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1、欢迎下载。高二英语下学期期末考试试题2 练习高二英语试卷时间： 100 分钟总分： 150 分第一部分：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）AWe considered a list of the best American books-but we dneed a wholeissuetodo them justice.Here arefivethathelp define the national character. Most from a century orsoago,theystillentertain,teach,andinsp

2、ireus.Moby-DickbyHermanMelvilleFirstpublishedin1851,theadventurestoriesofCaptain Ahab and his white whale draw us charactersTheEducationmonomaniacal( 偏 执 的 )pursuitoftheintoauniversefulloffascinatingandstories.ofHenryAdamsbyHenryAdams1/26欢迎下载。Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in autobiography(自传 ) in1918,d

3、escended f romoneof Americas most famouspoliticaldynasties, Adams provides insight into his family, includinghisexperienceasaprivatesecretarytohisfather,ministertoEnglandduringtheAmericanCivilwar.LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitmanWhenWhitman publishedLeavesofGrassin1855,hewanted to define the American exper

4、ience-singing of the newcountry in a new voice, reflecting the great changes in theAmericanliteraryworldthathadtakenplaceduringhislifetime.PoemsbyEmilyDickinsonAnenthusiasticpoetwhose works havehadconsiderableinfluenceonmodernpoetry,Dickinson sfrequentuseofdashes,occasionalcapitalization(大 写 ) ofnou

5、ns,andunconventionalmetaphors(隐 喻 )havecontributedtoherreputation as one of the most inventive(创新的 ) poets of the19thcenturyAmericanliterature.2/26欢迎下载。TheSongofHiawathabyHenryWadsworthLongfellowFirstpublishedin1855,thisisLongfellow smostpopular and most recognized poem, the heroic life and deathofa

6、magicAmericanIndian,sentbytheGreatSpirittoguidethenationsinthewaysofpeace.1 Walt Whitman wrote Leaves of Grass in order to _.A.praiseAmericaandshowthegreatchangesintheAmerican literary worldB.reflectthegreatchangesinAmericathathadtakenplace during his lifetimeC. give Americans encouragement in a new

7、 voiceD. show his talent and heroic life to us2.Theunderlinedword“ considerable”probablymeans“_”3/26欢迎下载。A. satisfyingB. excitingC. inspiringD. great3. If you want to read a story about a magic American Indian,you can read _.A. Moby-DickB. Leaves of GrassC. PoemsD The Song of Hiawatha4. What s the p

8、urpose of the wirer writing this passage?A. To make an advertisement for a bookstore.B. To introduce several best American books to readers.C. To tell stories of several famous writers.D. To talk about some knowledge about literature.BWalking is so simple and convenient that it couldn t possibly cou

9、nt as exercise,right?Wrong Studyafterstudyshowsthatregularwalkingcanhelpyouloseweight and reduce your risk of heart diseaseThe study publishedinDiabetesResearch andClinicalPracticeshowsthatthe blood pressure of the overweight men being tested improved and the amount ofbody fat greatly decreasedThat

10、sgoodnews,becausewalkinghasnow become themostpopularfitnessactivityintheUnitedStates Convenient,simple,and gentleonthejoints,walkingisperhapstheeasiestformof exerciseto maintain Accordingtoasurvey, four out of five women who start a walking program continue to walk, whilehalf ofwomen who attemptothe

11、rtypesofaerobicexercise(有氧运动),suchasswimming, drop out during the first few monthsHere are some basics for walking exercise4/26欢迎下载。Walk at a pace that makes you breathe heavily, but still able to talkYourgoal,firstandforemost,istowalkfivedaysaweek,30minutesawalk Do that, and you are getting the bas

12、e-level amount of exercise that researchsays should maintain your health andvigor(精力 ) Walk for as long as you are comfortable the first week, even if it is just toyour mailbox and back Each following week, increase that amount by no more than10 percentStart every walk with five minutes of easy-pace

13、d walking, about the same paceat which you do shopping, to get your body warmed up Then, cool down at the endofeachwalkwithanotherfiveminutesofeasy-pacedwalking Thisallowsyourheart rate to gradually speed up and slow down5. Thesurvey mentioned in Paragraph3 showsthat_A80 of the women surveyed are wa

14、lking as a means of exerciseB50 of the women surveyed want to swim as a means of exerciseCwalking is more easily maintained than other types of aerobic exerciseDthe effect of walking is as good as that of other types of aerobicexercise6. Whichof the followingstatementsisTRUE5/26欢迎下载。aboutwalkingfore

15、xercise?AWalking five days a week, 30 minutes altogether, is the goalBIncrease at least 10 of the amount of each previous weekCEach walk should start with the pace of doing shoppingDWalking as much as you can in the first week is suggested7. What is the purpose of the easy-paced walkingineverywalk?A

16、To help reduce your blood pressureBTo help reduce your risk of heart diseaseCTo help your body lose fatDTo help your heart rate change gradually8. Whatwould be the best titlefor the passage?6/26欢迎下载。AHow to Keep Healthy?BWalking for ExerciseCDifferent Ways of ExerciseDIs Walking a Type of Exercise?C

17、The tradition of having a pine tree as a Christmas Tree is believed to come from Germany. Since the medieval time, lighting a candle on a tree is common to welcome guests. Such practice has evolved into the Christmas celebration.The formal Christmas Tree was introduced to England about 100 years ago

18、 when Queen Victoria married German Albert. The evidence of Victorias love for Albert is not only expressed through inheriting the German tradition of having a Christmas Tree but also through the gold Albert Statues that Victoriahad ordered to built for Albert, standing in many places in London. In

19、America, the Christmas Tree idea was brought by German immigrants too.The custom of sending Christmas cards was initiated in England around 1850. The first cards were decorated with elaborate designs of flowers, birds and landscapes.7/26欢迎下载。As for Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, the story goes back

20、 to the third century.Legend has it, Saint Nicholas dedicated all his life tohelping mankind, especially children. He died on December 6,which marks the Saint Nicholas Day in many European countriesand that was when gifts were given to children. SaintNicholas bears many different names, such as Fath

21、er Christmasin the UK, San Nicolas in the Netherlands, Le Pere Noel inFrance, and Kriss Kringle in Germany.He also arrives on different dates to deliver presents to children in different countries, typically from chimneys. The chimney story was this: Santa flew over house tops in a sleigh, he droppe

22、d coins by accident and they landed in some stockings hanging next to the fireplace to dry. From then on, red stockings were hung by the chimney in hopes that Santa would fill them with gifts.9. The passage is most probably taken from _.A. a history bookB. a geography bookC. a folk story bookD. a bo

23、ok on culture8/26欢迎下载。10. Which of the following descriptions about Santa Clause is NOT right according to the passage?A. In the UK, Santa Claus is Father Christmas.B. Santa Claus usually delivers presents to children through chimneys.C. Santa Claus became known to the British about 170 yearsago.D.

24、Santa Claus was devoted to helping mankind.11. We can infer from the passage that _.A. England is the birthplace of pine treesB. Santa Claus was very popular among childrenC. it was the Germans who brought the Christmas tree to the United statesD. Santa Claus is someone only existing in peoplesimagi

25、nationDIt is often easy to feel overwhelmed (受打击的 )in the face9/26欢迎下载。of species loss and habitat destruction. The problem is largeandcomplex,anditsnaturalforindividualstofeelpowerless.Yet,everythingyoudoisvitallyimportant.Itmay not seem to amount to much in the grand scheme of things,but your seem

26、ingly small actions, added together, can make abig difference. Here are some things you can do:ProtectWildlifeHabitat.Perhapsthegreatestthreattomany speciesisthewidespreaddestructionofhabitats.Farming, development, and cutting down of forests all resultinlossofwildlifehabitats.Inareaswhererarespecie

27、slive,habitatdestructioncanquicklyforceaspeciestoextinction.Byprotectinghabitat,entirecommunitiesofanimals can also be protected together. Parks, reserves, andotherprotectedlandsaretoooftentheonlyplacesleftuntouched by habitat destruction.Reduce the threat of invasive (入侵的 ) species. The spreadofnon

28、-nativespecies has greatlyreduced native populationsaroundtheworld.Invasivespeciescompetewithnativespeciesforresourcesandhabitats.Theycanevenprey onnativespeciesdirectly,greatlyreducingtheirpopulation.10/26欢迎下载。one wayto reduce the threat of invasivespecies isto grownative plantsinyourgardenandtowel

29、come nativeanimalsinto your yard.Placebird-shapedpaper onyourwindows. Itisestimatedthatasmany asonebillionbirdsintheUnitedStatesdieeach year due to collisions with windows. You can help reducethe number of collisions simply by placing bird-shaped paperon your windows. Other simple steps you can take

30、 are to drawtheshadesand curtainsduringbrightestpartsoftheday,and put screens on the outside of the windows.Slowdownwhendriving.Many nativeanimalsliveindeveloped areas, in other words, close to humans. Roads are aparticularlybigdanger tothem:animalsareatrisk everytime theytry tocross.So when youre o

31、ut and about, slowdown, and keep an eye out for wildlife.12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A. How Do Animals Become Extinct?B. The Importance of Protecting Wildlife.C. What Can We Do to Protect Wild life?11/26欢迎下载。D. New Ways of Saving Endangered Animals.13. The main idea of the

32、 second paragraph is _.A. more parks and reserves should be builtB. we should keep wildlife habitats from destructionC. conditions of parks and reserves have been improvedD. parks and reserves are best ways of protecting14. People are advised to put bird-shaped paper on their windows to _.A.B.C.D.be

33、autify their housesprotect the windows from birdsattract more birds to live nearbystop birds from hitting windows by mistake15. The underlined phrase “ prey on ” in paragraph 3 probably means “_”A.drive awayB. live withC.hunt downD. fight with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

34、项中有两项为多余选项Self-respectisveryimportantforagreatlife.Ifwe12/26欢迎下载。lackself-respectwewillbe unsureofourselvesandtrytobesomeone we arenot.Thefollowingaresome wayswecanimprove our self-respect._16_Thereisgreatpressurefromparents,workandsocietytobecome acertainpersonandtoachievecertainthings. But, real s

35、elf-respect only comes from being true toour inner calling. It is important that you have faith (信念 )in your own values and remember what is important to you.Respect others. If you have no respect for others, how canyou have self-respect? _17_Learntodealwithcriticism(批评).Whenwearecriticized,we feelb

36、adaboutourselves.So tokeepa senseofself-respect,we need tolearnhowtohandlecriticism._18_Ifthereissometruthinit,we canuse ittodevelop our character._19_Ourappearanceisimportant.Itcan giveusconfidence or itcanmake us feelashamed. Dressingsmartlygives us self-confidence. Dress for your own benefit. Don

37、 tdress in the hope of pleasing others and receiving praises.Never dislike yourself. We make mistakes or we may do the13/26欢迎下载。wrong thing. _20_ We should never hate ourselves.A. Try to be selfless.B.C.D.E.F.G.Be true to yourself.If it is false, we should ignore it.But we should never put ourselves

38、 down.Take care of your looks, without being a slave to fashion.It is wrong to try to feel better by putting others down.Self-respect comes when we value our attitude to life and other people.第二部分：完型填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分 30 分）Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out whoyoureallyareAbou

39、t2yearsago, Iwas _21_in oneof myfirsttaekwondo（跆拳道）championships（锦标赛）I wasvery_22_ inmyself.My opponent（ 对 手） was skinny Thethoughtsinmy headweresomethinglikeShesso _23_,of courseyoullwin As thematch started,my opponentstrue _24_ came out She came straight at me and landed ahead kickon me,_25_ three

40、pointsinthefirstfiveseconds I was so shocked, _26_ and forgot everything my14/26欢迎下载。coachsaid Iwaskicking_27_,inhopesofnotlosing But_28_ hitme Ilost6-5 1 had neverlostbefore Iwas afraidofthegirl,and tome, hername was_29_withdefeatTheexperiencelastedwithme Iworkedandtrainedharder than before I liste

41、ned to my _30_ wholeheartedlyand made sure I was not overconfident The following year, I_31_thesamegirlonceagainatthestatechampionships I was _32_. But with encouragement from mycoach, I _33_ some confidence did not panic like the previous When the fight started, Imatchbutlistenedtomycoachs _34_ His

42、 voice _35_ me around the ring（拳击场） , attacking at key moments The main thought in my headwasnotaboutwinningorlosing,_36_doingmybest Eventually,Iwon My hard work,andlisteningtomycoachall_37_ Myopponenthadthe_38_skinnyfigure,butdidnotfrightenmeanymoreFromthis experience,Ilearnednot toletconfidenceove

43、rshadow reality It is important to _39_ the fact thatthere are people better than you But with this idea in mind,15/26欢迎下载。you can work hard to become that person who is better Thisexperience also taught me not to judge others based on their_40_21 A competingB strugglingC playingDquarrelling22 A pro

44、udB confidentC contentDashamed23AyoungBtinyC strongDugly24 A expressionB senseC personalityDfigure25 A takingB catchingC reachingDscoring26 A surprisedB panickedC tiredDexcited27 A angrilyB bravelyC blindlyDcautiously28 A realityB courageC imaginationDmemory29 A filledB associatedC mixedDcompared16/

45、26欢迎下载。30AcoachBteammateC opponentDjudge31 A recognizedB facedC admiredDreminded32Aafraid BcourageousC delightedDalone33 A lackedB borrowedC developedDremembered34 A judgmentB praiseC encouragementDadvice35 A showedB forcedC keptDdirected36A butB orCsoDand37Apaid backBcalled offCcalled back Dpaidoff

46、38 A differentB sameC rareDcommon39 A opposeB ignoreC receiveDaccept40 A appearances B wordsC descriptionDbehavior17/26欢迎下载。第三部分第一节：语法填空（共10 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）A boy went to a shop with his mother one day. _41_ (look)atthesmallcutechild,theshopassistantshowed himabottle_42_ containedlotsofdelicious

47、sweetsandsaid,18/26欢迎下载。“ Dear child, you can take the sweets.” Instead of obeying,the boy stood there _43_ his hand in his pockets and smiledattheshop assistant.The shop assistantwas surprised.He_44_ (expect)thattheboywouldgladlytakethesweetsfromthebottle.Fullof_45_ (curious),he saidagain,“Take the

48、 sweets. ” Now the mother also heard that and said,“Take the sweets, dear.” Yet the boy didnt take. The shopassistanttookthesweetsand gave _46_ tothechild.Thechild was happy _47_ (get) two hands full of sweets. Afterreturning home, the mother asked the boy,“Could you tell me_48_ you didn ttaketheswe

49、etswhen theshop assistanttold you to?” The boy replied,“ Simple! My hands are verysmalland _49_ Itakethesweets,Icanonlytakea few.But now you see when uncle gave me sweets with his big hand,I got a lot _50_ (many)!”Sometimes your kids are much cleverer than you might think.第二节：短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分 10 分）