C

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music .

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,” Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time , New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went . Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

48. Armstrong was called Pops because he         .

A. looked like a musician

B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music

D. traveled to play modern music

49. The third paragraph is developed           .

A. by space    B. by examples  C. by time  D. by comparison

50. Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale began in New Orleans.

B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.

D. He learned popular music at a boy’ s home.

51. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music

B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician

D. The Spread of Popular Music

D

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet—the story of Velvet Brown，a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents，both Americans，had moved there for business reasons. When the World War Ⅱ started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for Best Actress. Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Taylor's fame(名声) and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry，so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963，she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend(传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet，she has been lucky. she has beauty，fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.

52. The producers didn't let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ______.

A. was small in size

B. was too young

C. did not play enough

D. did not show much interest

53. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both ______.

A. popular all their lives

B. famous actresses

C. successful when very young

D. rich and kind¬hearted

54. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of ______.

A. 12          B. 28        C. 31          D. 34

55. In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to ______.

A. doing business and helping others

B. turning herself into a legend

C. collecting money for the poor

D. going about research and education work

第二节： 根据短文内容，从下面的选项中能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项

A. I value honesty.

B. I believe in God.

C. I did pretty well as a taxi driver

D. I feel good for doing something right

E. We taxi drivers are often misunderstood

F. I serve people well whether they tip or not.

.56

I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts in the world. it's what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by it.

57.

Because taxi drivers are sometimes rude, people get the wrong impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them are honest fellows. You read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver hands in money , mobile phones or something valuable people leave in their taxi. If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers.

58.

One time in Brooklyn, I found a diamond ring in my taxi. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of baggage that day, so I went back to where I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to track her in order to return her ring. I didn't get as much as “thank you.” Still, I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she did.

59.

I bought my own house in America. Life is not easy at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away for a rainy day, In all my years of driving a taxi, I have never had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little troublesome once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

60.

Something about tips(小费). You know most Americans are pretty generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they tip or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish(教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the easier it gets.

第三部分  写作 (共三大题，满20分)

第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题0。5分，满分5分)

61. You are only allowed to take one piece of hand _____ (行李) onto a plane.

62. He was still _____(犹豫) about whether to leave or not.

63. Ore price is _____(合理的), compared with that in the international market.

64. She had to tidy the classroom as _____(惩罚) for being late.

65. If you think the gentleman who was here just now is honest, you are _____ (错误的)

66. After a few years, she became very _____(有技巧的)at drawing.

67. She is too fat, but she can’t ____ (抵抗) sweets.

68. The boy from America can’t use chopsticks _____(恰当地)

69.Their heated discussion was _____(打断)by a phone call.

70. Unfortunately, she was robbed of her ____ (钱夹) while shopping the other day.

第二节：短文改错 (满分5分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I will never forget my teacher Miss Lee, who is my English teacher when I was in

high school. Miss Li was younger , pretty and kind-hearted. That is hard for me to

describe how she was like. However, she really had her own personalities. She had

us elect our monitor and decided where to go for an outing. Besides She liked to

have us solving problems by our own. And we took great progress quickly in our

studies. It wasn’t long before the most of us behaved properly because we found her

a good friend who we could depend.

第三节 书面表达(满分10分)

现在很多中学生都纷纷开起了自己的搏客，一方面，博客可以作为展示自己的窗口，可以释放学生的压力，因此已经被越来越多的中学生所接受。但是，另一方面，很多家长和老师都认为管理个人博客要花相当多的时间和精力，会耽误学习。请对这一现象进行简要介绍，并发表自己的看法。

注意，词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇，开博客 open one’s blog

Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs on the internet. There are different opinions about this matter.

第二学期期末考试

高二英语参考答案

1---5  BCADC    6---10  BDCAB  11-15  ABCDD   16-20  CABBC

21-25 CADCB    26-30  ACDDB   31-35  CBACD   36-40  ADBDC

41-43  B A A     44-47  ADAD    48-51  BCCB     52-55  ACBA

56-60  AEDCF

单词拼写

61. luggage / baggage  62. hesitating    63. reasonable  64. punishment

65. mistaken         66. skilfull / skillful   67. resist   68. properly

69.interrupted   70. wallet

短文改错

I will never forget my teacher Miss Lee, who is my English teacher when I was in

was

high school. Miss Li was younger , pretty and kind-hearted. That is hard for me to describe

young                       It

how she was like. However, she really had her own personalities. She had us elect our

what

monitor and decided where to go for an outing. Besides She liked to have us solving

decide                                              solve

problems by our own. And we took great progress quickly in our studies. It wasn’t long

on               made

before the most of us behaved properly because we found her a good friend who we could

/

depend ∧

on .

书面表达

One possible version

Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs on the internet. There are different opinions about this matter.

For one thing , blogs povide them with a colorful window to show their talents and a way for them to relax , which makes it more and more popular among high school students.

For another thing ,but many parents and teachers are worried about it. They are afraid that managing a blog will take a lot of time and energy , which will have a side effect on their lessons.

In my opinion, i do approve of this activity bacause the internet is playing a more and more important and essential part in our daily life. we high school students have to learn and make the most of this useful tool to communicate and display ourselves.

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