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山西省榆社中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

山西省榆社中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

（本试卷满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

第I卷　客观题（100分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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

CaptainGoodfellow

Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories，funnygames，andexcitingdances？

CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:

00，FREE.

WalkingTouroftheTown

ForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutlocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceoftheCityHallat9:

30.Wearcomfortableshoes！

FilmattheMuseum

TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:

30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:

45.Forfurtherinformation，call4987898.

InternationalPicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday？

CometotheCentralParkonSaturdayand

enjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:

00pm.

DoYouWanttoHear“TheZoo”

“TheZoo”，apopularrockgroupfromAustralia，willgivetheirfirstUSconcerttomorrow

nightat8atRoseHall，CityCollege.

1.YoucansendyourchildrentoCaptainGoodfellowtolearndances________________.

A.onSundayafternoonB.at10:

00a.m.onSaturday

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C.at9:

30everydayD.atnoonbefore5:

00p.m.

2.Youcanseemoviesat________________.

A.theMuseumTheatreB.theCityCollege

C.theCityTheatreD.theCentralPark

3.YoucanprobablyeatChinese，Italian，andArabfood________________.

A.atthefrontentranceoftheCityHallB.attheballgame

C.at8:

00p.m.D.attheCentralParkonSaturday

B

Inmyworktherearealotofbusinesstrips，andwhatIhateaboutmyjobiseatingalone.Italwaysmakesmefeellonelytoseeotherslaughingandtalking.So，itwasabetterchoiceformetohaveroomservice.

However，afterenjoyingroomservicefordaysatahotelinHouston，Ineededtogetoutofmyroom.Thoughtherestaurantopenedat7:

00，Iarrivedat6:

30.Thewaiteratthefrontdeskmadeacommentaboutmy“beingtherereallyearly”.Iexplainedmydislikeofeatingaloneinrestaurants.HethenseatedmeatalovelytableandaskedmewhetherIwouldmindifhesatdownwithmeforawhile.  

HowdelightedIwas！

Hesatandchattedwithmeabouthiscareerdreamsandthedifficultyofbeingatworkonnights，weekendsandholidays.Hesaidhehadn’tenoughtimetobewithhisfamily.After20minutes，hesawsomecustomersatthefrontdeskandexcusedhimself.Inoticedthathestoppedinthekitchenforamomentbeforehewenttothefrontdesk.  

Thenoneafteranotherwaitercameoutofthekitchenandhadawonderfulchatwithme.Thatnight，threeotherwaiters，eventhecook，hadcomeoutofthekitchenandsatwithme！

  AboutonehourlaterwhenIaskedformybill，allthepeoplewhohadsatdownwithmecameoverinabiggrouptomytable，andpresentedmewitharedrose.AndIwasmovedtotears！

Whathadbegunasalonelynightendedupasabeautifulexperience.

4.Theauthoraskedforroomservicebecause_______.

 A.hewantedtosavetimeinthisway

 B.hedidn’tliketoeatwithotherpeoplearound

 C.hedidn’twantedtoberecognizedbythewaiters

 D.seeingpeoplelaughingandtalkingmadehimfeellonely

5.Howdidthewaiterfeelwhenhesawtheauthorcomeinat6:

30？

 A.Surprised   B.Pleased.       C..Dissatisfied.        D.Angry.

6.Fromthethirdparagraph，wecanlearnthatthewaiteratthefrontdesk______.  

 A.knewhowtoattractmorecustomerstohisrestaurant  

 B.founditnoteasytobalancehisworkandhisfamily  

 C.wasgettingtiredofhispresentjob  

 D. hadneverhadsuchachancetotalkabouthisworries

7.Theauthorwantstotellusthat______.  

 A.peopleareactuallyalllonelyintheirownway   

 B.restaurantsshouldputtheneedofcustomersfirst  

 C.theactofkindnessbystrangerscanmakeyoulesslonely  

 D. restaurantsarefullofsurprisesforlonelypeople

C

InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanada，whichhasmanynational，religiousandculturaldifferences，peoplehighlyvalueindividualism—thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledge.Instead，theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage，studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.

　　InmostAsiasocieties，bycontrast，thepeoplehavethesamelanguage，historyandculture.Perhapsforthisreason，theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety'sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina，JapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.

　　Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.Forexample，oneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmaths，physics，biologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult，butitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis，however，adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools，yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam，theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.

　　TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica，ontheotherhand，isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.Thereis，however，adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschool，theyhaven'tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.

8.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageis________.

　A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewway

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　B.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrast

　C.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorization

　D.topreparestudentsforsociety

9.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？

　A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEast.

　B.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.

　C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.

　D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotasfriendlyasthoseinAsia.

10.Fromthefacts，wecaninferthat________.

　A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudents

　B.ChinesestudentsaremorehardworkingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudents

　C.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystem

　D.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？

　A.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofeducationalsystem

　B.Thevalueofindividualism

　C.Educationalsystem—anobviousdifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest

　D.Memorization—animportantlearningmethod

D

MywifeandIhavealwaysbeenfriendlywiththeclerksatthelocalconveniencestore.Idon’tthinkmanypeopleappreciatewhatadifficultjobthesefolkshave.TheyworkforalittleoverminimumwageandIoftenwonderhowtheymakeendsmeet.

Oneoftheclerks，Charlie，wasalwayswearinghisglassesbuthedidn’toneday.Iaskedhimaboutitandhesaidthey’dbeenoutoforderandthathecouldn’taffordanewpair.Hisfamilyneededmoney.Itwasobviousthathewashavingadifficulttime.

Wewantedtohelphim，soweturnedtoourowneyedoctorforassistancewithaplan.Wehadhissecretarycontacthim，askinghimtocomeinforaneyeexamforfree.Wetoldthedoctortolethimorderwhateverglasseshewantedandthatwewouldpayforthem.AlthoughCharliequestionedwhatwasgoingon，thedoctorjusttoldhimthatsomeonehadofferedthemoneyforhisnewglasses.Whenwewentintopaythebill，thedoctortoldushewassotouchedbyourideathathewaivedtheexamfeeandonlychargedusforhalfthepriceoftheglasses！

ItwassowonderfultoseeCharlieinhernewglassesandheenjoyedtellingalltheregularcustomershowthegiftcameabout.I’msurethatuponhearingherstory，ideasofkindnessmayhaveemergedinthemindsofmany.

12.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthejobatthelocalconveniencestore？

A.less-stressedB.tiringC.easyD.low-paid

13.Whydidn’ttheclerkCharliewearglassesoneday？

A.Itwasverywarmandfine.

B.Hisoldglasseswerebroken.

C.Hisglassesweremissing.

D.Heforgottowearhisglasses.

14.Fromthepassage，wecaninferthat________.

A.Charliewasayoungmanwithskills

B.Charlieknewwhopaidthemoneyforthenewglasses

C.Charliedidn’tsupporthisfamilywithenoughmoney

D.Charlieentirelyacceptedthemoneyforthenewglasses

15.Theunderlinedword“waived”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.

A.gaveupB.tookupC.cutdownD.putoff

第二节：

七选五（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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

Highschoolcanbequitethestressfultimeforanystudent.Therearenumerousstressestodealwithandthepressurecanbemoreintenseasyouenteryoursenioryear.16___Theanswerisasfollows.

17___Adjustyourapproachtoyourspecificsituation.Forinstance，ifyou’reactiveinyourcommunityandyourschoolandhavealargefamily，youmayfeeldepressedbyhavingallthesepeopleinvolvedinyourlifeonadailybasis.18_____Youjustmayneedamomenttobealoneandcollectyourthoughtsbeforemovingontothechallenges