安徽省怀宁县重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）
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怀宁二中2023-2024学年度第一学期期末考试
高二英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does Mike want to go
A. The theater. B. The bookshop. C. The restaurant.
2. What is the woman doing
A. Asking for directions. B. Having a driving test. C. Studying road signs.
3. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Make a quick phone call.
B. Go to the airport with her.
C. Talk to her for a minute.
4. What did the girl do during the winter holiday
A. She visited her teachers. B. She read some books. C. She went sightseeing.
5. What kind of magazines is the man interested in
A. Political magazines. B. Fashion magazines. C. Outdoor magazines.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Whom is the biggest gift from
A. David. B. Jack. C. Sienna.
7. What does Sienna give the woman
A. A scarf. B. A coat. C. A music box.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Where does the woman work full-time
A. In a supermarket. B. In a company. C. In a kindergarten.
9. What requirement can’t the woman meet
A. The age. B. Work experience. C. Much overtime work.
听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.
11. Why did Mary go to Xiamen
A. To help her uncle with his business.
B. To escape Wuhan’s heat.
C. To help her uncle with his new department.
12. What does Mary probably think of seafood
A. Delicious. B. Just so-so. C. Terrible.
听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. How many people will go to the market
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
14. How will the man get there
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By underground.
15. Where will the woman transfer to the Northern Line
A. At Bond Street. B. At Camden Town Station. C. At Tottenham Court Road.
16. What time will the speakers meet
A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.
听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What did the speaker like doing in the first city
A. Looking at the lights.
B. Going to the museums.
C. Visiting the sidewalk cafés.
18. What’s the speaker’s nationality
A. British. B. American. C. French.
19. Which city is a world capital of culture and fashion
A. Paris. B. New York. C. London.
20. What did The Beatles do in 1969
A. They walked across Abbey Road.
B. They visited Buckingham Palace.
C. They checked the time at Big Ben.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn wasn’t a new book when my mother was young. It’s the story of Francie Nolan struggling up in a tenement slum(贫民区) through the cracks in the pavement to reach the sun. It may be the best book I’ve ever read about poverty, parenthood, the immigrant experience, and just about everything else. My firstborn daughter is named Francie Nolan.
To buy: $ 18, amazon.com.
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
My all-time personal favorite. I love this book, all of it: the plot, the characters, the dialogue, much of which was lifted verbatim(逐字逐句地) by John Huston for his screenplay for the beloved movie of the same name. The single best monologue in fiction appears toward the end, when Sam Spade tells Brigid O’Shaughnessy why he’s giving her to the police.
To buy: $ 14, amazon.com.
Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
Oh—so hard to choose! But I’ll go with Gilead. An uplifting tale of love in its many forms, told in a style in which every word is perfect. A joyous read.
To buy: $ 15, amazon.com.
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, by Andrew Solomon
If you think 700 pages on the many ways in which unusual kids (autistic, deaf, criminal, genius) can stretch(延伸) their families’ conception(理解) of love doesn’t sound like summertime reading, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity will teach you otherwise.
To buy: $ 37.50, amazon.com.
21. What is special about The Maltese Falcon
A. It can’t be bought online. B. It was made into a film.
C. It’s about how to be a parent. D. It tells how to treat the loved.
22. How much should you pay for one Far From the Tree and one Gilead
A. $ 52.50. B. $ 29. C. $ 32. D. $ 55.50.
23. Which of the following tells us how to get along well with our family
A. Gilead.
B. The Maltese Falcon.
C. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
D. Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity.
B
Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother’s “helpful instructions” only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He’d ask how school was, and I’d say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “basic body” gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad’s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn’t enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
24. The author couldn’t practice driving with her mother because ________.
A. she couldn’t talk with her mother
B. her father wanted to teach her
C. her mother made her nervous
D. she didn’t trust her mother
25. At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her ________.
A. happy B. uneasy C. satisfied D. disappointed
26. What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on
A. Her Dad liked modern music. B. Her Dad was the best teacher.
C. Her Dad was a chatty person. D. Her Dad told her his sad stories.
27. With her story “Car Talk”, the author indicates that ________.
A. fathers love their daughters dearly
B. mothers are less patient than fathers
C. family members need real communication
D. it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship
C
In valleys with thick plants, different-sized round and square buildings with faded yellow clay walls and wooden roofs, tulou lie in mountainous villages in Longyan, Fujian Province. There are more than 23,000 tulou in Yongding, which became well-known after 46 were given World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2008. “The structures were awarded because they are exceptional examples of a building of tradition and function demonstrating a particular type of communal (共有的) living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment, an outstanding example of human settlement,” UNESCO said.
The giant multi-storied tulou were built with wood and mud walls. Constructed from the 15th to 20th centuries, these massive communal homes were sited based on feng shui principles, which claim to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their environment. Tulou are also purposefully resting amid tea, tobacco, rice plantations and abundant forests of pine and bamboo.
Throughout history, tulou residents have mostly been Hakka — migrants in southern China. Population pressures created conflict between the Hakka and their neighbors, so they built their homes to double as defending. The buildings are mainly four or five stories high. The first floor serves as the kitchen, the second is used for grain storage and the upper floors act as living areas. The structures are mainly symmetrical (对称的), and their defensive features include ironclad gates, escape tunnels, narrow openings for weapons under the dark-tiled roofs, and a water well. For their defensive function, only rooms on the third floor and higher have windows, which are very small. With sufficient food, the residents could survive in the event of a lengthy conflict.
Communal living is integrity to these villages, where the closed wall design boosts social interaction. Residents gather in the courtyard for ceremonies such as ancestor worship and weddings. Tulou is such an extraordinary piece of architecture, living up to the title given by UNESCO.
28. What do we know about tulou
A. Over 23,000 tulou were given World Heritage status.
B. Among 23,000 tulou, only 46 became famous globally.
C. Tulou is the most outstanding Chinese human settlement.
D. They’re exceptional buildings of tradition and function.
29. What is most important for residents during a long period of conflict
A. Enough food. B. Escape tunnels.
C. Small windows. D. Defensive weapons.
30. What is probably the author’s attitude to the protection of tulou
A. Unconcerned. B. Favorable. C. Negative. D. Unclear.
31. Which of the following could be the best title for the text
A. Tulou: Given the World Heritage Status by UNESCO in 2008
B. Tulou: a Special Chinese Structure Combining Living and Defending
C. Tulou: Different-Sized Round and Square Buildings
D. Tulou: in Harmony with Their Environments
D
There is no such thing as a “safe” level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study.
In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed,researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brain’s gray matter--regions in the brain that make up “important bits where information is processed,” according to lead author Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical researcher at Oxford.
“The more people drank, the less the volume of their gray matter,” Topiwala said via email. “Brain volume reduces with age and more severely with dementia (痴呆症). Smaller brain volume also predicts worse performance on memory testing,” she explained. “While alcohol only made a small contribution to this (0.8%), it was a greater contribution than other ‘modifiable’ risk factors,” she said, explaining that modifiable risk factors are “ones you can do something about, in contrast to aging.”
The team also investigated whether certain drinking patterns, beverage types and other health conditions made a difference to the impact of alcohol on brain health. They found that there was no “safe” level of drinking-- meaning that consuming any amount of alcohol was worse than not drinking it. They also found no evidence that the type of drink--such as wine, spirits or beer--affected the harm done to the brain. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added.
The risks of alcohol have long been known: Previous studies have found that there’s no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet in 2018.
“It has been known for decades that heavy drinking is bad for brain health,” Sadie Boniface, head of research at the UK’s Institute of Alcohol Studies, said via email. “We also shouldn’t forget alcohol affects all parts of the body and there are multiple health risks.”
What is the function of gray matter
A. Control the amount of alcohol B. Process information
C. Scan the brain D. Predict the performance on memory
33. Which is NOT true in the following statements according to the study
A. Drinking alcohol is worse than not drinking.
B. With people getting older, brain volume reduces.
C. Alcohol was the major risk factor for disease and premature death.
D. The more people drink alcohol, the less the volume of their gray matter.
34. Which is one of the “modifiable” risk factors
A. Smoking B. Aging C. Death D. Disease
35. What is the main idea of the text
A. The amount of alcohol is not related to people’s health.
B. People drinking alcohol do harm to their brain health.
C. People drinking alcohol lead to dementia.
D. There is a great deal of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for health.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to be a better reader
Reading is an extremely important skill. 36 Here are some suggestions on how to be a better reader.
Know your reading purpose. 37 The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer vacation. If you know your reading purposes, you can choose the best reading methods.
Use all the information in the book. Good textbooks are well-organized with titles, subtitles, introductions, summaries or conclusions. Many books also have pictures with captions(说明文字). 38 Another aspect of good writing is that each paragraph has a topic sentence. If you concentrate on understanding the topic sentence, this may help you to understand what comes next.
39 You can’t really expect to understand a difficult book if you are trying to read in the same room with the television on and your little brother distracting(使某人分心) you. The same goes for reading on the bus on the way to school. You can’t expect to read a textbook and listen to music at the same time either. Try to find a quiet and comfortable place with good light, and your dictionaries and other materials nearby.
Use your dictionary wisely. A common mistake of ESL students is to look up each unknown word in the texts they are given to read. 40 It can even make understanding more difficult because by the time you reach the end of the paragraph you have forgotten what you read at the beginning! So use your dictionary wisely.
Choose the right time to read.
B. Choose a right place to read.
C. Look at all these first before starting to read.
D. But it takes a long time and can be very boring.
E. The wider your vocabulary is, the easier you will find your reading.
F. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your general English.
G. The way you read a book or a text depends largely on your reasons for reading it.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF) provides free plastic surgery (整容手术) for children born with facial deformities (畸形). Many teenagers who have been 41 for their looks are now applying to have their problem areas “fixed” by LBFF.
Nadia, one 14-year-old teenager, had her face greatly changed in June when she went under the 42 Her classmates had been constantly making fun of her appearance. “They said I have the biggest ears that they’ve ever seen. They called me elephant ears,” Nadia said. Those 43 hurt her a lot. She even 44 how to end her own life. But Nadia tried to 45 the bullying(欺凌) a secret from her mother, Lynda. Her mother was already dealing with mounting medical 46 for her 9-year-old son, Josh, who had a serious brain disease. When her mother did finally 47 about the bullying, she was heartbroken.
Then her mother 48 the LBFF, which accepted Nadia’s application. The surgeries were very 49 and it took months for her face to heal, but she did 50 return to school with a new face, a face she was finally proud of. Nadia’s surgery may have helped her overcome her emotional pain, but should teenagers go to those 51 just because they are being bullied
Experts 52 if the deformities are not really a problem to the child, plastic surgery is not the answer! In fact, when a teen decides to get plastic surgery because he or she is being bullied, it can send the wrong 53 By surgically changing the victim（受害者）of a bully, it is as if you 54 the bullying and agree the victim is in fact worthy of all those 55 he or she has been called.
41. A. laughed at B. thought of C. looked after D. watched over
42. A. practice B. light C. knife D. process
43. A. opinions B. comments C. thoughts D. ideas
44. A. wanted B. needed C. considered D. managed
45. A. keep B. protect C. end D. shelter
46. A. incomes B. bills C. notes D. accounts
47. A. work out B. cut out C. make up D. find out
48. A. turned in B. asked for C. related to D. turned to
49. A. quick B. relaxed C. pleasant D. painful
50. A. manage to B. seek to C. agree to D. try to
51. A. operations B. extremes C. evaluations D. attitudes
52. A. protest B. declare C. push D. warn
53. A. answer B. way C. notice D. message
54. A. recommend B. remember C. support D. suppose
55. A. sufferings B. names C. bullies D. behaviors
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Yin-yang diagram is an illustration of t’ai chi. Yin and yang are not 56.______(complete) opposite, one of which can turn into the other. Chinese people boil down the laws of the universe, nature and the human body to this: Yin and yang are in a circle; man and nature exist in unity. 57.______ (base) on such philosophical ideas, 58.______ (tradition) knowledge and sports practice about physical and mental cultivation have been formed and passed down from generation 59.______ generation. Thus t’ai chi ch’uan came into being.
Chinese people believe that movement is contained in stillness and fastness is contained in slowness.T’ai chi ch’uan 60.______ (contain) these two kinds of energy. Do you think the most important characteristic of t’ai chi chu’an is 61.______ (soft) No. The fighting principle of it is to mobilize the internal energy flow of the human body, 62.______ has both speed and explosive power.
The greatest uses of t’ai chi ch’uan are for people 63.______ (experience) life, the true principles of movement and stillness in nature, and to maintain harmony with nature in mind and body. So far, it 64.______ (prove) by medical research that t’ai chi ch’uan is 65.______ ideal therapy against a number of chronic diseases. It can not only promote physical health, but also help ease your mind and delight your spirits.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
请你写一篇短文向校英文报“Sports and Health”栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一项适合课间开展的运动，内容包括：
1. 介绍这项运动；
2. 说明推荐理由。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Stand Up and Exercise, Everybody!
第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I yawned (打哈欠) as I got off the last step of the bus. I had woken early that morning, and had not been able to sleep on the long ride from Riverside High, thinking about that day’s race, the Eye Opener. I had never raced in a state-wide race before. Over thirty high school teams ran, along with quite a few colleges. The rest of my team and I unloaded the bus, and we relaxed and waited for our race patiently.
“Start warming up,” our coach told us, roughly forty-five minutes after we arrived. After finishing our stretches, we headed over to the starting line, eager for the race to begin.
The starter walked to the middle of the field. “There will be two commands,” his voice boomed, ‘‘Runners set, then the gun. If you hear another shot, return to the starting line to start again. ” My heart raced as I got my legs ready to race.
“Runners set!” the starter shouted. Bam! The gun fired, and he rushed out of our way. Adrenaline (肾上腺素) rushed through my body as I raced through the mass of runners. As I rounded the first turn, my schoolmates greeted me with heartening shouts. Then, in what felt like only one minute, I arrived at the one mile mark.
“6’10”, a man declared as I ran by. I tried to ignore him, but my legs began to burn as I realized I had run a mile and still had two to go. I slowed down my pace, for I knew the second mile was the worst of all three. Minutes later, I felt horrible. My legs ached, feeling like lead blocks. My vision was clouded as sweat dropped down into my eyes, and my arms felt as if they would fall off if I swung them one more time. Just as I almost reached my limit, a boy passed me. He also seemed to have lost strength but soon he was a little ahead of me.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I gathered up my strength to speed up but suddenly fell to the ground._____
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the last mile, seeing the athletes passing us one by one, I asked the boy to run without me.____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
高二期末英语答案
第一部分听力
1—5BCACA 6—10ABACA 11—15CBBAC 16—20BCBCA
第二部分阅读
第一节
21-23:BAC 24-27:CBCC 28-31:DABB 32-35:BDAB
第二节
36-40:FGCBD
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41-45:ACBCA 46-50:BDDDA 51-55:BDDCB
第二节
completely 57. Based 58. traditional 59. to 60. contains
61. softness
62.which 63. to experience 64. has been proved 65. an
第四部分 写作
第二节
参考范文：
Paragraph1:
I gathered up my strength to speed up but suddenly fell to the ground. My world was clouded by total darkness. How I wish the ground to crack and swallow me! I could feel everybody was staring at me, widening their mouths and not being able to utter a word. The sudden silence brought sharp pain in my knees and “failure” was the only word flashing in my mind. Then the silence was broken by a deep voice, “You won’t give up so easily, will you ” The boy ahead of me turned back and pulled me up. “Let’s run to the finishing line together!” The second mile saw its end while we ran shoulder to shoulder.
Paragraph2:
In the last mile, seeing the athletes passing us one by one, I asked the boy to run without me. “You can win a place if you go by yourself.” I looked at him in the eyes with sweat blurring my sight. The boy breathing heavily, drops of sweat rolled down his face. He shook his head saying,“Winning a place is not that important, isn’t it ”. Then we smiled at each other as if we had been the only runners. The last mile seemed shorter and we were relieved when we passed the finishing line together with thunderous applause. I knew they cheered for us not for winning a race but for something more important.
高二英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节（共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does Mike want to go
A. The theater. B. The bookshop. C. The restaurant.
2. What is the woman doing
A. Asking for directions. B. Having a driving test. C. Studying road signs.
3. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Make a quick phone call.
B. Go to the airport with her.
C. Talk to her for a minute.
4. What did the girl do during the winter holiday
A. She visited her teachers. B. She read some books. C. She went sightseeing.
5. What kind of magazines is the man interested in
A. Political magazines. B. Fashion magazines. C. Outdoor magazines.
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Whom is the biggest gift from
A. David. B. Jack. C. Sienna.
7. What does Sienna give the woman
A. A scarf. B. A coat. C. A music box.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Where does the woman work full-time
A. In a supermarket. B. In a company. C. In a kindergarten.
9. What requirement can’t the woman meet
A. The age. B. Work experience. C. Much overtime work.
听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.
11. Why did Mary go to Xiamen
A. To help her uncle with his business.
B. To escape Wuhan’s heat.
C. To help her uncle with his new department.
12. What does Mary probably think of seafood
A. Delicious. B. Just so-so. C. Terrible.
听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. How many people will go to the market
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
14. How will the man get there
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By underground.
15. Where will the woman transfer to the Northern Line
A. At Bond Street. B. At Camden Town Station. C. At Tottenham Court Road.
16. What time will the speakers meet
A. At 9:30. B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.
听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What did the speaker like doing in the first city
A. Looking at the lights.
B. Going to the museums.
C. Visiting the sidewalk cafés.
18. What’s the speaker’s nationality
A. British. B. American. C. French.
19. Which city is a world capital of culture and fashion
A. Paris. B. New York. C. London.
20. What did The Beatles do in 1969
A. They walked across Abbey Road.
B. They visited Buckingham Palace.
C. They checked the time at Big Ben.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn wasn’t a new book when my mother was young. It’s the story of Francie Nolan struggling up in a tenement slum(贫民区) through the cracks in the pavement to reach the sun. It may be the best book I’ve ever read about poverty, parenthood, the immigrant experience, and just about everything else. My firstborn daughter is named Francie Nolan.
To buy: $ 18, amazon.com.
The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett
My all-time personal favorite. I love this book, all of it: the plot, the characters, the dialogue, much of which was lifted verbatim(逐字逐句地) by John Huston for his screenplay for the beloved movie of the same name. The single best monologue in fiction appears toward the end, when Sam Spade tells Brigid O’Shaughnessy why he’s giving her to the police.
To buy: $ 14, amazon.com.
Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
Oh—so hard to choose! But I’ll go with Gilead. An uplifting tale of love in its many forms, told in a style in which every word is perfect. A joyous read.
To buy: $ 15, amazon.com.
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity, by Andrew Solomon
If you think 700 pages on the many ways in which unusual kids (autistic, deaf, criminal, genius) can stretch(延伸) their families’ conception(理解) of love doesn’t sound like summertime reading, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity will teach you otherwise.
To buy: $ 37.50, amazon.com.
21. What is special about The Maltese Falcon
A. It can’t be bought online. B. It was made into a film.
C. It’s about how to be a parent. D. It tells how to treat the loved.
22. How much should you pay for one Far From the Tree and one Gilead
A. $ 52.50. B. $ 29. C. $ 32. D. $ 55.50.
23. Which of the following tells us how to get along well with our family
A. Gilead.
B. The Maltese Falcon.
C. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
D. Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity.
B
Car Talk
When I got the driving license last summer, Mom and I took our first trip around an empty parking lot. Then I found that my mother was not the best teacher for me. It wasn’t that she shouted, or told me that I was doing poorly. As you can imagine, my mother’s “helpful instructions” only managed to make me more nervous.
Since I could no longer practice with her, the job was placed in the hands of my father. The idea of learning from Dad was not one that thrilled me. I loved him dearly, but I just did not see Dad as someone I could be comfortable learning from. He almost never talked. We shared a typical father-daughter relationship. He’d ask how school was, and I’d say it was fine. Unfortunately, that was the most of our conversations. Spending hours alone with someone who might as well have been a stranger really scared me.
As we got into the car that first time, I was not surprised at what happened. Dad and I drove around, saying almost nothing, aside from a few instructions on how to turn. As my lessons went on, however, things began to change. Dad would turn the radio up so I could fully appreciate his favorite Stones music. And he actually began talking. I was soon hearing about past failed dates, “basic body” gym class, and other tales from his past, including some of his first meeting with Mom.
Dad’s sudden chattiness was shocking until I thought about why he was telling me so much in the car. In all the years that I had wondered why my father never spoke that much, I had never stopped to consider that it was because I had never bothered to listen. Homework, friends, and even TV had all called me away from him, and, consequently, I never thought my quiet father had anything to say.
Since I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn’t enough—it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery.
24. The author couldn’t practice driving with her mother because ________.
A. she couldn’t talk with her mother
B. her father wanted to teach her
C. her mother made her nervous
D. she didn’t trust her mother
25. At first, the idea of learning driving from her father made her ________.
A. happy B. uneasy C. satisfied D. disappointed
26. What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on
A. Her Dad liked modern music. B. Her Dad was the best teacher.
C. Her Dad was a chatty person. D. Her Dad told her his sad stories.
27. With her story “Car Talk”, the author indicates that ________.
A. fathers love their daughters dearly
B. mothers are less patient than fathers
C. family members need real communication
D. it takes time to improve the father-daughter relationship
C
In valleys with thick plants, different-sized round and square buildings with faded yellow clay walls and wooden roofs, tulou lie in mountainous villages in Longyan, Fujian Province. There are more than 23,000 tulou in Yongding, which became well-known after 46 were given World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2008. “The structures were awarded because they are exceptional examples of a building of tradition and function demonstrating a particular type of communal (共有的) living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment, an outstanding example of human settlement,” UNESCO said.
The giant multi-storied tulou were built with wood and mud walls. Constructed from the 15th to 20th centuries, these massive communal homes were sited based on feng shui principles, which claim to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their environment. Tulou are also purposefully resting amid tea, tobacco, rice plantations and abundant forests of pine and bamboo.
Throughout history, tulou residents have mostly been Hakka — migrants in southern China. Population pressures created conflict between the Hakka and their neighbors, so they built their homes to double as defending. The buildings are mainly four or five stories high. The first floor serves as the kitchen, the second is used for grain storage and the upper floors act as living areas. The structures are mainly symmetrical (对称的), and their defensive features include ironclad gates, escape tunnels, narrow openings for weapons under the dark-tiled roofs, and a water well. For their defensive function, only rooms on the third floor and higher have windows, which are very small. With sufficient food, the residents could survive in the event of a lengthy conflict.
Communal living is integrity to these villages, where the closed wall design boosts social interaction. Residents gather in the courtyard for ceremonies such as ancestor worship and weddings. Tulou is such an extraordinary piece of architecture, living up to the title given by UNESCO.
28. What do we know about tulou
A. Over 23,000 tulou were given World Heritage status.
B. Among 23,000 tulou, only 46 became famous globally.
C. Tulou is the most outstanding Chinese human settlement.
D. They’re exceptional buildings of tradition and function.
29. What is most important for residents during a long period of conflict
A. Enough food. B. Escape tunnels.
C. Small windows. D. Defensive weapons.
30. What is probably the author’s attitude to the protection of tulou
A. Unconcerned. B. Favorable. C. Negative. D. Unclear.
31. Which of the following could be the best title for the text
A. Tulou: Given the World Heritage Status by UNESCO in 2008
B. Tulou: a Special Chinese Structure Combining Living and Defending
C. Tulou: Different-Sized Round and Square Buildings
D. Tulou: in Harmony with Their Environments
D
There is no such thing as a “safe” level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study.
In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed,researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brain’s gray matter--regions in the brain that make up “important bits where information is processed,” according to lead author Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical researcher at Oxford.
“The more people drank, the less the volume of their gray matter,” Topiwala said via email. “Brain volume reduces with age and more severely with dementia (痴呆症). Smaller brain volume also predicts worse performance on memory testing,” she explained. “While alcohol only made a small contribution to this (0.8%), it was a greater contribution than other ‘modifiable’ risk factors,” she said, explaining that modifiable risk factors are “ones you can do something about, in contrast to aging.”
The team also investigated whether certain drinking patterns, beverage types and other health conditions made a difference to the impact of alcohol on brain health. They found that there was no “safe” level of drinking-- meaning that consuming any amount of alcohol was worse than not drinking it. They also found no evidence that the type of drink--such as wine, spirits or beer--affected the harm done to the brain. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added.
The risks of alcohol have long been known: Previous studies have found that there’s no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet in 2018.
“It has been known for decades that heavy drinking is bad for brain health,” Sadie Boniface, head of research at the UK’s Institute of Alcohol Studies, said via email. “We also shouldn’t forget alcohol affects all parts of the body and there are multiple health risks.”
What is the function of gray matter
A. Control the amount of alcohol B. Process information
C. Scan the brain D. Predict the performance on memory
33. Which is NOT true in the following statements according to the study
A. Drinking alcohol is worse than not drinking.
B. With people getting older, brain volume reduces.
C. Alcohol was the major risk factor for disease and premature death.
D. The more people drink alcohol, the less the volume of their gray matter.
34. Which is one of the “modifiable” risk factors
A. Smoking B. Aging C. Death D. Disease
35. What is the main idea of the text
A. The amount of alcohol is not related to people’s health.
B. People drinking alcohol do harm to their brain health.
C. People drinking alcohol lead to dementia.
D. There is a great deal of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for health.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to be a better reader
Reading is an extremely important skill. 36 Here are some suggestions on how to be a better reader.
Know your reading purpose. 37 The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer vacation. If you know your reading purposes, you can choose the best reading methods.
Use all the information in the book. Good textbooks are well-organized with titles, subtitles, introductions, summaries or conclusions. Many books also have pictures with captions(说明文字). 38 Another aspect of good writing is that each paragraph has a topic sentence. If you concentrate on understanding the topic sentence, this may help you to understand what comes next.
39 You can’t really expect to understand a difficult book if you are trying to read in the same room with the television on and your little brother distracting(使某人分心) you. The same goes for reading on the bus on the way to school. You can’t expect to read a textbook and listen to music at the same time either. Try to find a quiet and comfortable place with good light, and your dictionaries and other materials nearby.
Use your dictionary wisely. A common mistake of ESL students is to look up each unknown word in the texts they are given to read. 40 It can even make understanding more difficult because by the time you reach the end of the paragraph you have forgotten what you read at the beginning! So use your dictionary wisely.
Choose the right time to read.
B. Choose a right place to read.
C. Look at all these first before starting to read.
D. But it takes a long time and can be very boring.
E. The wider your vocabulary is, the easier you will find your reading.
F. Reading is also an excellent way to improve your general English.
G. The way you read a book or a text depends largely on your reasons for reading it.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF) provides free plastic surgery (整容手术) for children born with facial deformities (畸形). Many teenagers who have been 41 for their looks are now applying to have their problem areas “fixed” by LBFF.
Nadia, one 14-year-old teenager, had her face greatly changed in June when she went under the 42 Her classmates had been constantly making fun of her appearance. “They said I have the biggest ears that they’ve ever seen. They called me elephant ears,” Nadia said. Those 43 hurt her a lot. She even 44 how to end her own life. But Nadia tried to 45 the bullying(欺凌) a secret from her mother, Lynda. Her mother was already dealing with mounting medical 46 for her 9-year-old son, Josh, who had a serious brain disease. When her mother did finally 47 about the bullying, she was heartbroken.
Then her mother 48 the LBFF, which accepted Nadia’s application. The surgeries were very 49 and it took months for her face to heal, but she did 50 return to school with a new face, a face she was finally proud of. Nadia’s surgery may have helped her overcome her emotional pain, but should teenagers go to those 51 just because they are being bullied
Experts 52 if the deformities are not really a problem to the child, plastic surgery is not the answer! In fact, when a teen decides to get plastic surgery because he or she is being bullied, it can send the wrong 53 By surgically changing the victim（受害者）of a bully, it is as if you 54 the bullying and agree the victim is in fact worthy of all those 55 he or she has been called.
41. A. laughed at B. thought of C. looked after D. watched over
42. A. practice B. light C. knife D. process
43. A. opinions B. comments C. thoughts D. ideas
44. A. wanted B. needed C. considered D. managed
45. A. keep B. protect C. end D. shelter
46. A. incomes B. bills C. notes D. accounts
47. A. work out B. cut out C. make up D. find out
48. A. turned in B. asked for C. related to D. turned to
49. A. quick B. relaxed C. pleasant D. painful
50. A. manage to B. seek to C. agree to D. try to
51. A. operations B. extremes C. evaluations D. attitudes
52. A. protest B. declare C. push D. warn
53. A. answer B. way C. notice D. message
54. A. recommend B. remember C. support D. suppose
55. A. sufferings B. names C. bullies D. behaviors
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Yin-yang diagram is an illustration of t’ai chi. Yin and yang are not 56.______(complete) opposite, one of which can turn into the other. Chinese people boil down the laws of the universe, nature and the human body to this: Yin and yang are in a circle; man and nature exist in unity. 57.______ (base) on such philosophical ideas, 58.______ (tradition) knowledge and sports practice about physical and mental cultivation have been formed and passed down from generation 59.______ generation. Thus t’ai chi ch’uan came into being.
Chinese people believe that movement is contained in stillness and fastness is contained in slowness.T’ai chi ch’uan 60.______ (contain) these two kinds of energy. Do you think the most important characteristic of t’ai chi chu’an is 61.______ (soft) No. The fighting principle of it is to mobilize the internal energy flow of the human body, 62.______ has both speed and explosive power.
The greatest uses of t’ai chi ch’uan are for people 63.______ (experience) life, the true principles of movement and stillness in nature, and to maintain harmony with nature in mind and body. So far, it 64.______ (prove) by medical research that t’ai chi ch’uan is 65.______ ideal therapy against a number of chronic diseases. It can not only promote physical health, but also help ease your mind and delight your spirits.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
请你写一篇短文向校英文报“Sports and Health”栏目投稿，向同学们推荐一项适合课间开展的运动，内容包括：
1. 介绍这项运动；
2. 说明推荐理由。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Stand Up and Exercise, Everybody!
第二节 （满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I yawned (打哈欠) as I got off the last step of the bus. I had woken early that morning, and had not been able to sleep on the long ride from Riverside High, thinking about that day’s race, the Eye Opener. I had never raced in a state-wide race before. Over thirty high school teams ran, along with quite a few colleges. The rest of my team and I unloaded the bus, and we relaxed and waited for our race patiently.
“Start warming up,” our coach told us, roughly forty-five minutes after we arrived. After finishing our stretches, we headed over to the starting line, eager for the race to begin.
The starter walked to the middle of the field. “There will be two commands,” his voice boomed, ‘‘Runners set, then the gun. If you hear another shot, return to the starting line to start again. ” My heart raced as I got my legs ready to race.
“Runners set!” the starter shouted. Bam! The gun fired, and he rushed out of our way. Adrenaline (肾上腺素) rushed through my body as I raced through the mass of runners. As I rounded the first turn, my schoolmates greeted me with heartening shouts. Then, in what felt like only one minute, I arrived at the one mile mark.
“6’10”, a man declared as I ran by. I tried to ignore him, but my legs began to burn as I realized I had run a mile and still had two to go. I slowed down my pace, for I knew the second mile was the worst of all three. Minutes later, I felt horrible. My legs ached, feeling like lead blocks. My vision was clouded as sweat dropped down into my eyes, and my arms felt as if they would fall off if I swung them one more time. Just as I almost reached my limit, a boy passed me. He also seemed to have lost strength but soon he was a little ahead of me.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
I gathered up my strength to speed up but suddenly fell to the ground._____
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the last mile, seeing the athletes passing us one by one, I asked the boy to run without me.____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
高二期末英语答案
第一部分听力
1—5BCACA 6—10ABACA 11—15CBBAC 16—20BCBCA
第二部分阅读
第一节
21-23:BAC 24-27:CBCC 28-31:DABB 32-35:BDAB
第二节
36-40:FGCBD
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41-45:ACBCA 46-50:BDDDA 51-55:BDDCB
第二节
completely 57. Based 58. traditional 59. to 60. contains
61. softness
62.which 63. to experience 64. has been proved 65. an
第四部分 写作
第二节
参考范文：
Paragraph1:
I gathered up my strength to speed up but suddenly fell to the ground. My world was clouded by total darkness. How I wish the ground to crack and swallow me! I could feel everybody was staring at me, widening their mouths and not being able to utter a word. The sudden silence brought sharp pain in my knees and “failure” was the only word flashing in my mind. Then the silence was broken by a deep voice, “You won’t give up so easily, will you ” The boy ahead of me turned back and pulled me up. “Let’s run to the finishing line together!” The second mile saw its end while we ran shoulder to shoulder.
Paragraph2:
In the last mile, seeing the athletes passing us one by one, I asked the boy to run without me. “You can win a place if you go by yourself.” I looked at him in the eyes with sweat blurring my sight. The boy breathing heavily, drops of sweat rolled down his face. He shook his head saying,“Winning a place is not that important, isn’t it ”. Then we smiled at each other as if we had been the only runners. The last mile seemed shorter and we were relieved when we passed the finishing line together with thunderous applause. I knew they cheered for us not for winning a race but for something more important.
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