精品解析：新疆乌鲁木齐市米东区五校联考高二下学期期末考试英语试题

—第二学期五校联考期末试卷

高二英语

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息；

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上；

一、英汉互译（本大题共计20小题，每题1分，共计20分）

英译汉

1. cut out ____________

2 become aware of ____________

3. turn around ____________

4. set aside ____________

5. dry out ____________

6. adjust to ____________

7. contradict ____________

8. out of the question ____________

9. abandon ____________

10. access ____________

汉译英

11. 另外，也____________

12. 辞去；辞职____________

13. 全体员工____________

14. 宣布；声明____________

15. 有关____________

16. 购买____________

17. 丰富的；充裕的____________

18. 接到……的信____________

19. 帮助（某人）摆脱困境____________

20. 每年的____________

二、阅读理解（本大题共两节，共20小题，每题2分，共计40分）

第一节：阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（本题共计15小题，每题2分，共计30分）

A

London’s four wonderful hotels

Here’s a pick of four wonderful hotels, each different in terms of size, style and location, but all performing to an exceptional standard.

The Goring Hotel

Since first opening in 1910, it is London’s oldest family-owned luxury hotel with the second-largest privately-owned garden in London after Buckingham Palace. The rooms of this hotel are smaller than those of many other London’s top hotels. There are 12 interconnecting rooms, which are ideal for families.

The Beaumont Hotel

This 1926 building, formerly a parking garage, has been transformed into one of London’s hottest hotels. Its art collection, personal service, elegant rooms and hot restaurant make it a favorite on our London list. There’s also an impressive 2. 5 staff to every person and a 24-hour doorkeeper to make sure that guests’ needs are met around the clock.

The Bulgari Hotel

This hotel has some of the largest accommodations in the capital. It’s very modern and huge with six floors below and nine above ground. It feels big, but there are only 85 rooms and suites spread over six floors, indicating how spacious (宽敞的) they are. The Bulgari Hotel has many child-friendly rooms and activities to keep the kids busy：a swimming pool, a cinema, PlayStations, Xbox and lots of other games. The Bulgari spa is spread over two stories. And the doorkeeper can also arrange babysitting.

The Rosewood Hotel

Rosewood is within walking distance of many of the city’s main attractions. From the outside, the building is large and impressive with an elegant courtyard designed for horse-drawn carriages (四轮马车). There is also a great spa and fitness center. As for activities for kids, there are food activities, art and wildlife. The doorkeeper can arrange trips to the London Zoo.

21. Which of the following does the Goring Hotel provide?

A. Spacious rooms. B. Babysitting service.

C. A large private garden. D. A spa and fitness center.

22. What can children do in the Bulgari Hotel?

A. Enjoy games. B. Watch wildlife.

C. Take part in food activities. D. Take a horse-drawn carriage.

23 Which hotel will you choose if you want to walk to London’s main attractions?

A. The Goring Hotel. B. The Bulgari Hotel.

C. The Beaumont Hotel. D. The Rosewood Hotel.

B

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come all night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

Finally he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!”

24. What did the farmer’s friend give him one day?

A. An apple. B. A gift. C. A young tree. D. Some apples.

25. Why didn’t the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?

A He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.

B. He thought the tree would die.

C. He thought his children would take the fruit.

D. He thought strangers would steal the fruit.

26. Where did the farmer plant the young tree?

A. Near the road. B. On the farm. C. In his woods. D. Near the house.

27. Why did the farmer’s young tree die in the end?

A. Strangers pulled out the tree.

B. His neighbors cut down the tree.

C. His children broke the tree.

D. There was less sunlight and poor soil.

C

Currently, there are about 480,000 school buses operating today in the United States. These petro-fueled school buses alone contribute 5.3 million tons of climate-changing pollution every year. Replacing all school buses in America with an electric-powered model would be equal to taking 1 million cars off the road, saving millions of tons of pollution annually.

If schools in America were to swap out all of these school buses with electric-powered replacements, it would not only have plenty of environmental benefits, but also many health benefits for the students taking school buses every week.

Not only do these hundreds of thousands of buses have terrible effects on the environment, they also have harmful health consequences for the students riding the bus every day. Approximately 95 percent of school buses run on gas, which is proven to cause respiratory diseases and worsen existing conditions such as asthma.

“Pollution from petro-fueled school buses is harming our children’s health and contributing significantly to global warming,” said Andrea McGimsey, Environment America Global Warming Director. “Our research shows that whether they’re boarding the bus or on the bus, kids are exposed to poisonous air in high concentrations. Electrifying our buses is a common-sense solution for communities across the nation.”

These electric school buses are already available for schools to consider. They are cleaner, healthier, and often cheaper for schools to purchase in place of petrol-fueled buses in the long run. Electric school buses have zero exhaust-pipe emissions, which could help reduce kids’ exposure to poisonous air on a daily basis.

“When we put our kids on a school bus, we rely on these buses for safe transportation,” said Jeff Robinson, director of U. S. PIRG’s transportation program. “We have the technology to avoid these negative influences, so why wouldn’t we drive toward a cleaner future?”

28. What do the statistics in Paragraph 1 imply?

A. The benefit of riding school buses. B. The popularity of petro-fueled buses.

C. The necessity of limiting school buses. D. The urgency of using electric school buses.

29. What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?

A. The consequences of global warming. B. Students’ exposure to different diseases.

C. Tons of pollution caused by school buses. D. The negative impacts of petro-fueled buses.

30. What is Jeff Robinson’s attitude to electric school buses?

A. Skeptical. B. Cautious. C. Supportive. D. Fearful.

31. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Problems of the Current School Buses B. Benefits for Students Riding School Buses

C. An Alternative Transportation, a Cleaner Future D. A Temporary Replacement, a Permanent Solution

D

How much free time do you need to be happier? Feeling overwhelmed(不知所措的) by your to—do list can certainly make you unhappy, but new research suggests that more free time might not be the magic elixir(灵丹妙药) like many of us have dreamed.

Researchers found that people with more free time generally had higher levels of subjective well—being(幸福) —but only up to a point. People who had up to two hours of free time a day generally reported they felt better than those who had less time. But people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally said they felt worse. “While too little time is bad, having more time is not always better,” said Marissa Sharif, an assistant professor of marketing at The Wharton School. For example, some adults struggle with the “retirement blues”, which can be due to a lack of stimulation and structure, among other things. They conducted several smaller online experiments. In one they asked participants to imagine having 3.5 to 7 free hours per day. They were asked to imagine spending that time doing “productive” things (like exercising) or to imagine doing “unproductive” activities (like watching TV).

Study participants believed their well—being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day—but only if they used it unproductively. “In other words, how people use their free time matters,” Sharif said. “Of course, what feels ‘productive’ is up to you. Free—time activities like knitting, reading, cooking or gaming are also known to put people in a state of flow. In cases when people do find themselves with excessive amounts of spare time, such as retirement or having left a job,” Sharif said,” our results suggest these individuals would benefit from spending their newfound time with purpose.”

32. What is the finding of the new study?

A. Adults tend to feel happy in their free time.

B. Being too busy threatens people’s physical health.

C. More free time does not definitely mean more happiness.

D. More and more people have little spare time.

33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. The requirements of the experiment. B. The significance of the experiment.

C. The consequence of the experiment. D. The purpose of the experiment.

34. What is the meaning of the underlined word “excessive” in the last paragraph?

A. 明显的 B. 过多的 C. 合理的 D. 有益的

35. What can we infer from Sharif’s words in the last paragraph?

A. Taking good advantage of free time will help bring people happiness.

B. Attending too many activities may damage people’s health.

C. Spending spare time with friends often benefits people a lot.

D. Having little free time may result in anxiety.

第二节 七选五 根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中的两项为多余选项。（本题共计5小题，每题2分，共计10分）

Four Practical Ways to Improve Yourself

Are you someone who likes to grow? Do you constantly seek to improve yourself and become better? Here are some ways to self-improve.

1. Read a book every day. ____36____ The more books you read, the more wisdom you expose yourself to.What are some books you can start reading to enrich yourself? Some books are very useful, such as Think and Grow Rich, Who Moved My Cheese, 7 Habits.

2. Pick up a new hobby. Beyond just your usual favorite hobbies, is there something new you can pick up? ____37____ Your new hobby can also be a recreational hobby. Learning something new requires you to stretch yourself in different aspects, whether physically, mentally or emotionally.

3. ____38____ Everyone has amazing qualities in them. It’s up to how we want to tap into them.With all the friends surrounding you, you can find many things you can learn from them. Try thinking of several good friends right now.Think about just one quality they have which you want to adopt.

4. Show kindness to people around you.____39____ In fact, most of us don’t show enough kindness to people around us. Being kind helps us to cultivate other qualities such as compassion, patience, and love. Now start showing more kindness to the people around you, and see how they react.____40____ Chances are you will feel even better than yourself.

A. Learn from your friends.

B. Speak to your friends if you need to.

C. You can never be too kind to someone.

D Often go to the library with a list of books.

E. Books are concentrated sources of wisdom.

F. Besides, notice how you feel as you behave kindly to others.

G. You can learn a new sport, such as rock climbing, football, or ice skating.

三、完形填空（本大题共计20小题，共计20分）

My 18-year-old daughter was admitted to hospital after a serious car accident.Her ___41___ was badly injured and she had to have an operation. The hospital was full of patients with brain injuries or ___42___ problems. Some even had difficulty recognizing people. I ___43___ my daughter once a day. She was the only patient who had ___44___ visitors; some were lucky to have a visitor once a ___45___.

Christmas was coming, and one day when I visited her, I was ___46___ by the patients to prepare Christmas ___47___ for them to give to the nurses. I was given enough ___48___ to make a(n)beautiful basket. My colleague Oliver came into my ___49___ when I was trying to make the basket while my students were out. She could see I was not good at doing this as I ___50___ to put the materials together. Oliver ___51___ the task and made a great job of the basket and then carried it to my car.

When I brought the basket to the patients, they were___52___ delighted. I was there when they gave it to the ___53___. They’d never been given anything like this before and they were so ___54___. It was a wonderful moment, as those in hospital knew clearly who was ___55___ them.

A few days later, I received a thank—you card and a box of chocolates from the patients for helping them with their basket. How touching it was! Oliver also bought me a beautiful Christmas gift, ___56___ that she would always be there, encouraging me and supporting me.

This is a great ___57___ of the importance of love and support. ___58___ their own health problems, the patients showed their ___59___ to the nurses and to me as well. We are all here to love and serve each other, and no matter what our ___60___ situation is, loving and serving others is still possible.

41. A. head B. leg C. arm D. back

42. A. unsolved B. related C. financial D. social

43. A. called B. missed C. visited D. watched

44. A. consistent B. particular C. normal D. frequent

45. A. week B. decade C. year D. hour

46. A. allowed B. stopped C. asked D. promised

47. A. tree B. song C. socks D. basket

48. A. money B. time C. space D. energy

49. A. office B. classroom C. store D. hospital

50. A. wanted B. preferred C. began D. struggled

51. A. gave up B. took over C. called off D. set aside

52. A. rather than B. less than C. more than D. other than

53. A. nurses B. doctors C. visitors D. patients

54. A. respected B. confused C. disappointed D. touched

55. A. looking for B. caring for C. paying for D. catering for

56. A. admitting B. warning C. saying D. adding

57. A. reminder B. message C. example D. announcement

58. A. Due to B. Except for C. Despite D. Regarding

59. A. sympathy B. love C. courage D. understanding

60. A. common B. original C. traditional D. personal

四、语法填空

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。（本大题共计10小题，共计10分）

The Xi’an City Wall is one of the most attractive tourist destinations that have survived China’s long history, which is also ___61___ extremely amazing attraction. It ___62___ (build) at the very beginning to protect the city in the Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored（修复）. You will find it possible ___63___ (walk) or bike the entire 14 kilometers.

We arrived at the wall through the South Gate. The wall is 12 meters high and from here you can see streams of people moving inside and ___64___ the City Wall.

After ___65___ (spend) some time looking at all the ___66___ (protect) tools at the wall, we decided it was time for some extra activities and what is better than to ride on a piece of history!

We hired our bikes from the rental place at the South Gate. My bike was old and shaky, ___67___ fortunately it eventually worked. It took us about 3 hours to go all the way around Xi’an City Wall. Supposedly you can do it in two hours, but we stopped at the different gates and ___68___ (watchtower) to take pictures or just to watch the local people going about ___69___ (they) daily activities.

____70____ (obvious), while you are in Xi’an, the Xi’an City Wall is definitely a highly recommended place and a must to visit!

五、写作（本大题共两小节，共计30分）

第一节 短文改错（本题共计1小题，共计10分）

71. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

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。

I am sorry to hear that you are upset because you were too fat at present. I have learned how to lose the weight for a long time. I will give you some advices. First, it is necessary to spend one hour a day in working out regular; try to walk instead of take a bus. Second, develop a good eating habit, what helps you keep a healthy body. When they are stressed, try to relax yourself by listening soft music. Finally, never stay up too late or make sure you get enough sleep. Hopefully, you can live a much good life than before.

第二节 书面表达（本题共计1小题，共计20分）

72. 假如你是李华，你的笔友小明暑假要来你的家乡旅游，请你写一封邮件向他简要介绍你的家乡，要点如下：

1．介绍地理位置、气候、景点、家乡变化等；

2．对小明的到来表示欢迎。

注意：

1．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2．词数80—100词；

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