高二英语上学期期末考试试题
本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分
第I卷
一、第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 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。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Basketball Statistician Help Wanted
The Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2024, Winter 2024 – 2024 and Spring 2024 semesters（学期）. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics （计分）during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements: ·Good computer skills
·Available evenings and weekends ·Knowing basketball rules and statistics
Students interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their own campuses(校区).
·TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone, 240-567-1308 ·Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga, 240-567-7589 ·Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller, 240-567-2273 ·Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gauri Chavan, 240-567-6915 1.When will the job start?
A. In May 2024. B.In May 2024. C.In September 2024. D.In September 2024. 2.Who is more likely to get the job?
A. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends. B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, children’s basketball team coach. C. Sam, English major, member of the college football team.
D. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother.
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3.Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville? A. Michael B. Jorge C. Gauri D. Gary
B
Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters (怪物 ) here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings(细绳) on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their faces. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
4. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very _________.
A.
strange B.
nice
C.
different D. beautiful
5. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ___________.
A. a monkey B. an earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world 6. The earth monster doesn't have ___________.
A. a head, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head C. a hole in its face D. a wing on its body 7. The square window box is __________.
A. a car or a bus B. a very small earth monster C. a TV set D. a radio
C
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized
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(强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished. Gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic (适当的话题). “Well, I'd better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall？ By the way, have you ever been there？” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words: “You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, \you ask me not to talk about it？\\I didn't request you to do so,\he answered, greatly surprised. I said, \Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “‘You don't say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise.
Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students. 8. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because _______.
A. English idioms were not important B. I was not careful with English idioms
C. my teacher didn't emphasize the importance of them D. I had no interest in them
9. At first, on hearing \
A. he was not interested in the topic B. he was only interested in the Great Wall C. I had talked too much D. I had to stop talking
10. The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means _______.
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A. interesting B. important C. terrible D. unlucky
11. Which of the following is true according to the passage？?
A. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.
B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.
D
Dolphins are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time --- at least twenty or thirty years.
Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.
Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.
There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.
Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them. 12. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____. A. live in groups B. have their own language C. are warm-blooded D. have large brains
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13.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around? A. Its jaw. B. Its ears C. Its nose. D. Its eyes. 14. By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.
A. people are cruel to animals B. Jack is different from other dolphins C. dolphins are friendly and clever D. dolphins should be protected by law 15.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack? A. They wanted his help.
B. They enjoyed playing with him.
C. He was lonely and liked to be with people D. He was seriously wounded.
第二节: （共5小题, 每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 16 Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 17 If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
18 A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 19 A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
20 It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey. A. On the other hand, black is depressing.
B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up ---we are born with our preference.
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甘肃省2024学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题(3)
