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2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（无答案） (I)I阅读理解（40分） ASamuel Osmond is a 19yearold law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲)by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to bee a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It es easily to meI hear the notes and can bear them in mindeach and every note，” says Samuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists cant play it. Samuel says confidently，“Its all about super memoryI guess I have that gift.”However, Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesnt know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.1. What is special about Samuel Osmond? A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the musical piece he hears.2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.3. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The qualities of a musicianB. The story of a musical talentC. The importance of early educationD. The relationship between memory and music BIn 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur dAlene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mums vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didnt care much about my bedtime.Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mum was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel(桶) of paint but couldnt really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.Mum and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mum rescued me. I hadnt turned 5 yet.As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder(驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didnt realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped(包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.In 1950, we moved back to Coeur dAlene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbours of Alaska.5. What can be inferred about the authors family?A. His father was a cruel man.B. His parents didnt love him.C. His parents used to be very busy.D. His mother didnt have any jobs.6. What happened when the author was 4?A. He learned to smoke.B. He was locked in a basement.C. He was arrested by the police.D. He nearly caused a fire accident.7. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds.B. The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.C. Leonhard often visited the authors family after 1950.D. The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.8. What is the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To look back on his childhood with adventures.B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.C. To express how much he misses Leonhard.D. To show off his pride in making trouble. CThis is a watch that James Bond would be proud to wear!This is NOT a watch for ordinary people!Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROLacts as a remote control for TVs and videos.gives you a daily weather forecast.reminds you when to hand in your homework.sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.Besides, your PENGO WATCH CONTROL will always tell you the time accurately!Originally sold for $199NOW ONLY $99For further information, click here.9.With help from a Mr H, you can_Astop using batteriesBfinish your homework on timeCremember your teachers instructionsDget your room tidied on your way home10A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to _Arepair your TVBorganize your homeworkCbe a James BondDknow what the weather is like11You can get your Mr H for_A$499 B$299C$199 D$99 DOne afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my sons school being forted by teachers. That morning, my 11yearold had stomach pains, retching(干呕)into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highlypetitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare(噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disaster.Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say petition is character building; or its taking part, not winning, thats important; or that it is a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shoutingand were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyones eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other lesspetitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.12. What can we learn about the authors son from Paragraph 1?A. He talked with some mothers. B. He forted his classmates.C. He had difficulty in sleeping. D. He suffered from stomachache.13. Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because _A. this is an independent school B. it is a tradition of the schoolC. it helps children lose weight D. children enjoy watching sports14. What does the author think about team games?A. They should include more stressful races. B. They are acceptable to different children.C. They should be abandoned at primary schools.D. They are less fun for those who love running.15. What is the authors attitude towards sports day?A. Critical. B. Neutral. C. Positive. D. Ambiguous. E七选五 Why Do We Get Angry ?Anger seems simple when we are feeling it , but the causes of anger are various. Knowing these causes can make us examine our behavior, and correct bad habits. The main reasons we get angry are triggering （触发）events, personality traits (特征), and our assessment of situations. 16 Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages. However, here are some examples : being cut off in traffic, a deadline approaching , experiencing physical pain, and much more. 17 The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to ones personal history and psychological traits. Each person , no matter who they are , has psychological imbalances. People who have personality traits that connect with petitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry . 18 Also, sometimes pre-anger does not have to do with a lasting condition , but rather a temporarry state before a triggering event has occurred.19 Sometimes even routine occurrences bee sources of pre-anger , or anger itself . Sometimes ignorance and negative (消极的) outlooks on situations can create anger .20 However, anger can easily turn violent, and it is best to know the reaons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence . With these main reaons in mind , we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by prehending the reasons for our feelings.A . Our attitude and viewpoint on situations can create anger within us as well.B. But some types of situations can help us to get rid of the occurrence of angerC. Anger is rarely looked upon as a beneficial character trait, and is usually advised to reduce it.D. Anger is a particularly strong feeling and maybe people think that they have reasons to feel angry.E.Having these personality traits implies the pre-anger state, where anger is in the background of your mind.F. Understanding these reasons will control our own anger if we are wiling to evaluate ourselves with a critical eye.G. Not everyone acts the same in response to events, and that is why what triggers one person may or may not trigger another.II完型填空(30分) “Look, its Baldy！”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults (侮辱)because of the _21_ on my head，it was _22_ horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious _23_ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was _24_ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors _25_ to save my life.“Hollys very _26_ to be alive，” they told Mum and Dad.“But shell be _27_ with scars on her head，and of course her hair wont grow there.”As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I _28_ wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home. _29_ I didnt, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always forting me, they never _30_ understood how it felt.Then through the hospital I was _31_ to a childrens burns camp，where children like me can get any help. There, I _32_ 14yearold Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so _33_ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldnt _34_ what people say about what you look like because were not different from anyone else, Holly，” she _35_ me.“And you dont need to wear a scarf because you look great _36_ it！”For the first time in my life I could speak to someone whod been through something _37_. So weeks later，at my 13th birthday party, _38_ by her bravery，I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to _39_ away behind my scarf.Now, I am _40_ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality(个性) that decides who you truly are.12A. hat B. scarf C. scars D. cuts22A. still B. just C. never D. seldom23A. hunger B. cold C. defeats D. burns24A. rushed B. led C. invited D. forced 25A. learned B. fought C. returned D. decided26A. happy B. lucky C. lonely D. poor27A. pressed B. occupied C. left D. painted28A. possibly B. usually C. finally D. nearly29A. Although B. Since C. If D. Before 30A. correctly B. roughly C. easily D. really31A. promoted B. introduced C. reported D. carried32A. met B. recognized C. remembered D. caught33A. honest B. strong C. active D. young34A. write down B. agree with C. pass on D. listen to35A. promised B. encouraged C. ordered D. calmed36A. in B. for C. without D. beyond37A. similar B. strange C. hard D. important38A. allowed B. required C. guided D. inspired 39A. hide B. give C. keep D. put40A. sick B. aware Ctired D. proudIII 语法填空(15分) According to a review of evidence in a mediacal journal, runners live three years 41 (long) than non-runners. You dont have to run fast or for long 42 (see) the benefit . You may drink , smoke , be overweight and still reduce your risk of 43 (die) early by running.While running regularly cant make you live forever, the review says it 44 (be) more effective at lengthen-ing life 45 walking, cycling or swimming.