高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试试题

赤峰二中2013级高二上学期期末考试

英语试题

试卷类型：

A2015.1.28

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节：

（共15题,每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

A

Anyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir（回忆录）ofRalphW.Tyler,whoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.

BorninChicagoin1902,broughtupandschooledinNebraska,the19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhisma

jorfrommedicinetoeducation.

GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charters,whoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.

In1927,hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.

Tylerbecamewell-knownnationallyin1938,whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.

TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanford,aposition

heheldforfourteenyears.There,hefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependent（独立的）spiritintheirwork.

AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967,heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives（目标）thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.

1.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler’s

memoir?

A.Topmanagers.B.Languagelearners.

C.Seriouseducators.D.Scienceorganizations.

2.Thewords“hookedonteaching”underlinedinparagraph2probablymean______.

A.attractedtoteachingB.tiredofteaching

C.satisfiedwithteachingD.unhappyaboutteaching

3.WheredidTylerworkastheleaderofaresearchcenterforover10years?

A.TheUniversityofChicago.B.StanfordUniversity.

C.OhioStateUniversityD.NebraskaUniversity

B

Janellewasrunninglateforwork,soshejusthadtimeforaquicklookatherselfinthe mirrorasshewasgoingout.Whatshesawtheremadeherstopsuddenly.

Beingabusycollegestudentjustoneyearremovedfromherteenageyears,shewasn’texactlyobsessive-compulsive（有强迫观念和行为的）abouttheneatnessofherclothes.Butherbossattherestaurantwheresheworkssawthingsalittledifferently.Hehadrecentlylecturedtheentirestaffontheimportanceofappearance,andhadspecificallymentionedtheneedforserverstowearclean,unwrinkled（无褶皱的）blouses.Asanassistantmanager,Janelle

feltitwasimportanttoset

anexamplefortheotheremployees.Butifshestoppedtoiron（熨衣）theblousenormally,shewouldbelate—andworkwithoutdelaywasanareaofevengreaterconcerntoherboss.

Soshegrabbedherironandpluggeditinandsetitforlowheat.Carefullyholdingherblouseawayfromherbody,shecontinuedtoironitwhileshewaswearingit.Itseemedlikealogicalanswertoanurgentproblem.

AnditseemedtobeworkinguntilJanelletriedtoironthecollarandaccidentallyironedherneckbymistake.Thenitsuddenlyseemedlikeareallystupidideaandareallypainfuloneaswell.Ittookmoretimetotreatherburnthanitwouldhavetakentoironhershirtproperly.Andshespentamiserableshiftdealingwiththepainoftheburn.

We’veallbeenthere,haven’twe?

Formeitwascuttingmyownhair.Foraformerroommateitwastryingtopullhisownwisdomteeth.Foranothercollegeacquaintance,itwastryingtochangetheoilinhiscarwhilethemotorwasstillrunning.

“There’sarightwayandawrongwayofdoingthings,”DadusedtotellmewheneverI’dspoilthelookofouryardbytryingoutafaster,easierandmorecreativewayofpullingweeds.“Ifathingisworthdoing,”hesaid,“it’sworthdoingitright.”There’sareasonwhycertainthingsaredoneincertainways.Thoseold,boring,predictablewayswork.

4．Jenellefoundinthemirrorthat_________.

A．therewerestains（污点）onherblouseB．herblousewaswrinkled

C．sheworeheavymakeupD．sheputonawrongblouse

5．It’slearnedfromParagraph2that________.

A．Jenellehadnosenseofresponsibilityatwork

B．Jenellefailedtosetanexampleforemployeesindailywork

C．Jenelledidn’tcareabouttheneatnessofherclothesatall

D．Jenelle’sbossputdoingsomethingontimeaboveappearance

6．Whatcanweinferfromthefifthparagraph?

A．WeallhavedonelotsofthingslikeJanelle.

B．Wearecarefulenoughindailylife.

C．Weallhavedonesomethingcreative.

D．Weallhavetriedtoironclotheswhilewearewearingthem.

7．Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A．Becreative.B．Abadbeginningmakesabadending.

C．Sticktooldways.D．Dothingsright.

C

Love,success,happiness,familyandfreedom----howimportantarethesevaluestoyou?

Hereisoneinterviewwhichexploresthefundamentalquestionsinlife.

Question:

Couldyouintroduceyourselffirst?

Answer:

MynameisMisbah,27yearsold.Iwasborninawar-tornarea.RightnowI’mawebdesigner.

Q:

Whatareyourgreatmemories?

A:

Myparentsusedtotakeustohuntbirds,climbtrees,andplayinthefields.Formeitwaslikeaholidaybecause

weweregoingtohavefunalldaylong.Thosearemygreatmemories.

Q:

Doesyourchildhoodmeanalottoyou?

A:

Yes.Aslifewasveryhard,Iusedtoworktohelpbringmoneyinforthefamily.Ispentmychildhoodworking,withresponsibilitiesbeyondmyage.However,ittaughtmetodealwithproblemsallalone.Ilearnttobeindependent.

Q:

Whatchangeswouldyouliketomakeinyourlife?

A:

IfIcouldchangesomethinginmylife,I’dchangeitsothatmychildhoodcouldhavetakenplaceinanotherarea.Iwouldhavelovedtolivewithmyfamilyinfreedom.Whocareswhetherwehavemuchmoney,orwhetherwehaveabeautifulhouse?

Itdoesn’tmatteraslongasIcanlivewithmyfamilyandwearesafe.

Q:

Howdoyougetalongwithyourparents?

A:

MyparentssupportedmeuntilIcameofage.IwanttogivebackwhatI’vegot.That’sourway.ButIamworkinginanothercity.Myonlycontactwithmyparentsnowisthroughthephone,butIhateusingit.Itfilters（过滤）outyouremotionandleavesyourvoiceonly.Mydeepestfeelingsshouldbepassedthroughsight,hearingandtouch.

8.InMisbah’schildhood,.

A.hewasfreefromworryB.helikedlivinginthecountryside

C.hewasfondofgettingclosetonature

D.heoftenspentholidayswithhisfamily

9.WhatdidMisbahdesiremostinhischildhood?

A.Acolorfullife.B.Abeautifulhouse.

C.Peaceandfreedom.D.Moneyforhisfamily.

10.HowwouldMisbahprefertocommunicatewithhisparents?

A.BychattingontheInternet.B.Bycallingthemsometimes.

C.Bypayingweeklyvisits.D.Bywritingthemletters.

11.Iftherewereonlyonequestionleft,whatwoulditmostprobablybe?

A.Whatwasyourchildhooddream?

B.Whatisyourbiggestachievement?

C.Whatisyourparents’viewofyou?

D.Whatwasyourhardestexperienceinthewar?

D

CHICAGO（Reuters）

－Smokingnotonlycanwrinkle（皱纹）thefaceandturnityellow—itcandothesametothewholebody,researchersreportedonMonday.

Thestudy,publishedintheArchivesofDermatology,showsthatsmokingaffectstheskinalloverthebody－evenskinprotectedfromthesun.

“Weexaminednon-facialskinthatwasprotectedfromthesun,andfoundthatthetotalnumberofpacksofcigarettesmokedperdayandthetotalyearsapersonhassmokedwerelinkedwiththeamountofskindamageapersonexperienced,”Dr.Yolanda,wholedthestudy,saidinastatement.　

“Inparticipantsolderthan65years,smokershadsignificantlymorewrinklingthannonsmokers.Similarfindingswereseeninparticipantsaged45to65years.”Yolanda’steamaddedintheirreport.

Theresearcherstested82people,smokersandnonsmokers,takingpicturesoftheinnerrightarms.Theyranged,inagefrom22to91andhalfweresmokers.Independentjudgesdecidedhowwrinkledeachperson’sskinwas.

Whenskinisexposedtosunlight,especiallytheface,itbecomescoarse（粗糙的）,wrinkledanddiscoloredwithapaleyellowcolor,Yolanda'steamwrote.

Severalpreviousstudieshavefoundthatcigarettesmokingledtopremature（过早的）skinagingasmeasuredbyfacialwrinkles,thestudysaid,butlittlehasbeendonetomeasuretheagingofskinnotexposedtolight.

Thepreviousresearchhasfoundthatcigarettesmoke,amongotherthings,causesbloodvessels（血管）beneaththeskintoconstrict（紧缩）,reducingbloodsupplytotheskin.

Smokingcanalsodamagetheconnectivetissue（组织）thatsupportsbothdieskinandtheinternalorgans（器官）.

12.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______________.

A.ThedangerofsmokingB.Smokingcausesskinaging

C.QuitsmokingforhealthD.Asurveyofsmokers

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthestudy_____________.

A.smokingwon’taffectskinprotectedfromthesun

B.smokingwilldodamagetoskinratherthanotherorgan

s

C.smokersover65usuallywon’tworryabouttheirskin

D.theageofsmokersisnotconnectedwiththeresultofthetest

14.Whenyourskinisexposedtosunlightlong,itbecomesallofthefollowingbut_________.

A.flexibleB.coarseC.roughD.discolored

15.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto____________.

A.informpeopleaboutthestudyofskin.

B.advisepeoplehowtoprotectskin

C.warnpeoplenottosmokeagain

D.introduceanewwayofavoidskinaging

第2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。

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