2015-2016学年度第二学期
高二级英语科期末考试试卷
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分140分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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；不能答在试卷上。
3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节阅读理解（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）
Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from G rand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
Tour Itinerary (行程)
1. This advertisement is for __________.
A. Grand Canyon West
B. Grand Canyon South
C. Grand Canyon
D. the Skywalk
2. The package fee does NOT cover the cost of _______.
3. According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is ______.
A. South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
B. South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
C. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim
D. South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim
（B）
Alex Pang’s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we’re not online, where we spend four months a nnually, we’re engaged in the stressful work of trying to get
online.
The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. It’s a thoughtful examination of of how technological advances change consciousness. A “professional futurist”, Pang urge s an approach which he calls “contemplative (沉思的) computing.” He asks that you pay full attention to “how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology.”
Pang’s first job is to free you from the common misconception th at doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesn't advocate returning to a pre-Internet world. Instead, he asks you to “take a more ecological view of your relationships with technologies. Modern devices or media may be making specific tasks easier or faster but at the same time ma king your work and life harder.”
The Distraction Addiction is particularly fascinating on how technologies have changed certain fields of labor—often for the worse. For architects, computer-aided design has become essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process. As one architect puts it, “Architecture is first and foremost about thinking...and drawing is a more productive way of thinking” than computer-aided design. Somewhat less amusing are Pang’s solutions for kicking the Internet habit. He recommends the usual behavior-controlling approaches, familiar to anyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program like Freedom that locks you out of your browser, or take a “digital Sabbath (安息日)”: “Unless you’re a reporter or emergency-department doctor, you'll discover that your world doesn’t fall apart when you go offline.”
4. Alex Pang’s new book is aimed for readers who ______.
A. find their work online too stressful
B. go online mainly for entertainment
C. are fearful about using the cellphone or computer
D. can hardly tear themselves away from the Internet
5. What does Alex Pang try to do in his new book?
A. Offer advice on how to use the Internet effectively.
B. Warn people of the possible dangers of Internet use.
C. Predict the trend of future technological development.
D. Examine the influence of technology on the human mind.
6. What is the common view on multitasking?
A. It enables people to work more efficiently.
B. It is in a way quite similar to switch-tasking.
C. It makes people’s work and life even harder.
D. It distracts people’s attention from useful work.
7. What is Alex Pang’s recommendation for Internet users?
A. They use the Internet as little as possible.
B. They keep a record of their computer use time.
C. They exercise self-control over their time online.
D. They entertain themselves online on off-days only.
（C）
I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individual have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal that unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. However, they all feel blessed to have children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
8. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction.
B. Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness.
C. Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived.
D. Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.
9. To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to __________.
A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness.
B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun.
C. teach people how to enjoy their lives.
D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties.
10. Couples having babies ____________.
A. are lucky since they can have a whole night’s sleep.
B. find fun in tucking them into bed at night.
C. find more time to play and joke with them.
D. gain happiness from their endeavor.
11. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will ____________.
A. stop playing games and joking with others
B. make the best use of his time increasing happiness
C. give a free hand to money
D. keep himself with his family
（D）
If you think a high-factor sunscreen (防晒霜) keeps you safe from harmful rays, you may be wrong. Research in this week’s Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas (黒瘤) and delays their occurrence, it can’t prevent them. Melanomas are the most aggressive skin cancers. You have a higher risk if you have red or blond hair, fair skin, blue or green eyes, or sunburn easily, or if a close relative has had one. Melanomas are more common if you have periodic intense exposure to the sun. Other skin cancers are increasingly likely with long-term exposure.
There is continuing debate as to how effective sunscreen is in reducing melanomas--- the evidence is weaker than it is for preventing other types of skin cancer. A 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people found that people randomly selected to apply sunscreen daily had half the rate of melanomas of people who used cream as needed. A second study, comparing 1,167 people with melanomas to 1,101 who didn't have the cancer, found that using sunscreen routinely, alongside other protection such as hats, long sleeves or staying in the shade, did give some protection. This study said other forms of sun protection ---not sunscreen--- seemed most beneficial. The study relied on people remembering what they had done over each decade of their lives, so it's not entirely reliable. But it seems reasonable to think sunscreen gives people a false sense of security in the sun.
Many people also don't use sunscreen properly ---applying insufficient amounts, failing to reapply after a couple of hours and staying in the sun too long. It is sunburn that is most worrying--- recent research shows five episodes of sunburn in the teenage years increases the risk of all skin cancers.
The good news is that a combination of sunscreen and covering up can reduce melanoma rates, as shown by Australian figures from their slip-slop-slap campaign. So if there is a heat wave this summer, it would be best for us, too, to slip on a shirt, slop on (抹上) sunscreen and slap on a hat.
12. What does the research in Nature say about a high-factor sunscreen?
A. It is ineffective in preventing melanomas.
B. It is ineffective in case of intense sunlight.
C. It is ineffective with long-term exposure.
D. It is ineffective for people with fair skin.
13. What do we learn from the 2011 Australian study of 1,621 people?
A. Sunscreen should be applied alongside other protection measures.
B. High-risk people benefit the most from the application of sunscreen.
C. Irregular application of sunscreen does women more harm than good.
D. Daily application of sunscreen helps reduce the incidence of melanomas.
14. What does the author say about the second Australian study?
A. It misleads people to rely on sunscreen for protection.
B. It helps people to select the most effective sunscreen.
C. It is not based on direct observation of the subjects.
D. It confirms the results of the first Australian study.
15. What does the author suggest to reduce melanoma rates?
A. Using both covering up and sunscreen.
B. Staying in the shade whenever possible.
C. Using covering up instead of sunscreen.
D. Applying the right amount of sunscreen.
第二节阅读填空（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。
We often close ourselves off when painful events happen in our lives. Instead of letting the world soften us, we let it drive us deeper into ourselves. We try to ignore the hurt and pain, but we can’t hide from ourselves. 16 .
The items listed below are four tips you can open your heart more fully and completely.
1. Breathe into pain
Whenever a painful situation arises in your life, try to face it instead of running away. 17 When the sadness strikes, take a deep breath and accept it. By using our breath we soften our experiences and allow more newness.
2. 18
We’re often confused at the next step to take. Actually, we can try a new decision making process. To start this process, we may ask, “Heart, what decision should I make here? What action feels the most right?” See what comes up, then put it into practice and evaluate the outcome.
3. Spend time alone
For most of our lives we’re surrounded by people: our friends, family members, and strangers.
19 When y ou spend time in solitude, you’re free from the influences of other people. It might
be painful at first, but eventually you’ll add a whole new layer of depth and understanding into your life.
4. Get outside of yourself
20 But in reality, they actually work hand-in-hand. After you’ve explored the depths of yourself, you come away with a new understanding.
Now, it’s time to share that---not through telling others, but through being with others.
A. Have a light heart
B. Ask your heart what it wants
C. Is there anything I'm hiding from myself?
D. How often do we really spend time alone?
AB. This may seem a little contradictory to the last tip.
CD. We should open our hearts and take action to heal the wounds.
AC. When we run away from sadness, it gets stronger and more real.
第二部分语言知识及运用（共三节，满分60分）
第一节单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. ---Did Susan visit you again ________ following year?
---No, it was almost ten years she came to see me a second time.
A. the; since
B. the; before
C. 不填; since
D. 不填; before
22. As the film star appeared on the stage, the children watched, ________.
A. fascinating
B. fascinated
C. being fascinated
D. having been fascinated
23. I want to be liked and loved for ________ I am inside.
A. who
B. where
C. what
D. how
24. The traditional friendship between our two peoples ________ ancient times.
A. dated back to
B. dates at
C. dates back to
D. dated from
25. The robbers searched all the boxes in the house hoping to ________ more valuables.
A. take up
B. show up
C. bring up
D. turn up
26. Unsatisfied________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.
A. though was he
B. though he was
C. as was he
D. so he was
27. I’ll spend half of my holiday practicing English and ________ half learning drawing.
A. another
B. the other
C. other’s
D. other
28. Hardly ________ when she ________ someone knocking at the door.
A. did she sit, heard
B. did she sit, had heard
C. had she sat, had heard
D. had she sat, heard
29. They received orders ________ the work ________ right away.
A. which, must be done
B. that, must be done
C. what, should do
D. that, be done
30. I prefer a flat in Inverness to ________ in Perth, as I want to live near my mum’s.
A. it
B. one
C. that
D. which
31. The girl has a great interest in sport and ________ badminton classes twice a week over the last
three years.
A. had taken
B. is taking
C. takes
D. has been taking
32. By the time you finish this book, your meal ________ cold.
A. gets
B. has got
C. will have got
D. is getting
33. ________ warm at night, I would fill the woodstove, and then set my alarm clock for midnight so I
could refill it.
A. Staying
B. Stayed
C. To stay
D. Stay
34.______, we managed to get out of the forest.
A. The guide led the way
B. The guide leading the way
C. With the guide to lead the way
D. Having led the way
35. It is such an interesting book ________ we all like.
A. that
B. which
C. as
D. what
36. People just wonder ________ that makes the housing price so high.
A. what it is
B. whether it is
C. why it is
D. how it is
37. The work is not very profitable ________ cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it.
A. in terms of
B. in need of
C. in charge of
D. in recognition of
38. If only he ________ quietly as the doctor instructed, he wouldn’t suffer so much now.
A. were to lie
B. lay
C. had lain
D. should lie
39. The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if ________ regularly, can improve our
health.
A. carrying out
B. being carried out
C. carried out
D. to carry out
40. The first thing I saw ________ to the art gallery was a notice.
A. on my arrival
B. on entering
C. at the entrance
D. having arrived
第二节完形填空（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。
The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 41 to the sea．
“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are 42 heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 43 ”．
“You don’t 44 a crane（起重机）to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.
“But those men don’t 45 to have muscles at all.” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.
“They are 46 labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 47 . See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 48 . Some of the rock’s weight is set 49 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well 50 .”
“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build, 51 he certainly knows his job well. Dear me! And to think we have been studying 52 ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 53 the human being completely, it appears.”
“I don’t think it will.” 54 Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of pot atoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 55 use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”
“You can get a computer to 56 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.
“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 57 as ever — that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.
“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 58 who can carry a large rock the way
those men do. It’s not going to be a very 59 world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael．“You’re too much of a pessimist, Mike.” said Joshua. “ 60 will always be other things that will make the world exciting.”
41. A. through B. across C. down D. up
42. A. loading B. unloading C. covering D. uncovering
43. A. way B. revolution C. process D. time
44. A. ask B. expect C. attempt D. hope
45. A. happen B. fail C. have D. seem
46. A. ambitious B. experienced C. potential D. energetic
47. A. take B. fetch C. bother D. bring
48. A. shoulder B. back C. chest D. arms
49. A. on B. against C. toward D. under
50. A. supported B. grasped C. placed D. strengthened
51. A. but B. however C. so D. therefore
52. A. chemistry B. physics C. biology D. psychology
53. A. control B. affect C. remove D. replace
54. A. agreed B. proposed C. refused D. denied
55. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. won’t D. needn’t
56. A. point out B. take out C. hand out D. print out
57. A. dirty B. clean C. old D. new
58. A. caught B. arranged C. left D. convinced
59. A. exciting B. mysterious C. technological D. modern
60. A. That B. This C. They D. There
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注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
第三节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
The Italian dinners we had every Sunday when I was a boy were feasts fit for a king. There were 1 (loaf) of Italian bread ready to be eaten. They were great 2 butter and even better
when you dipped them in the sauce. My grandma, 3 we called “Nanny”, would always bake them a day ahead so they would be ready. I remember watching her hand make the dough (面团). I would often ask to help but only 4 I wanted to have a bite of the dough before she placed it in the pans to bake.
One day I 5 (fool) asked Nanny why she didn’t just buy bread at the store 6 (save) time. “Bec ause they’re not as good,” she said in her thick Italian accent. Then she laughed, smiled, and gave me a piece of dough to eat.
Nanny was right. Today I buy my bread at 7 store and it isn’t as good. It is factory-made and 8 (lack) all the taste, warmth, and love that Nanny put into 9 . Store-bought happiness is a sad substitute for homemade joy. If you want 10 (last) love, permanent peace, and endless joy, then you have to bake them on your own.
第三部分书面表达（共三节，满分45分）
第一节完成句子根据提示用课本所学的新单词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1.The weather was _______ (beyond what is ordinary) mild for the reason.
2.An _______(改编) of Romeo and Juliet was broadcast on the radio.
3.Boris is fed up with his s_______ old bedroom and decides to decorate it.
4.She asks what happens when physical beauty f_______, and how it’s possible to age gracefully.
5.Astronomers have measured the distances between galaxies in the universe to an _______ (the
state of being exact or correct) of just 1%.
6.It will make David Cameron’s job of reuniting his party--- ______ (supposing that sth is true) he
survives the vote ---much harder.
7. In recent decades women have been asking to be given equal s_______ with men.
8.The team also created “repatriation centres” (遣返中心) from which _______（辨认）bodies
could be returned home.
9.I will take time to develop _______ (可替代) energy sources.
10.Nicola Sturgeon has said an independent Scotland would look to retain use of the pound,
r______ of Scotland or the UK’s EU membership.
第二节短文改错（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。作文中共有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。
Mrs Smith have been teaching us about kites. She told us that they were invented in China in more than 2,300 years ago. When our teacher asked us to design a kite it could fly, we started our pairs work at once.
First, we collected the materials we need. Tara brought the big plastic bag to school. I persuaded my dad to let me have some masking tape that left over last week where we had been spraying the rusty (生锈的) patch on the car. I also found some thin poles. But either Tara nor I could find any string at home, so we will get some for our pocket money on the way home tonight.
第三节短文写作（共1小题，满分25分）
假如你是高中生李华，在家是独生子女，国家开放二孩政策后，你的父母想再生一个孩子，征求你的意见。恰好你的美国笔友Peter来信询问我国的二孩政策(two-child policy)。你给他回一封信，内容要点如下：
1. 简单解释国家二孩政策；
2. 得知父母打算生二胎后你的想法；
3. 征求Peter的看法。
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，不计入字数。
Dear Peter,
I have received your letter and I’m glad to explain to you the two-child policy in China.
________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2015-2016学年度第二学期
高二级英语科期末考试答案
第一部分阅读理解（共40分）
第一节阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
1-3: DAB 4-7: DDAC 8-11: CBDB 12-15: ADCA
第二节阅读填空（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）
16.CD17.AC18.B19.D20.AB
第二部分语言知识及应用（共55分）
第一节单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）
21-25 BBCCD 26-30 BBDDB 31-35 DCCBC 36-40 AACCC
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45 CBDBD 46-50 BCABC 51-55 ABDAC 56-60 DACAD
第三节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1. loaves
2. with
3. whom/who
4. because/when
5. foolishly
6. to save
7. the
8. lacks
9. hers https://www.doczj.com/doc/d26603766.html,sting
第三部分书面表达（共45分）
第一节完成句子（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）
1. extraordinarily
2. adaptation
3. shabby
4. fades
5. accuracy
6. assuming
7. status
8. identified
9. alternative 10. regardless
第二节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Mrs Smith have been teaching us about kites. She told us they were invented in
has
China in more than 2300 years ago. When our teacher asked us to design a kite it
that / which
could fly, we started our pairs work at once.
pair
First, we collected the materials we need. Tara brought the big plastic bag to
needed a
school. I persuaded my dad to let me have some masking tape that ∧left over last
was
week where we had been spraying the rusty (生锈的) patch on the car. I also found when
some thin poles. But either Tara nor I could find any string at home, so we will
neither
get some for our pocket money on the way home tonight.
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第三节短文写作（共1小题，满分25分）
参考例文：
Dear Peter,
I have received your letter and I’m glad to explain to you the two-child policy in China.
The Chinese government recently plans to change the one-child policy into two-child policy, meaning that every family in China is allowed to have two children. Now my parents have made a decision to give birth to a second child, which worries me a great deal. Tough it is good to have a brother or sister to grow up with, I have to share everything with him or her. Most importantly, what if the love from my parents is totally switched to the new child? As you have a younger sister, do you have similar problems? What’s your opinion about this?
Yours,
Li Hua