学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题 人教新版.docx

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学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题人教新版

2019学年第二学期期末考试

高二年级英语试题

第I卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共二节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

ChineseNewYearisapproachingandpreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworld.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.

London

Althoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothers,havingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950s,London’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns ,previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics （杂技）,martialarts （武术）,danceandoperanearby.

SanFrancisco

SanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreet,thishistoricareaisalocaltreasure,attractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridge.

Bangkok

Withanabout100-year-oldhistory,theThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreats,clothes,toysandantiques.Sundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhood.Theareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealers,whoseshopslinetheroad.

Mauritius

FoundinPortLouis,thisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChina,itstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestival,themostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets.

1.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?

  A.London’sChinatown.                 B.Bangkok’sChinatown.

  C.Mauritius’sChinatown.              D.SanFrancisco’sChinatown.

2.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?

 A.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.

B.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.

C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinese.

D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.

3.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDances,youcangoto______.

  A.RueRoyaleinPortLouis,Mauritius.   

B.theSundaymarketinBangkok.

  C.theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco.   

D.theChinesecommunityinLondon.

B

 IoncehadanunforgettableexperiencethathasinfluencedanddirectedthewayIthinkandactnow.

   WhenIwasaboutsevenyearsold,mygrandfathertookmetoafishpondonafarmandtoldmetothrowastoneintothewater.Hetoldmetowatchthecirclescreatedbythestone.Thenheaskedmetothinkofmyselfasthatstone.“Youmaycreatelotsofcirclesinyourlife,butthewavesthatcomefromthosecircleswilldisturbthepeaceofallyourfellowpeople,”hesaidthoughtfully.“Rememberthatyourcirclemaytouchmanyothercircles,meaningthatyourthoughtsoractionsmaydisturbothers’lives.Youareresponsibleforwhatyouputinyourcircle.Youwillneedtoliveinawaythatallowsthegoodorpeacethatcomesfromyourcircletobesenttoothers.Atthesametime,theangerorjealousy（嫉妒）comingfromyourcirclealsospreadtoothercircles.Youareresponsibleforboth.”

   ThatwasthefirsttimeIhadrealizedthateachperson’sinnerpeaceordiscord（不和谐）canflowoutintotheworld.Ifwearefilledwithinnerconflict,doubtoranger,wecannotcreateworldpeace.Wespreadthefeelingsandthoughtsthatweholdinside,whetherwespeakthemornot.Whatevercirclesareinsideus,theyarespreadingintotheworld,creatingbeautyordiscordwithallothercirclesoflife.

4.Theauthor’sgrandfathertookhim/hertothefishpondto_______.

   A.gofishingtogether    B.teachhim/herameaningfultruthoflife

  C.playafungamewiththeauthor D.correcthis/herwrongdoings

5.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosaybytellingushisunforgettableexperience?

  A.Wecannotcontrolourfeelingsthatdisturbothers

  B.Weshouldn’tkeepintouchwithotherpeople.

  C.Whatwethinkanddocaninfluenceothers’lives.

  D.It’sdifficulttokeepagoodrelationshipwithotherpeople.

6.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethatweshould________.

  A.sendourangertootherpeople 

B.shareourhappinesswithotherpeople

  C.complainaboutthemisfortuneinourlives  

D.hideourfeelingsandneverexpressthemtoothers

7.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthispassage?

  A.Toteachtheyoungpeoplehowtoholdtheir feelingsandthoughts.

  B.Toindicatetheimportanceofanunforgettableexperience.

  C.Torecalltheexperienceoffishing.

  D.Totellpeopletocreatebeautyandharmony.

C

Musicissomethingthateverypersonhashisorherownspecificopinionabout.Differentpeoplehavedifferenttastes,andvarioustypesofmusichavemanywaysofleavinganimpactonsomeone.Itcanberelaxing,angering,comforting,energizing,andmanymore.

Therearesomanytypesofmusicouttheretoday.Rap,pop,rock,country,alternative,hardcorearesomeoftheabundanttypesintheworld.Musicsendsouteithergoodorbadmessagesthathavebigimpactsonhowpeopleact.Peopleusuallybecomefriendswithotherswhohavethesametaste.Peoplemaynotwanttoassociatewithpeoplewhohavedifferenttastesinmusicbecausethey’llargueaboutwhattheythinkisbetterbutit’sjusttheirownopinions.

RapandRockmusicaretwoveryimportanttypesofmusicintheworld.Thelyrics（歌词）sungorrappedbytheartistscanbethingsgoingonintheirownpersonallives.Musiccanalsoserveasamotivationfornewideas.Whenpeoplelistentothenewthingsoutthere,theylearndifferentthingsgoingonintheworldandtheybecomemoreopen-mindedbecausethey’reexposedtodifferentpeopleliketheartists.

Peoplecanusemusictoexpressthemselvesinwaysitcan’tbeexpressedthroughbehavior,orart.Youcanusuallytellhowsomeonefeelsbythetypeofmusicheorsheislisteningtoatthetime.It’satoolusedbymany.Groupsofpeoplearoundtheworldcancometogetherandgatheratconcertsandshowstoshowwhattheirinterestsandlikingsareandyouseehowmanypeoplehavesimilarlikingsasyou.

8．Whatcanweknowaboutmusicaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Allpeoplelikelisteningtomusicinsomeway.

B.Preferenceformusicvariesfrompersontoperson.

C.Therearefourkindsofimpactmusiccanbringabout.

D.Differenttypesofmusichavethesameimpactonpeople.

9．Peoplearelikelytobecomefriendsbecauseof________.

A.thesametasteofmusicB.thegoodimpactofmusic

C.theattractionofdifferentideasD.theargumentsaboutmusicstyle

10．Musiccanserveasamotivationfornewideasby________.

A.givinglistenerscontroversiallyrics

B.settinguprolemodelsliketheartists

C.openinglisteners’mindtonewthoughts

D.impressinglistenerswithfamiliarimages

11．Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Themusicyoulistentoshowshowyoufeel.

B.Musicexpressesoneselfbetterthanbehavior.

C.Themusiconelistenstodetermineshisorherfeelings.

D.Musicistooltomakedifferentpeoplebecomefriends.

D

Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon'tevennoticethatthey'redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.

AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonforthisisthatthebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheartandthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon'tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butrepeated,drawn-outincreasesinbloodpressurecancauselong-termhealthissues.So,planningtositforalongperiodoftime?

Don'tkeepyourlegscrossed.

Crossingyourlegsatthekneecanalsocausepressureonthemajornerveinyourlegthatpassesjustbelowyourkneeandalongtheoutsideofyourleg,explainsRichardGraves,amedicalexpert.Thispressurecancausenumbnessandtemporaryparalysis（麻痹）ofsomeofthemusclesinyourfootandleg,preventingyoufrombeingabletoraiseyourankle—whatweknowasthat“pinsandneedles”sensation.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.

Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutcrossingone'slegs?

A.Itisaverybadsocialhabit.

B.Itcandoharmtopeople'shealth.

C.Itisusuallypracticeddeliberately.

D.Itcanmakeothersfeeluncomfortable.

13.Accordingtothestudy,sittingwithyourlegscrossedcan______.

A.affectyourbloodpressure.

B.resistgravityeffectively.

C.leadtoheartattackseasily.

D.improvethefunctionoflegs.

14.Inthethirdparagraph“pinsandneedles”probablymeans______.

A.beinghighlyflexible.

B.beingalittletired.

C.seriousmuscleinjuries.

D.slightsharppains.

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tocomparecommonhabits

B.Toevaluateeffectsofanexperiment.

C.Togivereaderssomeadvice.

D.Tointroduceresearchmethods.

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。

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