高二下學期英語期末考試試卷第21套真題

高二下學期英語期末考試試卷一、單項選擇（共10小題；每題1分，滿分10分）I’mtryingtobreaktheofgettinguptoolate.A.traditionB.convenienceC.habitD.leisureThesecretaryandthemanagerverybusynow.A.isB.areC.wasD.wereWe’relistedsomeofthemostfamousflowershaveaspecialsignificance.A.whatB.thatC.whereD./tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone’sskin.A.ExposedB.ExposingC.ExposeD.BeingexposedGreatchangesinourschoolsince2016.Alotofprogress.A.havetakentheplace;havebeenmadeB.hadtakenplace;havebeenmadeC.weretakenplace;hasmadeD.havetakenplace;hasbeenmadeGeorgeWashingtonwasbornin1732inarichfamilyinisnowthestateofVirginia.A.whichB.whereC.thatD.whatDoyouthinkclimbingistoourhealth?A.beneficialB.invaluableC.advisableD.worthyPracticeChineseGongfucannotonlyone’sstrength,butalsodevelopone’scharacter.A.bringupB.takeupC.pullupD.buildupItwasinNewZealandElizabethfirstmetCarl.A.whatB.thatC.whereD./Infrontofourhousewithahistoryof100years.A.atreestandsB.doesatreestandC.atreestandingD.standsatree二、閱讀理解（共15小題；每題2分，滿分30分）閱讀理解WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:￡12.00￡8.00Groups￡9￡5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A.￡12.00.B.￡9.00.C.￡8.0D.￡5.50Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A. Producers’Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.閱讀理解Raisedinamotherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytight-fistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!”Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessvaluedbecausemyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwaschangedonespringevening.Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Iwasdyingforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffthebusanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.Arowofhedgesedgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedgetowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeIcamehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponarrivinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!Myson,it’syou!”he’dsaywithpretendedsurpriseonhisface.Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Acceptedhappily.B.Complainedunhappily.C.Agreedwillingly.D.Explainedclearly.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupset?A.Thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs.B.Thedifficultyofwalkingonthemountainroad.C.Thefeelingofbeinglessvalued.D.Thefearofridingthebushome.Whydidtheauthor’sfatherwatchbehindthehedge?A.Becausehewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage.B.Becausehewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety.C.Becausehedidn’twanttomeethissoninthedoorway.D.Becausehewasworriedhissonwasnotoldenough.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TerribleJourneyHomeB.MyCollegeLifeC.MyFather’sSecretD.RidingBusAlone閱讀理解Ithasalwaysbeenthoughtthatalcoholcausespeopletoputonweightbecauseitcontainsalotofsugar,butnewresearchsuggestsaglassadaycoldformpartofadiet.Lookingatpaststudiestheyfoundthat,whileheavydrinkersdoputonweight;thosewhodrinkinmoderationcanactuallyloseweight.AspokesmanfortheresearchteamatNavarroUniversityinSpainsays,“Lighttomoderatealcoholintake,especiallyofwine,maybemorelikelytoprotectagainst,ratherthanpromote,weightgain.”TheInternationalScientificForumonAlcoholResearchreviewedthefindingsandagreedwithmostoftheconclusions,particularlythatdatadonotclearlyindicateifmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.Boston University’s Dr. Harvey Finkel foundthat the biologicmechanismsrelatingalcoholtochangesinbodyweightarenotproperlyunderstood.Histeampointedoutthestrongprotectiveeffectsofmoderatedrinking on the risk of gettingconditions like diabetes, which relatetoincreasingobesity.Somestudiessuggestthatevenveryobesepeoplemaybeatlowerriskofdiabetesiftheyaremoderatedrinkers.Thegroupsaysalcoholprovidescaloriesthatarequicklyabsorbedintothebodyandarenotstoredinfat,andthatthisprocesscouldexplainthedifferencesinitseffectsfromthoseofotherfoods.Theyagreethatfutureresearchshouldbedirectedtowardsassessingtherolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinks,takingintoconsiderationdrinkingpatternsandincludingthepasttendencyofparticipantstogainweight.Fornowthereislittleevidencethatconsumingsmalltomoderateamountsofalcoholonaregularbasisincreasesone’sriskofbecomingobese.What’smore,astudythreeyearsagosuggestedthatresveratrol,acompoundpresentingrapesandredwinedestroysfatcells.Thepassageismainlyforthose .A.whoproducewineB.whohaveadrinkinghabitC.whogoonadietD.whoareeagertoloseweightTheunderlinedphrase”inmoderation”inthefirstparagraphmeans .A.excitedlyB.carefullyC.frequentlyD.properlyWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Currentdataclearlyshowthatmoderatedrinkingincreasesweight.B.Resveratrolisprovedtoincreasetheriskofbecomingfat.C.Theresearchfoundmoderatedrinkinghasastrongprotectiveeffect.D.Thespecificrolesofdifferenttypesofalcoholicdrinksareveryclear.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Howtodosomeeasyexperiments.B.Howtoreducethecaloriescontainedinwine.C.Howtoprovethefindingmentionedabove.D.Howtomakewineinahealthyway.閱讀理解Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedparttime,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecomparedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpassage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcame,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.Theauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwayhomefromhospitalbecause.A.whatthedoctorsaidwasworryingB.theauthorfailedintheexamC.theywereexhaustedD.theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroadTheauthormanagetoraisehismarksinlearningby.A.beingconfidentB.gettinghelpfromhisteacherC.listeningattentively（專心地）D.competingwithhisclassmatesWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthor’seyesrecoveredfinally.B.Readingmadetheauthormoresensitive.C.Theauthor’smotherquittedherjobtolookafterhim.D.Readinghelpedtheauthoralotbothacademicallyandmentally.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?A.MyeyesighttroubleB.AnunforgettableexperienceC.MygoodhearingD.Apreciousgiftfrommother三、任務型閱讀（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）項為多余選項。Secretcodeskeepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears. breakingneverlagsfarbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography. Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.” Youmightrepresenteachletterwithaforexample.Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“135520135.”Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessage of a real code, you must have a codebook. Forexample,“bridge”mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“Bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.” However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.四、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ABC和D入空白處的最佳選項。TheworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamerWhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilivedinasmalltown.Ifoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazine.IthoughttomyselfIcoulddothis,soIbeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit.Twoweekslaterwhenthekitarrived,Itookthecardsandranoutofthehouse.Threehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithno1andapocketfullofmoney.A2wasborn.WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfathertookmeto3ZigZiegler.IrememberlisteningtoMr.Zieglerwhoraisedeveryone’s4uptotheceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.IwantedtobeaspeakerjustlikeMr.Ziegler.Thena5wasborn.Recently,Ibeganpursuingmydreamof6others.Afterworkingformanyyearsinthecompany,Idecidedto7mysecurepositionafterattendingasalesmeeting.Thevice-presidentofourcompanymadeaspeechthat8mylife.Heaskedus,“9anangelcouldrealizeyourthreewishes,whatwouldtheybe?”Aftergivingusamomentto10thethreewishes,hethenaskedus,“Whydoyouneedanangel?”Iwould11forgettheencouragementitgavemeatthatmoment.I12thatIdidn’tneedanangel’shelptobecomeagreatspeaker.Havingmadethatdecision,Iwasimmediately13.MyhusbandwaslaidofffromhisjobjustoneweekafterI14myjob.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhouseandneededboth15topaythemonthlymortgage.Ievenplannedtoturnbacktomy16company,knowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwas17thatifIwentback,Iwouldneverleave.IdecidedIstillwantedto18forwardratherthanendupwithamouthfullof“ifonlys”lateron.Amotivationalspeakerwasborn.WhenIfirmly19mydream,themiraclesreallybegantohappen.Inashortperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjob.AndIwasabletogetalotof20engagements.Idiscoveredtheunbelievablepowerofdreams.（1A.B.C.D.magazie2A.B.C.designerD.collector（3）A.helpB.seeC.hugD..heightB.sensesC.VoiceD.spirits（5）A.conceptB.memoryC.dreamD.chance（6）A.B.C.D.motivatig7A.B.C.D.（8A.B.C.D.d9A.B.AlthoughC.UnlessD.giveupB.lookintoC.carryoutD.writedown（11）A.neverB.seldomC.alwaysD.sometimes（12）A.arguedB.realizedC.expectedD.imagined（13）A.improvedB.criticizedC.testedD.A.B.C.D.dA.B.C.energyD.incomes（16）A.idealB.formerC.officialD.secure（17）A.optimisticB.certainC.sensitiveD.touchB.sitC.manageD.move（19）A.stucktoB.adjustedtoC.returnedtoDobjectedto （20）A.sellingBoperatingC.speakingD.publishing（101.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热莼蚶ㄌ杻葐卧~的正確形式。Ifthis13-year-oldAmericanboysucceedsinhiseffort MountEverest,hehasmodestambitions—pickasmallpieceofrockfromthetopoftheworldasamementoandwearitinanecklace.“Iwillnotsellitorgiveittoanyone.Itissomethingfor tosay‘thisisarockfromthesummit’,”JordanRomerofromCalifornia,to