高二下学期期末考试英语测试套真题.docx

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高二下学期期末考试英语测试套真题

高二下学期期末考试英语测试

一、阅读理解。

1.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四项个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

LastAugust,ItraveledwithagroupofvolunteerstoTresdeMayo,asmallcommunitynearTela,Hondurastohelprenovateacommunitycentre.Duringmystaythere,IlearnedmanythingsandIalsohadplentyofopportunitytointeractandworkwithlocalchildren,andIoftencouldnothelpbutthinkaboutthehardshipstheyfaceddaytoday,allfactorsconsideredtoplacechildrenat-riskforproblemslaterinlife.

Oneyoungboyinparticular,Javier,16,stoodoutforme.Javier’sfatherhadleftayearearlierfortheU.S,andthefamilyhadnotheardfromhimsince.Thisputhismotherinadifficultposition,stayinTresdeMayowithnojobandnosourceofincome.Intheendshedecidedtomovetoanotherprovincetofindwork.Javierwithhislittlebrotherhadtostaytolivewiththeirgrandfatherinasmallhouse.ManyofthechildrenwemetinTresdeMayowereinsimilarsituations.

Asourlastdayapproached,IrememberthelookinJavier’seyes,astheywelledup（涌出）withtearswhenwetoldhimwewereleaving.Oneofthevolunteersheldhimclose,butitdidlittletoconsolehim.Hehadalreadyexperiencedsomuchloss,hisfatherabandoninghim,hismotherleavingtofindwork,anditwashardtorealizethatourdeparture（离开）wasaddingtothelist.

AsIlookedbeyondJavier,IcouldseethemanymenandwomenwhomJavierlookedupto,dependedon,andgatheredstrengthfrom.Ididknowthatwithoutparentstoraisehim,hewasnotleftalone.Instead,theadultsinthecommunitytookresponsibilityforthecareoftheircollectiveyoung.

（1）WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Javierestablishedgoodrelationshipwiththeauthorandhisteam.B.Javierfacedanumberofchallengesthatputhimatsomerisks.C.JaviersharedthesamesufferingswithotherkidsinTresdeMayo.D.Javierhadtolearntobeindependentevensincehewasalittleboy.

（2）Wecanreplacetheunderlinedword“console”inthethirdparagraphwith___________.

A.affectB.inspireC.comfortD.protect

（3）Accordingtotheauthor,whatplaysanimportantpartinthegrowthofJavier?

A.Theunitedeffortfromthewholeglobalvillage.B.Thegoodqualityfromtheforeignvolunteers.C.Thegreatcarefromtheadultsinhiscommunity.D.Thepositivesupportfromsomeofhisfamily.

2.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四项个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

B

Saturdaywasmyhusband’sbirthday,butwespentmostofthetimeinthecar.WeweredrivingtoPhoenixfortheweekendtocelebratehisbirthdayandseetheWarriorsplaytheSuns.

Myhusbandisaluckyman.Notonlyhashelivedtoseeanotherbirthday,buthedoesn’tminddriving200milestoseeanNBAbasketballgame.

Inthecar,hiscellphonekeptringingwithbirthdaygreetingsfromfamilyandfriends.HeputthemallonthespeakerphonesohecoulddrivewithbothhandsandIcouldlistenineventhoughitwasn’tmybirthday.

Meanwhile,ontheCDplayer,theReverendALGreenbegantosingLoveandHappiness.Alittlegoodmusicmakesabadroadbetter.

Fourhourslater,wecheckedintohotel,gotdinnerandsatoutarooftopfeelinggladtobealive.

Wehadagreatweekend---weatetoomuch,slepttoolittleandtheWarriors,well,theylost.Butstill,itwasworththedrive.

Onthewayhome,Istartedthinkingaboutbirthdays.Inourfamily,wecelebratefourinJanuary,fourinFebruary,andalltheothersthroughouttheyear.Mineisnextweek.

Ifeltlucky,likemyhusband,Iwillgetcardsandcallsandmaybeafewvideos.Idon’tneedpresentsanymore.Whenyou’veseenasmanybirthdaysasIhaveseen,theonlygiftyoutrulywantistoseeonemore.

Birthdaysarethemilemarkersontheroadoflife.Theytellushowfarwehavecome,butnothowfarwehavegone.

Lifeisajourneymorethanadestination.Whatmattersiswhomwechooseastravelingcompanions,andhowoftenwegettositbackandenjoytheride.

（1）WhathelpstomaketheirlongjourneydrivetoPhoenixbetter?

A.Thephonecallsfromtheirfriends.B.ThemusicplayedontheirCDplayer.C.Thebeautifulviewalongtheroad.D.Thedesiretocelebrateanicebirthday.

（2）Whatkindofbirthdaygiftdoestheauthorreallywant?

A.Awishtoliveanotheryear.B.Callsandcardsfromfriends.C.AliveNBAgame.D.Videosfromfriendsandfamily.

（3）Whatisthemajorlessonthattheauthortookfromthejourney?

A.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciatelifetogetherwiththeirlovedones.B.Takingalongdriveisagreatwaytocelebrateabirthday.C.Ameaningfullifeislikeajourneywithacleardestination.D.Peopleshouldn\trestonwhattheyhavebuttrytomakenewachievements.

（4）Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MyluckyHusbandB.DrivingtoSeeaBasketballGameC.MileMarkersontheRoadofLifeD.Abirthdayjourney

3.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四项个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

C

Ithasbeenmorethan50yearssinceHarvardBusinessSchoolstartedadmittingwomen,yettheinstitutionisstilltryinghardtofindouthowtobestattractandsupportthem.Itslatesteffort:

aprogramtargetingwomen’scolleges—placethatarenottraditionalfeedinggroundsforthemale-majoritybusinessschool.

TheprogramiscalledPeek.Itoffersjuniors,seniorsandrecentgraduatesfromwomen’scollegestheopportunitytoreadanddiscussfourHBScasestudiesinclassspeciallytaughtbytopHBSmembers.About50to70promisingstudentswillpay$500fortheirstaythere.

Womenmakeup41percentofHarvardBusinessSchoolclassof2016---themosttheschoolhashad.In1985,womenmadeuponlyone-quarterofthegraduatingclass.Harvardisnotalonewhenitcomestostrugglingwithagendergap.AtWharton,theclassof2016is40percentwomen;atStandfordBusinessSchool,it’s42percent.Notopbusinessschoolhadgottento50percentyet.

DespitethePeekprogram’sgoodintention,the$500feebotheredsomeone,saidJohnA.Byrne,theeditorofbusinessschoolnewsite.“ThefactthatHBSwouldchargewomenforthechanceofcomingtocampusrubbedalotofpeoplethewrongway,”saidByrne.HBSsaidthe$500feewasa“fairprice”forroomanddailymealsatthebusinessschoolforaweekend,anddidn’tactuallycoverthefullcostsoftheprogram.

Foryears,womenstudentsatHarvardBusinessSchoolfailedtokeeppacewithmen.In2010,HarvardbusinessSchoolgotanewmanager,NitinNohrin,whopromisedaturnaround.Nohrindesignedaprogramtoencouragewomenstudentsandprofessors.Hepromisedtochangetheschool’scasestudiessothatatleast20percentofthepeopleinthebusinesstextswouldbewomen.

（1）WhatcanwelearnabouttheprogramPeek?

A.ItisfreefornewstudentsB.ItoffersallkindsofbusinessclassesC.ItishelpedbythebestteachersD.Itisintendedforhighschoolstudents

（2）WhatisthemainideaoftheParagraph3?

A.womenarenotgoodatbusinessmanagement.B.Womenarelessinterestedinbusinessschool.C.Womenstudentsarelesstalentedthanmenstudents.D.Womenstudentsarebecomingfewerandfewerincollege.

（3）IntheeyesofByrne,Harvard’sprogram___________.

A.willbeatotalfailureB.willwastelotsofmoneyC.doesn’thavemanygoodintentionD.willshutsomestudentsout

（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.HBS’snewplantoattractmorewomenstudents.B.HBS’snewmanagerNitinNohria.C.HBS’sefforttoattracttalentedstudents.D.HBS,thebestbusinessschooleverworld-wide.

4.阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四项个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

D

MoreandmoreAmericansareshowinganinterestinhealthyandlocally-producedfood.Astheinterestincreases,raisingchickenshasbeengainingpopularityinsomeAmericancities.

“Look,wegetthreeeggsthistime.”

CollectingeggsisadailypleasurefortheHurstfamily.NaomiHurstsaysherfamilystartedtoraisechickensinbackoftheirhomeinMarylandamonthago.

“Wehavewantedtotryhavingbackyardchickensforacoupleyearsnow.Andreallyjustdidn’thavethetimetobuildmyowncoop（鸡笼；鸡舍）andlookoutwheretobuychickens.AndthenwemetRentaCoop,”saidNaomiHurst.RentaCoopisachickenrentalbusiness.TylerPhillipslaunchedthecompanywithapartner18monthsago.Itcomeswithamobilecooponwheels,twoegg-layinghens,feed,bedding,waterbowl,feedbowl,andour24-hourchickenhotline.Youcancallwithanyquestions.Thepriceis185dollarsforfourweeks.Afterthefourweekspassed,individualscanextendtherentalagreement,returneverythingorpurchasetheanimalsandsupplies.

TylerPhillipsdesignsandmakesthecoops.Hesayshewantstodoaslittledamageaspossibletotheenvironment.

“Wealwaystrytohaveasmanyrecycledmaterialsaspossible.AndIwantthecoopstobesafeforkids.Iwantthechickenstobecomfortableandtheyhaveaccesstothegrasswhilebeinginsidethecoop.Iwantittobeeasilymovable,lightweight,”hesaid.

Somecitiesrequirepeoplehavelargepiecesofland,iftheywanttoraisefarmanimals.Othersrequireanagreementwithneighbors,limitthenumberofchickens,or,evenbanthebirds.

TylerPhillipsexpectsthatwouldchangeasinterestinsmallpoultrycoopsgrows.

“IseecitiesaroundtheD.C.areachanginglawsalmostmonthlyanddifferentcitieswillchangethelawtobeingprochicken.ThatishappeningallaroundtheUnitedStates,”hesaid,

HebelievesthattherewillbechickenrentalbusinessesinmostAmericancitieswithinfiveyears.

（1）Accordingtothepassagepeopleraisechickensprobablyto__________.

A.savethelivingcostB.reducefarmers’burdenC.solvetheemploymentproblemsD.getsafeandhealthyfood

（2）TheHurstfamilyusedtohavetroublein____________.

A.buildingawebsiteforraisingchickensB.build