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高二下学期英语期末质量检测试卷
一、阅读理解（共
15
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
30
分）
1.
阅读理解
A Dog’s Way Home
Type: Adventure, Drama, Family
Release Date:1l January 2019
As a puppy, Bella finds
herway into the arms of Lucas, a young man who
gives her a good home. When
Bellabecomes separated from Lucas, she soon
finds herself on a 400-mile journey
toreunite with her beloved owner. Along
the way, the lost but spirited
dogtouches the lives of an orphaned mountain
lion and some friendly strangers.
The LEGO Movie
2: The Second Part Movie
Type:
Adventure, Family
Release Date:8
February 2019
The citizens
are now facing ahuge new threat: LEGO DUPLO
invaders from
outer
space.
The battle to
defeatthe
invaders
will
take Emmet,
Lucy, Batman
and their
friends to unexploredworlds. It will test their
courage, creativity and
building skills, andreveal just how
special they really are.
Captain Marvel
Type: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date:8 March 2019
It follows Carol Danvers, anAir Force
pilot, whose DNA is combined with
that
of
an
alien
during
anaccident.
The
resulting
change
gives
her
the
superpowers of strength,
energy,and flight.
Spider-Man: Far from Home
Type: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date:5 July 2019
Our friendly neighborhoodSuper Hero
decides to join his best friends on
a
European vacation. However,Peter’s plan to leave
super power behind for a
few weeks is
quickly given upwhen he agrees to help Nick Fury
uncover the
mystery of several
violentattacks.
（
1
）What is the
purpose of Bella’s journey?
A . To make new friends.B . To
experience a different life.C . To meet her
owner again.D . T
o reunite
with a mountain lion.
（
2
）
What do we know about Emmet and
his friends in the movie?
A . They will
create a new world.B . They will dive into unknown
worlds.C .
They will leave for the LEGO
DUPLO.D . They will lose their special skills in
the
battle.
（
3
）
Which of the following can be
used to describe the last two movies?
A
.
Logical
but
boring.B
.
Funny
but
educational.C
.
Thrilling
and
imaginative.D . Touching and inspiring.
2.
阅读理解
An
artist
has
carved
a
giant
SOS
messageinto
an
Indonesian
palm
oil
plantation
（棕榈
油种植园）
to
draw
attention
tothe
damage
done
by
forest
destruction and
stress the impact on people andwildlife.
Emest
Zacharevic
created
theSave
Our
Souls
（
SOS
）
project
as
part
of
acampaign
on
the
impact
palm
oil
plantations
have
on
local
communities
andendangered
species such as the
orangutan
（褐猿）
. The
SOScarving, which
he completed last
month, runs for about half a kilometer insidea
plantation in
North Sumatra, and can be seen from the
air.
Environmentalists
sayland-clearing
for
agricultural
plantations
in
Indonesia,
the
world’s
biggestpalm
oil
producer,
is
responsible
for
forest
destruction-forest
cover hasdropped by nearly a quarter since 1990.
Zacharevic’s
SOS project
comes during growing pressure on companies
toadopt
sustainable
（
可
持
续
的
）
practices.
PepsiCo
and
British
firm
Lush
havecommitted to ending the use of palm
oil, which is found in products from
soapto cereal.
Indonesia
has
been
a
focus
ofglobal
efforts
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
em
issions
（排放）
caused by the
forestdestruction to make way for plantations.
These forests are often
inremote areas long occupied by native peoples,
who might not have documentsproving
ownership or be able to contest land
acquisitions in the resource-
richSoutheast Asia. The forests are home to about
14,600 orangutans remaining inthe wild
in Sumatra.
“We are all
contributingto the destructive effect of
unsustainable palm
oil, whether it is
by consumingproducts or supporting policies that
affect the
trade,”
Jacharevic
said.”This
project
is
an
effort
to
appeal
to
the
consciousness of a
wideraudience.”
（
1
）
What do you know about the
orangutan according to the text?
A .
They are well protected.B . They are becoming
extinct.C . They live in
local
communities.D . They are saved by the SOS project.
（
2
）
The
SOS carving in the plantation can be described as
_______.
A . enormousB . classicC .
holyD . primitive
（
3
）
The
forests are cut down in Indonesia with the
intention of _______.
A .
selling
treesB .
building
housesC .
hunting
orangutansD .
setting
up
plantations
（
4
）
Why
did Zacharevic start the SOS project?
A
. To forbid the use of palm oil.B . To obtain
support for plantations.C . To
arouse
environmental awareness.D . To help native peoples
acquire more land.
3.
阅读理解
Snoopy House is a house inSouthern
California known for its Christmas
displays. Jim Jordan created thedisplay
of Snoopy and other characters from
Charles Schulz’s”Peanuts”about
forty
-five years ago.
Mr. Jordan is
sixty now. He started the project as a teenager in
the yellow,
single-story house in Costa
Mesa where he was raised. Litle by little, Jim
Jordan
expanded the display until it
became a holiday tradition. Thousands of people
came each year to see the Christmas
lights, the artificial snow─even a Santa
Claus that flew through the air and
down a chimney. Snoopy House became so
popular
that
countless
visitors
and
school
groups
came
each
year.
Some
people who grew up
visiting the display were now old enough to take
their
own children.
But last year
Jim Jordan lost the house. It was closed because
he stopped
paying
his
loan.
Mr.
Jordan
felt
terrible
that
he
couldn’t
bring
that
to
the
community.
Several
years
ago,
Mr
.
Jordan’s
business
fell
along
with
the
economy. He asked for
changes in the loan terms, but was denied. He
followed
poor legal advice and stopped
paying the loan. As a result, he lost his family’s
home. It was closed in November last
year, Afterwards, Mr. Jordan submitting
legal papers to try to get his house
back, but in vain. When neighbors learmed
the news about Snoopy House. They
collected donations and called reporters
to try to help Jordan fight to recover
the house.
Earlier this
month Costa Mesa city officials offered to host
the display on
the
lawn
outside
City
Hall.
The
lights
went
on
last
week
in
a
song-filled
ceremony
attended by a large crowd, who were very happy
that Costa Mesa
came
forward
and
the
display
found
a
new
home
at
City
Hall─temporarily
called
Snoopy Hall. It
’
s really a
miracle.
（
1
）
According
to
the
passage
，
Snoopy
House
is
so
popular
because
_______.
A .
it
presents
lots
of
inspiring
storiesB .
visitors
can
see
the
artificial
snowC
.
it
offers
different
Christmas
displaysD
.
visitors
can
recall
their
childhood experiences
（
2
）
What can we learn
about Jordan from the passage?
A . He
came across financial problems.B . He started his
project 60 years
ago.C . He was born
and raised in Costa Mesa.D . He closed his house
to pay
for the loan.
（
3
）
What happened to the house according to
Paragraph 3?
A . Jordan attempted to
sell his own house to the community.B . After
filing
legal
papers
，
Jordan
recovered
his
house
quickly.C
.
The
house
was
lost
because Jordan failed
to change loan terms.D . Jordan’s neighbors spared
no
effort to help get back the house. <
/p>
（
4
）
What
does the last underlined sentence mean?
A . So many visitors attended the
ceremony.B . People can visit the Snoopy
House again.C . The City Hall has
become Snoopy Hall forever.D . Costa Mesa
attracts people with a fun ceremony.
4.
阅读理解
A few days after
registration
（注册）
openedat
Yale for Psyc 157, that is,
Psychology
and
the
Good
Lie,
roughly
300students
had
signed
up.
Within
three
days,
the
figure
had
more
than
three
more
days,
about
1200 students, or nearly one-fourth of
Yalestudents, were registered, making it
the most popular course in Yale’s
316
-yearhistory.
The course, taught by LaurieSantos, a
psychology professor, tries to teach
students how to lead a happier,more
satisfying life in twice-weekly lectures.
“In
reality,
a
number
ofstudents
are
anxious,
stressed
and
numb,
adopting harmful life habits that ledto
mental health problems. They want to
change,
to
be
happier
themselves,
andto
change
the
high-stress
campus
culture, “Dr. Santos said.” With onein
four students at Yale taking it, if we see
good
habits,
things
like
studentsshowing
more
gratitude,
delaying
less,
increasing social
connections, we’reactually seeding change in the
school’s