抚顺市2014-2015高二英语下学期期末试卷（含答案）
注意事项：
1、 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，满分150分 考试时间：120分钟
2、 客观题涂在答题卡上，主观题答在答题纸上。
3．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第I卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（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
My son David, who was 3.5 years old, taught me a beautiful lesson today. After we finished playing with the beads (珠子) , David slowly picked up each bead, looking at it as if it were made of chocolate and then put it into the box they were stored in. With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting impatient. "Why could he not pick up 10 in one go and put them in? My morning was going to be ruined today!"
But then it hit me like a brick. I noticed that he did this with as much interest as he had while we were playing. The boy was enjoying the whole process. For him the fun was in the game itself as well as in the process of properly packing up and cleaning up. It was not just about his turn or the fun part. Every bit was as fun as the other.
I thought of myself as a kid when we would go out to play cricket (板球). If I was not batting or bowling (击球或掷球), I was unhappy as I impatiently waited for my turn to do so. As a result, I was unhappy while waiting for my turn and only happy for the few moments I either batted or bowled. Only the process of doing something I combined with happiness made me cheerful. The rest of the time I was waiting for my run in the future or recalling great bowling from the past.
Looking at how peacefully my son was putting beads into the box taught me that the process is the goal. The joy of journey is not in getting there but in every step of it.
21. Why was the father getting upset?
A. He wasn't interested in the game.
B. His son didn't do it as he was told to.
C. It'd take long to put away the beads.
D. David put away the beads casually.
22. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. I was hit by David with a brick.
B. I felt very annoyed at what David did.
C. I was at a loss what to do with David.
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D. I suddenly understood David's behavior.
23. We can learn from the text that the author _____.
A. felt satisfied with his teammates
B. happily watched his teammates play
C. was eager to join in the game
D. thought it a pleasure to win a match
24. What did the author learn from this experience?
A. Happiness resulted from doing something pleasant.
B. The process was more important than the result.
C. It was important for children to develop good habits.
D. What children thought was different from that of adults.
B
Many of us dream of having thousands and thousands of dollar to spend on what we desire .We can buy lottery tickets, enter contests or spend hours building a business or invest in the stock market. We are sure that when we have plenty of money, we will be happy
While having some money does have an impact on our level of happiness, having a lot of money does not. It is reported that Americans whose income goes from $20,000 a year to $50,000
a year are more likely to be happy. But beyond $50,000, happiness does not increase as salaries go up. It is because we are never satisfied. Catherine Sanderson, a psychology professor at Amherst College says, "We always think if we just had a little more money, we’d be happier. But when we get there, we are not."
Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard notes,"The more you make, the more you
want. The more you have, the less it brings you joy. We incorrectly assume we’Il get more pleasure from more, and we don’t."
The things money can buy don't make you happy either. A lot of research suggests that you
won't find the "good life" buying expensive "toys". You finally buy that BMW you've always
wanted and it soon loses its appeal. Then, instead of wondering if a new car is what really makes
you happy, you decide you just need a different new car. It is an endless cycle.
To really be happy, you need to understand what makes you happy in the first place. One secret of happiness is people. Surveys have found that people need people. Those who have five or
more close friends are 50% more likely to describe themselves as "very happy". Good relationships have a far greater effect on happiness than larger salary. Andrew Oswald, an economist at England's University of Warwick says, "If you are looking for happiness in life, find the right husband or wife rather than trying to double your salary."
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So invest your time and energy in people. The reward is much bigger in terms of happiness!
25．In Paragraph 1 the author intends to tell us the "belief" that
A. we are unhappy because we often lack money
B. people can buy what they want if they have enough money
C. more money will make one's dreams come true
D. happiness will result from more money
26. Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A. Having some money brings happiness to some degree.
B. The more money one earns, the sadder one becomes
C. Buying expensive things will surely bring pleasure
D. We get nothing from buying expensive things we want.
27. Why does happiness not increase with pay rises?
A. Most of us have a psychological problem. B. People are not content with what they get.
C. It is human nature to be unhappy. D. Happiness has nothing to do with money.
28. In order to find happiness we should
A. always make new friends B. take no notice of our salaries
C. focus on good relationships D. invest our money in our friend
C
Chinese Dinner Table
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always
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overeat!
29. The real difference on dinner table between China and West is that___________.
A. You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.
B. On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.
C. The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
D. You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.
30. If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served?
a. serving soup.
b.a set of four cold dishes.
c. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.
d. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
A. badc B. cabd C. bdac D. cdab
31. The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to ______.
A. taste different dishes
B. consume the food in the plate
C. show the friendship and politeness
D. put food into the plates of their guests
32. According to the message, the author’s attitude towards Chinese dinner table is______
A. critical B. objective C. negative D. positive
D
How to look good in a photo?
What should you do if you want to have a nice photo taken? Whether it's work or fun, the most important thing is lighting．If you get bad lighting, you will look bad, too．Know where the light is．You don't want it below you or above you, you want it to shine directly at you．
The key thing is no shadow．If you are being photographed outside, do it in the morning, or wait till the 2 o'clock shadow has passed．Also don't let pictures in the magazines stress you out —all the pictures are taken by great photographers．And all the faces have had pimples （丘疹，粉刺）taken out by computers．
Tip your head and learn what angles work with your face; everyone is different．So you have to learn what suits you．You can practice in Photo Booth for as long as it is your turn, to learn what angles suit your face．Tip your neck to make it look longer, make eye contact with the camera．No one can look bad if they smile．
For long legs, point one leg into center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body．
For just leg shots, lie upside down and raise legs in the air for the best angle．And your legs will look thinner and be in better shape．
Keep shoulders back．
Always have mouth slightly open, enough to put a penny between your lips, as this will make your lips look fuller．
Lower your eyes and then look up just as shutter （快门） is clicked for full eyes．
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Delete any evidence of a less than perfect photogenic moment, everyone has off days．
33．If you want to look good in a photo, the light should be ______．
A．below you B．above you
C．directly at you D．right behind you
34．According to the passage, we should consider all EXCEPT ______．
A．light B．shadow C．angles D．photographers
35．What advice does the author give on taking photos?
A．Raise legs on the wall． B．Look down．
C．Keep shoulders back． D．Put a penny between lips．
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。
I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated(主持) at two funerals for two elderly women. 36 . At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故) woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I had not insisted her going to Florida, she would be alive today. 37 . It is my fault.”
When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. 38
There seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense---there is a reason for everything that happens.
The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. 39 . A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. 40 . When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.
A. That long airplane ride was more than she could take
B. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
C. Life and dead is an unsolved mystery.
D. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood
E. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him
F. Both died a natural death
G. They believe that they are responsible for what has happened.
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第三部分：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to 41 how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I 42 that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and 43 friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was 44 , nothing about my term in France was what I 45 .
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was 46 by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting 47 I received some shocking news from my program coordinator（协调人）; there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to 48 out of one family's house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a 49 this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation（诱惑） to 50 my native language, I asked not to be 51 with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I 52 myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian（巴西人） , the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we'd be good friends for the rest of the 53 .
I left France with many 54 , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always 55 to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends 56 France we enjoyed together. How terrific! People from quite different backgrounds 57 up being so 58 .The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the foreign people 59 to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 60 .
41. A. discuss B. express C. announce D. argue
42. A. approved B. knew C. warned D. denied （否认）
43. A. stubborn B. anxious C. universal D. interesting
44. A. boring B. upsetting C. exciting D. promising
45. A. expected B. liked C. doubled D. feared
46. A. sponsored （资助） B. witnessed C. greeted D. supported
47. A. until B. when C. since D. while
48. A. move B. travel C. walk D. rush
49. A. housekeeper B. leader C. roommate D. colleague
50. A. learn B. appreciate C. speak D. master
51. A. combined B. fitted C. involved D. placed
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52. A. added B. introduced C. devoted D. adapted
53. A. term B. week C. month D. vacation
54. A. presents B. suitcases C. stories D. dreams
55. A. surprised B. disturbed C. embarrassed D. concerned
56. A. analyzing B. exploring C. describing D. investigating
57. A. split B. tore C. turned D. ended
58. A. generous B. independent C. similar D. distant
59. A. and B. but C. or D. so
60. A. instructions B. friendships C. facts D. data
第Ⅱ卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二节：（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空
American English has its own idioms. Let's say you buy something in a shop. And 61 you pay for it, you say: This cost 62 an arm and a leg! What do you really mean by 63 (say) so? Do you have to give them your arm and your leg? I hope not. Let's listen to an American English conversation 64 (see) if we can find out what this means.
A: Did you buy that new computer?
B: Yeah, I did. But I 65 have bought it.
A: Why do you say so? Is there anything wrong with it?
B: Not exactly, but, as a matter of fact, it cost the way more than I 66 (expect) it to be.
A: 67 did it cost?
B: Let me just tell you it cost an arm and a leg!
When you say in American English that something costs an arm and a leg, it actually means that 68 price is very, very high, much 69 (high) than we can accept. If you use this 70 in the United States, everyone there will understand you. But this is an informal phrase, so don't use it in a formal business setting.
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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
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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。
Last week our class voted what to do for our class outing: visit the Singapore Zoo or go to the
Night Safari(夜间动物园). Our girls wanted to go to the zoo, and since we were in the minority,
we lose to the boys, who all wanted to the safari. We got the admission rate for students, which
was greatly since I still had enough money to buy a brochure about the park as well as anything
at the souvenir shops. The safari was scary but a really fun. As we took the ride through the park’s
dark jungle, we could see the eye of many creatures looked out at us. Most of the animals there
sleep when there is sunlight and waked up at night.
第一节
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是红星中学的李华，收到来自英国学生Mark的电子邮件，咨询你校暑期为异国学生举办汉语夏令营活动，请通过电子邮件向Mark介绍本次活动，其内容如下：
1. 活动时间：7月10日到7月30日；地点: 红星中学。
2. 活动内容：
·学习日常汉语，可与当地人交流。
·举办各种晚会，了解中国历史和中国传统文化，例如节日……
· 参观博物馆，长城等……
3. 活动意义……
注意：
1. 词数不少于100；
2. 可适当的加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mark,
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I feel delighted to get your email,___________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________Yours ,Lihua
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抚顺市协作校高二年级下学期期末考试
英语试卷答案
阅读理解 21-24 C D C B 25-28 DA B C 29-32 D C D B 33-35 C D C
七选五 36-40 FABDE
完形填空 41-45 BBDCA 46-50 CAACC 51-55 DBACA 56-60 BDCBB
语法填空
61 when /after 62 me 63 saying 64 to see/ and see 65 shouldn’t/oughtn’t to 66 expected/ had expected 67 How much 68 the 69 higher 70 phrase/idiom/expression
短文改错
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the Night Safari(夜间动物园). Our girls wanted to go to the zoo, and since we were in the
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anything at the souvenir shops. The safari was scary but a really fun. As we took the ride through
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the park’s dark jungle, we could see the eye of many creatures looked out at us. Most of the
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animals there sleep when there is sunlight and waked up at night.
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作文
One possible version:
Dear Mark,
I feel delighted to get your email, knowing you are so interested in the Chinese Summer Camp to be held in our school from July 10th to July 30th this summer. The content of this Chinese Summer Camp is as follows:
Firstly you will learn everyday Chinese by communicating with Chinese students so that you can speak simple Chinese with local people. At the same time you will be taught Chinese with the help of teachers ,understanding the meaning of Chinese characters.
Secondly you will take part in different parties, knowing the history of China and Chinese culture , especially Chinese holidays, which will impress you deeply.
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What’s more, you will have chances to visit some museums and tour the Great Wall, experiencing the colorful culture of China and the greatness of the Great Wall.
I believe the Chinese Summer Camp will not only provide the chance for you to study Chinese , but also will promote friendship between us.
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