黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三十二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.doc

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三十二中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
第一部分 选择题（共45分）
I. 阅读理解（共两小节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题卡上写出。
A
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become a master since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brainpower. Researchers found that learning other language changes gray matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons(土著的英国人) who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of other learners.
Scans showed that gray matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is.
“Our findings suggest that his structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]
Professor Dylan Vanghan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The finding was matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
1. The main subject in this passage is ___.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. language can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
2. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ___.
A. say language is also a kind of physical labor
B. prove that one needs more patience when he (she) is learning a language
C. show the importance of using the language when you learn the language
D. make people believe language learning helps gray matter work well
3. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means that ___.
A. a researcher on language learning
B. a second language learner
C. a person who can speak two languages [来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]
D. an active language learner
4. We may know from the scientific findings that ___.
A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the gray matter density is
B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
C. the experience of learning a second language has had an effect on people’s brain
D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
5. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ___.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

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I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约)mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends. And they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.[来源:学*科*网]
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the nest promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live . I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination, I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face, Learn to be happy, And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion(激动)as it ought to be lived.
6. The best title of this passage probably is .
A. Love your friends B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time D. Be a good mother and wife
7. How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience.
B. By learning from her friends.[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]
C. Through an unfortunate experience.
D. From her children and husband.
8. By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to .
A. make a living rather than live a real life
B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life
D. forget the most important lessons in life
9. What’s the author’s attitude toward work?
A. Do it well to serve others
B. Earn enough money to make life better
C. Try your best to get higher position and pay
D. Don’t let it affect your real life.
10. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the author is a success in personal life
B. the author didn’t try her best to work well
C. the author spent all her time caring for her children
D. the author likes traveling very much

第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分)
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。[来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. 11 .
So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble(结结巴巴) over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheep up! 12 . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. 13 . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. 14 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? 15 .
A. It doesn’t have to be that bad.
B. Take several deep breaths before your speech.
C. This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.
D. Say what you have to say and then stop.[来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]
E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.
F. Never forget your audience.
G. Give it a try and see what happens.

II. 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上写出。
Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has 16 for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 17 you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 18 of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 19 I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty percent of my classmates use QQ 20 school."
QQ is the biggest messaging 21 in China. A record 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 22 to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 23 . I usually 24 about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with 25 , especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 26 with strangers online. "You don't know 27 you're talking to. You should 28 be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 29 someone very well. Fox's [来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 30 and they went to a comic show together.

16.A. improved B. become C. changed D. increased
17.A. Whether B. If C. When D. Unless
18.A. member B. part C. partner D. number
19.A. but B. while C. when D still.
20.A. before B. at C. after D. since
21.A. service B. product C. structure D. organization
22.A. granting B. depending C. considering D. according
23.A. sleepy B. tired C. bored D. busy
24.A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
25.A. friends B. adults C. males D. strangers
26.A. relation B. touch C contact D. friends
27.A. who B. what C. whose D. which
28.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. always
29.A. know B. recognize C. tell D. judge
30.A. herself B. him C. anybody else D. everyone

第二部分、非选择题（共55分）
III. 语篇填空（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。[来源:学科网Z-X-X-K]
Once there lived a rich man 31 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33 very large stone. Then he 34 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 35 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 (say) to himself: “The night 38 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 the stone, he found a bag of money.

IV.短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请修改下面短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删减或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along the street while suddenly he heard two shots, they came [来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]from the bank. He ran to the bank and saw a man coming out of. The man was short and fat with red hair. He had a bag of money or a gun in his hands. The man ran away and was disappeared behind a bus. That afternoon Tom went a film. He saw the thief again and phone the police. They caught the thief. What an excited day for Tom! The bank gave him $1000 for a reward.

V. 书面表达（满分25分）
请以“Why Are Bicycles So Popular In China？”为题，根据下列要点用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。
1．大多数中国人居住的地方离上班或上学的地点不远，骑自行车很方便。而且，骑自行车是锻炼身体的好方法。
2．自行车是一种很方便的交通工具（means of transportation），骑自行车做短途旅行，想到哪儿都可以。
3．骑自行车可以节省能源，减少空气污染。

Why Are Bicycles So Popular In China？

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III. 语篇填空（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。
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IV.短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请修改下面短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删减或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along the street while suddenly he heard two shots, they came from the bank. He ran to the bank and saw a man coming out of. The man was short and fat with red hair. He had [来源:学*科*网]a bag of money or a gun in his hands. The man ran away and was disappeared behind a bus. That afternoon Tom went a film. He saw the thief again and phone the police. They caught the thief. What an excited day for Tom! The bank gave him $1000 for a reward.
V. 书面表达（满分25分）

Why Are Bicycles So Popular In China？

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