高二年级下册期末考试英语试题(有答案)

高二英语

考试时间：13:00-14:40满分：120分

第一部分：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，选出最佳答案

A

Fumblingwiththebuttonstofindagoodsongwhiledrivinghasbeenlinkedtoincreasedriskofcrashes,

butislisteningtomusicrisky?

Thestudyfoundteenagedriverswhoplayedtheirownmusichadsignificantlymoretrafficviolations

comparedwithbackgroundmusicdesignedbytheresearcherstominimizedrivingdistractions,ornomusic.

ResearchersatBenGurionUniversityinIsraelrecruited85driversabout18y«earsold:justoverhalf

weremale.Thesubjectswereeachassignedtodrivesixchallengingroadtripsthatwereabout40minutes

long,accompaniedbyanexperienceddrivinginstructor.Musicwasplayedonfourtrips,twowithselections

fromthedrivers5playlists,mostlyfast-pacedvocals,andtwow:thbackgroundmusic,whichwasablendof

easylistening,softrockandlightjazzininstrumentalandvocalarrangementsdesignedtomakethesubjects

safer.Nomusicwasplayedontwotrips.Subjectsratedtheirmoodaftereachtripandin-cardatarecorders

analyzeddrivcrs,behaviorandernors.

All85subjectscommittedatleastthreeerrorsinoneormoreofthesixtrips;27receivedaverbal

warningand17requiredsteeringorbrakingbyaninstructortopreventanaccident.Whenthemusicwastheir

own,98%madeerrors;withoutthemusic,92%madeerrors;andwhilelisteningtothesafe-drivingmust,77%

madeerrors.Speeding,followingtooclose,inappropriatelaneuse,one-handeddrivingandweavingwerethe

commonviolations.

Themalesubjectsweremoreaggressivedriversandmademoreseriouserrorsthanfemalesubjects.The

teensplayedtheirownmusicataveryloudvolumebutsignificantlydecreasedthesoundlevelwhenlistening

tothesafe-drivingmusic,researcherssaid.Moodratingswerehighestontripswithdriver-preferredmusic.

1.WhatisthekeyinformationtheauthorwantstogiveinParagraph1?

A.ManydriveJSplayedtheirfavoritemusicwhiledriving.

B.Driversshouldn'tsearchforthebuttonstofindagoodsong.

C.Songselectionshasnothingtodowithincreasedriskofcrashes.

D.Listeningtocertaintypesofmusiccanincreasedrivers*errors.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“subjects”referto?

A.Somethingbeingdiscussed

B.Peoplebeingwrittenabout

C.Peoplebeingtested

D.Areasofknowledgeorstudy

3.Intheresearch,softrockandlightjazzarelikelyto.

A.increasedrivers,safetyB.addtothepleasureofdriving

C.changedrivers,ideaofsafedrivingD.lowerdrivers'guardagainstdanger

4.1tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatintheresearch.

A.theteenscommittedthemosterrorsB.themaleweremoreskillfulindriving

C.travelingwithnomusicmadetheleasterrorsD.driver-preferredmusicincreasedthemood

ratings

B

Dogsareabletohelpallsortsofpeoplewithdisabilitieslivetheirlives.NowamanfromteUnited

Kingdomhasmadeadog-comrolledwashingmachinesotha(dogscanhelpthesepeoplewith(heirlaundry

too!

JohnMiddletonoflaundrycompanyJTMinventedthe44WooftoWash”washingmachinethatmakesit

easierforpeoplewithdisabilitiesiogettheirclothesclean.

Loading,starting,andemptyingregularwashingmachinesinvolvesmovementsthatmostofusdon't

thinktwiceaboutandtakeforgranted.Butdoinglaundrycanbedifficultforpeoplewhohaveautism0R独

症)，areblind,havelearningdisabilities,orhavelimitedmovementintheirhands.

“Wedevelopedthismachinebecausemainstreamproductswithcomplexdigitalcontrolsseldommeethe

needsofthedisabledusers,''explainedMiddleton.

“BuithenIsawavideofromthecharitySupportDogs,whereadogstripsabedandloadsthewashing

machine.IwascompletelyblownawayandinstantlythoughtIcouldinventamachinewherethedogdoes

everything.SoIgotintouchwithSupportDogsandtheylovedtheidea.Theysaiditwouldbeahugehelpto

theirseverelydisabledusers.”

WithMiddleton'swasher,supportdogsofallshapesandsizescanbe.trainedtobeloadtheclothes,bark

toturniton,andopenthedoorwithapushofapawandpullastringtounloadthewashing.

ThedogsarecurrentlybeingtrainedbySupportDogs,and,fornow,theywillonlybeavailabletothe

UKcitizenswithdisabilities.

JTM'swebsitesaysthat,uPlansareunderwayfbrthisgroundbreakingmachinetoimprovethequalityof

lifeandindependenceforthousandsofpeoplewithwiderangingdisabilitiesacrosstheUK.”

5.AccordingtoMiddleton,thecommonwashingmachines.

A.aredesignedforspecialpurposesB.arecompletelycontrolledbythemselves

C.areproduceddigitallyforpeopletouseD.aredifficultforthedisabledtooperate

6.Ifthedogwantstoemptywashingmachines,heshould.

A.barktothemachineB.openthedoor

C.pullasiringD.biteabuiiononihemachine

7.WhatdoweknowabouttheWooftoWashwashingmachine?

A.AnydogscanbetrainedtooperateitB.ItiswidelysoldinEnglandatpresent

C.DogsforitarebeingtrainedbyJohnD.Itisdesignedespeciallyfbrthedogs.

8.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe"

A.AwashingmachinedesignedbyadisabledpersonB.Thedog-friendlywashingmachine

C.ThelatestwashingmachineintheworldD.Themachinespeciallydesignedfor

dogs

C

Human'sappetitefbrproteinissopowerfultatwearedriventocontinueeatinguntilwegettheright

amountofprotein,evenifitmeansconsumingfarmoreenergythanweneed,accordingtonewresearchfrom

theUniversityofSydney'sCharlesPerkinsCentre.PublishedonlineinObesityReviews,(heresearchshows

themaindrivetordietaryproteincouldbeakeyfactorintheglobalobesityproblem.

Theresearchgatheredtheresultsof38publishedexperimentaltrialsmeasuring(heunrestrictedenergy

intakeofpeopleindifferentdiets,alsotakingintoaccounttheages,bodymassindexes(BMIs)anddiettimes.

“WefoundthatregardlessofyourageofBMI,yourappetiteforproteinissostrongthatyouwillkeep

eatinguntilyougetenoughprotein,whichcouldmeanyou'reeatingmuchmorethanyoushould,“saidDr

AlisonGosby,leadauthoroftheresearchattheUniversityofSydney'sCharlesPerkinsCentre.

Asdietsshifttowardsanincreasedproportionoffoodsthatarchigherincarbohydrateorfat,available

proteinisreducedandenergyintakenecessarilyincreases.

“Forexample,whenyouconsumethingslikesoftdrinks,whicharefairlylowinproteinbuthighin

calories,yourenergyintakewillincreasebecauseyou'llneedtokeepeatingtogettheproteinyouneed.Ifyou

addasoftdrinktoyourlunchthenyoifveaddedalotofcalories,butyou'llstillhavetoeatthesameamount

offood.”

“Thestrengthofournuiriiionaldrivefroproieinisfrighteningwithinournuiriiionalenvirenmem,where

therearealargenumberoflow-proteinfoodsconsumedonaregularbasis,“DrGosbysays."Wehaveshown

thatwhenpeoplearetryingtoloseweighttheyneedtolookatmacronutrient（常量营养物）composition,not

justcalories.Ifyoucutoutcaloriesbuddon'tconsiderproteinintake,you'regoingtobehungryandyourdiet

won'tbesuccessful.”

DrGosbysaysthefindingscouldprovideanewtoolinthefightagainstoverweightandobesity,which

currentlyaffectsmorethan60percentofadultsandoneinfourchildreninAustralia.

9.1nthepassage,theauthorwantstotellusthat.

A.lackofproteinleadstoovereatingB.humansshouldadjusttheirtastes

C.proteinisveryimportanttohealthD.lackofexercisecausesoverweight

10.ltcanbeinferredfromParagraph4andParagraph5that.

A.itisnecessarytohavedifferentdiets

B.（heintakefoodshouldberichincalories

C.softdrinksshouldberemovedfrommarket

D.parentsmustlimitsoftdrinkstochildren

11.AccordingtoDrGosby,wecanknowthat.

A.peoplepreferlow-proteinfoodsindailylife

B.reducingdailyintakeofproteiniseffectiveinlosingweight

C.reducingcaloricsleadstoasuccessfulweightloss

D.overhalfofAustralianadultsareoverweight

D

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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。选择中有两项为多余选项。

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sitesthatareoverrunwithpeoplebymidday.Someseasonedtravelersprefertodotheoppositeandshowup

lateintheday,orarounddinnerlime.18°.

•Talktopeople

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第二部分：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，从短文后各题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项,

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okay!Justfaceit!”Tomy31,duringhisvisit,Iquicklylearnedthatmyhead.teacherisjusta（n）32

manoutsideclass.Withhissonandwifeaccompanying,hejustseemedtobealoving33andconsiderate

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33.A.man

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第二部分：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）

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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）

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一下便条。便条中共有10处错

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（人），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：在错的词下面画一横线，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.

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