河南省商丘市第一高级中学2017-2018学年高二第一学期期末考试英语试卷文
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
商丘市一高2016--2017学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷命题人审题人第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.What we offerVisitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ActivitiesFossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.Did you know…?The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.Find out moreCheck out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.21. One can book a fossil hunt ______.A. through a BBC programB. through the museum’s websiteC. by making a call to the museumD. by visiting the museum personally22. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?A. Food for a picnic.B. Attending fossil hunts.C. A souvenir of the museum.D. Having fossils identified.23. The passage is most probably taken from ______.A. a conference interviewB. a travel magazineC. a history bookD. a science fictionBMy mom only had one eye. I hated her… she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell… anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school… “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had sa id what I’d wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.That night… I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got acceptedin the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother… Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little gir l ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank goodness… she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.Then a wave of relief came upon me… one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there, I found my moth er fallen on the cold ground. She had a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.She wrote:My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you… I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine… I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for m e. I cried for My Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds…So I gave you mine. With all my love to you! Your mom.24. What did the writer’s mother do when he was young?A. A cook.B. A worker.C. A businesswomanD. A cleaner.25. The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom .A. sadB. happyC. calmD. quiet26. The writer studied very hard in order to .A. go to a famous universityB. become a successful manC. live far away from his motherD. make his mother live happily27. The writer mainly wants to tell us .A. how he knew his mother’s secretB. how he became a successful manC. how much his mother loved himD. how his mother lost one eyeCA record warm December raised average temperatures enough to make 2015 the second hottest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climate Monitoring Annual Report, which was released Thursday.The United Nations had previously reported that 2015 was shaping up to be the warmest year on record for the whole planet.Last year was also the third wettest on record in the U.S. and saw ten weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S. and killed a total of 155 people. These include a drought, two floods, five severe storms, a wildfire, and a winter storm.The average U.S. temperature was 54.4°F, 2.4°F above the 20th century average, and second only to 2012’s record warmth. This was also the 19th consecutive year with average temperatures above the average for the century.Every state reported above-average annual temperatures. The warming was particularly pronounced across most of the eastern half of the country in December, when many places saw temperatures 30 degrees above normal and many records were set.This mirrored changes seen in the Arctic that month, when temperatures spiked to 50 degrees above normal. Part of this warming was driven by a strong El Niño, or periodic warming in the Pacific Ocean, but some of it can also be attributed to global warming, says meteorologist Eric Holthaus, who was not involved with the federal report.The analysis comes less than a month after the U.S. and 194 other countries signed an agreement in Paris to more aggressively counter the effects of climate change.“Even if all the initial targets in Paris are met, we’ll only be part of the way there when it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere,” said President Barack Obama at the time. Still, the agreement represented “a turning point” by setting up “the architecture" for doing so, he said.NOAA’s climate monitoring center doesn’t issue predictions for future weather, but the agency’s Climate Prediction Center does. That team’s forecast for the next three months calls for warmer-than-average temperatures in much of the country, although parts of Texas and the Southeast may be a little cooler than usual.As Lancaster University Professor Gail Whiteman told the Weather Channel, "climate change means extreme weather is the new normal."28. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “climate change means extreme weather isthe new normal”?A. Extreme weather will not normal due to the climate change.B. Climate change will result in the unpredictable weather.C. Climate change will be more and more common except for the extreme weather.D. Extreme weather will be kind of tendency in the future.29. Which of the following statement is true?A. The target of reducing carbon is accomplished.B. $1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.C. In most areas of US, the temperatures will be warmer than average.D. 2015 was the first warmest and the third wettest on record in the country.30. What can be inferred from the text?A. The reducing of carbon still needs great efforts worldwide.B. NOAA has nothing to do with the predictions for climate change.C. The whole US will be warmer in the future due to the global warming.D. The weather change in the western areas is more obvious than that in the east.31. We can probably find the text in __ ?A. a government reportB. a science magazineC. an advertisementD. a newspaperDNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is t o have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teac h poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.32. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.A. discuss it with othersB. analyze it by oneselfC. practice reading it aloudD. copy it down in a notebook33. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.A. to enjoy poetryB. to understand lifeC. to become teacherD. to become poets34. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph) probably means ____.A. to build a boothB. to provide equipmentC. to set aside enough spaceD. to leave a certain amount of time35. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _____.A. Poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。
2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题(Word版)
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.What we offerVisitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ActivitiesFossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.Did you know…?The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.Find out moreCheck out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.21. One can book a fossil hunt ______.A. through a BBC programB. through the museum’s websiteC. by making a call to the museumD. by visiting the museum personally22. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?A. Food for a picnic.B. Attending fossil hunts.C. A souvenir of the museum.D. Having fossils identified.23. The passage is most probably taken from ______.A. a conference interviewB. a travel magazineC. a history bookD. a science fictionBMy mom only had one eye. I hated her… she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell… anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school… “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.I wish ed that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.That night… I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother… Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank goodness… she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.Then a wave of relief came upon me… one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. She had a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.She wrote:My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you… I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine… I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for me. I cried for My Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds…So I gave you mine. With all my love to you! Your mom.24. What did the writer’s mother do when he was young?A. A cook.B. A worker.C. A businesswomanD. A cleaner.25. The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom .A. sadB. happyC. calmD. quiet26. The writer studied very hard in order to .A. go to a famous universityB. become a successful manC. live far away from his motherD. make his mother live happily27. The writer mainly wants to tell us .A. how he knew his mother’s secretB. how he became a successful manC. how much his mother loved himD. how his mother lost one eyeCA record warm December raised average temperatures enough to make 2015 the second hottest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Cli mate Monitoring Annual Report, which was released Thursday.The United Nations had previously reported that 2015 was shaping up to be the warmest year on record for the whole planet.Last year was also the third wettest on record in the U.S. and saw ten weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S. and killed a total of 155 people. These include a drought, two floods, five severe storms, a wildfire, and a winter storm.The average U.S. temperature was 54.4°F, 2.4°F above the 20th century average, and second only to 2012’s record warmth. This was also the 19th consecutive year with average temperatures above the average for the century.Every state reported above-average annual temperatures. The warming was particularly pronounced across most of the eastern half of the country in December, when many places saw temperatures 30 degrees above normal and many records were set.This mirrored changes seen in the Arctic that month, when temperatures spiked to 50 degrees above normal. Part of this warming was driven by a strong El Niño, or periodic warming in the Pacific Ocean, but some of it can also be attributed to global warming, says meteorologist Eric Holthaus, who was not involved with the federal report.The analysis comes less than a month after the U.S. and 194 other countries signed an agreement in Paris to more aggressively counter the effects of climate change.“Even if all the initial targets in Paris are met, we’ll only be part of the way there w hen it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere,” said President Barack Obama at the time. Still, the agreement represented “a turning point” by setting up “the architecture" for doing so, he said.NOAA’s climate monitoring center doesn’t issue predic tions for future weather, but the agency’s Climate Prediction Center does. That team’s forecast for the next three months calls for warmer-than-average temperatures in much of the country, although parts of Texas and the Southeast may be a little cooler than usual.As Lancaster University Professor Gail Whiteman told the Weather Channel, "climate change means extreme weather is the new normal."28. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “climate change means extreme weather is thenew normal”?A. Extreme weather will not normal due to the climate change.B. Climate change will result in the unpredictable weather.C. Climate change will be more and more common except for the extreme weather.D. Extreme weather will be kind of tendency in the future.29. Which of the following statement is true?A. The target of reducing carbon is accomplished.B. $1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.C. In most areas of US, the temperatures will be warmer than average.D. 2015 was the first warmest and the third wettest on record in the country.30. What can be inferred from the text?A. The reducing of carbon still needs great efforts worldwide.B. NOAA has nothing to do with the predictions for climate change.C. The whole US will be warmer in the future due to the global warming.D. The weather change in the western areas is more obvious than that in the east.31. We can probably find the text in __ ?A. a government reportB. a science magazineC. an advertisementD. a newspaperDNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must tea ch poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.32. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.A. discuss it with othersB. analyze it by oneselfC. practice reading it aloudD. copy it down in a notebook33. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.A. to enjoy poetryB. to understand lifeC. to become teacherD. to become poets34. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph) probably means ____.A. to build a boothB. to provide equipmentC. to set aside enough spaceD. to leave a certain amount of time35. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _____.A. Poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。
2017-2018学年高二(上)期末英语试卷1带答案
2017-2018学年高二（上）期末英语试卷1第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）1．（1分）How many students actually attended the meeting？A．Twenty﹣one．B．Thirty．C．Nine．2．（1分）What's the woman going to do？A．Fly to Hong KongB．Buy an air ticket．C．Say goodbye to Bill．3．（1分）What does the woman imply？A．She can't go to see the play with the man．B．She's particularly interested in plays．C．She can lend her notes to the man．4．（1分）What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？A．Colleagues．B．Teacher and student．C．Mother and son．5．（1分）What are the two speakers talking about？A．Responsibility．B．Airplane pilots．C．Salary．6．（3分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8题．6．Where does this conversation take place？A．In the classroom．B．At the playground．C．Over the phone．7．What is the woman probably doing？A．Watching a football game．B．Studying．C．Taking an exam．8．What will the man do this Friday？A．Play a football game．B．Have a cup of coffee with the woman．C．Take an exam．9．（2分）听第7段材料，回答第9至10题．9．At what time might the paper arrive normally？A.5 pm．B.7 pm．C.7 am．10．Whom are the animals being aggressive towards？A．Postmen．B．Milkmen．C．Salesmen．11．（3分）听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．11．Who visited the woman last night？A．A strange man．B．Her uncle．C．A cat．12．When did the woman hear a knock at the door？A．Before supper．B．After supper．C．While she was having supper．13．How did the woman feel when she saw nobody at the door？A．Terrified．B．Sad．C．Uncertain．14．（4分）听第9段材料，回答第14至17题．14．Whose car has broken down？A．Mr Mason's．B．Mr William Jackson's．C．Mr William Jackson's secretary's．15．When will the man come to collect the car？A．At 8：00 pm．B．At 8：00 am．C．At 10：00 pm．16．Who should the man go for the key to the car？A．Mr William Jackson．B．Mr William Jackson's secretary．C．The attendant．17．What's the man？A．A salesman．B．A doorkeeper．C．A repairman．18．（3分）听第10段材料，回答第18至20题．18．How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass？A．Anxious and worried．B．Proud and excited．C．Nervous and confused．19．What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves？A．Scold him severely．B．Ask him to do it again．C．Take back the six dollars．20．What can we learn from the passage？A．One can benefit a lot from working with his father．B．Manual laborers shouldn't be looked down upon．C．One should always do his job earnestly．第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．21．（1分）About 2，500years ago，The Greek physician Hippocrates，______ father of all doctors made ______ juice from a tree bark containing salicylic acid．（）A．不填，a B．the，不填C．the，a D．不填，不填22．（1分）﹣﹣﹣I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport．Why didn't you drive him there？﹣﹣﹣I _______．But my car _______．（）A．would have；was being fixedB．would have；was fixedC．would；was fixedD．did；was being fixed23．（1分）The first color TV was constructed in 1928，but it was not until 1938___________the first program was broadcast．（）A．when B．which C．that D．before24．（1分）_______ a child's parents die，UNICEF would have special projects to help the child even if he or she lives in the remotest area．（）A．Could B．Should C．Might D．Would25．（1分）A lot of people _____the theory that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain．（）A．apply to B．submit to C．relate to D．subscribe to26．（1分）______，I think，and the problem can be solved．（）A．If you double your effortsB．So long as you keep up your spiritsC．A bit more effortsD．Making great efforts27．（1分）Technology is now changing faster than most people can _________．Who can foresee what the future will bring？（）A．keep pace with B．end up withC．come up with D．put up with28．（1分）_______ his wife's strong objection，the husband insisted on putting all themoney they had into the stock market，which almost drove her crazy．（）A．Regardless of B．In relation toC．On behalf of D．In memory of29．（1分）If penicillin __________available，many people _________from sickness or even small wounds during World War II．（）A．were not，would dieB．were not to be，would dieC．should not be，would have diedD．hadn't been，would have died30．（1分）It astonished him to see the bacteria _________the mould dead，which meant that the mould had killed them．（）A．surrounded B．surroundingC．to surround D．being surrounded31．（1分）________ these text messages always seem important at the time，most people cannot remember them the next day．（）A．Even if B．Since C．While D．Now that32．（1分）The cloth that ___________ smooth and soft ___________．（）A．feels；sells well B．feels；is well soldC．is felt；sells well D．is felt；sells good33．（1分）Thinking _______ you know _______in fact you don't know is a terrible mistake．（）A．that；that B．what；what C．that；what D．what；that34．（1分）﹣Peter once ________ English at Oxford University for three years and now is a speaker．﹣No wonder he ________ perfect English．（）A．had taught；spokeB．taught；speaksC．is teaching；has spokenD．has been teaching；will speak35．（1分）﹣It's reported that several college girls have got missing on their way home or to school recently，and some were murdered．I do think we students should learn to protect ourselves．﹣．The society is complicated．（）A．Don't mention it．B．It depends．C．That's all right．D．I can't agree more．第二节：完形填空（满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．36．（20分）It was her giggling that drew my attention．Note taking really wasn't all that funny．Walking over to the offender，I asked for the（36）．Frozen，she refused to give it to me．I waited，all attention in the classroom on the quiet（37）between teacher and student．When she finally（38）it over she whispered，"Okay，but I didn't draw it．"It was a hand﹣drawn（39）of me，teeth blackened and the words"I'm stupid"coming out of my mouth．I managed to fold it up calmly．My mind，（40），was working angrily as I struggled not to（41）．I figured I knew the two most likely candidates for drawing the picture．It would do them some（42）to teach them a lesson，and maybe it was high time that I did it!Thankfully，I was able to keep myself（43）．When there were about six minutes remaining，I showed the class the picture．They were all silent as I told them how（44）this was for me．I told them there must be a reason（45）and now was their chance towrite down anything they needed to tell me．Then I let them write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom．As I（46）the notes later，many of them said something like，"I've got nothing （47）you，"or"I'm sorry you were hurt．"Some kids said，"We'reafraidofyou．"But two notes，from the girls who I（48）were behind the picture，had a list of issues．I was too（49），too strict…Reading those notes，I realized that over the course of this year，instead of（50）my students，I had begun commanding them to（51）．Where I thought I was driving them to success I was（52）driving them away．I had some apologizing to do．But the next day in the classroom，one boy and one girl each handed me a card．The one（53）by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke．The one from the girls asked for（54）．This was a lesson for both the kids and me．Forgiveness does not change the past，but it does enlarge the（55）．36．A．reason B．advice C．note D．help 37．A．battle B．competition C．argument D．conversation 38．A．took B．thought C．handed D．turned 39．A．statue B．picture C．graph D．poster 40．A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides 41．A．leave B．explain C．cry D．argue 42．A．good B．harm C．favor D．punishment 43．A．amused B．controlled C．uninterested D．relaxed 44．A．meaningful B．hurtful C．regretful D．forgetful 45．A．aside B．above C．beneath D．behind 46．A．wrote B．finished C．collected D．read 47．A．beyond B．from C．against D．for 48．A．confirmed B．promised C．concluded D．figured 49．A．talkative B．mean C．clumsy D．considerate 50．A．encouraging B．forcing C．comforting D．teaching 51．A．appreciate B．achieve C．compromise D．apologize 52．A．actually B．normally C．immediately D．generally 53．A．decorated B．offered C．signed D．bought 54．A．thankfulness B．forgiveness C．compensation D．communication 55．A．friendship B．education C．knowledge D．future第三部分：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题8分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．56．（8分）How would you like an easy way to earn $2，500？All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There's a catch，however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can't leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．Two people actually took the job．The idea came from Rob Thompson，a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．He decided to pay $5，000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week．To Rob's surprise，quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviewed and selected Eric，a 24﹣year﹣old restaurant worker，and Para，a 24﹣year﹣old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experiences，which would take place in an art museum．The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn't stand up without hanging their heads．They ate vegetables and drank water from a garden hosepipe．Their only privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks，mirrors，or toothbrushes in the cage．Their only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage．Visitors who came here were warned，"Do not feed the humans．"Finally it was over，and Para and Eric appeared from their cage．They had survived the week，and they each had a $2，500 check in their hands．When RobThompson opened the cage，Eric came out，changed into clean clothes，and ate a chocolate bar right away．"It's great to be able to stand up，"he said．Para just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her，she didn't want to talk to anyone．56．What kind of person is Rob Thompson？A．He is curious about people's personal life．B．He is kind﹣hearted to animals．C．He hates people around．D．He likes to help poor people．57．The underlined word"catch"probably means．A．unsolved problem B．surprising wonderC．unbelievable fact D．hidden difficulty58．What made it most difficult for the two to stay in the cage？A．They didn't know each other．B．They couldn't lie down to sleep in the cage．C．They didn't have meat to eat．D．They had to do almost everything under others'eyes．59．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？A．Easy Way to Earn $2，500 B．Do Not Feed the HumansC．Living Like a Chicken D．Getting Along Well Anyway．60．（8分）This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents．Can you find a little extra to give？On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help．Littleton Children's HomeWe DON'T want your money，but children's toys，books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome．Also，we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests．You have so much─Will you share it？Phone Sister Thomas on 55671Children's HospiceWe look after a small number of very sick children．This important work needs skilland love．We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff．We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games．Please contact the Secretary，Little Children's Hospice，Newby Road．Street FoodIn the winter weather，it's no fun being homeless．It's even worse if you're hungry．We give hot food to at least fifty people every night．It's hard work，but necessary．Can you come and help？If not，can you offer a little money？We use a very old kitchen，and we need some new saucepans（平底锅）．Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed．Contact Street Food，c/o Mary's House，Elming Way．Littleton Phone 27713 Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair？A record﹣player？A pot of paint？Because we can use them!We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 66231and we'll be happy to collect anything you can give us．Thank you!The Night ShelterWe offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go．We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street．Although it is not expensive，we never seem to have quite enough money．Can you let us have a few pounds？Any amount，however small，will be such a help．Send it to us at 15，Green St，Littleton．Please make check payable to Night Shelter．60．What kind of people are these organizations designed for？A．Homeless and sick children B．Less fortunate members of our societyC．Hungry people who have no beds to sleep in D．Friendly members of our society to help others61．If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child，youmay contact．A．Street Food B．The Night ShelterC．Littleton Children's Home D．Children's Hospice62．What can be concluded from the passage？A．There are too many social problems in this society．B．People are very poor during the time of giving．C．To offer help is just an excuse for these organizations to collect money．D．There are many organizations trying to solve social problems．63．What kind of things would Littleton Youth Club like to collect？A．Old furniture and second﹣hand electrical equipment．B．An apartment and some saucepans．C．Hot food and storybooks．D．A sum of money and children's toys．64．（6分）An Israeli law banning too skinny models went into effect with the start of 2013．The law，approved last March in Israel，requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index （BMI）of at least 18.5for three months before a fashion show．That means a woman who is 68inches tall can weigh no less than 119pounds．"This law is another step in the war against eating disorders，"said physician Adatto．"Underweight models，"he explained，"can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny．"But some critics in this country say it is misguided，focusing on weight instead of health．They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry．"I think it's an approach that isn't going to work．"said eating disorder expert Susan Ice，who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models．But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an ambitious model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized．He said．"I realized that only legislation（立法）can change the situation．There was no time to waste；so many girls were dieting to death．"However，the efforts to regulate models'weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in significant changes in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health．Still，folks including Ice say there's no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with．"Certainly I don't believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders，but it makes it harder，"she says．"It's a difficult recovery environment，worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal．"64．One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is．A．to change the working conditions of modelsB．to lower the chance of skinny models'deathC．to provide guidance for women worshiping thinnessD．to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders65．In the opinion of the critics，the law won't succeed because．A．it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit．B．it doesn't provide a proper approach that can work well．C．it doesn't create a healthy working environment for models．D．the fashion industry is much too influential．66．What caused Adatto to think that a law was needed to change the situation？A．Meeting an ambitious but too skinny model．B．Establishing his fashion model agent．C．Being interviewed by a reporter．D．Seeing a model die from eating disorders．67．（8分）In face of global warming，much effort has been focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of strategies．But while much of the research and innovation has concentrated on finding less﹣polluting energy alternatives，it may be decades before clean technologies like wind and solar meet a significant portion of our energy needs．In the meantime，the amount of CO2in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change （IPCC）．"As long as we're consuming fossil fuels，we're putting out CO2，"says Klaus Lackner，a geophysicist at Columbia University，"We cannot let the CO2 in the atmosphere rise indefinitely．"That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2，which the IPCC says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions needed to reduce global warming．"We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral （基本的）role in reducing emissions，"says Kim Corley，Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs．That forward thinking strategy is gaining support．The U．S．Department of Energy recently proposed putting 1billionintoanew2.4billion coal ﹣burning energy plant．The plant's carbon﹣capture technologies would serve as a pilot project for other new coal﹣burning plants．But what do you do with the gas once you've captured it？One option is to put it to new uses．Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that converts （转换）coal into synthetic（合成的）natural gas．It then ships the gas 200miles by pipeline to Canada，where it is pumped underground in oil recovery operations．In the Netherlands，Shell delivers CO2 to farmers who pipe it into their greenhouses，increasing their production of fruits and vegetables．However，scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long﹣term storage．Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean，Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline （盐的）formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world．67．What does the author intend to tell readers？A．How to find more oil and natural gases．B．How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions．C．How to deal with the greenhouse gas creatively．D．How to make good use of solar and wind energy．68．According to the passage，the following statements are true EXCEPT that．A．the idea of capturing and storing CO2 is supported by the American government B．it is widely accepted that the CO2 captured should be stored in deep geological structuresC．capturing and storing CO2 is intended to handle the problem with global warming D．long﹣term storage of CO2 is no easy job because of the scale of CO2emissions 69．By using CO2，Dutch farmers have been able to．A．increase their production of fruits and vegetables B．convert coal into synthetic natural gasC．pump it underground in oil recovery operations D．make exhausted oil and gas fields productive70．How would you understand the underlined part in the third paragraph？A．It means a project training new pilots who will serve the new strategy．B．It refers to the coal﹣burning energy plant that U．S government sponsors．C．It implies the carbon﹣capture technologies will be popular once successful．D．It shows the new idea of reduction of CO2emissions needs a large sum of investment．第四部分：任务型阅读（满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词．注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上．每个空格只填一个单词．71．（10分）Learning is a daily adventure that one carries throughout life，and we should keep learning something new every day．To become a lifelong learner，first of all you should learn where your talents and interests lie．You can try many different things so that you'll find you're not only good at a few things．Be careful of past memories that tell you to stay away from certain things．This can soon prevent you seizing chances to try many new things．Anyway，be careful not to let past experiences like these cut off opportunities for you now．To make learning fun，you need to see learning as an exploration，not a chore （杂事）．Don't just force yourself to learn things because they're important or necessary．Instead，learn things you need to learn and you love to learn．Follow your heart，as well as your sense of duty．Even when you're learning the things you have to，seek to go beyond what you're being asked to learn．Look at the history，case studies，different applications，etc．，to make your learning experience much more colorful．Doing reading as much as you can is also helpful．So make friends with local new and used book sellers．Through reading you'll never stop learning．Wise people read lots of books all the time；it's as simple as that．And reading will help you know the discoveries and mistakes of others so that you don't have to learn things the hard way．So remember that books，newspapers，and magazines are all reading，and as are websites，reviews and other online sources of information．Asking the right questions can be more important than having the answers．So be sure to listen closely and understand the response．Sometimes a response is difficult to understand．Feel free to take notes，ask more questions and break down the response into smaller components （成分）to make sense of it．You can keep a diary or notebook to record what you learn and what questions you still have．Questions can teach as much as，or more than，answers．To be a lifelong learner，often evaluate （评估）and apply what you learn．Does it make sense？Is it true？Try to answer these questions and make good evaluation about what you're learning．In addition，applying what you learn is the best way to test it and it'll help you learn it more completely and keep it longer．How to become a lifelong learner．ParagraphoutlinesSupporting detailsKnow what you are good at and（71）By trying many different things，you can be aware of your possible （72）to do many things well．You should overcome your past memories and don't（73）any chance to tryin．something new．View learningas an exploration．Don't force yourself to learn something．Instead，be eager to learn what（74）to you．When learning the things you have to，also try to make it（75）．Do more reading．Try your best to read various books because reading can help you avoid something（76）．You can read books，newspapers，magazines as well as different（77）information．Ask right questions．When you have（78）understanding the response，take notes and ask more questions to help yourself．You can（79）your learning and problems in a diary/notebook．Evaluate and apply what is learned．Evaluate your present learning material by asking questions about it．Put what you learn into（80）in daily life so that you canenrich it and keep it longer．第七部分：书面表达（满分25分）81．（25分）我们的环境质量已经成为一个重要问题，造成这个问题的原因有很多，我们也采取了一些措施去解决这个问题，根据下列提示完成作文．注意：1、短文必须包括所有要点；2、词数150左右；3、短文开头已写好，不计入总词数．Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue．This problem results from various reasons．．参考答案与试题解析第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1分，满分20分）1．（1分）How many students actually attended the meeting？A．Twenty﹣one．B．Thirty．C．Nine．【分析】略【解答】B【点评】略2．（1分）What's the woman going to do？A．Fly to Hong KongB．Buy an air ticket．C．Say goodbye to Bill．【分析】略【解答】A【点评】略3．（1分）What does the woman imply？A．She can't go to see the play with the man．B．She's particularly interested in plays．C．She can lend her notes to the man．【分析】略【解答】A【点评】略4．（1分）What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？A．Colleagues．B．Teacher and student．C．Mother and son．【分析】略【解答】C【点评】略5．（1分）What are the two speakers talking about？A．Responsibility．B．Airplane pilots．C．Salary．【分析】略【解答】B【点评】略6．（3分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8题．6．Where does this conversation take place？A．In the classroom．B．At the playground．C．Over the phone．7．What is the woman probably doing？A．Watching a football game．B．Studying．C．Taking an exam．8．What will the man do this Friday？A．Play a football game．B．Have a cup of coffee with the woman．C．Take an exam．【分析】略【解答】CBA【点评】略9．（2分）听第7段材料，回答第9至10题．9．At what time might the paper arrive normally？A.5 pm．B.7 pm．C.7 am．10．Whom are the animals being aggressive towards？A．Postmen．B．Milkmen．C．Salesmen．【分析】略【解答】AA【点评】略11．（3分）听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．11．Who visited the woman last night？A．A strange man．B．Her uncle．C．A cat．12．When did the woman hear a knock at the door？A．Before supper．B．After supper．C．While she was having supper．13．How did the woman feel when she saw nobody at the door？A．Terrified．B．Sad．C．Uncertain．【分析】略【解答】CBC【点评】略14．（4分）听第9段材料，回答第14至17题．14．Whose car has broken down？A．Mr Mason's．B．Mr William Jackson's．C．Mr William Jackson's secretary's．15．When will the man come to collect the car？A．At 8：00 pm．B．At 8：00 am．C．At 10：00 pm．16．Who should the man go for the key to the car？A．Mr William Jackson．B．Mr William Jackson's secretary．C．The attendant．17．What's the man？A．A salesman．B．A doorkeeper．C．A repairman．【分析】略【解答】BACC【点评】略18．（3分）听第10段材料，回答第18至20题．18．How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass？A．Anxious and worried．B．Proud and excited．C．Nervous and confused．19．What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves？A．Scold him severely．B．Ask him to do it again．C．Take back the six dollars．20．What can we learn from the passage？A．One can benefit a lot from working with his father．B．Manual laborers shouldn't be looked down upon．C．One should always do his job earnestly．【分析】略【解答】BBC【点评】略第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．21．（1分）About 2，500years ago，The Greek physician Hippocrates，______ father of all doctors made ______ juice from a tree bark containing salicylic acid．（）A．不填，a B．the，不填C．the，a D．不填，不填【分析】大约2500年前，古希腊医师希波克拉底﹣﹣医生之父，就用树皮制成了包含水杨酸的一种汤药．【解答】答案：A．第一个空为泛指所有医生的鼻祖，即医生之父，所有不用任何冠词，第二空指的是制成了一种汤药，为泛指其中的一种；故选A．【点评】解答冠词的题目注意分清句中所表示的内容是特指还是泛指，表示泛指一般用不定冠词a/an；而表示特指用定冠词the．22．（1分）﹣﹣﹣I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport．Why didn't you drive him there？﹣﹣﹣I _______．But my car _______．（）A．would have；was being fixedB．would have；was fixedC．would；was fixedD．did；was being fixed【分析】﹣我看到你的叔叔打的去的机场，你为什么没开车送他去？﹣我本来想去的，但是我的车当时正在修理．【解答】答案：A．结合句意可知第一个空为虚拟语气，表示对过去的虚拟，用would/should/could+have+过去分词；第二个空表示事实，当时汽车正在被修理，故用过去进行时的被动语态，综合分析各个选项，正确答案为A．【点评】本题考查动词的时态和语态，根据关键性单词和句意确定好句子的时态和语态，就很容易找出正确答案了．23．（1分）The first color TV was constructed in 1928，but it was not until 1938___________the first program was broadcast．（）A．when B．which C．that D．before【分析】第一台彩色电视机于1928制造，但是直到1938年，第一档彩色的电视节目才播放．【解答】答案：C．本题是强调句型，强调句型的基本结构为It is/was被强调成分that/who其它成分；其最大的特点就是去掉it is/was…that/who…句子仍然成立．即本句可变换成not until 1938 the first program was broadcast．强调的为时间状语，故选C．【点评】题目中含有It is/was…that…这样的结构，首先要考虑它是不是强调句．如果把这种句型结构划掉后，应该是一个完整无缺的句子，这就是强调句；这也是判断强调句型与其它从句的方法．24．（1分）_______ a child's parents die，UNICEF would have special projects to help the child even if he or she lives in the remotest area．（）A．Could B．Should C．Might D．Would【分析】如果孩子的父母死了UNICEF会有特殊的项目来帮助他/她，哪怕他/她生活在遥远的地方．【解答】答案：B解析：根据后面主句"UNICEF would have special projects…"中的would可知此题使用了虚拟语气，故从句应该借助should来表示虚拟．拓展：一般现在时情况下。
2017-2018学年河南省商丘市九校高二上学期期末联考英语试题
2017-2018学年河南省商丘市九校高二上学期期末联考英语试题2017——2018学年上期期末联考高二英语试题本试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分，试题卷共8页，答题卷共2页。
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共70分）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小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ABenjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels’ hair. Ther e were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cats’ hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to vi sit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, hesent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape (风景) painting. Wiliams, a well-known painter, came to see him work. Wiliams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said, “Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.21. What is the text mainly about?A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.B. Williams’influence on Benjamin.C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.22. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?A. The cat would be closely watched.B. The cat would get some medical care.C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.23. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.B. He provided him with painting materials.C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.D. He taught him how to make engravings.24. Williams’ t wo books helped Benjamin to ________.A. master the use of paintsB. appreciate landscape paintingsC. get to know other paintersD. make up his mind to be a painterBWhen Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parentsto promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company --- Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent at an orchard (果园) in Oregon.After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees. At 30, Jobs, however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had toleave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’s CEO in 1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability and introduced new products such as the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad.Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the hea d with a brick, Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.”25. Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he_______.A. wanted to start a company.B. had financial problems.C. took no interest in his major.D. hated to share rooms with his friends.26. It can be inferred that Apple _______.A. was founded in OregonB. developed from a garageC. had a difficult beginningD. had a successful beginning27. What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?A. Interest is the key to success.B. Hope helps us succeed.C. Attitude is everything.D. Courage goes with confidence.CIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been。
河南省高一英语上学期期末考试试题4
商丘市一高2017～18学年第一学期期末考试高一英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAmericans like to travel on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States a re spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast for the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europefor many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.21. Where do more and more travelers in the USA like spending nights? ________.A. At hotelsB. In the open airC. In their carsD. At small houses or inns22. How many years have the bed-and-breakfast places been popular in the USA?________.A. For five yearsB. For one yearC. For five to ten yearsD. For ten years23. American travelers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns because ________.A. these inns are cheapB. these inns are smallC. they can meet and talk with the local peopleD. both A and CBCold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.24. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1? ________.A. They are often forgotten by their ownersB. They like to stay in warm placesC. They build their won sheltersD. They are used to living outdoors25. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?_______.A. To help them find sheltersB. To keep them companyC. To know when to bring them insideD. To keep them from eating bad food26. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________.A. get lost in the wildB. run short of clean waterC. dig deep holes for funD. make the water in the bowl dirty27. What is the purpose of this text? ________.A. To give practical adviceB. To solve an argumentC. To tell an interesting storyD. To present a research resultCOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents. The children were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus before.The father and the mother were ahead standing, proud as they could be.The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man’s wife lowered her head and there was no longer a smile on the man’s face.The father leaned a little closer and quietly asked, “How much did you say?The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn’t have enough money. How could he turn around and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus.Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the world!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”The man knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his and pressed tightly onto the bill, and with his lips trembling and tears streaming down his cheeks, he replied, “Thank you, thank you , Sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.28.Why did the smile on the man’s face disappear after he spoke with the ticket lady? ________.A. He had lost his moneyB. His children were noisyC. The tickets were sold outD. The tickets were too expensive29.We can infer from the text that the writer’s father didn’t give the money to the father directlybecause ________.A.he didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respectB.he wanted to make the father feel ashamedC.he was not very willing to help the manD.he wanted to pretend to be very wealthy30.We can conclude from the last sentence of the story that ________.A.they had never gone to the circus ever sinceB.they felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circusC.they felt they would be scolded for their behaviorD.they didn’t feel bad though they didn’t go to the circus31. What’s the best title of the text? ________.A. A pity of mineB. Something bad as a childC. A $20 billD. Relationship among peopleDHave you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decidedby how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens to us, but you determine the other 90%.Let’s use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet when you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “It’s ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios（剧情）. Both started the same. Both ended different.32. From the text, what happens after the coffee incident? ________.A. The couple have an argumentB. The mother gets to work lateC. The father has a traffic accidentD. The daughter finishes breakfast soon33. The author use the example ________.A. to compare different attitudesB. to prove the 90/10 principleC. to give advice on self-controlD. to show the importance of harmony34. The underlined word “wedge”in Paragraph 4 can probably be replaced by ________.A. improvementB. advantageC. disadvantageD. wound35. According to the text, ________ leads to the different endings.A. your coffeeB. your familyC. your reactionD. your experience第二节（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。
高级中学17—18学年上学期高二期末考试英语试题(附答案)
高二学年期末考试英语试题本试卷共150分答题时间120分钟第一部分：听力（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）第一节（共5小题）1.What does the man mean?A.He has no interest in working in the woman’s company.B.He has set up a company himself.C. He has already found a job.2. What can we learn about Lisa?A. She’s trying to find a job.B. She’s too busy to clean her house.C. She prefers to keep her house untidy.3. Why does the woman refuse to take the big bag of rice?A. Because it’s too heavy.B. Because she lives too far.C. Because it’s too e xpensive.4. What does the woman think of the guitarists?A. they were too unskilled.B. They were very popular.C. They were too noisy.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a library.C. In a bank. 第二节（共5小题）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.How does the man pay?A. By credit card.B. By check.C. In cash.7.How much is the man charged for a box of make-up?A. $20B. $160C. $180听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析
河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. It was the third time that she ______ to this mountain village to see the children.A. had comeB. has comeC. cameD. would come参考答案：A2. —Did you go to John’s birthday party?—No，I________.A．am not invited B．wasn’t invited C．hadn’t invited D．didn’t invite参考答案：B3. The witness_____ the driver ______ telling lies on the court(法庭).A. charge; withB. charged; forC. accused; ofD. accused; with参考答案：C4. —I’m still working on my project.—Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______.A. running outB. going outC. giving outD. losing out参考答案：A5. 9．________in a traffic jam yesterday morning，Jack did not arrive at his office on time.A．Catching B．Caught C．To catch D．To be caught参考答案：B略6. Not until the train pulled into the station ______ that his suitcase was gone.A. did he find B．had he found C. he had found D. he found参考答案：A7. ______ cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research in order to produce a cloned human baby.A. BecauseB.WhileC. WhenD. Unless参考答案：B8. If he ________ his leg in the last training, he ________ the coming London Olympics, which he has been longing to compete in.A. didn’t hurt; would go in forB. hadn’t hurt ; would have taken part inC. hadn’t hurt; would join inD. didn’t hurt; would have taken part in参考答案：C9. It will not _____your notice that there have been some major changes in the company .A. equipB. escapeC. encloseD. endanger参考答案：B【详解】考查动词辨析。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2017_2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题(word版含答案)
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2017～2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAmericans like to travel on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast for the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.21. Where do more and more travelers in the USA like spending nights? ________.A. At hotelsB. In the open airC. In their carsD. At small houses or inns22. How many years have the bed-and-breakfast places been popular in the USA?________.A. For five yearsB. For one yearC. For five to ten yearsD. For ten years23. American travelers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns because ________.A. these inns are cheapB. these inns are smallC. they can meet and talk with the local peopleD. both A and CBCold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on yourpet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clea n and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.24. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1? ________.A. They are often forgotten by their ownersB. They like to stay in warm placesC. They build their won sheltersD. They are used to living outdoors25. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?_______.A. To help them find sheltersB. To keep them companyC. To know when to bring them insideD. To keep them from eating bad food26. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________.A. get lost in the wildB. run short of clean waterC. dig deep holes for funD. make the water in the bowl dirty27. What is the purpose of this text? ________.A. To give practical adviceB. To solve an argumentC. To tell an interesting storyD. To present a research resultCOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents. The children were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus before.The father and the mother were ahead standing, proud as they could be.The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man’s wife lowered her head and there was no longer a smile on the man’s face.The father leaned a little closer and quietly asked, “How much did you say?The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn’t have enough money. How could he turn around and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus.Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the world!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his and pressed tightly onto the bill, and with his lips trembling and tears streaming down his cheeks, he replied, “Thank you, thank you , Sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we did n’t go without.28.Why did the smile on the man’s face disappear after he spoke with the ticket lady?________.A. He had lost his moneyB. His children were noisyC. The tickets were sold outD. The tickets were too expensive29.We can infer from the text that the writer’s father didn’t give the money tothe father directly because ________.A.he didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respectB.he wanted to make the father feel ashamedC.he was not very willing to help the manD.he wanted to pretend to be very wealthy30.We can conclude from the last sentence of the story that ________.A.they had never gone to the circus ever sinceB.they felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circusC.they felt they would be scolded for their behaviorD.they didn’t feel bad though they didn’t go to the circus31. What’s the best title of the text? ________.A. A pity of mineB. Something bad as a childC. A $20 billD. Relationship among peopleDHave you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens to us, but you determine the other 90%.Let’s use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet when you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “It’s ok honey, you just need, to be more careful ne xt time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on howgood the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios（剧情）. Both started the same. Both ended different.32. From the text, what happens after the coffee incident? ________.A. The couple have an argumentB. The mother gets to work lateC. The father has a traffic accidentD. The daughter finishes breakfast soon33. The author use the example ________.A. to compare different attitudesB. to prove the 90/10 principleC. to give advice on self-controlD. to show the importance of harmony34. T he underlined word “wedge” in Paragraph 4 can probably be replaced by ________.A. improvementB. advantageC. disadvantageD. wound35. According to the text, ________ leads to the different endings.A. your coffeeB. your familyC. your reactionD. your experience第二节（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。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2021-2022高二英语上学期期末考试试题
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2021-2022高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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AEwan McGregor:The Leading Role in the film Big FishChildhoodEwan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971, in Crieff, Scotland. Despite being born into a family of teachers, McGregor was not a very smart student and showed an interest in acting at an early age. He caught the acting interest from his uncle, Denis Lawson, an actor who was in the first three Star Wars films.Starting offMcGregor left school at 16. Later he was then accepted to London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His film debut(首次演出) was an only one-line role in Bill Forsyth’s Being Human.BreakthroughIn 1994 McGregor got his big break, appearing as Alex Law in the cult-hit Shallow Grave. Director Danny Boyle’s next project, Trainspotting (1996), brought McGregor major popular and critical attention. He acted Mark Renton, which earned him the London Film Critics Circle Award nomination(提名) for Best Breakthrough Performance.Star on the riseThe success of Trainspotting allowed McGregor more opportunities. His starring role in the tragic-comic-operatic-musical(悲喜剧、歌剧兼音乐剧) Moulin Rouge(《红磨坊》) as Christian showed the ability McGregor has in taking on any type of role and making the character come alive in a way few actors can. McGregor’s performance gained many fans and attention from the film world, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor.21. The first paragraph mainly tells us that Ewan McGregor ______.A.became interested in acting at an early ageB. was not a good student at schoolC. was proud of his uncleD. liked Star Wars every much22. In which film did McGregor fully show his great skill in acting?A. Being HumanB. Shallow GraveC. TrainspottingD. Moulin Rouge23. Which of the following is NOT true?A. McGregor caught the acting interest from his uncle.B. McGregor acted in many films.C. McGregor’s first role in the film was not important.D. McGregor’s career began to take off in 1987.BUntil late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.24. Now in an American family, people can find that___________.A. children never live with their parentsB. not all working people live with their parentsC. old people are supported by their grandchildrenD. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents25. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.A. they had never seen a baby beforeB. the baby was clever and beautifulC. the baby brought them the image of lifeD. the baby's mother would take care of them26. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.C . Because they have nothing to worry about.D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.27. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.B. The old get excited when they see a baby.C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.CScott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University fora short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full o f great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then,in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to (沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.28. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 829. Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-dB. b-e-a-f-c-dC. f-d-e-c-b-aD. b-f-c-d-e-a30. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald __________.A. had made some money when he met Zelda in AlabamaB. was well educated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital31. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about __________.A. Zelda’s personal lifeB. Zelda’s illness and treatmentC. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Gra hamD. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary worldDYou can’t always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you get ting wet. That’s why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw th e street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞蓬) built into a street lamp,” he said.The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors (传感器) ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians (行人) shelter whenever it starts raining.In addition to the rain sensor, there’s also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.While there are no plans to take Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.32. For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?A. To predict a heavy rain.B. To check the weather forecast.C. To protect people from the rain.D. To remind people to take an umbrella.33. What do we know from Belyaev’s words in Paragraph 2?A. His creation was inspired by an experience.B. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.C. Street lamps are protected by canopies.D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.34. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?A. motor→canopy→sensorsB. sensors→motor→canopyC. motor→sensors→canopyD. canopy→motor→sensors35. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The designer will open a company to promote his product.B. The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production.C. The designer is confident that his creation is practical.D. The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
高二英语上学期期末考试试题理
商丘市一高2017--18学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷（理科）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AUndersea restaurant IthaaIthaa is the very first undersea restaurant in the world located 5 meters below sea level in the Republic of Maldives. The 5-by-9-metre restaurant can hold 14 people at a time and has a transparent roof offering a 270 panoramic (全景的) underwater view. The restaurant was designed and constructed by M. J. Murphy Ltd., a design consultancy（咨询公司） based in New Zealand. It was opened on April 15, 2005. Food served in the restaurant can be described as contemporary European with Asian influence.Tip: Work on technical designs and drawings for Ithaa started in March 2004. Once constructed, Ithaa would be put into the water. Because of technical challenges, limited resources, and quality control problems in building something underwater, the restaurant can only exist for about 20 years.Skyline Queenstown RestaurantThe famous New Zealand restaurant offers delightful fresh seafood, salads, roast meats and delicious desserts, while the panoramic view from the windows will attract you day or night. It' s the ideal place for that special night out and the best place in Queenstown to watch the sun go down! With live music creating a relaxing atmosphere and never ending scenery to admire, you will be entertained as you eat in the restaurant.Tip: Unlike other restaurants, the Skyline Queenstown Restaurant has tiered (分层的) seating to guarantee(确保)beautiful lake and mountain views from every table.Revolving(旋转的) Restaurant AllalinLocated in the Allalinhom mountain, Saas-Fee,Switzerland, Revolving Allalin is the highest revolving restaurant in the world at about 3,500 m. The restaurant offers a rich selection. Valaisian platter, pasta and pizza ... all this and much more is on the menu of the world-famous restaurant. Enjoy the eating delights offered in the world's highest revolving restaurant, while some mountain tops slowly pass by.Tip: Known as the ‘Pearl of the Alps',Saas-Fee offers many sports and activities: The popular holiday village features the Metro Alpine, the highest underground railway in the world up to the skiing area and the highest revolving restaurant at 3,500 m.21. What do we know about Ithaa?A. It was constructed in New Zealand.B. It can seat 14 diners at most.C. It was finished in March 2004.D. It will exist for another 20 years.22. The Skyline Queenstown Restaurant is special in its _______.A. locationB. foodC. seatingD. atmosphere23. What do the three restaurants have in common?A. They all met technical challenges while being built.B. Yon can have fresh seafood in all of them.C. They all offer a lot of sports and activities.D. You can enjoy beautiful scenery at all of them.BFive eggs the size of Ping-Pong balls crack open as the tiny desert tortoises inside break through the shells. The two-inch-long babies immediately crawl off in search of flowers and grasses to eat. These animals may be newly hatched, but they already have survival skills that will allow them to thrive in their severe and hot habitats.Desert tortoise live in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. During the summer, ground temperatures in parts of their range can hit 140o F. To beat the heat, desert tortoises use their strong forearms and tough nails to dig underground holes where they can hide from the sun. Some of these tortoise tunnels are up to 32 feet in length. And the holes can get pretty crowded. As many as 25 desert tortoises might stay together in one shelter.The animals also dig grooves(沟)into the ground’s surface to catch rainwater. After a storm, they’ll return to these holes to drink the water that’s collected inside. Once it has had a good drink, a desert tortoise can go up to a year without requiring fresh water again. The tortoise stores the water it has consumed in its bladder and can later absorb the liquid when it needs to hydrate（水合物）.Despite sometimes hanging out in holes together, desert tortoises are pretty solitary. And sometimes when males come across each other, they’ll fight to establish governance. The fighting tortoises may use horns(角)on their chests to try and knock each other over. The contest ends when one animal turns over the other on its back. The losing tortoise can turn right side up by wiggling(摆动)its body back and forth until it flips(翻转)over. But after that, the tortoise knows who’s the boss.24. What do the desert tortoises’ babies mainly eat?A. Flowers and grassesB. Small animalsC. Their mother’s milkD. Insects25. The underlined word “thrive” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.A. playB. fightC. grow upD. hang out26. How do the desert tortoises fight the summer heat?A. By drinking much waterB. By living in the underground holesC. By digging enough groovesD. By staying under the tree27. What do we know about the desert tortoises?A. They use their holes to save waterB. They fight mainly for the opposite sexC. They can survive without drinking water for a yearD. They usually live in the northwestern United StatesCJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job. One day, hegathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could d o. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease （油脂） on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out that he was General Manager ofthe company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shareda cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.28.Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He was bored with his job.B. He hoped to find a better boss.C. He wanted a higher position.D. He was out of work.29.What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. an old man’s car broke down.B. a wild man was pushing a car.C. a terrible accident happened.D. A friend’s car had a flattyre.30.Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He needed a traveling companion.B. He was also to be interviewed.C. He always helped people in need.D. He was thankful to Jimmy.31.What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？A. Where there is a will, there’s a way.B. A friend in need is afriend indeed.C. Good is rewarded with good.D. Two heads are better than one.DCamille Mahlknecht, 9, has some big fun planned for this weekend. She and other residents of Agoura Hills, California, plan to pick up trash during their city’s annual cleanup. At the same time, Wissam Raed,12, will be busy volunteering too. Thousands of miles away in Lebanon, Wissam plans to put on a play at an orphanage and bring potted plants to elderly people at a senior citizen center.Some other children like Nathan White, 10, have personal reasons for volunteering. Nathan’s grandmother died of a heart attack. To help raise money for medical research, Nathan participated in Jump Rope for Heart. He and five other boys took turns jumping rope for two and half hours and collected more than US$1200 in donations for theAmerican Heart Association.Millions of children around the globe lend a hand to their communities every year. Schools and parents also contribute to the rise in youth service. For example, many schools offer community service activities for students to join. Teachers either combine volunteer work with classroom lessons or make service work a requirement. Parents, on the other hand, encourage their kids to volunteer and do it with them.Community service is particularly important in this depression time. As the need for monetary support and other aid has increased, many charitable organizations have experienced a significant drop in donations. Camille and other children who volunteer thousands of hours annually can fill in some of the gaps.According to research, kids who start volunteering are twice as likely to continue doing good deeds when they are adults. So, grab a paintbrush, a trash bag, or whatever you need to help your community. You’ll love how you feel after helping others. Even dirty work can be lots of fun, if it’s for a good cause.32. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?A. To urge children to take part in volunteering activities.B. To ask charity organizations to serve the community.C. To recommend youth service programs to schools.D. To propose alternatives for doing community services.33. What is the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?A. Community service is gaining popularity among children.B. Children now depend more on their teachers than on their parents.C. Families and schools help to make community service popular.D. Nathan White had a special reason to raise money for medical research.34. Why is community service important in a time of depression?A. It raises money for school activities.B. It gives charity organizations some needed help.C. It teaches children to take care of the sick.D. It encourages parents and teachers to work together.35. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Community service can help prevent juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪)．B. Children will probably leave school and work as volunteers.C. Organizing sports events for the school is a kind of community service.D. Children who do volunteer work are more likely to grow up to be caring adults. 第二节（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。
河南省商丘市2017-2018学年高二英语10月月考试题
河南省商丘市2017-2018学年高二英语10月月考试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AJane EyreJane Eyre, a novel written by Charlotte Bronte, was published in 1847 in England. It is Charlotte Bronte’s most famous boo k. Jane Eyre is a love story. It tells about a young and independent woman called Jane Eyre, who is brave enough to pursue her own love.Uncle Tom’s CabinUncle Tom’s Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel “helped lay the base for the Civil War”, according to Will Kaufman. When Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln declared, “So it is the little lady who started this great war.” The character of Uncle Tom in the novel is a longsuffering black slave. The sad novel exposes the reality of slavery.Gone with the WindGone with the Wind is a novel by Margaret Mitchell in 1936. It tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara, and her adventures in the American South during the Civil Wa r. She falls in love with Rhett Butler, a city gentleman. It is one of the most famous books of its time, and was made into a movie with the same name. The title took its name from the lines an Ernest Dowson poem: “I have forgotten much, Cynara! Gone with the wind.” (This line also appears in the book.) The book won the Pulitzer Prize on May 3,1937.Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dad Poor Dad is a book by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. In the story, Robert’s own father was the superintendent (厅长) of education in Hawaii and endup dying penniless. His best friend’s father dropped out of school at age 13 and went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. It advocates financial independence through investing, real estate (地产), owning businesses, and the use of finance protection tactics.21. Whose book had a great impact on the Civil War in the U.S.?A. Charlotte Bronte’s.B. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s.C. Margaret Mitchell’s.D. Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter’s.22. Where was the name of the book Gone with the Wind taken from?A. An adventurous story.B. The Civil War.C. A poem.D. The Pulitzer Prize.23. Who will be interested in the book Rich Dad Poor Dad?A. A woman who is eager for free love.B. A historian who studies the history of the U.S.A.C. A businessman who wants to be wealthy.D. A politician who warns to enter politics.BIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.24. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.A. want to be as rich as their neighborsB. want others to know or to think that they are richC. don’t want others to know t hey are richD. want to be happy25. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________.A. live outside New York CityB. live in New York cityC. live in apartmentsD. have many neighbors26. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _____.A. an important nameB. a popular name in the United StatesC. his neighbor’s nameD. not a good name27. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.A. correctB. interestingC. impossibleD. goodCAustralia has promised to introduce the most comprehensive （全面的） carbon trading program outside Europe in 2010. The government in Canberra plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by at least five percent by 2020, but it could make biggerreductions if other countries agree to tougher targets.The Australian government warns that without tough environmental measures the country could lose key industries and jobs. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the economy is under threat and decisive action is needed.Central to the government’s climate change plan is a carbon emissions trading program that will be introduced within two years. It would involve one thousand of the nation’s biggest companies and would cover about three-quarters of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.Many scientists believe that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to global warming. Many of them are released by burning fuels such as coal and oil.Companies will be required to buy permits for each ton of carbon they emit, although big polluting exporters will receive up to 90 percent of their carbon licenses free.Many business leaders want the government to delay the plan because of the current global financial crisis, which is slowing the Australian economy. Peter Anderson from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is irresponsible to bring in a carbon trading plan now.Environmentalists, on the other hand, say Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not properly addressed the threat of climate change. Activists had sought a minimum emissions cut of 25 percent.Instead, the Rudd government aims to cuts carbon emissions by at least five percent of 2000 levels by 2020. That amount could rise to 15 percent, if future global agreements set such a target.Ray Nias of the environmental group WWF says Australia will pay the price for low targets. “This is a deeply, deeply disappointing target,” Nias said. “It commits Australia to long-term climate change. It will make Australia’s ability to negotiate (协商) global agreements very, very difficult. It is much lower than even we had imagined.”Australia has one of the highest per-person greenhouse emissions rates in the world because of its reliance on coal for electricity.Some scientists warn that the vast, dry Australian continent, which has been suffering a series of droughts in recent years, could be one of the region’s hardest hit by global warming.28.Which group supports to cut carbon emissions by at least 25%?A. EnvironmentalistsB. The governmentC. Business leadersD. Scientists29.Who most probably agrees to a higher goal of carbon emissions?A. Penny WongB. Peter AndersonC. Kevin RuddD. Ray Nias30.Many business leaders are against the Australian program because________.A. they believe the program will only benefit the big companiesB. they believe the program will cause the global warmingC. they don’t want to pay extra money for carbon emissionsD. they don’t think carbon emission will surely cause the global warming31.The underlined sentence means_________.A. The Australian government will be blamed for the low targetB. Australia will suffer a lot from climate change caused by carbon emissionsC. The Australian government will have to spend lots of money on carbon emissionsD. Many Australian companies will close down because of the low targetDAt thirteen,I was diagnosed with kind of attention disorder.It made school difficult for me.When people else in the class was focusing on tasks,I could not.In my first literature class,Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it,all within 45 minutes.I raised my hard right away and said,“Mrs.Smith,you see,the doctor said I have attention problems.I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses,“you are no different from your classmates,young man.”I tried,but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang.I had to take it home.In the quietness of my bedroom,the story suddenly all became clear to me.It was about a blind person,Louis Braille.He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education.But Louis didn’t give up.Instead,he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）,which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class,being made to learn like the “sighted” students?My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance.I completed the task within 40 minutes.Indeed,I was no different from others;I just needed a quieter place.If Louis could find his way out of his problems,why should I ever give up?I didn’t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith,so it was quitea surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an “A” on it.At the bottom of the paper were these words:“See what you can do when you keep trying?”32. The author didn’ t finish the reading in class because_______.A. He was new to the classB. He was tried of literatureC. He had an attention disorderD. He wanted to take the task home33. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A. He had good sight.B. He made a great invention.C. He gave up reading.D. He learned a lot from school.34. What was Mrs.Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?A. Angry.B. Impatient.C. Sympathetic.D. Encouraging.35. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The disabled should be treated with respect.B. A teacher can open up a new world to students.C. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.第二部分根据短文内容,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。
【新】河南省商丘市第一高级中学2017-2018学年高二英语上学期期中试题
商丘市一高2017--18学年第一学期期中考试高二英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAn Unexpected StormThis is a story about an extreme storm in Moscow. It happened two and a half years ago. It was the first time in my life that I saw such a strong storm. For Moscow, it was very unusual, and nobody predicted this storm before it happened.It was a sunny day in July, and I was at home alone watching TV. The windows and the door to the balcony were wide open because the weather was so hot.Suddenly, I felt a strong wind from outside. I wanted to close the window and came near. I looked out of the window and saw a black sky and trees blowing over because of the strong wind. I tried to close the window, but the wind made me fall down. I was afraid that the glass might break.I stood up and tried to close the window again, but it was not possible because the wind was now stronger, and it was pushing the window open. I ran into the bathroom and took the mop to close the window. It worked.When I looked outside, the tree in front of my window was flat on the ground, and there was strong thunder and lightning. I decided to pull out all the electrical plugs, which took about 10 seconds. A sportsman would have envied my speed.When I finished, I looked outside. It was terrible, and I understood how people are helpless compared to the power of nature.Suddenly, the wind stopped, and it began to hail (下冰雹). The ice was the size of grapes. After 10 minutes, everything stopped, and the sun shone as before. It was strange. A few minutes later, the phone began to ring every five minutes. It was my friends or relatives. We asked each other how it was and how we felt after the storm.Many trees died because of the storm. For a few days, the people helped cleanparks and gardens. Some people’s cars were damaged by trees falling on them. After one week, it was history already. This is my story about an extreme storm in Moscow. It shows us that we are children of nature, and we must respect her.21. How did the weather change according to the passage?A. Sunny and hot—thunder and lightning—windy—hail—sunny.B. Sunny and hot—windy—hail—thunder and lightning—sunny.C. Sunny and hot—windy—thunder and lightning—hail—sunny.D. Sunny and hot—thunder and lightning—hail—windy—sunny.22. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?A. I could run faster than a sportsman.B. I did all the things in a flash.C. I could stay at home on a stormy day.D. I was admired by the sportsman for my speed.23. What did the author learn from the unexpected storm?A. We should respect nature.B. Everything will be history.C. We should help each other.D. The disaster will be predicted.BOther people may have their own agenda (议程) for our life; we can value their input but we don’t have to take it to heart.As children, our parents had dreams for us. They warned us to do well in school, and to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest potential. Later in life, friends may try to set us up with their idea of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them-whether it is the parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already-defined role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people’s input, but finally we must follow our own guidance.There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (霸道的). We may feel that the people we love don’t approve of our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can disturb the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we’ve had a chance to deci de what we want.We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share in our joy.24. People close to us often tell us ideas to show their .A.concernB. authorityC. potentialD. happiness25. What should we do when we disagree with our friends’ advice?A. Prove that our choices are right.B. Make them follow our decisions.C. Let them know we should make our own decisions.D. Tell them our choice directly without compromise.26. What may be the best title for the text?A. Appreciating suggestionsB. Offering suggestionsC. Accepting suggestionsD. Exchanging suggestionsCIn addition to the official basketball world, various other types of basketball are practiced around the world.Wheelchair BasketballWheelchair basketball was invented in 1946 by former American basketball players, who, after wartime injury, wanted once again to experience the excitement of a highly athletic sport within a team environment. It is now played in more than 80 countries by over 25,000 men, women and children with a physical disability （身体残疾）which prevents them playing competitive basketball on their feet.Beach BasketballBeach basketball is an exciting, non-stop action game played in the sand. The game was born more than forty years ago on the physical education fields of Gulf Shores School. This kind of basketball, invented by Philip Bryant, has grown from an extremely effective skill improvement game to a very popular, widespread competitive sport.Street BasketballStreet Basketball or streetball is mainly played as a leisure(休闲) game, but streetball players can also compete against each other. There are no specific streetball rules and the game is played outdoors; the players make up their own rules to play. Streetball is very popular among younger players and allows players to publicly show their own individual(个体的) skills.Deaf BasketballBasketball for the deaf (unable to hear in one or both ears) men and women has been played since the early 1920s. The game today has exactly the same rules as FIBA.Bankshot BasketballBankshot is a new game of skill and challenge that is often described as “mini gol f, but with a basketball.” Bankshot is the only sports system that allows the able-bodied and athletes with a disability to play together at the same time. This game is about no running, jumping, or body contact（接触）and relies on the shooting skill.27.Which of the following types of basketball has the longest history?A. Deaf BasketballB. Bankshot BasketballC. Wheelchair BasketballD. Beach Basketball28. If those having poor hearing want to play basketball, they’re advised to vi sit______.A. B. C. D.29. Which of the following types of basketball allows physically strong and disabledplayers to play together?A. Street Basketball?B. Beach BasketballC. Wheelchair BasketballD. Bankshot Basketball30. What do we know from the text?A. Disabled players can play in two of the five types of basketball.B. Beach basketball was originally designed to improve one’s skills.C. Wheelchair basketball was invented by Philip Bryant.D. Streetball rules are very strict.DYour job is important and part of what shows who you are. However, in order to be truly successful in life you need to be balanced. After fifteen years in the Information Technology industry, I have learned a few lessons that have helped me maintain my sanity (明智) at work.The key for me has always been to have hobbies and interests outside of work. It doesn’t matter what you do, but you nee d time away from your work, time away from your family and time that is strictly yours for enjoyment. This blog, for example, is one of my new hobbies. Without hobbies, or at least a time to decompress, I feel that by the end of the week I’m dead and no us e to my family all the weekend long.I put family first. This doesn’t mean I’m a clock-watcher at work, but means that I leave my work at work and make time for my family. I make sure I’m there for supper almost every night and I spend time with my family (And watching TV doesn’t count). My overall life runs a lot better when I make sure I give time to my family.If I don’t do something active like running, playing soccer or rock climbing, I tend to be ill-tempered. This is the way I deal with my stress; it’s not only something that makes me feel good, but also means that I can focus on work.I take time for personal reflection(反省). It makes me feel like all those goals I haven’t reached yet are attainable (可达到的) if I stay focused and on course.31. We can learn from the text that the author .A. thinks people are what they doB. posted this text in his blogC. seldom has supper with his familyD. worked in the IT industry 15 years ago32. What does the underlined word “decompress” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Play sports.B. Reduce stress.C. Be with the family.D. Improve oneself.33. The author puts family first, .A. for he doesn’t like his work muchB. so he often watches TV with themC. for a good family life does good to his overall lifeD. so he always expects to go home at work34. According to the author, we should to deal with stress.A. do something activeB. do much readingC. keep a good moodD. focus on our work35. How many ways to be balanced are mentioned in the text?A. One.B. Two.C. Four.D. Three.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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2017-2018学年高二英语上期期末模拟试卷（一）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
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1. What was the man doing when the phone rang?A. Taking a shower.B. Cleaning the floor.C. Doing the laundry.2. How long can the man keep the book?A. For three weeks.B. For two weeks.C. For one week.3. What will the speakers do first?A. Have a cup of tea.B. Watch the dolphin show.C. See the elephants.4. Why is the man happy?A. He got a good evaluation.B. He received an award for his work.C. He learned some interpersonal skills.5. What are the speakers talking about in general?A. A CD of Johnny Holden.B. A present for Molly.C. A musician.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
2019-2020【提分必做】高二英语上学期期末考试试题文
商丘市一高2017--18学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷(文科)第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .BEFORE YOU REGISTER:●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your cours es;●Find out if you are required for attending the entrance examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE SCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGStudents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learningresource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.B.An adult without a high school diploma.C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.D.A high school graduate.22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.23.Where can this passage be found?A.On an education website.B.In a newspaper advertisement.C.In a tour guide.D.In a college news report.BDerek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely o nly on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn’t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to becomemuch better if he was going to achieve Ernesto’s dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Morro surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawii’s board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it, and he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Keely Slater and Mick fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.24.What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.D.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.25.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?A.He started his own interest in surfing.B.He named him after his uncle.C.He sent him to a surfing champion.D.He never lost confidence in him.26.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he _________.A.began to try riding a waveB.was no longer afraid of waterC.realized he still had a long way to goD.knew his father’s dream had come true27.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?A.Skillful but proud.B.Brave and confident.C.Courageous but stubborn.D.Thoughtful and modest.CCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots（分摊）10 degrees cooler than black asphalt (沥青). It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust （尾气）into smog（烟雾）, which can make life miserable for people with asthma (哮喘) and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops-at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that pe ople in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”28.Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A.Furnishing every house with air conditioners.B.Covering the streets with white paint.C.Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D.Planting more trees in the streets.29.What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A.When to cut off the electricity supply.B.Where to wear a white shirt.C.Why to coat roads with black paint.D.How to make the city cooler.30.What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A.Increasing the indoor activities.B.Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C.Making life easier and more comfortable.D.Reducing the number of cold days.31.What’s the main idea of the passage?A.L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.B.L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C.More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D.L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.DThe pursuit of happiness can be a lifelong search for some – but researchers believe they may have found a key factor in feeling a greater overall sense of well-being.Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the more an individual identified with a particular group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier they were with their life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have significant benefits for an overall sense of well-being,” said Dr. Juliet Wakefield, a psychologist at Nottingham Trent University.“We tend to identify with groups that share our values, interests and life priorities(优先), as well as those that support us in times of crisis, and we can see how this would be linked to happiness. Our work taps into (发掘) knowledge that is deep within all of us, but we often forget due to the fast-paced andachievement-focused nature of modern life – to be your best self, you are likely to require the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 participants felt connected to certain groups, and then measured the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn’t the same as membership, though. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that subjective （主观的）sense of belonging that’s crucial(决定性的) for happiness.Health care professionals should encourage people to join groups that they are interested in, or which promote their values and ideals, as well as advising people to maintain association with groups they already belong to. Simple social interventions (干预) such as this could in turn help to reduce care expense and prevent future ill health.32.According to the text, who are much happier?A. Individuals who have happy families.B.Individuals who have a good many hobbies.C.People who feel a strong sense of belonging to a group.D.People who gain membership of many social groups.33.What do people tend to forget in Juliet’s view?A.They live a busy and stressful life.B.They need others’ help for self-improvement.C.Happiness is of the same importance as work.D.They should connect with like-minded people.34.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?A.Promotion of people’s values and interests.B.Reduction of health care expenses.C.Social involvement with certain groups.D.Health care experts’ encouragement and advice.35.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Nature of Happiness.B.The Secret to Happiness.C.The Search for Happiness.D.The Attitude to Happiness.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2018年河南省商丘市睢县第一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析
2018年河南省商丘市睢县第一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. ____________ to go out alone, the retired minister had to go for a walk with several policemen following him.A. Warning notB. Warned notC. Not warningD. Not warned参考答案：B35. I bought the same shirt as my brother has, but it cost me _______ his.A. as much twice asB. twice as much asC. much as twice asD. as twice as much参考答案：B略3. The teacher’s efforts ______ when one of his students was admitted to Beijing University last summer.A. paid backB. paid offC. paid forD. paid out参考答案：B4. Along with the letter was his promise _______ he would visit me this coming Christmas.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. whether参考答案：A5. We have been informed that the conference might be ________.A. take awayB. get outC. come outD. put off参考答案：D6. —Watch out! There's a giraffe wandering on the road!—_______ it! That was lucky. It can damage my car really badly.A. MissingB. MissedC. To missD. Miss参考答案：B7. Alice wants to become ______ singer when she grows up.A. 不填B. theC. anD. a参考答案：D8. A computer can only do ____ you have instructed it to do.A. howB. afterC. whatD.when参考答案：C9. The well-known writer, who won the Noble Prize of Literature last year, has written a lot of novels, ________ regarded as masterpieces.A. dozens of themB. dozens of whichC. a dozen of whichD. a dozen of whom参考答案：A10. Even if you get an average score or fail in the college entrance examination, do remember that you deserve to be ____________ for the efforts you make.A. applaudedB. acceleratedC. assumedD. addressed参考答案：A考查动词辨析。
河南省高二英语上学期期末考试试题文73
商丘市一高2017--18学年第一学期期末考试高二英语试卷(文科)第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .BEFORE YOU REGISTER:●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;●Find out if you are required for attending the entrance examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE SCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGStudents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning resource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.B.An adult without a high school diploma.C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.D.A high school graduate.22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.23.Where can this passage be found?A.On an education website.B.In a newspaper advertisement.C.In a tour guide.D.In a college news report.BDerek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn’t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto’s dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Morro surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawii’s board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it, and he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Keely Slater and Mick fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.24.What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.D.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.25.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?A.He started his own interest in surfing.B.He named him after his uncle.C.He sent him to a surfing champion.D.He never lost confidence in him.26.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he _________.A.began to try riding a waveB.was no longer afraid of waterC.realized he still had a long way to goD.knew his father’s dream had come true27.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?A.Skillful but proud.B.Brave and confident.C.Courageous but stubborn.D.Thoughtful and modest.CCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. T hat extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect publichealth, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots（分摊）10 degrees cooler than black asphalt (沥青). It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust （尾气）into smog（烟雾）, which can make life miserable for people with asthma (哮喘) and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops-at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,”said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”28.Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A.Furnishing every house with air conditioners.B.Covering the streets with white paint.C.Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D.Planting more trees in the streets.29.What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A.When to cut off the electricity supply.B.Where to wear a white shirt.C.Why to coat roads with black paint.D.How to make the city cooler.30.What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A.Increasing the indoor activities.B.Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C.Making life easier and more comfortable.D.Reducing the number of cold days.31.What’s the main idea of the passage?A.L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.B.L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C.More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D.L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.DThe pursuit of happiness can be a lifelong search for some –but researchers believe they may have found a key factor in feeling a greater overall sense of well-being.Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the more an individual identified with a particular group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier they were with their life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have significant benefits for an overall sense o f well-being,”said Dr. Juliet Wakefield, a psychologist at Nottingham Trent University.“We tend to identify with groups that share our values, interests and life priorities(优先), as well as those that support us in times of crisis, and we can see how this would be linked to happiness. Our work taps into (发掘) knowledge that is deep within all of us, but we often forget due to the fast-paced and achievement-focused nature of modern life –to be your best self, you are likely to require the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 participants felt connected to certain groups, and then measured the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn’t the same as membership, though. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that subjective（主观的）sense of belonging that’s crucial(决定性的) for happiness.Health care professionals should encourage people to join groups that they are interested in, or which promote their values and ideals, as well as advising people to maintain association with groups they already belong to. Simple social interventions (干预) such as this could in turn help to reduce care expense and prevent future ill health.32.According to the text, who are much happier?A. Individuals who have happy families.B.Individuals who have a good many hobbies.C.People who feel a strong sense of belonging to a group.D.People who gain membership of many social groups.33.What do people tend to forget in Juliet’s view?A.They live a busy and stressful life.B.They need others’help for self-improvement.C.Happiness is of the same importance as work.D.They should connect with like-minded people.34.What does the underlined word “this”in the last paragraph refer to?A.Promotion of people’s values and interests.B.Reduction of health care expenses.C.Social involvement with certain groups.D.Health care experts’encouragement and advice.35.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Nature of Happiness.B.The Secret to Happiness.C.The Search for Happiness.D.The Attitude to Happiness.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
河南省商丘一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语(文)试卷(含答案)
河南省商丘一中2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语（文）试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .BEFORE YOU REGISTER:●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;●Find out if you are required for attending the entran ce examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE SCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGStudents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning resource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.B.An adult without a high school diploma.C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.D.A high school graduate.22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.23.Where can this passage be found?A.On an education website.B.In a newspaper advertisement.C.In a tour guide.D.In a college news report.BDerek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii‟s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That‟s because he is completely blind.When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn‟t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfo rtable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn‟t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto‟s dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Morro surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawii‟s board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that‟s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it, and he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Keely Slater and Mick fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.24.What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii‟s big wave break.B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii‟s big wave break.C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii‟s big wave break.D.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.25.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?A.He started his own interest in surfing.B.He named him after his uncle.C.He sent him to a surfing champion.D.He never lost confidence in him.26.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he _________.A.began to try riding a waveB.was no longer afraid of waterC.realized he still had a long way to goD.knew his father‟s dream had come true27.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?A.Skillful but proud.B.Brave and confident.C.Courageous but stubborn.D.Thoughtful and modest.CCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots（分摊）10 degrees cooler than black asphalt (沥青). It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust （尾气）into smog（烟雾）, which can make life miserable for people with asthma (哮喘) and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops-at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it‟s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in arecent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life that people in Los Angeles and cities a round the world live with every day.”28.Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A.Furnishing every house with air conditioners.B.Covering the streets with white paint.C.Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D.Planting more trees in the streets.29.What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A.When to cut off the electricity supply.B.Where to wear a white shirt.C.Why to coat roads with black paint.D.How to make the city cooler.30.What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A.Increasing the indoor activities.B.Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C.Making life easier and more comfortable.D.Reducing the number of cold days.31.What‟s the main idea of the passage?A.L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.B.L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C.More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D.L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.DThe pursuit of happiness can be a lifelong search for some – but researchers believe they may have found a key factor in feeling a greater overall sense of well-being.Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the more an individual identified with a particular group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier they were with their life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one‟s group life could have significant benefits for an overall sense of well-being,” said Dr. Juliet Wakefield, a psychologist at Nottingham Trent University.“We tend to identify with groups that share our values, interests and life priorities(优先), as well as those that support us in times of crisis, and we can see how this would be linked to happiness. Our work taps into (发掘) knowledge that is deep within all of us, but we often forgetdue to the fast-paced and achievement-focused nature of modern life – to be your best self, you are likely to require the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 participants felt connected to certain groups, and then measured the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. It‟s important to note that identifying with a group isn‟t the same as membership, though. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It‟s that subjective（主观的）sense of belonging that‟s crucial(决定性的) for happiness.Health care professionals should encourage people to join groups that they are interested in, or which promote their values and ideals, as well as advising people to maintain association with groups they already belong to. Simple social interventions (干预) such as this could in turn help to reduce care expense and prevent future ill health.32.According to the text, who are much happier?A. Individuals who have happy families.B.Individuals who have a good many hobbies.C.People who feel a strong sense of belonging to a group.D.People who gain membership of many social groups.33.What do people tend to forget in Juliet‟s view?A.They live a busy and stressful life.B.They need others‟ help for self-improvement.C.Happiness is of the same importance as work.D.They should connect with like-minded people.34.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?A.Promotion of people‟s values and intere sts.B.Reduction of health care expenses.C.Social involvement with certain groups.D.Health care experts‟ encouragement and advice.35.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Nature of Happiness.B.The Secret to Happiness.C.The Search for Happiness.D.The Attitude to Happiness.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
(部编版)2020河南省高一英语上学期期末考试试题4
商丘市一高2017～18学年第一学期期末考试高一英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAmericans like to travel on vacations. Today more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast forthe next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe formany years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in theUnited States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some i nns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms while others do.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost ismuch less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell aboutthe area and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet localfamilies.21. Where do more and more travelers in the USA like spending nights? ________.A. At hotelsB. In the open airC. In their carsD. At small houses or inns22. How many years have the bed-and-breakfast places been popular in the USA?________.A. For five yearsB. For one yearC. For five to ten yearsD. For ten years23. American travelers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns because ________.A. these inns are cheapB. these inns are smallC. they can meet and talk with the local peopleD. both A and CBCold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget thattheir cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can puttheir pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave themoutside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, andplenty of non-frozen water.If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They candig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide themwith shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize thata water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.24. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1? ________.A. They are often forgotten by their ownersB. They like to stay in warm placesC. They build their won sheltersD. They are used to living outdoors25. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?_______.A. To help them find sheltersB. To keep them companyC. To know when to bring them insideD. To keep them from eating bad food26. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________.A. get lost in the wildB. run short of clean waterC. dig deep holes for funD. make the water in the bowl dirty27. What is the purpose of this text? ________.A. To give practical adviceB. To solve an argumentC. To tell an interesting storyD. To present a research resultCOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a bigimpression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents. The children were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been tothe circus before.The father and the mother were ahead standing, proud as they could be.The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.”The ticket lady told him the price.The man’s wife lowered her head and there was no longer a smile on the man’s face.The father leaned a little closer and quietly asked, “How much did you say?The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn’t have enough money. How could he turn around and tell his eight kids thathe didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus.Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and droppedit on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the world!) My father reached down, picked up thebill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of hisand pressed tightly onto the bill, and with his lips trembling and tears streaming down his cheeks, hereplied, “Thank you, thank you , Sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, butwe did n’t go without.28.Why did the smile on the man’s face disappear after he spoke with the ticket lady? ________.A. He had lost his moneyB. His children were noisyC. The tickets were sold outD. The tickets were too expensive29.We can infer from the text that the writer’s father didn’t give the money to the father directlybecause ________.A.he didn’t want to hurt the man’s pride and respectB.he wanted to make the father feel ashamedC.he was not very willing to help the manD.he wanted to pretend to be very wealthy30.We can conclude from the last sentence of the story that ________.A.they had never gone to the circus ever sinceB.they felt it a pity that they didn’t go to the circusC.they felt they would be scolded for their behaviorD.they didn’t feel bad though they didn’t go to the circus31. What’s the best title of the text? ________.A. A pity of mineB. Something bad as a childC. A $20 billD. Relationship among peopleDHave you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decidedby how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens tous, but you determine the other 90%.Let’s use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cupof coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she missesthe bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing$60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without sayinggoodbye.After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet whenyou arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “It’s ok honey, you just need, to be more careful ne xt time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirtand your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on thebus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss commentson how good the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios（剧情）. Both started the same. Both ended different.32. From the text, what happens after the coffee incident? ________.A. The couple have an argumentB. The mother gets to work lateC. The father has a traffic accidentD. The daughter finishes breakfast soon33. The author use the example ________.A. to compare different attitudesB. to prove the 90/10 principleC. to give advice on self-controlD. to show the importance of harmony34. T he underlined word “wedge” in Paragraph 4 can probably be replaced by ________.A. improvementB. advantageC. disadvantageD. wound35. According to the text, ________ leads to the different endings.A. your coffeeB. your familyC. your reactionD. your experience第二节（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。
河南省商丘市王集第一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析
河南省商丘市王集第一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. It is human beings who should be responsible _______ the harm done to nature．A．to B．for C．with D．of参考答案：B2. ________ cloning may be used for medical treatment, everyone doesn’t support it.A. WhileB. AsC. SinceD. Unless参考答案：A【详解】考查连词词义辨析。
句意：虽然克隆可以用于医疗，但并不是每个人都支持。
A. While虽然；B. As因为；C. Since自从；D. Unless除非。
故选A。
3. Seeing the drowning girl was saved, everyone on the beach got .A. reliefB. safetyC. defenseD. shelter参考答案：A4. Ladies and gentlemen , I have the greatprivilege introducing our speaker for tonight .A.inB. ofC. aboutD. on参考答案：B略5. —Go for a picnic this weekend，OK?—________.I love getting close to nature.A．I couldn't agree more B．I'm afraid notC．I believe not D．I don't think so参考答案：A考查交际用语。
句意：——这个周末去野餐，好不好？——我非常同意，我喜欢和大自然接近。
只有A项表示同意的意思，故选A项。
6. We found the house easily with the little boy __________the way.A.ledB.leadingC. was leadingD.to lead参考答案：B7. ________ they won the game was ________ we had expected.A.That; whichB.Whether; thatC.What; thatD.That; what参考答案：D8. _____ she can’t come, who will do the work?A. SupposedB. SupposingC. Having supposedD. Being supposed参考答案：B解析：supposing (that)可引导条件状语从句,意为“假使”。
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商丘市一高2017--18学年第一学期期末考试
高二英语试卷(文科)
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
City College
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.
HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSES
New and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .
BEFORE YOU REGISTER:
●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;
●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;
●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;
●Find out if you are required for attending the entran ce examinations.
HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE S
Courses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.
PARKING
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.
SERVICES
City College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning
resource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.
21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?
A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.
B.An adult without a high school diploma.
C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.
D.A high school graduate.
22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?
A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.
B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.
C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.
D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.
23.Where can this passage be found?
A.On an education website.
B.In a newspaper advertisement.
C.In a tour guide.
D.In a college news report.
B
Derek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipeline big wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.
When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn’t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.
At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become。