高二英语上学期期末考试题及答案解析.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试题及答案解析

高二年级上学期期末考试

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节　单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Davewantedtostudytill________midnight,butsleepinessgot_____bestofhim.

A.不填;theB.不填;不填C.the;theD.the;不填

22.Attimes,worryingisanormal________toadifficulteventorsituation—alovedonebeing_______inanaccident,forexample.

A.response;injuredB.reaction;woundedC.reply;hurtD.reflection;died

23.IfIhadn’tstoodundertheladdertocatchyouwhenyoufell,you_______now.

A.wouldn’tbesmilingB.couldn’thavesmiledC.didn’tsmileD.won’tsmile

24.________theInternetisbridgingthedistancebetweenpeople,itmayalsobebreakingsomehomesorwillcauseotherfamilyproblems.

A.WhenB.IfC.WhileD.As

25._______today,hewouldgettherebySaturday.

A.IfheleavesB.WasheleavingC.WouldheleaveD.Werehetoleave

26.Afterheretiredfromoffice,Rogers_______paintingforawhile,butsoonlostinterest.

A.savedupB.keptupC.tookupD.drewup

27.Whenhewasyoung,heusedto________hardathislessons.

A.devotetoworkingB.devotehimselftowork

C.bedevotedtoworkD.bedevotedtoworking

28.Atassembly,ourmonitormadeaspeech,swearingtotryourbesttostudywell______usstudents.

A.inmemoryofB.onbehalfofC.inhonorofD.infavorof

29.Theysweartheywillpushaheadwiththeexperimentwhatever_____theymightmeetwith.

A.disadvantagesB.shortcomingsC.troublesD.hardships

30.Hetoldmehowhehadgivenmeshelterandprotection,withoutwhichI______ofhunger.

A.wouldbediedB.wouldhavediedC.woulddieD.willdie

31.________withadifficultsituation,Arnolddecidedtoaskhisbossforadvice.

A.FacedB.HavingfacedC.TofaceD.Facing

32.Thoughyoumayhatesomecustomsinothercountries,______,youmustremember“DoinRomeasRomedoes”.

A.likewiseB.thereforeC.otherwiseD.anyway

33.Whattheleaderreferredtointhereportwasreallysomething_______.

A.worthyofconsideringB.worthtobeconsidered

C.worthytobeconsideredD.worthbeingconsidered

34.Generallyspeaking,______accordingtothedirections,thedrughasnosideeffect.

A.whentakingB.whentakenC.whentotakeD.whentobetaken

35.Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,wecouldhavehadapicnic.Butit______allday.

A.rainedB.rainsC.hasrainedD.israining

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Mydadhasbeendrivingatruckforalmosthisentirelife.He’susually__36__alltheweekdaysandcomeshomeonlyatweekends.Sometimeshestays__37__fortwoweeksatatime.__38__Idon’tgettoseehimasoftenasIwish，weremainvery__39__.

Mydadisthetypeofpersonwhodoesn’tletyou__40__upanythingthatyoustart.WhenIwaseleven，myfatherboughtmeapiano.AtfirstIwasso__41__aboutitthatIwouldspendhoursandhourslearninghowtoplay.Thenitgot__42__.IwassotiredofitthatIaskedifIcouldstop.MuchasItried，he__43__metogoon.NowIhavebeenplayingforalmostfiveyears.IloveitandI’mgladI__44__mydad’sadvice.

Mydadis__45__talented，forhehasbeenplayingtheguitarforover20years.Underhisinfluence，Ialsolike__46__now.Sometimesmydadcanbemybiggest__47__.HemakesmesmileevenwhenIloseinatalentshow__48__sometimeshecanbemybiggestcritic（批评家）．He__49__ignorethesmallmistakesImake.Heencouragesmenevertolose__50__becausehethinksthatallmyeffortswill_51__oneday.

Mydadisgenerous.EveryThursdaynight，he__52__toreadtothechildrenatachildren’sclub.Whenhereads，their__53__lightupwithcuriosityaboutwhatwillhappennext.Ifeel__53__ofhavingapersoninmyfamilywhocaresenoughtovolunteerto__55__.

Ilovedadwithallmyheart.He’saheroinmyheartandthemostwonderfulpersonintheworld.

36．A.onB．withC．outD．in

37．A.awayB．homeC．insideD．alone

38．A.IncaseB．EventhoughC．IfonlyD．Asif

39．A.politeB．kindC．differentD．close

40．A.giveB．putC．takeD．speed

41．A.nervousB．anxiousC．crazyD．familiar

42．A.roughB．difficultC．disappointingD．boring

43．A.promisedB．persuadedC．remindedD．suggested

44．A.receivedB．challengedC．tookD．listened

45．A.physicallyB．typicallyC．musicallyD．exactly

46．A.composingB．dancingC．writingD．drawing

47．A.directorB．supporterC．scholarD．sponsor

48．A.howeverB．soC．andD．still

49．A.everB．oftenC．neverD．even

50．A.aimB．dreamC．strengthD．heart

51．A.cometrueB．takerisksC．payoffD．letout

52.A.agreesB．likesC．intendsD．offers

53．A.bodiesB．armsC．handsD．faces

54．A.jealousB．optimisticC．proudD．happy

55．A.helpB．readC．workD．drive

第三部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）

A

Allparentshaveskyhighhopesfortheirchildren.Wewantthemtobeconfidentandcontent.Whatcanparentsdotohelptheirkidsgrowuptoleadhappylives？

Expertsadvise：

1．Helpingthemfindtheirtalents.Inordertosucceed，childrenneedtofeelthey’regoodatsomething.Soexposeyourchildrentoasmanyinterestsaspossible，thenletthemchoosethosetheylikebest.

2．Applaudingtheirachievements.Astudyfoundthatstudentswhoseparentspaidattentiontotheirabilitieswerefarmorelikelytodowellinschool—andinlife—thanstudentswhoseparentsdidn’tshowsuchsupport.Socelebrateyourkids’achievements，nomatterhowsmalltheyare.

3．Praisingtheirefforts.Kidswon’talwayscomeoutontop.Still，theydeservekudos（赞誉）fortryingtheirbest.TenyearoldAprilCutler，forexample，hashadtroublewithmathsincesecondgrade.“SheusuallygetsC’sonherreportcard，butlastyearshewasdeterminedtogetA’sandworkedhardatit，”sayshermom.“Whenthefirstgradingperiodended，AprilwasdisappointedwhenshegotaBminusinmath，”Lueillecontinues.“ButmyhusbandandItoldherwewereveryproudthatshe’dimproved.Thatinspiredhertotryevenharder.ShegotaBplusforthenextperiod！

”

4．Lettingthemmakedecisionsandmistakes.Makinghis/herowndecisionsincreasesachild’ssenseofcontrolandbuildshis/herselfesteem（自尊心）．Andallowingkidstomakewrongdecisions—solongasdoingsowon’tharmthem—helpskidslearnfromtheirmistakes.

5．Encouragingthemtosolvetheirownproblems.Astheygrow，childrenneedpracticeincommunicating，standingupforthemselvesandcompromising.Oneofthebestplacestolearntheseskillsisathome.Sothenexttimeyourchildrunstoyoucomplainingthatherbrotherisblamingher，stepbackandletthemworkitout.

56．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Toencourageparentstoadmiretheirkids.

B．Toshowhowtopraisekids.

C．Tohelpkidsstudyharder.

D．Togiveadviceonhowtohelpkidsbecomemature.

57．Thepassageismainlyintendedfor________.

A．kidsB．parentsC．teachersD．educators

58．FromtheexampleofAprilCutler，wecanlearnthat________.

A．praisingkids’effortscanhelpthemmakegreaterprogress

B．settingahighgoalmakeskidsfeeldiscouraged

C．solvingproblemsbythemselveshelpskidsfeelconfident

D．interestisthebestteacher

59．Whyshouldparentsallowkidstomakemistakes?

A．Makingmistakesisanormalthingforakid.

B．Adultsalsomakemistakesnowandthen.

C．Kidscanlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheirmistakes.

D．Makingmistakeswon’tharmkids.

B

Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway，mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem，Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldWarⅠwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin，ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents，aunts，unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs，thefarmanimals，thelocalbirds，andaboveall，theinsects.

Iamanaturalist，notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.

Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle，becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks，whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity，akeeneye，agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist：

oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisselfdiscipline，aqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyselfdiscipline，buthardtraining，determinationandagoal.Ascientist，uptoacertainpoint，canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo，yougetthebestofbothworlds.

60．Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor________.

A．wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood

B．losthishearingwhenhewasachild

C．didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

D．wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

61．Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause________.

A．hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

B．thefamilywasextremelylarge

C．hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

D．hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

62．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theauthorisanaturalist，butnotascientist.

B．Theauthorisascientistaswellasanaturalist.

C．Theauthorisfirstofallascientist.

D．Theauthorisneitheranaturalistnorascientist.

63．Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe________.

A．hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

B．lackssomeofthequ