高二上学期英语期末考试试卷第11套真题

高二上学期英语期末考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1. 阅读理解

Isometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do?

—Susan

Alice:Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don’tget left out of the group. That way, she will know to include you in all thefun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might evenmake a new friend or two.

SometimesI think parties get boring and I want to go home!

—Jenny

Alice:Even a great party will drag if you’re not enj oying yourself. Making theeffort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! Youdon’t have to stay to the very end of the party.

Ourschool is having a Christmas dance party but I’m really shy. Shall I go or not?

—Emma

Alice:Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try. Let good friendsknow how you feel and make sure you’ll have people to dance with when theevening comes. Practice some fun dances so you’ll feel comfortable on the dancefloor.

Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes topick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friendsand I get really angry with my dad.

—Anny

Alice: Talk with your dad and let him knowhow you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but don’t worry too much —your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.

（1）Alice advises Susan to _____.

A . stay with her friends.

B . ask her friend for help.

C . leave the party at once.

D . make fun of her friends.

（2）The underlined word “drag” is closest in meaning to “_____”.

A . fail.

B . improve.

C . be boring.

D . be pleasant.

（3）What worries Anny?

A . Her dad is strict with her.

B . She always argues with her dad.

C . Nobody picks her up after the party.

D . She can’t go to the party with her friends.

（4）Where can you probably find the text?

A . In a notice.

B . In a guidebook.

C . In a famous novel.

D . In a popular magazine.

2. 阅读理解

The word “invent” comes from a Latinword which means “to find.” Garrett Morgan, an African-American, wasone such inventor. His first job was repairing machines in a factory. Byaccident, he had invented the hair straightener. He sold his products and thencontinued with his career as an

inventor.

Every day, Garrett Morgan watched trafficbecome more dangerous. Cars, bicycles and walkers all competed to cross thestreet. Police officers made simple “stop / go” signals at busycrossroads, but cars, bicycles and walkers still rushed into the crossroads atdifferent speeds and many crashed into each other. One day he saw a trafficaccident between a car and a bicycle at a busy crossroads. he realized ,theproblem with the traffic light, was its poor design: the traffic signal lackeda transition between “stop”and “go.”

Morgan invented a new traffic signal thatadded a “caution “ light tha t madetraffic move more smoothly and safely. His traffic light stood on a T-shapedpole with arms that flashed ared light to stop traffic in all directions, allowing walkers to cross safely.After walkers crossed, traffic could only go in one direction.

Soon, cities everywhere wanted his trafficlight. In 1923, a popular electric company paid Morgan $40,000 to make and sellhis invention. Traffic lights today work in the same basic way.

The traffic light is Morgan’s most famousinvention. In 1963, the United States government gave Garrett Morgan an awardfor his life-saving idea.

（1）What can we learn about Garrett Morgan from Paragraph 1?

A . He worked in a factory all his life.

B . He led a hard life in his early years.

C . He made money from hair straighteners.

D . He dreamed of being an inventor when he was a child.

（2）What made Morgan invent the traffic light?

A . A traffic accident.

B . A car driver’s advice.

C . Worry about his safety.

D . Hard work of police officers.

（3）According to the text, Garrett Morgan’s traffic light _____.

A . made cars move more slowly.

B . needed no help from police officers.

C . was special because it had a “caution” light.

D . was very different from the ones we use today.

3. 阅读理解

Living on mountainous La Gomera, one of Spain’sCanary Islands off West Africa, Juan Cabello takes pride in not using a mobilephone or the Internet to communicate. Like his father and grandfather, he usesSilbo Gomero, a language that is whistled , not spoken, and that canbe heard more than two miles away.

“I use it for everything: to talk to mywife, to tell my kids something, to f ind a friend if we get lost in a crowd,”Cabello says. “I also make a living from Silbo, performing dailyexhibitions at a restaurant.”

People throughout La Gomera are known to haveused Silbo in the past as a way of communicating over long distances. A strongwhistle saved farmers from walking over the hills to give messages or news toneighbors. Then came the phone. Nowadays, it’s hard to know how many peoplestill use Silbo. In 1999, it was introduced as a compulsory subject in La Gomera’s primary schools, in an effort to prevent thelanguage from going silent. Now 3,000 students are studying it, but only a fewpeople are believed to be able to communicate fully in the whistling language.

“Silbo is said to be the most importantcultural heritage we have,” said Moises Plasencia, the director of the Canary Islands’government’s historicalheritage department.

In fact, little is known about Silbo’sorigins. Silbo-like whistling has been found in parts of Greece, Turkey, Chinaand Mexico, but none is as developed as Silbo Gomero. One study is looking forsigns of Silbo in Venezuela, Cuba and Texas, all places to which Gomerans havegone in the past during hard economic times.

“Silbo has many historical and linguistic values,” Plasencia said. And, as Cabelloexplains, “It’s good for just about anything except for romance: everyoneon the island would hear what you’re saying!”

（1）Juan Cabello uses Silbo Gomero _____.

A . in his daily life.

B . to learn computers.

C . just to make a living.

D . only when eating at restaurants.

（2）What can we learn about Silbo Gomero?

A . It first started in Greece.

B . It is in danger of dying out.

C . It is helpful in keeping secrets.

D . It is the oldest way of communicating.

（3）Plasencia thinks it’s very important to _____.

A . know the origins of Silbo Gomero.

B . find the values of Silbo Gomero.

C . have more cultural heritages.

D . protect Silbo Gomero.

（4）What is mainly described in the text?

A . A school’s subject.

B . A famous performer.

C . An unusual language.

D .

A mountainous island.

4. 阅读理解

The Internet is a growing new world that hasbeen developing ever since it was created many years ago. The only reasonInternet sales are not taxed is because we did notknow the Internet would be used to sell products when it was created. Internetsales are no different than going into the store to buy the exact same productexcept for the fact that Internet sales are not taxed.

When buying online, people cannot see andtouch the product the same way they could in a store. To fix this, customersare going into the store to see the product. Then if they like the product,they buy it online to save money on the sales tax. This is a form of taxevasion if you ask me!

Everyone has to pay the tax in the store sothey should have to pay taxes online as well. Also, the added money brought inthrough Internet taxing could help the government to fund certain policies andother things that they could not do without the added funds. This could gotoward the country’s schools or other things necessary for society to functionwell. These funds could be extremely beneficial because of the recession that the country is in at this point. Internet taxing is a wayto increase those funds and in turn improve the quality of life for all wholive in that country.

In conclusion, there are many more positivesthan negatives in the argument over taxing Internet sales. I do understand thatI may have to pay more if I want to buy something online, but the funds staywithin my society and help my country. The added cost may hurt me at first butin the end, the funds will help me and others in our country.

（1）The text mainly discusses _____.

A . whether it is a good way to buy things online.

B . whether Internet sales should be taxed.

C . why people love to buy things online.

D . why Internet sales are not taxed.

（2）Internet sales are not taxed because _____.

A . selling online was unexpected.

B . they are different from store sales.

C . people don’t know how to tax them.

D . many people are against taxing them.

（3）What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A . Online shoppers find it difficult to buy satisfactory goods.

B . Customers get better products at a lower price online.

C . Problems related to online shopping are hard to fix.

D . Online shoppers probably try to avoid paying tax.

（4）According to the author, taxing Internet sales _____.

A . is good for all people.

B . can help the country out of the recession.

C . can help improve the quality of products.

D . is beneficial to the development of Internet.

二、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatare the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?

Manypeople do not have time to eat home-cooked food. ________There’re morethan 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in theUnited States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.

Advantagesof fast food

________Eatingfast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly aspossible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps thegreatest advantage is the price. ________ If one lives alone, then it ischeaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.

Disadvantagesof fast food

Thegreatest disadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one’shealth. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lotof artificial ingredients . Some even think that it is addictive because of these ingredients. ________Fast food may lead to obesity in theAmerican population.

________I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often,eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep inshape.

A. Fast food doesraise health concerns.

B. It is oftencheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.

C. In short, fastfood has both advantages and disadvantages.

D. Fast foodprobably makes people much fatter than before.

E. More and morefruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.

F. The mostevident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.

G. Because of ournon-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.

三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

6. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“A public-speaking competition will beheld next Monday. Each student will give a two-minute speech,” Mr. Taylorsaid.

The idea of1in front of the class mademe2. On the bus home, I askedT anya, “What will I give a speech about?”

“I don’t know. What can you3for two minutes?” shesaid.

“4!” I said. “All I’llbe able to5is my shaky legs and voice!”

I tried thinking and thinking. Maybe…

“Yes!” I said. “I’ll talk abouthow scared I am of public speaking.”

For the whole6, I felt nervous andworried. I wished for road-closing snow and I even7flying to South America.

The day came. It hadn’t8, and I hadn’t gone onvacation. Fifty students went into the hall.

“Andrew Addison.” My name wascalled.

I s tood up. I begged my legs to stop shakingbut they didn’t9.

“He-ll-o,” I said. Someone laughedquietly.

I10again, “Hello.”

Better —11I still sounded like ascared dog.

I looked at my notes but they were unclear inmy hands. No12there. What was my first line?I closed my eyes.

Yes! That was it. “I13public speaking,” Isaid. Some laughed.

“My hands shake.” Another14. I showed the15my shaking legs.

Everyonelaughed. I looked at Tanya and she gave me a big smile. My speech flooded backto me. My knees settled and my hands16.

“Many people feel like17when they have to give aspeech,” I stopped for a second. “But I guess I’m the only one who18bought a ticket to Brazil.”I was on a roll and my two minutes19.

Laughter and clapping floated around me20I finished my speech. I hadgiven my audience an excellent speech.

（1）A . singingB . dancingC . speakingD . writing（2）A . excitedB . frightenedC . interestedD . bored（3）A . talk aboutB . learn ofC . find outD . wait for（4）A . AnythingB . EverythingC . SomethingD . Nothing（5）A . give awayB . think aboutC . get intoD . work out（6）A . morningB . weekC . monthD . year （7）A . consideredB . riskedC . enjoyedD . missed（8）A . rainedB . clearedC . snowedD . blown（9）A . decideB . feelC . understandD . listen（10）A . failedB . triedC . criedD . moved（11）A . butB . orC . becauseD . so（12）A . timeB . luckC . helpD . money（13）A . regretB . chooseC . forgetD . hate（14）A . laughB . jokeC . gameD . example（15）A . teachersB . studentsC . doctorD . audience（16）A . shookB . relaxedC . closedD . hurt（17）A . dreamingB . preparingC . disappearingD . celebrating（18）A . evenB . almostC . alsoD . still（19）A . flewB . stoppedC . startedD . grew（20）A . sinceB . forC . asD . if四、语法填空

7. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Swedish businessman Nile is delighted with hisnew hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel.

________ in a small town, ithas been attracting lots of visitors but soon the

fun will be over. In twoweeks’ time, Nile’s ice creation ________ nothing more than apool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “Wejust look forward to ________ it.

Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an artexhibition. It was ________ successful that hedesigned the present one, ________ measures roughly 200square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks—pilling 1,000 tons ofsnow onto a wooden base, when the snow froze, the base ________.

After their stay, all visitors will receive asurvival certificate ________ their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothesand temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like asurvival test ________ a relaxing hotel break. “It’sgreat fun,” Nile explains, “as well as a good start in survivaltraining.”

The ________ of the igloo is beyond doubt, it is now attractingtourists from all over the world. ________ least 800 people havestayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

8. 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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。

I’ve learned from the newspaper that my company is looking for aclerk.

I’m very interesting in the job and I’d like to apply for at theposition.

First of all, allow me introduce myself .Ihave just graduated from senior high school and take the College EntranceExamination. I want to find an part-time job in the summer. I’m 18 years oldand have a good knowledge of English. In fact, I won the first prize in theEnglish competition hold in our school last year. Beside, I’m quite easy-goingand therefore very popular among my classmate.

I sincere hope you can give me a chance. I’mlooking forward to your early reply.

六、书面表达（25分）

9. 假定你是李华，想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：

1）展览时间、地点；

2）展览内容。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。