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外研版高中英语高二年级下学期期末考试第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Jack left _ message for me, saying he was in _ trouble.Aa; the Ba; / C/; / Dthe; a2She likes walking best because there is _ like walking as a means of keeping fit.Asomething Banything Cnothing Deverything3Chinese arts have won the _ of a lot of people outside China.Aenjoyment Bappreciation Centertainment Dreputation4They got up very early that morning _ they wouldnt miss the first bus.Ain case Bas if Cso that Deven though5Ive studied watching birds as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?_AYou will make it BIt doesnt matterCGo right ahead DTake it easy6Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues _ with her stories.Aamused Bamusing Cto amuse Dto be amused7The project _ Wang Lins life is one of the many government programmes _ improving the situation for the poorest people in China.Athat saved; aiming at Bwhich has saved; aimed atCwhich had saved; aimed at Dthat had saved; aiming at8Only teachers are permitted to enter the ereading room. That is to say, the ereading room is only _ to teachers.Aintroduced Bconvenient Cuseful Daccessible9Great attention must be paid _ welfare, especially in the poor area.Adevelop Bto develop Cto developing Ddeveloping10Only ticketholders were _ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away.Aallowed Bpermitted Cagreed Dadmitted11Youve finished what you _ to and I think the teacher will praise you for it.I think so.Awill expect Bwill be expected Cexpected Dwere expected12_ for children, the album became popular with parents _ it came out.ADesigned; when BDesigned; immediatelyCTo design; as soon as DDesigning; as13On July 24，2012, astronaut Liu Wang, _ by his teammates Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang, controlled the Shenzhou9 spacecraft to dock (对接) with the Tiangong1 space lab module at 12：42 pm.Aassisted Bassisting Chaving assisted Dwas assisted14Is this the very material that scientists _ the 2012 London Olympic Games torch?Aused to light Bare used to lightingCuse to light Dare used to light15I have something important to do. Can I borrow your car?_. I m not using it today.AYes, I like it BWith pleasure CI quite agree DBy all means第二节 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。I am a straightA student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems _16_.With high academic standards and a_17_spirit, I dont just dislike losing, and I cant_18_it. I need to beat the top students, preferably in_19_. Ive even got so far as to define myself by my _20_， saying that how _21_ I am. If I dont get the grade I _22_， then I am lost.Today I was sitting in class trying to _23_ the last minutes to study for a test I had to get full marks. _24_ the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen _25_ while still glancing at my study sheet now and then. When I thought the _26_ required it, I smiled, _27_and agreed. And then I found myself wishing she would be _28_ so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, youre a really good _29_. Youre so easy to talk to.” I froze.I replayed the _30_ in my head before smiling and accepting it gladly. But inside, I knew it wasnt true. Shed made every effort to have a conversation and I wasnt even trying to _31_.I passed the test excellently _32_ my worry of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasnt on that test. I had _33_ being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what matters to me most? What I have is all about my personal _34_ and about me being too selfcentered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is never _35_ sympathy. I want that to be what matters to mesympathy.16A.awesome Bnatural Cunfortunate Dcompulsory17A.competitive Bconservative Cprimitive Dsubjective18A.swear Brecommend Ctease Dstand19A.everything Bsomething Cnothing Dthings20A.parents Bgrades Cappearance Dstandards21A.handsome Binteresting Coutstanding Dmodest22A.steal Bexpect Cdeserve Dallocate23A.make up of Bmake use of Ctake care of Dtake charge of24A.When BWhile CBecause DBefore25A.attentively Bbitterly Cpolitely Ddeliberately26A.conversation Bstudying Ctest Dsheet27A.nodded Bshook Cglanced Dwandered28A.quiet Bgentle Cnoisy Dsleepy29A.talker Blistener Clecturer Dteacher30A.praise Bblame Crudeness Dflattery31A.alarm Bgather Cparticipate Dshout32A.despite Bduring Cexcept Dbeyond33A.brought on Bdepended on Ccarried on Dfocused on34A.appetite Banxiety Csuccess Dfeeling35A.few Bsignificant Clow Denough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。AI never thought I would have a life changing experience at WalMart.Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasnt moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, hes an old guy!For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “Hows it going？” But he did something differenthe actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.I thought it was odd. I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you dont give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply, “Have a great day！”But that wasnt the end.He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you for shopping here today，” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye bye.”The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gestureand in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his nameMarty.Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guys body.I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.36The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because _Athe cashier couldnt work as fast as othersBthere were some big purchasesCthe cashier did more than scanning the itemsDthe writer was not patient enough37According to the writer, when common people ask you “Hows it going？” _Athey dont really care what you may answerBthey are just practicing their conversation abilityCthey are inquiring about your private informationDthey dont expect to hear any negative answers38What can we infer about Sam Walton?AHe might be Martys father or grandfather.BHe might be friendly and devoted to WalMart.CHe might have died while working in the market.DHe might have come back from the dead once before.39What does the writer intend to express through the text?AOur everyday life is always full of surprises.BMost customers enjoy being treated this way.CBeing different is a good way of doing business.DA little positive action can make a big difference.BAlthough the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirtymetropolitanareas(large cities with their suburbs, of more than a million people eacha larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France). The statistics(统计数据)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb. But more and more typical Americans live in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.40If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?AAbout 25 million. BMore than 25 million.CLess than 25 million. DLess than 225 million.41Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?AUnited States. BGermany.CFrance. DEngland.42Whats the meaning of the underlined word “metropolitan”？AOf a large city with its suburbs. BOf small and large towns.COf urban areas. DOf rural areas.43According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?AMost small towns become gradually crowded.BSmall towns are still similar to each other.CAs the traditional picture is changing, towns are different.DSmall towns are turning into large cities.CThe African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem (生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big planteater, it largely shapes the forestandsavanna (稀树草原) surroundings in which it lives, thereforesetting_the_termsof existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other planteaters.Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed planteaters to move around and for small planteaters to get their food as well.What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.44What is the passage mainly about?ADisappearance of African elephants.BForests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.CThe effect of African elephants search for food.DThe eating habit of African elephants.45What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?AFixing the time. BWorsening the state.CImproving the quality. DDeciding the conditions.46What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?AThey result from the destruction of rain forests.BThey provide food mainly for African elephants.CThey are home to many endangered animals.DThey are attractive to planteating animals of different kinds.DFind a quiet location. Keep a routine. Focus on one subject at a time. It all seems like sound advice for students who need to hit the books, but recent studies indicate the conventional wisdom is all wrong.Heres a list of tips from Carey, a scientist, for getting the most out of your study time：Test yourself：Doing practice quizzes can help you retrieve information on test day. “Tests have a very bad reputation as a measurement tool，” Carey says. But psychologists have found selftests slow down the forgetting of material youve studied. “If you study something once, and then you test yourself on it，” Carey says, “you do better than if you study it two times over.”Move around：Changing up where you study can help you retain more information. “If you move around and study the same material in several places，” he says, “you may be formingmultiple associations for the same material, the same words and so on. So its better anchored in your brain, and you can pull it out easier.”Mix it up：Think about a football player who does strength training, speed training and drills. Carey says alternating between different facets of a subject in a single sitting can “leave a deeper impression on the brain”. For example, when studying French, do some verbs, some speaking and some reading. Spending your time in deep concentration on just verbs, say, isnt as effective.Space it out：Information learned in a hurry is lost just as fast. Carey likens cramming your brain to speedpacking a cheap suitcaseit all falls out. So if you really want to learn, space out shorter, hourlong study sessions. “Theres no doubt you can cram your way through an exam，” Carey says. The problem is that its so easy to forget what you just crammedand once its gone, Carey says, “its gone. Youre not getting it back.”Of course, nothing can replace the power of motivation and discipline. But Carey says the overall message is encouraging：“Studying can sort of be incorporated into a more varied life, much more easily than we thought.”47According to the text, the best way to learn is _Ato learn ones subject at a time in a quiet placeBto be strongly motivated to learn somethingCto mix up everything that you will learnDto do selftests after you learn immediately48How did the writer develop the fifth paragraph?ABy telling an interesting story. BBy presenting in the time order.CBy analyzing cause and effect. DBy making a comparison.49Why did the author write the passage?ATo present some new advice on learning.BTo introduce some traditional wisdom.CTo explain some phenomena of studying.DTo list some views on reading books.50It can be inferred from what Carey said in the third paragraph that _Atests used to be treated as a tool to judge learnersBtests would give you a way to measure yourselfCtests were the best way to learn new informationDtests do good to you more than learning itself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。Rules for the University Entrance ExaminationYou must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. 51._You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. 52._ Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: Walkmans and radios, headsets, any food or drink, schoolbags, electronic equipment (unless specially permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top of your desk.53._ You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor(监督者)to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. 54._55._ Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.AMathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators.BYou must hand in your paper when the bell rings announcing the end of the exam.CYou are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.DThe exam