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高二英语下学期期末试题新
高二英语试题
一、听取信息(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
听一段独白,请根据题目要求,从听到的内容中获取必要的信息完成第1至10题。
独白读两遍,听录音和答题时间约为5分钟。
Alittlestreetdoglikedwatchingchildrenplayverymuch.Onedayhe
(1) twochildrenbackhomefromschool.Butsometimelaterthelittledogfoundthechildren’shousewas
(2) _____________,soimmediatelyherandownthestreettothefirestation,barkingallthewaytoseekfor(3) ,
Whenhe (4) thefirestation,thefiremen were(5) .Heranafterthemtothechildren’shouse.Whenhegottherehewasvery (6) becausehecouldn’tfindthechildren.
Luckilythefirewassoon (7) .Thenafiremannoticedthelittledoglookingcloselyatthe (8) .Hebroughtthedogto (9) thechildren.Thelittledogwasveryhappytoseethechildrenagain, (10) andsound.Theyhuggedeachotherandfeltbetter.
二、单项填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
11.ManyyoungpeopleintheWestareexpectedtoleave______________couldbelife’smostimportantdecision—marriage—almostentirelyuptoluck.
A.asB.thatC.whichD.what
12.The__________ratehasbeenrisinginthepastdecadeinChina,________isreportedinarecentsurvey.Peoplefindithardtomaintaintheirmarriage.
A.divorce;asB.divorce;itC.disconnection;whichD.separation;what
13.____therisingbirthrateandimmigration,thedecliningdeathratealso____thepopulationgrowth.
A.Inconsequenceof;causedB.Inadditionto;resultedin
C.Intermsof;resultedfromD.Inspiteof;accountedfor
14.Bynomeans__________toherparents.
A.thisisthefirsttimehassheliedB.thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalie
C.isthisthefirsttimeshehasliedD.isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying
15.The_______incomeofthecommonpeoplehasbeengreatlyincreasedinthepastthirtyyears______thereformandopening-uppolicyinChina.
A.regular;becauseB.usual;thankstoC.normal;onanaccountofD.annual;owingto
16.Amongthewinners_________fatherisseriouslyillinhospital.
A.standlittleTomwhoB.stoodlittleTomwhom
C.littleTomstandswhoseD.standslittleTomwhose
17.Asanewdiplomat,heoftenthinksof_________hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.
A.whatB.whichC.thatD.how
18.AftergainingmyPhD,_____________________.
A.thediplomawillqualifymeforthejobofworkingintheuniversity
B.itislikelyformetobeemployedbytheuniversity
C.Iwillbeemployedbytheuniversity
D.theuniversitywillemployme
19.AstudentofFudanUniversity___HuangYang,wasreported____byhisroommate,______thewholenation.
A.named;tohavebeenpoisoned;whichshockedB.naming;beingpoisoned;shocking
C.named;tobepoisoned;shockedD.named;poisoned;asshocked
20.Ournewfirstlady,PengLiyuan,universally________tobefabulousandreflecttheimageofalargecountry,_________toshowmoreconcernabouttheinterestsofthepeople.
A.regarded;wasexpectedB.considered;havingexpected
C.acknowledged;isexpectedD.seen;toexpect
三、完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Thefirstattemptofeventhemosttalentedartists,musicians,andwritersisseldomamasterpiece.Ifyouconsideryourdraftsasdressrehearsals(彩排),ortryouts,revisingwillseemanaturalpartofthewriting___21___.
Whatisthepurposeofthedressrehearsalsandtheout-of-townpreviewsthatmanyBroadwayshowsgothrough?
Theanswerisadding,deleting,replacing,reordering,__22___revising.AndrewLloydWebber'smusicalPhantomoftheOperaunderwent(经历)suchaprocess.
WhenLloydWebberbeganwritingin1984,hehadinmindafunny,excitingproduction.However,whenPhantomopenedinLondonin1986,theaudiencesawamovingpsychologicallovestorysettomusic.Themusicalhad___23___severalrevisionsduetoproblemswithcostumingandmakeup(戏服和化妆).Forinstance,LloydWebber___24___someofthemusicbecausethePhantom'smakeuppreventedtheactorfromsingingcertainsounds.
Whenyourevise,youchangeaspectsofyourworkin___25___toyourevolving(不断演变的)purpose,ortoinclude___26___ideasornewlydiscoveredinformation.
Revisionisnotjustanafterthoughtthatgetsonlyasmuchtimeasyouhaveattheendofanassignment.___27___,itisamajorstageofthewritingprocess,andwritersreviseeverystepoftheway.Evenyourdecisionto___28___topicswhileprewritingisatypeofrevising.However,don'tmakethemistakeofskippingtherevisionstagethatfollowstraining.Alwaysmaketimetobecomeyourown__29__andviewyourdressrehearsal,sotospeak.Reviewingyourworkinthiswaycangiveyou___30___newideas.
Revisinginvolves__31__theeffectivenessandappropriateness(恰当)ofallaspectsofyourwriting,makingyourpurposemore___32____,andrefocusingordevelopingthefactsandideasyoupresent.Whenyourevise,askyourselfthefollowingquestions,keepinginmindtheaudienceforwhomyouarewriting:
Ismymainideaorpurpose___33__throughoutmydraft?
DoIeverlosesightofmypurpose?
HaveIgivenmyreadersallofthe__34___;thatis,facts,opinions,inferences---thattheyneedinordertounderstandmymainidea?
Finally,haveIincludedtoomany___35___detailsthatmayconfusereaders?
21.A.techniqueB.styleC.processD.career
22.A.inparticularB.asaresultC.forexampleD.inotherwords
23.A.undergoneB.skippedC.rejectedD.replaced
24.A.rewroteB.releasedC.recordedD.reserved
25.A.additionB.responseC.oppositionD.contrast
26.A.fixedB.ambitiousC.familiarD.fresh
27.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.InsteadD.Therefore
28.A.discussB.switchC.exhaustD.cover
29.A.directorB.masterC.audienceD.visitor
30.A.personalB.valuableC.basicD.delicate
31.A.mixingB.weakeningC.maintainingD.assessing
32.A.specificallyB.freshlyC.swiftlyD.loosely
33.A.amazingB.brightC.uniqueD.clear
34.A.anglesB.evidenceC.informationD.hints
35.A.unnecessaryB.uninterestingC.concreteD.final
四、阅读理解(共两节,满分45分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots,oneoneachendofapole.Shecarriedthepolewiththepotsacrossherneck.
Oneofthepotshadacrackinitwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullpotofwater.Attheendofthelongwalkfromthewelltothehouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalf-full.
Fortwoyearsthishappeneddaily,withthewomanbringinghomeonlyoneandahalfpotsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproud.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.
Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewomanbythewell:
“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyourhouse.”
Theoldwomansmiled:
“Didyounoticethatthereareflowersonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot’sside?
That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyourcrack,soIplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepath.Andeverydaywhilewewalkback,youwaterthem.”
“FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecoratethetable.Withoutyoubeingjustthewayyouare,Iwouldnothavethisbeauty.”
Eachofushasourowncracks.Butit’sthesecracksthatmakeourlivestogethersointerestingandmeaningful.
36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crack”mean?
A.Verynarrowspacebetweentwothingsortwopartsofsomething.
B.Lineofdivisionwheresomethingisbroken,butnotintoseparateparts.
C.Faultinanidea,system,ororganization.
D.Suddensharpnoiselikethesoundofastickbeingbroken.
37.Howdidthecrackedpotfeelaboutitselfatfirst?
A.Proud.B.Disappointed.C.Annoyed.D.Embarrassed.
38.Whereweretheflowersgrowing?
A.Onbothsidesofthepath.B.Inthewoman’shouse.
C.Ontheperfectpot’ssideofthepath.D.Onthecrackedpot’ssideofthepath
39.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?
①Thewomanpickedtheflowersanddecoratedthetable.
②Thewomantoldthetruthtothecrackedpot.
③Thecrackedpottalkedtothewomanaboutitscrack.
④Thewomanfoundacrackononepot.
⑤Thewomanplantedsomeflowerseeds.
A.④⑤①③②B.⑤④③②①
C.④③①②⑤D.④⑤③①②
40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?
A.Neverlaughatimperfection.B.Nopains,nogains.
C.Imperfectionmakeslifemeaningful.D.It’snevertoolatetolearn.
B
Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?
Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung(lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs),itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.
However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.
Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviour.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurpriset