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高二学年第二学期英语期末考试含答案

高二学年第二学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分单项选择(共30题，满分30分)1.— Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith？— Sorry, wrong number. There isn't______ Mr. Smith here.A. 不填B. aC. theD. one2. How could you ________ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months?A．turn off B．turn inC．turn down D．turn to3. ——I haven’t met anyone else who can speak better French than you.—— Actually, I _______ in France for almost ten years.A. livedB.liveC. had livedD. have lived4．With the boy______ the way, we had no difficulty ______the village.A．to lead; to find B．leading; to findC．leading; finding D．to lead; finding5. Not until ________ removed his shoes did he enter one of the low-ceiling rooms of the Japanese house.A.heB. did heC. he hadD. had he6.The electrical fan she __________ in town yesterday works well again.A.repairedB. had repairedC. has repairedD. had had repaired7. —— I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.——Did you? I think he ______ have attended, for he is an expert.A. needn’tB. mustn’tC. shouldn’tD. couldn’t8. ——Is your brother going camping?——He’s signed up but he’s considering ________.A. not to goB. not goingC. won’t goD. not go9.Time should be made good use ________ our lessons well.A. of learningB. to learnC. to learningD. of to learn10.In our country every boy and every girl ______ the right to education.A.hasB.haveC.isD.are11.______ Jixi today is more beautiful now. Mr.Jackson said he would visit it ______ third time.A.The ; /B.The ; theC. / ; aD.The ; a12. ——Do you have anything more _______, sir ?——No, you can have a rest or do something else.A. typingB. to be typedC. typedD. to type13. Let's get through the work quickly. _______seems to be little time left now.A.ItB.ThereC.ThatD.Here14. We must do something to _______ factories________waste water into the river before it is cleaned.A. stop; pouringB. prevent; to pourC. keep; pouringD. stop; to pour15. I would appreciate ________, to be frank, if goods could be delivered as soon as possible.A.youB. thisC. itD.myself16.This is one of the best novels that ____appeared this year.A.have beenB. hasC. had beenD. have17 .Kathy ____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.A. picked upB. took upC. made upD. turned up18. I’ve come to the point ____ I can’t stand her arguing any longer.A. whyB. whichC. thatD. where19. As we all know, _______ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible.A. normalB. generalC. commonD. regular20. Had it been at all possible, I would have gone to attend her in the hospital, but I________ fully occupied last week.A. wasB. had beenC. amD. have been21. Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for building _____________.A.respectB. friendshipC.reputationD.character22. When a piece of ice is taken into a warm room, it will become smaller and smaller,until in the end it ___ completely.A. is disappearedB. will disappearC. is disappearingD. disappears23. The audience were _____ the performance of Chinese athletes at the23rd Winter Olympics.A. impressed byB. impressed onC. interesting inD. expressed by24. Climbing the mountain is a good way to keep fit. ____, walking is helpful for your health.A. CorrectlyB. ImmediatelyC. SimilarlyD. Generally25.My father is lively and ____, but he is not very patient _____ me.A. energy; withB. energetic; withC. energy; ofD. energetic; of26. Human beings are different from animals ________ they can use language as a tool to communicate.A. in whichB. in thatC. for thatD. for which27.The secretary made a note of it _____ she should forget.A. in order thatB. in caseC. so thatD. ever when28. Ten minutes earlier, _____ we could have saved the boy.A. orB. otherwiseC. andD. so29.I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.A.is to blameB.is going to blameC.is to be blamedD.should blame30. Wanting the question _____once more , the little boy went to the teacher’s office after class.A. explainedB.being explainedC. be explainedD.to explain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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(整理版高中英语)第二学期高二年级期末考试

-度第二学期高二年级期末考试英语试题本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两局部, 共12页。

总分值150分。

考试用时120分钟。

考试结束，将第二卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷〔共105分〕第一局部听力〔共两节, 总分值30分〕该局部分为第一、第二两节。

注意：答复听力局部时, 请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力局部结束前, 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节〔共5小题；每题1. 5分, 总分值7. 5分〕听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最正确选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color does the man prefer?A. Light blue.B. Yellow.C. Pink2. Why can't the woman take her holiday?A. She is out of job now.B. She is training her employees.C. She is busy with her new job.3. What is the woman doing?A. Offering suggestions.B. Expressing dissatisfaction.C. Asking for help.4. How many hours will the woman be in New York?A. Two hours.B. Six hours.C. Four hours.5. What does the woman mean?A. She thinks she is luck to get the tickets.B. She doesn’t want to sit near the stage.C. She means it is not easy at all to get tickets.第二节(15小题;每题分,总分值分)听下面5段对话。

福建省厦门市2023-2024学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题(含答案)

厦门市2023—2024学年第二学期高二年级质量检测英语试题本试卷分五部分，共12页。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

本试题附有答题卡。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirtA. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。

1. Who probably has the informationA. Kate.B. John.C. Ginger.2. What should the man doA. Keep on practising.B. Control his anger.C. Adjust the schedule.3. What is the man going to do nextA. Perform magic.B. Do hairdressing.C. Teach painting.4. How is the man feeling nowA. Confused.B. Ashamed.C. Anxious.5. Why does Steven still live in the old flatA. He can't afford a new one.B. He has friendly neighbors.C. He wants to save money.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。

2023年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(附答案)

2023年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(附答案)2023年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(附答案)第一卷(三部分，共115分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后面有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where did the woman go?A. A cinema.B. A shop.C. A club.2. What do we learn from this conversation?A. The woman will go home for dinner.B. The woman wont go to the concert.C. The man and the woman will eat together.3. Why did the woman want to live in a city?A. To save money.B. To have a big house.C. To be closeto her work.4. What does the woman not like about Professor Conrads class?A. She thinks his leetnres are boring.B. She thinks his tests are too long.C. She doesnt like his choice of test questions.5. What did the woman say to the mans invitation?A. She would go to the tennis matches.B. She would call and tell him her decision in the evening.C. She would discuss the matter with her husband in the evening.其次节(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。

高二下学期英语期末考试试题(附答案)

高二下学期英语期末考试试题（附答案）一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解On 29 May last year, I was doing my swim training for a half Ironman race in the bay near my home.I was finishing my first loop (圈) when I felt jaws coming around my body and a sharp pain. The water was dark, so I couldn't see anything. It just came out of nowhere and then it was gone in a flash. I knew it was something really big and assumed it was a shark. I panicked, but knew I needed to get out of the water. I was kicking wildly in case it came back. There was a lifeguard boat close by, so I waved my arms in the air and screamed for help. It got to me within 20 seconds. At that point I didn't feel anything; adrenaline (肾上腺素) had taken over. The lifeguards held me under the arms and pulled me up out of the water. Then the pain kicked in and it was pretty hard to bear. Some muscle had been bitten off my right arm. I felt a lot of warm, gushing blood.My chest felt heavy, as if someone had put their foot on it, and I was having trouble breathing. It was extremely painful. When I got to the hospital, I told the nurses to put me to sleep because of the pain. I just wanted them to fix me.I woke up after surgery four hours later. My doctor was amazed when I managed to move my fingers: the bite just missed a major nerve. My right lung had been damaged; I had several broken bones and a nerve in my leg was cut, so I have reduced feeling at the top of my leg. The shark also bit through my upper back muscle.Local experts determined that the shark was probably 9-10 feet long. It was young, about seven years old. It just attacked me, left and didn't come back because it figured I wasn't food.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。

高二第二学期期末考试(英语)试题含答案

高二第二学期期末考试（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）听下面5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Go on a trip.B. Watch something entertaining.C. Spend some time with her friends.2. How does the woman want the man to look?A. Comfortable.B. Handsome.C. Professional.3. Who probably benefited from the show?A. A charity.B. A school.C. A music group.4. What problem does the woman need to solve?A. Getting enough eggs.B. Preparing vegetarian food(素食）.C. Choosing an Indian restaurant.5. What is the woman probably doing?A. Exercising.B. Writing an essay.C. Designing software.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。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At an art supply shop.B. At a gallery.C. At home.7. When did the man buy brushes last time?A. Yesterday.B. Last week.C. Last month.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

高二下学期期末考试英语试题(word版含答案 )

答卷时应注意事项１、拿到试卷，要认真仔细的先填好自己的考生信息。

２、拿到试卷不要提笔就写，先大致的浏览一遍，有多少大题，每个大题里有几个小题，有什么题型，哪些容易，哪些难，做到心里有底；３、审题，每个题目都要多读几遍，不仅要读大题，还要读小题，不放过每一个字，遇到暂时弄不懂题意的题目，手指点读，多读几遍题目，就能理解题意了；容易混乱的地方也应该多读几遍，比如从小到大，从左到右这样的题；４、每个题目做完了以后，把自己的手从试卷上完全移开，好好的看看有没有被自己的手臂挡住而遗漏的题；试卷第１页和第２页上下衔接的地方一定要注意，仔细看看有没有遗漏的小题；５、中途遇到真的解决不了的难题，注意安排好时间，先把后面会做的做完，再来重新读题，结合平时课堂上所学的知识，解答难题；一定要镇定，不能因此慌了手脚，影响下面的答题；６、卷面要清洁，字迹要清工整，非常重要；７、做完的试卷要检查，这样可以发现刚才可能留下的错误或是可以检查是否有漏题，检查的时候，用手指点读题目，不要管自己的答案，重新分析题意，所有计算题重新计算，判断题重新判断，填空题重新填空，之后把检查的结果与先前做的结果进行对比分析。

亲爱的小朋友，你们好!经过两个月的学习，你们一定有不小的收获吧，用你的自信和智慧，认真答题，相信你一定会闯关成功。

相信你是最棒的！高二英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

注意事项：1.答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在试卷上无效。

第I卷（满分95分）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。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。

高二下学期期末考试英语试题(附答案)

高二下学期期末考试英语试题（附答案）高二下学期期末考试英语试题（附答案）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. -------May I borrow your paper?------ ______.A. By all meansB. Never mindC. You are welcomeD. Don t mention it22. Most of ______ we call geniuses are successful only because they have made extraordinary efforts.A. whichB. thatC. whomD. what23．According to an old proverb，a red sky at night often fine weather the next day．A．indicates B．impresses C．obtains D．occurs24. I had to ______ because someone else wanted to usethe phone.A. hang onB. keep upC. hang upD. ring up25. ------You are lucky that she is very thoughtful and devoted to you.------ In fact, I don t want to ____ her with my problems all the time.A. hireB. strikeC. bearD. bother26. by a greater demand for green products, the food company has set higher standards to ensure the quality.A．Driven B．Being driven C．To drive D．Having driven27. The majority of the people were in favour of the plan. However, I ____ the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.A. approved ofB. objected toC. prepared forD. apply for28. impressed the audience most was the magician Liu Qian played in this year's Spring Gala.A. What; whatB. What; thatC. That; whatD. That; that29. The day is coming ________ telegraph wires will be laid on to houses like water or gas. Bell wrote to his father.A. whenB. thatC. in whichD. on that30. ------Jane, you ve made such great efforts that you are ____ to pass the exam.------ It is very kind of you to say so, Mr. Smith.A. easyB. boundC. possibleD. convenient31. ------What s the model plane look like?-------The wings of the plane are ______ of its body.A. more than the length twiceB. twice more than the lengthC. more than twice the lengthD. more twice than the length32. When he knew the disappointing result of the exam, he seemed quite ____.A. cast downB. of cautionC. in vainD. in good condition33. Though the twins look alike, they ____ in many aspects, especially in hobbies and personality.A. rangeB. changeC. chooseD. differ34. He s obviously quite embarrassed about it so he ____ me to tell anyone.A. preventedB. owedC. permittedD. forbade35. It was on my way back home ____ my father made the promise ____ I can do well in next exam he will buy me Lu Xun s Complete Works.A. when; thatB. when; that ifC. that; whyD. that; that if第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(附含答案)

高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（附含答案）试卷满分：150分学校:___________班级：___________姓名：___________考号：___________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。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍,例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C。

1. What is Sonya responsible for?A. Deciding on explorers.B. Looking up the dates.C. Doing some research.2. What is the woman trying to do?A. Make an appointmentB. Cancel an appointment.C. Reschedule an appointment.3. Who is the man?A. A banker.B. A shopper.C. A cashier.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a furniture store.B. In a restaurant.C. In a train station.5. What are the speakers mainly talking aboutA. The man’s daughter.B. A birthday party.C. Something to drink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。

高二下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

高二第二学期期末检测英语试题本试卷共9页，满分135分，考试时间120分钟注意事项：1.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

不按要求填涂的，答案无效。

考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

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，，茜分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。

AHere is a list of some of the best museums for children in America.Please Touch Children ' s MuseumThis museumlies in Philadelphia. It offers Alice in Wonderland exhibits where young children can play with giant flowers and have tea parties. Kids can also play on musical instruments and babies can crawl on lily pads, which make musical sounds.The Children ' s Museum of IndianapolisThis museumlies in Indiana. It holds a fair share of dinosaur fossils （化石）. There are many fossils like the T. Rex, Bucky and many others in an 8,000-square-foot area. Around 10,000 man-made objects, including a 55-ton steam engine and a 33-foot tall water clock, are there in the 365,000-square-foot area. It also offers activities like dinosaur building, camps and classes featuring space themes and other educational programs.Boston Children ' s MuseumThis museum lies in Massachusetts. The exhibits here are of health, art, science, culture and environment. In this museum, children also learn about Japanese culture. Activities like Play Lab, New Balance Climb and The Recycle Shop bring out the creativity in children.National Museum of PlayThis museum, which lies in Rochester area of NewYork, has a wide collection of dolls, games, toys and other home crafts dating back to the 19th century. Here, educational tours include stories of machines and other toys. Kids can walk in Sesame Street exhibit and cook food at play or TVstudios.Childre n' s Museum of HoustonThis museum lies in Texas. Termed as the best playground for mind, this museum offers scores of activities for kids of every age. It even offers free family adventure events where families with their kids are encouraged to work on math activities and games. Children also learn about broadcasting activities and preserving ecosystems.1.If a couple with kids of different ages are crazy fans of Alice in Wonderland , they shouldgo to .A. New YorkB. IndianaC. PhiladelphiaD. Massachusetts2.While visiting National Museum of Play, you can take part in .A. dinosaur buildingB. New Balance ClimbC. playing with giant flowersD. cooking food at play or TV studios3.Who might be most interested in this passage?A. Parents.B. Students.C. Teachers.D. Researchers.BWhen I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn ' t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn ' t catch anything. I usuallygot pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish,you have to think like a fish ” , I remember being even more upset then because, "I' m not a fish!” I didn ' t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings.I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is whyfish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, wateris usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don ' t have any eyelids( 眼皮）and the sun hurts their eyes …The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding andcatching them.When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “ We all need to think like sales people. ” But it didn ’ t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “ If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. ” What he said was, “ You needto think like a fish. ” Years later, with great efforts to promote lon g-term services to peoplemuch older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.4.Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?A. He could not catch a fish.B. His father was not patient with him.C. His father did not teach him fishing.D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.5.What did the author ’ s father really mean?A. To read about fish.B. To learn fishing by oneself.C. To understand what fish think.D. To study fishing in many ways.6.According to the author, fish are most likely to be found ____ .A. in deep water on sunny daysB. in deep water on cloudy daysC. in shallow water under sunlightD. in shallow water under waterside trees.7.After entering the business world, the author found ______ .A. it easy to think like a customerB. his father ’ s fishing advice inspiringC. his first boss ’ s sales ideas reasonableD. it difficult to sell services to poor peopleCIn 2006, Sal Khan launched “ Khan Academy” to provide YouTube teaching for his 12 -year-old cousin who needed help with maths. The online school now provides more than 580 million online lessons in over 36 languages. Last fall, Khan created a physical school in California.The Khan Lab School runs differently from traditional schools. There ’ s no homework or grades, and students —ranging from ages five to 12 —sha re the same classroom. “ It ’ s only 150 yearsthat we separated children by age in classrooms, ” said Khan. “ The idea is that you can learna lot from the students who are a little older than you and if you ’ re 12 years old you couldexercise a lot of leadersh ip being a teacher assistant for the younger students. ”The school also breaks up the students based on their “ independence level, ” rather than their age.“ Whatever independence level you ’ re on —whether in math, reading or writing —you’ re on your own tra ck, ” he explained.Another unique feature of the school is that it runs all day, all-year long. Khan said theproblem with the current school schedule is that they do not have enough learning time. “ Thegap between the U.S. and Shanghai test scores can be explained by time in the classroom, ” Khansaid. “ You have the summer learning loss, which is not only time that you ’ re not learning whenyou could be, but also you ’ re forgetting the things that you learned at the end of last year. ”Now Khan Lab School enters its second year. Khan said he hopes to use the reach of the KhanAcademy, which has more than 30 million users now, to send students and teachers in other schools information on how to create similar learning experiences in their classrooms.st fall, Sal Khan ______ .A. launched an online courseB. set up The Khan Lab SchoolC. helped his cousin with mathsD. started Khan Academy on the Internet9.Which is one of the features of the Khan Lab School?A. Kids are separated by ages.B. Kids are trained to be teachers.C. Younger kids learn from older ones.D. Older kids learn less than younger ones.10.What can be inferred from Paragraph Four?A.Students in America spend little time at school.B.American schools run all day, all-year long.C.Learning time is very important for test scores.D.Summer is the best time for learning.11.According to the last paragraph, Khan is going to _____ .A. share the school ’ s experienceB. attract more studentsC. create more similar schoolsD. hire more teachersDThe popular smartphone application Instagram（照片分享） has changed the way we look at photography, even our world. The photo-worthy moments we share serve as an important function in cultivating the photographic artistic eye.Instagram has got people to start noticing the art in their everyday life. It has also allowed us to share the artful moments in our lives with others. Clearly, making people focus on beautiful moments in their lives and how to share them is a positive takeaway from Instagram.Not only has Instagram changed the way we look at things around us, but it has also changed the way people view professional photography. Instagram has turned everyone with a smartphone into an artist. Opening up art to the general community is a groundbreaking（创新的） aspect of this application. Making artistic attempts accessible for everyone to discover their artistic talents and explore creatively is something that has made people find the beauty in the everyday. However, this accessibility hasalso created questioning around art and respect deserved by professional photography.The art in a professional photograph versus an Instagram can sometimes be hard to notice at a quick glance. But photographs taken by true professional photographers hold something that Instagram ’ s cannot match in terms of photographic quality, or advanced compositional knowledge.This is not to say Instagram is a lesser art. Aesthetic qualities of art are a personal matter and how good an artwork is depends on personal preferences. Good is a very arbitrary term in the art world. For example, I may find one photo more pleasing than another, but not everyone has to agree with me.The point I am trying to make is that professional photography should not be lost, but instead approached with a new, enhanced level of respect and admiration —despite how accessible, commonand fun Instagram now makes the taking and sharing of photos.12.What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?A.The increasing popularity of Instagram.B.The advantages and disadvantages of Instagram.C.The changes that Instagram brings us.D.The differences between Instagram and professional photography.13.What can the smartphone application Instagram do?A.Help people to discover true self.B.Inspire people to find the beauty in life.C.Encourage people to be more competitive.D.Let people gain others ' respect and admiration.14.Why do people begin to doubt the art of professional photography?A.Because common people can take perfect photos easily.B.Because they show no respect for professional photographers.C.Because the artistic level of professional photography is reducing.D.Because Instagram has changed the way people look at the world.15.What does the writer think of professional photography?A. Useful.B. Valueless.C. Helpless.D. Absurd.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

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高二下学期英语期末考试试卷（附答案）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题 2 分，满分30 分）（共 4 题；共30分）1. 阅读理解We produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away polluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Researchers have been unsuccessfullylooking for a solution.The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade（降解） in as few as 3 months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair, a ＄10,000 prize, a ＄20,000 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.Burd's strategy was simple: Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by microorganisms（微生物）．If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal conditions.With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted（调制） a solution of household chemicals, yeast（酵母）and tap water to encourage microbes growth . Then he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for 3 months ．Finally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control ．Sure enough, the plastic exposed（暴露） to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than the control after six weeks.The inputs are cheap, maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.“ Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles of plastic bags falling on top of me ．One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags．The answer: not much ．So I decided to do something myself. ” Said Daniel Burd.（ 1）_____________________________________________________________________ Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair because _______________________________________________ .A.he found a way to degrade plastics in shorter timeB.he contributed much to environmental protectionC.he found a new kind of microorganismD.he could encourage microbe growth in an easier way（ 2）_____________________________________________________________ D aniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to ___________________________________________________________ .A.make the live bacteria work betterB.know which bacteria worked fasterC.test how effective his method wasD.control the temperature in the process（ 3）_________________________________________________________________ Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because ______________________________________________________ .A.plastics can get hot easilyB.microbes can produce heat themselvesC.much carbon dioxide is producedD.the temperature can be controlled（ 4）__________________________________ Daniel Burd got his idea from .A.his school textbookB.the failure of researchersC.his everyday workD.the practice of other people2.阅读理解For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Coen trod（踏） water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked.Then Henderson was forced to make a decision. "I'm going to go for help or you're not going to make it, Henderson told Coen, just before cutting the strap( 带子)that connected them in the deep, cold waters. "I understand, " Coen responded, giving Henderson a last set of instructions, “ Kiss my babies for me.Days after the fishing trip ended in tragedy, Henderson told the story for The Associated Press.They had been fishing for a few hours when suddenly Coen noticed the boat was filling with water.Henderson got both motors roaring, only to have the saltwater that had leaked in break them straightaway …Coen jumped to the right, his sunglasses and cap flying off. The two grabbed extra life jackets and other floating items, including a half full bottle of Diet Coke.“The water was so cold and it took your breath away," Henderson said. They immediately began to trembl The pair prepared for a long wait. And they talked.“We discussed things and discussed life. We discussed families. We just tried to keep occupied, Henderson said.Eventually Coen started hallucinating( 有幻觉).Henderson tried to keep Coen's arms and legs moving. But as morning came, Coen's situation worsened. And so Henderson decided to cut the strap.He swam for two hours, tired, frustrated and depressed. Then he saw an oil rig( 钻探平台)in the distance. Heswam, seeing ice and crystal trees in the water. He reminded himself constantly there were no trees.His legs was so weak that he could barely lift them. Henderson slowly pulled himself up the rig's ladder.It was over 50 miles from where they had gone in the water.All he could think of was Coen. Convinced his friend would survive, he told the coast guard where they had parted.Two hours later, a fisherman found a body in a life jacket.Later, in the hospital, Henderson saw his friend. He apologized and asked for forgiveness. He promised to realize his wishes and look after his girls.“I felt like a part of me had died out there, " Henderson said.(1)Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A.It was Henderson who first noticed something was wrong with the boat.B.Everything the men did to get the boat to work made matters worse.C.Henderson alone did what he could but it had little effect.D.The men's long discussion about life and death filled them with sadness.(2)After Henderson cut the strap and swam away, .A.he regretted his decision to leave his friendB.he knew he had a good chance of being savedC.he had to fight against exhaustion and hallucinationsD.he got encouraged by remembering the talk with Coen(3)What can we conclude from the article?A.Henderson tried to rescue both of them.B.They kept talking because they felt excited.C.Coen would have survived if he had believed in his friend.D.Coen was unwilling to be left alone but he eventually agreed.(4)What kind of person is Henderson?A.Strong-willed and loyal.B.Selfish but decisive.C.Smart and creative.D.Experienced but indifferent.3.阅读理解By now, you've probably been warned that a robot is coming for your job. But rather than repeat the warning, I've decided to throw down a challenge: man against machine.Start with the task we're doing right now: communicating in fluent human. We're sharing abstract ideas through wordsthat we choose with an understanding of their slight difference and impact. We don't just speakin human; we speak as humans. A robot who says that science is fun is delivering a line （念一句话）. A humanwho says that science is fun is telling you something important about being alive.Here's another inbuilt advantage we take for granted: as humans we are limited by design. We are bound in time: we die. We are bound in space: we can't be in more than one place at a time. That means when I speak to an audience, I am giving them something special. It's a custom-made, one-off, 100% robot-free delivery, from today's one-and-only Australian Chief Scientist.True, I now come in digital versions, through Twitter and Facebook and other platforms, but the availability of those tools hasn't stopped people from inviting me to speak in person. Digital Alan seems to increase the appetite for human Alan, just as Spotify （a digital music service） can increase the demand for a musician's live performances.Thanks to technology, many goods and services are cheaper, better and more accessible than ever before. We like ourmass-produced bread, and our on-tap lectures and our automated FitBit advice. But automation hasn't killed the artisan bakery （面包店）. Online courses haven't killed the booming, alongside their machine equivalents.Here's a third argument for the win. We humans have learned the habit of civilization. Let me explain this point by a story. A few years go, some researchers set out to study the way the people interact with robots. They sent out a small robot to patrol （巡逻） the local mall. That robot had a terrible time, and the villains of the story were children. They kicked him, bullied him, and smacked （掌击） him in the head.The point is not that the children were violent. The point is that the adults were not. They restrained whatever primitive impulse （冲动） they might have felt in childhood to smack something smaller and weaker in the head, because they had absorbed the habit of living together. We call it civilization. If we want artificial intelligence for the people, we'll need every bit of that civilizing instinct.Together, these points suggest to me that humanity has a powerful competitive edge. We can coexist with our increasingly capable machines and we can make space for the full breadth of human talents to flourish. （1）What's humans' second advantage according to the author?A.Our special personality.B.Our super intelligence.C.Our unique existence.D.Our language ability.（ 2）What's the author's attitude towards Spotify and FitBit?A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Grateful.D.Reserved.（ 3）Why does the author tell the story of a small robot?A.To prove humans are well-educated.B.To show children are naughty in nature.C.To suggest machines will become violent.D.To indicate machines can serve humans well.（ 4）What's the author's final conclusion about humans and machines?A.Both sides would be losers in the fight.B.Humans will completely defeat machines.C.Machines will replace humans in many fields.D.Humans and machines will live in harmony with each other.4. 阅读理解One of the most firmly established idea of manliness is that a real man doesn't cry. Although he might shed a tear at a funeral, he is expected to quickly regain control. Sobbing openly is for girls. One study found that women cry significantly more than men do —five times as often, on average, and almost twice as long per period.Historically, however, men routinely wept, and no one saw it as shameful. For example, in the Middle Ages, knights cried purely because they missed their girlfriends. In The Knight of the Cart, no less a hero than Lancelotweeps at a brief separation from Guinevere. There's no mention of the men in these stories trying to restrain or hide their tears. They cry in a crowded hall with their heads held high. Nor do their companions make fun of this public crying; it'suniversally regarded as an admirable expression of feeling.So where did all the male tears go? The most obvious possibility is that this shift is the result of changes as we moved from an agricultural society to one that was urban（城市的） and industrial. In the Middle Ages, most people spent theirlives among those they had known since birth. If men cried, they did so with people who would sympathize. But from the 18th to 20th centuries, the population became increasingly urbanize, and people were living in the midst of thousands of strangers. Furthermore, changes in the economy required men to work together in factories and offices where emotional expressions and even private conversations were discouraged as time wasting.Yet human beings weren't designed to swallow their emotions, and there's reason to believe that holding back tears canbe harmful to your well-being. Research from the 1980s has suggested a relationship between stress-related illnesses and inadequate crying. Weeping is also, somewhat related with happiness and wealth. Countries where people cry the most tend to be richer and more confident.（ 1）___________________________________ In history, people considered it for men to cry in public.A.manlyB.acceptableC.shamefulD.ridiculous（ 2）How does the author answer the question raised in paragraph 3?A.By making comparisons.B.By explaining effects.C.By offering descriptions.D.By giving definitions （定义）.（ 3）Who is likely to be healthier according to the passage?A.Tony who lives alone and seldom expresses himself.B.Emily who is outgoing but sometimes sobs in public.C.Arthur who is under great stress but never shed a tear.D.Rebecca who sometimes cries but quickly regain control. 二、任务型阅读（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分10 分）（共 1 题；共10 分）5.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。

高二下学期期末英语试题(附答案)

高二下学期期末英语试题（附答案）答案第一卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节；满分30分）1 5 ACACC 6 10 CBAAA 11 15 AABBB 16 20 AACCB第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21 25 ADDBA 26 30 BDBDD 31 35 CBABC第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）36 40 ABDCB 41 45 DCACB 46 50 ADCAB 51 55 BCDDA 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）56 60 CDCCC 61 65 CBBDB 66 70 CBADC 71 75 BBDCA 第二卷（选择题，共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）76. terrible 77. happened 78. alarm 79. while 80. fast81. but 82. happy 83. worse 84. find 85. what第二节书面表达（满分25分）Dear Tom,With the coming of the college entrance examinations, all the students should make a choice.What university should they choose to study in? what major should they study in university? We will also be faced with the same problem in year, so it brings a heated discussion among us students.Some students think that it is better to rely on teachers or parents because they are more experienced. On the contrary, some other students think now they are already grown ups, so they can decide everything for themselves. Besides, they agree that parents and teachers may have the ideas that may be out of date.As far as I m concerned, I think teachers and parents have more life experience. Also what they do will obviously benefit us. In a word, as students, we should take teachers and parents advice.Look forward to your reply!Yours sincerely,Li Hua听力材料：M : Excuse me, can you tell me how much she shirt is?W : Yes, it s nine fifteen.Text 1W : Waiter, please? This isn t what I ordered. I ordered a steak only.M : Sorry, I mistook you for the next table. They haveordered a sandwich and a soft drink.Text 2M : How did your interview go?W : I couldn t feel better about it. The boss smiled every time I gave him an answer.Text 3W : You went to the cinema last night. What do you think of the man who played Benjamin Franklin?M : Yes, I think be did a great job.Text 4W : Here are the two books you want. You should pay $17.M : Here is the money. You own me $3.W : OK, here is the change. Thanks.Text 5W : Hello. My name is Mary.M : Hi, My name is Bob. I have met you before.W : I m sorry. When did we meet?M : It was last year at the company party.Text 6W : Dad, can I go to Jeanie s party on Friday night? All my friends are going there.M : I see no reason for you not to go. But wait, is that the day after tomorrow?W : Yes, why?M : Billy called this morning, saying he ll be home on thatday. Mum and I are planning a family weekend away at the cottage by the lake.W : Billy is coming home?M : Yes. After three months training in the army, your brother needs some time with the family.W : He surely does. I ll call Jeanie and tell her I won t be able to go then.Text 7M : Can I help you, ma am?W : I m looking for a pair of shoes for my grandson, but Idon t know what size he wears.M : No problem! I can help you. Can you tell me how old he is?W : He is eight, but I am afraid you won t be able to help me, because he is taller than other boys of his age.M : That s easy. You can buy size 9 and let him try them on. Should they not fit him, just bring the shoes back for another size.W : That s great.M : Now, what color do you want?W : Any color will do. It is not important for a child.M :How about this pair?W : Yes, they are perfect. I ll take them. How much do they cost?M : Thirteen dollars.W : Here s the money. Thank you for your help.M : My pleasure.Text 8W : Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the Medical College, please?M : The Medical College? Oh, yes. It s on South Street, near the lake.W : Is it far to walk?M : It s quite far away.W : Can I take a bus from here?M : Yes. A No. 10 bus.W : Where is the bus stop?M : Turn left outside the hotel; go straight ahead until you get to the main road. Then turn right and the bus stop is on the right hand side, opposite the park.W : Well, it s too far. I think I ll take a taxi. Could you order me a taxi, please?M : There s a taxi outside the hotel now, madam.W : Thanks. Hello, taxi. The Medical College, please. I have to be there by 9 o clock.Text 9W : Good afternoon! I ve come to ask whether I can get a visa to your country.M : What do you want to go to the United Kingdom for?W : I ve been invited to teach Chinese at Oxford University for three years.M : Would you please show me your letter of acceptance?W : Of course. Here you are.M : Thanks. I have only one more question. Is your family going with you?W : No. I m going myself.M : Well, that s all I want to know. We ll get in touch with you as soon as we get the news.W : I wonder how long I have to wait for the visa.M : Usually it takes two to three months.W : Can I call you sometime, please?M : Yes. Here is my phone number.W : Thanks a lot.Text 10Jane is only four and doesn t go to school. her grandpa was a teacher and now stays at home. He teaches the girl to read and write. The girl studies hard and learns a lot. She can count from one to one hundred, read some storybooks and write the names of her family. Her parents are happy and often show her off to others.Once, Mrs. Black took her daughter Jane to a birthday party. The guests praised a rich woman s boy. Mrs. Black asked him a few questions, but all his answers were wrong. Jane began to laugh at him. The rich woman was angry. She told her friend, a teacher, to ask the little girl some questions, but she answered all of them correctly. The teacher was surprised. Then she asked, There are three flies on a table. How many will be left if I kill one? One, answered Jane. You are wrong, called out the rich woman. All of them will fly away! Do you think a dead fly can fly, ma am? asked the little girl.。

高二下学期英语期末考试试卷(附答案)

高二下学期英语期末考试试卷（附答案）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（共4题；共30分）1.阅读理解We produce 500 billion of plastic bags in a year worldwide and they are thrown away polluting oceans, killing wildlife and getting dumped in landfills where they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Researchers have been unsuccessfully looking for a solution.The 16-year-old Canadian high school student, Daniel Burd, from Waterloo Collegiate Institute, has discovered a way to make plastic bags degrade(降解) in as few as 3 months, a finding that won him first prize at the Canada Wide Science Fair, a ＄10,000 prize, a ＄20,000 scholarship, and a chance to revolutionize a major environmental issue.Burd's strategy was simple: Since plastic does eventually degrade, it must be eaten by microorganisms(微生物)．If those microorganisms could be identified, we could put them to work eating the plastic much faster than under normal conditions.With this goal in mind, he grounded plastic bags into a powder and concocted(调制) a solution of household chemicals, yeast(酵母) and tap water to encourage microbes growth．Then he added the plastic powder and let the microbes work their magic for 3 months．Finally, he tested the resulting bacterial culture on plastic bags, exposing one plastic sample to dead bacteria as a control．Sure enough, the plastic exposed(暴露) to the live bacteria was 17% lighter than the control after six weeks.The inputs are cheap, maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because microbes produce heat as they work, and the only outputs are water and tiny levels of carbon dioxide.“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have piles of plastic bags falling on top of me．One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags．The answer: not much．So I decided to do something myself.” Said Daniel Burd.（1）Daniel Burd won first prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair because ________.A.he found a way to degrade plastics in shorter timeB.he contributed much to environmental protectionC.he found a new kind of microorganismD.he could encourage microbe growth in an easier way（2）Daniel Burd exposed one plastic sample to dead bacteria to ________.A.make the live bacteria work betterB.know which bacteria worked fasterC.test how effective his method wasD.control the temperature in the process（3）Maintaining the required temperature takes little energy because ________.A.plastics can get hot easilyB.microbes can produce heat themselvesC.much carbon dioxide is producedD.the temperature can be controlled（4）Daniel Burd got his idea from ________.A.his school textbookB.the failure of researchersC.his everyday workD.the practice of other people2.阅读理解For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Coen trod(踏) water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked.Then Henderson was forced to make a decision. “I'm going to go for help or you're not going to make it,” Henderson told Coen, just before cutting the strap(带子) that connected them in the deep, cold waters. “I understand,”Coen responded, giving Henderson a last set of instructions, “Kiss my babies for me.”Days after the fishing trip ended in tragedy, Henderson told the story for The Associated Press.They had been fishing for a few hours when suddenly Coen noticed the boat was filling with water. Henderson got both motors roaring, only to have the saltwater that had leaked in break them straight away…Coen jumped to the right, his sunglasses and cap flying off. The two grabbed extra life jackets and other floating items, including a half full bottle of Diet Coke.“The water was so cold and it took your breath away,” Henderson said. They immediately began to tremble.The pair prepared for a long wait. And they talked.“We discussed things and discussed life. We discussed families. We just tried to keep occupied,” Henderson said.Eventually Coen started hallucinating(有幻觉). Henderson tried to keep Coen's arms and legs moving. But as morning came, Coen's situation worsened. And so Henderson decided to cut the strap.He swam for two hours, tired, frustrated and depressed. Then he saw an oil rig(钻探平台) in the distance. He swam, seeing ice and crystal trees in the water. He reminded himself constantly there were no trees.His legs was so weak that he could barely lift them. Henderson slowly pulled himself up the rig's ladder.It was over 50 miles from where they had gone in the water.All he could think of was Coen. Convinced his friend would survive, he told the coast guard where they had parted.Two hours later, a fisherman found a body in a life jacket.Later, in the hospital, Henderson saw his friend. He apologized and asked for forgiveness. He promised to realize his wishes and look after his girls.“I felt like a part of me had died out there,” Henderson said.（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A.It was Henderson who first noticed something was wrong with the boat.B.Everything the men did to get the boat to work made matters worse.C.Henderson alone did what he could but it had little effect.D.The men's long discussion about life and death filled them with sadness.（2）After Henderson cut the strap and swam away, .A.he regretted his decision to leave his friendB.he knew he had a good chance of being savedC.he had to fight against exhaustion and hallucinationsD.he got encouraged by remembering the talk with Coen（3）What can we conclude from the article?A.Henderson tried to rescue both of them.B.They kept talking because they felt excited.C.Coen would have survived if he had believed in his friend.D.Coen was unwilling to be left alone but he eventually agreed.（4）What kind of person is Henderson?A.Strong-willed and loyal.B.Selfish but decisive.C.Smart and creative.D.Experienced but indifferent.3.阅读理解By now, you've probably been warned that a robot is coming for your job. But rather than repeat the warning, I've decided to throw down a challenge: man against machine.Start with the task we're doing right now: communicating in fluent human. We're sharing abstract ideas through words that we choose with an understanding of their slight difference and impact. We don't just speakin human; we speak as humans. A robot who says that science is fun is delivering a line (念一句话). A human who says that science is fun is telling you something important about being alive.Here's another inbuilt advantage we take for granted: as humans we are limited by design. We are bound in time: we die. We are bound in space: we can't be in more than one place at a time. That means when I speak to an audience, I am giving them something special. It's a custom-made, one-off, 100% robot-free delivery, from today's one-and-only Australian Chief Scientist.True, I now come in digital versions, through Twitter and Facebook and other platforms, but the availability of those tools hasn't stopped people from inviting me to speak in person. Digital Alan seems to increase the appetite for human Alan, just as Spotify (a digital music service) can increase the demand for a musician's live performances.Thanks to technology, many goods and services are cheaper, better and more accessible than ever before. We like our mass-produced bread, and our on-tap lectures and our automated FitBit advice. But automation hasn't killed the artisan bakery (面包店). Online courses haven't killed the booming, alongside their machine equivalents.Here's a third argument for the win. We humans have learned the habit of civilization. Let me explain this point by a story. A few years go, some researchers set out to study the way the people interact with robots. They sent out a small robot to patrol (巡逻) the local mall. That robot had a terrible time, and the villains of the story were children. They kicked him, bullied him, and smacked (掌击) him in the head.The point is not that the children were violent. The point is that the adults were not. They restrained whatever primitive impulse (冲动) they might have felt in childhood to smack something smaller and weaker in the head, because they had absorbed the habit of living together. We call it civilization. If we want artificial intelligence for the people, we'll need every bit of that civilizing instinct.Together, these points suggest to me that humanity has a powerful competitive edge. We can coexist with our increasingly capable machines and we can make space for the full breadth of human talents to flourish. （1）What's humans' second advantage according to the author?A.Our special personality.B.Our super intelligence.C.Our unique existence.D.Our language ability.（2）What's the author's attitude towards Spotify and FitBit?A.Negative.B.Doubtful.C.Grateful.D.Reserved.（3）Why does the author tell the story of a small robot?A.To prove humans are well-educated.B.To show children are naughty in nature.C.To suggest machines will become violent.D.To indicate machines can serve humans well.（4）What's the author's final conclusion about humans and machines?A.Both sides would be losers in the fight.B.Humans will completely defeat machines.C.Machines will replace humans in many fields.D.Humans and machines will live in harmony with each other.4.阅读理解One of the most firmly established idea of manliness is that a real man doesn't cry. Although he might shed a tear at a funeral, he is expected to quickly regain control. Sobbing openly is for girls. One study found that women cry significantly more than men do—five times as often, on average, and almost twice as long per period.Historically, however, men routinely wept, and no one saw it as shameful. For example, in the Middle Ages, knights cried purely because they missed their girlfriends. In The Knight of the Cart, no less a hero than Lancelotweeps at a brief separation from Guinevere. There's no mention of the men in these stories trying to restrain or hide their tears. They cry in a crowded hall with their heads held high. Nor do their companions make fun of this public crying; it's universally regarded as an admirable expression of feeling.So where did all the male tears go? The most obvious possibility is that this shift is the result of changes as we moved from an agricultural society to one that was urban(城市的) and industrial. In the Middle Ages, most people spent their lives among those they had known since birth. If men cried, they did so with people who would sympathize. But from the 18th to 20th centuries, the population became increasingly urbanize, and people were living in the midst of thousands of strangers. Furthermore, changes in the economy required men to work together in factories and offices where emotional expressions and even private conversations were discouraged as time wasting.Yet human beings weren't designed to swallow their emotions, and there's reason to believe that holding back tears can be harmful to your well-being. Research from the 1980s has suggested a relationship between stress-related illnesses and inadequate crying. Weeping is also, somewhat related with happiness and wealth. Countries where people cry the most tend to be richer and more confident.（1）In history, people considered it ________ for men to cry in public.A.manlyB.acceptableC.shamefulD.ridiculous（2）How does the author answer the question raised in paragraph 3?A.By making comparisons.B.By explaining effects.C.By offering descriptions.D.By giving definitions (定义).（3）Who is likely to be healthier according to the passage?A.Tony who lives alone and seldom expresses himself.B.Emily who is outgoing but sometimes sobs in public.C.Arthur who is under great stress but never shed a tear.D.Rebecca who sometimes cries but quickly regain control.二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）（共1题；共10分）5.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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高二第二学期期末考试（英语）（考试总分：150 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分30分）1.（30分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What will the woman do this afternoon?A．Do some exercise.B．Go shopping.C．Wash her clothes. 2．Why does the woman call the man?A ．To cancel a flight.B．To make an apology.C．To put off a meeting. 3．How much more does David need for the car?A．$ 5,000.B．$20,000.C．$25,000.4．What is Jane doing?A．Planning a tour.B．Calling her father.C．Asking for leave.5 ．How does the man feel?A．Tied.B．Dizzy.C．Thirsty.第二节( 每题1.5分，共15小题，共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。

听毎段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题6. What does Jack want to do?A. Watch TV.B. Play outside.C. Go to the zoo.7. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home.B. In a cinema.C. In a supermarket.听第7段村料，回答第8、9、10、题8. What does Richard do?A. He’s a newsman.B. He’s a manager.C. He’s a researcher.9. Where is Richard going next week?A. Birmingham.B. Mexico City.C. Shanghai.10. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. Eat out together.B. Visit a university.C. See Professor Hayes.听第8段材料，回答第11、12、13题11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. School friends.B. Teacher and student.C. Librarian and library user.12. Why does Jim suggest Mary buy the book?A. It’s sold at a discount price.B. It’s important for her study.C. It’s written by Professor Lee.13. What will Jim do for Mary?A. Share his book with her.B. Lend her some money.C. Ask Henry for help.听第9材料，回答第14至16题14. Where does Stella live?A. In MemphisB. In BostonC. In St Louis15. What would Peter and his family like to do on Beale Street?A.Visit a museumB. Listen to musicC. Have dinner16. What kind of hotel does Peter prefer?A. A big oneB. A quite oneC.A modern one听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. How many lab sessions will the students have every week?A. OneB. TwoC. Three18. What are the students allowed to wear in the lab ?A. Long scarvesB. Loose clothesC. Tennis shoes19 .Why should the students avoid mixing liquid with paper?A. It may cause a fireB. It may create wasteC.It may produce pollution20.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Grades the student will receiveB. Rules the students should followC. Experiments the students will do.二、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）2.（6分）AWelcome to the Electronic (电子设备的) Village to find new ways of language teaching and learning.21. Nearpod can be used to ______.A. offer grammar testsB. teach listening on-lineC.gain fluency in speakingD. help vocabulary learning22. Which of the following can assess(评估) your grammar learning?A. NearpodB. KahootC. TEOD. Prezi23. A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by ______.A. 9:00 amB. 10:30 amC. 2:00 pmD. 3:30 pm3.（8分） BHealthy Habits, Healthy BodyFeel tired lately? Has a doctor said he couldn’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there showed that there was nothing wrong with you．Then, consider this：you might be in a state of sub-health(亚健康)．Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a border line state between health and disease．According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week．Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional element---vitamins and trace elements that are important to the body．Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health．24．According to this passage, which of the following is right?A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay home and keep silent．B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine．C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries．D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relaxyourself．25．Middle-aged people may be easy to get sub-health because ___.A．they have used up their energyB．they have lost their living hopesC．they have more pressure in life and workD．they begin to get older26．The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ___.A．work hard B．sleep moreC．form good living habits D．take more medicine27．As for food, experts suggest that ___.A．we should never eat meat B．we should have a variety of foodC．we should eat less than usual D．we should have meals without salt and sugar4.（8分）CResearch has shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes. And yet, scientists who study happiness believe we can achieve happiness.1. Don’t worry: Choose to Be HappyThe most important step, however, is to make a choice to gain your happiness. In his book, The Achievement of Happiness, Bertrand Russell said, “Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part.”Once you’ve decided to be happier, you can choose some good ways to gain happiness.2. To Be ThankfulIn his book, Real Happiness, professor Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise”. This helps people keep away from sorrow and despair, he says, and makes people happier.3. Remember: Money Can’t Buy HappinessResearch shows that having more money than you actually need brings very little extra happiness. “Part of the reason is that people aren’t very good at understanding what to dowith the money,” says George Loewenstein, an economist at Carnegie Mellon University.4.Take Part in Meaningful ActivitiesPeople are seldom happier, says professor Michael, than when they’re in the “flow”. Yet he has found that the most common leisure（空闲）time activity—watching TV—produces some of the lowest levels of happiness. To get more out of life, we need to put more into it. “Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily,” he writes in Finding Flow.So it turns out that happiness can be a matter of choice—not just luck. Some people are lucky enough to have genes that produce happiness. However, certain thought patterns and interpersonal（人际交往的）skills surely help people become “expert in experience”, says David Lynken.28. The passage mainly tells us .A. some useful ways to achieve happinessB. the importance of being engaged in good activitiesC. why some people are born happyD. some new discoveries related to happiness29. According to the passage, which of the following is the key to gaining happiness?A. To earn more money.B. To have some good genes.C. To change one’s attitude.D. To watch less TV.30. According to Martin Seligman, we know that .A. it is necessary to experience sadness if you want to be happyB. we need to put more into life if we want to get more out of itC. being thankful can help us get rid of our sadness and get happierD. we must work hard if we want to gain more happiness31. After reading the passage, we would know that .A. researchers hardly make mistakes.B. everyone can be happy if he chooses to be happy.C. our genes determine if we are happy.D. the author must be a famous doctor himself.5.（8分）DShopping is not as simple as you think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach our for that particular brand of product on the shelf.Coloring , for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packages in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive foods, like chocolates, are gold and silver.When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging.The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote（促进）their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it.32. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text.A. The cost of its packageB. The price of the productC. The color of its packageD. The brand name of the product.33.The underlined parting paragraph 3 means that the colors ______.A. attracted the customers stronglyB. had weak effect on the customersC. tricked the customers into shoppingD. caused the customers to lose interest34. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales ?A. The way to promote goods.B The discovery of a geniusC. The team to produce a good productD. The brand name used by successful producers35. Which of the following would be the best title for this text ?A. Choice of Good ProductsB. Disadvantages of productsC. Effect of Packaging on ShoppingD. Brand Names and Shopping Tricks三、阅读七选五（本题共计1小题，总分10分）6.（10分）How to grow houseplantsHave you ever killed a beautiful houseplant? Are you still killing beautiful houseplants? 36 Well, look no further, just follow these step-by-step instructions and your plant killing days will be over.First of all, buy an easy-to-grow plant that can survive you. If you need a desert cactus (仙人掌) for a starter plant, then that's fine. 37Next, make sure your plant gets enough sunlight. 38 The window will act as a prism (棱镜) and fry your plant. What you want to do is have a window with a light curtain. It should be transparent (透明的). In that way your plant gets its needed sunlight but it won't be destroyed.39 If you give it the amount of water for a different plant, you could over-water or under-water it. If you know that everything needs water to survive, that's great, but you must also know that if you give something too much water you will kill it. Same thing goes for plants.Finally, you will want to prune (修剪) your plant weekly. If you don't, then the plant might become unhealthy or unattractive, and sometimes even both. You could use tools or your hands. 40 This makes for a great fertilizer, too, and then you won't have to buy fertilizer at the store!A. Not everyone has a gift for growing plants.B. However, never place it next to a glass window.C. Are you looking for a way to solve your problem?D. Water your plant as instructed for that specific plant.E. Does it prefer bright light and ordinary room temperatures?F. Just make sure you have a plant that you know you can take care of.G. When you remove the dead leaves from your plant, put them in the soil.四、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分30分）7.（30分）Learning is a continuous process of life. We all learnfrom _____41__ things in life. One of the things that _____42______ me recently is what I learned from turtles(龟).Turtles could teach a vast number of people a lot about reaching goals. __43__, have you ever watched turtles making their way to a stream? Turtles _44_where they are going. In other words, they have set a goal. Many people _45go through life with no specific goals in mind. They seem to weave(穿行) back and forth because their life direction seems to _46_in relation to whatever influences them at the time.Turtles, on the other hand, have a set goal in mind __47 observed by taking the time to watch them. Turtles have only one _48_ . No matter how long it takes them, they will do everything they can to _49__ their objective.Sure, turtles may be 50 . But they keep going. Each step they take, no matter how small, keeps them __51__ to their destination. They never __52__ a step or break into a run. The reason is that turtles have a better 53__ of the necessity of taking small steps over and over again to reach final victory.The 54 thing about turtles is that they have hard shells. The significance of this shell is to help 55 themselves from anything that may attack them. And, as turtles taught me, we also need to develop a hard shell 56 those that would want us to fail.__57___ , turtles told me that the greatest characteristic to __58__ in reaching a goal is perseverance(坚持不懈). No matter what the obstacle is, there isa(n) 59 around it. No matter how many times one is 60 by negativity, there is strength in belief.41.A. unusual B. important C. practical D. different42.A. impressed B. worried C. disturbed D. excited43.A. As a result B. In other words C. For example D. Above all44.A. accept B. know C. forget D. search45.A. unfortunately B. unhappily C. surprisingly D. eventually46.A. grow B. expand C. follow D. change47.A. luckily B. hardly C. easily D. deeply48.A. instruction B. direction C. guide D. position49.A. reach B. match C. receive D. desert50.A. smart B. sweet C. shy D. slow51.A. higher B. closer C. farther D. straighter52.A. reject B. move C. skip D. meet53.A. sense B. smell C. taste D. trick54.A. rest B. last C. extra D. other55.A. remove B. protect C. prevent D. separate56.A. beyond B. through C. against D. among57.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Clearly D. Mostly58.A. possess B. inform C. include D. apply59.A. end B. tip C. path D. entrance60.A. praised B. blamed C. inspired D. stopped第Ⅱ卷五、语法填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）8.（15分）Scotland is a country in Great Britain, to the north of England. Edinburgh is the capital and Glasgow is 61.________ largest city. Scotland has 62.________ (rough) 800 islands, but people only live on some of them.In the north of Scotland it is light until 11：30 p．m. in summer and in winter you can sometimes see the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis, 63.________ are spectacular (壮观的) lights in the sky. Energy from the sun turns the Earth's sky green, red and other 64.________ (color)．At public and 65.________ (culture) events you can often hear traditional Scottish music 66.________ (play) and see traditional Scottish dancing. Pipers play music on bagpipes, a Celtic wind instrument with pipes and a bag. Pipers and dancers usually wear kilts, a traditional skirt 67.________ (wear) by men and women. Scots enjoy all types of music from folk 68.________ rock and pop, and festivals like “The Edinburgh Festival” or concerts like “T in the Park” are very popular.The most popular sport in Scotland is football. Another popular game, golf, 69.________ (invent) in Scotland in the Middle Ages. The famous Scottish Highland Gamesare a 70.________ (combine) of culture and sport and Highland Games are celebrated all over the world.六、短文改错（本题共计1小题，总分10分）9.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

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高二英语第二学期期末试卷（含答案）高二英语第二学期期末试卷（含答案）满分 0 150 分, , 考试时间 0 100 分钟第一部分 : 单项选择( (共共 1 10 0 小题；每小题 5 1.5 分，满分 5 15 分) )1.him not to do so, he wouldn"t have made such a serious mistake. A. Did I persuade B. If I persuadeC. If I should persuadeD. Had I persuaded 2. His doctor suggested that hea trip abroad. A. will takeB. would takeC. takeD. took 3. He insisted that hehomework but he couldn"t find his exercise book. A. finishB. had finishedC. be finishedD. finishes 4. He didn"t make _____ clear when and where the meeting would be held. A. thatB. itC. thisD. these 5. It was________ he said ________ disappointed me. A. that; whatB. what; thatC. what; whatD. that; that 6. He was busy writing a story only ________ once in a while to smoke a cigarette. A. to stopB. stoppingC. to have stoppedD. having stopped 7. Passengers arepermitted________ only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane. A. to carryB. carryingC. to be carriedD. being carried 8. I hurried to the meeting hall, only______ that the meeting had been put off. A. to tellB. to be toldC. tellingD. told 9. James is afraid of ________by sharks. A. attackingB. being attackedC. having attackedD. having been attacked 10. She tells us that Lao Wang is a person ________ we can learn a lot. A. whomB. thatC. from whomD. about whom 第二部分 : 阅读理解（共两节，满分0 40 分）第一节（共 5 15 小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分 0 30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

高二下学期期末英语试题（附答案）

高二下学期期末英语试题（附答案）高二下学期期末英语试题（附答案）（测试时间：120分钟卷面总分：150分）第一卷（选择题，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节；满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例如：How much is the shirt?A．￡19.15. B．￡9.15. C．￡9.18.答案是B。

1．What did the woman order?A．A steak. B．A sandwich. C．A soft drink.2．How did the woman feel about her interview?A．It was just so so. B．It was terrible. C．It was successful.3．Who are the speakers talking about?A．An actor. B．A scientist. C．A tennis player.4．How much does the man give to the woman?A．$17. B．$ 3. C．$ 20.5．Why does the woman say “I am sorry”?A．She has never met the man before.B．She isn’t polite to the man.C．She has forgotten her meeting with the man.第二节（共15小题；每题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。

天津市部分区2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

天津市部分区2023～2024学年度第二学期期末练习高二英语温馨提示：使用答题卡的区，学生作答时请将答案写在答题卡上；不使用答题卡的区，学生作答时请将答案写在试卷上。

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分第Ⅰ卷（三大题，共85分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

（）1．How will the woman payA．By cash. B．By credit card. C．By check.（）2．What is the man going to doA．Learn to play baseball. B．Organize a baseball team. C．Find a baseball player.（）3．Where does the conversation probably take placeA．In a store. B．In a theater. C．In a restaurant.（）4．What does the woman think of Linda’s speechA．Boring. B．Just so-so. C．Great.（）5．What might the woman beA．A policewoman. B．A waitress. C．A salesgirl.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面几段材料．每段材料后有几个小题，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。

听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。