2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题（33）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25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A B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AWith the Chin ese Ian guage grow ing in popularity, the UK gover nment pla ns to in vest（投资）10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin（普通话）. Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.Ted（UK）: The lear ning of any Ian guage can be valuable and reward ing, but it is notsuitable for every one. Chin ese is a difficult Ian guage to lear n and the UK has a poorreputati on for teach ing foreig n Ian guages. Why should they lear n Chin ese whe n most peoplein the world speak En glish?Mark（US）: I studied French for 2 years in high school and Germanfor 4 years in college.I studied Man dari n in formally for about 4 mon ths before moving to China. NowI speak Man dari n every day as my wife does n ' t speak En glish. But it is far from being flue nt. Lear ning additi onal Ian guages is a great thing, which offers a differe nt perspective on the world around us. Nowadays, it ' s almost necessary to be able to speak more than just y our native ton gue.George （UK）: No, uni ess they ' re taught from a very early stage of childhood. Man dari n is so difficult. If China really is going to dominate the world, it ' II have to do so by speaking the world ' s dominant Ianguage ---English.Sam （UK）: I don ' t think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world asEnglish. It is too difficult to learn as a second Ianguage. To learn Chinese you completely have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. If you have to learn it besides other subjects you can ' t be good at it. But Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.1. What is probably Mark 's main motivati on （动机）for lear ning Chinese?A. Further educatio n.B. Effective com muni cati onC. His freque nt travelD. The official policy2. What does Sam think of learning Chinese?A. It ' s necessary.B. It 's of little use.C. It takes too much time.D. It ' s not popular.3. What seems to be the major problem when foreigners try to learn Chinese?BSure, human dads can play games with their kids and help with homework, but can they give birth? Daddy sea horses can! This Father ' s Day, whil…e you ' re praising your daddy, youmay alsoremember that some of the best dads in the world can be found in the ani mal kin gdom: Sea horses : The “ Mr. Mom ” in the sea, male sea horses, carry up to 2,000 fertilizedeggsin small bags in their stomachs until they hatch. Even after the babies are born, they stay in side the bag un til they are ready to live by themselves.Darwin ' s rheas : Thought your dad was overprotective? Darwin ' s rheas, also known as South America n ostriches （ 鸵鸟）,are so protective of their childre n that they have even bee n known to attack small airplanes on the ground if they get too close to their home! Marmosets: These little mon keys do everyth ingbut give lectures on how to give birth! Devoteddads assist during their babies ' birth. They also let Mom get some rest by taking care of the kids when she' s not nursing them.Sand grouse : These pigeon-like birds live in areas where water is rare, so fathers fly asmany as 50 miles to get water for their kids. After they dip their breast feathers in the water, they fly home and let their chicks suck trhe water from their bodies.Fathers in the ani mal kin gdom are not that differe nt from our own beloved dads. This Father ' s Day, when you are honoring your dad, honor animal dads, too, by practicing kindnesstoward all an imals. 4. The underlined“they ” in paragraph 2 refers to_______ . A. fertilized eggs B. their stomachsC. male sea horsesD. baby seahorses5. Accord ing to the passage, which ani mal is the most protective?A. A sea horseB. A Darwin ' s rheaC. A marmosetD. A san grouse6. The passage mainly tells readers_______ .A. how clever and brave ani mals areB.how to honor animal dads on Father ' s DayC. ani mal dads are differe nt from huma n dadsD. some in teresti ng facts about male an imalsCA. Its difficulty as a Ian guageC. The great popularity of En glishB. Misun dersta nding about China D. A lack of lear ning resources.What would you like to be whe n you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astr on aut? What do you n eed todo to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that study ing well and the n going on to work hard will get you successful career you want. We are con sta ntly taughtIt ' s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant （ 移植）,and now, what he really wants to do is playing football.“ I feel happyabout my new han ds, and I don ' t feel differe nt. I like that now I can throw a football further tha n whe n I did n' t have han ds, ” he said.The nation ' s youngest hand-transplant patient has been working hard to learn how touse his new han ds. He lost his hands and his feet 7 years ago after sufferi ng from a serious infection. In August, the boy showed off his new abilities by throw ing out the first ball at a baseball game. Dr. Scott Levin, team l eader of Zion ' s operation, said Zion was faced with the operation much braver than many adults. “ I ' ve never seen Zion cry, ” Levin said."He' s just an amaz ing boy. He has such courage and determ in ati on and gives us all■ ■ g ■ ” in spirati on.Zion said his courage came from the two most amazing people: his mom and his grandma. His mother, Pattie Ray, said,"It ' s been a long journey but now I feel like I am livingin my dream. It ' s his dream, and it ' s mine, too. I ' m just living through him, and I just here to support him in any way and help him do whatever he wants to do. ”However , Zion told reporters his mom wouldn't let him try out for football. His momsaid it ' s too dangerous. She also pointed out that he might be playing against little kids,not professionals,and she told him they would discuss it later. Zion tried to counter herargume nt. “ My next goal: convince Mom to let me play football, ” he said.7. What is Zion ' s attitude towards his tran spla nted han ds?A. He likes them a lotB. He tries to ignore themC. He accepts them un willi nglyD. He has mixed feeli ngs about them.8. What did Dr. Scott Lev in thi nk of Zio n? A. He was unu sually quiet. B. He was well worth praisi ng. C. He was cleverer tha n expected.D. He was a tale nted football player.9. Which of the following words can best describe Pattie Ray? A. Sen sitive and strict. B. Devoted and supportiveC. Optimistic and activeD. Open-min ded and outgo ing.10. What does the un derl ined word "counter ” in the last paragraph mean? A. acceptB. proveC. be aga instD. comme ntthat our hard work will even tually pay off.But a gover nment survey has show n that hard work is not the only thing that will helpyou to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know whe n it comes to social activity. So are the connections that you have more importa nt tha n your educati on?76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in in flue ncing your cha nces of success. They believe that if you are privileged from birth, you are more likely to have a successful career, especially if your family is wealthy.Even if you don ' t have a privileged background, the people you know can still makea differe nee to your career. Network ing is a skill which is en couraged by many careeradvisers. Some companies run networking workshops to try and encourage staff to meet otherpeople, to com muni cate and build relati on ships. It ' s a valuable skill.But the survey also showed someth ing quite in terest ing. Although most people believed that n etworks are more importa nt tha n educati on, many people put their own career successdow n to tale nt, rather tha n backgro und. 41%of the people said that their pare nts ' in come had in flue need their life, but at the sametime, ano ther 41%believed that they had achieved their own success.So which is more importa nt, what you know or who you know? It seems that by work inghard and making lots of connections, the answer may be that both are very important.11. Which of the follow ing is closet i n meaning to the un derl ined part?A. Practice makes perfectB. Nothi ng is impossibleC. Hope for the bestD. No pains, no gains12. According to the government survey , the most important factor to help people move upthe ladderis ________ .A. hard workB. educati onC. social relatio nshipD. social activity13. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. 76% of the people think social relationship is most important.B. 41% of the people believe pare nts ' in come is most importa nt.C. 76% of the people think family backgro und ranks first.D. 41% of the people believe they gained their own success.14. From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article to ____ .A. stress the importa nee of educati onB. challe nge the traditi onal beliefC. make lots of social connectionsD. en courage people to work hard.15. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. the Way to Success B. Keep Your Dream in Mind C. A Wealthy and Smooth Career D. A Survey on People ' s Dreams 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。
