighschool.Atthattime,villagerswouldaskhimtotellstories.Butitwasn’tlongbeforeLiu’sstoriesrunout.Besides,manyvillagersplayedmahjongandcar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