黄冈市2011年秋季高二年级期末考试英语试题分析

2011年秋季湖北省部分重点中学期中联考高二英语试卷答案2011.11.7单项选择21-25 BCDAB 26-30 CDCAD完形填空31-35 CBAAB 36-40 BCDCB 41-45 ADAAB 46-50 CDAAC阅读理解51-54 BCDB 55-58 BCAC 59-62 CCDB 63-66 CBBA 67-80 CDBA2011年秋季湖北省部分重点中学期中联考高二英语试卷解析第一节:单项填空21.B 考查固定短语inform sb of sth或keep sb informed of sth,意为“告知某人某事”,They would inform him of any progress they had made .他们会把他们取得的任何进步都告诉他。

remind sb of :意为“提醒某人”,例So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the last time they had met.于是她只是对他表示欢迎,并且提醒说他们上次见过面。

reform:(1改革、改良,即可作名词,又可作动词。

例He has urged reform of the welfare system.他极力主张进行福利制度改革。

(2还可以指“(人洗心革面;(使改过自新”,例When his court case was coming up, James promised to reform.他的案子即将开审的时候,詹姆斯保证会改过自新。

touch:(1触摸;接触;碰到She reached down, touching her toes with opposite hands 她弯腰向下,左右手交叉触及脚趾。

(2谈及;涉及The film touches on these issues, butonly superficially这部电影涉及了这些问题,但却流于表面。

湖北省黄冈中学2011年秋季高二年级英语期末考试试题本试卷分为四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

★祝考试顺利★第一卷（三部分，满分110分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man think of Mr. Green?A. Dishonest.B. Unkind.C. Humorous.2. What do we know about Jack?A. He came to the party.B. He didn't come to the party.C. He didn't plan to come to the party.3. Where will the man go first this afternoon?A. To the supermarket.B. To the post office.C. To the police station.4. What do we know about the man?A. He didn't watch the football game at all.B. He only watched half of the football game.C. He watched the football game until the last minute.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary.B. Teacher and student.C. Waiter and customer.笫二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

湖北省黄冈中学2008年秋季高二英语期末考试试题命题：高二英语备课组本试卷共四部分。

满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How will the two speakers go to London?A. By car.B. By air.C. By train.2．What does the man think of the shirt?A. It looks nice.B. It is too short.C. He likes it.3．When did the man last meet Jessie?A. Last month.B. Two years ago.C. Last October.4．Why can’t the man go swimming now?A. He must meet his professor.B. He must attend a class.C. He must go out with his girlfriend.5．What are the two speakers doing?A. Looking for some suitcases.B. Booking tickets for a journey.C. Checking the woman’s baggage.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

湖北高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择dy Gaga is so well-received a singer all over the world, and it is a great ______ for a reporter to have a face-to-face conversation with her.A．advantage B．benefit C．drawback D．privilege2.It’s widely agreed that the _______of our sports system, rather than foreign coaches, will be helpful to Chinese football.A．adaptation B．appearance C．reform D．promotion3.His grandfather has kept reminding him not to _______ with bad companions whether in school or in society. A．associate B．conduct C．distinguish D．participate4.It is common that many parents choose to rent a house near schools to _______ their children during their school years.A．accompany B．accumulate C．acknowledge D．alarm5.At the annual meeting, the mayor of Jingmen Xiao Juhua urged the related departments to take _______ measures to ensure equal rights for migrant children.A．apparent B．effective C．elegant D．reasonable6.Universities have the right to develop in their own way, but whatever they do, their polices must be consistent with the nation’s _________laws.A．conservative B．abundant C．relevant D．adequate7.Teachers should allow their students to study ________ from the start, and it is bound to result in their ability to deal with problems on their own.A．theoretically B．socially C．optionally D．autonomously8.The newly-invented cell-phones emit large amounts of radiation. This is why they ________ disapproval from experts as soon as they are on sale.A．came across B．met with C．set aside D．turned up9.Most of the old are somewhat cut off from the fast developing world and that’s why they are so easily________ by the cheaters.A．taken in B．taken up C．taken on D．taken off10.Those kind-hearted donators would like to set up a special school to accept all disabled students, ________ education level and background.A．in need of B．in honor of C．in favor of D．regardless of二、完形填空While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to his family.First he moved to his younger son as he laid down his bags. They gave each other a long, loving hug. theyseparated, I heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!” His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly, “Me, too, Dad!” Then the man stood up, gazed in the of his older son and said, “You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!” They too hugged a most loving, tender hug. After several , he turned to his wife and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and to give his wife the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember .For an instant they me of a newly-married couple, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be. I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my to nervously ask, “Wow! How long have you been married?” “Almost twelve years.” he replied, breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well then, how long have you been away?” I asked. The man turned and looked at m e, “Two whole days.”Two days? I was . By the intensity of the greeting, I had he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I know my expression me. Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my for my fri end, I said almost immediately, “I hope my is still that passionate after twelve years!”The man suddenly smiling. He looked at me straight in the eye, and with power that burned right into my soul. He told me something that left me a perso n. He told me, “Don’t, friend …decide!” Then with a wonderful smile, he and his family turned and left together.I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friendto me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “ My future!”【1】A．appreciate B．watch C．comfort D．greet【2】A．As B．After C．Because D．Since【3】A．mind B．eyes C．heart D．head【4】A．months B．hours C．moments D．weeks【5】A．proceeded B．inspired C．pretended D．promised【6】A．dreaming B．studying C．seeing D．sensing【7】A．thought B．exposed C．warned D．reminded【8】A．confidence B．courage C．imagination D．patience【9】A．on B．after C．without D．by【10】A．directly B．finally C．cautiously D．deliberately 【11】A．discouraged B．frightened C．delighted D．shocked【12】A．assumed B．planned C．realized D．decided【13】A．discovered B．overlooked C．betrayed D．withdrew【14】A．research B．search C．control D．touch【15】A．marriage B．relatives C．family D．friends 【16】A．continued B．kept C．tried D．stopped 【17】A．different B．reliable C．wonderful D．perfect 【18】A．remark B．imagine C．hope D．quit 【19】A．called on B．dropped in C．came up D．waved at 【20】A．hesitation B．decision C．difficulty D．intention三、阅读理解1.It’s still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same.Every day at 5 p.m., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. No amount of kicking, screaming, or arguing could stop my mother, who was determined to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school.We all sat in little chairs in a big empty room, which had a slight smell of old clothes that had been stored for a long time. I hated that smell. There was a stage far to the right, with an American flag on one side and the flag of the Republic of Vietnam on the other side.Although the school mainly taught language ---- speaking, reading, dictation ---- the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, "How are you, teacher?"The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I had tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman who could shout louder than anyone on the street. Her Vietnamese was quick, it was loud, and it was not beautiful.In our area, the comings and goings of hundreds of Vietnamese on their daily tasks sounded crazy. I did not want to be thought of as being mad, as talking stupid. When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. Even Vietnamese people would laugh and say that I’d do wel l in life.My brother was even stricter than I about speaking English. He was especially cruel towards my mother, scolding her for her poor English. Bits of Vietnamese were often mixed in her conversation.After two years of struggle, I finally divorced my culture. I was permitted to stop Vietnamese school. I thought of myself as American. At last, I thought I was one of you; I wasn’t one of them.Sadly, I am only an American.【1】What can be learned from the passage?A．The author’s brother liked learning Vietnamese.B．The author’s mother taught him English at home.C．The author’s mother put her sons in a language school in Vietnam.D．The author didn’t like learning Vietnamese when he was young.【2】The author often felt embarrassed because ________.A．his Vietnamese was not beautiful enoughB．his grandma spoke Vietnamese loudly in publicC．he could not fly kites like other kids at schoolD．his mother always treated him rudely in the market【3】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author feels ________.A．regretful B．peaceful C．satisfied D．frightened【4】What’s the theme of the passage?A．It is important to adapt to a new environment.B．It is important to remember your childhood.C．It is important to appreciate your own culture.D．It is important to learn a foreign language.2.As is shown in a recent study, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type personality they have. Robert Phipps, a body language expert, has identified four sleeping positions that affectpersonality.Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal(胎儿的) position. He found that this is by far the most common bedtime position, sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up(蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.The second most common position is the log, indicating stubbornness. People sleep with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace, and these people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake up stiffer(更僵硬) than when they went to sleep.” The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is a nd you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.Yearner(向往型的) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sleep in this style----on their backs with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting great results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead.Perhaps the most special sleep style is the freefaller position. This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down with arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, feel like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, it also the least comfortable, and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy.In conclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day and our sle eping positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”【1】Which of the following pictures is the fetal position?A．B．C．D．【2】The underlined word “rigid” the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “________”.A．comfortable B．flexible C．stubborn D．strange【3】Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection?A．The fetal position B．The log positionC．The yearner position D．The freefaller position【4】What is the passage mainly about?A．Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably？B．A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day.C．How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day.D．Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night.3.OK, I admit it: emoticons(表情符号)are popular. Some people even think they are fun. Many seem unable to get through an e-mail or Instant Message chat sentence without using one. Some feel that they add feeling and character to otherwise cold digital communications.Some people, such as a Hollywood scriptwriter John Blumenthal, however, blast the use of emoticons as “infantile(幼稚)just like the people who use them”. He believes that words themselves should be enough. “If you’re funny, happy or sad, that should be apparent from the comment that goes before the emoticons,” he argues.In the eyes of Blumenthal, the use of emoticons is a gender issue. “Men don’t use emoticons very much. Maybe not at all,” he said, “Teenage girls and women seem to use them a lot. Maybe there’s an emoticon gene.”It’s an interesting opinion, but it is not shared by all.In an interview with The New York Times, Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, said that emoticons are popular because our brains are programmed “to seek out representations of humanity”. He believes that they are popular not because they are shortcuts for the lazy, but because they bring in something beyond language. They satisfy our needs to be with and communicate with people.All of these arguments may be somehow right. Each one of us will choose to communicate in our own way. I tried to use one once and felt like I was stealing into a primary school class that I had no place being in. I’d rather let my words do the talking.Friends, however, send me messages and e-mails full of emoticons. I have no problem with this. I don’t regard any of my friends as lazy or immature. It’s just a question of individuality.【1】What does the underlined word “blast” in the second paragraph mean?A．clarify B．criticize C．support D．approve【2】Which of the following views would John Blumenthal agree with?A．It’s enough to use language in digital communication.B．Instant Message chatters are childish.C．Men never use emoticons.D．There must be an emoticon gene in everybody.【3】From the text, we can conclude that the author______________.A．feels he has no difficulty using emoticonsB．thinks emoticons don’t suit himC．encourages his friends to use emoticonsD．believes that emoticons are suitable for everyone【4】What is the main point of the article?A．Advice on language used over the Internet.B．Arguments over the use of emoticons.C．The history of the use of emoticons.D．Reasons for the popularity of emoticons.4.Many of us enjoy doing it: you turn on the camera on your mobile phone and hold it at a high angle, making your eyes look bigger and your cheek-bones more defined. You turn to your best side and click. There it is —your selfie.Over the past year, “selfie” has become a well-known term across the globe. This August the Oxford diction-ary added the word to their online dic­tionary and defined it as: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and up-loaded to a social m edia website.”Today it’s not difficult to find social networking pages full of photos people have taken of themselves and their friends. And selfie culture has become especially relevant for young people. As many as 91 percent of teenagers have posted photos of themselves online, according to a recent survey by the US Pew Research Center.So what are the reasons for the rise of selfie culture?“The cult (狂热) of the selfie celebrates regular people,” Pamela Rutledge, a profes­sor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine. “There are many more photo­graphs available now of real people than models.”Posting selfies also allows you to control your image online. “I like having the power to choose how I look, even if I’m making a funny face,” Samantha Barks, 19, a high school student in the US, told Vogue.In addition to self-expression and documentation, selfies “allow of a close friendship for long­-distance friends, because you can see each other’s faces every day”, wrote Casey Miller at The Huffmgton Post.But US psychologist Jill Weber is concerned that selfies might lead to social problems, “There’s a danger that your self-esteem may start to be tied to the comments and ‘likes’ you get when you post a selfie, and they aren’t based on who you are —they’re based on what you look like,” Weber told Vogue. “When you get nothing or a negative response, your confidence can plummet.”【1】With the first paragraph, the author intends to .A．tell us the fun of taking a selfieB．describe what a selfie isC．introduce where the selfie came fromD．inform readers that the selfie is popular among teenagers【2】Why is selfie culture so popular according to the article?a. It enables people to choose how they look.b. It helps people improve their self-esteem.c. It’s a chance for ordinary people to show off themselves.d. It is believed to be a helpful way to develop a new friendship.e. It is considered a good way to stay connected with friends that are far away.A．a, c, e B．b, c, d C．a, b, c D．b, d, e【3】What is Jill Weber’s attitude toward selfies?A．She thinks they are a good form of self-expression and documentation.B．She believes the disadvantages of selfies outweigh the advantages.C．She is worried that people’s self-esteem might be affected by how others react to their selfies.D．She thinks that selfies can help people learn about their friends based on who they really are.【4】The underlined word “plummet” in the last paragraph probably means .A．rapidly develop B．greatly exaggerateC．become dangerous D．quickly fall5.You have two eyes and they are set close together on the front of your face. Have you wondered why? The reasons are simple and important to the way you see the rest of your world.Your eyes are like two small cameras. A camera catches an image of an object and records it on film. Similarly, when you look at something, each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball. Because your eyes are set close together, they view the world from about the same height but from slightly different angles. Working as a team, the eyes send the images to your brain, which puts them together into a single, centered image.Seeing in stereo means seeing with two eyes working together, which is called stereoscopic sight. This allows you to view the world in three dimensions, or 3-D. Seeing depth helps you to judge the distance between youand the objects you see and to adjust to the changing angle at which you see something as you move closer toor farther away from it. If images are coming from only one eye, however, only two of these dimensions----height and width----can be perceived. A world seen with one eye is thus two-dimensional, as in a photograph.Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face. Think of other animals with the same arrangement. They are all animals that hunt, like lions and wolves. Their eyes face directly in front of them. This provides a field of sight about 180 degrees wide, which is called binocular(双眼的) sight. On the other hand, animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head, which provides nearly360-degree field of sight. In order to stay alive, they need to see things coming from the sides and from behind. However, without stereoscopic sight, they have difficulty determining how far a danger is.With sight both stereoscopic and binocular, humans share with animal hunters the ability to see from side to side and to accurately determine the distance. If you think it would be great to have another type of sight, perhapswith hundreds of tiny eyes like many insects do, think again! Each tiny insect eye sees only a tiny part. Besides, what if you needed glasses? Be glad for the eyesight that you have.【1】According to the passage, the similarity of an eye and a camera is that they both .A．can imagine objects B．can record imagesC．provide centered images D．work at the same height【2】Stereoscopic sight is a result of having .A．two eyes close to each other that work togetherB．hundreds of eyes, all seeing tiny parts of an imageC．a three-hundred-sixty-degree field of sightD．one eye on either side of the head, each seeing a different image【3】What is the meaning of the underlined word “perceived” in Para3 most similar to?A．known B．seen C．taken D．understood【4】We can infer from the last paragraph that .A．our eyes work like camerasB．animal hunters are glad for the sight they haveC．the three dimensions are depth, height and widthD．human beings are fortunate to have such eyesight四、其他阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

湖北省黄冈市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一局部听力〔共两节，总分为30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为7.5分〕听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does Tom like best now?A.Maths.B.English.C.History.2.How much is the camera in the shop now?A.￡150.B.￡180.C.＆200.3.What does the man mean?A.He deserves a free lunch.B.He gets a good salary.C.He works hard.4.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A complaint.B.A useful website.C.A holiday plan.5.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.In a flower shop.B.In a rose garden.C.In the woman's house.第二节〔共15小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为22.5分〕听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Why did the man give up driving to work?A.To reduce costs.B.To get much exercise.C.To avoid the heavy traffic.7.What does the woman say about the subway?A.It is time-consuming and uncomfortable.B.It is crowded and unreliable.C.It is cheap and convenient.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

湖北高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.Every mobile phone user worries about the battery life… Finally it’s here! The amazing mobile phone solar charger will make sure your phone never runs out of battery again.Our solar chargers are suitable for most phones: iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung, HTC, OPPO and LG. Our solar chargers can also charge your iPad, MP3 / MP4 player, iPOD, camera,GPS and so on. They are supplied with a wide range of adaptors(转换插头), which are suitable for different kinds of devices.Our chargers are light and small. They fit very easily into a pocket. You can use the power of the sun to charge your solar charger on sunny days, and if your charger needs power on dull days, it can be charged by your PC via its USB connection.Our chargers store many hours of battery life depending on which model you choose. The higher the mAh (电池的容量单位) is, the more powerful the charger is. The solar charger is great for: heavy phone users, travelling, backpacking, camping trips, boating, long plane flights and saving energy (clean and environmentally friendly). It is perfect for charging in foreign countries — you may arrive at your overseas hotel destination and not be able to find a local adaptor.Keep one for emergencies — it could save your life. What if you break down in the middle of nowhere and you have no battery to call for emergency help? Or when there is no power available?If you won’t leave home without your phone, then don’t leave home without one of our solar charger.iPhone Solar Charger — 1,900 mAhPrice: US$37Weight: 69gColour: BlackIt stores the power until you use it.Leather iPad Charger — 4,400 mAhPrice: US$121Weight: 400gColour: Red, black, white ＆pinkHard Plastic Solar Charger — 1,600 mAhPrice: US$51Weight: 60gColour: Black【1】We can learn from the text that the solar chargers are suitable for ________.A．Apple devices onlyB．mobile phones onlyC．many devices including phonesD．batteries made of certain materials【2】The solar chargers ________.A．cannot be charged in the darkB．are pocket-sized and energy-savingC．can charge a phone faster than other chargersD．don’t waste electricity while they’re not being used【3】What can we learn about the three types of solar chargers from the text?A．The Leather iPad Charger has only one colour.B．The Hard Plastic Solar Charger is the lightest.C．The iPhone Solar Charger is the most expensive.D．The iPhone Solar Charger can be charged while recharging a battery.【4】Which type of solar charger is the most powerful?A．They are all equally powerful.B．The iPhone Solar Charger.C．The Leather iPad Charger.D．The Hard Plastic Solar Charger.2.Anyone who has ever played the game of Tetris (俄罗斯方块) knows the game’s surreal ability to spill into real life. After you shut off the game, you still see those Tetris blocks falling in your mind. You're grocery shopping and find yourself thinking about rearranging items on grocery shelves. Your mind continues to play the game, even when you're physically not.Robert Stickgold, a Harvard professor, noticed something similar after a day hiking a mountain. That night, he dreamt he was still going through the motions of mountain hiking. Curious about this, he tried something: he got a group of college students of various skill levels to play Tetris and let them sleep in the Harvard sleep lab.Over 60% of the students, including those who suffered from amnesia (健忘症), reported dreams of images of Tetris pieces falling, rotating (旋转), and fitting together. Interestingly, half the Tetris expert students reported such Tetris dreams, while 75% of the beginners did.A study found that playing Tetris can grow your brain and make it more efficient. Adolescent girls played the game for an average of 1.5 hours a week over three months. The cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) of the girls grew thicker, while brain activity in other areas decreased. Richard Haier, who had found that there was a "Tetris learning effect", in which the brain consumed less energy as mastery of the game rose, concluded, "The brain is learning which areas not to use."Haier's study showed that as the girls practiced playing the game, nerve cells made connections, communicating through synapses (a synapse is a connection between two nerve cells). When you learn something, you change those connections. Every time you reactivate(激活) a circuit, synaptic efficiency increases, and connections become more durable and easier to reactivate. Stickgold says sleep plays a role in this memory process.So to sum up, whenever you do specific tasks over and over again, they take up less of your brain power over time. And that’s pretty amazing.【1】What does the underlined part ‘surreal ability’ in the first paragraph mean?A．The game can help people arrange things in life.B．The game can be applied to many aspects of life.C．There are great similarities between the game and things in life.D．The mind continues to play the game when we are doing other things.【2】What can we learn from Stickgold’s study?A．More than half of the students dreamed of images of Tetris.B．Students having bad memories didn’t dream of the game.C．The Tetris expert students were more likely to dream of the game than the beginners.D．More than half of the Tetris expert students didn’t dream of the game.【3】Playing Tetris for a long time can help ________.①grow one’s brain②one’s brain functio n efficiently③arrange things tidily in life④improve the adaptability of one’s brainA．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．①③④【4】The purpose of the passage is to ________.A．encourage people to play TetrisB．warn people to focus while doing thingsC．warn people not to play games before sleepD．tell people they will improve at something if they keep doing it3.This past Christmas season, I went to visit my parents. During the visit, I found the letters written by my parents to each other during the war in the attic (阁楼). The letters were piled high, dirty and had not been touched for decades. I asked mother and father if I could take the letters back to my home. They agreed.As I opened each letter, all of them beautiful with age, I discovered a new page in this private part of my parents' lives. My father served in the army. His letters were full of frontline (前线) descriptions, and they continued all the way through the battle. Each of my mother's letters was sealed (密封) with her lipstick kiss. Father wrote that he sealed his return letters by rekissing her lipstick kiss. How they had been missing each other! I finished reading six months of the letters and discovered there were at least eleven months missing. Maybe they were lost forever. Not long after our Christmas visit, Father became very ill and was in hospital. I went to the hospital to see him. As I sat by his bedside, he told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had meant to him when he had been so far from home.Later that evening, Mother and I revisited the attic in search of the lost letters. Finally we dug them out of Mother’s old college trunk (皮箱). The next day was Valentine’s Day, and we went to the hospital. At my father's bedside, I showed him an old envelope. His curiosity was aroused. When he carefully opened the letter, he recognized it and his eyes were filled with tears. He read the love messages that had been delivered years before to my mother in a quavery (颤抖的) voice. This Valentine’s Day, we were lucky that we had everything. 【1】Where did the writer find the missing letters?A．In the hospital.B．At her father's bedside.C．In a trunk.D．In her own house.【2】How did the writer’s father feel when he saw the letter?A．Curious.B．Touched.C．Regretful.D．Interested.【3】What would be the best title for the passage?A．Christmas Gift B．My ParentsC．Love letters D．The Good Old Days4.Flying devices called drones(无人机) may be one of the most important technologies of the future.The number of jobs for people who know how to design, build and control them is increasing. Because of this increase, several U.S. universities have started offering degrees in unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS.One of these universities is the University of Washington in Seattl e. Ward Handley is seeking a master’s degree in UAS at the university. When the drone program first began, he did not think it was a good idea. “Drones canbe used to invade privacy(侵犯隐私).” He said. But later, Handley changed his opinion. He said, “I think there are good enough purposes for them.”The FAA (the part of the U.S. government that controls air travel and traffic) is creating new rules to control the use of drones, however. A new law requires drone owners to register(登记) their drones. People who do not register their drones could face fines of up to US$20,000.The new rules may also present problems for students. One problem is finding a legal place to fly.Students at Blue Mountain Community College fly inside the college gym. In Seattle, University of Washington students test their drones in a big room.Christopher Lum, a scientist at the University of Washington, helps students explore how drones can safely share the sky with regular aircraft. Lum explained why they test drones inside a building, “We need to registerour aircraft and get permission to fly outside. That process can take months.”At this time, Kansas State University is the only school with permission to offer unmanned aircraft flight classesto students outside. The FAA selected Kansas State University and 15 other universities to be part of a national research group.Lum and some of his students recently moved their research to Australia. Australia has fewer rules limiting drones. A professor at Western Washington University also took his department’s drones to Canada for thesame reason.【1】Degrees in UAS were created in several U.S. universities because of ________.A．the increasing interest in the fieldB．the increasing employment opportunitiesC．the support from the governmentD．the development of this technology【2】Why didn’t Handley think the drone program was a good idea at first?A．Drones can be used for bad purposes.B．The use of drones was very limited.C．Few people can benefit from the program.D．The university didn’t attach great importance to the program.【3】According to Lum, why does he teach flight classes inside a building?A．It’s safer for the students.B．It’s very expensive to register the aircraft.C．It takes a very long time to get official permission.D．He hasn’t got permission from the university.【4】What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A．Australia is promoting the use of drones.B．Kansas State University is the first to offer a UAS degree.C．Australia has fewer rules than Canada to control the use of drones.D．The U.S. has more rules than Canada to control the use of drones.二、其他Generally, the skills and attitudes you form as a student will be especially important to your development. The following tips can help you become an active student.Don’t be satisfied with yourself. 【1】 Leave no room for the average of the ordinary. If you can do good things, try hard to become better. If you have become better, try to become the best.Give yourself new challenges.【2】 Any new things will give you the chance to understand yourself better. You should try anything. What you learn from these activities can be useful in the future.【3】 One reason why a student is not active may be that he has a defeated(挫败的) attitude. As much as possible, you should face each challenge with the willingness to succeed.Think over your mistakes, if there are any. Being active doesn’t mean you will always be successful.【4】However, they will never succeed if they don’t realize the meaning of failure.Keep a to-do list. This can serve as a reminder when a student becomes lazy.【5】A．To achieve this, you have to desire to become excellent.B．Have strong faith that you will succeed.C．Try to take an active part in group discussions.D．Don’t be afraid to attend activities you wouldn’t normally do.E. There are students who would give up the moment they fail.F. You can’t be active if you don’t know what is going on.G. It can keep you on the right track and help you organize your tasks for the day.三、完形填空My family suffered a lot three years ago when my father died in a car accident. It _______my mother, two younger brothers and me alone.At that time, I was in senior high school. As the _______ son, I had no choice but to _______of school and workin a factory. Life went on without any _______. I dared not ask for more and just thought about _______ my two brothers. However, it wasn’t easy, for I couldn’t _______ their tuition even if I worked day and night without rest. I also had to look after my sick mother. I wanted to go back to school, but it seemed to be a(n) _______ idea, since I needed to work to support my family.A thread of _______ appeared during those gloomy days. It was a rainy dusk when I went outside into the rain and walked in the street. _______ the rain stopped! I raised my head, and found that “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I heard a deep voice say, “Why not ________ without an umbrella?” It was a one-legged man, “________ you run, you won’t get so wet.” His words ________ me deeply. Without my father’s protection, was I only a slave to ________?While walking together in the rain, I knew that his dream was once ________ by an accident. He was glad that he didn’t lose ________ and still “ran” on the road of life… Facing this guy, I had no pity, ________ admiration. Inspired by his ________, I went to a city in the south and became an assurance representative. After two years’ “running”, I got somewhere and my family situation became better ________. I went back to school and eventually succeeded in being ________ to a university.Everything is so simple: to run without an umbrella! When you run out of the ________ season of your life, there will be a bright sky ahead of you.【1】A．left B．carried C．had D．forced【2】A．richest B．strongest C．tallest D．eldest【3】A．take out B．drop out C．make out D．jump out【4】A．delay B．limitation C．imagination D．wonder【5】A．bringing in B．taking away C．bringing up D．taking over【6】A．afford B．realize C．manage D．receive【7】A．unforgettable B．worthless C．illegal D．impractical【8】A．chance B．need C．hope D．money【9】A．Suddenly B．Excitedly C．Generally D．Smoothly【10】A．drive B．run C．travel D．walk【11】A．Unless B．Because C．If D．Though【12】A．shocked B．puzzled C．discouraged D．hurt【13】A．rain B．fate C．family D．school【14】A．burned B．accepted C．ruined D．discovered【15】A．face B．heart C．sight D．control 【16】A．or B．even C．ever D．but【17】A．images B．achievements C．signs D．remarks 【18】A．simply B．gradually C．normally D．immediately 【19】A．admitted B．placed C．promised D．taken 【20】A．sunny B．cloudy C．rainy D．windy四、其他Hua Mulan was a brave girl in the Northern Wei dynasty. She disguised (假扮)【1】 (her) as a man, and joined the army in place of her father. Mulan’s father, once【2】 soldier, taught his daughter military (军事的) skills,【3】(include)horse riding and how to fight. Hua Mulan also read her father’s books【4】 military science.【5】 (drive) away the Rouran nomads (游牧民族), the【6】 (rule) of Northern Wei ordered that eve ry family should send a man off to war against them. Mulan’s old father, as well as her young brother, was not able to go and fight. So Mulan【7】 (decide) to join the army instead of her father. Mulan fought for 12 years【8】 (successful) without her true identity being discovered. Mulan became a hero,【9】 bravery moved people greatly, and she【10】 (offer) a high position, but she refused it.Even though her story might be no more than a legend, Hua Mulan has been respected as a filial (孝顺的) daughter by Chinese people for hundreds of years.五、短文改错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。

湖北高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.Traveling abroad is a great way for young adults to explore,learn about global citizenship,service learning and gain a better insight into the world and different cultures.Ready for the adventure of a lifetime?Visit our website for further details.Global Vision InternationalExperience everything a Latin American adventure should be,and more,when you join us in Costa Rica with a team of international under 18 volunteers.Assist with construction projects that will benefit poor children's development and education.Discover the area's amazing beaches,explore beautiful tropical jungles and immerse （沉浸）yourself in the friendly local culture.Cost: 2 weeks from $2,990Tel: 1-888-653-6028Email: info@Website: Broadreach Summer AdventuresSince 1993,Broadreach has taken over 12,000 students on their worldwide summer adventure volunteer programs for middle school and high school students.Their 75+ program offerings includesailing,medicine,culture, arts,community service and leadership adventures.Programs are located in 40+ countries including the Caribbean, Central and south America,Canada,Australia,China,India,SouthAfrica,France,Thailand,the Solomon Islands and Fiji.Cost: Starting at $3,880Tel: 919-256-8200Email: info@Website: Cross-Cultural SolutionsCCS teen summer service trips are for high school students ages 15-17.The High School Volunteer Abroad program offers you an awesome opportunity to volunteer side by side with local people and new friends on a teens—only group volunteering project in our Costa Rica,India,Peru,Ghana, and Guatemala High School Volunteer Abroad Home—Bases.You'll participate in tons of cultural activities and guided tours during the week and on weekends.Cost: Contact us for pricing and availabilityTel: US toll flee: 1-800-380-4777Email: info@Website: United PlanetUnited Planet offers tailored volunteer abroad programs in five destinations for those under 18.Volunteers may work in orphanages,after-school centers,building homes or at environmental conservation projects.Destinations for 1-12 week Teen Quests include Romania,Peru,Ecuador and Chile.Candidates 16 years and older can apply,or travel with their family.Cost: Varies with duration of your stayTel: 617-267-7763Email: quest@Website: 【1】Which offers programs in over 40 countries?A．United Planet.B．Cross-Cultural Solutions.C．Global Vision International.D．Broadreach Summer Adventures.【2】Those who want to work with local people should go to .A．France B．EcuadorC．Guatemala D．Romania【3】Teenagers who would like to travel with their family can send an e-mail to .A．info@ B．quest@C．info@ D．info@【4】What's the text mainly about?A．Job-training programs.B．Some travel destinations.C．Exciting outdoor adventures.D．Some volunteer programs abroad.2.Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State,after spotting them running around and idly（漫不经地）wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads.Today, everyone at the university knows her as the "Squirrel Girl".Mary started bringing them food,and gradually they began to trust her.She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture.Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift up their spirits,she started posting similar Photos on Facebook.The response Was greatly positive,and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.Growing up in a neighborhood outside State College,Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home,but she didn't interact with people very much.She was later diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,but the squirrels changed that.The squirrels are actually a good way to break the ice,because I'll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them,"she said."I am a lot more outgoing.And in case you're wondering how Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos,it has a lot to do with food.For example,whenever she wants them to hold or play with something,she puts peanut butter on the prop（道具）,and they'll grab it.But getting to that part took a while.In the beginning,she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them,but they hesitated to approach her.She had the patience to earn their trust,though.This year,Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences.She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment.As for her furry friends,Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.【1】What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary?A．She is sicker than before.B．She is more interested in animals.C．She is more sociable than before.D．She is less willing to go to college.【2】How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?A．By putting them in cages.B．By playing music to them.C．By attracting them with colorful food.D．By building a close relationship with them.【3】Which words can best describe Mary?A．Patient and caring.B．Confident and strong.C．Sociable and healthy.D．Traditional and hard-working.【4】What can be the best title for the text?A．Mary's experience in universityB．Making friends with wild animalsC．The "Squirrel Girl" of Penn StateD．The bridge between Mary and squirrels3.Parents in Spain are being urged to go on a weekend homework strike this month in protest against the unacceptable amount of after-school tasks their children are given.The homework load of Spanish children has long been a sore point with some parents,who argue that the burden is too great,places too much pressure on pupils and eats into family time.According to a study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),Spanish 15-year-olds have 6.5 hours of homework a Week compared with an average of 4.9 across the 38 OECD countries. The Spanish Confederation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Students (Ceapa) is calling on parents whose children attend Spanish state schools to boycott weekend homework in November."We've lost a bit of common sense in this country when it comes to talking about education and we've got a system in which boys' and girls' free time has disappeared",said Jos Luis Pazos,president of Ceapa."Schools are passing on tasks to families that they shouldn't be.It starts with children from the ages of three to six doing half an hour's homework every day.For us,that's an unacceptable situation".Pazos said Ceapa disagreed with the belief that children should endure huge amounts of homework in the hope that it would ensure them a better future.They should be.happy when they're little and that life isn't just about someone telling you that you have to suffer inexplicably（难以理解地）.The model needs to change because society has changed.Schoolchildren have to fit their homework around the school day,which varies from region to region and school to school,but starts early from around 8 am or 9 am and finishes anywhere between 2 pm and 5pm.However,schools are increasingly using an 8 am-2 pm timetable to save money and in the face of evidence that suggests the longer hours do not yield better results.A spokesman for the education department of Madrid said homework was a matter for individual schools rather than regional governments.They're the ones who know best what the need is in each case.【1】Why are parents in Spain being called on to go on a strike?A．To stop school violence.B．To ask for longer school time.C．To say no to heavy homework load.D．To request equal education for their kids.【2】Which of the following would Ceapa agree to?A．Longer school hours will ensure better grades.B．Happiness is the most important thing for a child.C．Huge amounts of homework means a better future.D．The 8 am-2 pm timetable is suitable for most children.【3】Which of the following should be responsible for students' homework according to the spokesman?A. Ceapa.B. The OECD.C. Regional governments.D. Each individual school.4.Growing up in Wyoming,everyday life was an adventure—I spent my time camping,and exploring mountains. When I was little,my mom became the state's first female U.S. Marshall.I'll never forget how the local newspaper praised her for her success in a field that's traditionally run by men.Under her influence,I made up my mind to achieve something great.Now,I've become famous for sailing,a sport often considered "a man's world".Sailing is considered a hard-to-break-into sport.And,generally,there are only two ways to get into it—either through a strict sailing education that leads to experience or by growing up on the water and racing in the Olympics. Most of my teammates became professional sailors in one of these two ways but I skipped both.In the summer of 2008,I went to St.Croix through a college internship（实习）program focusing on educating locals about HIV and AIDs.There,I discovered my love for sailing.Then,SCA,a global hygiene（卫生保健）company, made the decision to support an all-female team,and when they began accepting applications,I knew it was the chance of a lifetime.I made it my task to become a part of the team.Even when it seemed like there were no positions left,I never gave up.After a stressful,two-year application process,I finally got the call.I moved to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands and began training with the team immediately.The process was physically,mentally and emotionally exhausting,but I finally achieved my goal.I sailed in the "Everest of sailing" with only six years' ter,there was an all-female team competing,and I was lucky enough to be a part of it.As women,we need to approach our dreams as if we deserve to achieve them as much as men,because we do. There are plenty of professions,including sailing,in which women are absent or have a minor presence—butthat's not because they shouldn't be there.We need to push the boundaries and focus on obtaining our goals and passions,no matter how unobtainable and challenging they may seem.【1】Why does the author mention her mother in Paragraph 1?A．To compare with her mother.B．To describe women's struggles.C．To analyze her mother's success.D．To show her mother's influence on her.【2】what does the underlined word "both" in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?A．Two traditional ways to become professional sailors.B．Two important persons in the author's life.C．Two basic stages of being a sailor.D．Two famous professional sailors.【3】What is the correct order of the following events?a.I began training with the sailing team.b.I attended a college internship program.c.I took part in competing in an all-female team.d.I discovered my love for sailing as a woman.A．b-d-a-c B．d-a-c-bC．a-c-d-b D．a-d-c-b【4】Which can best describe the author?A．Humorous.B．Generous.C．Pessimistic.D．Determined.二、其他How to cultivate a creative hobby in collegeYour undergraduate days are arguably some of the most stressful of your life.The best way to get it all out is to express yourself creatively.Here is how to get started:【1】The first step is finding room in your schedule to actually sit down and let your creative juices flow.【2】 However,one of the best things you can do for yourself is take time to relax and let your mind wander as it pleases.If you want to actually make your art a part of your career though,you will have to devote a serious chunk of your day to it.Take a course.【3】Schedule an appointment with your advisor and see if the college you attend offers a course in the creative field that you're interested in.Join a club or make one.Chances are that there are other students at your school that share the same interests as you.【4】If there isn't one,check out the procedures for going about making one!Constantly search for inspiration.【5】This could mean something as simple as looking for blogs that showcase work that you admire or going to a museum in your college town and wandering around for a bit.Even if you don't feel that you have enough talent to make your art a part of your professional career,it never hurts to try.The skills that you learn while working at your art might even possibly help you in the workplace down the road.A．Learn how to make a club.B．Everyone is busy in college.C．Make time in your schedule.D．You should try to make you a well-rounded and interesting person.E.Visit your university's websites and see what clubs exist that relate to the art you practice.F.The easiest way to make time to express yourself is to fit it into your academic schedule.G.You should always be looking for the next thing that will inspire your work even further.三、完形填空On some special occasions in your life,you may find yourself faced with various choices.You've probably been asked what you would do if you found a leather____full of cash.Would you keep it,turn it in to the police or ask for a ____?Woralop,a tramp from Thailand,only had 9 baht（铢）to his name when he found it with 20,000 baht and several credit____in it.It was more than____to buy him food and even a place to stay for weeks.____,he didn't think about keeping it. He ran after the owner to____it,after seeing him____it by mistake.He wasn't able to run fast enough to____the man, so he went straight to the nearest police station to____it over.The owner,Nity,hadn't even____he had lost things of his own when the police called to tell him they had it. When he learned that a____man had turned it in and saw that all the money and the cards were still inside,he was more than____.The owner admitted that if he had no money he probably would have kept it.Whata(n)____person Woralop was!Although he____gave Woralop a 2,000 baht,Nity later decided to also____the man a job at his factory in Bangkok.As a matter of fact,Woralop was more than happy to____it.It comes with a 11,000 baht____and good accommodation.The social media has already started posting____of Woralop at his new job.Woralop is such a good example that being friendly really does____.When you're____to others,others have the same way that you treat them.【1】A．vest B．whistle C．garment D．wallet【2】A．gift B．reward C．award D．leave【3】A．anecdotes B．allowances C．cards D．certificates【4】A．enough B．possible C．suitable D．valid【5】A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Besides【6】A．accelerate B．arrest C．return D．reform【7】A．dropping B．interrupting C．hiring D．bothering【8】A．come up with B．team up with C．fed up with D．catch up with【9】A．watch B．hand C．take D．turn【10】A．admitted B．assumed C．noticed D．introduced【11】A．homeless B．hopeless C．stainless D．worthless【12】A．satisfied B．alarmed C．surprised D．embarrassed【13】A．dynamic B．honest C．disgusting D．shabby 【14】A．eventually B．frequently C．gradually D．initially 【15】A．offer B．desire C．elect D．declare 【16】A．overcome B．conduct C．accept D．receive 【17】A．cost B．salary C．guarantee D．privilege 【18】A．catalogues B．videophones C．microscopes D．photos 【19】A．take m B．take off C．pay off D．pay back 【20】A．kind B．mean C．outgoing D．competent四、其他UK food delivery service company—Just Eat is changing the delivery game.The company is responsible【1】the first food delivery in London using robots.Just Eat sent the six-wheeled robot by Starship Technologies to Turkish restaurant Taksim Meze【2】(pick) up the order.The robot then made【3】(it)way to the customer with the food【4】(safe) protected from thieves in a locked case.The customers then used a code【5】(supply) by Just Eat to unlock the machine's storage case.First shown off at Mobile world congress back in February,the robot uses【6】variety of cameras,sensors and GPS trackers to find the way along the pavements to its destination.Just Eat says the company wants to use the robots more often across London in 2017【7】it also plans to keep delivery robots unique to the UK although Starship Technologies is running many test 【8】(delivery) in other parts of the world.While fans of delivery might be skeptical of【9】(receive) their orders from machines,we can all enjoy the thought【10】we no longer have to tip the delivery person.五、短文改错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短文。

湖北高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.I would rather read the novel again than see the movie in the cinema, for the latter can hardly be ________ to the original work.A．contradictory B．permanent C．contemporary D．faithful2.–We should use methods to deal with different incidents. You know, anything can happen in that situation. –I got it. Thank you for reminding me.A．flexible B．typical C．positive D．specific3.After the doctor told her everything, Jenny was in a as to whether to tell her friends the truth about her condition or not.A．commitment B．dilemma C．panic D．judgment4.Sometimes we should roles so that we can understand each other’s difficulties, thus promoting our cooperation.A．occupy B．imitate C．assess D．switch5.Hannah was busy with work then but she still tried her best to some time from her tight schedule to visit her mother.A．cut out B．squeeze out C．leave out D．dig out6.He devoted himself entirely to his research into viruses and it earned him a good _________in his field. A．impression B．attraction C．contribution D．reputation7.Time was passing and we were getting because we would have to spend the night in the cave if no one came to the rescue.A．awkward B．blank C．desperate D．breathless8.The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that we had not _________ filled in.A．regularly B．properly C．eventually D．enthusiastically9.I was nearly exhausted from preparing my experiment report last night so I took a hot bath to myself. A．behave B．transform C．present D．refresh10.I don’t your idea of sending your daughter to Britain to study, because she is too young to take care of herself.A．adjust to B．refer to C．subscribe to D．appeal to二、完形填空I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and 31 toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the 32 was $150.I 33 into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there. I started to get 34 . I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the 35 in my back right pocket. I looked at thecashier with wet eyes and a 36 look not knowing what to do. There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台). I 37 and said, “Really? It's 38 , no one would hand thatin!” But she 39 m e to. “You never know…” she said.I decided that there was no 40 in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone 41 cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then 42 . “$200 in the form of one hun dred dollar bills.” I replied.She said, “ 43 , yes, someone did!” I was so 44 ! “Who? I want to thank her.” She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my 45 ” .I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both, 46 she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears.The next day at work, a person in another department 47 me tickets to the circus. He handed me 5tickets. Almost 48 that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head. After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”. Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really 49 this. She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the 50 number of tickets!【1】A．showed B．retired C．hesitated D．headed【2】A．percentage B．product C．total D．luggage【3】A．reached B．searched C．checked D．looked【4】A．particular B．curious C．nervous D．serious【5】A．card B．money C．purse D．goods【6】A．shocked B．moved C．inspired D．confused【7】A．laughed B．screamed C．shouted D．blamed【8】A．reality B．evidence C．cash D．truth【9】A．forced B．encouraged C．discouraged D．promised【10】A．doubt B．need C．expense D．harm【11】A．work out B．hand in C．send for D．take away【12】A．broke up B．burst out C．send off D．lit up【13】A．Eventually B．Actually C．Finally D．Unfortunately 【14】A．interested B．worried C．surprised D．absorbed【15】A．daughter B．husband C．mother D．friend 【16】A．because B．although C．however D．besides 【17】A．lent B．borrowed C．produced D．offered 【18】A．simply B．constantly C．immediately D．previously 【19】A．reject B．buy C．ignore D．appreciate 【20】A．unique B．perfect C．official D．typical三、阅读理解1.Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves.Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-It-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.【1】Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?A．Because they could not do it themselves.B．Because professional workers were very cheap.C．Because they had no time.D．Because professional workers could do much better.【2】Thirty years later what changes took place?A．People could do everything themselves.B．Few people chose to be a professional worker.C．People with no professional training successfully built their own houses.D．New expensive materials required no skills at all.【3】What caused the DIY craze?A．Young people liked to follow the fashion.B．“Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business.C．There were fewer building companies.D．High cost of professional workers.【4】What is the speaker telling us ?A．How DIY comes into being.B．Changes in building.C．Changes in housing.D．Great changes in these thirty years.2.Kindergarten outside? Yes, indeed. It’s part of a growing worldwide trend toward outdoor education. The schools are called forest kindergartens.The numbers are small so far in the U.S., but the idea is well established in Europe, with schools in Scotland, England, and Switzerland. By far the most such schools are in Germany, which has more than 400 forest kindergartens.Some schools feature several hours of outdoor schooling. This is certainly the case with the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs. Children there will be venturing out on the nearby Hemlock Trail to learn more about the natural world. Some lessons are focused on nature; others are academic topics delivered in a natural setting. In all cases, students are active-not sitting at desks or on mats on the floor but walking, running, jumping, solving problems like how to get the mud off the bottoms of their shoes before their parents find out.Seriously, the focus is on activity at these schools. Studies have shown that children’s immune systems actua lly get stronger after all of the outdoor activity, and that graduates of forest kindergartens show a higher ability to learn when they progress through their academic careers.Other schools are all outdoors, all the time. This is the case with the Cedar Song Nature School, on VashonIsland, Washington. Students at this school spend their whole three–hour day outdoors, in a private five-acre forest, doing all kinds of physical activities.At these forest kindergartens, students learn science by observing and doing it, learn math by applying it to the natural world around them, learn letters and words by putting them together using sights and sounds. These students learn how to get along with one another, individually and in a group. They also develop healthy levels of self-confidence.Nowadays many children become obese(肥胖的) because of sedentary（久坐的） activities like watching television and playing video games. These outdoor schools give children chances to learn just as much, if not more, from opening their eyes to the real world around them.【1】What do we know about forest kindergartens?A．The first one was created in England.B．They are very popular in Germany.C．There are 400 all over the world.D．Their number is huge in the U.S.【2】What is special about forest kindergartens?A．Kids learn more than those at ordinary kindergartens.B．Students go outside when weather permits.C．They value activity very much.D．They are situated in forests.【3】The main difference between the Waldorf School and Cedar Song Nature School lies in______.A．the subjects B．the activitiesC．the outdoor time D．the teaching methods【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A．Get close to nature B．A new trend of educationC．Forest kindergartens are popular D．Outdoor education benefits kids a lot3.Everyone has good days and bad days.Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your maths test might seem easy. But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and cannot focus on our schoolwork.For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem(自尊) is the key to success.Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful. In some cases, having high self-esteem can make people less likeable or more upset when they fail in something.“Forget about self-esteem,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the important thing.”Feeling goodCrocker’s advice may sound a bit strange. After all, feeling good can be good for you.Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem. However, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessarily make you a better person.He believes that violent people often have the highest self-esteem of all. He also said:“ There’s no evidence that kids with high self-esteem do better in school.”ProblemsAll types of people have problems. People with high self-esteem can have big egos(自我) that can make them less likeable, said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University.People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves, VOhs says. People with low self-esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help.What to doResearchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. Find positive ways to contribute to society. If you fail in something, try to learn from the experience. “The best therapy(药方) is to recognize your faults,” Vohs says. “It’s OK to say, ‘I’ m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”【1】What does the underlined part “on top of the world” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Quite helpful.B．Extremely happy.C．Very unlucky.D．Rather upset.【2】The conclusion drawn from the new research shows that high self-esteem_____.A．is not important at all B．makes people more likeableC．may not be the key to success D．helps you do better at school【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to Vohs?A．Feeling good doesn’t mean you lead a happy life.B．People with high self-esteem always seek others’ help.C．People with high self-esteem tend to be selfish.D．People with low self-esteem are often more popular.【4】We can infer from the text that the best therapy mentioned in the last paragraph is mainly for people_____. A．with high self-esteem B．with low self-esteemC．who contribute significantly to society D．who are in need of support4.It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背)in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it—there aren’t any whale along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡)and waves. “She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.【1】The author says “I’m so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because_______.A．he witnessed the whole process of fishingB．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaC．he experienced the rescue of the whalesD．he spent the weekend with his family【2】The harbour survived the storm owing to ______.A．the shape of the harbor B．the arms of one bayC．the still water in the channel D．the long coast line【3】The mother whale failed to help her baby because _______.A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too longB．the whirlpools she had made were not big enoughC．she had no other whales around to turn for helpD．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction【4】What is the theme of the story?A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.B．Fishing provides excitement for children.C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.D．It’s vital to protect the environment.5.What Is a Boy?Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males pack them off to bed at night.Boys are found everywhere –on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocalate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.When you are busy, a boy is a trouble maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it.A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化力) of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs (拇指) on each hand.He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”【1】The whole passage is in a tone(调子) of _________.A．humor and love B．respect and harmonyC．ambition and expectation D．confidence and imagination【2】The underlined sentence “he has five thumbs on each hand” probably means______.A．he has altogether five fingers B．he is slow, foolish and clumsyC．he becomes clever and smart D．he cuts his hand with a knife【3】According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except ________.A．ice cream B．comic books C．Saturday mornings D．Sunday schools【4】What does the writer feel about boys?A．He feels curious about their noise.B．He is fed up with these creatures.C．He is amazed by their naughtiness.D．He feels unsafe staying with them.四、其他阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

学年湖北省黄冈市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Modified by JACK on the afternoon of December 26, 2020湖北省黄冈市2016年春季高二年级期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第二部分阅读理解（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。

AThe Stained Glass Museum in Ely CathedralMain galleryOur gallery has displays of stained glass windows covering over eight centuries, in display cases, many of which were recently fitted with LED lighting.Gift shopThe Museum shop stocks an exciting range of unique hand-crafted(手工制作的) gifts, glass art, jewellery, books, children’s toys, decorations and much more.WorkshopsThe Museum runs special day workshops where you can learn the techniques of glass painting. All of our workshop tutors are professional artists who will provide one-to-one tuition in our small classes.ResearchThe Museum’s specialist reference library and reserve collection is available to visit by appointment only.Friends of the MuseumFriends of the Stained Glass Museum support the work of the Museumin various ways and also enjoy a variety of events and visits in a wider context.Benefits to friends’ membership include：Free admission to the Museum and Ely CathedralA 10% discount on all museum shop purchases and workshopsAn invitation to all museum eventsFriends’ subscription is just ￡25 per year.Opening timesWe are open seven days a week throughout the year:Monday-Saturday 10:30 am—5:00 pmSunday 12:00 am—4:30 pmLast admission half an hour before closingClosed：Good Friday, 25 and 26 DecemberAdmission chargesAdults ￡Under 16s free if accompanied by an adultDiscount combined tickets for visiting Ely Cathedral and the Stained Glass Museum are available at the Cathedral admission desks.Guided tours are available to groups with prior arrangement. Please enquire for details and costs.21．Which place should people go to if they want to learn about glass painting？A．Main gallery. B．Gift shop.C．Specialist reference library. D．Workshops.22．The members of Friends of the Museum could _______.A．help plan all Museum eventsB．get free gifts from the MuseumC．enter the Museum without ticketsD．work as teachers for glass painting23．When can people go to visit the Museum？A．Thurday 10:00 am. B．Friday 2:00 pm.C．Saturday 5:00 pm. D．Sunday 11:00 am.BWhile e-books are on the rise, most people, especially young kids still prefer printed versions that they can think over for hours on end. Though that is an excellent habit, it also means cutting down precious trees. But what if the book could transform back into a tree Now thanks to a Brazilian children’s book publisher, that is possible!The “Tree Book Tree” program is the brainchild of Argentina’s Pequeno Editor and FCB Buenos Aires. Their first creation Mi Papá Estuvo en la Selva, has been around in regular format for many years. In the book, a young boy takes the readers on an exciting journey of his father’s adventures inside an Ecuadorian jungle.The book that is made from acid-free paper, printed with natural ink and hand-stitched(手工缝合), is completely recyclable. Jacaranda(蓝花楹) seeds are carefully sewn into the pages to help it transform into a tree.After a kid has finished reading the book, he/she waters the cover and places it in a sunny area inside the house. Once the seeds come out, the book can be planted in the dirt in any location the owner decides. From then on, the book just has to be nurtured(培育) like any other plant. Franco says they picked the Jacaranda, because “It’s a treethat provides excellent shade and offers a tot of oxygen to the environment.”The only unfortunate part is that the publishers are not planning to transform their other titles or even make more copies of this “tree book” anytime soon. This non-commercial project was just a one-time project to make everyone aware of the resources used when producing something even as common as a book.24．What is special about the book Mi Papá Estuvo en la Selva？A．It can be read again and again.B．It can be easily stored for future use.C．It can transform into a tree if planted.D．It is about an exciting journey in the jungle.25．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？A．A brief introduction to the book.B．Some benefits of acid-free paper.C．The environmental effect of the book.D．The process of putting seeds into the book.26．According to Paragraph 4, after finishing reading the book, a kid can _______.A．nurture the book in the dirtB．put the book away on a shelfC．use the book to protect flowersD．sow Jacaranda seeds into the book27．The non-eommercial project aimed to _______.A．inspire people to read booksB．make more copies of this bookC．transform more books into treesD．encourage people to value resourcesCI watched the two of them, both a year old, on the floor, surrounded by candy. He crawled on his hands and knees while she sat there looking at her birthday dress. The colorful fishie(彩罐) had just been broken and the candy littered the ground. Both of their kids were too young to realize that they were sitting, and crawling around in a collection of wrapped sugar goodies. They were surrounded with edible(可食用的) goodies but had no clue!Suddenly I saw the life metaphor(比喻). If we are the “babies” and the candy is “opportunity,” often we don’t recognize it because the opportunity comes wrapped as hard work. We may not give the wrapper the time of day, unless we realize that inside there’s a piece of delicious candy.Every tree starts as a seed. Every person who becomes well-known was once someone nobody “knew.” So what changed for these people Did the world suddenly wake up and find they have the potential to succeed Of course not. These people worked for long periods of time before they saw any payoff.It can be disheartening when you’re starting out. There’s a huge learning curve for almost everything. Just when you feel like you’re making rapid progress, you realize there’s more to learn. Every newdoor opens to a brand new room, with another door at the end.When I was in recovery from my eating disorder, there were many opportunities that I didn’t recognize as candy. At first, I didn’t see therapy(治疗；疗法) leading anywhere. It was only by going to therapy every week for a year that I was finally able to realize the opportunities. I had the opportunities to examine and adjust my thinking, and to challenge the negative mindsets I had about my life.When I look back, I find that many of the opportunities that allowed positive growth didn’t always appear easy or fun. They often appearedas something that looked like hard work. But when we focus, consistently show up, and put in hard work, it will result in candy.28．Why do many people miss their opportunities according to theauthor？A．Their hard work fails to pay off.B．They don’t work hard consistently.C．They haven’t realized their potential.D．They don’t value their opportunities.29．What does the author think of the learning process according to Paragraph 4？A．It is often interesting for most people.B．It is often long and hard for most people.C．You can speed it up with the help of others.D．You can predict your progress from its start.30．How did the authors eating disorder affect her emotionally？A．She lacked hope for her life sometimes.B．She was unwilling to do therapy at first.C．She refused to change her eating habits.D．She liked eating candy very much.31．What would be the best title for the text？A．Power of positive thinkingB．Candy and achievementsC．Hard work leads to successD．Opportunities come candy-wrappedDA rare striped(有斑纹的) rabbit, seen only a few times, has run out of its tropical forest home. A graduate student got the chance of a lifetime holding and photographing the little guy on the first day of a three-month period to study the animal’s habitat. The striped rabbit has been spotted only in the old tropical forests of the northern and central Annamite Mountains between the borders of Vietnam and Laos.Researcher Sarah Woodfin, who is working under rabbit expert Diana Bell, has always loved rabbits. She and Bell decided to focus on the striped rabbits of Southeast Asia because there is so little known about them. Woodfin said the rabbits have only rarely been photographed in groups, suggesting they lead solitary adult lives.Although rabbits have the reputation for being productive breeders, several species are actually at risk of dying out. The Amami rabbit, for example, is under threat from invasive predators(掠食者), and other rabbit species are threatened by warming climates.During the 1950s, a virus reduced the rabbit population of the grasslands in southern England. Without rabbits to eat the vegetation, shrubs(灌木丛) took over the area and affected the habitat for butterflyand bird species. Southeast Asia may be at similar risk. Currently, the region is bursting with biodiversity, but deforestation(砍伐森林) could soon change that.“More research is necessary to understand why the rabbits have been pushed into isolated forests in Southeast Asia. It is possible that the rabbits once lived in other forest habitats, but that hunting drove them from those spots. We need to know more about the rabbits before that could be properly assessed,” Woodfin said.32．What do we learn about the striped rabbits of Southeast Asia？A．They like living near people.B．They are a mystery to most people.C．They can be widely seen in Vietnam.D．They like running out of their habitat.33．The underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably shows that the striped ________.A．live aloneB．grow happilyC．prepare for adult lifeD．behave in an intelligent way34．What is threatening the Amami rabbit according to the text？A．Climate change.B．Its lower birthrate.C．Decrease in the grasslands.D．New species in its habitat.35．What can we infer from Paragraph 4？A．Deforestation will become a global problem.B．The biodiversity of Southeast Asia will be threatened.C．Butterflies in Southeast Asia have been an endangered species. D．Rabbits in southern England destroy the habitat for bird species.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。

湖北高二高中英语期末考试班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、阅读理解1.Reasons to visit St.LouisWhether you’re traveling alone, with a friend or with the whole family, there’s a nearly endless selection of activities you’ll want to experience---so many that it’s hard to decide where to go first.Missouri Botanical GardenYou could easily spend an entire day making your way through the 79 acres(英亩)on display here. The gardens also boast(以拥有……而自豪) seasonal exhibits, such as the summer Lantern Festival—taking place through July—that showcases beautiful works of light each year.4344 Shaw Blvd, 314-577-5100, missouribotanicalgarden. org.St. Louis Art Museum FreeThere are more than 33,000 works on display here, including the recent addition of 225 donated pieces of feature work by American artists and more than 200 pieces from Asia. The museum is free, and special exhibits are free on Fridays.I Fine Arts Drive, 314-721-0072, slam. OrgSt. Louis Science Center FreeWith a wealth of displays to keep kids and adults alike entertained and learning all day, the center boasts an impressive 700 hands-on exhibits, including a fossil dig site, water tables in the discovery room, electrical energy demonstrations, and cyber activities.5050 Oakland Ave, 314-289-4400, St. Louis Zoo Free (Free for some attractions)The zoo includes beautiful naturalistic displays and boasts plenty of activities to keep kids excited, from feeding exhibitions and safaris(游猎), to sea lion shows and conservation talks.One Government Drive, 314-781-0900, .【1】When can you appreciate works of light?A．In May.B．In June.C．In July.D．In August.【2】How is St. Louis Science Center different from the other three places?A．It is free of charge.B．It opens all year round.C．It holds plenty of events.D．It combines learning with doing.【3】Where should kids go if they are fond of animals?A．4344 Shaw Blvd.B．I Fine Arts Drive.C．5050 Oakland Ave.D．One Government Drive.2.For most of my 20 years as a teacher, summer vacation was my time to relax. So why was I standing in the schoolyard of an unfamiliar school, wearing myself out for a summer teaching job? The extra paychecks were nice, but I lacked the energy of my younger colleagues. Like Stella. She was in her early twenties, and made keeping up with the kids look effortless. She reminded me of myself, back when I was a bright-eyed student teacher at Ramona Elementary…I’d never forget my first day. I was too full of energ y. Nervous energy. My supervising teacher was watching, and I wanted to make a good impression. I asked my third graders to take out their crayons for the day’s lesson. All of them obeyed. Except one. A girl with two long, dark braids(辫子). Everyone called her Estrellita, or “little star.” Why was she unprepared for class? I demanded to know.“My sister has my crayons,” she said.“You should each have your own crayons,” I told her. “That’s no excuse.”“There are 10 children in my family,” Estrellita said quietly, her big brown eyes never leaving my face. “We have to take turns.”I was taken aback. I’d completely misjudged the situation. All day Estrellita’s words played on my mind. The next morning I bought a pack of crayons to leave on Estrellita’s desk. She was so happy! That experience taught me an important lesson. Every student had a unique set of challenges—it was my mission to help my studentsovercome them. That mission used to energize(激励 )me.Rest was almost over. Stella turned to me and we started c hatting. “How long have you been teaching?” she asked. I told her I’d started twenty years before, at Ramona Elementary.“I went to school there twenty years ago!” Stella said. I looked at her again, this time really seeing her. Those big brown eyes. That long, dark hair...“Did you use to have two long braids?” I said. “We called you Estrellita… ”Stella shouted. “ You ! You gave me the crayons!”She’d become a teacher. To help students like I did. Even doing something that small mattered.That summer, I threw myself into teaching with a renewed sense of purpose. Estrellita had taught me a lesson once again.【1】How did the author feel according to Paragraph 1?A．She felt relaxed.B．She felt very tired.C．She was still excited.D．She was proud of herself.【2】Why didn’t Estrellita take out her crayons?A．She had to share them.B．She was being naughty.C．She forgot to bring them.D．She lost them before the class.【3】Which can replace the underlined part “taken aback” in Paragraph 6?A．fairly serious.B．quite pleased.C．very surprised.D．extremely angry.【4】What did the author learn through Stella?A．Never make excuses.B．Why her job mattered.C．How to be a good teacher.D．To be a giver, not a receiver.3.It was Saturday morning. I heard loud noises of moving furniture in the next room. I could almost feel the excitement of John who was soon going to get a room of his own. I remember my own feelings when I was 13. I knew how much he longed for his right to privacy (私人空间) when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robot. He said, “Mum, Can I please have a room of my own? I could use Jeff’s. He won’t mind.”It was true that Jeff had graduated from college and flown from the nest. But would he mind? The room was the place where I told him a thousand stories and we had a thousand talks. As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed a door between us. His life was spreading into areas that had less to do with family. I no longer could-or should-know everything about him.It turned out that getting Jeff’s permission was easy. He said, “Of course, Mum, it would be selfish of me to hold on to it.” Then his voice softened, “Mum, I won’t be living at home again---you know that.” Behind his glasse s, his eyes were lit with all the love. There were no doors closed here---they had all opened up again.As John and I were cleaning the room, I fixed my eyes on Jeff’s things around me and could almost touch the little boy who I knew was gone forever. I looked at the room and, in my heart, I let it go. To hold on would be, as Jeff said, selfish. Now it was time for John, shouldering through the door, his eyes bright with promise of independence, to disappear behind the door. It was time for letting go to happen again.【1】How did John feel when he finally got a room of his own?A．Scared.B．Confused.C．Excited.D．Anxious.【2】The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means “______”.A．Jeff finally flew out of the houseB．Jeff needed his right to privacyC．Jeff would have less to do with his familyD．Jeff got tired of those familiar stories【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．John was sharing a room with Jeff.B．John was moving to live with his brother.C．Jeff agreed to let his brother have his room.D．Jeff disliked living with his parents.【4】It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A．the children did not like to live with adultsB．all her three kids made the author feel depressedC．none of the members in the family thought the same wayD．the author loved and missed the time together with her kids4.The bike-sharing companies that are powering a transportation revolution in China’s urban centers are not like those in the rest of the world. Their bikes have no docking ports or assigned zones for parking. Instead, riders open their smartphone apps, hop on, and start riding. So easy!In 2015, Ofo, China’s bike-share pioneer, launched its first fleet of bicycles in Beijing. The bikes’ bright yellow frames were soon met by the orange-rimmed（镶边）, basket-equipped models launched by Mobike, Ofo’s main competitor today. In little over a year, the two companies have had a huge impact on revitalizing (重振) cycling in China, particularly among young people.Ofo placed 1 million bicycles across 35 cities and registered 15 million users in its first years, while Mobike has now gained more than 10 million unique users and bicycles in 21 cities. Inspired by their success, at least 10 other companies have jumped into the market, launching their own app-powered, brightly colored bikes in quick succession. But Mobike and Ofo are far ahead of them.The two industry leaders each take a different marketing method to a similar product. The Mobike app uses GPS to display bikes’ locations to users. They can use the map to reserve a bike and walk over to it. A scan of the bike’s QR code (二维码) unlocks the bike, and when users manually（手动地） lock the bike at the end of their trip, the app records the trip’s end and the bike will pop back up on the map as available. Equipped with this wireless technology, Mobikes cost between 1,000 and 3,000 yuan. Rides cost 1 yuan for an hour or a half hour, depending on whether a user chooses a “Lite” or regular bike, and the deposit (押金) required to the service is 299 yuan.Ofo, meanwhile, is devoted not just to producing its own bikes, which have slim yellow bodies and cost about 250 yuan, but also to connecting existing bikes to its network----- a philosophy that begins with the practice of 2000 bikes offered to a campus bike-share program. The 2000 bikes were the first generation of Ofo. Yet the maj ority of the company’s bikes are currently ones that have been specially manufactured and fitted with their lock system. Unlike Mobike,Ofo bikes themselves are offline: their locations are tracked through users’ cell phones. Users find a free bike, enter the license plate number into their app, and receive the bike unlock code. When they have reached their destination, they end the ride on the app and manually lock the bike. Rides cost 1 yuan for an hour and the deposit is 99 yuan.【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．The bike rides based on apps are available whenever you need.B．The bike body in bright color only attracts young people to choose cycling.C．Ofo knows their bikes’ location by scanning the bike’s QR code.D．The bikes are locked automatically when the users reached their destination.【2】Which of the following is close to the meaning of the underlined word “succession ”in the 3rd paragraph? A．successful experience.B．movement to action.C．continuous process .D．production line.【3】How are Ofo bikes different from Mobikes?① no need for online condition.② without their own lock system.③ not only to produce ofo bikes but also put existing ones to use.④ to unlock the bike through app.⑤ to lock the bike by QR codeA．①②⑤B．②③④C．②④⑤D．①③④【4】What is the best title of the passage?A．Bike-sharing business models: Mobike and Ofo.B．A real transportation innovation（创新）: app-powered bicycles.C．The successful secret of two bike-sharing companies.D．Cool experience of app-powered bicycles.二、其他I think the majority of people would agree that it’s unhealthy to live in the past. After all, we’re all familiar with the new age philosophy, “Yeste rday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.【1】. Living in the past holds us back from being able to enjoy the present moment. But are there any benefits of revisiting a previous time? Actually, yes. The past has several advantages:Learning from our mistakes: We all know that poor choices can be some of life’s greatest teachers.【2】.【3】: By revisiting an unfavorable event from our past, we can often view it from a different perspective as time has passed. Being older and wiser, we are now able to reevaluate the experience and gain deeper insights and understandings of what happened and why, and how it has impacted us since. What once scarred us can now be healed through a newly-found awareness and no longer be a negative force in our lives.Motivated by earlier successes:【4】. Other times life has been difficult. Remembering the past when we were at our best can help motivate us out of our current slump(低谷) and put us back on track for success. Use your past successes to propel(推动) you on to newer and greater things.While it’s evident that revisiting the past has several advantages, there is a warning. Just like an amusement park, it’s fine to visit but you cannot stay there forever. At some point, the park closes and all visitors are asked to leave. Enjoy the past when necessary but don’t always stay there. Use it for living in the present and planning for the future.【5】.A．Moving beyondB．That’s why it’s called the presentC．In that way, it will serve you wellD．See the mistakes as a step on the road to a solutionE. There are times when we have all enjoyed success on a variety of levelsF. Recalling times when we made mistakes can help us make better future decisionsG. So, failure is the mother of success三、完形填空I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others have their own ways of showing care.What I ______ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we______ ate our meal．With so little conversation I was quick to regard his family as ____．When we got into the car to go home, his father suddenly appeared．_____, he began to wash his son’s windscreen．I could feel he is a ____man through the glass.I learned another lesson about ______a few years later．My father often ____ me early in the morning．“Buy Xerox．It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone．No pleasant _____ or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his angered me and we often ____．But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his______for my financial security lay behind his shortmorning calls．The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I______him．When my social style has ______with that of my friends, I’ve often felt disappointed．For example, I always return phone calls _____ and regularly contact my friends．I expect the same from them．I had one friend who ______called, answering my messages with short e-mails．I rushed to the ______: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger grew as the holidays approached．But then she came to a gathering I _____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month．I was shocked at her thoughtfulness, and ____ for how I’d considered her to be uncaring．Clearly I needed to ____ my expectations of friends.Far too often, I ignored their ____ expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my way .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.【1】A．admire B．enjoy C．remember D．forget【2】A．excitedly B．silently C．nervously D．instantly【3】A．cold B．friendly C．attractive D．polite【4】A．Proudly B．Secretly C．Carefully D．Violently【5】A．boring B．caring C．funny D．stubborn【6】A．value B．respect C．love D．courage【7】A．warned B．telephoned C．visited D．interrupted【8】A．excuse B．meeting C．apology D．greetings【9】A．fought B．encouraged C．quarreled D．laughed【10】A．concern B．blame C．regret D．pride【11】A．thanked B．ignored C．held D．praised【12】A．associated B．conflicted C．agreed D．linked【13】A．in order B．in turn C．without delay D．without doubt 【14】A．rarely B．regularly C．usually D．normally【15】A．judgment B．suggestion C．decision D．condition【16】A．opened B．refused C．hosted D．invited【17】A．depressed B．regretful C．fascinated D．pitiful 【18】A．develop B．own C．find D．change 【19】A．pleasant B．common C．unique D．familiar 【20】A．give B．read C．write D．send四、其他California is the third 【1】(large) state in the USA and it is the most multicultural state. About 15,000 years ago, the first【2】(settle) crossed the Bering Strait and arrived in California. The Native Americans suffered【3】(great) after the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century. In the 18th century, California【4】(rule) by Spain until 1821 when the people of Mexico gained their independence【5】Spain. California then became part of Mexico. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given to the USA.In 1848, gold was discovered in California,【6】attracted people from all over the world to arrive there【7】(achieve) their dreams of becoming rich. In 1850, California became【8】 31st state of the USA as a multicultural society.【9】 (attract) by the climate and lifestyle, more and more people from different parts of the world have been immigrating to California,【10】(include) Asians, Africans and Europeans.五、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。