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河南通许丽星中学1819学度高二下年末考试英语
河南通许丽星中学18-19学度高二下年末考试-英语
英语试题
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节.总分值45分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题,每题1分,总分值15分)
21、________historyoftheAmericanSouthis________historyofsuffering,alsooneofhopeandsuccess.
A、A;theB、The;theC、A;aD、The;a
22.Mycalculationswerebasedonthe__________thathousepriceswouldremainsteady.
A.theoryB.assumptionC.procedureD.regulation
23.Themajorityspokeagainsttheplan,whilehespokeatthemeeting__________it.
A.inconnectionwithB.insearchofC.intermsofD.infavourof
24.Meetingmyuncleafteralltheseyearswasanunforgettablemoment,____Iwillalwaystreasure.
A.thatBoneC.itD.what
25.fromspace,theearth,withwaterseventypercentofitspercentage,looksa“blueball”.
A.Seen;coveredB.Seeing;coveringC.Seeing;coveredD.Seen;covering
26.Agreatmanybooks----everyyear,andlargequantitiesofthem---well.
A.havepublished;sellBhavebeenpublished;sell
C.havebeenpublished;sellsD.hasbeenpublished;sells
27.Oneadvantageofplayingtheguitaris____itcangiveyoumuchpleasure.
A.howB.whyC.thatD.When
28.Itwassometimelastweek,ButIcan’trememberthe__time.
A.correctB.exactC.accurate.right
29.He__themoneybackinsixmonths.
A.undertookpayingB.undertooktopay
CwasundertakenpayingD.wasundertakentopay
30.Ateacher’sjobisn’teasy___.
A.tobedonB.todoC.fordoingD.ofdoing
31.Herparentsobjectedto_________thatfarmer,thoughhewasveryrich.
A.shemarriedB.hertomarryC.marryD.hermarrying
32、Henever________tohelpthoseintroublebecausehewasakindheartedman.
A、handledB、hurriedC、hesitatedD、determined
33、—It’salongtime________Isawyoulast.
—Yes,andwhatapityitisnowthatitwillbealongtime________weseeeachotheragain.
A、before;sinceB、since;whenC、since;beforeD、when;before
34、Theclosingmusic________outwhentheheroridesoffintothesunset.
A、fadedB、wouldfadeC、hasfadedD、fades
35、________advertisements,TVprogramsareoftenmadeboring.
A、RegularlyinterruptedbyB、Regularlyinterrupting
C、ToregularlyinterruptD、Toberegularlyinterruptedby
第二节 完形填空〔共20小题;每题1.5分,总分值30分〕
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中,选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Anelderlycarpenterwasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisemployerofhisplansto36thehouse-buildingbusinesstoliveamore37lifewithhiswifeand38hisextendedfamily.Hewouldmissthepaycheck〔工资〕eachweek,buthewantedtoretire.Theycould39.
Theemployerwas40toseehisgoodworkergoandaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasapersonalfavor.Thecarpentersaidyes,41overtimeitwaseasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Heusedbadworkmanshipand42materials.Itwasanunfortunatewayto43adedicated〔献身的〕career.
Whenthecarpenterfinishedhiswork,hisemployercameto44thehouse.Thenhehandedthefront-door45tothecarpenterandsaid,“Thisisyourhouse...my46toyou.”
Thecarpenterwasshocked!
Whata47!
Ifhehadonlyknownhewasbuildinghisownhouse,hewouldhavedoneitallsodifferently.
48itiswithus.Webuildourlives,adayatatime,oftenputting49thanourbestintothebuilding.Then,withashock,we50wehavetoliveinthehousewehavebuilt.Ifwecoulddoitover,wewoulddoitmuchdifferently.
But,youcannot51.Youarethecarpenter,andeverydayyouhammeranail,placeaboard,orbuildawall.Someone52said,“Lifeisado-it-yourselfproject.”Your53,andthechoicesyou54today,helpbuildthe“house”youwillliveintomorrow.Therefore,build55!
36.A.continueB.startC.leaveD.find
37A.leisurelyB.lonelyC.orderlyD.friendly
38AsupportB.shareC.enjoyD.care
39.A.gooffB.getbyC.passonD.workaway
40.A.politeB.nervousC.proudD.sorry
41.A.butB.whileC.whichD.before
42.A.perfectB.inferiorC.superiorD.tough
43.A.satisfyB.improveC.meetD.end
44.A.buyB.repairC.inspectD.sell
45.A.roofB.windowC.keyD.design
46.A.giftB.promiseC.salaryD.words
47.A.disappointmentB.shameC.pleasureD.success
48.A.SoB.YetC.AsD.Such
49.A.worseB.moreC.ratherD.less
50.A.realizeB.explainC.thinkD.admit
51.A.stepforwardB.gobackC.comeoutD.lookaround
52.A.neverB.againC.onceD.nearly
53.A.attitudeB.experienceC.skillD.advantage
54.A.learnB.takeC.seeD.make
55.A.badlyB.wiselyC.earlyD.confidently
第二部分阅读理解〔共两节,总分值40分〕
第一节〔共15小题,每题2分,总分值30分〕
阅读以下四篇短文,从每题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
ItisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointinyourlifE、WemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblamE、Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomestrategiesforapologizing,andthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter、Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite一whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson、
Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordonE、Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeone,oryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn'tcomeuptothestandardsthataclientorcustomerexpected,
Youmayfeelthatitwasagenuinemistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoided.Ratherthandwellonthemistake,youshouldquicklytrytoremedy(补救)theproblem、Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess、
Forthecontentoftheletter,justrememberTABS—Timing,Action,Brevity,Sincerity、
Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial—itmustbesentassoonaspossiblE、Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem、Inthiscase“Betterlatethannever”isnotthebestmotto!
Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritinga,letterofapology,themoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeencoerced(被迫)intowritingit、
Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebefore,itisalsoessentialtodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong、Researchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceived.
Aletterofapologyshouldbebriefandtheword“sorry”shouldappearnomorethantwicE、Indicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtime“Onceagain,Iamsosorryfor…”or“AsIsaidearlier,Iamreallysorryabout…”、Finally,thetoneoftheletterhastobesincerE、Infact,thecombinationofalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect、
Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheemail-oriented21stcentury、Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!
56.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?
A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong、
B、It’sagoodideatosendseveralemailstoapologizeandshowyoumeanit、
C、Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint、
D、Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything、
57、WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?
A、ServicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbE、B、Genuinemistakes、
C、Caraccidents、D、Causingoffenceorhurt、
58.Theunderlinedexpression“ratherthandwellonthemistake”inthethirdparagraphmeansyou_____.
A、don’twastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB、considertheproblem
C、forgetaboutwhathappenedD、analyzewhowasatfault
59、Theunderlinedword“rectify”inthesixthparagraphmeansto_____________.
A、putrightB、improveC、Eliminate〔消除〕D、apologize
B
Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecissionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisershopingtoselltheirproducts.
Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slife.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganubsuitableitemthatitisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.
Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething:
nochoice,noanxiety.
60.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?
A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury
B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult
C.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice
D.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime
61.Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?
A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonssuitableproduct
B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersusion.
C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.
D.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.
62.Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprove.
A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople.
B.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarket
C.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry
D.everydaygoodsneedstobereplacedoften
63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety
B.Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries
C.Theproblemabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods
D.Thehelplessnessinpurchingdecisions
C
BusterBrownwasathief-andagoodone,too,hethought.He’dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehenevertookchances.Hewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.Confidently,hestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictim(受害者)andread
thesignonthefrontgateofthehouse.“Don'tworryaboutthedog—beawareoftheowner!
”itsaiD、Bustersmiledandfoundhiswayin、
Thehouselookedquitenormaloutside,butinsideitwasveryexoticwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay、Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbag,adogcameintotheroom、ItstoppedwhenitsawBuster,thenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohim,lickinghisoutstretchedhanD、“Goodboy,”Busterwhispered.“Whatagreatguarddogyouare—tryingtolickmetodeath.”
Satisfiedhe'dmadefriendswiththedog,Blusterbegantowanderroundthehouse,choosingitemstoputinhisbag、Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques(古董):
apairofsilvercandleholders,asilvertea-and-coffeeservice,etC、Hisnewfriend,thedog,satandwatched,asifwonderingwhatwashappening、
“Well,boy,”Busterwhispered,finally、“Thatmightdo、AnymoreandIwon'tbeabletocarryit!
”Heswungtheheavybagontohisshoulders,justasthelightscameon,nearlyblindinghim.Heshieldedhiseyeswithhishand.
”You'reaverysillyperson,“thefigureinthedoorwaysaid,hisvoicedryasdust.Asthemancamecloser,Bustercouldseehewaswelldressed.Hisfaceseemedfamiliar,butBustercouldn'tquiteplacewherehehadseenhimbefore.
”Youshouldhavetakenmorenoticeofthesignoutside,“themanrasped.”Iknewaboutthisattempted