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抚顺市协作校高二年级下学期期末考试英语试卷注意事项：1、 本试卷分为第i卷和第ii卷，满分150分 考试时间：120分钟2、 客观题涂在答题卡上，主观题答在答题纸上。3选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（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。amy son david, who was 3.5 years old, taught me a beautiful lesson today. after we finished playing with the beads (珠子) , david slowly picked up each bead, looking at it as if it were made of chocolate and then put it into the box they were stored in. with over a hundred beads to go, i was getting impatient. why could he not pick up 10 in one go and put them in? my morning was going to be ruined today!but then it hit me like a brick. i noticed that he did this with as much interest as he had while we were playing. the boy was enjoying the whole process. for him the fun was in the game itself as well as in the process of properly packing up and cleaning up. it was not just about his turn or the fun part. every bit was as fun as the other.i thought of myself as a kid when we would go out to play cricket (板球). if i was not batting or bowling (击球或掷球), i was unhappy as i impatiently waited for my turn to do so. as a result, i was unhappy while waiting for my turn and only happy for the few moments i either batted or bowled. only the process of doing something i combined with happiness made me cheerful. the rest of the time i was waiting for my run in the future or recalling great bowling from the past.looking at how peacefully my son was putting beads into the box taught me that the process is the goal. the joy of journey is not in getting there but in every step of it.21. why was the father getting upset?a. he wasnt interested in the game. b. his son didnt do it as he was told to.c. itd take long to put away the beads. d. david put away the beads casually.22. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?a. i was hit by david with a brick. b. i felt very annoyed at what david did.c. i was at a loss what to do with david. d. i suddenly understood davids behavior.23. we can learn from the text that the author _.a. felt satisfied with his teammates b. happily watched his teammates playc. was eager to join in the game d. thought it a pleasure to win a match24. what did the author learn from this experience?a. happiness resulted from doing something pleasant.b. the process was more important than the result.c. it was important for children to develop good habits.d. what children thought was different from that of adults.bmany of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desire .we can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in the stock market. we are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy while having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot of money does not. it is reported that americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000a year are more likely to be happy. but beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salaries go up. it is because we are never satisfied. catherine sanderson, a psychology professor at amherst college says, we always think if we just had a little more money, wed be happier. but when we get there, we are not. daniel gilbert, a psychology professor at harvard notes,the more you make, the more youwant. the more you have, the less it brings you joy. we incorrectly assume weil get more pleasure from more, and we dont. the things money can buy dont make you happy either. a lot of research suggests that youwont find the good life buying expensive toys. you finally buy that bmw youve alwayswanted and it soon loses its appeal. then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makesyou happy, you decide you just need a different new car. it is an endless cycle. to really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. one secret of happiness is people. surveys have found that people need people. those who have five ormore close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as very happy. good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. andrew oswald, an economist at englands university of warwick says, if you are looking for happiness in life, find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary. so invest your time and energy in people. the reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!25in paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the belief that a. we are unhappy because we often lack money b. people can buy what they want if they have enough money c. more money will make ones dreams come true d. happiness will result from more money26. which of the following statements would the author agree to? a. having some money brings happiness to some degree. b. the more money one earns, the sadder one becomes c. buying expensive things will surely bring pleasure d. we get nothing from buying expensive things we want.27. why does happiness not increase with pay rises? a. most of us have a psychological problem. b. people are not content with what they get. c. it is human nature to be unhappy. d. happiness has nothing to do with money.28. in order to find happiness we should a. always make new friends b. take no notice of our salariesc. focus on good relationships d. invest our money in our friendcchinese dinner tableof course, the main difference on the chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but thats only superficial. besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. the real difference is that in the west, you have your own plate of food, while in china the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. if you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks youre in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.the meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. soup then will be served (unless in guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. if you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. in formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. this is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. it is always polite to eat the food. if you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.people in china tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. when you have had enough, just say so. or you will always overeat!29. the real difference on dinner table between china and west is that_.a. youre treated to a formal dinner for the first time.b. on chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.c. the host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.d. you have your own plate of food in west while in china everyone shares the dishes.30. if you have a dinner in a chinese home, in which order will the food be served?a. serving soup.b.a set of four cold dishes.c. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.d. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.a. badc b. cabd c. bdac d. cdab31. the “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to _.a. taste different dishesb. consume the food in the platec. show the friendship and politenessd. put food into the plates of their guests32. according to the message, the authors attitude towards chinese dinner table is_a. critical b. objective c. negative d. positive dhow to look good in a photo?what should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? whether its work or fun, the most important thing is lightingif you get bad lighting, you will look bad, tooknow where the light isyou dont want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you the key thing is no shadowif you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 oclock shadow has passedalso dont let pictures in the magazines stress you out all the pictures are taken by great photographersand all the faces have had pimples （丘疹，粉刺）taken out by computers tip your head and learn what angles work with your face; everyone is differentso you have to learn what suits youyou can practice in photo booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your facetip your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camerano one can look bad if they smile for long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your bodyfor just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angleand your legs will look thinner and be in better shapekeep shoulders back always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter （快门） is clicked for full eyesdelete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off days33if you want to look good in a photo, the light should be _abelow you babove youcdirectly at you dright behind you34according to the passage, we should consider all except _ alight bshadowcangles dphotographers35what advice does the author give on taking photos?araise legs on the wall blook downckeep shoulders back dput a penny between lips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。 i had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. one january, i officiated(主持) at two funerals for two elderly women. 36 . at the first home, the son of the deceased(已故) woman said, “if only i had sent my mother to florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. its my fault that she died.” at the second home, the son said, “if only i had not insisted her going to florida, she would be alive today. 37 . it is my fault.” when things dont turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. 38 there seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. the first lies in our belief that the world makes sense-there is a reason for everything that happens. the second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. 39 . a baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. he wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. 40 . when he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.a. that long airplane ride was more than she could takeb. after all, how could it have turned out any worse?c. life and dead is an unsolved mystery.d. the roots of this feeling may lie in our childhoode. he cries, and someone comes to attend to himf. both died a natural deathg. they believe that they are responsible for what has happened.第三部分：英语知识运用（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。 last spring, i was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. in my application letter, i was careful to 41 how much i wanted to see france; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. once i 42 that i was going, all i could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and 43 friends. while traveling was inspiring and meeting people was 44 , nothing about my term in france was what i 45 .the moment i arrived in paris, i was 46 by a nice french couple who would become my host parents. my entire experience was joyous and exciting 47 i received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）; there had been a death in my host parents extended family. they had to travel outside france for several weeks. that afternoon, i had to 48 out of one familys house and into another. the exchange coordinator told me id have a 49 this time and asked whether i could share a bedroom with an english speaker. to avoid the temptation（诱惑） to 50 my native language, i asked not to be 51 with an english-speaking roommate. when i got to my new room, i 52 myself to my new roommate paolo, a brazilian（巴西人） , the same age as i, whom i was surprised to find playing one of my favorite cds! in just a few hours, we knew wed be good friends for the rest of the 53 .i left france with many 54 , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always 55 to hear me talk about my brazilian friend paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends 56 france we enjoyed together. how terrific! people from quite different backgrounds 57 up being so 58 .the most valuable lesson i gained from studying in france wasnt just to respect the foreign people 59 to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. i would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 60 .41. a. discuss b. express c. announce d. argue 42. a. approved b. knew c. warned d. denied （否认）43. a. stubborn b. anxious c. universal d. interesting 44. a. boring b. upsetting c. exciting d. promising 45. a. expected b. liked c. doubled d. feared 46. a. sponsored （资助） b. witnessed c. greeted d. supported 47. a. until b. when c. since d. while 48. a. move b. travel c. walk d. rush 49. a. housekeeper b. leader c. roommate d. colleague 50. a. learn b. appreciate c. speak d. master 51. a. combined b. fitted c. involved d. placed 52. a. added b. introduced c. devoted d. adapted 53. a. term b. week c. month d. vacation 54. a. presents b. suitcases c. stories d. dreams 55. a. surprised b. disturbed c. embarrassed d. concerned 56. a. analyzing b. exploring c. describing d. investigating 57. a. split b. torec. turned d. ended 58. a. generous b. independent c. similar d. distant 59. a. and b. but c. or d. so 60. a. instructions b. friendships c. facts d. data第卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节：（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空american english has its own idioms. lets say you buy something in a shop. and 61 you pay for it, you say: this cost 62 an arm and a leg! what do you really mean by 63 (say) so? do you have to give them your arm and your leg? i hope not. lets listen to an american english conversation 64 (see) if we can find out what this means.a: did you buy that new computer?b: yeah, i did. but i 65 have bought it.a: why do you say so? is there anything wrong with it?b: not exactly, but, as a matter of fact, it cost the way more than i 66 (expect) it to be.a: 67 did it cost?b: let me just tell you it cost an arm and a leg!when you say in american english that something costs an arm and a leg, it actually means that 68 price is very, very high, much 69 (high) than we can accept. if you use this 70 in the uni