1、2016-2017年度高二级英语期末考试试题第卷(选择题共100分).阅读理解(共两节；满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)AIn the fall of 1985, I was a brighteyed girl going to Howard University, aiming at a law career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twentyone years later I am still a brighteyed dreamer and one with quit
2、e a different story to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to leave college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal
3、dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a mix of adopted (收养) and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To put eyes on him was wonderfuland very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy then followed son No.3 in 2003, I gav
4、e birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zooa joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college fulltime. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant t
5、aking as few as one class each term.The hardest part was feeling sorry about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to give up, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007
6、, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!I am not special, just singleminded. It always struck me that when you are looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you are in the middle of it, it just seems normal. Eve
7、rything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. Its a process (过程). Remember: little steps add up to big dreams. 1When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be _ . Aa judge B. a teacher Ca writer D. a doctor2Why did the author give up school in her second year of college? AShe
8、 wanted to study by herself. BShe fell in love and got married.CShe suffered from a serious illness.DShe decided to look after her grandma.3What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5? AShe was busy yet happy with her family life.BShe ignored her sorry feeling for her sons.CShe wanted
9、 to remain a fulltime housewife.DShe was too confused to make a correct choice.4What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph? AFailure is the mother of success. BLittle by little, one goes far.CEvery coin has two sides. DWell begun, half done.BI had a lot of teachers that I love
10、d. However, the teacher that I remember most was Mrs Green from Marianna, Florida. She was my 5th grade teacher. Since I was a new student, not only in her class, but at the school, she made my time there much more pleasant. I immediately began to like her. She was really funny and I knew that she l
11、iked me. She made learning fun. I remember one day for Christmas holidays, she taught us how to make ornaments (装饰物) from eggs. My parents still have some of the ornaments I made.She made me leader for many group projects and that made me feel special. I think that would make any child feel special,
12、 especially when a child is in a new place with no friends. She made me want to be like that. Not to pick a “favourite” student, but to make every student feel that they are special. That year, I received the Presidential Academic Award (美国总统学术奖). I was really proud and so were my parents.Looking ba
13、ck at it, I think the reason why I did so well was that I felt important. Students do better when they feel like they are important or loved. Mrs Green always gets to know her students and forms personal relationships with them, which I will try to do some day. I just hope that there will be a stude
14、nt who finds me to be their favourite teacher as I found her to be mine.5. The authors life in the new school was very _. Ahard B. happy Ccommon D. boring6What can we learn from the second paragraph? AThe author was Mrs Greens favourite student.BThe author was the pride of her parents.CThe author wa
15、s once received by the President.DThe author always felt lonely in Mrs Greens class.7What will the author probably do in the future? ABecome a teacher. B.Become an artist.CBecome a leader. D.Become the President.8How does the author feel about Mrs Greens help? ASorry. BAfraid. CHopeful. DThankful.CI
16、n 2016, a large number of new Internet sites became popular around the world. Some of these are for communication, others for entertainment (娱乐)The blog is one form of communication that increased in popularity. Through these personal websites (网址), people can share their lives, ideas and opinions o
17、n the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writing and other forms of selfexpression. Blogs also connect people with other people who have the same interests. For example, teachers use blogs to share ideas with other teachers, as well as e
18、xperience and concerns about their work.YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube in 2005 as a personal vi
19、deo sharing service. In 2006 they sold it to Google for more than one and a half billion dollars.Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet. One Internet social site is called Second Life. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different lif
20、e. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.People also take part in fantasy sports leagues with the help of the Internet. A fantasy sport is a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team. Each owner creates a team of re
21、allife professional players to compete against other teams in the league. More than fifteen million American adults play fantasy sports. The industry earns more than one billion dollars each year from publications, memberships and other costs.9The passage is mainly about _. Athe most popular Interne
22、t technology in 2006Bsome new ways for people to communicate or have fun on the InternetCone online game called Second LifeDthe high price of playing online10Who is the owner of YouTube now? AThree young men. BGoogle.CComputer users. DYahoo.11Whom does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer
23、 to? AThe people who are interested in blogs.BThe people who play games on YouTube.CThe people who play Second Life.DThe people who are created in Second Life.12What do we know from the passage? ATeachers can share ideas, experience and concerns about their work with other teachers on any website.BM
24、ore than fifteen million American teenagers play fantasy sports.CSecond Life helps people get married, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school in real life.DFantasy sports, a game in which each member of a group acts as the owner of a team, is very popular around the world.DLOST AND FOUNDRO
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28、 8000436 after 12 noon.WAITRESS WANTED：10 am2 pm or 10：30 am5 pm. Apply in person, 207S. Main, Curtis Restaurant.13.What was lost in campus area according to the LOST AND FOUND ads? AA cat. BA radio.CA pair of glasses. D.A cassette tape recorder.14You will call _ if you want to buy a radio. A8000436
29、 B8000739 C8004661 D800496415If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer? ALOST AND FOUND. B.ROOMMATES.CFOR SALE. DHELP WANTED.第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Once there was a very poor villager. He found it difficult even to support his famil
30、y. _16_ He walked about in the streets, but he did not get a job. One day, he met a rich businessman, who gave him the job of cleaning the office. The villager began his work and he even started reading and writing in his spare time.One day, the businessman saw that the villager was writing somethin
31、g. He said, “You can also read and write! Your handwriting is very good.” _17_ The villager began to do this job as best as he could.Later, the businessman learnt that the villager was good at accounting(计算), and he made him his shop accountant. The other accountants were very jealous of the village
32、rs abilities. They told the businessman that the villager had a small room where he hid the money stolen from him._18_ One day, they had their chance. They saw the villager going into “that” room. _19_When they came back and opened the door, there was nothing in that room except an ordinary box.The
33、villager was ordered to open the box with his own hands. And there was only a pair of dirty shoes and some old clothes. _20_ At the same time, he was so angry with the jealous accountants that he fired them at once. The villager was made the only accountant for his office. AHe came to a big city hop
34、ing to find a job.BThey closed the door behind him and ran to the businessman.CSo the businessman decided to give the villager a good lesson.DSeeing this, the businessman was moved by what he had seen.ESo the villager was given the work of writing business letters for him.FThe villager wished that s
35、ome kind people might give him a good job.GBut the businessman refused to believe them unless he had seen it with his own eyes.完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress (压力) management. He _21_ a glass of water and asked the audience, “How _22_ do you think thi
36、s glass of water is？” The students answers ranged (变化) _23_ 20g to 500g. “It does not matter on the absolute _24_. It depends on how _25_ you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) _26_， I will have an pain in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to _27_ a
37、n ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the _28_ weight, but the longer I hold it, the _29_ it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought. After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ _30_ we carry our burden (负担) all the time, _31_ , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming i
38、ncreasingly heavier, _32_ heavy for us to bear.” “What you have to do is to _33_ the glass, rest for a while _34_ holding it up again.” As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, _35_ we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. So before you _36_ home from work to
39、night, put the burden of _37_ down. Dont carry it back _38_ . You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burden you are having now on your _39_ , let it down for a moment if you can. Life is short, _40_ it!21. Asupported B.drank Cneeded D. raised 22. Aheavy B.pure Csweet Dmuch 23. Awith Bfrom Cat D. betw
40、een24. Aweight Bvolume Cheight Dquantity25. Atight B.long Cdifficult Dhigh 26. Aday B.second Chour D.half 27. Arequire B.invite Ccall D.ask 28. Aproper B.same Cright D.usual 29. Aless B.lighter Cmore D.heavier 30. AIf BUnless CWhile D.Since 31. Anow and then B.little by little Csooner or later Dsome
41、times 32. Atoo Bso Crather D.quite33. Aput away B.put down Cput aside Dput back 34. Aafter B.for Cby D.before 35. Aso that B.even if Cas if D.as soon as36. Aleave B.clean Capproach D.return 37. Alife B.duty Ctask Dwork 38. Ahome B.office Ccompany D.family 39. Ashoulders B.heart Cbody D.hands 40. Ado
42、 B.like Clove D.enjoy第卷(非选择题共40分).语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a 41._ (say) “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat 42._ (little) at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one s
43、hould start the day with a good breakfast, 43._ their ideas about lunch and dinner are 44._ (difference)Most Americans only give 45._ (they) a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family 46.
44、_ (talk) about their day is a way to take 47._ good rest after a long hard day of work.Eating at restaurants 48._ (be) also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing 49._ (loud), and they are just having a good time. In Ameri
45、ca it is not like this. They want a quiet place 50._ they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李明，来自美国的交换生Martin 在过去的一个月在你们学校学习生活。现在即将返回美国。请你根据以下内容用英语写一篇欢送词。1赞扬他是一位善良友好，乐于助人的男孩，而且篮球也打得很好；2非常怀念和他相处的快乐时光；3感谢他对大家的英语学习的帮助；4希望他再次有机会来到中国成都，到时一定陪他一起去游览成都的名胜古迹。注意：
46、 1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇： 名胜古迹 places of interest and historical sitesDear teachers and friends, Id like to say something before Martin goes back to the USA._Thats all. Thank you!高二英语期末试题参考答案阅读理解：（每小题2分，共40分） 1-4 ADAB 5-8 BBAD 9-12 BBDD 13-15 CBD 16-20AEGBD完形填空：（每小题1.5分，共3
47、0分）21-25 DABAB 26-30 CCBDA 31-35 CABDA 36-40 DDAAD语法填空：（每小题1.5分，共15分）41.saying42.less43.but44. different45. themselves 46. talking 47.a48.is49. loudly50.where短文改错：（每题1分，满分10分）This term we have a new English teacher, Mr Zheng, which(who )often says, “A good teacher should be a person who does all tha
48、t he can to make himself unnecessary.” At the beginning, we all felt puzzling( puzzled) at his words, but gradually we came to accept Mr Zheng as a greater( great )teacher. Above all, he has a special way to make( ourselves ）us interested in his class. (Beside) Besides, he always gives us some advic
49、e on (what)how to learn English better. “The purpose of learning a foreign language，” he said, “( are)is to be able to use it freely in our daily life. Try your best to practice （practise）English both in and out of class, and you will surely make great progress.”书面表达：（25分）Dear teachers and friendsId
50、 like to say something before Martin goes back to the USA. Martin is a very kind, helpful and friendly boy who is good at playing basketball. I feel happy to be his friend. He gets along well with everyone and all of us have a wonderful time with him. Whenever we have trouble learning English, he wi
51、ll never hesitate to help us and our English has been improved a lot since he came to our class. We owe a lot of thanks to Martin.True friendship never ends, so I hope we can keep in touch with Martin. I also hope that Martin can come back to Chengdu, China. I promise that I will show him around our city and visit the places of interest and historical sites with him.Thats all. Thank you!版权所有：高考资源网()