高二英语下学期期末考试试题及答案.docx

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高二英语下学期期末考试试题及答案

高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

第一卷（选择题，满分115分）

第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第1节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Itwason____Sundayin____Mayof2012thatthefamousexpertinphonetics,passedaway.

A.a,theB./,/C./,theD.a,a

22.——IhearthatCharlieisabsentfromschoolbecauseofhisbeingill.

——_____,let'sgotoseehim.

A.IfeverB.IfsoC.IfanyD.Whennecessary.

23.Don't___thespeakernow;hewillanswerthequestionslater.

A.contradictB.condemnC.interruptD.substitute

24.___thesamemistakeagainmadehisparentsunhappy;___byhisparents,heleft_____.

A.Hisbeingmade;criticizing;disappointedB.Hehasmade;criticized;disappointed

C.Hehadmade;criticized;disappointingD.Hismaking;criticized;disappointed

25.Thatwasn'tthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe_____strongactionsagainsthim.

A．betrayed;takeB．hadbetrayed;took

C．hasbetrayed;tookD．hasbetrayed;take

26.Theboylookedathismotherin________，notdaringtobelieveit'strue.

A．amazementB．absenceC．surprisedD．astonished

27.LangLangismyfavoritepianist.Iregardhimas________otherpianists.

A．superiortoB．moresuperiorto

C．superiorthanD．moresuperiorthan

28.Policearenowsearchingforawomanwhoisreportedto_____sincethefloodhitthearealast

Friday.

A.havebeenmissingB.havegotlostC.bemissingD.getlost

29.Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,____race,religionandsex.

A.inspiteofB.intermsofC.InadditiontoD.regardlessof

30.Theprojectaimstoensurethatpoorerpeoplearenot____fromthebenefitofcomputer

technology.

A.cutoutB.cutoffC.cutdownD.cutup

31．TheoriginofChineseculture________morethan5,000yearsago.

A．isdatedbacktoB．datesbacktoC．wasdatedfromD．datedbackto

32.Ican'tbear________，soIhopeyoucancomeontime.

A．tokeepwaitingB．tokeeptowait

C．beingkeptwaitingD．beingkepttowait

33.Look！

Thereare________grazingoverthere.

A．twoherdsofcattlesB．twoheadofcattle

C．twoheadofcattlesD．twoherdofcattle

34.——Ifshehadtakentheentranceexam,shewouldbeastudentofourschoolnow.

——Ithinksotoo._______.

A.Shewouldhaveatry.B.Whynothaveatry?

C.Shehastotryit.D.Sheshouldn'thavegivenup.

35.________________thispossibleeffectmayputusinadilemma.

A.OverlookedB.HavingoverlookedC.OverlookingD.Tooverlook

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Backinthe15thcentury,inatinyvillageinGermany,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Eighteen!

Inorder36tokeepfoodonthetable,thefather,agoldsmithbyprofessionworkedalmosteighteenhours____37__dayathistrade．Despitetheirseemingly38condition,twooftheeldestchildrenhadadream．Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart.39,theyknewwellthattheirfatherwouldneverbeableto40eitherofthemtostudyattheAcademy．

Aftermanylongdiscussionsatnightintheir41bed,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutapact．Theywouldtoss（掷）acoin．The42wouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,43hiswinningbrotherfortheacademy．Then,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherone．ThenAlbrechtDurerwonthetossand44Nuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,45hisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation.Bythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningto46considerablefeesforhimself．

Whentheyoungartist47homeandsaidtohisbrother,"Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyour48.NowyoucangototheAcademytopursueyourdream,andIwill49you．"

Albertroseandwipedthe50fromhischeeks．"No,brother．IcannotgotoNuremberg．Itistoo51forme．Look…lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomy52!

Icannotevenholdaglass,muchlessmakedelicatelinesoncanvas53apenorabrush．"

Morethan450yearshave54．Bynow,amongAlbrechtDurer'shundredsofmasterfulportraits,"ThePrayingHands"isone55creationthatcancatchtheworld'shearts．

36.A．fullyB．merelyC．completelyD．entirely

37.A．aB．everyC．oneD．each

38.A．demandingB．promisingC.carelessD.hopeless39.A．ThereforeB．AndC.HoweverD．But

40.A．studyB．giveC．sendD．offer

41.A．separatedB．messyC．crowdedD．unusual

42.A．loserB.winnerC．oldD．younger

43.A．advertiseB.supportC．expectD．require

44.A．flewawaytoB.leftbehindC．leftfromD．wentoffto

45.A．deservedB.financedC．desiredD．envied

46.A．earnB.saveC．drawD．spend

47.A．arrivedB.returnedC．reachedD．got

48.A．fateB.timeC．topD．turn

49.A．takechargeofB.makeupforC．takecareofD．makeuseof

50.A．smilesB.sweatsC．tearsD．hints

51.A．latterB.latestC．laterD．late

52.A．handsB.eyesC．picturesD．mines

53.A．withB.byC．throughD．in

54.A．rememberedB.keptC．passedD．changed

55.A．mysteriousB.innocentC．skillfulD．touching

第三部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Longbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercials（商业广告）thrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.Everycoupleofminutesabillboardglidesbyoutsidethebuswindow."BuySuperCleanToothpaste.""DrinkGoodWetRootBeer.""FillupwithPacificGas."Onlyifyousleep,whichisequaltoturningthetelevisionsetoff,areyousparedtheunendingcryof"YouNeedIt!

BuyItNow!

"

Thebeginningoftherideiscomfortableandsomewhatexciting,evenifyou’vetraveledthatwaybefore.Usuallysomethingshavechangednewhouses,newbuildings,sometimesevenanewroad.Thebusdriverhasastyleofdrivingandit’sfuntotrytofigureitoutthefirsthourorso.Ifthedriverisparticularlyreckless（鲁莽的）ordaring,theridecanbeasthrilling（惊心动魄的）asasuspensestory.Willthedriverpassthetruckintime?

Willthedrivermoveintotherightorthelefthandlane?

Afterawhile,ofcourse,theexcitementdiesdown.Sleepingforawhilehelpspassthemiddlehoursoftheride.Foodalwaysmakesbusridesmoreinteresting.Butyou’vegottobecarefulofwhatkindoffoodyoueat.Toomuchsaltyfoodcanmakeyouverythirstybetweenstops.

Theendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginning.Youknowitwillsoonbeoverandthere’sakindofexpectationandexcitementinthat.Theseatofcourse,hasbecomeharderasthehourshavepassed.Bynowyou’vesatwithyourlegscrossed,withyourhandsinyourlap,withyourhandsonthearmrestwithyourhandscrossedbehindyourhead.Theendcomesjustatnomorewaystosit.

56.Accordingtothepassage,whatdothepassengersusuallyseewhentheyareonalongbustrip?

A.Busesontheroad.B.Filmsontelevision.

C.Gasstations..D..Advertisementsonthebillboards.

57.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Topersuadeyoutotakealongbustrip.

B.Togivethewriter’sopinionaboutlongbustrips.

C.Toexplainhowbustripsandtelevisionshowsdiffer.

D.Todescribethebillboardsalongtheroad.

58.Thewriterofthispassagewouldprobablyfavor______.

A.busdriverswhoaren’trecklessB.nobillboardsalongtheroad

C.atelevisionsetonthebusD.drivingalone

59.ThewriterfeelslongbusridesarelikeTVshowsbecause______.

A.theybothhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanend,withcommercialsinbetween

B.thecommercialsbothonTVshowsandonbillboardsalongtheroadarefun

C.thedriversarealwaysrecklessonTVshowsjustastheyareonbuses

D.bothtravelingandwatchingTVarenotexciting.

60.Thewriterthinksthattheendoftherideissomewhatlikethebeginningbecausebothare_____.

A.comfortableB.tiringC.excitingD.boring

B

Lifecomesinapackage．Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrow，failureandsuccess，hopeanddespair．Lifeisalearningprocess．Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson．Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations．

Love

Loveplaysapivotalroleonoutlife．Lovemakesyoufeelwanted．WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward（不归路）andalsobecomecruelandferocious．Intheearlystageofourlife，ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcare，theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong，goodandbad．Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted．Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings．Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter．

HappinessandSorrow

Materialistichappinessisshort-lived，buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment．Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness．Nomindishappywithoutpeace．Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow．Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone，failureanddespair．Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.

FailureandSuccess

Failureisthepathtosuccess．Ithelpsustotouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway．Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandself-respect．Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder．TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumble，modest，courteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.

HopeandDespair

Hopeiswhatkeepslifegoing．Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell．Hopemakesusdream．Hopebuildsinpatience．Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour，becauseaftereverynightthereisaday．Nothingremainsthesamewehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.

Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday，forithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol．Tomorrowisunknown，foritcouldeitherbebrightordull．Sotheonly