高二下學(xué)期期末調(diào)研英語(yǔ)試題

高二年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試題第4頁(yè)共12頁(yè)2014-2015學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期末調(diào)研英語(yǔ)試題本試卷分第I卷和第II卷兩部分。全卷滿(mǎn)分100分，考試時(shí)間90分鐘。第Ⅰ卷（選擇題，滿(mǎn)分55分）第一部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分)從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案涂在答題紙上。1.Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit. A.because B.though C.until D.unless2.Moreandmorepeoplegojogginginthemorning,______benefitsforhealtharisefromtheairrichinoxygen.A.which B.that C.who D.whose3.Wehavebeentryingtotraintheyoungpeoplewhowerehiredlastmonth,butthey______theirbesttolearn.A.werenotdoing B.didn’tdo C.arenotdoing D.hadn’tdone4.--Whatisthepurposeofthisexperiment?--Tofigureoutwhetherthismaterial_________easilyunderhighpressure.A.isbrokenB.willbebrokenC.brokeD.breaks5.Thecouplewalkedtogetherasfarasthesecondcrossingofthestreet_______theywavedgoodbyetoeachother. A.when B.where C.why D.which6.Myvoicewassolittleandtheshopownerhadtobenddowntohear_______Iwantedtobuy.A.whatitwas B.itwaswhat C.whatitwasthat D.whatwasthat7.Hegotintotheoldtruckandoff_____tooneofthefarcornersofthefarmtofixthefences.A.didtheyrush B.theydidrush C.theyrushed D.rushedthey8.StevenHawking’sconclusionaboutblackholesisalittle________，butithasbeenacceptedbymostoftheworld.A．realistic B．a(chǎn)bstractC．contemporary D．a(chǎn)ppropriate9.Thelosshasnotyetbeen_________accurately,butitisbelievedtobewellbeyondahundredmilliondollars.A.calculatedB.consideredC.completedD.controlled10.–Willyoureadmeastory,Mummy?--OK.You_______haveoneifyougotobedassoonaspossible.A.might B.must C.could D.shall11.Humanembryos_______thoseofmanyotherspeciesbecauseallanimalscarryveryancientgenes.A.resembleB.resistC.reflectD.respond12.BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationofmostaudience.A．putupwithB．endupwithC．liveuptoD.addupto13.--Ourholidaycostalotofmoney.--Didit?Well,thatdoesn’tmatter_______youenjoyedyourselves.A.assoonasB.unlessC.aslongasD.though14.Pollutionisdamagingtheenvironment,andthesituationisparticularly______inbigcities.A.acuteB.stableC.rigidD.mature15.Althoughyourscoreishigh，you’re________studenttobeadmittedtothefamousuniversity.A．thebest B．thelastC．a(chǎn)better D．a(chǎn)good16.Thevillageseemeddeserted,theonlysignoflife________sometreeswavinginthewind.A.wereB.beingC.wasD.tobe17.--Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightabouttheplans.--Sorry,I______.ButTomandJanestoppedbyandstayeduntilmidnight.A.musthave B.can’thave C.mightdo D.shouldhave18.—AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.—He________.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai. A.is B.willbe C.hasbeen D.was19.Hardly________thephone________Iwastoldthatthehotelhadbeenbookedup.A．Ihadpickedup;when B．hadIpickedup;thanC．hadIpickedup;when D．Ihadpickedup;than20.--Howfarisitfromthemountaintop,Dad?Iamreallytiredout.--________,dear!Wearereachingit.A.That’sallright B.Mygoodness C.Comeon D.Nowonder第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分)閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并將答案涂在答題紙上。Ihadabadhabitofskippingtothelastpagesofabook.Ijustwantedtoseehowitended__21__Iwasstillinthemiddleofit.Thishabit__22__firstmymom,thenmyfriends,and__23__evenmyowndaughter.Oftenmy__24__wouldn’tbelimitedjusttothebooksIreadbutalsotowhatotherswere__25__aswell.Thenonedaymydaughtertoldmeinanger,“Dad,asalastresort，notsomethingthatyouactivelylookforwardto．Anditsurelyisreasonable，isn’tit?Off-seasonjustseemslikeapolitetermfordepressingweather，andalackofgoodconditionsfortraveling．Recently，however，thistermhasbeguntogainasteadystreamoffollowers．Theso-calledpeakseason，ontheotherhand，isconstantlylosinggroundowingtothelargecrowdsandhighcoststhattendtobeassociatedwithit．Off-seasontravelisn’ttoeveryone’staste．Sothisisthetimewhenairlinecompaniescomedowntoearthandofferabunchofgiftstokeeptheirbusinessgoingon．Youcanmainlyexpectloweredfaresandautomaticupgradesifyou’reafrequenttraveler．Off-seasonmeansanencouragementforthehotelbusinessesaswell．Ordinarily，5-starluxuryisonlysomethingthatwetendtodreamof,butthisistheperfecttimetotransformthisintoreality．Grandchainhotelscuttheirrateslikecrazyinordertofilluptheirroomsduringthistime，andworrynot，theavailabilityisfairlyacceptabletoo．Somakethemostofitandbookafashionableroomina5-star．Ofcourse,you’refreetospendtheamountyou’vethussavedonshopping．Everyseasonhasitsowncharm，doesn’tit?Forinstance，peopleusuallyprefertovisitEuropeinthesummer，whichisregardedasthebesttimetobethere．Butreally，doesn’titgetrathersweltering(悶熱)ifyou’reinNaplesorMadridinJuly?EverspentaChristmasineitherplaces?It’shighlyrecommended，ifImayadd．It’stheperfectquietperiodvacationyou’llhave．Hell，itcanbethemostperfectvacationyou’lleverhave．WhohaseverlikedtobepushedandshoulderedwhiletakingaphotoduringanamazingCopacabanasunset?Orhavetheirwalletstoleninacrowdedstreet?Off-seasontraveltranslatestoprivacy，peaceofmind，andrelaxation．44．Theauthorwrotethepassagemainlyto________________．A．changereaders’traditionallifestyleB．statetheadvantagesofoff-seasontravelingC．encouragereaderstotravelinpeakseasonsD．comparethedifferencesoftravelingindifferentseasons45．Wemaylearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________________．A．destinationsinoff-seasonsaremostlyboringB．onlypoorpeoplechoosetotravelinoff-seasonsC．moreandmorepeopletravelinoff-seasonsD．peopletravelinginoff-seasonsaremorethanthoseinpeakseasons46．InParagraph2theauthorwantstostress______________．A．theluxuryof5-starhotelsB．thecomfortofairtravelingC．thebetterservicethanthatinotherseasonsD．thelowcostofoff-seasonjourney47．TheauthorsuggeststravelingtoEuropeinwinterbecause_____________．A．peopleusuallyfeelboredinsummerB．peopleregardwinterasthemostcharmingseasonC．itswinterhasadifferentcharmD．travelerscanspendChristmasthere48.Someairlinescutdowntheirflightpriceinoff-seasonsbecause________________．A．theyhopetoattractmoretravelersB．theywishtoshowtheirgratitudetotheirpassengersC．theirexpensesarelowduringthistimeD．theywanttomakeupforthelosstheyhaveexperiencedCEverydayweareexposedtoimages,videos,musicandnews.Inthisageofvisualandaural(聽(tīng)覺(jué)的)hyper-stimulation（過(guò)度刺激）,themediumofradioismakingagreatcomeback.“We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudio(音頻),”saidUS-basedpodcaster(播客)AlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHerald.Inthelastmonthalone,15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast.Thesestatistics,releasedbyEdisonResearch,showthesuccessfulevolutionoftraditionalradiobroadcaststothepresentday’sdigitalpodcastformat.Theterm“podcast”wasinventedin2004,butthetrendonlystartedgainingmainstreampopularityinrecentyears.Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandcomputers,podcastsaleshavejumped.Theattractionofthepodcastpartlyliesinitsmultiplatform(多平臺(tái)的)deliveryandon-demandcapabilities(功能).Youcanlistenduringthoseextraminutesofthedaywhenyou’rewalkingtotheshops,waitinginaqueueorridingthesubway.Similartotelevisionshows,podcastsaregenerallyfreetodownloadandmostoffernewcontenteveryweek.DonnaJackson,22,SydneyUniversitymediagraduate,listenstopodcaststwoorthreetimesaweek,viaiTurns.“IlistenwhileI’mwanderingaroundthehousedoingsomethingelse.Itmakescompletingaboringtaskmuchmoreenjoyable…Andit’saneasywayofkeepingintouchwithwhat’sgoingonintherestoftheworld,”shesaid,“ImainlylistentoBBCpodcasts,butrecentlyI’vealsobeenlisteningtoThisAmericanLifeandUnliketelevisionandmusic,theaudioformat（音頻格式）hasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreaders.Blumbergsaysthisowestothepodcast’sability“tocreatecloserelationshipandemotionalconnection.”SydneyUniversityItseemstheage-oldtraditionoforalstorytellingisverymuchaliveandwell.49.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A.traditionalbroadcasthascomeback B.AmericanslovelisteningtotheradioC.podcastshavebecomeverypopulartoday D.smartphonessellwellbecauseofpodcasts50.ThewritermentionsDonnaJacksonmainlyto________.A.tellhowyoungpeoplerelaxthemselvesB.explainwhyyoungpeoplelikepodcastsC.introducewhatprogramspodcastsarepresentingD.showhowpopularpodcastsarepresenting51.Paragraph5ismainlyabout________.A.theinfluenceofradios B.theadvantageofpodcastsC.readers’impressiononradios D.people’sreactiontothemedium52.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReturnofRadio B.OpinionsofPodcastC.FeaturesofRadio D.TechnologyofPodcastDAlan,17,wasrandomlyshotandkilledbyagangmember.Hisfather,Keith,andhismother,Donna,werefilledwithangerastheyfollowedtheall-consuming(耗盡時(shí)間精力的)ongoinginvestigationintothekilling.Aclosecouple,friendsofKeithandDonna’s,droppedinoneeveningandsaidtothem,“Youhavetoacceptthisloss.Yoursonisgoneandnoneofthisisgoingtobringhimback.Allyouneednowisacceptance.”Keithgotangrywithhisfriendandasked,“WhatpartofAlan’sdeathdon’tyouthinkIaccept?Believeme,Ihatetobeinsomuchpain.”Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostandlearningtolivewiththatloss.ItwouldbetoosoonforKeithtobeabletoacceptthesituation.Hecanacknowledgetherealityoftheloss,butitwouldbeunrealistictothinkheshouldhavefoundsomepeacewithitbythen.ThegangmemberwhokilledAlanwassentencedtolifeinprison,andKeithandDonnawentbacktotheirownlives.ButKeithactuallyhadanewlosstodealwith,anemptiness,whichmadetheabsenceofhisson’slossevenlouder.Itisimportantforpeopletounderstandthatgradually,inyourowntime,youcanbegintofindsomepeacewithwhathashappened.Insituationssuchasmurder,itisimportanttounderstandwehavealegalsystem,notnecessarilyajusticesystem.Acceptanceisaprocessthatweexperience,notafinalstagewithanendpoint.NooneelsecouldknowhowmuchacceptanceKeithwascapableoforhowtimewouldaffecthisprocess.Afterfiveyears,Keithfelthehadfoundasmuchacceptanceaswaspossible.Thenhewasnotifiedthattheshooterwasupforhisparole(假釋)hearing.Keithwasonceagainfilledwithanger.Theproceedingswerebriefandparolewasdenied.Keithwasstruckbyhowquicklyithappenedandbythetearsoftheshooter’sfather.Forthefirsttime,Keithrealizedthattherewerevictimsonbothendsofthegun.Keithwalkedoverandshookhishand.Atthatmoment,somethinghappened:Keith’sangerwasreplacedbyacuriosity.Hewantedtoknowwhatthisotherfather’slifewaslikeandwhatledhimtothesameplace.Overthenextfewyears,thetwomenworkedtogetherhelpinggangmembersstoptheviolenceandfindtheirplaceintheworld.Keith’sacceptancewasajourneydeeperthaneverexpected.Andithappenedovermanyyears,notmanymonthsordays.Noteveryonewillorcanfullyembracethosewhohavehurtus,asKeithdid,butthereisalwaysastrugglethatleadsustoourownpersonalanduniqueacceptance.53.Alan’sparentswereveryangryattheirson’sdeathbecause_______.A.hewasinnocentlykilledB.theirfriendsbroughtthetruthbacktothemC.hewasamemberofagangD.themurdersweresoonreleased54.Whichofthefollowinggivesthetruemeaningof“acceptance”accordingtothispassage?A.Acknowledgingthereality.B.Seekingjusticeforwhathasbeenlost.C.Embracingthepainthathasmadeyouhurt.D.Findingsomepeacewithwhathashappened.55.Thejourneyofacceptanceis_______.A.necessarybutunrealisticB.uniquelycharacterizedC.fullofcuriosityandviolence D.notlongbutunexpected第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題；滿(mǎn)分30分）第三部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分)閱讀短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，并將答案填在答題紙上。注意：每空1個(gè)單詞。Everyyearthousandsofpeopledonatetheirtimetohelpingpeoplewhofightdiseaseandonessufferingindevelopingcountries.Whyvolunteer?Healthprofessionalsvolunteerformanydifferentreasons,butmostoftentheysimplywanttohelp—todosomethingimportantortoassistothersinneed.Manypeoplewhoareawareoftheterriblesufferinggoingonintheworldfeelthattheysimplymustdosomethingtohelp.Otherstraveltoforeignlandsbecausetheyfindthattheirworkathomehaslostsomeofitsappealorhasbecomeroutine.Theyfindthatevenashortbreakrevitalizes(使…重獲活力)them.Religiousconviction(信仰)givesmanypeoplethestrengthtoleavetheirhomesandlovedonestoworkfarawayunderverydifficultconditions.Whoisneeded?Thehugeneedforhealthvolunteersthroughouttheglobemeansthatpeoplewithalmostanyskillcanfindmeaningfulassignments.Medicalpersonnel(人員)mostindemandbyreliefagenciesincludesurgeons,pediatricians,familypractitioners,nurses,pharmacists,publichealtheducators,maintenance/repairpersonnelandlaboratorytechnicians.However,withalittleresearch,peoplewithalmostanymedicalskillwillfindproductiveassignmentsworthdoing.Whopaystheexpenses?Mostvolunteer-seekingorganizationswillpayfortravel,foodandhousingonlyforlong-termvolunteers,andareusuallyunabletofundtravelforshort-termservice.However,somegroupscananddopayallexpensesevenforshortperiodsofwork.Thereareevensomeorganizationsthatrequirethevolunteertoraisehisorherownfundsevenifheorshewillserveforseveralyearsatime.Howlongshouldyouvolunteer?Obviously,theanswertothisdependsonindividualcircumstancesandtimelimits.Formanypeople,short-termvolunteeringisbesttobeginwithbecausetheywillhaveachancetoseeiftheyaresuitedtothiskindofwork.Long-termvolunteeringisbetterifyouwanttoaccomplishmoreandbecomemoreskilledatwhatyoudo.However,evenshort-termvolunteeringisworthwhileespeciallywhenyouworkwherethereisasevereshortageofhelporwhenyoucanbringsomeexpertise(專(zhuān)業(yè)技能)thatisn’tlocallyavailablelikeaspecialclinicalorteachingskill.VolunteeringIntroductionManypeopledonatetheirtimetohelpingpeople56____diseaseandsufferingindevelopingcountries.Details57____tovolunteerMostoften,healthprofessionalsjustwantto59____help.Manypeoplelenda60____becausetheyareconcernedaboutthosesufferinginlife.Othersvolunteerinforeignlandsinordertomakea(n)61____totheirdailyroutineandrevitalizesthemselves.Peoplein58____Medicalpersonnelareneededmost.Withalittleresearch*thosehavingalmostanymedicalskillwillfinditis62____todoproductiveassignments.WaystopayexpensesThe63____ofvolunteer-seekingorganizationswillpaybasicexpensesonlyforlong-termvolunteers.Somevolunteersare64____toraisemoneybythemselves.LengthofvolunteeringShort-termvolunteeringisbestforthosewhohavejustbeguntodoitLong-termvolunteeringwillgiveyouasenseofaccomplishmentsanditishelpfulto65___yourskills.第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分20分）最近，你們班的班會(huì)中就“中學(xué)生是否應(yīng)該幫助陌生人”展開(kāi)了討論，同學(xué)們就這一話(huà)題意見(jiàn)不一，你的看法如何？你認(rèn)為怎樣才能讓愛(ài)心回歸社會(huì)，建立人與人之間的信任？請(qǐng)根據(jù)討論結(jié)果，以“ShouldWeHelpStrangers?”為題寫(xiě)一篇短文。原因贊成幫助他人是美德……；幫助他人就是幫助自己……；反對(duì)怕陷入麻煩，甚至危險(xiǎn)；怕被誤解；……你的觀(guān)點(diǎn)？(至少兩點(diǎn))……注意：1.詞數(shù)150左右；2.開(kāi)頭已寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；參考詞匯：美德virtueShouldWeHelpStrangers?Weusedtoappreciatethosewholiketohelpstrangers.Butnowadayspeopletendtobeverycautiousofhelpingstrangers.Recentlyourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldhelpstrangers._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高二年級(jí)英語(yǔ)試題答案第Ⅰ卷（選擇題;滿(mǎn)分70分）第一部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分）1-5ADCDB6-10CCBAD11-15ACCAB16-20BDACC21-25CBDAB26-30ADBCA31-35BCCDA36-40BBDDA第二部分閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分30分)41-45BCDBC46-50DCACB 51-55BAADB第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題；滿(mǎn)分30分）第三部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分)56.fighting57.Reasons58.demand59.offer/provide/give60.hand61.change62.worthwhile63.majority64.required/asked65.improve第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分20分）ShouldWeHelpStrangers?Weusedtoappreciatethosewholiketohelpstrangers.Butnowadayspeopletendtobeverycautiousofhelpingstrangers.Recentlyourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherweshouldhelpstrangers.Opinionsaredividedonthistopic.Somethinkweshouldtrytohelpotherswhethertheyarestrangersornot.Helpingothersisavirtue,anditwillmakeoursocietymoreharmonious.Besides,tosomeextent,helpingothersishelpingoneself.Wemaycomeacrosssometroubleandneedothers'helpsomeday.Ifeveryoneturnsablindeyetoourtroubleandturnsadeafeartoourappealforaidjustbecausewearestrangerstothem,it’shardtoimaginewhatourworldwillbelike.However,othersareafraidthathelpingotherscansometimesbringustroubleorevenputusindanger.Sometimeswearejustmisunderstoodandthushavetopaythecostofkindness.Inmyopinion,weshouldtryourbesttohelpotherswhentheyareinneedofhelp,butweshouldalsoprotectourselvestoavoidgettingintotrouble.Onlyifeveryonetriesalittlekindness,willsocietybefullofloveandtrustbeestablishedbetweenpeople.

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