陕西省榆林二中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（含解析）

陕西省榆林二中2018-2019学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（含解析）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 aa famous magazine, amusement today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the us and overseas, based on which, top 5 list of the best amusement parks in the world has come out as follows: disneyland, california disneyland is a theme park in anaheim, california, the us. more than 515 million guests have traveled to this american landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on july 17, 1955. the park consists of many world- famous sections, such as main street, adventure land, new orleans square, and so on. magic kingdom, disney world, florida magic kingdom is a theme park within the walt disney world resort in lake buena vista, florida, near orlando opened on october 1, 1971. it is the most famous theme park in florida. the parks design and attractions dont make much difference from disneyland park in anaheim. epcot, disney world, florida epcot is the second theme park built at the walt disney world resort near orlando, florida. the park opened on october 1, 1982, and was named epcot center from1982 to 1993. it was the largest disney theme park in the world until 1998, when disneys animal kingdom opened. disney-mgm studios, florida mgms streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. with the addition of the twilight zone tower of terror and the rock and roller coaster, the park is now home to disney worlds most thrilling rides. universal studios, florida go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at universal studios, the number one movie and tv theme park in the world.（1）whats the purpose of the passage? a.to attract tourists to these theme parks.b.to introduce worlds best amusement parks.c.to increase the sales of amusement today.d.to compare attractions in different theme parks.（2）which of the following theme parks have similar attractions? a.disneyland & universal studios. b.epcot disney-mgm.c.disneyland & magic kingdom. d.magic kingdom &universal studios.（3）which park has the longest history? a.disneyland, californiab.magic kingdom, disney world, florida.c.epcot, disney world, floridad.disney-mgm studios, florida.【答案】 （1）b（2）c（3）a 【考点】细节理解题，时文广告类 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了由一本著名杂志经过调查推选出来的位居世界前五位的游乐园。 （1）考查写作意图。根据第一段中的“top 5list of the best amusement parks in the worldhas come outasfollows：disneyland”和下文对5个公园的介绍可知，本文旨在介绍世界上最好的娱乐公园。故选b。 （2）考查细节理解。根据magic kingdom, disney world, florida部分中的“the parks design andattractionsdont make muchdifference from disneylandpark inanaheim”并结合其所在段落的标题magic kingdom，disney world，florida可知，应选c。 （3）考查细节理解。根据disneyland, california中的“more than 515 million guests have traveled to this american landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on july 17, 1955.”，disneyland，california是1955年开放的；根据magic kingdom, disney world, florida部分中的“magic kingdom is a theme park within the walt disney world resort in lake buena vista, florida, near orlando opened on october 1, 1971.”可知，magic kingdom，disney world，florida是1971年开放的；根据 epcot, disney world, florida中的“the park opened on october 1, 1982, and was named epcot center from1982 to 1993.”可知，epcot，disney world，florida是1982年开放的；根据disney-mgm studios, florida中的“mgms streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years.”句可知，disneymgm studios，florida的历史不到30年由此可知，disneyland，california是历史最悠久的。故选a。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和写作意图两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行推理，归纳，从而选出正确答案。2.阅读理解 did anyone find the names of great britain, the united kingdom, england and the british commonwealth which have the same meaning? strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. none of them are exactly the same as any of the others. the british isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. great britain, or britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. but the word britain is often used as a short form for the united kingdom or you call it the uk. now as for england, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of great britain. the united kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to england. finally, the britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the british empire. this change shows the weakening of british empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today.（1）according to the passage, we know that _. a.great britain has the same meaning as britainb.the united kingdom has the same meaning as britain or englandc.all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaningd.all the names refer to england（2）it is clear that the british isles refer to _. a.britain, england and the uk. b.the two main islands and thousands of small onesc.three countries and several islandsd.great britain or the united kingdom（3）which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the british isles (bi), britain (b) and england (e)? a.bbieb.biebc.ebbid.bibe（4）if you want to write to someone in edinburgh that lies in scotland, you should write the address as _. a.edinburgh, englandb.edinburgh, great britainc.scotland, edinburgh, englandd.great britain, scotland, edinburgh【答案】 （1）a（2）b（3）d（4）b 【考点】推理判断题，细节理解题，社会文化类，说明文 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍英国的不同的名字，和它们具体所指的地方，虽然这些名字可以被用来代表这个国家，但是含义还是有差别的。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“did anyone find the names ofgreat britain，the united kingdom，englandandthe british commonwealthwhich have the same meaning？可知great britain 和britain 都是英国的意思，选a。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“the british isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well，which you can see on the map”可知british isles是指两个主岛和成千上万的小岛，选 b。 （3）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的 “the british isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well ” 可知，the british isles 指的是两座主要岛屿和其他一些小岛；根据第二段中的 “great britain, or britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands” 可知，britain 指的是两座主要岛屿中较大的一座；根据第三段中的 “now as for england, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of great britain” 可知，england 指的是 britain（great britain）岛屿上三个国家中最大的一个。由此可推知，the british islesbritainengland。故选d。 （4）考查推理判断。纵观全文可知，great britain是整个大不列颠，scotland 是苏格兰，edinburgh，是一个城市所以依据写信的地址格式，小的地址在前面，可知如果你想写信给在苏格兰的edinburgh 的人，地址应该写成edinburgh，scotland，great britain，选b。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。3.阅读理解 the winter olympics is also called the white olympics. at this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great games. the first stamps marking the opening came out on january 25, 1932 in the united states for the 3rd white olympics. from then on, publishing stamps during the white olympics became a rule. during the 4th winter olympic games a group of stamps were published in germany in november 1936. the five rings of olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. it was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the white olympics. in the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. when the white olympics came, the host countries(东道国)as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. china also published four stamps in february 1980, when the chinese sports men began to take part in the white olympics. japan is the only asian country that has ever held the white olympics. altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. people can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.（1）the white olympics and the winter olympics . a.are the same thingb.are different gamesc.are not held in winterd.are held in summer（2）the world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games . a.after the year 1936b.after the 3rd white olympicsc.before the 3rd white olympicsd.before the year 1932（3）the winter olympics is held once . a.every two yearsb.every three yearsc.every four yearsd.every five years（4）which of the following is true ? a.only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.b.only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.c.all the countries can publish stamps to mark those games.d.japan cant publish stamps to mark those games.（5）what may appear on the stamps of the white olympics ? a.basketball. b.table tennis. c.football. d.skating.【答案】 （1）a（2）b（3）c（4）c（5）d 【考点】推理判断题，细节理解题，社会文化类，说明文 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了冬季奥运会的历史，以及奥运邮票的发行。 （1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“the winter olympics is also called the white olympics”，可知白色奥运会与冬季奥运会是一样的，故选a。 （2）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“the first stamps marking the opening came out on january 25，1932 in the united states for the 3rd white olympics”可知奥运邮票是从第三届的奥运会的时候开始有的，故选b。 （3）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“the first stamps marking the opening came out on january 25，1932 ”；以及第二段中的“during the 4th winter olympic games a group of stamps were published in germany in november 1936”可知第三届奥运会在1932年举行，而下一届在1936年，因此是每四年举办一次，故选c。 （4）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those games，”可知主办国以及非主办国都可以发行邮票以纪念这些游戏，故选c。 （5）考查推理判断。冬奥会的邮票应该是印上冬奥会的运动项目，选项中d项滑冰是冬季的运动项目，故d。 【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确掌握细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。4.阅读理解 twenty years ago, i drove a taxi for a living. one night i went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 a.m. when i arrived to collect, i found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. i walked to the door and knocked, just a minute, answered a weak, elderly voice. after a long pause, the door opened. a small woman in her eighties stood before me. by her side was a small suitcase. i took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. she took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. she kept thanking me for my kindness. its nothing, i told her. i just try to treat my passengers the way i would want my mother treated. oh, youre such a good man. she said. when we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, could you drive through downtown? its not the shortest way, i answered quickly. oh, im in no hurry, she said. im on my way to a hospice(临终医院). i dont have any family left. the doctor says i dont have very long. i quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). for the next two hours, we drove through the city. she showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. sometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. at dawn, she suddenly said, im tired. lets go now. we drove in silence to the address she had given me. how much do i owe you? she asked. nothing. i said. you have to make a living, she answered. oh, there are other passengers, i answered. almost without thinking, i bent and gave her a hug. she held onto e tightly. our hug ended with her remark, you gave an old woman a little moment of joy.（1）the old woman chose to ride through downtown in order to _. a.show she was familiar with downtownb.see some places for the last timec.let the driver earn more moneyd.reach the destination on time（2）the taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _. a.wanted to do her a favorb.shut off the meter by mistakec.had received her payment in advanced.was in a hurry to take other passengers（3）what can we learn from the story? a.giving is always a pleasure.b.people should respect each other.c.an act of kindness can bring people great joy.d.people should learn to appreciate others concern.【答案】 （1）b（2）a（3）c 【考点】主旨大意题，推理判断题，人物故事类，记叙文 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，一个快要走到生命尽头的老人在司机的耐心帮助下，又最后看了看她曾经生活和工作的地方，在到达目的地之后，司机没有收钱而且和她紧紧拥抱，让她感受到浓浓爱意。 （1）考查推理判断。根据第七段im on my way to a hospice （临终医院）i dont have any family leftthe doctor says i dont have very long”可知她是去临终医院她已经没有亲人了医生说她没有多少日子了；以及第九段中的“we drove through the cityshe showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl”她指给出租车司机看她曾经工作过的楼房，居住过的街区，年轻时候常去的舞厅故推知老妇人选择穿过市区是为了最后看一看一些地方故选b。 （2）考查推理判断。根据第七段“im on my way to a hospice （临终医院）i dont have any family leftthe doctor says i dont have very long”以及第八段then i quietly turned off the meter （计价器）”可知司机在得知老人是去临终医院她已经没有亲人了医生说她没有多少日子了时关掉了计时器，可推知他对老人很同情之后他驾车带着老人穿过城市，最后老人下车时，他没有收老人的钱，可推知他想帮老人一个忙了却她的心愿。故选a。 （3）考查主旨大意。纵观全文可知，本文讲了一个快要走到生命尽头的老人在司机耐心帮助下又最后看了看她曾经生活和工作的地方，在到达目的地之后司机没有收钱而且和她紧紧拥抱，她说道you gave an old woman a little moment of joy你让一个老人得到了短暂的快乐可知一种善良的行为可以给别人带来巨大的快乐故选c。 【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和主旨大意两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生根据上下文进行逻辑推理，概括归纳，从而选出正确答案。二、任务型阅读（共5题；每小题2分，满分10分）5.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。 five steps to better handwriting some kids love handwriting, but others hate it when its time to put pen to paper. maybe they are worried about their handwriting. are you one of them? _here are five steps that really work! get a great grasp try this hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. pretty hard? but when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. _hold it in place with your thumb(拇指), and your index and middle fingers. let the lines be your guide lined paper is your friend! those lines can help you create letters that are of the right size and proportion (比例). _also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one. slow down if your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. if you rush, its hard to control where you stop and start your letters. lower the pressure (压力) _that makes it harder to make the smooth lines. try relaxing and dont hold the pencil too hard. _ lots of games need you to write or draw pictures. so even though its not schoolwork, youre still using the skills you need to control your pencil better.a. play games. b. ask for advice.c. youve been writing since you were a little kid.d. so a should be half the height of a capital a. e. some kids press down really hard when they write. f. the best way to hold a pencil is to rest it next to the base of your thumb. g. the good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.【答案】 g；f；d；e；a 【考点】七选五 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，针对如何能有一个漂亮的书写给出了5个建议，以帮助学生形成良好习惯。 （1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“maybe they are worried about their handwritingare you one of them？”可知不用担心，书写是可以练好的选g。 （2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“but when you hold your pencil the correct way，writing is much easier”可知这里说的是正确的握笔方式，选f。 （3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空前“those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion （比例）”可知大写的a是小写的a的一倍，选d。 （4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据空后“that makes it harder to make the smooth lines”可知有的孩子写字的时候力气太大，选e。 （5）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。 根据空后“lots of games require you to write or draw pictures”可知是建议做些游戏，选a。 【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）6.完形填空 when pat jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 1 she was young. pat wanted to visit latin america 2 , so she got a job 3 an english teacher in a school in bolivia. pat spoke a little spanish, 4 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didnt 5 much english. a sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind if you dream 6 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. pat repeated this sentence to her students and 7 that some day she would dream in spanish and they would dream in 8 . one day, one of her 9 students came up and explained in spanish that he had not done his homework. he had 10 early, and had slept 11 . what does this have to do with your 12 ? pat asked. i dreamed all night, miss jones, and my dream was in english. in english? pat was very 13 , since he was such a bad student. she was 14 secretly jeal-ous (嫉妒的).her 15 was still not in spanish. but she encouraged(鼓励)her young student, well, 16 me about your dream. all the people in my dream 17