湖北省黄冈中学高二英语上学期期末模拟测试试题(1)

2016—2017学年上学期期末考试 模拟卷(1)

高二英语

(考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：120分)

注意事项：

1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置。 3. 全部答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试范围：必修5，选修6

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。

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While beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work, lakes surrounded by mountains make for an even grander experience. If you are looking for some peace on your vacation, we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus(高加索).

Lake Sevan

Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of Armenia, in the Gegharkunik province. It is the largest lake in Armenia, located 6,200ft above sea level. Along the lake shore, there are various accommodations such as resorts and hotels with plenty of activities to partake in such as windsurfing, swimming and sunbathing. While there, do not forget to visit one of the famous cultural monuments, the Sevanavank Monastery, and it offers a great view of the lake as well.

Lake Paravani

Lake Paravani, located at 6,801ft above sea level, is in the south of Georgia, near the Javakheti plateau. At this level, altitude sickness can occur and it is a good idea to be prepared to adapt to it properly, or bring medication for altitude sickness. Being a volcanic lake makes for a more interesting experience. The lake is best known for fishing. Do not come home during the winter months when the lake freezes.

Lake Cildir

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Lake Cildir is located in the Ardahan province, East Turkey, near the borders of Georgia and Armenia. It is the second largest freshwater lake of Eastern Turkey, and many tourists are not aware of this beautiful attraction. Lake Cildir is surrounded by mountains of the Caucasus. The lake freezes during late November. If the winter is not extremely cold, you can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishing.

Lake Van

Lake Van is the must visit of all lakes in this list. The largest lake in Turkey, Lake Van is located on the eastern shore of Turkey and is also the most accessible lake here. It’s situated at 5, 380ft above sea level, and unique to lakes around the world, the water is high in salt content.

1．If you want to visit some historic sites during your travel by a lake, you can go to_______ .

A. Lake Cildir

B. Lake Parvani

C. Lake Sevan

D. Lake Van

2．What is special about Lake Van?

A. Its water is high in salt.

B. It is a volcanic lake.

D. It is surrounded

C. It is globally the largest lake. by mountains.

3．What challenge are travelers most likely to face while visiting Lake Paravani?

A. Lack of medicine. C. Altitude sickness. year.

4．Which destinations would be attractive to a fishing lover?

A. Lake Sevan and Lake Paravani. Cildir.

C. Lake Cildir and Lake Van.

B

It is commonly believed that all over the world, boys and girls attend a mixed

D. Lake Sevan and Lake Van.

B. Lake Pravani and Lake

B. Volcano eruptions. D. Low temperature all the

school, where they study together. But boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Always boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved

in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和……相符) the ＂

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boy code＂ of hiding their emotions to be a ＂real man＂.

Surprisingly, the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys

do better when taught alongside girls.

George Carl, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the

British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they

become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys’ learning style,

letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with ＂boy-focused＂

approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given ＂hands-on＂ lessons where they are allowed to walk around. ＂Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine(女性的) and prefer the modern genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes,＂ James wrote.

Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they

had to be ＂masterful and in charge＂ in relationships. ＂In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,＂ the study reported.

5．The writer argues that a single-sex school would __________.

A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely B. help boys to be more competitive in schools C. force boys to be their emotions to be ＂real men＂ D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man

6．Traditionally, in a mixed school boys __________.

A. behave more responsibly C. grow up more healthily

B. perform relatively better D. receive a better education

7．In Abigail James’ opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is ______.

A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys D. teaching can be designed to promote boys’ team spirit

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8．The underlined word ＂acute＂ in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______ .

A. lovely

C

＂BANG!＂ the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and me on the other side.

We were both in great anger. ＂Never set foot in this house again!＂ stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I wandered aimlessly.

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.

I thought to myself: ＂Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me？＂ In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.

All the lights were off except father’s.

Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret.

This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

The light was still on. ＂Am I wrong＂ I whispered, maybe… With the key in my hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second

B. serious

C. sharp

D. dull

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