2022年云南省曲靖市第二中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

曲靖市第二中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试卷

（满分：150分考试时间:120分钟）

注意事项：

1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、座位号和准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。

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）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中,选出最佳选项。并在机读卡上把该项涂黑。

A

Herearesomeworksofwriterswhogotfamousbyjustonebook.

ThePictureofDorianGray

Itwaswritteninjust3weeksandreleasedin1890inLippincottsMonthlyMagazineanditbroughtanenormousamountofreputationtotheauthorinstantly.Afterthepublicationofthenovel,ahugepopularangereruptedinsociety.Peoplecalleditimmoralandtriedtobanit.ButthebookturnedouttobethemostsuccessfulnoveloftheplaywrightOscarWilde.

Winnie-the-Pooh

AlanMilnewasquiteafamousplaywrightbeforereleasingthestoriesaboutWinnie-the-Pooh.Butthesuccessofthebookbecamesobigthatallofhisotherworkswentfarintotheshadows.Milnedidntlikethathewasconsideredachildrenswriter.Assadasitmightsound,hisworksforkidsturnedouttobelikeFrankensteinsmonster;thecreaturethatswalloweditscreator.

TheCatcherintheRye

In1940s,Salingergainedareputationofaskillfulnovelist.However,theauthorfacedrealsuccessafterhereleasedhisnovelTheCatcherintheRyein1951.Thebook,writtenabouta17-year-oldteenager,experiencedpopularityandearnedtheloveofreadersallaroundtheworld.Surprisingly,theauthorforbadeanyadaptationsofthebookintomoviesortheatricalperformances.

WutheringHeights

Unlikehersister,Charlotte,poetEmilyBront?onlywroteonenove1.Itwaspublishedin1847andstayedalmostunnoticedduringtheauthorslife.Thenovelgotuniversalrecognitioninthelate19thcenturyandtookastrongplaceinEnglishliterature.Thenovelhasbeenscreenedmanytimesinthe20thcentury.

21.WhatdoOscarWildeandAlanMilnehaveincommon?

A.Theywerebothplaywrights.

B.Theywerego