广东省惠州市2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末学分认定考试试题

2015-2016学年上学期惠州市高中期末质量检测

高 二 英 语 试 题

2016.01.

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答

题卡上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；

如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷

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 Global English Center General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. * 3-month (700 yuan ), 6-month (1,200 yuan ) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. -- Fri. * Experienced college English teachers. Tel: 67605272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082 Modern Language School Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes ( 12~16 students ) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.. * Native English teachers from Canada and the USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Add: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel: 67353019

1

The 21st Century English Training Center We specialize in effective teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. * We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays *Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1. Only 15-minute walk from city centre. Call 67801642 for more information. The International House of English A six-month English course for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week. * Class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.. *Well trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language. Very close to the Central Park. Call 67353119 for further information.

1. If Mary are not free in the daytime, she’d better call_______ to find a suitable training place.

A. 67605272 B. choose_____. A. B. C.

Global English Centre Modern Language School

The 21st Century English Training Center

67353019 C. 67801642 D.

67353119

2. If a hotel manager hope to learn from native English speakers to help his work, he’d better

D. The International House of English 3. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To introduce some famous English teachers. B. To teach readers what is advertisement.

C. To give some information about English language training. D. To show the importance of English learning.

B

After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?

That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What's worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.

However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead,

2

Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.

In my room, Mom's voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people's challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.

True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious gift from a mother to her child.

4. The author and his parents keep silent on their way home from hospital because_________. A. what the doctor said was worrying B. the author failed in the exam C. they were exhausted

D. they focused on the scenery along the road

5. The author manage to raise his marks in learning by__________. A. being confident B. getting help from his teacher C. listening attentively D. competing with his classmates 6. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The author's eyes recovered finally. B. Reading made the author more sensitive.

C. The author's mother quitted her job to look after him. D. Reading helped the author a lot both academically and mentally. 7. Which of the following could be the title of the text? A. My eyesight trouble B. An unforgettable experience C. My good hearing

D. A precious gift from mother

C

A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her, she did not know she was going to make it and want to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen, He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs

3

out and placed them on a plate. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a glass. Turning to her he asked,\ He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots, she did and noted that they were soft .He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted it. \adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it’s softened and weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior(内部), but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique; however, after they were in the boiling water, they changed the water.

\how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? 8. What can be known from the first paragraph?

A. She found her life full of difficulties and she could do nothing about them. B. they were very poor and the daughter complained it.

C. She was fighting and struggling with her classmates so she was not satisfied it. D. The daughter complained about her food.

9. What happened after the father turned off the burners? A. The carrot was hard as it had been. B. The egg became soft and fragile.

C. There was different change in every pot. D. Same change happened in the three pots.

10. The underlined word “adversity” most probably means _________. A. temperature B. hardship C. requirement D. attitude 11. The author is intended to tell us____________.

A. that it is natural for people to complain about their difficulties in life B. that a father taught her daughter how to cook at home C. how carrots, eggs and coffee changed when they are cooked

D. that people can become tough and make changes when facing difficulties

D

Most of us spend our lives exploring the natural world. We go fishing, sit in the garden, have a picnic, live in the suburbs or go to the seaside. But our children are growing up with nature deprived (剥夺). I spent my boyhood climbing trees, catching butterflies, collecting stones in the stream. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found. The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed (接近) for ADHD (多动症) . Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice natural view improved just 4% . ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood. One study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits

4