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华美实验学校2017-2018学年度高二级第一学期

英语期末考试试题卷

第一部分阅读理解（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

Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist.

ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBunyan（1678）

AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan'sprosemakesthistheEnglishclassic.

RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe（1719）

Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.

Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift（1726）

Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.

ClarissabySamuelRichardson（1748）

Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart.”

TomJonesbyHenryFielding（1749）

TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.

EmmabyJaneAusten（1816）

JaneAusten'sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.

TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe（1838）

EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel-aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements-hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.

1.WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?

A.RobinsonCrusoeB.Gulliver'sTravels

C.TomJonesD.Emma

2.WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa'?

A.Alovestory.B.Quarrelsinafamily.

C.Thehumanheart.D.Thespiritsofthetime.

3.WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?

A.Theirclassiclifestyles.B.Theirdifferentnationalities.

C.Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D.Theirrepresentationofthesociety.

B

Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:

thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow

Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.

4.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto.

A.Yourlifestyle.B.Yourlifevalue.

C.Yourtroubleinlife.D.Yourlifeexperience.

5.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?

A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.

B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.

D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.

6.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?

A.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.

B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.

C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.

D.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph

A.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.

B.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.

C.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.

D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.

C

ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.

Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”

Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausages（香肠）andflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”

Bynowparamedics（救援人员）hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.

InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”

Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”

Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.

8.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.D.Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.

B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother’ssupport.

C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.

D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.

10.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.

A.astonishedB.struckC.frightenedD.excited

11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FlowerPowerB.Mother’sDay

C.AnAccidentalInjuryD.AnEmbarrassingMoment

D

Doyousometimesargueaboutwhatseemstoyoutobeasimplefact?

Doyouarguewhetherit’scoldoutdoorsorwhetherthecarinfrontofyouisgoingfasterthanthespeedlimit（限速）?

Ifyougetintosucharguments,trytothinkaboutthestoryaboutthesixblindmenandtheelephant.Thefirstblindmanwhofelttheelephant’strunk（象鼻）saiditwaslikeasnake.Thesecondwhofelttheelephant’ssidesaiditwaslikeawall,whilethethirdsaiditwaslikeaspear（矛）ashetouchedtheanimal’stusk.Thefourth,whotookholdoftheelephant’stailinsistedthatitwaslikearope.Thefifthmansaiditlookedlikeatreeasheputhisarmsaroundoneoftheelephant’slegs.Thelast,whowastallandgotholdoftheelephant’sears,saiditwaslikeahugefan.

Eachman’sideaoftheanimalcamefromhisownexperience.Soifsomeonedisagreeswithyouabouta“simplefact”,it’softenbecausehisexperienceinthematterisdifferentfromyours.

Toseehowharditisforevenonepersontomakeuphismindabouta“simplefact”,trythissimpleexperiment.Getthreelargebowls.Puticewaterinone.Puthotwaterinthesecond.Putlukewarmwater（温水）inthethird.Nowputyourlefthandinthehotwater.Putyourrighthandinthelukewarmwater.Yourrighthandwilltellyouthewateriscold.Yourlefthandwilltellyouitishot.

12.Themanwhotouchedtheelephant’searsmustbevery_______.

A.heavyB.thinC.tallD.strong

13.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastlineoftheparagraphrefersto_______.

A.yourlefthandB.yourrighthandC.thewaterD.thebowl

14.Whatmakespeoplethinkaboutsimplefactsdifferently?

A.People’swrongideas.B.People’sdifferentexperience.

C.Simplefactsaredifferentsometimes.D.Peopleoftendisagreewitheachother.

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatweshould__________.

A.learnfromtheblindmenB.notagreeaboutsimplefacts

C.neverthinkaboutsimplefactsD.neverdecideanythingwithoneside

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Thelastthingyouwantisabadgradeonapaperthattookalotofhardworkandtime.16.Tobesuccessfulinschool,youhavetomakesureyouknowwhatassignmentsyou’resupposedtocomplete.Andknowexactlyhowandwhenyou’reexpectedtocompleteeachassignment.So,youneedtotalkwiththeteacher.17

Youdon’thavetobecomeapersonwholooksstupidandfollowstheteacheraround.18However,youshouldcheckinwithyourteachereverytimeheorsheassignsaprojectthatisneworunfamiliar.

Youshouldalsocommunicatewithyourteacherifyoureceiveapoorgradeunexpectedly.Teachersarehumans,andtheymakemistakes.19Bepolite.Yourteacherwillexplain（andmaybeappreciatetheopportunitytofixanypotentialmistakes）

20On