高二英语下学期期末考试试题下.docx

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沁县中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高二期末考试

英语

答题时间：

120分钟，满分：

150分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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

Onedayastudentwaswalkingwithhisteacherinthecountryside．Astheywentalong，theysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath．Theywereapoorfarmer’s，whowasworkinginthenearbyfield．

Thestudentturnedtotheteachersaying：

“Wewillhidehisshoes，andhideourselvesbehindthosetrees，andwaittoseewhathewilldo”

“Myyoungfriend．”answeredtheteacher,“weshouldnevermakefunofthepoor.Whynotputacoinineachshoe，andthenwewillhideourselvesandwatch?

”Thestudentdidsoandtheybothhidthemselvesbehindthetrees.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork，andcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.

Afterputtingonhiscoat，heputhisfootintooneofhisshoes，andfeltsomethinghard．Thenhebent（弯腰）downtofeelwhatitwas，andfoundthecoin.Surprised，helookedatthecoin，turneditaroundandlookedatitagain．Hethenlookedaround，butnopersonwasseen．Heputthemoneyintohispocket,andcontinuedtoputontheothershoe.Hissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin．

Hecouldn’tcontrolhisfeelingsandfelltohisknees，lookeduptotheskyandexpressedhisthanks.Thenhespokeofhiswife，sickandhelpless，andhischildrenwithoutbread．Hesaidthehelpwouldsavethemfromdying.

Thestudentstoodtheredeeplymoved，andhiseyesfilledwithtears．“Now,”saidtheteacher,“Areyounotmuchhappierthanifyouhadhiddentheshoes?

”

1.Whenthestudentsawtheshoes，hewantedto_______

A.stealthemB.givetheownersomemoney

C.findtheirownerD.playajokeontheowner

2．Accordingtothepassage，theteacheris______．

A．quietandhonestB.patientandcleverC.kindandfriendlyD.strictandcareful

3.Whenthefarmersawthesecondcoin,he______

A.wassurprisedanddecidedtofindtheownerB．wasveryexcitedandgrateful

C.wasworriedandlookedupattheskyD．spokeofhisdifficultiesandaskedformorehelp

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.AllgoodthingscometoanendB.Truehappinesscomesfromhelpingothers．

C.Wherethereisawill，thereisawayD.Itisnevertoolatetolearn

B

Iworkinanursinghomeandmyjobistotakecareoftheelderly．

Thisyear,averysweetoldladythatIcaredfor，Alice,hadgonethroughadifficulttime.Shegotdementiaandsoshehadbeeninthehospitaltwice.InNovemberIwasfinallyabletogetherbacktoher“home”．

AlicehadthoughtherdaughterwascomingtovisitheronChristmasdayandthattheyweregoingtohavethewholefamilytogetherliketheolddays.Whenshefinallyrealizedthatthathappymomentwasnotgoingtohappen，shewasverysad．KnowingthatherdaughterwascomingafterChristmaswasnotenoughtomakeherfeelhappy，Ihatedtheideaofherbeingaloneontheholiday!

OnChristmasEve，Igaveherasurprisebyaskingifshecouldliketogotoacandlelightserviceatchurchthatnigh

t

Insteadoftakinghertomychurch，Itookhertoheroldneighborhoodchurchwhereallherfriendswere.WegotthereearlyandIgotheraseatwhereherfriendscouldseeherastheycamein．Thensoonsomeofherfriendscametothechurchandtheyrushedovertogreetherandsitwithher．

ThecandlelightservicewasbeautifulandAlicegotalotoflovefromheroldandnewfriendsthere.

ThetruthofthestoryisthatIamtheonewhogotthebestgift:

thesmileonAlice’sface

5.Theunderlinedword“dementia”inParagraph2probablyis_______

A．anillnessB．aletterC．ahouseD．aplan

6.WheredidAlicespendherChristmasEveaccordingtothestory?

A.Inheroldneighborhoodchurch．B.Inheroldhouse

C．Inthenursinghome．D.Inthehospital．

7.WhatwasthebestgiftthattheauthorgotonChristmasEve?

A．Thecandlelightservice．B．PraisefromAlice’sfriends．

C．ThanksfromAlice’sdaughter．D．Alice’shappiness

8．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．ThedreamofalloldlonelyladyB．AspecialcandlelightChristmasEve

C．MyspecialjobD.Thetruelove

C

Inacomputerage，abroadband（宽带）Internetconnectionisverypopularnow．Whethercable（电缆）ormobilebroadband，today’sconnectionsaremanytimesfasterthanthoseintheearlydays.Videosplaysmoothly,complexwebsitesloadquickly，andfilesdownloadmuchfasterthantenyearsago．Andthefilesaremuchbiggertoo．

There’sahiddenproblem：

YouhavetolivenearenoughtoamajorcitytogetbroadbandInternet.Ifyoudon’t，it'sslowdial-upaccessforyou.Andforthoselivingreallyfarout，theremaybenoInternetaccessata11．

Technologyexpertsoftentalkaboutthe“lastmile”problem，whichreferstothedifficultyofbringingInternetaccesstoremote（遥远的）locations．Incitiesandsuburbs（郊区），it'srelativelyeasytoprovideaccessforeveryone．Itismuchmoredifficulttodeliveraccesstothoselivingfarfromcities，especiallyindevelopingcountries．Internetserviceproviders．fortheirpart，havebeenreluctant（不情愿的）toprovideaccesstosparsely（稀疏地）populatedareas．ThehandfulofInternetusersthey

wouldreachwouldn’tcovertheexpense.

Buteveryyear,technologicaladvancementsallowofmoreandmoreInternetusers.MostbroadbandconnectionstodayrunoverexistingcableTVandtelephonelinesalthoughthesetechnologiesaren’tavailableeverywhere．

SomecompanieshavedeliveredtheInternetoverstandardpowerlines.Advancementsincheapermoreefficientfiberopticscables（光纤电缆）promisetobringextremelyfastInternetconnectionstomoreusers．Still．the“lastmile”problemremainshardtodealwith．Therewillalwaysbesomewherethatdoesn’thaveanaffordablebroadbandconnection．Butsomedaythatmightnotmatter．Iftherapidprogressincellphonetechnologyisanyindication（迹象），itmaynotbetoolongbeforeanInternetconnectionsimplyfollowsyouwhereveryougo.

9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Internetconnectionshavebeenpopulareverywhere．

B．Internetserviceprovidersarewillingtocareaboutrural（农村的）customers．

C.Computercan’tbecomepopularindevelopingcountries.

D.TheproblemofInternetaccesshasn’tbeencompletelydealtwith．

10.Paragraph4mainlytellsusthattechnologicaladvancements_______.

A．makeTVandtelephoneavailableeverywhere

B．bringgre

atchangetopeople’severydaylife

C.makeitpossibleformorepeopletousetheInternet

D.bringfasterInternetconnectionstousers

11．Whatmayeventuallysettlethe“lastmile”problem?

A..Therapidprogressincellphonetechnology．

B.Thebroadbandconnection’sgettingfaster．

C.MoreandmoreInternetconnections．

D.MoreandmoreInternetusers

12.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________．

A．InternetConnectionsNeedImprovingB．InternetConnectionProblems

C.ProgressinInternetConnectionsD．InternetConnectionsToday

D

Agooddealoffascinatingresearchhasbeendoneaboutthereadingpatternsofyoungpeople，anditissurprisingtodiscoveratwhatanearlyagechildrenstartexpressingpreferencesforparticularkindofbooks.Are

centreport，whichexaminedindetailthereadinghabitsofprimary-schoolchildren,showedthatevenseven-year-oldboysandgirlshaveclearviewsaboutwhattheywanttoread.Girls，ingeneral，readmore，andfarmoregirlsthanboyspreferredreadingstories.Boyswereshowingatasteforthemoreinstantappealofpicturestories，orelsebooksabouttheirhobbies．

Thesetastescontinueunchangeduntilthechildrenareteenagers.Apparentlygirlsreadmoreingeneral，butmorefiction（小说）inparticular.Youcouldsaythattherearemoreopportunitiesforgirlstoreadfiction：

magazinesencouragethefictionhabitingirlsintheirearlyteens，andbytheirlateteenstheyhaveprobablymovedontotheadultwomen’smagazines．Teenageboystendtobuymagazinesabouttheirhobbies：

motorcycles，heavytransportandsoon．

Adultreadingtastesarealsothesubjectofresearch．Againthenumberofwomenwhoreadforpleasureisconsiderablyhigherthanthenumberofmen.Itseemsthatthemajorityofwomenstillwantlovestories．Therehasalsobeensomeanalysisofwhatmenactuallyread.Apparentlyonly38percentofmenreadanything，but50percentofwhattheyreadisfictionintheformofaction-packed（内容丰富有趣的）storiesofspaceorgunmen

13.Whathastherecentresearchintochildren’sreadingshow?

A.Childrenbegintoreadveryfastatanearlyage

B.Childrenexamineindetailwhattheyreadatschool

C.Childrenformtheirreadingtastesbythetimetheyareseven

D．Childrencanreadclearlyinprimaryschoo1．

14.Ifwehaveacloselookatthereadinghabitsofboysandgirlswe’llfindthat_______

A.girlsaremoreinterestedinaction-packedstoriesthanboys

B.girlsaremoreinterestedinfictionthanboys

C.boysreadmuchmorethangirls

D．boyshavenointerest

infiction

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________．

A．peopleusuallydonotchangetheirreadingtasteswhentheygrowup

B．boyschangetheirreadingtastesmoreoftenthangirls

C

．boysandgirlsformtheirreadinghabitsbyreadingmagazines

D.peoplehavenodefinite（确切的）readingtastes

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

OrganizingYourTime

Youcansetabudget（预算）foryourtimejustasyoucansetabudgetforyourmoney.Sinceyou’retryingtoreduceworryratherthanincreaseit，gointothisprocesswithafocusonmaximizing（使…最大化）yourpersonaltime，ratherthancramming（塞满）asmuchasyoucanintoeachday.

●Setasleepschedule.16Giveyourselfaone-hourtargetwindowforbedtimeintheevening，andsetastricttimetogetupinthemorning．Besurethatthespacebetweenyourbedtimeandthestartofyourdaygivesyouroughlyanhourmorethantheamountofs