1、广东省广州市高二下学期期末考试英语试卷 Word版含答案高二级英语科期末考试试卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分140分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4考生必须保持
2、答题卡的整洁。第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（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）Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyons South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyons West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to th
3、e Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk G
4、lass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.Tour Itinerary (行程)Tour Duration5.7 HoursThe Grand Canyon Adventure Skywalk
5、Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West1 HourExperience a birds-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West.Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West2 HoursYoull be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand C
6、anyon where the Calorado River makes its way into Lake Mood. Every table for lunch has a view.Walk on the World Famous Skywalk1.5 HoursFinally youll board your bus to Eagle Point, home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon.Flight Back to
7、 Grand Canyon South Rim1.2 HoursAfter time on the Skywalk, youll return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset.1. This advertisement is for _. A. Grand Canyon West B. Grand Canyon South C. Grand Canyon D. the Skywalk2. The package fee does
8、 NOT cover the cost of _.3. According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is _.A. South RimGuano PointWest AirportEagle PointWest AirportSouth RimB. South RimWest AirportGuano PointEagle PointWest AirportSouth RimC. South RimWest AirportEagle PointGuano PointWest AirportSouth Rim D. South RimWest Airpo
9、rtEagle PointWest AirportGuano PointSouth Rim（B）Alex Pangs amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When were not online, where we spend four months annually, were engaged in the st
10、ressful work of trying to get online. The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. Its a thoughtful examination of of how technological advances change consciousness. A “professional futurist”, Pang urges an approach which he calls “contemplative (沉思的) computing.” He asks that you pa
11、y full attention to “how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology.” Pangs first job is to free you from the common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in
12、 fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesnt advocate returning to a pre-Internet world. Instead, he asks you to “take a more ecological view of your relationships with technologies. Modern devices or media may be making specific tasks easier or fas
13、ter but at the same time making your work and life harder.” The Distraction Addiction is particularly fascinating on how technologies have changed certain fields of laboroften for the worse. For architects, computer-aided design has become essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process.
14、 As one architect puts it, “Architecture is first and foremost about thinking.and drawing is a more productive way of thinking” than computer-aided design. Somewhat less amusing are Pangs solutions for kicking the Internet habit. He recommends the usual behavior-controlling approaches, familiar to a
15、nyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program like Freedom that locks you out of your browser, or take a “digital Sabbath (安息日)”: “Unless youre a reporter or emergency-department doctor, youll discover tha
16、t your world doesnt fall apart when you go offline.”4. Alex Pangs new book is aimed for readers who _. A. find their work online too stressful B. go online mainly for entertainment C. are fearful about using the cellphone or computer D. can hardly tear themselves away from the Internet5. What does A
17、lex Pang try to do in his new book? A. Offer advice on how to use the Internet effectively. B. Warn people of the possible dangers of Internet use. C. Predict the trend of future technological development. D. Examine the influence of technology on the human mind.6. What is the common view on multita
18、sking? A. It enables people to work more efficiently. B. It is in a way quite similar to switch-tasking. C. It makes peoples work and life even harder. D. It distracts peoples attention from useful work.7. What is Alex Pangs recommendation for Internet users? A. They use the Internet as little as po
19、ssible. B. They keep a record of their computer use time. C. They exercise self-control over their time online. D. They entertain themselves online on off-days only.（C）I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier t
20、han others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a
21、deeper, more abiding emotion.Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often though
22、t that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individual have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal that
23、 unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If hes honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of makin
24、g a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful h
25、appiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. However, they all feel blessed to have children.Underst
26、anding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes
27、that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.8. Which of the following can be inferre
28、d from the passage? A. Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction. B. Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness. C. Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived. D. Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.9. To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is
29、to _. A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness. B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun. C. teach people how to enjoy their lives. D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties.10. Couples having babies _. A. are lucky since they can have a who
30、le nights sleep. B. find fun in tucking them into bed at night. C. find more time to play and joke with them. D. gain happiness from their endeavor.11. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will _. A. stop playing games and joking with others B. make the best use of his time inc
31、reasing happiness C. give a free hand to money D. keep himself with his family（D）If you think a high-factor sunscreen (防晒霜) keeps you safe from harmful rays, you may be wrong. Research in this weeks Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas (黒瘤) and delays their occurrence, i
32、t cant prevent them. Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers. You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one. Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun. Other skin canc
33、ers are increasingly likely with long-term exposure. There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas- the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer. A 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people found that people randomly selected to apply su
34、nscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed. A second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didnt have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats, long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give som
35、e protection. This study said other forms of sun protection -not sunscreen- seemed most beneficial. The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so its not entirely reliable. But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of securi
36、ty in the sun. Many people also dont use sunscreen properly -applying insufficient amounts, failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too long. It is sunburn that is most worrying- recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all s
37、kin cancers. The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates, as shown by Australian figures from their slip-slop-slap campaign. So if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to slip on a shirt, slop on (抹上) sunscreen and slap on a h
38、at.12. What does the research in Nature say about a high-factor sunscreen? A. It is ineffective in preventing melanomas. B. It is ineffective in case of intense sunlight. C. It is ineffective with long-term exposure. D. It is ineffective for people with fair skin.13. What do we learn from the 2011 A
39、ustralian study of 1,621 people? A. Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures. B. High-risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen. C. Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good. D. Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incide
40、nce of melanomas.14. What does the author say about the second Australian study? A. It misleads people to rely on sunscreen for protection. B. It helps people to select the most effective sunscreen. C. It is not based on direct observation of the subjects. D. It confirms the results of the first Aus
41、tralian study.15. What does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates? A. Using both covering up and sunscreen. B. Staying in the shade whenever possible. C. Using covering up instead of sunscreen. D. Applying the right amount of sunscreen.第二节 阅读填空（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
42、中有两项为多余选项。We often close ourselves off when painful events happen in our lives. Instead of letting the world soften us, we let it drive us deeper into ourselves. We try to ignore the hurt and pain, but we cant hide from ourselves. 16 .The items listed below are four tips you can open your heart more
43、 fully and completely.1. Breathe into painWhenever a painful situation arises in your life, try to face it instead of running away. 17 When the sadness strikes, take a deep breath and accept it. By using our breath we soften our experiences and allow more newness.2. 18 Were often confused at the nex
44、t step to take. Actually, we can try a new decision making process. To start this process, we may ask, “Heart, what decision should I make here? What action feels the most right? ” See what comes up, then put it into practice and evaluate the outcome.3. Spend time aloneFor most of our lives were sur
45、rounded by people: our friends, family members, and strangers. 19 When you spend time in solitude, youre free from the influences of other people. It might be painful at first, but eventually youll add a whole new layer of depth and understanding into your life.4. Get outside of yourself20 But in re
46、ality, they actually work hand-in-hand. After youve explored the depths of yourself, you come away with a new understanding.Now, its time to share that-not through telling others, but through being with others.A. Have a light heartB. Ask your heart what it wantsC. Is there anything Im hiding from my
47、self?D. How often do we really spend time alone?AB. This may seem a little contradictory to the last tip.CD. We should open our hearts and take action to heal the wounds.AC. When we run away from sadness, it gets stronger and more real.第二部分 语言知识及运用（共三节，满分60分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. -Did Susan visit you again _ following year?-No, it was almost ten years she came to see me a second time.A. the; since B. the; before C. 不填; since D. 不填;
