高二英語下學期期末考試試題

1、2017-2018學年度下期期末考試高二英語試題第I卷第一部分：聽力（略）第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AA SAFE HOMEIt is sad but true that people die in earthquakes from falling furniture （家具）and bricks. Earthquake safety is very important and there is more to it than just keeping buildings

2、 from falling down. So if your home is in an earthquake area, you should prepare carefully before the earthquake comes. First, make sure you buy a house which is earthquake safe. All pipes should be fixed to the wall and all walls should be especially thick and strong. You also have to make sure tha

3、t there are bolts underneath your house. They are one of the most important ways of protecting a house. Make sure the building has no broken windows and is well repaired. Second, look at the objects in your house. Those in the living room, which are the most likely to hurt us, are computers, televis

4、ions and lamps. They can be tied to tables or stuck to them so they wont easily move around. The kitchen, which is also very dangerous, must have strong doors on all the cupboards. This is the place where many small things are stored that might fall down. The water heater （水暖氣）should have a case rou

5、nd it too. Windows are a special problem. When they break, glass can cause many accidents. It is better to use safety glass if you can, especially for pictures. Always remember: “It is better to be safe than sorry.” 1. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A. Its nec

6、essary for people whose homes are in an earthquake area to prepare carefully before an earthquake comes. B. Never buy a house which is earthquake safe.C. Make sure that all pipes are fixed to walls that are thick and strong. D. It is important to have a house which has bolts underneath and no broken

7、 windows.2. Anyone _ will be hurt in an earthquake if the window glass breaks. A. who lives in the houseB. who walks in the open airC. who stands close to windowsD. whose house has safety glass3. The passage suggests that those _ should read it carefully. A. for whom this advice is writtenB. who are

8、 going to buy housesC. whose houses are earthquake safeD. who build the buildingsBThree Travellers StoriesSALLYS STORY I was going overseas on a short holiday. I needed to take some medicine from the doctor with me. The pills were in a big bottle, so I counted out how many I needed for the holiday a

9、nd put them into a small bottle. When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills. The officer wanted to know what the pills were for and why they werent in their proper bottle with my name and the doctors name on it. I explained that the bottle

10、 had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills. I didnt. I found out it was illegal to have these pills without a doctors permission. In the end a customs officer called my embassy and the embassy telephoned my doctor. I didnt get to m

11、y hotel till after midnight and I was very stressed. PAULS STORY I was staying in a small village in Turkey. The countryside around the village was very beautiful so I decided to go for a walk. I had been walking for about an hour and a half when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt

12、my ankle and I couldnt stand up. I didnt know how I could get back to the village. I hadnt told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing. I began to worry that I might have to stay there all night. I had no water or food and no warm clothes

13、. I was very frightened. Luckily, a couple of hours later, a young boy came past on a horse. He lifted me onto the animal and took me back to the village. DONNAS STORY It was a very hot day so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadnt gone very far when I noticed everyone was loo

14、king at me, and they didnt seem very friendly at all. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned left down a small, quiet street. I hadnt gone very far when I realized my mistake. Two men were following me. I started to run but suddenly my wa

15、y was blocked by two other men walking towards me. Luckily for me a taxi came around a corner and I was able to stop it and jump inside quickly. On the way back to the hotel the taxi driver explained that this was a very religious town and that the people did not approve of women walking around in c

16、lothes that didnt cover them properly. 4. If you have to take special medicine while travelling overseas, _.A. have your doctor go with youB. take the pills in a new bottle C. carry a doctors letter that explains thisD. phone your family5. If travelling alone, you should let someone know the followi

17、ng except _.A. where you are goingB. when you will be backC. where to search for you if you dont get backD. what you will do because it is private6. Donnas story tells us when travelling, always wear _.A. shorts and a T-shirtB. clothes that the local people will find acceptableC. a cap and sunglasse

18、sD. religious clothes that cover you properly7. The three stories tell us that _.A. travelling overseas is dangerous.B. any dangers and problems could happen.C. we should not travel alone and wear proper clothes.D. we should carry enough money with us.CYou cannot imagine how the name of Robben Islan

19、d made us afraid. It was a prison from which no one escaped. There I spent the hardest time of my life. But when I got there Nelson Mandela was also there and he helped me. Mr Mandela began a school for those of us who had little learning. He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evenings when w

20、e should have been asleep. We read books under our blankets and used anything we could find to make candles to see the words. I became a good student. I wanted to study for my degree but I was not allowed to do that. Later, Mr Mandela allowed the prison guards to join us. He said they should not be

21、stopped from studying for their degrees. They were not cleverer than me, but they did pass their exams. So I knew I could get a degree too. That made me feel good about myself. When I finished the four years in prison, I went to find a job. Since I was better educated, I got a job working in an offi

22、ce. However, the police found out and told my boss that I had been in prison for blowing up government buildings. So I lost my job. I did not work again for twenty years until Mr Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1994. All that time my wife and children had to beg for food and help from relatives

23、 or friends. Luckily Mr Mandela remembered me and gave me a job taking tourists around my old prison on Robben Island. I felt bad the first time I talked to a group. All the terror and fear of that time came back to me. I remembered the beatings and the cruelty of the guards and my friends who had d

24、ied. I felt I would not be able to do it, but my family encouraged me. They said that the job and the pay from the new South African government were my reward after working all my life for equal rights for the Blacks. So now at 51 I am proud to show visitors over the prison, for I helped to make our

25、 people free in their own land. 8. The author felt good about himself because _.A. the prison guards studied with him B. Mandela taught them himself C. many of his friends passed the exams D. he believed he could get a degree if he had the chance 9. As a leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela helped

26、 prisoners of Robben Island by _.A. giving them an education B. giving them money C. putting the guards in prison D. giving them a job 10. The author lost his job because _.A. he wasnt well-educated when he was in prison B. the boss knew he had been in prison C. he was not fit for his work D. he did

27、nt get on well with the other workers 11. The underlined number in the last paragraph refers to _.A. the room number of prisonB. the authors number in prisonC. the authors ageD. the work timeDA good joke can be the hardest thing to understand when studying a foreign language. As a recent article in

28、The Guardian newspaper noted, “Theres more to understanding a joke in a foreign language than understanding vocabulary and grammar.” Being able to understand local jokes is often seen as an incredible（難以置信的）ice-breaker for a language learner who is eager to form friendships with native speakers. “I

29、always felt that humor was a ceiling（上限）that I could never break through,” Hannah Ashley, a public relations account manager in London, who once studied Spanish in Madrid told The Guardian, “I could never speak to people on the same level as I would speak to a native English speaker. I almost came a

30、cross as quite a boring person because all I could talk about was facts. In fact, most of the time, jokes are only funny for people who share a cultural background or understand humor in the same way. Chinese-American comedian Joe Wong found this out first-hand. He had achieved huge success in the U

31、.S., but when he returned to China in 2008 for his first live show in Beijing, he discovered that people didnt think his. Chinese jokes were as funny as his English ones. In Australia, meanwhile many foreigners find understanding jokes about sports to be the biggest headache. “The hardest jokes are

32、related to rugby because I know nothing about rugby,” said Melody Cao, who was once a student in Australia. “When I heard jokes I didnt get, I just laughed along.” In the other two major English-speaking countries, the sense of humor is also different. British comedian Simon Pegg believes that while

33、 Britons use irony-basically, saying something they dont mean to make a joke-every day, people in the U.S. dont see the point of using it so often. “British jokes tend to be more subtle and dark, while American jokes are more obvious with their meanings, a bit like Americans themselves,” he wrote in

34、 The Guardian. 12. The writer quoted the sentence, “Theres more to understanding a joke in a foreign language than understanding vocabulary and grammar.” to show that _.A. making jokes can help you make friends with native speakers B. local jokes can help you to understand the local culture better C

35、. understanding jokes requires a good knowledge of vocabulary and grammar D. to understand its jokes, youd better learn the culture 13. What can we guess about Hannah Ashley? A. She feels confident in using Spanish. B. She believes that one had better rely on facts when speaking a foreign language.

36、C. She thinks that Spanish people do not have much of a sense of humor. D. She feels that not being able to share their humor makes her seem boring to Spanish people. 14. Joe Wong is used as an example to _. A. show that there are cultural differences in humor B. prove that it can be difficult to tr

37、anslate jokes C. suggest that bilingual people（雙語者）have no problems in making people laugh D. show that the expressing ability affects the sense of humor 15. From the article, we can learn that _.A. jokes about sports are the most difficult ones for foreign people who have different cultural backgro

38、unds B. Americans might not be able to enjoy British jokes C. not all English native speakers can understand English jokes easily D. British peoples dark jokes often make people uncomfortable 第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Every culture has its own ways to show friends

39、hip. 16._. In the language of the Hawaiians who first settled the islands long ago, aloha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness” Hawaiians believe that once somebody loves the land, they are ready to love their people or community（社區(qū)）. 17._. It is called lokahi in the Hawaiian la

40、nguage, which means “oneness with all people”. To enjoy the land you should not be selfish. The land is for everyone who lives on it. Today many different peoples call Hawaii their home. Indeed, Hawaii is a place where people make one big community from many smaller communities. Each person gives ko

41、kua (help) to other people so that all feel stronger. It is believed that the islands can be a paradise（天堂）when people live in peace. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea. 18._. So when the people of Hawaii talk about ohana (family), they are rea

42、lly talking about all those who live on the islands. Living in peace, Hawaiians have developed a third sign of friendship. 19._. The lei, a string of flowers, is put over a friends neck. Then the friend is given a kiss on the cheek. Visitors to the islands are also given leis. 20._. Aloha also means

43、 “goodbye”, so visitors will hear it again when they leave. It can also mean “our hearts singing together”. Perhaps this is how most visitors will remember their new friendship. A. This is the second most important sign of friendship.B. So are the Hawaiians to show their understanding of friendship.

44、C. When problems happen, people are asked to solve them with understanding.D. On the islands of Hawaii, friendship is part of the “aloha spirit.E. They are treated as the most honoured guests of the islands.F. When they hear aloha, visitors begin to feel at home.G. This personal friendship is shown

45、by giving leis to one another.第三部分：語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Have you ever heard of the saying, “If you want a friend, be _ 21 !” What does it _22 ? There are many different things that you can do to _ 23 friends. You may find out what

46、they are if you _24 someone make friends.Here is _ 25 _ one new teachers made friends with the _26_ in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell _ 27 _ , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you _28 _ my class this year! I

47、want to _ 29_ each of you very much. Im sure we will enjoy working together.”The teacher smiled, used a pleasant _30 _ and acted _31_ a friendly way. She told the students her _32_ and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to _33_ and hoped to do with them during the yea

48、r. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she _34_ what she said. Each of them wanted to know her _35_ and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about 36 . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teache

49、r _37 _?How do you know and like your classmates? One _38_ is to find out more about them. During the _39_ you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about your interests or your holiday

50、experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have _40_ interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, “I like to do. It should be fun to be friends with you.”Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.21. A. itB. oneC

51、. that D. careful22. A. mean B. want C. have D. show23. A. makeB. meetC. have D. get24. A. look B. hearC. listenD. watch25. A. what B. howC. why D. when26. A. teachersB. studentsC. workmatesD. parents27. A. rang B. got C. sangD. spoke28. A. on B. in C. with D. about29. A. teachB. knowC. learnD. like

52、30. A. voiceB. sentenceC. phraseD. sound31. A. on B. byC. in D. to32. A. familyB. father C. work D. name33. A. do B. eatC. getD. play34. A. meantB. liked C. wasD. forgot35. A. much B. betterC. enoughD. still36. A. themselvesB. their parentsC. the teacherD. the school37. A. wasB. didC. gotD. saw38. A

53、. wayB. dayC. teacherD. class39. A. breakB. classC. teachingD. day40. A. no B. differentC. manyD. the same第II卷第三部分：語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Orlandos family lives in a small metal house that has a roof of 41_ (dry) grass and a dirt floor. They do not ha

54、ve their own toilet and have to use an open field. This increases the 42_ (chance) of disease. Maria told me that for the last six months the three youngest children suffered 43_ a skin disease but now they are fully recovered. This has been a great 44_ (relieve) for the family. If any family member

55、s are sick, they have to travel 45_ two hours to get to the nearest health centre. If there is 46_ emergency, they have to travel three hours to get to the 47_ (near) hospital. Orlandos family, 48_ other families in the community, has a very small income and it is a struggle to be able to meet their

56、 basic needs. So your financial contribution will be especially 49_ (appreciation). Even so the family has a lively social life. During their spare time, Orlandos family love to sit around their radio with friends, 50_ (listen) to the news and music.第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞