高二下学期期末考试英语试题第4套真题.docx
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高二下学期期末考试英语试题第4套真题
高二下学期期末考试英语试题
一、阅读理解
1.阅读理解
A
Onewarmsummermorning,Elizabeth,thenanny(保姆)oftheWilliam’s,wentbackfromoutsidewiththelittleboy,Josh.Whenshesteppedintothehousefromthefrontdoor,shecouldtellthatsomethingwaswrong,butshecouldn’tpointafingeratexactlywhatitwas.JustasshewasabouttodashouttofindJosh,thelittleboyranfrombehindherback,straightintothehouseforhistoys.
That’swhensheheardfootstepscomingdownthestairs.Herheartmissedabeat.KnowingthatJosh’sparentswerenothome,sheraninsidethehouse,caughtthelittleboyswiftlyandheadedstraightforthegate.Shehittheneighbor’sdoorheavilytoseekhelpandcalledthepolice.
WhenDavidWilliamreturnedhomeandcheckedthemonitor,whathesawscaredthelifeoutofhim.Astronglybuiltmiddle-agedstrangerwalkedaroundthehouseandsearchedeverycorner,beingcarefulnottomissanyvaluables(贵重物品).AndthemostfrighteningforDavidwastoseehimevenslippingintoJosh’sroom.Itwasalsoterrifyingtoseethathewasonhisphonewithsomeoneguidinghimonwhattodo.WhenElizabethopenedthefrontdoor,herealizeditwastimetoleave.HeranoutjustafewmomentsafterElizabethandtheboyleft,gettingawayfromthepolice.
TheWilliamsfeelsogratefultoElizabethforwhatshehasdonedailyandsavingtheirlittleboywhenshecouldhaveeasilyrunleavingthechildbehind.Elizabethiscalled“supemanny”bythefamily.ButElizabethsaiditwasjusthernormalduty.“Whenhisparentsareaway,theyputtheirtrustinmetokeephimsafe.”Althoughsheisstillterrifiedatthethoughtofwhatcouldhavehappenedifshehadcomefacetofacewiththatman,sheiswillingtocontinuedoingherwork.
(1)WhydidElizabethleavethehousequickly?
A.ShewasanxioustofindJosh.B.Shesensedsomethingdangerous.C.Shewasinarushtohelpherneighbor.D.Sheheardfamiliarfootstepsapproaching.
(2)Whatcanwelearnaboutthestranger?
A.HestoleintoJosh’sroom.B.Hewascaughtbythepolice.C.Heusedthemonitortofindvaluables.D.HesearchedElizabeth’sroomforhisphone.
(3)ThefamilythinkhighlyofElizabethbecause________.
A.sheactedbeyondthecallofdutyB.shefeltnofearincaseofemergencyC.shesavedthechildatthecostofherownlifeD.shestrengthenedtheparent-childbondoftrust
2.阅读理解
B
Researcherssaytheyhavecreatedanewsuper-toughmaterialinthelaboratory.Itisstronger,lighterandcostslessthansteel.Butthenewmaterialisnotaproductofhightechnology.Itiswood.ResearcherLiangbingHusaysthatitcancompetewithsomeoftheworld’sstrongestmaterialsorevenreplacesteel.
TheproductiscalledSuperWood.Itdoesn’trequireanyspecialraw,unprocessedmaterial.Thatmeansthecostoftheproductwillberelativelylow.Husaid,“Wecanstartwithverycheapwood,andalsoveryfancy,expensivewood.Butintheend,wegetverysimilarperformance.”
SuperWoodismadebypartiallyremovinganaturalpolymercalledlignin(木质素).Huexplained,“Ligninislikegluetoholdallthepartstogetherinnaturalwood.Tobeabletodensify(增密)thewoodcompletely,someoftheligninhastoberemoved.“Strongchemicalsareputonthewoodtoremoveabouthalfofitslignin.Then,afterbeingleftinextremeheatandpressurizedforaday,thetreatedwoodisready.
Thewoodisstrongenoughtobuildautomobiles,airplanes,windturbinesandmore.Researchersarefindingmanynewwaystousewood,includingcreatingbatteriesandsee-throughwoodandpaper.Husaid,“WoodhasbeenexistingonEarthformorethanamillionyears.Andhumanbeingshavebeenusingwoodforfurniture,constructionformorethan10thousandyears.Andthemoreweworkedonthismaterial,werealized,wehaveneverfullyexhaustedthepotentialofthisamazingmaterial.”
(1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofSuperWood?
A.Strong.B.Tough.C.High-tech.D.Low-cost.
(2)Whatisthe3rdparagraphmainlyabout?
A.ThequalityofSuperWood.B.Thedensifyingfunctionoflignin.C.Theamountofremovedlignin.D.ThemakingprocessofSuperWood.
(3)What’sLiangbingHu’sattitudetowardsthefutureofSuperWood?
A.Doubtful.B.Positive.C.Unconcerned.D.Negative.
3.阅读理解
C
Youmayhaveheardthetermself-awareness,butwhatisitandwhydoesitmatter?
Beingself-awarecaninfluencehowyoufeelinyourjobandinyourpersonallife.DanielGolemantakesthatconnectionmuchfurther,sayingself-awarenessisthekeytosuccess.Hedescribesself-awarenessas“knowingone’sinternal(内在的)states,preferenceandresources”,andthenmonitoringthat“innerworld”informationasitcomesup.Ifyoucanbeasawareofyourfeelingsandthoughts,you’llbebetterabletodealwithnewsituations.Becauseyouknowyourselfbetter,you’llbemoreacceptingofyourself,yourthoughtsandyourfeelings,Golemansays.
Butself-awarenessdoesn’tstopathowyouseeyourself.It’salsounderstandingandacknowledginghowothersseeyou.TashaEurich,anorganizationalpsychologist,explainsthatself-awarenesshastwoparts—internalandexternal(外部的).Internalself-awarenessmeanswecanclearlyseeourownvalues,thoughts,passionsandfeelings.Externalself-awarenessisclearlyseeinghowothersseeus.Peoplewhoareexternallyself-awaretendtobebetterleaders.
Sohowdoyouknowifyou’reself-awareornot?
Eurichdevelopedashortonlinequiztohelp.You’renottheonlyonewhohastotakeit.Someonewhoknowsyouwellalsohastoanswerquestionsaboutyou.
InarecentTEDTalk,Eurichreferstoself-awarenessunicorns.Thisgroupmakesuponlyasmallpartofallthepeopleshehasstudied.Thesearepeoplewhonotonlybelievetheyareself-aware,butotherpeoplewhoknowthemwouldagree.Additionally,theseunicornswouldsaytheyhaveimprovedtheirself-awarenessintheirlivesandagain,thosewhoknowthemwellwouldagree.
Thankfully,anyonecanbecomemoreself-aware,aslongasthey’rewillingtodevotesometimeandefforttothecause.
(1)AccordingtoDanielGoleman,aself-awareperson________.
A.feelscontentwithhislifeB.hasaburningdesireforsuccessC.handleshisself-informationwellD.avoidschallengingnewsituations
(2)InEurich’stheory,whathelpsmakeabetterleader?
A.Clearthinking.B.Internalself-awareness.C.Sharpunderstanding.D.Externalself-awareness.
(3)HowdoesEurich’squizassessone’sself-awareness?
A.Bysettingcriteriaforanswers.B.Bymeasuringothers’reactions.C.Byanalyzingquiz-takers’questions.D.Bymatchinginternalandexternalopinions.
(4)Whatcanbeinferredaboutunicornsfromthe5thparagraph?
A.Theyareraretalents.B.Theyfailtogetapproval.C.Theyarebornexperts.D.Theytrytopleaseothers.
二、任务型阅读
4.任务型阅读
PlanaBudget-FriendlySummerVacation
It’snevertooearlytostartthinkingaboutyoursummervacation.Decidingwheretogoandwhatattractionstoseecanactuallybeafunandexcitingpartoftheexperience—particularlywhenyoufindwaystosaveyourtraveldollar.________
Rethinkyour“summervacation”.
Ifyoursummervacationwindowiswideopen,whynotskipJulyandAugust?
Theflightsandaccommodationsareabout25%cheaperinthespringorearlyfall.Ifyoumusttravelduringthebusyseason,youcanstillsavebybeingflexible.________FlyingoutonaTuesdayinsteadofaFridaycouldsaveyouabitofmoney,andflyingintheafternoonwilllikelybecheaperthanamorningflight.
________
It’salwaysinyourbestinteresttobookyoursummervacationearly.Ifyouplanonflyingtoyourdestination,forexample,itwillbemucheasiertofindseatsonyourpreferredflightsifyoubookinMarchthanifyouweretowaituntilthelastminute.Thesameappliestohotels,wherepricesarebasedonsupplyanddemand.
Usetherightwebsites.
Therearealotofwebsitescompetingforyourtraveldollar.________Forexample,whenyoumakefivereservationswithB,youcanhaveaccesstotheir“GeniusProgram”whichgivesyou10%offaswellasearlycheck-inandlatecheck-out.
Consideratour.
Withsomanyplacestoseeandthingstodo,planningatripcanwearyououtquickly.________Seasonedtouroperators,suchasTrafalgar,takethestressoutoftravelsoallyouhavetodoisshowupandenjoyyourself.Moreimportantly,aguidedvacationrepresentsasignificantsaving.
A.Planyourflights.
B.Bookinadvance.
C.Inthatcase,atourisafantasticchoice.
D.Choosetheonethatoffersthebestservice.
E.Thatcompetitionhasledtomanybenefitsfortravelers.
F.Whenbookingflights,choosetheleastpopulartraveltimes.
G.Herearetipstoplanasummervacationwithinyourbudget.
三、完形填空
5.完形填空
WhenMarcus,ahomelessman,walkedintoasmallcafe,beggingforsparechange,hedidn’tget1.Instead,Cesia,theowner,kindlyaskedwhyhedidn’thaveajob.2hisheadtoavoideyecontact,hereplied,“Iusedtobeinprisonandnoonewantsto3me.”AlthoughCesiahadhitsomehardtimesofherownatthecafe,shewasshortofhandsthatdayand4Marcusaposition,washingdishesfortwohours.
Withabigsmile,Marcus5acceptedit.WhileMarcuswasbusywiththedishes,Cesiamadehimasandwich.Marcusimmediatelywalkedouttothestreetand6itwithahomelesswoman.“Doyouknowtheladyoverthere?
”sheaskedoutof7.“No,butIknowsheishungry.”Thatreally8Cesia.
Sincebusinesswasnotgood,Cesiacouldn’t9toemployhim.Soattheendofthatday,theysaidtheirgoodbyes.10,muchtohersurprise,Marcuscontinuedto11ontimeforworkeveryday.Whenhegot12,heboughtfoodfromthecafe,refusingtotakeitforfree.Whenaskedwhy,hesaid,
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