【期末高二下】新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（原卷版）

2/2乌鲁木齐市第四中学2019-2020学年度下学期阶段性诊断测试高二年级英语试题一、单项选择共10小题；每题1分，满分10分1.I’mtryingtobreaktheofgettinguptoolate.A.tradition B.convenienceC.habit D.leisure2.Thesecretaryandthemanager____verybusynow.A.is B.are C.was D.were3.We’relistedsomeofthemostfamousflowershaveaspecialsignificance.A.what B.that C.where D./4.tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.A.Exposed B.Exposing C.Expose D.Beingexposed5.Greatchanges________inourschoolsince2016.Alotofprogress________.A.havetakentheplace;havebeenmade B.hadtakenplace;havebeenmadeC.weretakenplace;hasmade D.havetakenplace;hasbeenmade6.51.GeorgeWashingtonwasbornin1732inarichfamilyin_______isnowthestateofVirginia.A.which B.where C.that D.what7.Doyouthinkclimbingis_____toourhealth?A.beneficial B.invaluable C.advisable D.worthy8.PracticeChineseGongfucannotonly_________one’sstrength,butalsodevelopone’scharacter.A.bringup B.takeup C.pullup D.buildup9.ItwasinNewZealand________ElizabethfirstmetCarl.A.what B.that C.where D./10.Infrontofourhouse___withahistoryof100years.A.atreestands B.doesatreestandCatreestanding D.standsatree二、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.11.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A.20minutes. B.25minutes.C.45minutes. D.90minutes.12.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A.£12.00. B.£9.00.C.£8.0 D.£5.5013.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A.Producers’Market. B.HolkerGardenFestival.C.NationalGardenDay. D.WinterMarket.BRaisedinamotherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytight-fisted(吝啬的)towardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!”Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessvaluedbecausemyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwaschangedonespringevening.Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Iwasdyingforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffthebusanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.Arowofhedges(树篱)edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedgetowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeIcamehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponarrivinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!Myson,it’syou!”he’dsaywithpretendedsurpriseonhisface.Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Acceptedhappily. B.Complainedunhappily.C.Agreedwillingly. D.Explainedclearly.15.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupset?A.Thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs.B.Thedifficultyofwalkingonthemountainroad.CThefeelingofbeinglessvalued.D.Thefearofridingthebushome.16.Whydidtheauthor’sfatherwatchbehindthehedge?A.Becausehewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage.B.Becausehewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety.C.Becausehedidn’twanttomeethissoninthedoorway.D.Becausehewasworriedhissonwasnotoldenough.17.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TerribleJourneyHome B.MyCollegeLifeC.MyFather’sSecret D.RidingBusAloneCIthasalwaysbeenthoughtthatalcoholcausespeopletoputonweightbecauseitcontainsalotofsugar,butnewresearchsuggestsaglassadaycoldformpartofadiet.Lookingatpaststudiestheyfoundthat,whileheavydrinkersdoputonweight;thosewhodrinkinmoderationcanactuallyloseweight.AspokesmanfortheresearchteamatNavarroUniversityinSpainsays,＂Lighttomoderatealcoholintake,especiallyofwine,maybemorelikelytoprotectagainst,ratherthanpromote,weightgain.＂TheInternationalScientificForumonAlcoholResearchreviewedthefindingsandagreedwithmostoftheconclusions,particularlythatdatadonotclearlyindicateifmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.BostonUniversity’sDr.HarveyFinkelfoundthatthebiologicmechanisms(生物学机制)relatingalcoholtochangesinbodyweightarenotproperlyunderstood.Histeampointedoutthestrongprotectiveeffectsofmoderatedrinkingontheriskofgettingconditionslikediabetes(糖尿病),whichrelatetoincreasingobesity.Somestudiessuggestthatevenveryobesepeoplemaybeatlowerriskofdiabetesiftheyaremoderatedrinkers.Thegroupsaysalcoholprovidescaloriesthatarequicklyabsorbedintothebodyandarenotstoredinfat,andthatthisprocesscouldexplainthedifferencesinitseffectsfromthoseofotherfoods.Theyagreethatfutureresearchshouldbedirectedtowardsassessingtherolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinks,takingintoconsiderationdrinkingpatternsandincludingthepasttendencyofparticipantstogainweight.Fornowthereislittleevidencethatconsumingsmalltomoderateamountsofalcoholonaregularbasisincreasesone’sriskofbecomingobese.What’smore,astudythreeyearsagosuggestedthatresveratrol(白藜芦醇),acompoundpresentingrapesandredwinedestroysfatcells.18.Thepassageismainlyforthose___________.A.whoproducewineB.whohaveadrinkinghabitC.whogoonadietD.whoareeagertoloseweight19.Theunderlinedphrase＂inmoderation＂inthefirstparagraphmeans___________.A.excitedly B.carefullyC.frequently D.properly20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Currentdataclearlyshowthatmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.B.Resveratrolisprovedtoincreasetheriskofbecomingfat.C.Theresearchfoundmoderatedrinkinghasastrongprotectiveeffect.D.Thespecificrolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinksareveryclear.21.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Howtodosomeeasyexperiments.B.Howtoreducethecaloriescontainedinwine.C.Howtoprovethefindingmentionedabove.D.Howtomakewineinahealthyway.DAftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedparttime,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecomparedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpassage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcame,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.22.Theauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwayhomefromhospitalbecause.A.whatthedoctorsaidwasworryingB.theauthorfailedintheexamC.theywereexhaustedD.theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad23.Theauthormanagetoraisehismarksinlearningby.A.beingconfidentBgettinghelpfromhisteacherC.listeningattentively（专心地）D.competingwithhisclassmates24.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthor’seyesrecoveredfinally.B.Readingmadetheauthormoresensitive.C.Theauthor’smotherquittedherjobtolookafterhim.D.Readinghelpedtheauthoralotbothacademicallyandmentally.25.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?A.MyeyesighttroubleB.AnunforgettableexperienceC.MygoodhearingD.Apreciousgiftfrommother三、七选五（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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Secretcodes(密码)keepmessagesprivate.Bankscompanies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears____26____Codebreakingneverlags(落后)farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.____27____Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”___28___Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,forexample.Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“135520135.”Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.___29___Forexample,“bridge”mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“Bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”___30___However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.四、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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TheworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamerWhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilivedinasmalltown.Ifoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazine.IthoughttomyselfIcoulddothis,soIbeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit(卡片盒).Twoweekslaterwhenthekitarrived,Itookthecardsandranoutofthehouse.Threehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithno___31___andapocketfullofmoney.A___32___wasborn.WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfathertookmeto___33___ZigZiegler.IrememberlisteningtoMr.Zieglerwhoraisedeveryone’s___34___uptotheceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.IwantedtobeaspeakerjustlikeMr.Ziegler.Thena___35___wasborn.Recently,Ibeganpursuingmydreamof___36___others.Afterworkingformanyyearsinthecompany,Idecidedto___37___mysecurepositionafterattendingasalesmeeting.Thevice-presidentofourcompanymadeaspeechthat___38___mylife.Heaskedus,“___39___anangelcouldrealizeyourthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?”Aftergivingusamomentto___40___thethreewishes,hethenaskedus,“Whydoyouneedanangel?”Iwould___41___forgettheencouragementitgavemeatthatmoment.I___42___thatIdidn’tneedanangel’shelptobecomeagreatspeaker.Havingmadethatdecision,Iwasimmediately___43___.MyhusbandwaslaidofffromhisjobjustoneweekafterI___44___myjob.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhouseandneededboth___45___topaythemonthlymortgage(按揭贷款).Ievenplannedtoturnbacktomy___46___company,knowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwas___47___thatifIwentback,Iwouldneverleave.IdecidedIstillwantedto___48___forwardratherthanendupwithamouthfullof“ifonlys”lateron.Amotivationalspeakerwasborn.WhenIfirmly___49___mydream,themiraclesreallybegantohappen.Inashortperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjob.AndIwasabletogetalotof___50___engagements.Idiscoveredtheunbelievablepowerofdreams.31.A.cover B.tool C.card D.magazine32.A.salesperson B.advertiser C.designer D.collector33.A.help B.see C.hug D.encourage34.A.height B.senses C.Voice D.spirits35.A.concept B.memory C.dream D.chance36.A.controlling B.entertaining C.challenging D.motivating37.A.leave B.gain C.pursue D.question38.A.prevented B.ruined C.changed D.studied39.A.If B.Although C.Unless D.Before40.A.giveup B.lookinto C.carryout D.writedown41.A.never B.seldom C.always D.sometimes42.A.argued B.realized C.expected D.imagined43.A.improved B.criticized C.tested D.accepted44.A.knew B.quit C.offered D.created45.A.ideas B.confidence C.energy D.incomes46.A.ideal B.former C.official D.secure47.A.optimistic B.certain C.sensitive D.generous48.A.touch B.sit C.manage D.move49.A.stuckto B.adjustedto C.returnedto D.objectedto50.A.selling B.operating C.speaking D.publishing五、语法填空（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。Ifthis13-year-oldAmericanboysucceedsinhiseffort___51___(climb)MountEverest,hehasmodestambitions—pickasmallpieceofrockfromthetopoftheworldasamemento(纪念品)andwearitinanecklace."Iwillnotsellitorgiveittoanyone.Itissomethingfor___52___(me)tosay‘thisisarockfromthesummit',”JordanRomerofromCalifornia,toldreportersinKathmandu.Heleft___53___themountainonSunday.Ifhe___54___(succeed),Romerowillbecome___55___youngestcli