海南省文昌市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Word格式.docx

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第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Oneofmyneighborsusedtohaveabeautifultreeinherfrontyard.Herdadhadplanteditforherwhenitwasnothingmorethanatwigandseveralyearslateritstartedtoshoottowardstheskywithamazingspeed.Soonitblessedherwithcoolingshadeinthesummerandglorious,goldenleavesinthefall.

Whenthetwo-daysnowstormstruckourtown,heavysnowfellonthetree’sbranchesthatwerestillfullofleaves.Theweightsplit（劈叉）thatlovelytreedownthemiddle.Itwassosadseeinghalfofitlayingonthegroundafterthestorm.WhenItalkedtomyneighborlater,shesaidthatthedamagehadbeentoomuchandthattheentiretreewouldhavetobecutdown.Thankfullyshehadsavedafewsaplings（树苗）fromitthatshehopedtoreplantinthefuture.

Still,itwasashocktodrivebyherhousetheotherdayandseenothingbutastump（树桩）inherfrontyard.Imissedthattree.Imisseditsbeauty,itsleavesshinningintheafternoonsun.Imissedseeingitslimbsreachtowardstheheavens.Ithoughtthatthestumpwouldbeasadreminderofitslossforalongtimetocome.Mywonderfulneighbor,though,hadanotherplan.WhenIdrovebyherhometodayIsawatinybirdfeedersittingonthatstumpandacolorfulsongbirdhavingitsdinner.Itwassuchanaffirmationoflife.Itwassuchajoytosee.Icouldfeelmyheartsmile.

Lifebyitsverynatureisamixedbag.Ithandsusbothbeautyandtragedy,loveandloss,pleasureandpain.Whatwedowithit,however,isuptous.Wecanletitsplitusintwo,orwecanuseevenitshardesttimestomakeoursoulsstrongerandourheartsmoreloving.Wecanspenditcomplainingorwecanuseittohelpothers.

21.Weknowfromthefirstparagraphthat_____．

A.thetreegrewveryslowly

B.theauthor’sneighborwasgoodatplantingtrees

C.thetreeshoweditsbeautyandbenefits

D.thetreewassostrongthatitcouldbearanyweight

22.Theauthor’sneighborleftastumpinherfrontyardtouseitas_____.

A.agoodreminderB.aseatafterdinner

C.abeautifulsculptureD.aplacetofeedbirds

23.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoshowinthepassage？

A.Lifehasbeautyandtragedy.

B.Lifeconsistsofpainandsuffering.

C.Lifeisdeterminedbyourattitudetowardsit.

D.Lifeshouldbepleasantratherthanpainful.

B

Someofthebestthingsinlifedon’thappenuntilyougrowoldenoughtorecognizethem.Icansaythatabouttea.

Ididn’tstarttodrinkteauntilIwas35.Whathappenedbeforethat?

ThefirsttimeIfeltagenuineurgetodrinkteawasin2003,whenIstayedbrieflyintheUnitedKingdom.Afteratimeofconsuminglocalfood,Istartedtoreallylikestrongblacktea.Althoughitwastoostrongtomytongue,Ifeltitwasanecessitybecauseitwascomfortingtomybody.

ItookpacksofgreenteaswithmeasgiftsbutwasdisappointedtofindmyBritishfriendspreferredmuchstrongerblackteasfromSriLanka.LaterIlearnedthatalthoughpeopleknowChinaforitsteas,itranksonlythirdamongtheworld’sblackteaexporters,afterSriLankaandKenya.

AfterIcamebacktoChinaandstartedtocoverfoodstories,Imetfriendsinthetea-drinkingcircleandlearnedmore.Althoughthemajorityoftherestoftheworlddrinksblacktea,whichtheChinesecall“redtea”,Chinaproducesanddrinksmostlygreenteas.

IfeelluckytobeChinesebecauseofthegreatvarietyofteasavailableinthecountry.Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan2,000teasinChinaifyoudividethemgeographically,includingmorethan600locallyfamousbrews.Amoresimplewaytocategorize（分类）isbycolorandextentoffermentation（发酵）.T

hatcomesdowntosixmaincategories—green,white,yellow,dark-greenish（oolong）,redandblackteas.

Tastingteascanbecomparedtoourlives.Theycanbeplainandpredictablebutsometimestheyarefullofpleasantsurprises.Occasionallytheycanevenseemtoogoodtobetrue.Thebestthingis,youknowthere’salwaysmoretoexplore.

24.Whichcountryranksfirstamongtheworld’sblackteaexporters?

A.SriLankaB.ChinaC.KenyaD.UnitedStates

25.Thewriterofthispassageworksasa________.

A.managerB.journalistC.scientistD.teagrower

26.AllofthefollowingstatementsaboutteainChinaaretrueEXCEPT________.

A.varietiesofteaisplantedandproducedeachyearinChina

B.allteainChinacanbedividedintosixcategorieswithnoexceptions

C.teainChinacanbecategorizedbycolorandextendoffermentation

D.teainChinacanbedividedintomorethan2000categoriesgeographically

27.Whatcolumndoesthispassagebelongtoinanewspaper?

A.WorldB.BusinessC.TravelD.Lifestyle

C

“Youcanyouup,nocannobb.”ThelatestChinglishbuzzphrase,havingsweptthroughChinesecyberspace（网络空间）andsociety,hasnowmadealandingoverseas,entering

theUSweb-basedUrbanDictionary.

Accordingtotheentryputforwardby“gingerdesu”,“Youcanyouup”wh

ichmeans“Ifyoucandoit,goaheadanddoit”,isaChinglishcatchphrasesreferringtopeoplewhocriticize

others’work,especiallywhenthecriticisnotsomuchbetter.

Aswellas“Youcanyouup”,otherChinglishcatchphrases,suchas“tuhao”and“nozuonodie”,havealsobeenrecordedonthesite.

CoinedwithrootsinChinesegrammar,andevencontainingPinyin,Chinglishwordsandphrasesareevenspreadingbeyondgrassroots（草根）websites.

In2013,“dama”and“tuhao”foundtheirwayintoTheWallStreetJournalandtheBBC,andwordssuchas“fengshui”,“Chengguan”and“peoplemountainpeoplesea”havebeenadmittedtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary.

“ThefrequentuseofChinglishbyforeigninstitutionssuggeststhatpeoplearelookingmoretothelifestyleandpopularculture

ofChina,”saysZhangYiwu,professorofPekingUniversity’sDepartmentofChineseLanguageandLiterature.

“Wordslike‘dama’and‘tuhao’aresovivid.MyfriendsandIusethemalot—it’ssomuchfun,”saidSatoshiNishida,aJapanesestudentstudyingatBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

“BehindtheseChinglishwordsandphrasesistheChineseculture.TheyarereflectionsofthechangesandtrendsintheChinesesocietyandtheyhelppeoplefromothercountriestounderstandwhat’shappeninginChina,”accordingtoXingHongbing,aprofessorofBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity.

“Whenthepriceofgoldwentdownlastyear,whilethesuperpurchasingpoweroftheChinesebargain-huntingmiddle-agedwomendrewworldwideattention,therewasnoeffectivewayavailableinotherlanguagestodescribethem,and‘dama’filledthegapveryneatly,”saysXing.

28.Whydoestheauthortake“dama”forexampleinthelastparagraph?

A.TosuggestthecultureandtrendsintheChinesesociety.

B.ToshowtheChinesewomen’ssuperpurchasingpower.

C.Toindicatet

hewomendrewworldwideattention.

D.Toinformusthatthepriceofgoldwentdownlastyear.

29.HowmanyChinglishwordsandphrasesarementionedinthepassage?

A.6B.7C.8D.9

30.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTamongthereasonswhyChinglishbecomepopular?

A.ChinglishisreflectionsofthechangesandtrendsintheChinesesociety.

B.ForeignersarelookingmoretothelifestyleandpopularcultureofChina.

C.Chinglishissovividandmuchfunsuchas“dama”and“tuhao”.

D.Chinglishisspreadingbeyondgrassrootsw

ebsites.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChinglishsweptthroughChinglishcyberspace

B.BehindChinglishistheChineseculture

C.Chinglishgainspopularityoverseas

D.DifferentopiniononChinglish

D

“HeaveniswherethepoliceareEnglish,thecooksareFrench,themechanicsareGerman,theloversareItalianandeverythingisorganizedbytheSwiss.Hell（地狱）iswherethepoliceareGerman,thecooksareEnglish,themechanicsareFrench,theloversareSwiss,andeverythingisorganizedbytheItalians.”

Obviouslythenationalstereotypes（模式化的思想）inthisoldjokearegeneralization

s（普遍化）,butsuchstereotypesareoftensaidto“existforareason”.Isthereactuallyasliver（裂片）oftruthinthem?

Notlikely,aninternationalresearchteamnowsays.

“Nationalandculturalstereotypesdoplayanimportantroleinhowpeopleseethemselvesandothers,andbeingawarethatthesearenotdependableisausefulthing,”saidstudyauthorRobertMcCraeoftheNationalInstituteonAging.“Theseareinfactunfoundedstereotypes.Theydon’tcomefromlookingaroundyou,”McCraesaid.

Ifnationalstereotypesaren’trootedinrealexperiences,thenwheredotheycomefrom?

Onepossibilityisthattheyreflectnationalvalues,whichmaybecomeknownfromhistoricalevents.Forexample,manyhistorianshavearguedthatthespiritofAmericanindividualismhasitsoriginsintheexperiencesofthepioneersontheOldWest.

SocialscientistssuchaspsychologistRichardRobinshavegivensevera

lotherpossibleexplanationsforstereotypesandwhytheymaybeincorrect.Robinsnotesthatsomestereotypesmayhavebeencorrectatonepointinhistoryandthenremainedunchangedwhiletheculturechanged.

Wemaybe 

“hard-wired”,tosomedegree,tokeepincorrectstereotypes,sincewearelesslikelytonoticeandrememberinformationthatisdifferentfromourstereotypes.Generally,accordingtoRobins,whenwemeetpeoplewhoaredifferentfromourstereotypes,weseethemasuniqueindividualsratherthantypicalnationalorculturalgroups.

32.ThestereotypeaboutItaliansis______.

A.romanticbutdisorganized

B.friendlyandgood-tempered

C