2015-2016学年湖北省黄冈市高二下学期期末考试英语试题.doc

湖北省黄冈市2016年春季高二年级期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第二部分 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。AThe Stained Glass Museum in Ely CathedralMain galleryOur gallery has displays of stained glass windows covering over eight centuries, in display cases, many of which were recently fitted with LED lighting.Gift shopThe Museum shop stocks an exciting range of unique hand-crafted(手工制作的) gifts, glass art, jewellery, books, childrens toys, decorations and much more.WorkshopsThe Museum runs special day workshops where you can learn the techniques of glass painting. All of our workshop tutors are professional artists who will provide one-to-one tuition in our small classes.ResearchThe Museums specialist reference library and reserve collection is available to visit by appointment only.Friends of the MuseumFriends of the Stained Glass Museum support the work of the Museum in various ways and also enjoy a variety of events and visits in a wider context.Benefits to friends membership include：Free admission to the Museum and Ely CathedralA 10% discount on all museum shop purchases and workshopsAn invitation to all museum eventsFriends subscription is just 25 per year.Opening timesWe are open seven days a week throughout the year:Monday-Saturday 10:30 am5:00 pmSunday 12:00 am4:30 pmLast admission half an hour before closingClosed：Good Friday, 25 and 26 DecemberAdmission chargesAdults 3.50Under 16s free if accompanied by an adultDiscount combined tickets for visiting Ely Cathedral and the Stained Glass Museum are available at the Cathedral admission desks.Guided tours are available to groups with prior arrangement. Please enquire for details and costs.21Which place should people go to if they want to learn about glass painting？AMain gallery. BGift shop.CSpecialist reference library. DWorkshops.22The members of Friends of the Museum could _.Ahelp plan all Museum eventsBget free gifts from the MuseumCenter the Museum without ticketsDwork as teachers for glass painting23When can people go to visit the Museum？AThurday 10:00 am. BFriday 2:00 pm.CSaturday 5:00 pm. DSunday 11:00 am.BWhile e-books are on the rise, most people, especially young kids still prefer printed versions that they can think over for hours on end. Though that is an excellent habit, it also means cutting down precious trees. But what if the book could transform back into a tree？ Now thanks to a Brazilian childrens book publisher, that is possible!The “Tree Book Tree” program is the brainchild of Argentinas Pequeno Editor and FCB Buenos Aires. Their first creation Mi Pap Estuvo en la Selva, has been around in regular format for many years. In the book, a young boy takes the readers on an exciting journey of his fathers adventures inside an Ecuadorian jungle.The book that is made from acid-free paper, printed with natural ink and hand-stitched(手工缝合), is completely recyclable. Jacaranda(蓝花楹) seeds are carefully sewn into the pages to help it transform into a tree.After a kid has finished reading the book, he/she waters the cover and places it in a sunny area inside the house. Once the seeds come out, the book can be planted in the dirt in any location the owner decides. From then on, the book just has to be nurtured(培育) like any other plant. Franco says they picked the Jacaranda, because “Its a tree that provides excellent shade and offers a tot of oxygen to the environment.”The only unfortunate part is that the publishers are not planning to transform their other titles or even make more copies of this “tree book” anytime soon. This non-commercial project was just a one-time project to make everyone aware of the resources used when producing something even as common as a book.24What is special about the book Mi Pap Estuvo en la Selva？AIt can be read again and again.BIt can be easily stored for future use.CIt can transform into a tree if planted.DIt is about an exciting journey in the jungle.25What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？AA brief introduction to the book.BSome benefits of acid-free paper.CThe environmental effect of the book.DThe process of putting seeds into the book.26According to Paragraph 4, after finishing reading the book, a kid can _.Anurture the book in the dirtBput the book away on a shelfCuse the book to protect flowersDsow Jacaranda seeds into the book27The non-eommercial project aimed to _.Ainspire people to read booksBmake more copies of this bookCtransform more books into treesDencourage people to value resourcesCI watched the two of them, both a year old, on the floor, surrounded by candy. He crawled on his hands and knees while she sat there looking at her birthday dress. The colorful fishie(彩罐) had just been broken and the candy littered the ground. Both of their kids were too young to realize that they were sitting, and crawling around in a collection of wrapped sugar goodies. They were surrounded with edible(可食用的) goodies but had no clue!Suddenly I saw the life metaphor(比喻). If we are the “babies” and the candy is “opportunity,” often we dont recognize it because the opportunity comes wrapped as hard work. We may not give the wrapper the time of day, unless we realize that inside theres a piece of delicious candy.Every tree starts as a seed. Every person who becomes well-known was once someone nobody “knew.” So what changed for these people？ Did the world suddenly wake up and find they have the potential to succeed？ Of course not. These people worked for long periods of time before they saw any payoff.It can be disheartening when youre starting out. Theres a huge learning curve for almost everything. Just when you feel like youre making rapid progress, you realize theres more to learn. Every new door opens to a brand new room, with another door at the end.When I was in recovery from my eating disorder, there were many opportunities that I didnt recognize as candy. At first, I didnt see therapy(治疗；疗法) leading anywhere. It was only by going to therapy every week for a year that I was finally able to realize the opportunities. I had the opportunities to examine and adjust my thinking, and to challenge the negative mindsets I had about my life.When I look back, I find that many of the opportunities that allowed positive growth didnt always appear easy or fun. They often appeared as something that looked like hard work. But when we focus, consistently show up, and put in hard work, it will result in candy.28Why do many people miss their opportunities according to the author？ATheir hard work fails to pay off.BThey dont work hard consistently.CThey havent realized their potential.DThey dont value their opportunities.29What does the author think of the learning process according to Paragraph 4？AIt is often interesting for most people.BIt is often long and hard for most people.CYou can speed it up with the help of others.DYou can predict your progress from its start.30How did the authors eating disorder affect her emotionally？AShe lacked hope for her life sometimes.BShe was unwilling to do therapy at first.CShe refused to change her eating habits.DShe liked eating candy very much.31What would be the best title for the text？APower of positive thinkingBCandy and achievementsCHard work leads to successDOpportunities come candy-wrappedDA rare striped(有斑纹的) rabbit, seen only a few times, has run out of its tropical forest home. A graduate student got the chance of a lifetime holding and photographing the little guy on the first day of a three-month period to study the animals habitat. The striped rabbit has been spotted only in the old tropical forests of the northern and central Annamite Mountains between the borders of Vietnam and Laos.Researcher Sarah Woodfin, who is working under rabbit expert Diana Bell, has always loved rabbits. She and Bell decided to focus on the striped rabbits of Southeast Asia because there is so little known about them. Woodfin said the rabbits have only rarely been photographed in groups, suggestingthey lead solitary adult lives.Although rabbits have the reputation for being productive breeders, several species are actually at risk of dying out. The Amami rabbit, for example, is under threat from invasive predators(掠食者), and other rabbit species are threatened by warming climates.During the 1950s, a virus reduced the rabbit population of the grasslands in southern England. Without rabbits to eat the vegetation, shrubs(灌木丛) took over the area and affected the habitat for butterfly and bird species. Southeast Asia may be at similar risk. Currently, the region is bursting with biodiversity, but deforestation(砍伐森林) could soon change that.“More research is necessary to understand why the rabbits have been pushed into isolated forests in Southeast Asia. It is possible that the rabbits once lived in other forest habitats, but that hunting drove them from those spots. We need to know more about the rabbits before that could be properly assessed,” Woodfin said.32What do we learn about the striped rabbits of Southeast Asia？AThey like living near people.BThey are a mystery to most people.CThey can be widely seen in Vietnam.DThey like running out of their habitat.33The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably shows that the striped _.Alive aloneBgrow happilyCprepare for adult lifeDbehave in an intelligent way34What is threatening the Amami rabbit according to the text？AClimate change.BIts lower birthrate.CDecrease in the grasslands.DNew species in its habitat.35What can we infer from Paragraph 4？ADeforestation will become a global problem.BThe biodiversity of Southeast Asia will be threatened.CButterflies in Southeast Asia have been an endangered species.DRabbits in southern England destroy the habitat for bird species.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。Were all guilty of making comparisons sometimes. Its a normal process that helps us figure out who we are and where we belong.36We think, “ How am I like her, and how am I not like her？”Are comparisons good or bad？Its not always bad to compare yourself-sometimes it can push you to improve your skills. Unfortunately, though, we hear a lot of girls say they think a friend is prettier because she has different hair, different skin, or a different body type than they have.37Besides, theyre unfair. If you always try to be someone else, youll never win. So stop the negative self-talk and focus instead on being the best version of yourself.38So we should appreciate ourselves based on those unique qualities, not on how we compare to someone else.Learn to love yourselfInstead of trying to be like someone else, put your effort into becoming the best possible you.That doesnt just mean taking care of yourself by exercising and eating well, but also trying to be the best friend you can be. You are the only one in control of how you act and treat people.39Just by taking care of yourself and looking your best, youll start to feet more confident.40When that happens, just remind yourself of all the beautiful qualities you have, and the reasons you are awesome and unique. Think about your talents and focus on how you can improve.Instead of getting hung up on the people around you, just be the best possible you. Theres really no comparison!ADont be afraid to make changes.BSo be a friend you would love to have.CWe are each unique in our awesome ways.DThose types of comparisons can destroy your confidence.EMost of the time, we dont even mean toits just how our brains work.FEven so, youll probably still catch yourself making comparisons sometimes.GComparing your looks with other girls is like comparing apples and oranges.第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，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。Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to41my favorite “superstars.” My peers would42me for following what was called a “mans soap opera.” So, I put my43for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be invited to the44and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful.45my Friday evenings were busy with parties, Id still wake up early on Saturdays to watch wrestling.It wasnt until freshman year that I46I wasnt being myself. That year, I47many new things and activities. In my town, football was the popular sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. But I didnt do it well. That48taught me a lesson：I wasnt a football player. More importantly, it49me to be myself. After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I came across a quote:“Dont dream it. Be it.” When I50this, my friend Dan had the same51I had. “What if we build a wrestling ring(摔跤场)？” we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its52.The following weekend, we53in his backyard. We worked the whole day to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was54. We had a real55. We decided to hold an “event”. We improve our wrestling ability. We56for hours, trying to improve our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our57had a start time of 9 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to58us. It was the most59night of my life and complete success.We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, Im60by my peers, who know I did something I believed in, despite what others said or thought.41Awatch Bvisit Ccall Dfind42Aworry about Blaugh at Clook for Dagree with43Aknowledge BconfidenceChope Dlove44Aschools Bmeetings Cparties Dconcerts45AAlthough BUnlessCBecause DSince46Aremembered Brealized Cimagined Dpredicted47Atried Brefused Crecorded Danalyzed48Aproject Bcompetition CdreamDseason49Apromised BforcedCtaught Dtrained50Aexplained BprovedCtaught Dtrained51Aproblem BdutyCidea Dmood52Aconstruction BresearchCdevelopmentDcontent53Aplayed Bmet CdisappearedDfought54Astopped Bdestroyed Cdiscovered Dcompleted55Ayard Bathlete Cring Devent56Atalked Bpracticed CstruggledDobserved57Ashow B.test CjourneyDconference58Ahelp Bfollow CsupportDpersuade59Adangerous Bimportant Ccomfortable Ddifficult60Aforgiven Bmissed Cprotected Drespected第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Im the kind of girl who always has questions. Im always wondering everything about the world. I love61(journal), which is all about investigating, reporting,and publishing information for other people to read. My writing career62(start) when 1 was really little. I made up stories about small horses and princesses. I still loved63(create)writing. But these days, Im mostly into64(gather) information and reporting on65Ive found out. Ive learned a lot about the world.My dad is in the entertainment business. Once I was talking with one of his friends, a famous singer, and she said I asked a lot of good keep it66(question). She also said I should keep it67, so thats what I did. Now I love interviewing actors and famous musicians and getting all the facts. Sometimes, Im ner vous before an interview, but that pushes me to work even68(hard). Later, when Im organizing the paragraphs, its really fun. I have a blog69I post videos of my interviews and write about the interviews. I hope70(interview) celebrities(名人) on the red carpet someday.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many difficulty. The main problem was that I always think in Chinese and tried to translate something into English. My teacher advised me to keep the diary. I followed for her advice and put down 100 words or so each day. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Jamie发邮件告诉你他对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但是在阅读时遇到了很多困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等等，希望得到你的帮助。请用英文给Jamie回邮件。内容要点如下：1表示理解并给予安慰； 2提出建议并说明理由。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。信中不能出现本人相关信息。3开头、结尾已给出，不计入总字数。Dear Jamie,I am more than glad to know that you are interested in the traditional Chinese literature.Best wishes!YoursLi Hua答案与解析：21D细节理解题。根据文章中Workshops部分中的you can learn the techniques of glass-painting. All of our workshop tutors are professional artists可知，在这个地方有专业的艺术家教人们玻璃方面的艺术。22C细节理解题。根据文章中Friends of the Museum中的Free admission to the Museum and Ely Cathedral可知，博物馆的合作单位的会员可以免费参观博物馆。23B细节理解题。根据文章中Opening times部分可知，周五下午2点可以参观。24C细节理解题。根据第一段中的But what if the book could transform back into a tree？ Now thanks to a Br