2019年高二下学期英语期末模拟试卷（无听力）
注意事项：
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第二部分 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）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Most of us would be traveling for the rest of our lives if traveling abroad were not so expensive. But there is no need for you to cut down on the number of holidays you’re having this year. Below are some of the cheapest places to travel to this year. Sri Lanka
Great seafood, beautiful beaches, and amazing jungles await you in Sri Lanka. It is definitely one of the cheaper places to travel to as well. It will be possible for you to live in high-class hotels and resorts for as little as 70 dollars a night! If you don’t want to spend that much money, you can find hostels, and smaller hotels for as little as 20 dollars a day. You can just spend the day exploring Anuradhapura or go adventuring in Habarana Lake as well! Hungary
It might be surprising to see Hungary on the list of cheap places to travel to this year. It is located in the most expensive continent on the earth, after all. However, Hungary is the country where you get rooms for as little as 16 Euros, and beer for about 4 Euros each! This is definitely a bargain! You can get a travel card to use the public transport throughout the country, and save quite a few dollars on that as well. Spend a few nights in Budapest or head out to the northern hills where you can hike and swim in the clear lakes! Greece
There was a time when Greece was unbelievably expensive, but due to its recent economic problems, Greece has bee quite cheap to travel to. Price of acmodation and food is at an all-time low, so this might definitely be a great time for you to visit! There are some areas of the country that will be expensive like Santorini or Mykonos, but if you just want to explore local Greek culture, you can walk on the streets of Greece, or adventure across the smaller islands around
like Kefalonia or Piraeus or Los!
21. If Jack plans to stay in Sri Lanka for five days, he will pay at least ________ for the acmodation.
A. $100 B. $125 C. $250 D. $350
22. Why is it surprising that Hungary is on the list of cheap places to travel to? A. There are varieties of high quality rooms.
B. The public transport is available throughout the country. C. Europe is a continent with a high level of consumption. D. Visitors can hike and swim in the beautiful lakes. 23. What can we learn about Greece?
A. Greece has always been a cheap place to travel to.
B. None of the tourist spots in Greece are expensive to visit. C. Visitors can learn Greek culture by hanging around on the streets. D. It’s not cheap to explore islands like Kefalonia.
B
One day, a woman brought a duck to see a vet(兽医). As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope(听诊器) and listened to the bird's chest.
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said he was sorry that her duck had passed away. But the woman didn't believe it and insisted that the vet should do some more testing on the duck.
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black dog. As the woman looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his back legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed(嗅) the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.
A few minutes later, he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also carefully sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back down, shook his head, meowed softly and went out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, “I'm sorry, but as I said, this is definitely a dead duck.”
The vet turned to his puter, pressed a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. “150 dollars！” she shouted. “150 dollars just to tell me my duck is dead！”
The vet shrugged, “I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been 20 dollars, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now 150 dollars.” 24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article? A. At first, the vet didn't check the duck but a bird.
B. The vet thought the duck was dead from the beginning. C. The woman believed what the vet said immediately. D. The woman was very happy to see the dog e in.
25. Why did the vet take a dog and a cat into the examination room? A. To confirm the duck was dead. B. To give them to the woman as pets. C. To fort the woman. D. To ask them to save the duck's life.
26. How was the woman likely to feel after being told why the bill was 150 dollars? A. Awkward. B. Disappointed. C. Scared. D. Angry. 27. The passage is a(n) ________．
A. news report B. advertisement C. joke D. review
C
Chinese paper cutting or ＂jianzhi＂ is the art of cutting paper designs, and the cut-outs
are also used to decorate doors and windows, so they are sometimes called ＂chuang hua＂. Paper cutting has long been a symbol of Eastern charm.
There are symmetrical(对称的)designs that are usually created by some folding and cutting. When unfolded, it forms a symmetrical design. Chinese cut-outs are normally symmetrical and are usually in an even number series of 2, 4, 24,etc.
The oldest surviving paper cut-out is a symmetrical circle from the early 6th century found in Xinjiang, China. From the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular especially during Chinese festivals. The art spread to the rest of the world in the 14th century. Throughout the Qing Dynasty many paper cutting skills were developed including drafting and the use of smoked papers. By the end of the Qing ruling, however, paper cutting was once on the decline because new art forms were being introduced. The Republic of China later tried to revive the art in the 1980s.
Today, paper cut-outs are chiefly decorative. They decorate walls, windows, doors, columns, mirrors, lamps and lanterns in homes and are also used on presents or are given as gifts themselves. Entrances decorated with paper cut-outs are supposed to bring good luck. Paper cut-outs used to be used as patterns, especially for embroidery(刺绣).
There are two methods of manufacture: one uses scissors, the other uses knives. In the scissor method, several pieces of paper — up to eight — are fastened together. The image is then cut with sharp, pointed scissors. Knife cuttings are fashioned by putting several paper on a relatively soft foundation consisting of a mixture of oil and ashes. Skilled crafters can even cut out different drawings freely without stopping. 28.When can the existing oldest paper cutting date back to? A. about 1 500 years ago. C. about 1 400 years ago.
B. about 1 600 years ago. D. about 600 years ago.
29.The underlined word ＂revive＂ in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ＂_______＂.
A. survive B. restore C. copy D. fix
30.Which of the following words can best summarize the last paragraph? A. History.
B. Origin.
C. Uses.
D. Process.
31.What may be the best title of the text?
A. Paper — the Eastern Charm B. The History of Paper Cutting
C.A Brief Introduction to Paper Cutting D. Paper Cutting — Unbelievable Skilled Crafters
D
Spending money on time-saving services reduces stress and boosts(增进)happiness，according to a new research, but shockingly, few of us do it.
Whillans, a professor at HBS said, “ Buying time helps to protect us from the stress in our lives caused by time pressure, and the feeling that we don' t have enough minutes in the day to plete our tasks.”
The effect was clearest in the Canadian experiment, in which 60 working adults were given $40 to spend in two different ways. One weekend, they were told to spend the money on a material purchase—a gift for themselves. The next weekend, they were instructed to spend the $40 on anything that saved them time，from paying the neighbor’s kid to run errands (跑腿)to taking an Uber instead of a bus.
“On the day they made the time-saving purchase, they felt happier, in a better mood, and lower feelings of time stress than on the day they bought a material purchase，” said Whillans.
The biggest surprise to the researchers was how few people would spend money on time-saving services. When they asked 98 working adults how they would spend a “windfall” (意外之财) of $40，only two percent named a purchase that would save them time.
“One reason，” said Whillans，“is that we're very bad at remembering how much we hate doing certain tasks once the suffering has passed. That makes us less likely to take active steps to avoid that__overburdened__feeling in the future. ” But another possible cause is good old-fashioned guilt. “If you feel guilty about getting someone to clean your house for you, then you might get less happiness from outsourcing (外包)that task，” said Whillans, “or you might just be less likely to spend your money in that way.” 32．In the Canadian experiment, the participants ________． A. were divided into two groups B. were given $ 40 every two weeks
C. were asked to give money to a neighbor's kid D. were asked to spend the money in two different ways
33．According to the author, what can make people less time-stressed? A. Paying much for a concert ticket. B. Taking a regular bus to get to work. C. Employing someone to clean the garden.
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