（3）A.asB.becauseC.nowthatD.unless
（2）A.began
B.endedC.changedD.started
（1）A.most
B.leastC.muchD.few
others，inherownquietway.
spiritisunchanged.Shewouldbe（20）likelytocontinuetoteachlife'slittlelessontoagreatmany
probablystillwearherbracesormay（19）spendherdaysinawheelchair，butIfeelcertainthather
andstrengthofcharacter.Ifoundoutthemeaningof（18）.IfRochellewerealivetoday，shewould
Thewholeincident（17）nomorethanacoupleofminutes，butthatdayIlearnedalotaboutdignity
floor，prideinherblueeyes.
herbookthataboypickedupand（16）heldouttoher，makingherwayupthestairwaytothesecond
feet.Thiswasnotherfirsttimeherlegshadfailedtosupporther.Sheheldherhead（15），andaccepted
Sheamazinglypushedherselfuptoakneelingposition，andwithagreateffort，（14）toher
watchedher，（13）.Rochelleliftedherhead，hereyeswithunshedtears.
stairway.（11）stretchedtohelpher，butonewordfromRochelle（12）them."No!"shesaid.I
AsRochellemovedfasterandfaster，shelostbalance，and（10）facedownatthetopofthe
smiledmoreoftenthannot.
Rochelle'seyesweresuchdeep（9）ones.Shehadasmall，upturnednoseandawidemouththat
Rochelle（8）usofherseriouspolio（小儿麻痹症）afewyearsearlier.
andheavyorthopedic（矫形）shoes，madeherwayacrossawooden﹣flooredroom.（7）shewent，
AsI（6）thebottomofthestairway，IfoundRochelle，agirl，whoworefulllegbraces（支架）
me.
thesecondandthirdfloorofourbuilding.SuddenlyInoticedanewsoundaddedtothosealready（5）
staircases.Iwaswalkingthroughthehallwayatarapidpacetowardalargedoublestairway，which（4）
withtheusualnoisemadebyvoicesandfeet（3）studentsmoveddownthehall，upordown
Inthe1950s，Ispentmydaysasasixthgraderinmyschool.Oneday，asIremembered，classes（2）
attentiontothis"，whichhappenswhenwe（1）expectit.
1．（20分）Moreoftenthannot，lifehasitsownwayoftappingusontheshoulder，whispering"Pay
B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
第一部分语言运用（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、
人教版高二（上）英语期末试卷二-1


Twenty﹣one﹣year﹣oldOscarGalkin，amathematicsgraduate，said，"Igottheresultfromthe
thetechnology．
Localcompanieshelpresearchersfromthecity'sKubanUniversityofPhysicalEducationandSporttotest
fingerprintshapesconnecttojobselection．
Themachinebasesitsresultsonacollectionofalargeamountofinformationinthecomputerabouthow
connectedtosensorsreadsbackwhatsortofworkwouldsuittheindividual（个人）．
Tousethescanner，peopleplacetheirfingersuponthefingerprintreaderandcomputertechnology
helptellaperson'skeypersonalities．
foranyone﹣simplybylookingattheirfingerprints．Thegroupsaysthatinthefuture，fingerprintscould
2．（6分）Agroupofuniversityprofessorsrecentlycreatedascannertheybelievecanpredicttheperfectjob
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第二部分阅读理解（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中，
（20）A.lessthanB.otherthanC.ratherthanD.morethan
（19）A.still
B.evenC.yetD.ever
（18）A.love
B.appreciationC.independenceD.kindness
（17）A.took
B.spentC.costD.paid
（16）A.friendly
B.kindlyC.honestlyD.cautiously
（15）A.highB.highlyC.lowD.lowly
（14）A.putit
B.madeitC.tookitD.gotit
（13）A.outofbreath
B.takingabreathC.holdingmybreathD.catchingmybreath
（12）A.stopped
B.encouragedC.persuadedD.urged
（11）A.Students
B.ShouldersC.HandsD.Teens
（10）A.ranB.landedC.lostD.jumped
（9）A.sad
B.blueC.greyD.pale
（8）A.regarded
B.rememberedC.recommendedD.reminded
（7）A.Whenever
B.HoweverC.WhereverD.Howevermuch
（6）A.nearedto
B.closedtoC.closedD.neared
（5）A.surroundingB.surroundedC.surroundD.tosurround
（4）A.contributedto
B.turnedtoC.cametoD.ledto


boardingpass．Atmanyuniversities，studentscanusetheirsmartphonesastheirstudentID．Infact，lots
digital
instead．Attheairport，peoplecanhandovertheiriphoneorAndroidhandsetinsteadofagentscansa
otherIDinit．Increasingly，however，mostofthesearebeingkeptindigitalformonasmartphone
Thinkofwhypeoplecarryawalletinthefirstplace．Theyhavecreditcards，cashadriver'slicenseor
disappearing．
adisasteriftheyleftthatlastonebehind？Inthenearfuture，itmaynotbe．Thephysicalwalletis
3．（8分）Whenpeopleleavethehouse，theytaketheirkeys，smartphonesandwallets．Woulditbesuch
C．introduceatechnicalproductD．helpjobhuntersunderstandthemselveswell
A．tellthefutureofhandreadersB．showthefeaturesoffingerprints
（3）Thetextiswrittento．
D.Thetechnologyoffingerprintidentificationcanbeusedinmanyfields．
C.Tellingone'sfuturebyreadinghishandsstartedafewyearsago．
B.Certainpeople'sfingersactuallyhavesomethingincommon．
A.Thefingerprintscannerisbasedonanewidea．
（2）WhatcanwelearnfromwhatRavilYudinsaid？
C．helpscompaniesalotD．needstobeimproved
A．hasbeenusedinjobhuntingB．ispopularwithyoungmen
（1）Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthatthefingerprintscanner．
whatcareerpathpeoplewouldchoose．"
person'sfuturebyreadingtheirhands．Wewanttomatchthatbylookingatfingerprintsandtryingtotell
"It'snotreallyanewideabecausehandreadershavebeensayingforhundredsofyearsthatyoucantella
RavilYudin．
featuresthatarecommononthefingersofcertainprofessionalsworkingincertainjobs．"Saidresearcher
"Thebasicideaisthatalthougheverybody'sfingerprintsarecompletelydifferent，thereareobvious
exactlyashandreadershavebeensayingtodoforcenturies．
lotofpossibilityofbeingused，sayexperts，fromdiscoveringdrugmisusetopersonalityanalysis﹣
Thoughfingerprintidentificationhasbeenwidelyusedincrimediscovering，itisstillasciencethathasa
madeout．''
housedesignerbutthemachinesaid．Ishouldbeanurse．So，no，Idon'tthinkitisascleverasisbeing
AndZaraTokareva，aged20，whofeelsuncomfortableatthesightofblood，said，"Iwanttobea
ifitcanreallyreadaperson'stalents，butitworkedforme．"
scannerthatIwouldbesuitedtoajobinIT，whichisexactlywhatIwanttodo．Idon'tknowifitisluckor


C.Toshowpeople'sattitudestowardsusingasmartphone．
B.Toexplaintheimportanceofusingasmartphone．
A.Topersuadepeopletouseaphysicalwallet．
（4）What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage？
C．Byinterviewingsmartphonecompanies．D．Bydoingmarketsurveysinbigcities．
A．Bygivingquestionnairestosmartphoneowners．B．Bylendingpeopledigitalwalletstotestout．
（3）Howdidresearchersdiscoverpeople'sideasaboutusingsmartphonewallets？
D.Smartphonesareupdatedquicklysoallthepersonalinformationwillbelost．
C.Smartphonesmaynotprovideenoughsecuritynorhavealong﹣lifebattery．
B.Itisimpossibletomakeeverythingintodigitalformsonasmartphone．
A.Peoplemaygetintotroubleiftheybreaktheirsmartphones．
（2）Whydosomepeoplehesitatetorelycompletelyontheirsmartphones？
C．Paragraph3．D．Paragraph4．
A．Paragraph1．B．Paragraph2．
（1）Whichparagraphgivesexamplesofthingspeoplealreadyusetheirsmartphonesfor？
wallets．Leavingthehousewithoutawalletmightsoonnotbeabigdeal．
Theearlystagesofmakingthishappenareunderway．Nodoubtaboutit，smartphonesarereplacing
surveywanttoseelongerbatterylifebeforetheystopusingtheirphysicalwalletsaltogether．
Thereareotherargumentsaboutignoringthewallet．Forty﹣threepercentofthesmartphoneownersinthe
theirphysicalwallets．
wallets．Fifty﹣eightpercentofSurveyusersagree．Theywantbetterphonesecuritybeforetheystopusing
Concernsaboutsecurityareonekeyreasonpeopledonotfeelcomfortablegettingridoftheir
out．Iftheirphoneistheironlywallet，whatdopeopledowhenthathappens？
arguesthatpeopleknowwhatitisliketoloseaphoneorbreakit．Theyhavehadthebattery（电池）run
iPhonefordigitalpayments．However，healsodoesnotreallywanttogetridofhiswalletentirely．He
benolongerusefulinfiveyearsorless．SuchanoutcomeremainsfaroffforSethBuchwalter．Heuseshis
Audiencesurveyed1，218ofthemlastmonth，Whenasked，nearlyhalf（45percent）thinkwalletswill
percentofsmartphoneownerssaythatsmartphoneswilleventuallyreplacewallets．SurveyMonkey
break．Forallthetalksofacashlesssociety，physicalcurrencyisnotgoingawayanytimesoon，Yet，68
However，thewalletisnotgoingtodisappearovernight．Habitslikecarryingawalletaretoughto
andApplePay．
ofpeopleareusingtheirsmartphonestopaywithoutcashorcreditcards．TheydoitwithappslikeAlipay


5．（8分）StephenHawkingwasparalyzed（瘫痪）bydiseaseandconfinedtoawheelchair．Thatdidnot
C.Christmas→Advent→BoxingDayD.Advent→Christmas→BoxingDay
→BoxingDay→AdventB.BoxingDay→Christmas→Advent
（4）Thecorrecttimeorderofthefollowingfestivalsshouldbe.A.Christmas
C.everyonereturnshometoharvestcocoaD.itissnowingheavilyeverywhere
A.thechurchandhomesarebeingdecoratedB.thereareflowersalloverthecountry
（3）IfyouvisitSouthAfricaonChristmasDay，you'llfind.
C.Foodissharedamongcarolers.D.Everyonecarriesagifttothescene.
A.Onemustsingacarolontheplatform.B.Onemustappearinfantasticclothes.
（2）WhatisthemostimportantpartofChristmasworshipservice？
C.tellushowpeoplecelebrateChristmasinAfricaD.introducetouswhenChristmascameintobeing
A.persuadeustohaveaholidayinAfricaB.describesomeimportantholidaysinAfrica
（1）Thepurposeofthistextisto.
andisadayofrealrelaxation.
Dayisalsoaproclaimed（正式宣布的）publicholidayusuallyspentintheopenair.ItfallsonDecember26
usuallytherearegamesorbathinginthewarmsunshine，andthenhomeinthecooloftheevening.Boxing
raisins，vegetables，andplumpudding，crackers.Intheafternoon，familiesgooutintothecountryand
InAfrica，itisthetraditionaldinnerofturkey，roastbeef，mincepies，orsucklingpig，yellowricewith
harvest，soitisatimeofwealth.Everyonereturnshomefromwherevertheymightbesuchasfarmsormines.
withthefirstweekinAdvent，fourweeksbeforeChristmas.Thisseasonhappenstobethetimeofcocoa
InGhana，mostchurchesshowthecomingofChristmasbydecoratingthechurchandhomesbeginning
varietiesofwildflowersbeingintheirfullpride.
ChristmasinSouthAfricaisasummerholiday.Thereisnosnow，butithasmanyflowers，manybeautiful
willattendtheservicewithoutgivingagift.
theservicegoesforwardtolaydowntheirgiftupontheraisedplatformneartheCommuniontable.Noone
Jesus.Atabout8or9o'clockeveryonegoestothecelebrationofthebirthdayofJesus.Everyonewho