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1、12016-20172016-2017 学年第二学期期末考试学年第二学期期末考试高二英语试卷高二英语试卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分）第 1 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A AWhen I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at
2、 us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.When Doctor Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: “No pains, no gains“. He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom
3、. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, tre
4、es would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, hed beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention.Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by hi
5、s house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed
6、 to benefit Doctor Gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease never could.Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their 2lives will be easy. But lately Ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. Theres always a
7、 cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we wont be torn apart. 21. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often _.A. paid little attention to themB. kept watering them every morningC. talked to them to get their attentionD.
8、 beat them to make them grow deep roots22. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?A. Strange and harmful.B. Interesting and funny.C. Cruel and unacceptable.D. Original and reasonable.23. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?A. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the futu
9、re.B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.C. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.D. Have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life.24. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Prayers for my sonsB. Doctor Gibbs and his treesC. Growing root
10、s D. Watering treesB BHowHow toto BeBe a a WinnerWinnerSirSir StevenSteven RedgraveRedgraveWinnerWinner ofof 5 5 OlympicOlympic GoldGold MedalsMedals“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was n
11、o reason why I 3should stop training and competing. That was the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isnt difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasnt finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”KarenKaren Pickering
12、PickeringSwimmingSwimming WorldWorld ChampionChampion“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success you cant follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust your
13、self, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and youll be a step closer to achieving them.”KirstenKirsten BestBestPoetPoet but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will get a similar look in return. Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but of all that come i
14、n contact with it.40 I might write pages on the importance of learning very early in life to gain that point where a young boy can stand straight and decline doing an unworthy act because it is unworthy.Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would, i
15、f I were a boy again, try still harder to make others happy.A. If we want light, we must conquer darkness.B. If I were a boy again, I would school myself to say “No” oftener.8C. We too often borrow trouble, and expect that may never appear.D. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate
16、in two directions at once.E. If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more courtesy towards my companions and friends and indeed towards strangers as well.F. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.G. Be prepared for any fate, and there is no harm to be feared.第二部分第二部分 完形填空（共 20 小题，每题 1.5 分，共 30 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。Every New Years Eve in the past, we had breakfast at Aunt Dots house.
