4. 活动的意义。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：文化艺术节（the culture-art festival);剪纸艺术（paper-cutting) Dear James,
Yours sincerely,
LiHua
高二上学期期末质量检测英语试题答案
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;与参考答案不符的不得分) 21—23 CCB 24—27 CDDC 28—31 DAAB 32—35 DCAD
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分;与参考答案不符的不得分） 36—40 BGFDA
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分,满分30分；与参考答案不符的不得分） 41—45 ACBDB 46—50 ACCDB 51—55 ADDCD 56—60 CAABB 第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分） 61. to meet 62. a 63. on 64. working 65. separated
66. closely 67. has seen 68. development 69. As 70. bigger 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10处;每处1分，满分10分) Dear David,
I’m writing to express my grateful feeling to you. Thank you for invite me to your birthday party last week,
inviting which brought me lots of funs. fun
During the party, which impressed me most was your happy family. All your parents love you very much and
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were also kind to me. I really enjoyed it because it made me to feel at home. And the dessert and other snacks you
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offered me were taste. In addition, the light music and candle light create a nice and warm atmosphere. Therefore, I
tasty created was able to open my heart to your friends as brothers and sisters. like
Thanks ∧ your dinner again. I hope you’ll be as delight as last night forever. for delighted
Yours, LiHua
第二节 书面表达(共1题，满分25分） One possible version: Dear James,
I’m glad to receive your letter. Knowing that you showed great interest in the culture-art festival held in our campus, I’m writing to tell you something about it.
The festival began on December 20 and lasted three days. We students put on quite a few wonderful performances including poetry reading, handwriting and paper-cutting and so on. These activities were very attractive and instructive, which impressed us deeply.
Undoubtedly, the festival provides a good opportunity for us students to show our talents and better learn from each other. It also contributes to a better understanding of traditional Chinese cultures.
I hope you will have a chance to join us in our culture-art festival next year.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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高二英语上学期期末考试试题 （不含听力）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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。
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Burlington School is located in Parsons Green, 15 minutes by underground from the centre of London. Our standard of teaching is high, with courses in General and Specialist English. The coffee bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked meals, and the school organizes a range of social activities to complement(补充)the classes. Students live either in homestays or in one of our hotels. See Burlington School courses and save 10%. University of Liverpool, English Language Centre
You can have confidence in the University of Liverpool. While studying here, you will benefit from modern English teaching methods in small classes of fewer than 16 students. See University of Liverpool courses and save 12%. Interactive English School, Brighton
We are a small friendly school. Being a small school means we can cater for your individual needs more easily than larger schools can. All of our teachers are native speakers, qualified and experienced. Our prices are very affordable and start from ~60 per week for full-time courses of 12 lessons. See Interactive English School courses and save 5%. New School of English, Cambridge
The New School of English is located in the beautiful city of Cambridge. The school is open all year and provides a range of English language courses for adults aged at least 16 from all over the world. These courses cover General English as well as courses for professionals looking to focus on specific topic areas. They have a range of accommodation choices for students. See New School of English courses and save 5%. 21. What can we know about Burlington School?
A. It is open all year. B. It is located in London.
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A. Burlington School. B. New School of English.
C. University of Liverpool. D. Interactive English School. 23. How is New School of English different from the others? A. It sets a strict age limit.
B. You can choose its accommodation as you like. C. Its teachers are qualified and experienced.
D. It offers General and Specialist English courses. 24. Who could be interested in the schools?
A. English professors. B. French speakers.
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Some children's books can feel timeless, and so there is a certain kind of poetic justice when their authors live long lives. Think Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, who died at age 84. Or the writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, she died at age 90. Some authors live longer. Beverly Cleary, who turned 100 0n April 12, 2016, is one in that small but respected group.
Beverly Cleary is best known for kids' classics like \more than 91 copies of her 39 books worldwide. She has been honored with everything from multiple Newbery
Medals and Honors to a \称号) from the Library of Congress.
Cleary is almost synonymous(同义的) with Portland, Oregon. She spent much of her young life in the city and turned her real-life experiences into children's books that contain real places which can still be visited today. Perhaps the best part of a Cleary-themed tour through the rose-decorated city is a trip to the sculpture garden built in her honor in Grant Park in northeast Portland.
The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children was built by a group of librarians, teachers and Portland locals eager to pay their respects to their favorite author of children's books. The park itself is featured in several Cleary books. It features life-sized statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins and Huggins'dog, Ribsy. Quotes(语录) from the books and fountains make the garden even more fun. 25. What does the underlined part \ A. Deserved rewarding. B. Heavy punishment. C. Terrible suffering. D. Good experience. 26. Why is Cleary closely connected with Portland?
A. She was born in Portland. B. Her stories are mainly set in Portland.
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A. It is full of beautiful roses. B. It keeps all of Beverly Cleary's books. C. It shows some characters in Cleary's books. D. It was built by the local government. 28. Which of the following words can best describe Beverly Cleary?
A. Interesting. B. Successful. C. Kind. D. Brave. C
Technology has found a rapid growth in the field of communication. Nowadays people, though separated by distance, enjoy a good deal of communication between them through various technologies. Among them, communication through email plays an important role.
An email allows users to send messages to each other through the World Wide Web. This is achieved with the help of email addresses. For example, a person can contact another only if he has the email address of the person he wishes to contact. But the condition becomes worse when the user loses or forgets the email address, when the address has been changed or when the user wishes to contact a person whose email address is not known. To overcome these conditions, a method called email lookup has been adopted(采用)by the users.
Email lookup service is used to find the address of a person by means of his name, location, etc. Various email address directories, search engines and universities use this method to assist people in finding email addresses. Nowadays several softwares are also introduced to extract(选录) addresses from the Internet, which helps make people's work easier.
Users should be more careful and cautious while using email lookup. Many of the users go for traditional search techniques to find the personal information using public records. This may sometimes result in failure because the public records will not have the information of all the email addresses. Payable email lookup is also available but care should be taken while using it. 29. What is the purpose of the first two paragraphs?
A. To explain what communication is. B. To give an example for communication C. To introduce the topic. D. To tell people how to use technology. 30. According to the passage, email lookup can help you _ .
A. get back your lost messages B. find someone 's email address C. find someone's personal information D. surf the Internet at higher speed 31. Which of the following is NOT true about email lookup? A. Users should take more care and be more cautious.
B. Many people still use public records to find the personal information. C. Not all the email addresses appear in the public records. D. People can not use payable email lookup yet. 32. What does the passage mainly talk about?