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高二下期英语期末考试试卷
一、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
< br>答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1.
阅读理解
There
aresome
Christmas
traditions
between
the
United
Kingdom
and
the United States.
Lettersto Santa Claus
In theUnited States, kids usually write
letters to Santa and put them in the
r,
in England we throw them directly into the fire.
We don’t
plan to makekids cry because
burning the letters can send them to the North
Pole whereSanta can read your Christmas
wishes in the smoke. It may seem
strange but itdoes save on postage.
Hangingstocking
Traditionally,American kids hang
stockings around the fireplace for Santa
to fill withpresents. But in the UK. we
hang stockings around the bed; being
surrounded bypresents is a fantastic
way to wake up on Christmas morning.
Christmaspudding
Americansprefer
to
have
pumpkin
and
pecan
pies
for
the
Christmas
dessert;
while
weBritish
are
fond
of
Christmas
pudding.
which
is
a
cake
flavored
with driedfruits and spices.
Dealingwith Christmas tree
We
Britishchose
to
take down
the
Christmas
trees
and
the
decorations
within
12
days
ofChristmas,
because
we
hold
the
belief
that
keeping
then
beyond
that
time
canbring
bad
luck.
This
is
probably
a
tradition
that
Americans should consideradopting. I
have seen people keep their old, brown,
dry and withered Christmastrees until
almost July 4.
（
1
）How do the
British people deal with “Letters to Father
Christmas”?
A .
Emailing
them
to
Santa
B .
Hiding
them
in
the
mailbox.C .
Putting them in the stockings.D .
Throwing them straight into the fire.
（
2
）
Why
do the British take down the Christmas tree as
early as possible?
A . To stop it from
dryingB . To expect good luck.C . To save money.D
. To
reuse it for the next year.
（
3
）
What do
Christmas traditions between Britain and America
have in
common?
A
.
Writing
letters
to
Santa.B .
Making
pumpkin
pudding.C
.
Hanging
stockings around the
bed.D . Keeping Christmas trees for months.
2.
阅读理解
I am Tony,a volunteer stem
cell courier. Since March 2019, I have done 99
trips
——
of those,
56 have been abroad. I have 42 hours tocarry stem
cells in
my little box because I’ve got
two ice packs and that’s howlong they last. In
all, from the time the stem cells are
harvested from a donorto the time they
can be implanted
in thepatient, we’ve got 72 hours at
most. So I am al
ways
conscious of time.
Last
year,I
had
a
trip
where
I
was
caught
by
a
hurricane
in
America.
I
picked up the
stemcells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was
meant to fly to
Washington then backto
London. But when I arrived at the check -in desk
at
Providen
ce, the lady
onthe desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, but I’ve
got
some bad news for you-
there are no flights to Washington.” So
I took my box
and
put
it
on
thedesk
and
I
said:
“In
this
box are
some
stem
cells that
are
urgently neededfor a
patient- pleas
e, please, you’ve got to
get me back to
the UnitedKingdom.” She
just dropped everything. She arranged for a fight
on a smallplane to be held for me,
rerouted
me throughNewark
and got me
back to the UK even earlier
than originally scheduled.
For
thiscouri
er
job,
I’
m
consciously
aware
that
in
that
box
I’ve
got
something that ispotentially going to
save someone’s life.
（
1
）What does the
underlined word “courier” mean in paragraph
!?
A . provider.B .
collector.C . delivery man.D . medical doctor.
（
2
）
Why
does Tony have to complete his trip within 42
hours?
A . The operation needs that
much time.B . The donor can only wait for
that long.C . He can’t stay away from
his job too long.D . The ice can only last
such a period of time.
（
3
）
Why
did the woman arrange a new flight for Tony?
A . To help save a patient.B . To avoid
being hit by Tony.C . To get the stem
cell.D . To drop everything.
（
4
）
What does the
author think of his job?
A . Tiresome.B
. Interesting.C . Meaningless.D . Significant.
3.
阅读理解
The
famousBritish writer Charles Dickens, who penned
the letter that led
the signaturesof
resistance to street music in 1864, would be
pleased to hear
that, to be abusker
in London today, one must
pass a strict”interview” first.
Each
busker must go through a shortlist processand then
perform live in one
of underground
stations in front of three musician must perform
two
songs .
The
judging
process
reviews
themusician’s
songs,
musicality,
technique skill and performance. If
successful,the musician will receive a 12 -
month
license
to
perform
in
the
street.
Lastyear,
more
than
600
musicians
attended the
“interview” and only 70got license.
The methodof tipping
buskers is changing. London is the first city in
the
world tointroduce the electronic
payment system . London mayor
Sadiq Khan
described
London
as
“a
powerhouse
ofmusic”.
“For
London
to
keep
its
status
as a global capital of music, it’svitally
important that we support the
stars
of
tomorrow,”
Khan
said.”Busking
helps
them
show
their
talent
and
gives them the chance to performin
front of huge numbers of people. The new
method
means
more
people
will
nowbe
able
to
show
their
support
for
the
capital city s many
street performersbecause it’s more convenient for
them to
do so.”
CharlotteCampbell
is
one
such
busker
who’s been
helping
to
trial
the
project. After onlytwo weeks, she said
it had “already had a significant effect
on
thecontributions
I’ve
received.”
She’s
noticed
when
one
person
taps
thereader
to
donate,
others
who
witness
the
act
often
follow
suit,
suggestingpeople are
more than willing to adopt the new way of
rewarding
buskers.
（
1
）
What was Charles Dickens’
attitude towards street music in
London?
A . Favorable.B .
Disapproving.C . Optimistic.D . Cautious.
< br>（
2
）
What is the
1st paragraph mainly about?
A . The
long history of street music.B . The way of
playing street music.C .
The buskers ‘
competition to get a license.D . The introduction
of buskers in
London.
（
3
）
Why
did London mayor promote the new scheme?
A . To make more people help the
buskers.B . To show London is full of
buskers.C .
To
catch
up
with
modern
art
trends.D .
To
reform
street
music
s
performance.
（
4
）
How
did London people respond to the EPS according to
Charlotte
Campbell?
A . They
were opposed to it.B . They accepted it quickly.C
. They paid no
attention to it.D . They
thought it made no difference.
4.
阅读理解
AfterBernini broke his neck and lost
all movements below his shoulders
when
he was18, his brain still told his hands how to
move - - but the message
couldn’t
getthrough the injured part t
hat
connects his brain to other parts of
his , thanks to recent advances in
electrical stimulation
technology.
Bernini
can
once
again
grasp,
pour,and
even
play
Guitar
Hero.
To
do
so,
he
uses a
micro-
electrode array
thatreads his brain’s signals
a
nd sends them
through
wires
to
something
like
asleeve
on
his
arm
that
electronically
stimulates his muscles.
In
thepast
years,
researchers
have
used
several
approaches
to
guide
patients
likeBernini
to
move
their
hands.
In
some
systems,
researchers
implanted
sensors in shoulder muscles that patients
couldstill control, allowing
them to
move one hand by contracting muscles in
theopposite shoulder. Other
systems
use
brain
implants
similar
to
those
in
the
newstudy,
but
to
control
robotic arms, rather than the
patient’s own muscles. Butnever before
has a
patient been able to precisely
move his hand using the sameneural signals that
controlled his hand before his injury.
Afterimplanting the MEA in
Bernini’s brain, researchers connected it to a
i trained the system to connect
patterns of neural signals to
specificmovements
by
repeatedly
mirroring
the
movements
of
an
imaginary
hand
on acomputer screen. Soon, Bernini could hold
large objects like glasses
and
liftsmall objects like straws. He could also move
each finger on his own
just
bythinking
about
it,
which
previous
systems
had
never
achieved.
And
it
wasabsolutely an amazing moment.
（
1
）
How
is Bernini now?
A . He does well in
playing the guitar.B . He has recovered from his
neck
injury.C
.
His
thoughts
can
control
his
hand
movements.D
.
His
shoulder
muscles guide his
hand movement.
（
2
）
What did researchers want to do
through brain implants in the past?
A .
Control the patients’ hands.B . Guide robots to
help patients.C . Help
patients’ own
muscles contract.D . Repair patients’ injured
neural signals.