贵州省黔东南州天柱县第二中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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贵州省黔东南州天柱县第二中学学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
天柱县第二中学2017—2018学年度第二学期高二期末考试
英语试卷
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,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。
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
LostaPhone
Unexpectedly,IlostmywhiteHuaweiPhoneinMidtownonFridaynight.Ithadabluegreencoveronit.Therearemanypicturesofmydaughteronit,andI'mheartbroken.Pleasereturn,noquestionsasked.Reward.Replyto:
-2652255359@craigslist.org
DoYouNeedaBabysitterthatYouCanTrust?
MynameisTina.Iamaresponsiblebabysitterthatyoucantrust.Ifyouarelookingforsomeonedependableandaffordable,Iamthatperson!
IHAVEMORETHAN30YEARSOFEXPERIENCE(includingdisabledchildren)!
IamaretiredHomeHealthAidandabsolutelylovechildren.IworkwithmysisterIriswhohasalso20+yearsasateacher’sassistant.WELOOKFORWARDTOMEETINCYOU!
Available24hoursandflexiblewithfees!
Iamfullybilingual—Spanish/English.Pleaseemailmeorcall712-867-7688.
IBABYSITONLYATMYHOME.
Iacceptchildrenfromallages.Feestartsfrom$100-$150aweekdependingonthehours.Iamveryflexibleandmyfeecanchange.Feelfreetocontactmeviaemailoronmycellphone566-67-1873andwecanworksomethingout.
1.Whopostedthelostandfoundinformation?
A.AmotherB.AkindwomanC.AparentD.Aheartbrokengirl
2.Ifyouwanttosendyourkidstothebabysitter'shome,youcanfindonein_____.
A.Ad1B.Ad2C.Ad2orAd3D.Ad3
3.WhatdoweknowaboutTina?
A.Shelivesalonenow.B.Shecanspeaktwolanguages.
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C.Shetakescareofchildrenover3.D.Sheusedtobeateacher’sassistant.
B
Onceagroupof17-year-oldschoolboysdecidedtobreaktheworldbasketballmarathon(马拉松)record.Theywantedtoplayfor90hoursandadd6hourstotherecord.Eachteamhad9players,with5atatime.Theboysdecidedeachpersonwouldplay21.5hoursandthenrestfor2hours.Thentheystartedat6o’clockintheevening.
Thefirstnightwasveryhardfortheplayers.Whenitwastheirturntorest,theyweretooexcitedtofallasleepatonce.Aftersleepingforashorttime,theyhadtoplayagain.Onthesecondnight,theyfellasleepassoonastheystopped,Someofthemhadtroublewiththeirfeetandhands,buttheonlyseriousproblemwasapsychological(心理学的)one.Eachboywasthinking:
WhyamIdoingthis?
HowcanIplayanylonger?
Afterthethirdnight,theplayersknewtheycouldfinishthe90hours.Thebasketballonthefourthnightwasveryslow.Butinthefinalhours,theplayersgotbetter.Forthelastfewminutes,theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted.Howhappyeveryonewas!
4.Beforethisbasketballmarathon,theworldrecordwas_______.
A.84hoursB.86hoursC.90hoursD.96hours
5.Thefirstnightwashardfortheplayersbecause_______.
A.theyweretooexcitedB.theyonlysleptforashorttime
C.noonewatchedthemplayD.itwasverylong
6.“…theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted.”Here“fresh”means_______.
A.不熟练的B.兴奋不已的C.精神饱满的D.伤痕累累的
7.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue.
A.Someoftheboyswerehurtwhentheyplayed
B.Itwashardfortheplayerstofallasleepatnight
C.Theboysstartedplayingat6o’clockintheevening
D.Intheend,alltheboysfelthappy
C
IwasborninNewYork,butIgrewupinSanFrancisco.IbegantoliveinLondon25yearsago.IfIamaskednowwhereIwanttoliveforever,IwouldsayLondon.ButIwillalwaysbeAmerican.
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SanFrancisco,likeLondon,hasmanyparks.EverydaymysistersandIweretakentoplayintheparksaschildren.Ididn'tgotoschool.IonlyhadthreehoursofformaleducationwhenIwasfive.Iwassenttoschoolinthemorningbutcamehomeatnoononthefirstday.IsaidIdidn'tenjoyitandhadn'tlearnedanything.Myparentsthoughtthatschoolwasunsuitableforme.Theyagreedwithme,soIneverwentbacktoschool.
Thenmymothertaughtmeandmytwosistersathome,inthewayofanEnglishladywhohadgoodeducation.Welearnedlanguagesandreadingmorethansciencesandmaths.Sometimesshetaughtusherself,butwealsohadotherteachers.Theyaskedustotakelessonseveryday.AboutonceaweekwewalkedtoGoldenGatePark.Whilewewerewalking,mymothertaughtmetoreadmusic.OnedayInoticedalittletoytraininthewindowofashopandIremembernowhowI'dliketohaveit.Icouldn'tsay"r"whenIwassmall.MymothersaidifIcouldsayan"r"well,Iwouldhavethetoytrain.Ipracticedandpracticed.ThenonemorningIwokeeverybodyupwithmy"r"s.Igotthetoytrain.IusuallygetthethingsIwantinlife—butIworkhardforthem.
8.Thewriter________.
A.wasborninSanFranciscoB.likeslivinginLondon
C.islivinginNewYorknowD.doesn'tlikeAmerica
9.Thewriterdidn'tgotoschoolinAmericabecause________.
A.hismotherwantedhimtogotoschoolinEnglish
B.hisparentsdidn'tthinkformaleducationwasrightforhim
C.hismotherwantedhimtoplayoutdoorsintheparks
D.hecouldn'tgetonwellwiththeotherchildren
10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Thewriterwastaughtbyhismotherandotherteachers.
B.Thewriterhadnoeducationatall.
C.Thewriterdidn'thavelessonseveryday.
D.Thewriterwalkedtotheparktolearnlanguagesonceaweek.
11.Thewritergotthelittletoytrainatlastbecause________.
A.hismothergavehimthemoney
B.hetriedhisbesttoreadmusic
C.hewanteditverymuch
D.hismotherwaspleasedwithhisprogress
D
Weknowthefamousones—theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells—butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?
Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?
Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?
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JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning“who”invented“what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe“why”and“how”questions.AccordingtoMclean,“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry.”
Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement.“IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention,”saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor.“Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsomeaningful.”Leeiscurrentlynegotiating(商谈)tosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.
So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?
Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstartedworkingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.
Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.(创新)It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'strafficlight.It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.
12.Bymentioning“trafficlight”and“windshieldwiper”,theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare________.
A.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamous
B.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamous
C.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamous
D.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous
13.ProfessorJoanMcLean'scourseaimsto________.
A.addcolorandvarietytostudents' campuslife
B.preparestudentstotrytheirowninvention
C.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity
D.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention
14.TommyLee'sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas________.
A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducer
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B.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean'slectures
C.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstorm
D.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiper
15.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?
A.HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?
B.HowtoDesignaBuilt-inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?
C.Shouldn'tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?
D.Shouldn'tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?
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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
HowtoMakeFriends
Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafriend16.Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.
1.Associatewithothers.
Thefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.
2.Startaconversation
Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.17Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeople.
3.18
Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipasthesein
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