高二下学期期末考试英语试题第4套真题.docx

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高二下学期期末考试英语试题第4套真题

高二下学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

1.阅读理解

A

Onewarmsummermorning,Elizabeth,thenanny（保姆）oftheWilliam’s,wentbackfromoutsidewiththelittleboy,Josh.Whenshesteppedintothehousefromthefrontdoor,shecouldtellthatsomethingwaswrong,butshecouldn’tpointafingeratexactlywhatitwas.JustasshewasabouttodashouttofindJosh,thelittleboyranfrombehindherback,straightintothehouseforhistoys.

That’swhensheheardfootstepscomingdownthestairs.Herheartmissedabeat.KnowingthatJosh’sparentswerenothome,sheraninsidethehouse,caughtthelittleboyswiftlyandheadedstraightforthegate.Shehittheneighbor’sdoorheavilytoseekhelpandcalledthepolice.

WhenDavidWilliamreturnedhomeandcheckedthemonitor,whathesawscaredthelifeoutofhim.Astronglybuiltmiddle-agedstrangerwalkedaroundthehouseandsearchedeverycorner,beingcarefulnottomissanyvaluables（贵重物品）.AndthemostfrighteningforDavidwastoseehimevenslippingintoJosh’sroom.Itwasalsoterrifyingtoseethathewasonhisphonewithsomeoneguidinghimonwhattodo.WhenElizabethopenedthefrontdoor,herealizeditwastimetoleave.HeranoutjustafewmomentsafterElizabethandtheboyleft,gettingawayfromthepolice.

TheWilliamsfeelsogratefultoElizabethforwhatshehasdonedailyandsavingtheirlittleboywhenshecouldhaveeasilyrunleavingthechildbehind.Elizabethiscalled“supemanny”bythefamily.ButElizabethsaiditwasjusthernormalduty.“Whenhisparentsareaway,theyputtheirtrustinmetokeephimsafe.”Althoughsheisstillterrifiedatthethoughtofwhatcouldhavehappenedifshehadcomefacetofacewiththatman,sheiswillingtocontinuedoingherwork.

（1）WhydidElizabethleavethehousequickly?

A.ShewasanxioustofindJosh.B.Shesensedsomethingdangerous.C.Shewasinarushtohelpherneighbor.D.Sheheardfamiliarfootstepsapproaching.

（2）Whatcanwelearnaboutthestranger?

A.HestoleintoJosh’sroom.B.Hewascaughtbythepolice.C.Heusedthemonitortofindvaluables.D.HesearchedElizabeth’sroomforhisphone.

（3）ThefamilythinkhighlyofElizabethbecause________.

A.sheactedbeyondthecallofdutyB.shefeltnofearincaseofemergencyC.shesavedthechildatthecostofherownlifeD.shestrengthenedtheparent-childbondoftrust

2.阅读理解

B

Researcherssaytheyhavecreatedanewsuper-toughmaterialinthelaboratory.Itisstronger,lighterandcostslessthansteel.Butthenewmaterialisnotaproductofhightechnology.Itiswood.ResearcherLiangbingHusaysthatitcancompetewithsomeoftheworld’sstrongestmaterialsorevenreplacesteel.

TheproductiscalledSuperWood.Itdoesn’trequireanyspecialraw,unprocessedmaterial.Thatmeansthecostoftheproductwillberelativelylow.Husaid,“Wecanstartwithverycheapwood,andalsoveryfancy,expensivewood.Butintheend,wegetverysimilarperformance.”

SuperWoodismadebypartiallyremovinganaturalpolymercalledlignin（木质素）.Huexplained,“Ligninislikegluetoholdallthepartstogetherinnaturalwood.Tobeabletodensify（增密）thewoodcompletely,someoftheligninhastoberemoved.“Strongchemicalsareputonthewoodtoremoveabouthalfofitslignin.Then,afterbeingleftinextremeheatandpressurizedforaday,thetreatedwoodisready.

Thewoodisstrongenoughtobuildautomobiles,airplanes,windturbinesandmore.Researchersarefindingmanynewwaystousewood,includingcreatingbatteriesandsee-throughwoodandpaper.Husaid,“WoodhasbeenexistingonEarthformorethanamillionyears.Andhumanbeingshavebeenusingwoodforfurniture,constructionformorethan10thousandyears.Andthemoreweworkedonthismaterial,werealized,wehaveneverfullyexhaustedthepotentialofthisamazingmaterial.”

（1）WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofSuperWood?

A.Strong.B.Tough.C.High-tech.D.Low-cost.

（2）Whatisthe3rdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThequalityofSuperWood.B.Thedensifyingfunctionoflignin.C.Theamountofremovedlignin.D.ThemakingprocessofSuperWood.

（3）What’sLiangbingHu’sattitudetowardsthefutureofSuperWood?

A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Unconcerned.D.Negative.

3.阅读理解

C

Youmayhaveheardthetermself-awareness,butwhatisitandwhydoesitmatter?

Beingself-awarecaninfluencehowyoufeelinyourjobandinyourpersonallife.DanielGolemantakesthatconnectionmuchfurther,sayingself-awarenessisthekeytosuccess.Hedescribesself-awarenessas“knowingone’sinternal（内在的）states,preferenceandresources”,andthenmonitoringthat“innerworld”informationasitcomesup.Ifyoucanbeasawareofyourfeelingsandthoughts,you’llbebetterabletodealwithnewsituations.Becauseyouknowyourselfbetter,you’llbemoreacceptingofyourself,yourthoughtsandyourfeelings,Golemansays.

Butself-awarenessdoesn’tstopathowyouseeyourself.It’salsounderstandingandacknowledginghowothersseeyou.TashaEurich,anorganizationalpsychologist,explainsthatself-awarenesshastwoparts—internalandexternal（外部的）.Internalself-awarenessmeanswecanclearlyseeourownvalues,thoughts,passionsandfeelings.Externalself-awarenessisclearlyseeinghowothersseeus.Peoplewhoareexternallyself-awaretendtobebetterleaders.

Sohowdoyouknowifyou’reself-awareornot?

Eurichdevelopedashortonlinequiztohelp.You’renottheonlyonewhohastotakeit.Someonewhoknowsyouwellalsohastoanswerquestionsaboutyou.

InarecentTEDTalk,Eurichreferstoself-awarenessunicorns.Thisgroupmakesuponlyasmallpartofallthepeopleshehasstudied.Thesearepeoplewhonotonlybelievetheyareself-aware,butotherpeoplewhoknowthemwouldagree.Additionally,theseunicornswouldsaytheyhaveimprovedtheirself-awarenessintheirlivesandagain,thosewhoknowthemwellwouldagree.

Thankfully,anyonecanbecomemoreself-aware,aslongasthey’rewillingtodevotesometimeandefforttothecause.

（1）AccordingtoDanielGoleman,aself-awareperson________.

A.feelscontentwithhislifeB.hasaburningdesireforsuccessC.handleshisself-informationwellD.avoidschallengingnewsituations

（2）InEurich’stheory,whathelpsmakeabetterleader?

A.Clearthinking.B.Internalself-awareness.C.Sharpunderstanding.D.Externalself-awareness.

（3）HowdoesEurich’squizassessone’sself-awareness?

A.Bysettingcriteriaforanswers.B.Bymeasuringothers’reactions.C.Byanalyzingquiz-takers’questions.D.Bymatchinginternalandexternalopinions.

（4）Whatcanbeinferredaboutunicornsfromthe5thparagraph?

A.Theyareraretalents.B.Theyfailtogetapproval.C.Theyarebornexperts.D.Theytrytopleaseothers.

二、任务型阅读

4.任务型阅读

PlanaBudget-FriendlySummerVacation

It’snevertooearlytostartthinkingaboutyoursummervacation.Decidingwheretogoandwhatattractionstoseecanactuallybeafunandexcitingpartoftheexperience—particularlywhenyoufindwaystosaveyourtraveldollar.________

Rethinkyour“summervacation”.

Ifyoursummervacationwindowiswideopen,whynotskipJulyandAugust?

Theflightsandaccommodationsareabout25%cheaperinthespringorearlyfall.Ifyoumusttravelduringthebusyseason,youcanstillsavebybeingflexible.________FlyingoutonaTuesdayinsteadofaFridaycouldsaveyouabitofmoney,andflyingintheafternoonwilllikelybecheaperthanamorningflight.

________

It’salwaysinyourbestinteresttobookyoursummervacationearly.Ifyouplanonflyingtoyourdestination,forexample,itwillbemucheasiertofindseatsonyourpreferredflightsifyoubookinMarchthanifyouweretowaituntilthelastminute.Thesameappliestohotels,wherepricesarebasedonsupplyanddemand.

Usetherightwebsites.

Therearealotofwebsitescompetingforyourtraveldollar.________Forexample,whenyoumakefivereservationswithB,youcanhaveaccesstotheir“GeniusProgram”whichgivesyou10%offaswellasearlycheck-inandlatecheck-out.

Consideratour.

Withsomanyplacestoseeandthingstodo,planningatripcanwearyououtquickly.________Seasonedtouroperators,suchasTrafalgar,takethestressoutoftravelsoallyouhavetodoisshowupandenjoyyourself.Moreimportantly,aguidedvacationrepresentsasignificantsaving.

A.Planyourflights.

B.Bookinadvance.

C.Inthatcase,atourisafantasticchoice.

D.Choosetheonethatoffersthebestservice.

E.Thatcompetitionhasledtomanybenefitsfortravelers.

F.Whenbookingflights,choosetheleastpopulartraveltimes.

G.Herearetipstoplanasummervacationwithinyourbudget.

三、完形填空

5.完形填空

WhenMarcus,ahomelessman,walkedintoasmallcafe,beggingforsparechange,hedidn’tget1.Instead,Cesia,theowner,kindlyaskedwhyhedidn’thaveajob.2hisheadtoavoideyecontact,hereplied,“Iusedtobeinprisonandnoonewantsto3me.”AlthoughCesiahadhitsomehardtimesofherownatthecafe,shewasshortofhandsthatdayand4Marcusaposition,washingdishesfortwohours.

Withabigsmile,Marcus5acceptedit.WhileMarcuswasbusywiththedishes,Cesiamadehimasandwich.Marcusimmediatelywalkedouttothestreetand6itwithahomelesswoman.“Doyouknowtheladyoverthere?

”sheaskedoutof7.“No,butIknowsheishungry.”Thatreally8Cesia.

Sincebusinesswasnotgood,Cesiacouldn’t9toemployhim.Soattheendofthatday,theysaidtheirgoodbyes.10,muchtohersurprise,Marcuscontinuedto11ontimeforworkeveryday.Whenhegot12,heboughtfoodfromthecafe,refusingtotakeitforfree.Whenaskedwhy,hesaid,