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1、高二学年期末考试来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K 英语试题 本试卷共130分 答题时间110分钟第一节：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AI was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time hi

2、s secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didnt care about my work, and he didnt care about me. I was overcome with that thou

3、ght. I started to shout at the phone, Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are? At that time I didnt realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad

4、telephone! And she swept it into the wastebasket. I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth? She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, Now hear this! All objects in this room - if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go! Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said

5、 calmly, Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. With that, she left the room. After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed w w w .that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics hel

6、ped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly. 1. Why did the author shout at the telephone? A. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent. C. He was anxious about his wife. D. He wa

7、s impatient with the secretary. 2. What did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting? A. She said nothing. B. She shouted at him. C. She called the agent. D. She threw the phone away. 3. What made the author laugh? A. His own behavior. B. His wifes suggestion. C. His changeable feelings. D.

8、His wifes sweet kiss. 4. What does the underlined word antics refer to? A. Smart words. B. Unusual actions. C. Surprising looks. D. Anxious feelings. Bw w w .Dear March - Come in -How glad I am -I hoped for you before .Who knocks? That April -Lock the Door -I will not be pursued -He stayed away a ye

9、ar to call -When I am occupied -But trifles(琐事) look so trivial(不重要的) -As soon as you have come .This lovely poem was written by Emily Dickinson, who is considered a major American poet, though she was not accorded (符合) this honor until well after her death.Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1

10、830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. She attended school for only one year. Throughout her life, she seldom left her home and visitors were few. She lived in almost complete isolation(隔离) from the outside world.She admired the poetry of Robert and Elizabeth Barren Browning, as well as John Keats. Though

11、she was dissuaded (劝阻) from reading the poetry of her contemporary Walt Whitman by rumors of its disgracefulness, the two poets are now connected by the distinguished place they hold as the founders of a uniquely American poetic voice.While Dickinson was extremely prolific (多产的) as a poet, she was n

12、ot publicly recognized during her lifetime. Upon her death, Dickinsons family discovered forty hand-bound volumes of nearly 1,800 poems. Her younger sister began to share the enormous body of work that Emily left behind.Emilys odd punctuation, capitalization(大写), and formatting(格式) did not meet with

13、 standard publishing approval for earlier editions. There is a whimsical (古怪的) nature to many other poems, as the subject of death was the most frequent theme.5. In the poem, the poetess was speaking to _.A. a little girl B. a long-lost family memberC. a nice season D. a cute animal6. What is a feat

14、ure of Emily Dickinsons poems?A. They do not pay attention to rhymes.B. They resemble those of Walt Whitman.C. They have a strange format.D. They reflect her personal and social life.7. According to the text, Emily Dickinson _.A. was completely homeschooled and had a talent for writing poemsB. was g

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22、ity B. service C. function D. shoppingDEnvy seems to be bad-but it doesnt have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an advantage.Psychologists classify envy in two ways: negative and positive. With positive envy, you are motivated by another persons

23、 success and struggle to follow it. With negative envy, you want to cut the advantaged person down so you look better by comparison. Lets say you feel sufferings of envy after your rival(对手) at another firm gets promoted. Negative envy might drive you to destroy his success, but positive envy would

24、inspire you to work harder and get promoted, too.Studies show positive envy can be a great motivator(动力). In a 2011 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a series of experiments with more than 200 university students. Researchers

25、found that when they caused feelings of positive envy-as opposed to admiration or negative envy-in the students, it drove 来源:学科网Z-X-X-Kthem to want to study more and perform better on a test measuring creativity and intelligence. While admiration may feel better, the researchers found, it doesnt mot

26、ivate w w w .performance like the pain and frustration of envy.“Those painful sufferings of envy are there for an evolutionary(进化的) reason,” says Texas Christian University researcher Sarah E. Hill, “warning us that someone has something of importance to us.” Building on this theory, Dr. Hill and ot

27、hers conducted a series of experiments, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, to test whether envy improves attention and memory-the tools needed to copy a rivals steps to success. In one experiment, half of the participants were asked to recall past feelings of envy; the ot

28、her half werent. The two groups were then shown mock(模拟的) interviews of imaginary peers. The group filled with envy paid closer attention and better recalled details about the interview subjects. In other words, envy made them more astute（机敏的）. Not only can envy motivate us to reach for higher goals

29、, it may even give us the cognitive push to get there.12. Whats the bad effect of negative envy?A. It makes you lose heart and gets discouraged. B. It has you feel motivated.C. It makes you harm or hurt others on purpose.D. It reminds you to struggle to follow your dreams.13. Whats the benefit of po

30、sitive envy?A. It inspires you to find a possible rival to try to defeat them.B. It encourages you to work harder with a positive attitude.C. It wont hurt your opponents in the same firm.D. It wont destroy your success at another firm.w w w .14. Compared to admiration, positive envy can_.A. make you

31、 feel worse in all sidesB. be more likely to get you to admire othersC. make you feel the pain in your performanceD. be more likely to get you inspired to get success15. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Envy seems to be bad.B. Keep your envy in secret.C. Make full use of positive envy.D. Forg

32、et about your envy now.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our liv

33、es. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.16 Thefirstenemywefaceisindecision.Indecisionisthethiefofopportunity._17_Takeaswordtothisenemy.Thesecondenemyinsideisdoubt._18_Butyoualsocantletdoubttakeover.Manypeopledoubtthepast,doubtthefuture,doubteachother,doubtthegovernment,doubtthe possibil

34、itiesanddoubttheopportunities.Worst of all, they doubt themselves. Im telling you, doubt 来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+Kwill destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account 来源:学*科*网and your heart. 19 Dobattlewiththeenemies.Dobattlewithyourfears. 20 Becourageousinyourlifeandinyour

35、 pursuitofthethingsyouwantandthepersonyouwanttobecome.A.Sure,theresroomforhealthydoubt.YoucantbelieveeverythingB.Buildyourcouragetofightwhatsholdingyouback,whatskeepingyoufromyourgoalsand dreams.C.Letmetellyouabouttwooftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin.D.Belowarethewayswhichmightbeusefulforustoovercom

36、eourfears.E.Doubtisanenemy.Goafterit.Getridofit.F.Itwillstealyourchancesforabetterfuture.G.Somepeopledoubteverything.第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。Our planet isnt in very good shape right now. The air is 21 . The ocean is polluted. The problem were facing

37、 is really 22 . It may seem like theres so much we need to do, to make things right. And thats the 23 . We dontneed to do more. 24 we need to do less.Lets take a look at some of the 25 we can use the power of LESS to save the planet.Driving less, walking more. Not only will you be saving the environ

38、ment, youll be saving your 26 as well.Wanting less, appreciating more. Instead of wanting a big home you cant afford, maybe you 来源:学科网Z-X-X-Kshould live in a smaller home in a 27 expensive area.Talking less, listening more. We usually spend most of our time 28 . And actually you would be 29 how much

39、 people never really hear each other at all. Think about how your life can be improved by 30 people better.Spend more 31 being mindful. We often 32 alot of time trying to do too many things 33 . We try to print a report and 34 on the phone at the same time. Doing this we run the 35 of printing the w

40、rong pages and saying the wrong thing.Buy less things. The more things we 36 , the more resources we take from the planet. The more we buy, the larger that 37 becomes. Buying new things isnt really a bad thing. 38 is our desire to buy the newest and greatest each year or every few months that is dan

41、gerous. After all, that 39 thing has to go somewhere. And its probably in the landfill somewhere.How can you use the 40 of LESS to help save the planet? I would love to hear your ideas.21. A. cleanB. blueC. dirtyD. fresh22. A. perfectB. simpleC. ridiculousD. untrue23. A. problemB. mannerC. measureD.

42、 hope来源:学*科*网24. A. SpeciallyB. ClearlyC. LuckilyD. Actually25. A. suggestionsB. waysC. plansD. tasks26. A. wishB. mindC. thoughtD. heart27. A. lessB. muchC. moreD. little28. A. listeningB. talkingC. readingD. writing29. A. excitedB. pleasedC. amazedD. annoyed20. A. treatingB. thankingC. teachingD.

43、understanding31. A. moneyB. effortC. timeD. energy32. A. wasteB. spendC. saveD. spare33. A. at onceB. at lastC. at leastD. at all34. A. tellB. screamC. talkD. hold35. A. riskB. chanceC. luckD. means36. A. sellB. findC. knowD. buy37. A. debtB. resourceC. energyD. doubt38. A. ThisB. ThatC. ItD. Such39

44、. A. newB. expensiveC. usefulD. old40. A. abilityB. powerC. valueD. help第三节：语法填空 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 41 video of several renowned singers performing the same song, A-meis Listen to the Sea, appeared on Weibos hot post rankings soon after South Korean artist The

45、 One 42 (deliver) his version on the stage at Hunan TVs Im a Singer on March 6.Now we can thank Sing My Song for 43 (offer) music fans more choices to add to their playlists.There have been many singing competitions 44 Super Girl started the craze(热潮) in 2005. Among them is The Voice of China, 45 ai

46、ms to find the singer with the 46 (strong) vocal abilities. Im a Singer provides a platform for veterans（老兵） to rediscover their passion for music and challenge 47 . Super Girl and Super Boy are intended to find the next super idol for the show business. The 48 (win) dont need to be the best singer but their personality must be 49 (difference) from others, that is to say, they must have a distinct personality.