高二英语下学期期末考试试题II.docx
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高二英语下学期期末考试试题II
2019-2020年高二英语下学期期末考试试题(II)
注意事项:
1.答卷
前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。
2.将答案写在答题卡上。
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第I卷(选择题,共70分)
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,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreametrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames."Overtime,"Villarrealsays,"theyfeelseparatedandalone."
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtoplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmodernta
bloidsandwebsitesdo.
Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"story"aliveforever.
Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftenplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.
1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______.
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic
B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance
D.carelittleabouthowtheyhaveeintofame
2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
______
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.
B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.
C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.
D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.
3.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?
______
A.Availabilityofmodernmedia. B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.
C.Lackoffavorablechances. D.Hugepopulationoffans.
4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?
______
A.Disappointed. B.Sceptical.
C.Disapproving. D.Sympathetic.
B
Justwhatisatigermother?
AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves.She'sbeencalled"dangerous","outrageous",evena"monster"forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters.
HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright.Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts.Sheparedonechildnegativelywiththeother,threateningtoburntheirtoys.Herrulesinclude:
schoolworkalwaysesfirst;anA-minusisabadgrade;childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath,andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.
Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy,successfulchildren-atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories,onethingcan'tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.
InBritain,shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls,forexample,areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades,paredwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers?
AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintoth
atsuccess?
Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest,Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'saboutalwaysknowing"youcandobetter",shetoldme.
Interestingly,inChina,thebirthplaceofthetigermother,peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.
5.AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook,thepublic______.
A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren
B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother
C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong
D.don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?
______
A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.
B.Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever.
C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.
D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.
7.Paragraph4showsthat______.
A.Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant
B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren
C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren
D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy
8.Theunderlinedword"flak"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"______".
A.attention B.criticism
C.curiosity D.contribution.
C
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●AIsForLove
FlashcardsforlearningafewChinesew
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Eachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.
IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp.
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ExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword'sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool.
●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionary
Ifyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsiteson
theInternet.
●TheChineseOutpost
Pronunciation,CharacterandGrammarByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.
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IfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.
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AsanaffiliateofChineseMinistryofScience&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s.Wi
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9.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.
A.aTVprogramme B.ateacher'slecture
C.anewspaper D.theInternet
10.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter'sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you'dbettersurf______.
A.Zhongwensite B.AIsForLove
C.ClavisSinica D.Afe
wChinesewords
11.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you'dbettersurf______.
A.LearnMandarinonline B.WanfangData.
C.RainlandkidsdiscoverChinese D.TheChineseOutpost
12.Theunderlinedword"gateway"inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.
A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagate.
B.aplacethroughwhichyoucango
toanotherplace.
C.thespacewhenadoorisopen.
D.ameansofgettingorachievingsomething.
D
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Nowyouhavealisttoendalllists!
Takealookatthefollowingtwoexamplesfromthelistof"101thingsnottodo":
SwimwithDolphins(海豚)?
Swimmingwithdolphinsisoneoftheworld'smostprofitabletouristactivities.However,noteverydolphinwillwelehavingtheirbusy,tiringdayinterruptedbytouristsscreamingandpushingaroundtheminthewater.Worseyet,whendolphinsgettooneartotheboatsloadedtourists,theycouldgetcaughtupinropesandkilledbypropellers(螺旋桨).
Here'salittlesecret.Dolphinslooklikesmilingatyou,butactuallythey'rejustopeningmouths.
GotoSeetheMonaLisa?
Theremustbesomethingaboutthemysterious(神秘的)smile.The6millionpeoplewhotheladyintheLouvreeveryyearcan'tallbewrong,afterall.Buttheycanbequiteannoyingst
andinginfrontofyou,holdinguptheircamerastopreventyoufromseeinganything.Infact,itishardforyoutoseethepaintingclearlybecauseyouhavetostayawayfromitforsecurityreasons.Afterqueuingforhours,manytouristscanremaininfrontofthepaintingonlyfor15secondsatmost.
Ifthemysteriousladyinthepictureknewherfate,shewouldn'tjustbesmiling,she'dbelaughing.
So,stilllongtoseetheMonaLisa?
Ifyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutthelist,read101TingsNOTtoD
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