黑龙江省伊春市第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

黑龙江省伊春市第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题分值：120分 时间：100分钟第一部分阅读理解(共20题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) amonthly talks at london canal museum our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first thursday of each month except august. admission is at normal charges and you dont need to book. they end around 21:00. november 7th the canal pioneers, by chris lewis. james brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. he was also a major player in training others in the art of nanal planning and building. chris lewis will explain how brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil enginerrs”. december 5th ice for the metropolis, by malcolm tucker. well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how londons ice trade grew. february 6th an update on the cotsword canals, by liz payne. the smoudwater canal is moving towards reopenling. the thames and severn canal will take a little longer. we will have a report on the present state of play. march 6th eyots and aits- thames islands, by miranda vickers. the thames had many islands. miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. she will tell us about those of greatest interest. online bookings:.uk/book more into:.uk/whatson london canal museum 12-13 new wharf road, london ni 9rt .uk www.canalmuseum.mobi tel:020 77130836 1.when is the talk on james brindley? a. february 6thb. march 6th c. november 7thd. december 5th2. what is the topic of the talk in february? a. the canal pioneers. b. ice for the metropolis c. eyots and aits- thames islands d. an update on the cotsword canals 3. who will give the talk on the islands in the thames? a. miranda vickers b. malcolm tucker c. chris lewis d. liz payne bhoney(蜂蜜)from the african forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. most people, and many animals, like eating it. however, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees nest(巢)and take the honey from it. often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. in parts of africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.blue honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂). the little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees nest. so, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. the honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. when they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. the birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. they will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.4. why is it difficult to find a wild bees nest?a. its small in size. b. its hidden in trees. c. its covered with wax. d. its hard to recognize.5. what do the words the follower in paragraph 2 refer to?a. a bee. b. a bird. c. a honey seeker. d. a bee keeper.6. the honey guide is special in the way_.a. it gets its food b. it goes to church c. it sings in the forest d. it reaches into bees nests7. what can be the best title for the text?a. wild bees c. bee keeping in africa b. wax and honey d. honey-lovers helpercif you live in the united states, the law says you cant have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. at 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you cant earn your own money? of course not! kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things. valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other peoples yard. lena, 13, makes money by knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. people have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. jamie, 13, writes articles for different magazines! earning is learning. by working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. these skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it. however, when you make your own money, you dont have to depend on someone else. the five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.8. if you are 15 years old, you cant work _.a. after school b. on weekends c. during summer d. on weekdays9. reisa makes money by _.a. cleaning up other peoples yards b. drawing pictures for othersc. writing articles for different magazines.d. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors10. according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a. you are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.b. kids are encouraged to live independently in the usa.c. earning ones money is better than asking for money from others.d. kids dont need to get along with others when making money.11. from the passage we know that _.a. parents wont let their children earn their own money.b. its hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the usa.c. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their ownd. if kids try to earn money, they wont have enough time to study. dfacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationshipsfor example, in american culture, the smile is in general an expression of pleasureyet it also has other usesa womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young childa smile may show love or politenessit can also hide true feelingsit often causes confusion (困惑) across culturesfor example, many people in russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improperyet many americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities)some russians believe that americans smile in the wrong places; some americans believe that russians dont smile enoughin southeast asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelingsvietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culturethe fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotionsrather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permittedfor example, in public and in formal situations many japanese do not show their emotions as freely as americans dowhen with friends, japanese and americans seem to show their emotions similarly.it is difficult to generalize about americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the united statespeople from certain cultural backgrounds in the united states seem to be more facially expressive than othersthe key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are differentif we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.12.what does the smile usually mean in the u.s.?a. love. b. politeness. c. joy. d. thankfulness.13.the author mentions the smile of the vietnamese to prove that smile can _ .ashow friendliness to strangers bbe used to hide true feelingscbe used in the wrong places dshow personal habits14.what should we do before attempting to “read” people?alearn about their relations with others.bunderstand their cultural backgrounds.cfind out about their past experience.dfigure out what they will do next.15.what would be the best title for the test?acultural differences bsmiles and relationshipcfacial expressiveness dhabits and emotions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。how to make friendsfriendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. good friendship has many benefits. it offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. there are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. such changes often leave us without a friend. 16 . but for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.1. associate with others.the first step to make friends is associating with other people. you can go to public places to meet new people. besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.2. start a conversation starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 17 .you can always start the conversation. being able to make small talks is a very useful skill in relating with other people.3. 18 choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.4. let it grow. it is a good thing to stay in touch. however, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 19 . the best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.5. enjoy your friendship.the best way to enjoy friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 20 try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you. a. for a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.b. do things togetherc. making new friends comes easy for some people.d. do not wait to be spoken toe. try not to find fault with your friendsf. be cheerfulg. so you will need to give your friend time to react to you.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）at the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one monday at university of nevada, las vegas (unlv), i cheerfully asked my 21 how their weekend had been. one young man said that his weekend had not been very 22 . hed had his wisdom teeth(智齿) 23 . the young man then asked me why i always seemed to be so _24 . his question reminded me of 25 id read somewhere before: every morning when you get up, you have a 26 about how you want to approach life that day, i said to the young man. i choose to be cheerful. let me give you an 27 , i continued.the other 60 students in the class 28_ their chatter and began to listen to our conversation. as soon as i got there, i called aaa and asked them to send a _29 . the secretary in the provosts office asked me what had happened. this is my _30 day, i replied, smiling. your car 31 and today is your lucky day? she was _32_ . what do you mean?i live 17 miles from here, i replied. my car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. it didnt. instead, it broke down in the 33 place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. im 34 able to teach my class, and ive been able to arrange for the tow truck to 35 me after class. the secretarys eyes opened wide, and then she 36 . i smiled back and headed for class.i 37 the 60 faces in the lecture hall. 38 the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep. somehow, my story had 39 them. or maybe it wasnt the story at all. 40 , it had all started with a students observation that i was cheerful. a wise man once said: who you are speaks louder to me than anything you can say. i suppose it must be so.21. a. kidsb. friendsc. colleaguesd. students22. a. meaningfulb. badc. goodd. clear23. a. removedb. grownc. changedd. marked24. a. boredb. cheerfulc. busyd. sad25. a. somethingb. nothingc. anythingd. others26. a. chanceb. wayc. choiced. magic27. a. opportunityb. examplec. approachd. instruction28. a. playedb. startedc. preventedd. stopped29. a. truckb. policemanc. secretaryd. car30. a. pleasantb. luckyc. stranged. terrible31. a. speeds upb. pulls upc. tears downd. breaks down32. a. confusedb. disappearedc. angryd. frightened33. a. smoothb. wrongc. perfectd. nearest34. a. neverb. stillc. hardlyd. even35. a. greetb. pickc. meetd. exchange36. a. turnedb. smiledc. sighedd. left37. a. glancedb. lookedc. focusedd. scanned38. a. whileb. oncec. despited. although39. a. touchedb. surprisedc. excitedd. fooled40.a.on the contraryb. in generalc. in turnd. in fact第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面一个短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式a father was worried about his son ,_41_ was sixteen years old but had no courage at all. so his father decided to call on a buddhist monk(禅师) to train his boy.the buddhist monk said_42_ the boys father, “you should leave your son alone here. ill make him into a real man within three months. _43_, you cant come to see him during this period.”three months later, the boys father returned. the buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an_44_ (experience) boxer. each time the fighter struck the boy, he _ 45 _ (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time the boy was knocked down, the boy stood up again. several times _46_ (late), the buddhist monk asked, “what do you think of your child?” “what a shame!” the boys father said, “i never thought he would be so _47_(easy) knocked down. i neednt have him _48_ (leave) here any longer.“i am sorry that is all you see. dont you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of _49_(cry)? thats the kind of courage you wanted _50 (he) to have .”第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）imaseniorstudentandimnowintheneedofyourhelpalthoughicantstandthegreatpressure.everydayihavetohavelessonatschoolforninehoursandspendatleastthreetofourhoursdomyhomeworkathome.weteenagersareeagertoplayandenjoyus,butwehardlyhaveanytime dowhat wewant.beside,wedontevenhaveenoughsleep.thereseemtohavethreecasesabouttheoverload:thepressureofexaminations,toomanyhomeworkandhigh