高二下学期末英语测试题.docx

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高二下学期末英语测试题

高二下学期末英语试题

I.观察所给单词的读音，从中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项。

（每题1分,5分）

1.newsA.researchBnewspaperCChristmasD.Thursday

2.medicalA.uncleB.medicineCtiresomeD.society

3.terrifyA.typeB.physicsC.primaryD.oxygen

4.longerA.LondonB.proveC.lockD.lonely

5.rightA.enoughB.photoC.delightD.elephant

II．单项填空（每题1分，15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的正确答案。

1．Ican'twalk_____________fast．Pleasewalkabitslower．

A．suchB．too

C．thatD．thesame

2．Heisgoingtohospital_____________amedicalexaminationnextweek．

A．togiveB．tobegiven

C．tohavegivenD．tohavebeengiven

3．—Whatwillyouhaveus_____________today，Boss？

—Typesomebusinessletters．

A．todoB．do

C．doingD．done

4．Theaccidenthas_____________tobeagoodthingafterall．

A．turnedoutB．beenturnedout

C．turnedinD．turnedover

5．Theprofessorsaidthatyourdiscoverywas_____________．

A．ofgreatvalueB．greatvalue

C．greatlyvaluedD．ingreatvalue

6．Hecametothemeeting_____________hisseriousillness．

A．inspiteB．evenif

C．asaresultofD．despite

7．WhenIvisitedthecityofRome，Ifoundthebuildings，squaresandparks_____________inverydifferentstyles．

A．tobedesignedandbuiltB．todesignandbuild

C．designedandbuiltD．designingandbuilding

8．_____________thetopofthepagoda（塔），thesceneryofthewholecitycanbeseenclearlyunderyourfeet．

A．ViewingB．Viewed

C．SeeingD．Tobeseen

9．Atlasttheygottheletterthey____________．

A．haveexpectedB．wereexpecting

C．hadexpectedD．hadbeenexpecting

10.Muchashelikedthebook,____hedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit．

A.butB.andC.thereforeD./

11.Itwon’tbetoolongbeforewe__________awaysmoothawaythesedifficulties.

A.workoutB.willworkoutC.hadworkedoutD.areworkingout

12.Maryhasbeenlookingforwardinthepast10yearsto______theGreatWall.

A.payingavisittoB.callonC.beingonavisitD.callat

13.Weteachersmustseeto________thateverystudentcanunderstand.

A.allB.thatC.itD.one

14._______thecoachwascontentwithwas_____histeamwonthematch.

A.What’s;whichB.That;thatC.What;thatD.That;what

15.---Whatdoyouthinktheyareinpraiseof?

----_________________.

A.ForTomtowinthefirstprizeB.Tom’swinningthefirstprize

C.TomwonthefirstprizeD.BecauseTomwonthefirstprize

III.完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分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）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Switzerland（瑞士）isfamousforitswatches.However,thiscountrydidn’t16thewatch.ItwastheBritish17didit.Hereisastoryof18thewatchwas19toSwitzerland.

Manyyearsago,anEnglishmanwas20toItaly.21hiswayhestoppedinasmalltowninsouthSwitzerland.ThisEnglishmantravelledinacarriageinside22therewasacarriagewatch.Thiswasthe23kindofwatch.Anativeshopassistant24toseethewatch.He25whatitwasandaskedtheEnglishman26it.“Itisacarriagewatch.”saidtheman.“Thismachine27thetimebutnowitisn’tworking.”

Atoncetheshopassistant28totrytorepairit.Sothetraveller29himthewatch.Theassistantwasaverywiseman.Soitwasnot30thathemanaged（设法）torepairit.He31rememberedhowitwasmade.Assoonasthetravellerhad32onhisjourney（旅行）,hemadeawatchof33thesametype.

34thewatch-makingwas35inSwitzerland.TodaySwisswatchesaresoldinstoresallovertheworld.

16.A.makeB.inventC.produceD.develop

17.A.whichB.whoC.whereD.they

18.A.whyB.thatC.howD.when

19.A.carriedB.soldC.sailedD.brought

20.A.travellingB.ridingC.walkingD.running

21.A.OnB.InC.AtD.From

22.A.whichB.thatC.itD.whom

23.A.properB.smallestC.earliestD.biggest

24.A.wantedB.seemedC.happenedD.discovered

25.A.wonderedB.thoughtC.understoodD.discovered

26.A.onB.aboutC.ofD.with

27.A.givesB.tellsC.strikesD.counts

28.A.failedB.helpedC.insistedD.offered

29.A.servedB.sharedC.showedD.handed

30.A.surpriseB.surprisedC.surprisingD.surprises

31.A.howeverB.besidesC.butD.even

32.A.goneB.doneC.comeD.spent

33.A.correctlyB.speciallyC.exactlyD.naturally

34.A.ThusB.SoC.OtherwiseD.However

35.A.openedB.startedC.doneD.returned

IV.阅读理解（本题共20小题，计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。

A

Onthefirstdayofclass,MrWhitesongaveusalectureaboutacreature（生物）calledcattytiger,akindofcat-likeanimalthatcompletelydisappearedduringtheIceAge.Hepassedroundaskull（头骨）ashetalked,andweallfeltinterestedandtooknoteswhilelistening.Later,wehadatestaboutthat.

Whenhereturnedmypaper,Iwasvery,verysurprised.Therewasaverylargecrossthrougheachofmyanswers.Andsoitwaswitheveryoneelse'sinourclass.

Whathadhappened?

Everyonewaswonderingandcouldn'twaittogettheanswer.

Verysimple,MrWhitesonexplained.Hehadmadeupallthatstoryaboutthecattytiger.Therehadneverbeensuchananimal.Sowhynoneofusnoticedthatandhowcouldweexpectgoodmarksfortheincorrectanswers?

Needlesstosay,wegotveryangry.Whatkindofteacherwasthis?

Weshouldhaveguesseditout,MrWhitesonsaid.Afterall,attheverymomenthewaspassingaroundthecattytigerskull（infact,acat's）,hadn'thebeentellingusthatitcompletelydisappearedduringtheIceAge?

Clearlyhewastellingalie.Butwejustkeptbusymakingnotesandnoneusedhishead.Weshouldlearnsomethingfromthis.Teachersandtextbooksarenotalwayscorrect.

36.Wefailedinthetestbecausewedidn't______.

A.takenoteswhilelistening

B.showinterestinwhatMrWhitesonsaid

C.listentotheteachercarefully

D.thinkcarefully

37.Wegotangrybecause______.

A.MrWhitesondidn'ttellusthetruthaboutcattytiger

B.wefailedinthetest

C.wedidn'tknowwhyheplayedthejokeonus

D.therewasnocattytiger

38.Wedidn'tfindoutitwasaliefor______.

A.wesimplybelievedourteacherverymuch

B.wetooknotescarelessly

C.wehadn'twatchedtheskullcarefullyenough

D.MrWhitesonspoketoofast

39.MrWhitesongaveusaspeciallesson______.

A.toshowhisspecialwayofteaching

B.toplayajokeonus

C.tohelpuslearnourlessonsbetter

D.sothatwewouldnolongerbelievehim

40.MrWhitesonmeantthat______.

A.teacherscouldn'tmakeanymistakes

B.textbooksmightbewrongsometimes

C.weshouldspeakupifwethoughtourteacherorthetextbookwaswrong

D.weshouldn'tbelieveourteachersbecausesometimestheymighttelllies

B

ThecoldandicylandthatistheEskimo'shomeisadangerousone.TheEskimooncebelievedthattobesafefromdangerhehadtoobeytaboos（禁忌）.Tabooswererulesthattoldhimwhathemustdoandmustnotdo.

TheEskimohadtaboosconnectedwithalmosteverythinghedid.Hehadtokeeptheminmindatalltimes.Hebelievedthattobreakonewouldbringdisaster.FortheEskimo,itwastabootostorereindeer（驯鹿）andseal（海豹）meattogether.Hecouldnoteveneatthemonthesameday.HebelievedtheGoddessSednahadseparatedthelandanimalsfromtheseaanimals.Hethoughtbringingthemtogetherwouldcausethehuntingtobebad.

Therewereothertaboosconcerninganimals.Whenadeadsealwasbroughtintothehouse,thewomenhadtostopworking.Theyhadtogiveitsspiritadrinkofwater.Iftheydidnot,thespiritwouldbeangered.Itwouldkeepotheranimalsfrombeingcaught.

WhentheEskimobrokenataboo,hebelievedablackcloudformedaroundhishead.Hehadtotelltheothersinthevillagewhathehaddone.Hethoughtthatifhedidnottellhisneighbors,theywouldcatchtheblackcloud.Thenthewholevillagewouldhavebadluck.

41.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout______.

A.thewaytheEskimostreatedtheirneighbours

B.howtheEskimosgotalongwithothers

C.howtheEskimosstoretheirsealmeat

D.thethingsthattheEskimoscouldandcouldnotdo

42.WhydidtheEskimosseparatereindeerandsealmeat?

A.Theywentbadeasilyiftheywerekepttogether.

B.Theythoughtkeepingthemtogethercausedbadhunting.

C.TheEskimosdidnotliketoeatreindeerorsealmeat.

D.Theydidnothavebigenoughroomstostorethem.

43.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanseethat______.

A.thespiritofthedeadsealenjoyeddrinkingwater

B.thespiritofthedeadsealwouldbeangryifhewasnotgivenwater

C.theEskimosbelievedthatanimalshadspirits

D.thesealwasdead,butitsspiritwasstillalive

44.Ifblackcloudwasformedaroundhishead,theEskimosbelieved______.

A.themanwouldhavebadluck

B.themanwouldcatchmoreanimals

C.thevillagerswouldlosetheirlives

D.allthevillagerswouldhavebadluckexcepthim

45.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Taboosareofgreatimportancetosomepeople.

B.TheEskimoslikelandanimalsbetterthanseaanimals.

C.TherearemanyblackcloudswheretheEskimoslive.

D.TheEskimotaboosareabouteverythingonearth.

C

DearMr.Harrington,

IsawyournameonalistofteachersofFrenchwhowishedtospendtheirholidaysinFrancethissummer.I'mateacherofEnglishinSaint-Simon,asmallvillageintheLoireValley,justsouthofSaumw.IshouldverymuchliketospendsometimeinEngland,becauseitismanyyearssinceIhadachancetopractisemyEnglish.PerhapswecouldexchangehousesforthreeweeksinlateJulyorearlyAugust.

IhaveheardalotaboutaholidayinCumbriaandtheLakeDistrict.IhavebeeneagertospendaholidayinCumbriaeversinceIfirstsawpicturesofthefox-hunting,andreadaboutthefinehuntingdogsthatyouhaveinyourpartofthecountry.Iamveryinterestedinfox-huntingandItakemydogsouthuntinginthelocalforestwheneverIcan.

IshalltellyoumoreaboutSaint-Simoncountrysidewhenyouexpre