海南省文昌中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷

2015—2016学年度第二学期

高二年级英语科期考试题(笔试部分)

（笔试满分：120分 时间：100分钟）

第Ⅰ卷 选择题

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A voyage on one of Aiden’s two government approved boats will be a memorable experience for both the novice and experienced angler(垂钓者)．You’ll enjoy the tradition of catching such species as mackerel and cod off the beautiful Cavendish coast of Prince Edward Island. Located just minutes from Cavendish，in the attractive village of North Rustico，Aiden’s Deep Sea Fishing has been providing excitement，fun and most of all，fish，to our customers for almost half a century.

The summer vacation is coming up. Sign up and join us on one of our three daily sailings and catch some fresh fish for your supper！All you need to take on board is your smile. We’ll supply the rods，tackle，bait and on few occasions，the raincoat. Oh yes，you can keep the fish without payment. Afterwards you can visit our Fish Market located next door and also tour Prince Edward Island(PEI)．No visit to the Island is not complete. Rolling hills，woods，reddish white sand beaches，ocean waves and the famous red soil have given Prince Edward Island a reputation as an island of outstanding natural beauty in North America. The author Lucy Maud Montgomery drew inspiration from the island during the late Victorian Era for the setting of her classic novel AnneofGreenGables(1908)．Today，many of the attractions that Montgomery found on the island are still enjoyed by thousands of tourists all over the world.

Come to fish off the coast of the beautiful Cavendish beach. With three sailings daily between June 14th and September 18th.

Sailing Times

Morning　　　 8∶00 AM to 11∶00 AM

Afternoon1∶15 PM to 4∶15 PM

Evening6∶00 PM to 11∶00 PM

Pricing and Payment(AllpricesinCanadiandollars.)

Adults： $40.00

Children: $30.00(Under12)

Reservations：902－963－3522

Groupchartersavailableuponrequest

21．The underlined word“novice”(Para.1)means“________”．

A．fisherman　　　　　　　B．tourist

C．beginnerD．customer

22．We can know that________．

A．you can have the fish you have caught for free

B．there will be four daily sailings during the summer vacation

C．Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Prince Edward Island

D．mackerel and cod are plants growing on the island

23．How much will they pay if one couple together with two children aged 5 and 10 sign up for the fishing trip?

A．30 Canadian dollars.B．140 Canadian dollars.

C．100 Canadian dollars.D．160 Canadian dollars.

B

“Privacy”is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally，in the Chinese mind，“yin si”is associated with that which is closed or unfair. If someone is said to have“yin si”，meddlers(好事者)will be attracted to pry(打探)into his or her affairs. So people always state that they don't have“yin si”．

On the contrary，Americans often declare intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

In the evening，Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China，when people mention bars，something bad usually comes to mind. But here，the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid­out place. People spoke quite softly，afraid of interrupting their neighbors，and sat face to face as they drank，sometimes three or five persons sitting together.

This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(传统观念)，so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me，“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts？Maybe they are colleagues，friends，secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”

Is there privacy between husband and wife？One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man，but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce．The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the US. He thought that being a couple was like being one person；why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse？Truly，everyone，even those living as a couple，needs room—not only in three-dimensional space，but in the heart.

24．What is the main idea of the text?

A．Everyone has the right to privacy.

B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.

C．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.

D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

25．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because________.

A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy

C．people who came here are colleagues, friends or secret lovers

D．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

26．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce because____.

A．she thought her husband was not clever enough

B．her husband always opened her letters

C．her husband didn't respect her right to privacyD．her husband always looked through her purse

资*源%库资*源%库 27．Which of the following statements is NOT the American's understanding of privacy?

A．There is privacy even between couples.

B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

C．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.

D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.

C

Have you played it? It's a game for a person or for a carload.

Someone begins，“I'm grateful to God for...”And he or she shares something. Then the next person gives gratitude for something. This goes on for 5 minutes or more until you reach your destination. There's no loser. Everyone feels happy after expressing gratitude. And sometimes you discover amazing things.

My 5­year­old granddaughter and I played the gratitude game when she visited us. I found out she was grateful to her friend Josh... and“the other Josh”. She was grateful to go swimming at the pool. She was grateful to have a daddy who played with her and to a nice mommy.

She would begin the gratitude games as soon as we settled into the car to drive somewhere. Playing it with her, I tried to be honest and not just say something fast. I really stopped to think. What was I grateful for at the moment? That our country was not at war. That we had plenty to eat. Playing the game made me more aware of the good things in my life.

A friend of mine was having a tough time seeing that there wasn't any good in his life. I suggested to my friend that he take a few minutes before going to bed and write down all the good things he could think of that happened during the day.

Later he told me what happened. He couldn't think of anything good. But he persisted until he was able to write a few things down. The next morning he decided to look for signs of good during the day. He sat down on his front steps. A robin(知更鸟) landed on the grass. In his words, it began“doing a little dance”， preening(整理羽毛) and cleaning itself. He watched the entire show. It was delightful. He realized that if he hadn't been really looking for good, he would never have noticed the robin and would have missed what to him was a remarkable display.

That evening he filled several pages with recordings of good that had happened during the day and things he was grateful for. Gratitude had made a huge difference!

28．The purpose of the gratitude game is to________.

A．let people share their gratitude to God

B．make people realize the good things around them

C．discover amazing things in life

D．practice people's skill of expressing themselves

29．What was the problem with the writer's friend?

A．He had lost his purpose of life.

B．He saw nothing worth his appreciation.

C．He had trouble remembering what had happened during the day.

D．He found it hard to play the game.

30．In which way has the game helped the writer's friend?

A．It made him interested in birds. B．It opened his eyes to nothing good in life.

C．It taught him the necessity of giving gratitude.

D．It inspired him to play the gratitude game every day.

31．The story of the writer's friend tells us that________.

A．life is meaningless to a person who doesn't know how to give gratitude

B．one can always find relief in nature when he is in depression

C．it's not difficult to find good things in life if one starts looking for them

D．gratitude plays an important role in changing a person's character

D

In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to become president.

American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults.

As we all know, schoolwork is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn from natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What’s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively. As a rule, Chinese parents don’t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.

Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it.

32．From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to

________.

A．their children’s studying hard and well

B．the social skills than Chinese parents

C．what their children want but they can’t

D．extra activities than schoolwork

33．According to the passage, Chinese parents ________.

A．don’t encourage their children to participate in extra activities

B．owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important

C．pay much more attention to their children’s fine future

D．know more than American parents to educate their children

34．From the passage, we can infer _______.

A．American children are brave and adventurous

B．American children are more active in their studies

C．Something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China

D．Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively

35．What’s the writer’s attitude towards Chinese education reform?

A．Neutral.B．Indifferent.C．Negative.D．Positive.

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。

A lot of benefits can be seen from getting enough rest, but for many of us, falling asleep can be challenging. There's plenty of advice about what to do to fall asleep.

36 Here're some pre­bedtime activities that could be hurting your chance of sleeping well.

1．Exercise/Take a hot shower

Exercise is a vital activity for your health. It can actually contribute to getting better­quality sleep. The problem, though, is that exercising within three hours of bedtime or taking a bath too close to the bedtime can raise your body temperature, and make it more difficult to fall asleep.37

2．Watch TV/Surf the web

38 The bright lights of these screens can hold back the development of what promotes sleep. So close that laptop and turn off the TV about an hour before bed.

3．39

Whatever schoolwork it is, it can certainly wait until morning. Getting work down stimulates(刺激) your brain and can cause you unneeded stress—pretty much the opposite of what you want to feel if you're trying to fall asleep!

4．Read interesting stories

Many people have done this: you're reading a really interesting novel and suddenly it's 2：00 am! Reading an interesting book before bed will make it difficult to fall asleep.40

A．Perhaps you need the most boring thing imaginable to read !

B．Busy yourself with work

C．Exercising or bathing, then, is best left for earlier in the day.

D．Realize the power of a good night's sleep.

E．But what about not to do?

F．Solve conflicts before you go to bed.

G．Screen time before bed can disturb your ability to fall asleep.

第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分; 满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Erik, an athletic child, lost his vision in his early teen. At first he 41 to use a walking stick or learn Braille (盲文), 42 he could do as well as any teenage. He finally came to 43 his disability, though. He couldn’t play the same 44 as he used to. But then he discovered wrestling, a sport where 45 wasn’t as important as touch and 46 . Then, at 16, he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways. A wrestler and a rock climber 47 information through touch. Rock climbing 48 mountain climbing, the greatest challenge of his life.

Erik’s teammates say he isn’t different from a 49 mountaineer. The major difference is that he isn’t as thin as most climbers. 50 , his strong upper body, flexibility and mental toughness make him a(n) 51 climber. The only help for Erik’s blindness is to place 52 on his teammates’ jackets so that he can follow them 53.

Climbing Mount Everest was 54 for every climber on every team. The

55 to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates:

56 of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower, and the brain doesn’t 57 as clearly as normal. In some ways, Erik had an advantage 58 his teammates：as they got near the top, the vision of all climbers was 59 . So at a certain altitude, all his teammates were like Erik--nearly 60.

To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete. Erik showed his disability wasn’t as important as his ability.

41. A. promisedB. demandedC. refusedD. decided

42. A. prayingB. insistingC. admittingD. appealing

43. A. ignoreB. considerC. acceptD. overcome

44. A. cardsB. sportsC. partsD. jokes

45. A. sightB. appearanceC. diligenceD. intelligence

46. A. thoughtB. feelC. smellD. taste

47. A. getB. giveC. storeD. exchange

48. A. fell behindB. lay inC. led toD. depend on

49. A. disabledB. satisfiedC. sightedD. determined

50. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Otherwise

51. A. amateurB. optimisticC. perfectD. responsible

52. A. ropesB. bellsC. flagsD. marks

$来&源：53. A. easilyB. casuallyC. eagerlyD. slowly

54. A. compulsoryB. challengingC. optionalD. comforting

55. A. applicationB. limitationC. reactionD. adaptation

56. A. changeB. lackC. supplyD. existence

57. A. surviveB.recoverC. functionD. refresh

58. A. againstB. overC. toD. with

59. A. wastedB. broadenedC. limitedD. improved

60. A. hopelessB. blindC. dizzyD. dead

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2015—2016学年度第二学期

高二年级英语科期考试题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman want to know?
   1. Which items are on sale.
   2. Where the back of the store is.
      C. What the sign outside says.
2. How much is the painting worth now?
   1. $2000.B. $2 million.C. $30 million.
3. Why is the man lost?
   1. He took a wrong turn.
   2. He was told to take this way.
   3. He missed the freeway signs.
4. Why does the man want a table near the window?
   1. So he can be near the quiet back.
      B. So he can watch the people outside.
      C. So there’s enough room for two people.
5. What does the man ask the woman to do?
   1. Speak louder.B. Prepare for her exam.C. Turn her music down.
      第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
      请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
      请听下面一段对话，回答第6第和第7两个小题。
6. Why does the young man want a cell phone?
   1. To talk to his friends.
      B. To use it at school.
      C. To get help in an emergency.
7. How will the young man probably feel?
   1. Confused.B. Disappointed. C. Excited.
      请听下面一段对话，回答第8第和第9两个小题。
8. Why does the woman recommend natural cleaning products?
   1. They’re easier to use.
   2. They’re made by small companies.
   3. They’re better for your health.
9. What does the woman recommend for cleaning a kitchen?
   1. Vinegar.B. Lemon juice. C. Soap.
      请听下面一段对话，回答第10第至第12三个小题。
10. How does the woman sound in the beginning?
    1. Surprised.B. Upset. C. Sad.
11. What does the woman suggest to the man?
    1. Exercising more. B. Eating salads.C. Eating smaller meals.
12. Why has the man gained weight?
    1. He eats a big breakfast.B. He eats too much ice cream.
       C. He is under a lot of stress.
       请听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Where is the campsite located?
    1. Near a lake.B. About an hour away.C. Not far from 29th Avenue.
14. Why does the man ask the woman to buy a new sleeping bag?
    1. They only have one warm sleeping bag.B. They don’t have any.
       C. Sleeping bags are on sale right now.
15. What does the man ask the woman to do?
    1. Meet him at the sporting goods store.B. Make some food now.
       C. Buy some food to cook.
16. What will the speakers probably do on Sunday morning?
    1. Cook over a campfire.B. Drive to the camping area.C. Go surfing.
       请听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Why does the father send his son away?
    1. He has no interest in farming. B. He doesn’t study well.
       C. His other sons don’t like him.
18. What does the religious leader tell the boy?
    1. Don’t go into large spaces at night. B. Keep to small spaces during the day.
       C. Don’t go into small spaces at night.
19. What is true about the second temple?
    1. The boy finds many cats inside. B. The boy is sent there to study.
       C. It is empty.
20. What happens to the boy in the end?
    1. He returns to his father’s farm. B. He becomes an artist.

C. He spends the rest of his life in the temple.