专题08 期末考试预测（二）-高二上学期英语期末复习大串讲（必修5）（解析版） word版含答案.doc

1、第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅 读 下 列 短 文 ， 从 每 题 所 给 的 四 个 选 项 （ A、 B、 C 和 D） 中 ， 选 出 最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答 题 卡上 将 该 选 项 涂 黑 。AWhile beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work，lakes surrounded by mountains make for an even grander experienceIf you are looking for som

2、e peace on your vacation，we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus(高加索) Lake SevanLake Sevan is situated in the central part of Armenia，in the Gegharkunik provinceIt is the largest lake in Armenia，located 6,200ft above sea levelAlong the lake shore，there are various accommodations such as

3、 resorts and hotels with plenty of activities to partake in such as windsurfing，swimming and sunbathingWhile there，do not forget to visit one of the famous cultural monuments，the Sevanavank Monastery，and it offers a great view of the lake as wellLake ParavaniLake Paravani，located at 6,801ft above se

4、a level，is in the south of Georgia，near the Javakheti plateauAt this level，altitude sickness can occur and it is a good idea to be prepared to adapt to it properly，or bring medication for altitude sicknessBeing a volcanic lake makes for a more interesting experience The lake is best known for fishin

5、gDo not come home during the winter months when the lake freezesLake CildirLake Cildir is located in the Ardahan province，East Turkey，near the borders of Georgia and ArmeniaIt is the second largest freshwater lake of Eastern Turkey，and many tourists are not aware of this beautiful attractionLake Cil

6、dir is surrounded by mountains of the CaucasusThe lake freezes during late NovemberIf the winter is not extremely cold，you can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishingLake VanLake Van is the must visit of all lakes in this listThe largest lake in Turkey，Lake Van is located on the ea

7、stern shore of Turkey and is also the most accessible lake hereIts situated at 5， 380ft above sea level，and unique to lakes around the world，the water is high in salt content 1 If you want to visit some historic sites during your travel by a lake，you can go to_ .ALake Cildir BLake Parvani CLake Seva

8、n DLake Van2 What is special about Lake Van?AIts water is high in salt BIt is a volcanic lake C It is globally the largest lake DIt is surrounded by mountainsgkstkgkstkgkstkgkstkgkstkgkstk3 What challenge are travelers most likely to face while visiting Lake Paravani? ALack of medicine BVolcano erup

9、tions C Altitude sickness DLow temperature all the year4 Which destinations would be attractive to a fishing lover?ALake Sevan and Lake Paravani BLake Pravani and Lake Cildir C Lake Cildir and Lake Van DLake Sevan and Lake Van BIn the latest beauty craze(狂热)sweeping social media in China，women-and e

10、ven some men-are boasting that they are paper thin，by posting photographs of their waists behind a vertical(垂直)piece of A4 paperTo qualify，the waist must be entirely hidden by the paperA piece of A4 paper is 83 by ll7 inches，roughly the size of a sheet of American letter paperWith the A4 Waist，the t

11、rend is attracting hundreds of photographs and thousands of comments on Weibo and other social media networks like Weixin or WeChatBeing abnormally thin is a widespread standard of beauty for women，one that has been criticized as an unhealthy ideal of female attractivenessThe tiny waist has a long t

12、radition in China，going back at least to King Ling of Chu，who ruled from 540 to 529 BCMany in China know the passage from the Book of Han，the history of the Western Han Dynasty： “The King of Chu loved a narrow waistMany people at court starved to death Several commentators have found the A4 trend di

13、sturbingIn a telephone interview，He Xiaobin，senior fashion features editor at the Chinese edition of GQ magazine，said ， “I find it completely stupidEverybody has a different frame and body shapeUsing a single size to define all human beings and thinking you have created a new standard is foolish The

14、 A4 waist challenge annoyed him， saying that it allows certain people to gain bragging rights，while leaving others in depressionLuckily，some who do not qualify are turning to humor for comfortCan they substitute a different paper size，such as A3，which is 11.7 inches across Or measure a body part bes

15、ides the waist?5 What do we know about the latest beauty craze?AWomen with A4 waists are considered beauties BThe love for slim waist is a new modern trend C A4 waist is an old standard of being slim in China DIt is a new method to help people go on a diet 6 According to He Xiaobin， showing A4 waist

16、 in social media is_ .Atraditional BchallengingC disturbing Dinstructive7 According to the last paragraph，some who dont have A4 waists take the craze as a_.A1ie Bjoke Cdream DTargetCLong before the scientific world became concerned about the impacts of introducing nonnative species，a total of l00 st

17、arlings(八哥)were released in New York Citys Central ParkEugene Schieffelin was a Shakespeare lover who wanted to bring to America as manv birds as possible mentioned by the Bard in his poemsHe imported 60 starlings and released them on a March day in Central ParkA year later，he introduced an addition

18、al 40 birdsWithin 50 years，they had spread to every state，and today they number an estimated 200 million In San Diego County，the starling seems at home in both urban and agricultural environments，frequently feeding on the ground，where it probes lawns and fields for insects，worms and snailsNesting be

19、gins in March and peaks in May when the young birds join large flocks in places like Lake Henshaw，dairy farms or Ramona GrasslandsThey frequently take over the nest of other birds，and they dont seem particular，having been observed nesting in many kinds of treesIn addition to competing with native sp

20、ecies for food and nesting locations，there have been estimates that starlings cause at least MYM800 million in crop damage annuallyMuch of the damage they cause is the result of their concentrationsMassive flocks of birds are, though beautiful，can be destructive，even dangerous to aircraft，with more

21、than 800 incidents reported by the Federal Aviation AdministrationDespite their bad press，the starling is popular with birdwatchers and also the Shakespeare lovers，who often refer to the starling probably because the bird is quite an imitatorIt can imitate the calls of up to 20 other species，includi

22、ng hawks，robins and flickersLove him or hate him，Schieffelins release of 100 European starlings had a lasting impact in the United StatesHe had no idea that he also proved the famous words of Shakespeare “Whats done cannot be undone 8 What made Eugene Schieffelin introduce starlings into New York Ci

23、ty?AThe descriptions in Shakespeares poems BThe intention to protect local environment C The scientistsconcern about the worsening environment DThe park visitorscuriosity about a new bird species9 We can infer from the passage that_ .Athe starlings arrival has benefited the local farmingBbird lovers

24、 have provided them with abundant food sourceC the starling is not so aggressive as the local bird speciesDthe starling is highly adaptable to the local environment10 As for the local ecosystem，the gathering of a large number of birds in a location can be_ Aamazing Bdisastrous Cimpressive Ddisgustin

25、g11 “Whats done cannot be undoneat the end of the passage can be best explained as “_ ”AThe early bird catches the worm BSpilt water cant be gathered upC Time and tide wait for no man DCuriosity killed the catDWe took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August，and it was as refreshing

26、 and exhausting as family vacations tend to beToward the end of our long drive home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot onAt that point in a road trip，even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by

27、. My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from home，I hit the brakes，and we began to roll，slowly，behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes againWe saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed aga

28、inJust-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattleAt five miles per hour，you remember what you forget at sixty-fiveYou are thinking about a place， even when you are moving from place to placeI am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home，and also a writer and a gardenerBut， fo

29、r me，those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing I want to do with the rest of my life：I want to cultivate a place and share it with othersThe place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land，and we love

30、nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and friends. We grow vegetables and flowers，keep a bakers dozen of egglaying chickens，and ， since we moved in three years ago，we have planted many，many treesLiving with my lifes purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here，feeding the chicke

31、ns and watering the tomatoes. Any extra in the budget，and we spend it on treesBut I learned something at the end of our family road tripTravel can help me in the task of caring for my own placeWhen I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there， travel tells me the connections betw

32、een my place and all the other places12. What does the author try to express in the first paragraph? AThe tiredness of her past family lifeBHer disappointment at the family road tripC The familys eagerness to return homeDKidsexcitement at driving fast on the road13. Why did the author slow her car s

33、ome miles from her home?ABecause she made a way for a horse-drawn carriageBBecause she enjoyed the scenery along the roadC Because she needed a break after the long driveDBecause she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life14. The underlined word“placemaker”in the 4th paragraph refers to someone who_

34、.Adevotes most of his energy and time to building his houseBis ready to help anyone in need in the communityC makes a creative design for others housesDis good at cultivating a place and sharing it with others15. What can be the best title of the passage? AOn the Way Home BNever Travel againC Escape

35、 from a Family Life DLife on the Farm第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We eat in our cars，at our desks，on the go，and in front of the TVWe eat take-out， packaged and prepared mealsWhy Because it fits our not-enough-time-in-the-day lifestyles16 Well，Im certainly not t

36、he first one to think itor say itbut we all need to slow downConsumer trends around the globe show that over the past three decades people are purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery and eating out more than ever beforeIts predicted that well spend more at restaurants in the coming years17 How

37、ever，were getting less healthyWhile debates can be seen in different media over the food industrys contribution to our growing waistlines and our health problems，the bottom line is this：_18 We can choose to eat a fastfood lunch on the go. We can throw a frozen meal in the microwave and call it dinne

38、r We can eat without thinking，in front of the tube， at our computers，and while driving a car19 Studies have shown meaningful links between family meals and kidsmental and physica I wellbeingEating sensibly doesnt take much time or money，but it does require you to make a conscious decision to do soWr

39、apped in endless work，appointments and social activities，we often fail to enjoy a relaxing meal with our familiesWhile it can be a challenge to always put healthy eating first，just do your bestRemember that the food you eat has a more significant impact on your health，weight and wellbeing than almos

40、t any other activity you do. _20 Every meal made at homeeven just once or twice a weekis a step closer to a healthier body and a slower food lifestylegkstkgkstkgkstkALunch is the biggest calorie intake when it comes to eating outBTreat it with the importance that it deserves，but start smallC Our foo

41、d matches our livesDPurchase food locally and skip as many packaged items as you canEWhat we eat，where we eat and how we eat are all under our controlF Were consuming an increasing number of caloriesGWe can devote an hour of the day to enjoying a meal with our families第二部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题

42、1 分，满分 20 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 最 佳 选 项 ， 并 在 答 题卡 上 将 该 项 涂 黑 。Youre surrounded by robots and you probably dont even know it. Most are not all that 21 and they wont come up to you and speak like a friend. 22youre unaware of them, they know youre there. Robots

43、are monitoring 23in hospitals, providing banking services, 24people from burning buildings and assisting astronauts in 25. Robots are everywhere. Are robots 26or deadly enemies? Robotic expert Hans Moravec says intelligent robots today are no smarter than the average insect. But, dont feel too 27abo

44、ut that. For example, army ants in South America 28everything in their path when they go to warforests, crops, buildings, people. In case you 29dont care about our little mechanical friends,30this: Robot technology is currently31 at a rate 10 million times faster than the evolution of32. Considering

45、 the advances in robot technology during the upcoming years, Moravec says that robots must pass through four33 of development before they rule the planet. gkstkgkstkgkstkFirst robot technology must achieve the ability to34 as general-purpose tools with software running at one million instructions pe

46、r second (MIPS). Those robots will have the35of reptiles (爬行动物). Next, this happening into 2020, robots will have acquired brains capable of36 300 million MIPS, which will give them the intelligence of smart mice. A hundred billion MIPS will be37sometime after 2030. By then robots will be provided b

47、y their38(humankind) with monkey-like brains.39， at the dawn of 2040, robots will40human intelligence and they will quickly surpass humans and challenge people for supremacy (至高无上) of the planet. 21A.slow Bobvious Chuge Dvaluable22A.In case BIf only CEven if DAs if23A.researchers Bscientists Cpresid

48、ents Dpatients24A.rescuing Bforcing Csending Dcalling25A.studio Bspace Cdistance Dtown26A.servants Bleaders Ccompetitors Dfriends27A.curious Bnervous Csafe Dpleasant28A.destroy Bhide Csmell Dvisit29A.also Bstill Cagain Dseldom30A.consider Bexplain Cdeclare Dconclude31A.beginning Bselling Cexploding Dreducing32A.farmers Btheori