1、高二下学期期末英语试卷 本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，试题卷共10页，答题卷共2页。请按要求把答案涂写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。考试结束只收答题卡。第卷（选择题；共70分)第一部分听力（略） 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。A When youre on the go, your best friend and resource can be your phone. In the ag
2、e of smart phones, apps are like guiding stars: They can point you in the right direction for a hotel, list expenses, send postcards, and much more. When used together, these apps can be the basic travel tool, placing a wealth of information at your fingertips no matter where you are on the planet.
3、U.S. News Travel has picked the essential travel apps, known for their utility and reliability. Best of all, they cost absolutely nothing.Trip ItYour Personal Travel Agent Be your own travel agent and plan every detail of your tripfrom car rental to accommodating restaurantswith Trip It. You can mak
4、e travel schedule by hand, or simply forward the email confirmations of your flight, rental car, train tickets, and hotels to plans. Weather FreeYour Go-To Meteorologist (气象学者） Stop trying to explain the weather forecast on the evening news (particularly when its in a foreign language). The Weather
5、Free app informs you (in English) of the climate in various locations, ft features the local weather, and other key factors that will inform your decision about what to wear before stepping outside.GobyYour Event GuruWhen youre in acity,yousometimes look around and ask:Where are all the people? Goby
6、 has the answer. This app pinpoints (定位）the neighborhood hot sports(include museums, hotels, eateries, and more) in your neighborhood. But its true value comes in findmg nearby events. Youll discover concerts, plays, and more right around the corner.21. What is the advantage ofusing travel apps pick
7、ed by the U.S. News Travel? A.They can solve any problem you come across. B.They reduce your travel budget. C.They exercise your fingertips.D. They are reliable and free of charge22. With the help of the travel 叩ps used together, travelers can do the following things EXCEPT_.A. rent a car B.decide w
8、hat to wearC. look for a friend while travelingD.find the nearby museums23. Where are the readers likely to read the passage above?A.In a geography textbook.B.In a science and technology magazine.C.On a popular website. D.In a business report.B It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving
9、furniture in thenext room.I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of hisown. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间）when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, can I have a
10、room of my own? I could use Jeffs. He wont mind.” It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a doorbet
11、ween Us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could or should know everything about him. It turned out that getting Jeff permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it ” Then his vcce softened, “Mum，I wont be living
12、 at home againyou know that.” Behind his glasses, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no door closed here they had all opened up again. As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeffs things around me and could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever.I looked a
13、t the room and ,in my heart,I let it go.To hold on would be,as Jeff said,seifish .Now it was time for John,shouldering through the door,his eyes bright with promise of indepenence ,to disappear behind the door,It was time for letting go to happen again.24. Which of the following is TRUE according to
14、 the passage?A. John was moving to live with his brother.B. John was eager to get a room of his own.C. Jeff volunteered to give his room to John.D. Jeff refused to let his brother have his room.25.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means . A.Jeff finally flow out of the house B
15、.Jeff would have less to do with his family C. Jeff needed his right to privacy D. Jeff got tired of those familiar stories26. How did the author feel about her childrens sense of independence?A.Delighted. B. Jealous.C. Mixed.D. Embarrassed.27. It can be interred from the passage that .A. the childr
16、en did not like to live with adultsB. all her three kids made the author feel depressedC. none of the members in the family thought the same wayD. the author loved and missed the time together with her kidsC Persevance, the quality of never giving up when facing great challenges, lies behind every g
17、reat achievement in anyones life. With perseverance a lame boy can learn to swim; with persistence a conquered country will win freedom. Only with strong determination can people fight their way to final victories. Many a famous man has the same experience .They have obtained their status because th
18、ey have had the will to overcome numerous difficulties. Outstanding athletes go all out to train themselves. Their w illpower is beyond imagination. We all have read of great musicians, writers and inventors have created or discovered breakthroughs recorded in history. Always they have said that the
19、y owe all their success to perseverance. As to students, quite a big number of them have been successful through perseverance. However, acertain group of them just stop half way and their previous efforts turn out to be fruitless. The same is true of many rich businessmen. What we usually see are th
20、eir achievements, but once we go behind the seenes we will find that they have put in a lot of continual steady efforts Of all countless exarmples the story of Colonel Saunders is perhaps one of the mostoutstanding. The 65-year-old man from Kentucky had a dream，to start a chain of fried chicken rest
21、aurants all over the world. To rcalize his dream ，he knew that he needed a restaurant to go into partnership with him to open the first restaurant and to fry chicken according to the secret recipe (配方）he had. Colonel Saunders had knocked on 1008 doors before he finally found a proper person to co-op
22、erate with. It is doubtful whether many of us would have had the perseverance to knock even a hundred doors. We can conclude that success comes to anyone who keeps working perseveringly while of perseverance can only result in frustration and failure.28. Which of the following is true of perseveranc
23、e?A. Lame boys need it more.B It means never giving up.C. Most students lack it.D. Its more important than effort29. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?A. Saunders succeeded all by himself.B. Saunders wouldnt knock on 1008 doors.C. Saunders owed his success to his secret recipe.D. Saunder
24、s had failed many times before he succeeded.30. Which is the key to success according to the passage?A. Great imagination. B. Numerous difficulties.C. Continual steady efforts. D. Previous hard work.31.How is the passage mainly developed?A. By inferring and comparing. B. By analyzing causes and effe
25、cts.C.By explanations and listing examples. D. By following the natural time order.D In New York, students at 18 schools participate in a program called We Future Cycle. Started by Anna Giordano in 2014, it teaches kids to recycle, compost (制成堆肥)，and reduce food waste. Lunch areas at the participati
26、ng schools are equipped with three clearly marked bins-compost, recycle and share. While the first two are common in schools, the third is rare, where kids can put their unwanted drinks, fruits, and even untouched sandwiches. Items in the container are available for any student that wants them. What
27、ever remains at the end of the day is donated to the food bank. Giordano says the three bins have helped reduce the nun of trash bags from an average of 22 to just 2! To ensure kids adopt similar habits at home, the non-profit has created extensive curriculum to educate families about the importance
28、 of sorting waste into the proper streams of recycling, composting, trash and food t0 donate- They also urge parents have convcrsations with their kids about food choices. But, as were all aware, kids arent only ones that Waste food-adults are epually bad ,if not worse! To prevent that, Josh Treuhaf
29、t founded Salvage Supperclub in 2014. The occasionally organized dinners promise people a tasty multi-coursc meal for a mere 550 USD perperson . It is also a plan to savewaste because the delicious food is made from vegetables that are past their prime and, therefore, headed for the trash bin. The o
30、ther catch? Customers have to eat their meals inside a dumpster(大型垃圾装卸车）! The place, of course, is totally clean. It is iust a symbolic gesture. In addition to helping people rethink their actions, Treuhaft also helps them to do good by donating part of the profits to non-profits devoted to fighting
31、 against food waste.32. What is mainly talked about in the text?A. The importance of saving food.B. Ways to form the habit of saving food.C. Positive moves to reduce food waste.D. The reasons for calling on people to share food.33. From the second paragraph we can infer that A.students are more gene
32、rousB.the program enjoys a success in schoolsC.food is wasted seriously in all schoolsD. students show no interest in the program34. What do we know about We Future Cycle?A. It has a very long history.B. It donates its profits to schools.C. It educates parents as well as children.D. It occasionally
33、provides people with free dinner.35. What is the significance of eating in a dumpster according to Treuhaft?A. It is nicer and cleaner.B. It is environmentally friendly.C. It can save much money and energy.D. It can help people think about the food waste problem.第节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项巾选
34、出填入空白处的最佳选賴在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多佘选项。Study Links Video Game Use to Problems in School A new study warns that too much time spent playing computer games could affect a ChildS Performance at school. 36 They show that too many hours spent playing games can reduce students chances of success in school More
35、 than 600 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 16took part inthe researchproject. 37 It is said to be the first ever long-term sduty in Northerm Ireland on of information technology on school test results. The study found that teenagers who played computer games less than once a week were more succe
36、ssful in school than those who played them twice a day or more. 41% of the students who used gaming devices two or more times a day received passing grades on school exams. 38 . The study found that social media use did not affect school performance. Celine McStravick is the director of the National
37、 Childrens Bureau Northern Ireland. She says the study showed no connection between social media and test results. “ 39 一 I think thats more because social media is part of every childs life. Its the way they communicate. Its the way they keep in touch with their friends.” Many parents say their chi
38、ldren are becoming increasingly dependent on computer games. Some have compared gaming to a drug addiction. 40 It suggested that computer games can cause children to stay awake late at night. Less sleep makes children tired nd unable to pay attention in school the next day.A. However, the study did
39、not explore addiction.B. The new games are much different from older ones.C. It was clear that social media didnt have any effect.D. It took place over a period of three years from 2013 to 2015.E. That compared with 77% of those who rarely played the games.F. Drug addiction does great harm to their
40、health and performance at school.G. Britains National Childrens Bureau Northern Ireland reported the results of the study.第三部分 英语知识用（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。 A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large 41 . All of thei
41、r friends and 42 came to see the lovely ceremony and to 43 in the festivities and celebrations. All hada wonderful time. Thebride wasimpressive 44 her white wedding gown and the groom was very attractive in his black suit. Evcry0ne could 45_ that the love they had for each other was 46 . A few month
42、s later, the wife came to the husband with a/an 47 . “I read in amagazine about how we can 48 our marriage, she offered. “Each of us will a listof the things that we find a bit 49 with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can 50 them and make our lives happier together. The husband agree
43、d. So 51 0f them went to a separate room in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them. They thought about this question for the _52 of the day and wrote down what they 53. The next morning, at the breakfast table, theydecided that they would 54 their lists. “Ill start,” offered the wife.
44、 She took out her list. It had many 55 on it, enough to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husbands eyes. “Whats wrong?” she asked. “Nothing,” the husband replied, “Keep reading your list.” The wife continued to read unti
45、l she had read all three pages to her husband. She _56 placed her list on the table and 57 her hands over the top of it. “Now, you read your list,” she said happily. Quietly the husband 58.“Idonthaveanythingonmylist.Ithink thatyou are perfect the way 59 you are. I dont want you to change anything fo
46、r me. The wife, 60 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept. We have a wonderful world that is fiill of beauty, light and promise.Whywaste timein this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us,and see t
47、he wonderful before us?41. A. festivalB. feast C. celebration D. holiday42. A. family B. colleaguesC. schoolmatesD. neighbors43. A. overcomeB. undertakeC. intake D. participate44. A. dressed inB. pull on C. put on D. wore45. A. say B. tell C. know D. leam46, A. real B. actual C. true D. pure47. A. proposalB. idea C. request D. command48. A. expand B. strengthenC. broaden D. deepen49. A. annoyed B. disturbedC. disturbing D. annoying50. A. focus
