高二英语下学期期末考试试题 新版_人教版

2019学年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷
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
A
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new
subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.
1. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, ______.
A. those colleges and universities were the same
B. people, young or old, might study in the colleges
C. students studied only some languages and science
D. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers
2. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ______.
A. Latin and Greek
B. Latin, Green, French and German
C. American history and German
D. French and German
3. On the whole, the passage is about _______.
A. how to start a university
B. the world-famous colleges in America
C. what kind of lesson each college teaches
D. how colleges have changed
B
At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊断）with a kind of attention disorder. It made school
difficult for me. When everyone 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 hand 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 quite a 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?”
4.The author didn’t finish the reading in class because ________.
A. He was new to the class
B. He was tried of literature
C. He had an attention disorder
D. He wanted to take the task home
5.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
6.What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?
A. Angry
B. Impatient
C. Sympathetic
D. Encouraging
7.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.
C
Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia (怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You'll realize what's changed is you. Home is where we ran remember pain, live, and some other experiences: We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.
If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It's empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween---when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents' room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of
anytime --- waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property (住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.
Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I'll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don't mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.
8. Why does the author call her parents' bed her "safe zone"(Paragraph 3)?
A. It is her favorite place to play.
B. Her needs can be satisfied there.
C. Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.
D. Her parents always play together with her there.
9. What can be learned from the passage?
A. The old furniture is still in the author's first bedroom.
B. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.
C. The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room.
D. Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes.
10. Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.
A. Open the window at night
B. lie down in bed to have a dream
C. try to bring back a sense of home
D. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
11. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
A. T o express how much she is attached to her home.
B. To declare how much she loves her first house.
C. T o describe the state of her family.
D. T o look back on her childhood.
D
When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note--- “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next
delivery”---and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk
wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside. I took it home and planted it on the back porch（门廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
12. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________.
A. to show his magical power
B. to pay for the delivery
C. to satisfy his curiosity
D. to please his mother
13. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?
A. He wanted to have tea there.
B. He was a respectable person.
C. He was treated as a family member.
D. He was fully trusted by the family.
14. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B. It has been driven out of the market.
C. Its service is getting poor.
D. It is forbidden by law.
15. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A. He missed the good old days.
B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C. He needed it for his milk bottles.
D. He planted flowers in it.
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，选项中有两项为多余选项
How to choose a good book
Make a list answering these questions.
What type of books do you like? Sci-fi, adventure, mystery, non-fiction, realistic fiction? What authors do you like? Is there a type of book, or a specific book you would like to try? 16 Insert your hobbies into your library catalog(目录) search and set it to, “Keyword.”By doing this, you will find books that you can read.
Search your house.
17 Maybe you forgot one, or someone who is living with you has a couple of good books. Also by searching your house, you can find books for yourself, and it won’t even cost you any money.
Ask someone to recommend a good book.
You can ask your mom, your dad, your best friend, or even your English teacher to recommend good books. Friends or family with whom you have things in common can often make excellent book recommendations. 18 And when they get to
know you, it’s even better! You could ask people who like the same genre of books with you to recommend, so that you can match books that you read.
Join a book club.
Being a book club member is often a way to experience new books you might never have had the motivation to read otherwise. Joining a book club helps you know who else likes the same books as you. 19
Watch Films.
Although it’s frowned upon by some literature fans, watching films is a great way to discover excellent books. 20 Hunt down the book and read it beforehand (or after seeing the film) to offer a new perspective(观点) on the story. You’d be surprised how much the text differs from the film.
A. What are your interests?
B. Which books are sold at a low price now?
C. A good book is as if you had a best friend.
D. Many movies you see were adapted from a literary text.
E. Local, small bookstores often have wonderful recommendations.
F. Often times good books will be quietly collecting dust in your own house.
G. Meanwhile, you can read books that others have read and discuss them.
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
I’m just a senior in high school who works at a local Baskin Robbins. In and outside of 21 , I always wear a smile and try to influence my kind 22 towards customers.
But lately, I’ve been inspired by the stories here to reach out kindness in other ways beyond just acting 23 . So, today, when I went to work, I 24 I would take my first big step and 25 help a complete stranger.
Two 26 girls came into the store and 27 . I offered them my usual “Welcome to Baskin Robbins!”28 . One of them finally decided upon a chocolate chip. So I made a big scoop, weighed it and 29 it to her. Interestingly, though, the other girl didn’t get anything 30 I could tell she was looking at a variety of creams.
It was when she gave me the money that the other girl, who 31 was the younger sister, 32 out, “I wish I could have 33 .”When I heard this comment I knew that it was my 34 to give a little something to her. So, I told her that I would 35 for her scoop（勺）. She was in disbelief at my words. I asked her what flavor she wanted and handed it to her. I then 36 the $3 for it and gave it in the cashier（收银员）.
She appeared so 37 . It was truly wonderful to help this young girl and make her feel special for a moment. It was funny, though, how my co-workers looked at me like I was 38 . But, I did not 39 that I spent a little, because the feeling I 40 from my action was worth a million dollars. What a meaningfu l thing.
21. A. work B. school C. study D. home
22. A. words B. spirit C. attitude D. opinions
23. A. strangely B. friendly C. funnily D. properly
24. A. promised B. dreamt C. hesitated D. decided
25. A. truly B. falsely C. interestedly D. curiously
26. A. beautiful B. young C. poor D. rich
27. A. searched around B. looked around C. turned around D. walked around
28. A. card B. note C. greeting D. paper
29. A. mailed B. packed C. bought D. handed
30. A. as if B. in case C. the moment D. even if
31. A. apparently B. fortunately C. sadly D. finally
32. A. spoke B. cried C. came D. stood
33. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
34. A. turn B. duty C. opportunity D. job
35. A. pay B. weight C. go D. make
36. A. got B. put C. left D. took
37. A. regretful B. gr ateful C. angry D. patient
38. A. clever B. helpful C. rich D. crazy
39. A. care B. spare C. share D. support
40. A. benefited B. received C. recovered D. suffered
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Andrew Carnegie was thought of as a hero by thousands of people in the world. As a billionaire, he donated a lot to cultural and educational institutions. Being one of the richest 41 (American), however, Carnegie once went through great poverty.
When he was only 12, little Andrew 42 (find) a job in factory. Working from six in the morning until six at night, he earned $1.20 a week. Then he 43 (give) a new job in a few months for $1.65. 44 job was dangerous because the boiler（锅炉）might explode and kill him if he was not 45 (care).
Later, Carnegie worked 46 a messenger boy for $2.50 a week, 47 was relatively high pay for a boy of fourteen. Although he was smaller than the others, he was the 48 (fast) of all. Soon he was earning $3.00 a week. In his spare time, he grasped the chance to learn how to send messages by telegraph. Finally, he studied well enough 49 (become) a telegraph operator, earning $25 a month.
Such was Andrew Carnegie, who did each job to the best of 50 (he) ability. 第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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。

文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My high school life
As high school senior, I am very busy prepare for the college entrance examination. I
have seven class in daytime, and two self-study classes at the night. So I have to spend most
of the time for the study. After all, the college entrance examination is very importance to us.
In addition, I often played football with my friends after school at the weekend. They like
playing football very much. Then I run in the playground, I can put the examin ation off my
mind a while. This is my school life, busy and fulfilling.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华。

你看到美国留学生Sharon 在网上发帖，希望有人帮助她提高普通话(Mandarin) 水平，她可以教英语作为回报。

请根据以下提示用英语给她写一封邮件。

1. 表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
2. 说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
3. 给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
4. 提出你学习英语的具体要求。

注意：1. 词数120 左右，开头语已为你写好；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；Hi, Sharon,
This is Li Hua. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin.____——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Li Hua
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）
1- 15 ADD CBDC BBCA CDBA
第二节（共5 小题，每小题2 分，满分10 分）
16 –20 AFEGD
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
21-40 ACBDA BBCDD ABBCA DBDAB
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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46. as 47. which 48. fastest 49. to become 50. his
第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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第二节书面表达（满分25分）
Hi, Sharon,
This is Li Hua. I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin.
I felt honored to have the chance to help you with your Mandarin learning. I’m good at speaking standard Mandarin. I’ve been a broadcaster in the school’s broadcasting station for years. When it comes to how to speak fluent Mandarin, I suggest that you learn a bunch of
pronunciation rules first, which are quite different from the English ones. Another suggestion
is to practice speaking. As one saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.”However, my English is just OK and I have many problems with my study. I really hope that you can give me good advice on how to study Engl ish. I believe we both can make much progress with each other’s help.
Looking forward to your reply soon!
Li Hua。