学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新 人教.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新人教

2019学年第二学期期末试卷

高二英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（共15小

题；每小题2分，满分30）

A

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B

SituatedinthesoutheastpartofCalifornia,DeathValleycoversanareaofmorethan3.3millionacres,evenlargerthanthefamousYellowstoneNationalPark.

  DeathValleyisalandofextremes.Itisoneofthehottestplacesonthesurfaceoftheearth.Thehighestgroundtemperatureeverrecordedwas93.90℃onJuly15,1972.ItisthedriestplaceinNorthAmericawithanaveragerainfallofonlyl.96inchesayear.DeathValleyalsoboaststhelowestpointinthewesternhemisphere-Bad-water,at85.95metersbelowsealevel.

  DeathValleygotitsnamein1849,whenagroupofemigrantswerelookingforashortcuttothegoldfieldofCalifornia.Theyweregivenbadadviceandwentintothevalley.Someofthemwerekilledbythebadweatherandharshroad.Whentherestfinallywalkedout,theygavetheareaitsnamebysayingtoit"Good-bye,DeathValley".

  Asthenamemightsuggest,thereisverylittleapparentvegetationwithinDeathValley.Firstimpressions,however,canbedeceiving.DeathValleyincludesmorethan1000speciesofplantsthathaveadaptedtotheharshconditions.

  DeathValleyisalsoalandofbeauties.Sunriseandsunsetaretwoofthemostspectacularattractions.Dependingondifferentangles,theyshowmanyofthearea'sdifferentmoods.Forthebestviewing,plantobethereapproximatelyonehourbeforesunsetorbeforesunrise.

  DeathValleyNationalParkisopenallyearround.Inspiteoftheclimate,hikingisoneofthemostpopularactivitiesinDeathValley.Thesurroundingmountainsproducespectacularwildflowerdisplaysalongwithsnow-coveredpeaks,breathtakingsanddunes,abandonedminesandindustrialstructures.

5.AllthefollowingstatementsarethemostspecialnaturesofDeathValleyexceptthat_______.

A.ithasthelargestnumberofdesertplants

B.ithasthehottestgroundintheworld

C.itisthedriestplaceinNorthAmerica

D.itisthelowestinthewesternhemisphere

6.FromthepassagewecanknowthatthenameDeathValleycomesfromthefactthat_______.

A.noonecanescapefromitsbadweather

B.it'stoohotforanyplantstogrowthere

C.somepersonsdiedfromitsterribleclimateat

D.itissodrythatnolivingthingscanexist

7.ThoughDeathValleyhashorriblelivingconditions,theauthorthinkshighlyof________.

A.itssnow-coveredpeaks

B.itsspecialclimate

C.itswildlife

D.theviewofsunriseandsunset

8.Thepurposeofthispassageprobablyis_______.

A.tellingusthedangerofDeathValley

B.givingusageneralintroductionofDeathValley

C.encouragingustopayavisittoDeathValley

D.describingthebeautyofDeathValley

C

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   DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.

   Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom（忧郁）disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”（lunch）.Incaseyoudon’tknow,pokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.

    Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheoneandonlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom（传家宝）,buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.

9.“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto         .

A.aprogrammedirectedbyDorothy

B.acoursegivenbytheauthor

C.anactivityheldbythestudents

D.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnionCollege

10.Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing        .

A.thelongtrack

B.thepoorhouses

C.thesametrain

D.thewindingroad

11.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?

A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.

B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.

C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.

D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.

D（改编）

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   NewOrleans,LouisianaprobablyhasmorenicknamesthananyotherAmericancity.Onewebsitelistsmorethantwentynicknames.Themostfamousis“TheBigEasy”Itdescribesthegentle,slowandeasy-goingwayoflifeinNewOrleans.

   Sohowdidthecitygetthisnickname?

Intheearly1900stherewasadancehallinNewOrleanscalled“TheBigEasy”.Butthenicknamedidnotbecomefamousuntiltheearly1970s.ThatwaswhenaLouisiananewspaperwriterbegancallingNewOrleansbythisname.Shecomparedtheeasy-goingwayoflifetheretothehurriedpaceoflifeinNewYorkCity.

   In1970,JamesConawaywroteacrimenovelcalled“TheBigEasy”.ThestorywassetinNewOrleans.In1987,thatbookwasmadeintoafilmwhichmadethenicknameevenmorepopular.

   NewOrleanshasothernicknames.Oneofthemis“TheCrescent（新月）City”.Duringthe19thcentury,newneighbourhoodsexpandedoutfromwhatisnowknownastheFrenchQuarter.Theseareasfollowedthegreatcurve（曲线）oftheMississippiRiver,givingNewOrleanstheshapeofacrescent.

   Anothernicknameis“TheBirthplaceofJazz”,becausethatkindofmusicstartedinNewOrleans.Itisalsocalled“MardiGrasCity”forthewildcelebrationsandparadesthattakeplacethereeveryyear.And,thereisanicknamethatusestheshortwaytowriteNewOrleansandLouisiana.Ifyoudonotwanttousethecompletename,youcancallthecity“NOLA”.

12.Whichofthefollowingnicknamesd