2015~2016 学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷备有答题卡，请将答案涂写在答题卡上，否则无效。
2. 本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分120 分。考试时
间100 分钟。
第I 卷
第一部分听力（略）
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
Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father. “But, Dad, you can’t be
healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety
belt — a mistake 75% of the US people make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths（虚构故事）about safety belts ever since their first appearance in
cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common myths.
Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious
enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a
windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are
twenty-five times greater if people are “thrown clear.”
Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing
safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually
protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to
be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.
Truth: when two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would
meet the
windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
21. The reason why Father got home in a hurry was that he ________.
A. wasn’t feeling very well B. wanted to take some exercise
C. hated to drive in the dark D. didn't want to be caught by the police
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22. According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you
________.
A. may be knocked down by other cars
B. may get caught in the car door
C. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
D. may find it impossible to get away from the seat
23. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe ________ .
A. cars catch fire easily
B. they will be caught when help comes
C. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
D. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
24. What is the advice given in the text?
A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
D. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
B
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question — What is a good
person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students, a young man of about 30 described
an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree,
and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people
there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and
the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him,
“Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up one toy, and his father said
to him, “No, no, give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But
the father, like a
big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the
living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face lighted up.
“Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
25. From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A. begging is looked down upon
B. begging is considered as a normal part of life
C. visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
D. few people are living a poor life
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26. The sentence “Daddy, can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A. got pleasure by helping the little beggar
B. wanted to please his father
C. began to like the little beggar
D. wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
27. According to the writer, “being a good person” means ________.
A. being ready to give
B. being friendly to beggars
C. having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
D. being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
C
We can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world.
And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging.
His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging.
Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied
traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together
the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese
medicine system called “Shen”.
According to Shen, it is the kidney (肾) that adjusts the functioning of the body as well as
its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through.
Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the Shen system slows the
aging process.
We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache,
weakness in general, and wrinkles. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies
produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in
the body destruct themselves.
So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This
can happen if people eat low-calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra
T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?
This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes. But how effective it will be, only time
can tell.
28. How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?
A. By studying Western medicine.
B. By learning traditional Chinese medicine.
C. By doing research on both Western and Chinese people.
D. By combining both Western and Chinese medicine.
29. What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?
A. Medical treatment. B. People’s good kidney.
C. Level of people’s activity. D. Positive life attitude.
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30. The reason why people become old is that ________.
A. their bodies produce T-cells
B. their bodies are unable to fight diseases
C. they have reduced strength, loss of hair
D. they become weaker and weaker
31. We can probably learn from the passage that ________.
A. producing more low-calorie food allows people to keep young
B. the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health
C. people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body
D. it remains unknown how effective Dr.Shen’s herbal medicine is
D
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time
while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the
late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all
his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the
terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to
settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s
name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash
can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.
Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had
carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the
documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his
new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith
and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish.
32. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A. Join his family. B. Go shopping.
C. Find a house. D. Take his family.
33. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.
A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policeman
C. a stranger in Sydney D. a letter in his papers
34. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A. showed. B. sent out.
C. gave back. D. delivered.
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35. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Turning Trash to Treasure. B. Living in a New Country.
C. From India to Australia. D. In Search of New Friends.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂
黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to be more friendly and social
If you tend to be shy, it can feel uncomfortable to put yourself out there socially. 36 You
can make the extra effort to be more friendly and open to others, while still keeping your own
personality.
37 The key to connecting to other people is showing interest in them. When you’re truly
interested in someone else’s thoughts, feelings, experiences, stories, and opinions, they’ ll like you for
it. You’ll make far more friends by showing your interest rather than trying to get people interested in
you.
Be genuine (真诚的). 38 If you’re just pretending to listen or care, others will pick up on it.
Rather than promoting greater connection, your efforts will likely have the opposite effect. No one
likes to be manipulated (摆布). If you’re not actually interested in the other person, then stop trying to
connect.
Pay attention. 39 By paying close attention to what they say and how they interact, you’ll
quickly get to know them. 40 Don’t ignore the details, such as remembering someone’s
preferences, the stories they’ve told you, and what’s going on in their life.
A. Faking (伪装) takes talent.
B. Focus on others, not yourself.
C. Little things go a long way.
D. Getting to know them is the key.
E. Make an effort to truly listen to the other person.
F. Showing interest in others can’t be faked.
G. But you don’t have to be naturally outgoing or the life of the party to make new friends.
第三部分: 语言知识运用（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，从短文后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。
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Toronto with my granddaughter who just turned three
years old. The two of us were on our way to 41 her parents and my wife, her 42 who had
been gone for over a week. We were all anxious to 43 again. As I pulled out of Mamere and
Papere’s driverway in Chelmsford, Hailee and I were both 44 about the trip and couldn't wait to
arrive at our 45 .
When we completed the“SEVEN”-hour trip to Toronto later that day, the reunion was
absolutely 46 and I can sincerely say I enjoyed every single minute of that 47 journey.
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Hailee is at that “I want to 48 it myself” stage of her life. And if you can just get over the
“hurry-up syndrome (综合征)” we acquire as 49 , it is wonderful to witness that putting a straw
into the 50 in a juice box for the very first time could be such an earth-shattering（惊天动地的）
event or being 51 enough to actually open the fridge door for the first time or putting on your
own 52 on the right feet — would be so 53 ?
I’ll never forget the look on her face the day she was able to 54 into my truck by herself.
She finally 55 on my seat, holding onto the steering wheel (方向盘) and declared 56 “I
did it!” And when she could actually put her own seat belt on, what a(n) 57 !
Have you ever watched a three-year-old 58 to sip (啜_______饮) a McDonald's milkshake through
a straw? It is hard enough for an adult, too. And 59 every time the icy solution (溶液) touched
her lips, you could see the 60 in her eyes. I learned that you can't hurry a child through a
milkshake.
41. A. visit B. help C. bless D. follow
42. A. mother B. grandma C. father D. aunt
43. A. get together B. turn up C. pay off D. settle down
44. A. concerned B. hopeful C. excited D. anxious
45. A. hometown B. conference C. city D. destination
46. A. hard B. timely C. wonderful D. surprising
47. A. frequent B. final C. tough D. long
48. A. carry B. prove C. do D. explain
49. A. doctors B. parents C. friends D. adults
50. A. bottle B. hole C. ring D. corner
51. A. clever B. friendly C. strong D. early
52. A. trousers B. socks C. sweater D. shoes
53. A. difficult B. satisfying C. useful D. simple
54. A. climb B. jump C. run D. hide
55. A. sat down B. stood up C. looked for D. set out
56. A. proudly B. bravely C. politely D. carefully
57. A. truck B. example C. moment D. goal
58. A. struggle B. expect C. offer D. hope
59. A. when B. yet C. then D. though
60. A. sadness B. anger C. fear D. delight
第II 卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）
第二节（共10 小题; 每小题1.5 分，满分15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Muhamm ad Al i was one of the 61 (g ood) boxers i n the world. Hi s deat h
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on Ju ne 3 62 (lead) to a lot of sadness and appreciation. He was a symbol of excellence and
charm.
Ali almost seemed 63 a ghost in the US for years. As he shook while 64 (light) the
Olympic flame to open the Summer Games in Atlanta in 1996, those 65 had seen Ali grow from
a charming boxing superstar into a beloved civil rights icon (代表) struggled, too.
Ali 66 (bore) in Kentucky in 1942. His boxing skills got 67 (he) a gold medal at the
1960 Rome Olympics, and in 1964, he won the world heavyweight championship, living up to his
prediction that he 68 “shock the world”.
He refused to join the army and take part in the Vietnam War. He became one of the lasting
symbols of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. “I am 69 (confidence) that
justice will come my way, for the truth must 70 (eventual) prevail (获胜) ,” he said in 1967.
第四部分写作（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(∧)，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。
John is a tall man weighing as much as 100 kilogram. Though he is large, but he fears dogs. One
day he was taking walk when a dog suddenly appeared from nowhere. He became so nervous that he
ran as fast as he can. The dog kept run after him and it was getting closer. In the dangerous situation,
John decides to climb up a tree to avoid the dog. Unfortunately, it was not a easy job. He hadn’t gone
up very high when the dog stood right above the tree. The dog jumped up and bit it’s teeth into his
bottom. John fell right onto the dog’s head, that killed it immediately.
高二英语第8 页（共8 页）
第二节书面表达（满分25 分）
假设你是新华中学的学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为
了保护传统民族文化—— 汉字，校学生会提出倡议。请你根据以下内容提示，写一封倡议书。
内容要点：
1. 少上网，多读书，勤记笔记；
2. 养成练书法和写日记的习惯；
3. 自拟一项其它方面的内容。
注意：
1. 词数100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
参考词汇：汉字：Chinese character 书法：calligraphy
Dear friends,
In recent years, many of us have spent a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity.
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2015-2016 学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语参考答案
参考答案：
21-25 BCDDB 26-30 AADBA 31-35 DCDCA 36-40 GBFEC
41-45 ABACD 46-50 CDCDB 51-55 CDBAB 56-60 ACABD
61. best 62. led 63. like 64. lighting 65. who
66. was born 67. him 68. would 69. confident 70. eventually
短文改错
1.kilogram—kilograms 2.去掉but 3.taking后加a 4.can—could 5.run—running
6.decides—decided 7.a—an 8.above—under 9.it’s—its 10.that —which
Dear friends,
In recent years, many of us have spent a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity. As a result, our handwriting is not so good as it was in the past. In order to protect our Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly, we’d like to offer some suggestions.
Firstly, we should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books. Secondly, we’d better form the habit of practicing calligraphy and keeping diaries every day. Besides, it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send e-mails.
Please pay more attention to our Chinese characters from now on. Let’s take actions!
The Student Union
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