吉林松原扶余第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试卷

2020-2021学年吉林松原扶余第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试卷

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读选择

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had worked long and hard on this project. Knowing it was finally completed gave me great

satisfaction. “Perfect！”I said “Now, all I have to do is to keep the dogs off it.”I went about

setting . Up barriers using old fence, deck chairs, planters, and anything I could find so as to

avoid footprints both on the oil paint and our carpet . It worked perfectly .

Just before returning to the house and to a much needed shower, I took one last look at this

fine work of art. “What is that?”I said. “Where did that come from ?”

Clearly marked and evenly spaced across the entire area, the tiny marks ran in straight lines. .I

carefully stepped to our flower garden. It was there I found several of the small markings.

Now, almost frozen in place by this shocking discovery, I remained in position so as to

prevent further damage to my work.. Just then, off to my left, it appeared. A chipmunk （花栗鼠）. He was as surprised as I was . We stood there face to face looking at each other,

wondering who would make the first move .

The warm , humid air was now getting the best of me . Sweat now ran freely over my head,

and in poor timing into my eyes . I reached up to rub them and when I opened my eyes he

was gone .

My only satisfaction was in thinking that when he returned home he tracked oily footprints

into his own home . And , hoping he was married , his wife would not let him live it down for

the rest of his life . I stood up, shook my head, laughing about it and walking into my house.

Yes, I tracked oil on the carpet. I am married. My wife will not let me live it down for the rest

of my life .

1．What was the project the author completed in the passage ?

A．Painting B．A carpet

C．A fence D．A flower garden

2．We can know from the passage that the chipmunk_________________.

A．made fun of the author B．stole something important in the house

C．spoiled the author’s work

D．came for some food

3．What did the author do to the chipmunk ?

A．He made fun of the author.

B．He frightened it away.

C．He tried to catch it but failed.

D．He didn’t do any harm to it .

4．We can conclude from the passage that____________.

A．the author was not satisfied with his family life

B．the author was quite satisfied with his project

C．the barriers the author set up were quite successful

D．the chipmunk had a happy family just like the author

In most parts of the world, as far back as anyone can remember , there has been a puppet（木偶）tradition. Although some of us think of puppets as children’s entertainment, they

were----and oftenstill are used to tell serious stories to adult audiences. Even in these days of

special effects, the puppettheatre still has a special place in many cultures.

The best known puppet characters in Britain are Punch and Judy, glove puppets with

woodenheads. In summer, one basic play of about half an hour is performed on beaches all

around Britain .Mr. Punch, who has an enormous nose and wears a curved hat, gets into trouble

and has argumentswith his wife, Judy. A policeman, a crocodile, and a hangman, and all of

them run after Mr. Punch. He ,of course, invariably manages to survive to fight another day .

In Belgium wooden puppets first appeared in the 1820s in cities like liege . The liege

puppetsare in fact string puppets without strings！They have a single rod (棒) attached to their

heads, whichmeans the puppeteers aren’t able to raise the arms and legs, but can move the body

up and down and the head from side to side. Many of the stories used to be historical or

religious but it is Tchantches,a comic character wit patched trousers and a big black hat, who is

the best loved character today. LikeMr. Punch, he is a simple man who is also greedy,

quarrelsome and lazy. He makes fun of everyone, but is often warm--hearted and tender.

5．We can learn from the first paragraph that______________.

A．puppets are much more popular nowadays . B．people prefer puppets to special effects

C．puppets were mainly intended for children

D．people used puppets to make fun for adults

6．The underlined word “invariably”in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to___________.

A．constantly B．naturally

C．immediately D．bravely

7．The biggest difference between puppets in Britain and puppets in Belgium is

their___________.

A．performing time

B．operating ways

C．producing material

D．decorating characters

8．The passage is mainly about__________________.

A．different kinds of puppets

B．how puppets came into being

C．why puppets are popular

D．story---telling through puppets

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