2016天津高二下学期人教版高中英语期末考试

In 1778, Banks was elected                         president of the Royal Society,                     position he held for 42 years.

A. /, the                        B. the, /                        C. the, the                      D. /, a

Generally speaking,                        according to the directions, the drug has no side effects.

A. when taking                                                    B. when taken

C. when to take                                                  D. when to be taken

He wrote the article to                         the fact to the attention of the public that driving after drinking is dangerous.

A. pay                           B. fix                             C. bring                         D. draw

---I came to see you this morning but you weren’t in your office.

---It must have been                 I was having a meeting in the meeting room.

A. why                           B. what                          C. when                         D. where

Little about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself.

A. she cared                   B. she didn’t care           C. didn’t she care           D. did she care

The   expression on the old man’s face suggested that he                                        that would happen.

A. surprising, doesn’t expect                              B. surprised, shouldn’t expect

C. surprising, didn’t expect                                   D. surprised, hadn’t expected

It      the train pulled into the station                                  he found that his suitcase was gone.

A. was until, when                                               B. was until, that

C. wasn’t until, when                                        D. wasn’t until, that

The generous man devoted all he had                              the poor, because of which he was highly praised.

A. to help                       B. helped                       C. helping                      D. to helping

When the mother heard that her son had been admitted to a famous university, a smile spread   her face.

A. across                        B. through                     C. beyond                      D. over

There is a possibility that these hens could be frightened and lay fewer eggs

         a sudden loud noise.

A. would there be                                                B. should there be

C. there was                                                       D. there having been

Your suggestion is                        worthless; on the contrary, it makes a good deal of sense to me.

A. far from                    B. apart from                 C. rather than                 D. other than

The two girls got on very well with each other, even though it was the first time they  _.

A. have met                   B. met                           C. had met                     D. meet

---The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online.

---           But I promise you we’ll look into it right away.

A. No way!                                                         B. How come?

C. Not to worry.                                                 D. What do you reckon?

The situation is becoming worse and worse. Troops are ordered to take essential relief supplies to the areas where people are in        need of them.

A. apparent                    B. precious                     C. desperate                   D. enormous

       I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.

A. Even though              B. Unless                       C. As long as                  D. While

From the moment we’re born, we begin to die, but death is actually a fairly

new invention. As a natural way of life, death has been around for only a small percentage of the time that life has been on our planet.

Out planet is about 4.6 billion years old. Life began about 3.8 billion years ago. For most of those 3.8 billion years, living creatures were immortal(不死的), and did not die. From 3.8 billion years ago to one billion years ago, each living creature

was made up of a single cell. A single-celled creature would grow to a certain size, and then split into two, and each of those two cells would then keep on growing until they divided and so forth. These single–celled creatures would never die of old age. They might die from being run over by a rolling stone, or from being eaten by another bigger single-celled creature, but apart from that they would not die.

But about one billion years ago, some of the single-celled beings evolved into

creatures with many different types of cells. These new creatures had some cells for thinking, other cells for moving, other cells for digestion, and so on. And at the same time, death was born. It seems strange, but there actually are a few advantages of dying---at least, as far as the species is concerned.

Firstly, an immortal species can’t adapt to any changes in the environment. Only their children, with a slightly different DNA, can. Another disadvantage of immortality is that the parents and their kids would be fighting for the same amount of food. And thirdly, the DNA of these immortal creatures would constantly be damaged by radiation from space, and chemicals in the

environment, leading to more shortcomings in the eggs carried by the mother.

56.    What does the writer mean by saying that death is a new invention? (No more than 20 words)

57.    What does the word “evolved” underlined in Paragraph 3 mean? (No more than 2 words)

58.    Do singled-celled creatures die? If so, what do they die from?

(No more than 15 words)

59.    According to the passage, what’s the relationship between mortal creatures and immortal creatures?  (No more than 10 words)

60.    What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?  (No more than 10 words)

61.    In this c                  society(竞争激烈的社会), you have to study constantly to improve yourself.

62.    My sister always                      every chance ( 抓住一切机会) to practice her spoken English, which has been greatly improved.

63.    Her award will not mark the end of her campaign for                               (拥护) girls’

education. On the contrary, this is really the beginning.

64.    Social                   (社会风俗习惯) vary greatly from country to country.

65.    Thousands of people blocked the street,                             against (抗议) the new law.

66.    Although he worked late at night, Mr. Yang was still d                                the next day.

67.    The book is i                   for children aged 5-7. But I’m just fascinated by it.

68.    Deeply t                  by the wonderful performance of the children, most of the audience could hardly hold back their tears.

69.    The college has students from a d                          range of social and economic background.

70.    The wedding ring was very p                        to them, and the couple were willing to

do     whatever they could to find it.

Liz had been bleeding all day. She was my good friend and closest professional workmate at the time

---back in the 1970’s. It had been her first day back at work after an operation

and I thought she   36

have taken a few more days to  37 .

Realizing that we couldn’t stop the bleeding, she and I  38  to the emergency room and spent hours there waiting to be seen. After the treatment, I drove her to my apartment. Once I got her  39 , I had to leave her in my apartment  40  I rushed off to take a final exam for a very important evening class I was taking. Upon my  41  , Liz was in good enough   42  to sustain(承受) a trip back from my Northern Virginia apartment to her home in Maryland.

It was nearly midnight and we were both  43 . Once on the highway, in a not particularly safe part of town, we heard my car make a  44  noise, and then it was shaking  45  as we drove along. Quickly, I pulled off to the shoulder and determined a  46  had blown out. Never having changed a tire before, I went about trying to  47  what to do next. Liz,  48  from losing all that blood all day and weighing only about eighty pounds, came out and tried to help me. I had to 49  at her to get back in the car and relax.

Within seconds, a taxi  50  behind us and a huge man emerged and began walking toward us. I am certain that the blood drained(流光) out of my face and I nearly fainted(晕倒) in  51  . “Got a flat tire, girls?” In no time at all, this kind person had  52  my tire and rushed off back to his taxi. He refused any  53  and would not even tell me his name. He will never know how  54  we needed his

services that particular evening  55  I, with a grateful heart, will never forget his

kindness.

21.    A. would                  B. could                         C. should                       D. might

22.    A. recover                B. treat                          C. observe                     D. consider

23.    A. showed                B. looked                       C. led                            D. headed

24.    A. solved                 B. settled                       C. involved                    D. irritated

25.    A. until                    B. while                         C. since                         D. after

26.    A. return                  B. arrival                       C. leaving                       D. refusal

27.    A. position               B. order                         C. shape                        D. time

28.    A. confused              B. exhausted                   C. delighted                    D. discouraged

29.    A. regular                 B. specific                      C. slight                         D. strange

30.    A. carelessly             B. softly                         C. violently                     D. deliberately

31.    A. handle                 B. window                      C. brake                        D. tire

32.    A. make out             B. figure out                   C. turn out                     D. look out

33.    A. free                     B. afraid                        C. safe                           D. weak

34.    A. stare                    B. knock                        C. scream                      D. smile

35.    A. pulled up             B. put up                       C. took up                     D. sped up

36.    A. excitement           B. fear                           C. anger                         D. doubt

37.    A. brought               B. tested                        C. removed                    D. changed

38.    A. payment              B. award                        C. praise                        D. salary

39.    A. immediately          B. willingly                     C. badly                         D. specially

40.    A. but                      B. and                           C. so                             D. if

He says the problem with teachers is, “What will a kid learn from someone who chose to become a teacher?” He reminds the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers: Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.

I decide to bite my tongue instead of biting his and stop myself from reminding the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers---that they make money from the misfortune of others.

“I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor,” he says to me. “Be honest. What do you make?”

I wish he hadn’t asked me to be honest, because now I have to teach him a

lesson.

You want to know what I make?

I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I can make a C+ feel like a great achievement and an A-feel like a failure.

How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best?

I make parents tremble in fear when I call them: I hope I haven’t called at a bad time.

I just wanted to talk to you about something Billy said today.

Billy said, "Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes, don’t you?" And it was the bravest act I have ever seen.

I make parents see their children for who they are and what they can be.

You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder.

I make them question. I make them criticize.

I make them think.

I make them apologise and mean it. I make them write, write, write.

And then I make them read.

I teach them to solve math problems that they once thought impossible.

I make them understand that if you have brains then you follow your heart and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you teach them a lesson.

Let me make this simple for you, so you know what I say is true: I make a great difference! What about you?

41.    What do we know about the man that the author is speaking to?

A. He is respectful to teachers.                              B. He is actually a lawyer.

C. He is in the author's home.                               D. He dislikes lawyers.

42.    The underlined phrase “bite my tongue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to   _.

A. stop myself saying what I really think                 B. speak out honestly but carelessly

C. keep silent about myself                                   D. say something which is wrong

43.    The author called Billy’s parents to                      .

A. let them tremble in fear                                   B. ask why Billy cried that day

C. praise what Billy did that day                            D. advise them to leave Billy alone

44.    What is the tone of the passage?

A. Cheerful and positive.                                      B. Upset and disappointed.

C. Humorous and light-hearted.                            D. Angry and proud.

45.    What's the best title of this passage?

A. An Argument between Two Guests                   B. Requirements of a Good Teacher

C. What Teachers Make                                       D. A Dinner Conversation

When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the

excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy---love, marriage, birth---also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.

My definition of happiness is “the capacity (能力) for enjoyment”. The more

we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the

pleasure we get form the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband came

home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re self- conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us---it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess.

46.    As people grow older, they                   .

A.   feel it harder to experience happiness

B.  associate their happiness less with others

C.   will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D.  tend to believe responsibility means happiness

47.    What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?

A.   She cares little about her own health.

B.  She enjoys the freedom of traveling.

C.   She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

D.  She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

48.    What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A.   Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

B.  Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case.

C.   Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

D.  Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.

49.    People who equal happiness with wealth and success                            .

A.   consider pressure something blocking their way

B.  stress their right to happiness too much

C.   are at a loss to make correct choices

D.  are more likely to be happy

50.    What can be concluded from the passage?

A.   Happiness lies between the positive and negative.

B.  Each man is the master of his own fate.

C.   Success leads to happiness.

D.  Happy is he who is content.

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Tayka Hotel de Sal

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt---including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses(床垫) and blankets.) The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake which is the world’s

biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste(糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When the rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window---there is no glass!---you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩蓬). Later you

might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main

part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast---the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30- foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side.You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼) in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose．Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters(住处), there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant(消防栓) outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer．(Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)

51.    What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?

A.   It should be protected against the rain.

B.  It is located on a prehistoric lake.

C.   Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

D.  You have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.

52.    What’s the similarity of the four hotels?

A. Being unique.                                                 B. Being comfortable.

C. Being natural.                                                 D. Being expensive.

53.    What does the underlined words “Sweet Willy” refer to?

A.   The name of the hotel.

B.  The name of the hotel owner.

C.   The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

D.  The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

54.    Which of the hotels makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

A. Tayka Hotel de Sal.                                         B. Gamirasu Cave Hotel

C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.                                D. Green Magic Nature Resort.

55.    What may be the purpose of the writer writing the text?

A. To show his wide knowledge.                            B. To develop business in tourism.

C. To introduce some interesting hotels.                D. To attract attention from the readers.

假设你是高二学生刘蕾，你的美国朋友 David 想了解中国高中生对音乐的认识，请你 给他写一封电子邮件，介绍你班同学对音乐的认识情况。要点如下：

1） 你班同学都喜欢音乐；

2） 你班同学喜欢的音乐类型，不同同学有不同偏爱；

3） 你班同学接触音乐的主要方式；

4） 你本人对音乐的看法。 注意：

1） 可适当加入细节，是内容充实，行文连贯；

2） 词数不少于 100 词；开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear David,

With regard to your enquiry, I’d like to share our ideas of music with you.

What’s your idea of music? Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours, Liu Lei