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14学年下学期高二期末英语试题附答案
2014年7月右玉一中期末考试(卷)
高二英语
考试时间:
120分钟 满分:
150
1、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题3分,满分60分)
A
Manyjokesaremadeupaboutfamouspeople.HereisoneaboutBillClinton,theformer(先前的)presidentoftheUnitedStates.
Hillarydiedandwenttoheaven.WhenshewasmetbytheAngelGabrielshenoticedbehindherawallofunimaginableproportions(部分)thatwascompletelycoveredwithclocks.
“Whatarethey?
”sheaskedtheheavenlyangelincompletesurprise.
“Theyarelieclocks.Eachtimeyoulie,thehandmovesalittlebittotheright.Seethatone?
”theangelpointedtoonethathadn’tmovedatall,“That’sMotherTheresa’s,whohasnevertoldalie.Andthatone,”hepointstoanother,“ThatwasAbrahamLincoln’s.Heonlyevertoldtwolies.”
Hillarylookedaroundwithsomeinterest,thenwanderedbackovertotheangelagain.“Excuseme,”sheasked,“butwhereisBillClinton’sclock?
”“TheLordJesusisusingitinhisofficeforaceilingfan.”
1、TheclockofBillClintonisusedasaceilingfanbecause_____.
A.theLordJesuslikeshim
B.thewallwasalreadycoveredbyotherclocks
C.hisclockmovesthefastest
D.hisclockmovestooslowly
2、Itwassuggestedinthejokethat_______.
A.Hillarycouldn’tfindherownclock
B.MotherTheresatoldthefewestlies
C.Clintonisabigliar
D.TheLordJesuslikesclocksverymuch
3、Whoisthemosthonestpersonmentioned?
A.BillClintonB.MotherTheresa
C.AbrahamLincolnD.Hillary
B
Iattendedabirthdaypartyin1991.Myteacherwasthen59yearsold.Butherfellowteachersaidthatwewerecelebratingher39thbirthday!
Wewereallsurprisedandpuzzled.
AfterthepartyIwastoldbythefellowteacherthatAmericanwomenhaveaspecialsayingaboutbirthdays.Ifawomanisover40,orevenifsheis80,herbirthdayisalwaysthe39th.Ifsheisinherthirties,herbirthdaywillbethe29th.Andinhertwenties,it’sthe19th.Theyusuallyhavetheir“real”birthdaywhentheyarebelow20.
ThisshowsthatAmericanwomen,especiallyelderlywomen,areverysensitive(敏感的)abouttheirages.Butmyteacheralwayssays,“Wewanttobeyounger,”soabouttheageofWesternwomen,myadviceisthatifyoudon’tknowit,don’taskaboutit;ifyoureallyknowit,don’tmentionit.
4、Thewriterfeltthebirthdaypartyheattendedwas___________.
A.veryinterestingB.verystrange
C.verycommonD.verysensitive
5、Thewritermustbefrom______________.
A.WesterncountriesB.Easterncountries
C.ChinaD.theUnitedStates
6、InordertopleaseanoldWesternwoman,youcansaytoher,“____________”
A.Youaresooldthatyoushouldn’tdothat.
B.Howoldareyou?
C.Youlooksoyoungandbeautiful.
D.CanIhelpyou,granny?
7、Thewriterwantstotellus__________________.
A.thataWesternwomanalwayscelebratesher39thbirthday
B.nottoaskaWesternwoman’sagewhetheryouknowherwellornot
C.toaskaWesternwoman’sagefreely
D.nottoattendanoldWesternwoman’sbirthdayparty
C
TheGoldenCompassisthefirstmoviebasedonthePhilipPullman’sbestsellingnovel,HisDarkMaterials.Itisaworkofimaginationthattellsusaboutayounggirlwhotravelstothefarnorthtosaveherbestfriend.Alongthewayshemeetsstrangecreatures,likewitchesandsoon.Finally,shesavesnotonlyherworld,butalsooursaswell.
LyraisayounggirlamongscholarsinOxford’sJordanCollege.ShespendsmostofhertimewithherfriendRoger,akitchenboy.Together,theysharealifewithnoworries.However,whenLyrahearsaconversationaboutaverytinyparticle(颗粒),sheisthrownintoadangerousadventure.Thisparticleissaidtounitedifferentworlds,andisfearedbymanypeoplewhowanttodestroyit.Atthesametime,childrenbegantodisappearwithoutatrace,includingLyra’sgoodfriend,Roger.AsLyrastartsthishorriblestruggle,andbeginstosearchforRoger,shemeetsstrangecreaturesbothbigandsmall,andbadpeoplewhoarenotwhattheyseemtobe.Gobblers(饕餮者)thatkidnap(绑架)childrenappearinthemostunexpectedplaces.Andamagicalcompassmadeofgoldwillansweranyquestionifoneisskilledenoughtoreadit.Inunbelievabledanger,Lyradoesn’tknowthatsheisdoomedtowin,ortolose,thisbattle…
WiththemovieTheLordoftheRingsmakingNewLinecinemaoverabilliondollars,it’seasytoseewhytheygottherightstoPullman’sHisDarkMaterialsquickly.Thebooks,soldmorethanninemillioncopiesintheworld,haveadifferentideafromtheHarryPotterseries.Pullman’simaginationmaylooksuitableforchildren,butitworksfarbetterforadults.
8、InthefilmTheGoldenCompass,Lyra______.
A.isastudentinOxford’sJordanCollege
B.isakitchenboy
C.hearsaconversationofRoger’s
D.meetsmanystrangecreatures
9、ThefilmisnamedTheGoldenCompassprobablybecause______.
A.thecompassisusefulenoughtohelpLyra
B.onlyskilledpeoplecanreadthecompass
C.thecompasswhichismadeofgoldcanansweranyquestion
D.thecompassthroughoutthewholestoryisaclue
10、Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______.
A.NewLineCinemawonPullman’strustthroughitsachievement
B.TheLordoftheRingsisalsobasedononeofPullman’snovels
C.HisDarkMaterialsissimilartotheHarryPotterseries
D.NewLineCinemamadeoverabilliondollarsthroughtheHarryPotterseries11、WhichgroupofpeoplewilllikethefilmTheGoldenCompassthebestaccordingtothepassage?
A.ChildrenB.JuniorstudentsC.AdultsD.Onlyoldpeople
D
EVENTS(赛事)
Bicycletourandrace
AbiketourandracewillbeheldonAugust26and27(Sat.&Sun.).At5:
30am,theriderswillleaveTian'anmenSquareandridethefirst35kilometersasatrainingleg.Thenthenext55kilometersleg,fromYanjiaotoJixian,willbethefirstcompetitivepartofthetour.TheridersandtheirbikeswillthenbetakenfromJixiantoChangli.
ThesecondracinglegofthetourwillbefromChanglitotheseasideofNandaibe,coveringadistanceof20kilometers.SaturdaynightincludesthestayatNandaiheandsupper.Sundaymorningisfreeforplayattheseaside.AtnoonallthepeopleandtheirbikeswillbetakenbacktoBeijing.
Cost:
200YuanTelephone:
4675027
Brazilianfootballers
TheBrazilianFootballClubwillplayBeijingGuo'anTeamattheWorkersStadiumonAugust26.Theclubhasfournationalteamplayers.Alsocomingis1994USWorldCupstar Romariohohaspromisedtoplayforatleast45minutes.
Ticketprices:
60,100,150Yuan
Time/Date:
4:
30pm,August26(Sat.)Telephone:
5012372
Rockclimbing
TheThirdNationalRockClimbingCompetitionwillbeheldonAugust26-27attheHuairouMountain-climbingTrainingBase.Morethan10teamsfromBeijing,Wuhan,Dalian,Jilinandotherplaceswilltakepartinit.AJapaneseteamwillgiveanexhibitionclimbing.Freeforspectators(观众).
Takealong-distancebusfromDongzhimentoHuairou.
Time/Dates:
9-12am,August26and27
Telephone:
7143177,7144850,WangZhenghua
12、Ifyoutakepartinthebiketour,youwillridefor_________.
A.35kilometersB.55kilometers
C.75kilometersD.110kilometers
13、Theunderlinedword"leg"in"Bicycletourandrace"probablymeans________.
A.race B.practiceC.partofthetraining D.partofthetour
14、WhatisspecialabouttheRockclimbingcompetition?
A.Aforeignteamtakespartinit.
B.Youcanwatchitwithoutpaying.
C.Youdon'thavetobeasportsmantotakepart.
D.Thebustriptotheplaceofthecompetitionisfree.
15、IfyouwanttofindsomethingtodoforSaturdayafternoon,whichtelephonenumberwillyoucall?
A.4675027 B.7143177C.5012372 D.7144850
E
Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?
Haveyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?
____16____Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Soitsilentlyservesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink"Whathappensnext?
","Whycan'tIthink?
"
__17__WhyreadingbutnotwatchingTV?
Itisbecausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromchildhood.Sinceitdevelopsotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetogethelpfromreading.
Onceyoureadabook,yourunyoureyesthroughthelinesandyourmindtriestoexplainsomethingtoyou.___18___Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyoutodevelopnewideas.Ifitisusedmanytimes,thesameseedcangiveyougreathelptorelatealotofthingswhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!
Thisisnothingbutcreativity.___19__WithinnotimeyoucanstarttalkingwithyourfriendsinEnglishoranyotherlanguageandneverrunoutoftherightwords.
Soguys,dogivefoodforyourthoughtsbyreading,readingandmorereading.___20____Goandgetabook!
A.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.
B.Whynotdosomereadingwhileyouarehungry?
C.Justlikeyourstomach,yourmindisalsohungry.
D.Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?
E.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysolvedthroughwidereading.
F.Readingcanhelpyoumakemorefriends,too.
G.Alsothismakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary
2、英语知识应用
完形填空(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
Whenwetalkaboutabadman,weliketocallhima“wolf”.Butisitreallytruethatthewolfstandsfordevilandugliness?
Haveyoureadthebook“TheWolfTotem”byafamouswriterJiangRong,whichtellsthestoryoftherelationshipbetweenwolvesandhumanbeings?
Haveyouever21thewolves'world?
Ifyouhad,youwould22thewolves.
Inthebook,wolvesareheroesonthelargegrassland.Theyknowmoreabout23thanhumans.They