甘肃省武威第十八中学学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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高二英语期末试卷

命题人

第一卷（共70分）

一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）.

A

Dadwaslyinginthehospitalweakly,buthissmilewasassureasever.Itwasanotherattackoflungillness.MyhusbandandIstayedwithhimfortheweekendbuthadtoreturntoourjobsonMonday.LocalrelativeswouldhelpDadgethomefromhospitalandlookafterhim.ButIlongedtobeabletolethimknowthatwecaredabouthimtoo,evenwhenweweren'twithhim.

ThenIrememberedafamilytraditionwhenourchildrenweresmall.Whenleavingourgrandparents’homeafteravisit,eachchildwouldwritealovenotetotheirgrandparents.Wehidnotesinoatbox,underahairbrushornexttothephoneoreveninthemicrowaveoven.Fordays,ourgrandparentswouldsmileastheydiscoveredtheseremindersofourlove.

SoasItidiedDad’skitchenandmadeupabedforhimdownstairsinthelivingroom,Iwrotesomenotes.Somewerepractical,"Dad,Iputthefoodinthefridgesoitwouldn'tspoil".Someexpressedmylove,“Dad,Ihopeyouwillsleepwellinyournewbed.”Mostnotesweredownstairswherehewouldstayforseveralweeksuntilherecoveredstrength,butonenoteIhidupstairsunderhispillow,"Dad,ifyouhavefoundthisnote,youmustbefeelingbetter.Wearesoglad!

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Justlikehismedicinestrengthenedhimphysically,these"emotionalvitamins"wouldimprovehisspiritualhealth.Severalweekslater,inoneofourregularphonecalls,IaskedDadhowhewasdoing.Hesaid,"Prettygood.Ijustfoundyournoteundermypillowupstairs!

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1.Wecaninferfromthetextthatthewriter'sfather_______.

A.hadsufferedfromthesameillnessbefore.B.livedwithhisrelatives

C.askedhertoreturntoworkD.gothomefromhospitalalone

2.Thechildrenhidnotesintheirgrandparents'homeinorderto_______

A.followafamilytraditionB.playjokesontheirgrandparents

C.showtheirgiftstotheirgrandparentsD.maketheirgrandparentsfeelpleasantlysurprised

3.Followthefamilytradition,theauthor.

A.Shecalledherfatherregularly.B.Shewrotesomenotestoherfather.

C.Sheboughtallkindsofvitaminstoherfather.

D.Shehidsomenotesupstairsunderherfather'spillow.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Thewriterbelievedthatafamilytraditionwasnotgood.

B.Thewriterenjoyedtalkingwithherfather.

C.Thewritertriedtocomfortherfatherwithlove.

D.Thewriterthankedherchildrenforlookingafterherfather.

B

Haveyoueverbeentotheworld’ssmallestbookstore?

TheWorld’sSmallestBookstore，whoseofficialnameisjustthesethreewords，sitsquietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto．

Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feet，soitiseasytoimaginehowtinyitreallyis．Thebookstoreisopen24hoursaday．Insidethebookstorearevariousbooks，especiallyliterarybooksandclassicauthors’works．Soifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopular，youmaygetabitdisappointedthere．

Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreisthateachbookonlycoststhreedollars．Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystem，whichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneybythemselves．Sothetoolsofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:

pens，papers，lightbulbsandalabel-maker．

Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattention，thebillboards（广告牌）ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself．Withtheselargeeye-catchers，manypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit．

5．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theworld’ssmallestbookstore．

B．Astrangewayofsellingbooks．

C．Thepopularbooksnowadays．

D．Thepopularbookstoresintheworld．

6．Whichofthefollowingbooksmightyoumostprobablygetinthestore?

A．Booksonpopularscience．B.Literarybooks．

C．Theyearbookofauniversity．D.Booksoneconomiccontrol．

7．Howcouldyoubuyabookfromthestore?

A．Thesalesmanwillhelpyoufindthebook．

B．Thesalesmanwillgetthemoneyforthebook．

C．Choosethebook（s）andleavethemoneythere．

D．Payonthenetandthengetthebook（s）inthestore．

C

MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Youcangettherebysea.Itisaninterestingplaceandithadalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.

ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotradewithChina.Somesettledandmadetheirhomesthere.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguardthecityandtheharbor.Theyalsobuiltchurches,schools,hospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythecitygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.

TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingormotor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandpeacefulplace.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookatoldbuildingsandforts.Youfeelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcourse,someofthebuildingsarenowinruins.TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadinguptoit.Butitisstillinterestingtosee.

Whenyouarehotandtired,therearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.whenyouarehungry,therearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffood.Nearbytherearesomeislands,whicharealsoniceandareeasytogetto.ThereiscertainlyalottodoinMacao.

8.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?

　A.PortuguesewerethefirstEuropeanstogotoMacao.

　B.somePortuguesesettledinMacaoandmadetheirhomeshalfacenturyago.

C.thecityMacaogrewslowly

　D.peoplethereputupstrongfortstodefendthecity.

9.YoufeelinMacaoyouarebackintheolddaysbecause_____

　A.someofthebuildingsarenowinruins.

　B.youcanwatchdog-racingormotor-racing.

C.youcangoaboutandlookattheoldbuildingsandfortswithpleasure.

　D.itisapeacefulplace.

10.Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeelwornout?

　A.Ingoodrestaurants.B.Insmallcoolgardens.

　C.Onsomeislands.D.Inbeautifulparks.

11.Thewriter’sideaseemstobethat_____.

　A.peoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.

　B.PortuguesewerewillingtodobusinessinChina.

　C.peopleinMacaoservegoodfood.

　D.Macaoisaquietandpeacefulplacewithalottoseeandtodo.

D

Children'sbooksorchildren'sliteratureisveryhardtodefineandcategorise,becausethereisnosetgenreforchildrentoenjoy.Allinalltheycanbecategorisedintosixmajorclasses,namelyearlychildhoodpicturebooks,traditionalliterature,fiction,nonfiction,biographyandpoetry.

Childrenhaveuniquetasteandinterest.AlthoughHarryPottermaybeanalltimefavouritebookforchildrenallovertheglobe，theypreferfunnybookstofairytaleswhenitcomestobedtime.ThetopthreefavouritebooksinbedtimestoriesareTheGruffalobyJuliaDonaldsonandAxelScheffler，TheVeryHungryCaterpillarbyErieCarleandTheBFGbyRoaldDahl.

Therearemanywriterswhopopularizedthechildren'sliteratureorchildren'sbooksthroughtheirbrilliantworks.JohnAmosComeniusistheauthorofOrbisPictuswhichisconsideredtobethefirstpicturebookspecificallyforchildren.CharlesPerraultisbelievedtobetheonewholaidthefoundationsoffairytales.Perrault'sstoriesincludeLittleRedRidingHood,Cinderella,SleepingBeautyandsoon.HansChristianAndersonisbestknownforhisfairytales,suchasTheSnowQueen,TheLittleMermaidandTheEmperor'sNewClothes.

Manychildren'sbookshavebeenmadeintofeaturefilmsandareequallysuccessfulinthismedium,likeAliceinWonderland,theBFGseriesandtheHarryPorterseries.Theseseriescollectedahugeamountofmoneywhenreleasedworldwideincinemahalls.Allthesemoviesbasedonpopularchildren'sbooksarenotonlypopularamongchildrenbutalsopopularamongadultaudiences.

Children'sbooksareindemandallovertheworldandmoreandmorewritersandauthorsarecomingupwithsomenewbooks.Thepotentialmarketisimmensebecausechildrenaremoreintoreadinginthiserathanpreviousandtheyareenjoyingittothefullest.

12．Beforegoingtosleepchildrenliketoenjoy________.

A．fairytales　B．nonfiction

C．funnybooksD．traditionalliterature

13．AllthefollowingbooksarefairytalesEXCEPT________.

A．TheSnowQueenB.TheGruffalo

C．LittleRedRidingHoodD.Cinderella

14．Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A．morefamousbookswouldbepublishedinfuture

B．childrenwouldliketoreadchildren'sbooksmore

C．morepeopleareeagertobewritersandauthors

D．theeconomyisdevelopingfasterandfaster

15．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．Therearesixkindsofchildren'sbooks

B．Somewritersarewellknownintheworld

C．Manyfilmsarebasedonchildren'sbooks

D．Children'sbooksandliteratureareverypopular

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。

Asweknow,everyonecanmakemistakes,butdon’tworryaboutit.Thefollowingiswhatweshoulddowhenwemakemistakes.

•Justadmit（承认）it.Don’tthinkthatourmistakesarecausedbyothers.  16 Don’tblameotherpeople,anddon’tcheatourselves,either.

• 17  .Inordertostoptheproblemfromgettingworse,weshouldactquicklytosolveit.Ifwedon’tactanddealwiththeproblemquickly,it’llonlymakeusfeelmorestressed.Alsoitisnecessarytomakeaplanofactionandcorrectthemistakeaccordingtoit.  18 .

•   19  .ThosewhohavemadethemostmistakescangetanA,fortheyaretheoneswhohavelearnedthemost.Themorewelearnfromourmistakes,theclevererweare.

• 20   .Whatcausedustomakethemistake?

Howcanweavoidmakingthesame