高二上学期期末考试英语模拟试题含答案.docx

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高二上学期期末考试英语模拟试题含答案

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2021年高二上学期期末考试英语模拟试题含答案

第I卷共90分（阅读完形60分）

第一部分听力（略，30分）

第二部分阅读理解（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。

A．

Tellastoryandtellitwell,andyoumayopenwidetheeyesofachild,openuplinesofmunicationinabusiness,orevenopenpeople’smindtoanothercultureorrace.

Peopleinmanyplacesaredigginguptheoldfolkstoriesandthemessagesinthem.Forexample,mostAmericanstorytellersgettheirtalesfromawidevarietyofsources,cultures,andtimes.Theyregardstorytellingnotonlyasausefultoolinchildeducation,butalsoasameaningfulactivitythathelpsadultsunderstandthemselvesaswellasthosewhoseculturemaybeverydifferentfromtheirown.

“Mostlocalstoriesarebasedonalargertheme,”AmericanstorytellerOpalangaPughsays,“Cinderella（灰姑娘）,orthecentralideaofagoodchildprotectedbyhergoodness,appearsinvariousformsinalmosteverycultureoftheworld.”

Workingwithstudentsinschools,Pughhelpsthemunderstandtheirownculturesandthegeneralmessagesofthestories.Sheworkswithprisonerstoo,helpingthemknowwhotheyarebytellingstoriesthatherlistenerscanwrite,direct,andactintheirownlives.Iftheydon’tlikethestorytheyareliving,theycanrewritethestory.Pughalsoworkstohelpopenuplinesofmunicationbetweenmanagersandworkers.“Foreveryadvanceinbusiness,”shesays,“thereisagreaterneedformunication.”Storytellingcanhaveagreateffectoneithersideofthemanager-workerrelationship,shesays.

PughspentseveralyearsinNigeria,whereshelearnedhowcloselystorytellingwaslinkedtotheeverydaylifeofthepeoplethere.Thebenefitsofstorytellingarefoundeverywhere,shesays.

“Ilearnedhowpeopleusedstoriestospreadtheirculture,”shesays,“WhatIdoistofocusonthevalueofthestoriesthatpeoplecantranslateintotheirowndailyworldofaffairs.Weareallstorytellers.Weallhaveastorytotell.Wetelleverybody’sstory.”

21.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanstorytellerfromParagraph2?

A.Theysharethesamewayofstorytelling.

B.Theyprefertotellthestoriesfromothercultures.

C.TheylearntheirstoriesfromtheAmericannatives.

D.Theyfindstorytellingusefulforbothchildrenandadults.

22.Pughhaspractisedstorytellingwith_____groupsofpeople.

A.2B.3C.4D.5

23.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Storytellingcaninfluencethewaypeoplethink.

B.Storytellingisvitaltothegrowthofbusiness.

C.Storytellingisthebestwaytoeducatechildreninschool.

D.Storytellinghelpspeopleunderstandthemselvesandothers.

B.

Campmemorieslastforever!

Wemakesuretheyareunforgettable!

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Weare100%horsefromstable（马厩）management,naturewalks,andtrackridestobedroomfurnishings.

Horseshelpusachievemanyofouraims.Girlscanlearntodevelopresponsibility,self-confidenceandpersonalconnectionsintheirliveswhilehavingfun.Usinghorsesasawonderfultoolforeducation,ourcampsofferaninterestingplaceforgrowthandlearning.

Imagineeachgirlhavingherveryownhorsetospendtimewithandabestfriendtoloveandtakecareof.Eachcamperisresponsibleforahorsefortheweek.Ourridingprogramprovidesalotofridingandlessontime.Camperswilllearnhowtotakecareofthehorseandthetack（马具）,aswellashowtoride.Daysarefilledwithhorse-relatedactivitiestostrengthentheconnectionbetweeneachgirlandhorse,asthegirlslearntoworksafelyaroundthehorses.

AtShadowRidgewetrytocreatealoving,caringfamilyatmosphereforourcampers.Wehave“TheBunkhouse”（4girls）,the“WranglersRoost”（4girls）,and“TheHideout”（2girls）inourfortable177-year-oldfarmhouse.Allmealsarehomecooked,offeringdeliciousandhealthyfoodforthehungryrider.

Ourexcellentactivitiescreatepersonalizedmemoriesofyourchild'svacation,EachchildwillreceiveacampT-shirtandaphotoalbum（usually300-500pictures）oftheirstayatcamp.

OurcampsareofferedduringJune,JulyandAugustxx,forsmallgroupsofgirlsaged13-16years,notonlyfromCanadabutalsootherpartsoftheworld.

Wewillsendyoufullprogramdescriptionsatyourrequest.

24Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toattractpeopletothecamps.

B.Totalkaboutcampingexperiences.

C.Todescribetheprogramsofthecamps.

D.Toexplaintheaimsofthecamps.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampprogramsatShadowRidge?

A.CampersarerequiredtowearcampT-shirts.

B.Horsesplayacentralroleintheactivities.

C.Camperslearntocookfoodforthemselves.

D.Horselessonsareofferedalltheyearround.

26.TheprogramsatShadowRidgemainlyaimtohelppeople__________.

A.understandhorsesbetterB.enjoyafamilyatmosphere

C.havefunaboveotherthingsD.achieveaneducationalpurpose

27.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor__________.

A.horseridersB.teenagegirlsC.CanadianparentsD.internationaltravelers

C

PeanutstoThis

Proudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?

”

Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtalkIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:

goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedpletelydifferent!

Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice;flip（掷）acoin.Heads—themander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!

Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.

Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!

HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?

Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:

Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster’sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!

28.Whatdidtheauthor’sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?

A.Controversial.B.Ridiculous.

C.Boring.D.Puzzling.

29.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?

A.HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.

B.Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.

C.Heforgothisteacher’sinstruction.

D.Hewasnewattheschool.

30.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans_______.

A.annoyedB.ashamed

C.readyD.eager

31.Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround_______.

A.byredoinghistask

B.throughhisownefforts

C.withthehelpofhisgrandfather

D.undertheguidanceofhisheadmaster

D.

ResearchersinthepsychologydepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles（UCLA）havediscoveredamajordifferenceinthewaymenandwomenrespondtostress.Thisdifferencemayexplainwhymenaremorelikelytosufferfromstress-relateddisorders.

Untilnow,psychologicalresearchhasmaintainedthatbothmenandwomenhavethesame“fight-or-flight”reactiontostress.Inotherwords,individualseitherreactwithaggressivebehavior,suchasverbalorphysicalconflict（“fight”）,ortheyreactbywithdrawingfromthestressfulsituation（“flight”）.However,theUCLAresearchteamfoundthatmenandwomenhavequitedifferentbiologicalandbehavioralresponsestostress.Whilemenoftenreacttostressinthefight-or-flightresponse,womenoftenhaveanotherkindofreactionwhichcouldbecalled“tendandbefriend.”Thatis,theyoftenreacttostressfulconditionsbyprotectingandnurturingtheiryoung（“tend”）,andbylookingforsocialcontactandsupportfromothersespeciallyotherfemales（“befriend”）.

Scientistshavelongknownthatinthefight-or-flightreactiontostress,animportantroleisplayedbycertainhormones（激素）releasedbythebody.TheUCLAresearchteamsuggeststhatthefemaletend-or-befriendresponseisalsobasedonahormone.Thishormone,calledoxytocin,hasbeenstudiedinthecontextofchildbirth,butnowitisbeingstudiedforitsroleintheresponseofbothmenandwomentostress.Theprincipalinvestigator,Dr.ShelleyE.Taylor,explainedthat“animalsandpeoplewithhighlevelsofoxytocinarecalmer,morerelaxed,moresocial,andlessanxious.”Whilemenalsosecrete（分泌）oxytocin,itseffectsarereducedbymalehormones.

Intermsofeverydaybehavior,