高二下学期期末考试英语试题含参考答案.docx
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高二下学期期末考试英语试题含参考答案
2016--2017学年第二学期期末检测
高二英语试题
本试卷共9页,满分135分,考试时间120分钟
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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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。
A
HereisalistofsomeofthebestmuseumsforchildreninAmerica.
PleaseTouchChildren’sMuseum
ThismuseumliesinPhiladelphia.ItoffersAliceinWonderlandexhibitswhereyoungchildrencanplaywithgiantflowersandhaveteaparties.Kidscanalsoplayonmusicalinstrumentsandbabiescancrawlonlilypads,whichmakemusicalsounds.
TheChildren’sMuseumofIndianapolis
ThismuseumliesinIndiana.Itholdsafairshareofdinosaurfossils(化石).TherearemanyfossilsliketheT.Rex,Buckyandmanyothersinan8,000-square-footarea.Around10,000man-madeobjects,includinga55-tonsteamengineanda33-foottallwaterclock,arethereinthe365,000-square-footarea.Italsooffersactivitieslikedinosaurbuilding,campsandclassesfeaturingspacethemesandothereducationalprograms.
BostonChildren’sMuseum
ThismuseumliesinMassachusetts.Theexhibitshereareofhealth,art,science,cultureandenvironment.Inthismuseum,childrenalsolearnaboutJapaneseculture.ActivitieslikePlayLab,NewBalanceClimbandTheRecycleShopbringoutthecreativityinchildren.
NationalMuseumofPlay
Thismuseum,whichliesinRochesterareaofNewYork,hasawidecollectionofdolls,games,toysandotherhomecraftsdatingbacktothe19thcentury.Here,educationaltoursincludestoriesofmachinesandothertoys.KidscanwalkinSesameStreetexhibitandcookfoodatplayorTVstudios.
Children’sMuseumofHouston
ThismuseumliesinTexas.Termedasthebestplaygroundformind,thismuseumoffersscoresofactivitiesforkidsofeveryage.Itevenoffersfreefamilyadventureeventswherefamilieswiththeirkidsareencouragedtoworkonmathactivitiesandgames.Childrenalsolearnaboutbroadcastingactivitiesandpreservingecosystems.
1.IfacouplewithkidsofdifferentagesarecrazyfansofAliceinWonderland,theyshouldgoto.
A.NewYorkB.IndianaC.PhiladelphiaD.Massachusetts
2.WhilevisitingNationalMuseumofPlay,youcantakepartin.
A.dinosaurbuildingB.NewBalanceClimb
C.playingwithgiantflowersD.cookingfoodatplayorTVstudios
3.Whomightbemostinterestedinthispassage?
A.Parents.B.Students.C.Teachers.D.Researchers.
B
WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.Iusuallygotprettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!
”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?
AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhyfishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhurtstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem.
WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.
4.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?
A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.
C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.
5.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?
A.Toreadaboutfish.B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.
C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.
6.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound_________.
A.indeepwateronsunnydaysB.indeepwateroncloudydays
C.inshallowwaterundersunlightD.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.
7.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound_________.
A.iteasytothinklikeacustomerB.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiring
C.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonableD.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople
C
In2006,SalKhanlaunched“KhanAcademy”toprovideYouTubeteachingforhis12-year-oldcousinwhoneededhelpwithmaths.Theonlineschoolnowprovidesmorethan580milliononlinelessonsinover36languages.Lastfall,KhancreatedaphysicalschoolinCalifornia.
TheKhanLabSchoolrunsdifferentlyfromtraditionalschools.There’snohomeworkorgrades,andstudents—rangingfromagesfiveto12—sharethesameclassroom.“It’sonly150yearsthatweseparatedchildrenbyageinclassrooms,”saidKhan.“Theideaisthatyoucanlearnalotfromthestudentswhoarealittleolderthanyouandifyou’re12yearsoldyoucouldexercisealotofleadershipbeingateacherassistantfortheyoungerstudents.”
Theschoolalsobreaksupthestudentsbasedontheir“independencelevel,”ratherthantheirage.“Whateverindependencelevelyou’reon—whetherinmath,readingorwriting—you’reonyourowntrack,”heexplained.
Anotheruniquefeatureoftheschoolisthatitrunsallday,all-yearlong.Khansaidtheproblemwiththecurrentschoolscheduleisthattheydonothaveenoughlearningtime.“ThegapbetweentheU.S.andShanghaitestscorescanbeexplainedbytimeintheclassroom,”Khansaid.“Youhavethesummerlearningloss,whichisnotonlytimethatyou’renotlearningwhenyoucouldbe,butalsoyou’reforgettingthethingsthatyoulearnedattheendoflastyear.”
NowKhanLabSchoolentersitssecondyear.KhansaidhehopestousethereachoftheKhanAcademy,whichhasmorethan30millionusersnow,tosendstudentsandteachersinotherschoolsinformationonhowtocreatesimilarlearningexperiencesintheirclassrooms.
8.Lastfall,SalKhan________.
A.launchedanonlinecourseB.setupTheKhanLabSchool
C.helpedhiscousinwithmathsD.startedKhanAcademyontheInternet
9.WhichisoneofthefeaturesoftheKhanLabSchool?
A.Kidsareseparatedbyages.B.Kidsaretrainedtobeteachers.
C.Youngerkidslearnfromolderones.D.Olderkidslearnlessthanyoungerones.
10.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphFour?
A.StudentsinAmericaspendlittletimeatschool.
B.Americanschoolsrunallday,all-yearlong.
C.Learningtimeisveryimportantfortestscores.
D.Summeristhebesttimeforlearning.
11.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Khanisgoingto________.
A.sharetheschool’sexperienceB.attractmorestudents
C.createmoresimilarschoolsD.hiremoreteachers
D
ThepopularsmartphoneapplicationInstagram(照片分享)haschangedthewaywelookatphotography,evenourworld.Thephoto-worthymomentsweshareserveasanimportantfunctionincultivatingthephotographicartisticeye.
Instagramhasgotpeopletostartnoticingtheartintheireverydaylife.Ithasalsoallowedustosharetheartfulmomentsinourliveswithothers.Clearly,makingpeoplefocusonbeautifulmomentsintheirlivesandhowtosharethemisapositivetakeawayfromInstagram.
NotonlyhasInstagramchangedthewaywelookatthingsaroundus,butithasalsochangedthewaypeopleviewprofessionalphotography.Instagramhasturnedeveryonewithasmartphoneintoanartist.Openinguparttothegeneralcommunityisagroundbreaking(创新的)aspectofthisapplication.Makingartisticattemptsaccessibleforeveryonetodiscovertheirartistictalentsandexplorecreativelyissomethingthathasmadepeoplefindthebeautyintheeveryday.However,thisaccessibilityhasalsocreatedquestioningaroundartandrespectdeservedbyprofessionalphotography.
TheartinaprofessionalphotographversusanInstagramcansometimesbehardtonoticeataquickglance.ButphotographstakenbytrueprofessionalphotographersholdsomethingthatInstagram’scannotmatchintermsofphotographicquality,oradvancedcompositionalknowledge.
ThisisnottosayInstagramisalesserart.Aestheticqualitiesofartareapersonalmatterandhowgoodanartworkisdependsonpersonalpreferences.Goodisaveryarbitrarytermintheartworld.Forexample,Imayfindonephotomorepleasingthananother,butnoteveryonehastoagreewithme.
ThepointIamtryingtomakeisthatprofessionalphotographyshouldnotbelost,butinsteadapproachedwithanew,enhancedlevelofrespectandadmiration—despitehowaccessible,commonandfunInstagramnowmakesthetakingandsharingofphotos.
12.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?
A.TheincreasingpopularityofInstagram.
B.TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofInstagram.
C.ThechangesthatInstagrambringsus.
D.ThedifferencesbetweenInstagramandprofessionalphotography.
13.WhatcanthesmartphoneapplicationInstagramdo?
A.Helppeopletodiscovertrueself.
B.Inspirepeopletofindthebeautyin
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