广东省汕头市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省汕头市学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。

第一卷选择题部分（满分80分）

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.___________________,theexperimentwillbesuccessful.

A.IfcarefullydoingB.IfitwasdonecarefullyC.IfcarefullydoneD.Ifdoingcarefully

2.______________histeamhadwon,hisfacelitupatonce.

A.KnowingB.

WhenknowingC.AfterknowingD.Whenheknew

3.Everygreatcultureinthepasthaditsownideasofbeauty_______inartandliterature.

A.expressedB.expressC.beingexpressedD.tobeexpressed

4.Hefeltthathe_______________thecoldnessthathadgrownbetweenthem.

A.wasblamedtoB.wastoblameforC.wastobeblamedforD.blamed

5.Notuntil________________________atthetopofmyvoice__________________hishead.

A.didIshout…thatheturnedB.Ishouted…didheturn

C.didIshouted…hedidturnD.Iwasshouting…hehadturned

6._

_______ontheblackboard___________thenamesofthosewhowerelateyesterday.

A.Written,wereB.Written,therewasC.Writing,therewasD.Writing,were

7.Shewenttothebookstoreandboughtthree_______________books.

A.scoresofB.dozenofC.scoreofD.dozensof

8.Thelionisconsideredthekingoftheforestasitisa（n）_______ofcourageandpower.

A.signalB.signC.symptomD.symbol

9.Mr.White___________at8:

30amforthemeeting,buthedidn’tshowup.

A.oughttoarriveB.shouldarriveC.shouldhavearrivedD.wassupposedtoarrived

10.TheforeignMinistersaid“________thatthetwosideswillworktowardspeace”．

A.ItisnodoubtB.ThereisourhopeC.ThereisnowonderD.Itisourhope

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

IwasinvitedtoattendapresentationattheKentuckySchool.ThateveningIfoundgratitudehadamazing11tochangeourattitudeandourlife.

TheyoungmusicianMr.Patrickwas12ontothestageinhiswheelchairandbegantoplaythepiano.Hisfingersdancedacrossthekeys13hemadebeautifulmusic.Hethenbegantosingasheplayed,anditwaswonderful.Butwhatshockedmemostwashis14smile.

Patrickwasbornwithnoeyesandanillnessinthelegs,which15himlameforlife.However,asachild,hewas16withartificialeyesandplacedinawheelchair.Beforehisfirstbirthday,hediscoveredthepiano.Whenhismomhitany17onthepiano,andwithinoneortwotries,he′d18.Byhissecondbirthday,hewasplaying“Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStar”.Hisfatherwas19.“Wemightnotplaybaseball,butwecanplaymusict

ogether.”

WhenPatrickwasattheUniversityofLouisville,hisfatherattended20withhim.Hewasalsoapartofthe214-membermarchingband！

Hewasablind,wheelchair-boundtrumpetplayer;andheandhisfatherdidittogether.Hisfather21thenightshift（夜班）inordertoaccompanyhisdaytimebandpractice.Patricksays,“Mydad′smy22.”

Buteven23hisunbelievablemusicaltalent,itwasPatrick′s“attitudeofgratitude”that24mysoul.Onthestage,betweensongs,hetalkedtotheaudienceabouthislifeandabout25blessedhewaswithagreatfather.Whenhisperformancewasover,Patrickandhisfatherwereonthestagetogether.Thecrowd26totheirfeetandcheeredforoverfiveminutes.

Weallfacemisfortuneinourlives.27，it′snotthehardshipbuthowwe28toitthatwilldeterminethejoyandhappinessinourlives.During29times,dowespendtoomuchtimefeelingsorryforourselves,30canwe,withgratitude,learnhowtodanceintherain？

11.A.knowledgeB.qualityC.wisdomD.power

12.A.rolledB.heldC.carriedD.dragged

13.A.sinceB.althoughC.asD.if

14.A.strangeB.magicC.bitterD.friendly

15.A.tookB.ledC.forcedD.left

16.A.fittedB.connectedC.associatedD.filled

17.A.placeB.noteC.musicD.part

18.A.fightitoutB.catchitC.getitD.

makeit

19.A.confusedB.amusedC.interestedD.overjoyed

20.A.partiesB.lecturesC.classesD.meetings

21.A.workedB.foundC.refusedD.cancelled

22.A.educatorB.heroC.candidateD.sponsor

23.A.insteadofB.morethanC.ratherthanD.inplaceof

24.A.touchedB.calmedC.freedD.felt

25.A.whyB.whatC.howD.when

26.A.roseB.raisedC.liftedD.stood

27.A.

ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides

28.A.seeB.reactC.agreeD.put

29.A.unconsciousB.typicalC.toughD.visual

30.A.butB.orC.andD.while

第二部分阅读理解

（共20小题；第一节共15题,每题2分;第二节共5题,每题2分;满分40分）

第一节（共15题,每题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A

Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhave,themoreyouwant?

Let’sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn’tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyouhaveandwhoyouare.

Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyare,orwhenthingsaregoingwell,weforgettoappreciatewhatwehave.Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.

Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemade,itcanreallypoisonourwell-being.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchange,whichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgone,soworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.

Whenweu

seotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflife,wearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothers,buttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.

Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoals,youmightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou.Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou’reundertakingatthemoment.Don’tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou’realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.

31.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?

A.Tochangeourlifesty

le.

B.Tohaveamotivationinlife.

C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor.

D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires.

32.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Makewisedecisions.B.Knowthepresentsituation

C.Letgoofregrets.D.Rememberthepast.

33.Theunderlinedword“elide”（inParagraph5）probablymeans“______”.

A.enjoyB.changeC.createD.ignore

34.Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?

A.Maketimeforsimplepleasures.B.Learnfromsuccessfulpeople.

C.Focusonyourfuturegoals.D.Createchancetolearnmore.

B

ASamoanairlinesaysthatitistheworld’sfirstcarriertochargepassengersbytheirweight.SamoaAir,whichopenedin2012,askspassengerstogivetheirpersonalweightduringbooking,whichisthenchargedaccordingtothelengthofaflight.Thecustomerswillalsobeweighedjustbeforetheyboardtheplane.

"Itisbelievedthatallpeoplethroughouttheworldarethesamesize,"SamoaAirCEOChrisLangtonsaid."Airplanesalwaysrunonweight,notseats."

"Thereisnodoubtinmymindthatthisistheconceptofthefuture.Thisisthefairestwayofyourtravellingwithyourfamilyoryourself."

ThoughtheairlineintroducedtheplanlastNovember,itcaughtpeople'sattentionlastweekwhenthecarrierbeganinternationalflightstoneighboringAmericanSamoa.

Almostatthesametime,aNorwegianeconomist,BharatBhatta,publishedareportsuggestingthatairlinesshouldchargeobesepassengersmore.

ThePacificIslandscontainsomeoftheworld’smostcommoncountriesforobesity,manyrankinginthetop10,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）.Samoaisrankednumberfour,with59.6percentofthepopulationconsideredobese,saidthemostrecentWHOreport.

AccordingtoSamoaAir'slatestschedule,theairlinechargesupto$0.57perkgforflightsinSamoaand$1.03perkgforitsonlyinternationalflighttoAmericanSamoa,around250miles.

Childrenunder12arecharged75percentoftheadultrate,withfaresalsobasedonweight.Anyoverweightbaggageiscalculatedatthesamerateasthepassenger'spersonalweight.

Theplancouldactuallyprovecheaperinsomecases,suchasforfamiliestravellingwithsmallchildren,andLangtonsaidcustomerreactionha

smainlybeen"amazinglypositive".

Theideaofchargingpassengersbyweighthasbeenhotlydiscussedbefore,andintheUSsomeairlinesrequirethosewhodonotfitintoaseatcomfortablytobuyasecondseat.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph3referto?

A.Airlinesshouldchargepassengersbyflightlength.

B.Allpeoplethroughouttheworldarethesamesize.

C.Itisunfairtoweighpassengersattheairport.

D.Airplanesalwaysrunonweight,notseats.

36.InBharatBhatta’seyes,SamoaAir'splanmightbe_______.

A.funnyB.acceptableC.strangeD.disappointing

37.A100kgadultflyingtoAmericanSamoawouldbecharged_______.

A.$57B.$75C.$103D.$125

38.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.59.6%ofSamoansareconsideredobese.

B.SamoaAirintroducespay-by-weightpric