1、- 1 -2016-2017 年度第二学期期末考试高二英语试题试题总分：150 分 答题时间：120 分钟第一部分：阅读理解（共 20 题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）第 1 节（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项AI came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after
2、the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I
3、 wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait
4、about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoide
5、d seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I
6、told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for timeand I left without getting a cent.- 2 -1.The authors roommate offered to help him because_.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good
7、 oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer2. A good doctor is essential for the author to _.A. be properly treatedB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. recover before he leaves AmericaD. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury3. The word“charge”in the third
8、 paragraph means_ .A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_.A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy5. What conclusion can you draw from the story?A. Going to court is something very common in America.B. One must be very
9、careful while driving a car.C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.D. Money is more important than other things in the US.BWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I ta
10、lked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes. He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? Well,
11、you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. - 3 -Pay attention to the other things she said.I did as he told me. To my great surprise , I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very
12、thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to liste
13、n, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” D
14、addys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice. 6. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint? A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said. B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome
15、 her shortcomings. C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it. 7. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean? A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine a
16、nd pointed them out to me. - 4 -B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. 8. Why did her father listen to he
17、r quietly? A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true. B. Because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. D. Because h
18、e wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth. 9. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had C. My Father D. My ChildhoodCWe often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the id
19、ea is old. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” - 5 -There has always been a gap between generations
20、, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to h
21、elp them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference. ”“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didnt w
22、ant to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. Theyre making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”10. Which generat
23、ion did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?A. Mr. Ellis generation B. His childrens generationC. His grandchildrens generation D. None of the above.11. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?A. Mr. Ellis generation. B. His childrens generation.C. Hi
24、s grandchildrens generation. D. None of the above.12. What is the writers attitude towards the generation gap?A. Unacceptable. B. Awful. C. Funny. D. Common.DF . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended P
25、rinceton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My - 6 -own happiness in the past often got
26、such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he con
27、tinued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to gi
28、ve him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first break
29、down and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.1
30、3. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ?A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 814. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking.b. He studied at St.Paul Academy. c. He published his first novel This Sid
31、e of Paradise.d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.e. He failed to reorder his life.f. He joined the army and met Zelda.A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a- 7 -15. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.B. was well ed
32、ucated and well off before he served in the armyC. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken downD. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is ver
33、y busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard. 16 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 17 She treats them wi
34、th patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.18 Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and pu
35、tting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for
36、 us. 19 She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no us
37、e to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 20 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.- 8 -A.She enjoys listening to classic music. B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfortC. She l
38、oves her students and cares for them.D.She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy mealsE. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.G. Can you tell us something about your mother?第二部分 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个
39、选项（A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。How often do you let other peoples nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee 21 your day? One day I was in a taxi and we headed 22 the airport. We were driving in the 23 lane when suddenly a
40、black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his 24 , slide sideways, and at the very last moment our car stopped and 25 the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started 26 at us.My taxi driver just 27 and waved at the guy.
41、 And I mean he was really 28 . So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 29
42、, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage 30 up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes theyll dump it on 31 . Dont take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.Believe me. Youll be 32 . Dont take their garbage and 33 it to - 9 -other
43、 people at work, at home, or on the streets. Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with 34 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on whats 35 in your life. Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you 36 bad th
44、ings more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you 37 them more frequently.So, Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who dont. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 38 it!When you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truc
45、k”, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by 39 go of the bad. Have a Garbage-Free Day! Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 40 the harvest you reap tomorrow.21. A. enrich B. ruin C. spare D. obtain22. A. through B. to C. in D. for23. A. latter B. ri
46、ght C. opposite D. free24. A. brakes B. door C. window D. seat25. A. knocked B. overtook C. missed D. lost26. A. laughing B. throwing C. glancing D. yelling27. A. wondered B. smiled C. ignored D. guessed28. A. friendly B. angry C. tired D. disappointed29. A. expectation B. passengers C. garbage D. g
47、oods30. A. turns B. pushes C. holds D. piles 31. A. roads B. children C. you D. dustbin32.A. upset B. happier C. pitiful D. frightened33. A. spread B. share C. explain D. contribute- 10 -34. A. surprise B. pleasure C. doubt D. regrets35. A. funny B. important C. strange D. embarrassing36. A. remember B. forget C. value D. appreciate37. A. enjoy B. exchange C. recall D.imagine38. A. inspire B. make C. mend D. notice39. A. letting B. consisting C. making D. dreaming 40. A. dist
