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高二英语下册期末检测试题8
北师大宁江附中2009——2010学年度高二英语下学期期末试题
(总分150分,120分钟)
第I卷
第一部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空(25分)
1..—It’ssuchapity.Ididn’tgetthefirstplaceintheexam.
—Comeon.__________
A.Nobodyisperfect.B.Congratulations!
C.Badluck!
D.Youreallydidbadly
2.I’vealreadyforgotten___________youputthedictionary.
A.thatitwaswhereB.whereitwasthatC.wherewasitthatD.thatwasitthat
3.Itis_____thathehasbeenaddictedtothedrugsandhasdifficultyquittingit.
A.obviouslyB.apparentlyC.possiblyD.likely
4.He_________inAmericanforfiveyears,andnowheworksinShanghai.
A.haveworkedB.workedC.hadworkedD.havebeenworking
5.-----Whyaretheytakingalltheequipmentaway?
------____________,theyarepackinguptoleave.
A.ThejobwasdoneB.ThejobhasbeendoneC.WiththejobdoneD.Withthejobdoing
6.Thepolicelookedintothecasecarefullyandfoundthethiefhadenteredthehouse______aladder.
A.bythemeansB.byallmeansC.bywaysofD.bymeansof
7..Manystudentslistenedtothelecture,butIwonderedhowmuchthey______.
A.tookoutB.tookupC.tookoffD.tookin
8.Asamatteroffact,________triesagainmakesnodifference.
A.nomatterwhichB.nomatterwhoC.whoeverD.whichever
9..-------WhatdoyouthinkofHarry,ournewroommate?
--------Iamnotsure,butheisalwaysasking______questions.
A.agreatmanyofB.agreatmanyC.agreatnumberD.alargeamountof
10.______whathehashadalready,thetreasureisnotreallyexciting.
A.ComparewithB.ComparingtoC.ComparedwithD.Compareto
11.I’llnevertrustsuchaman______youdescribed.
A.thatB.whatC.whoeverD.as
12.Iwantto_______aquestiontothechairmanbutinamomentIlostmynerve
A.askB.replyC.riseD.raise
13.Heinsistedthatwe________restuntilwefinishthework.
A.notB.don’tC.can’tD.should
14.Canyouimaginewhatproblemmay________whenhumanbeingsarecloned?
A.raiseB.causeC.ariseD.lead
15.Sheistoofat,butshecan’t________sweet.
A.removeB.resistC.rejectD.object
16.–Itiswidelyacceptedthatanimalslearntodothingsbecausetheircertainactsleadto_______.
A.rewardsB.prizeC.awardsD.results
17.Theyhavenoideaatall________.
A.wherehehasgoneB.wheredidhegoC.whichplacehashegoneD.wherehashegone
18.TheSeptember11attackhasbeen_____bytheentireinternationalcommunity.
A.condemnedB.scoldedC.criticizedD.blamed
19.Thenewshas_______alloverthecountry_______thespaceshipsucceededinreturningtotheearth.
A.inspired;whichB.inspiringC.inspired;thatD.spread;which
20.Yourcompositionis_________toyourbrother’s.
A.thesameB.identicalC.differentD.equal
21.Heisacutler(刀具商)--_____,amanwhosellsknivesandsharptools.
A.inconclusionB.ingeneralC.what’smoreD.thatistosay
22.Oneofthemenheldtheview____thebooksaidwasright.
A.whatthat B.whatC.that D.that what
23.Seeingyourpicture,Icouldn’tresist_____thedays_____wespenttogether.
A.tothinkof;whenB.tothinkof;whichC.thinkingof;whichD.thinkingof;when
24.Everypossiblemeans_______topreventtheairpollution,buttheskyisstillnotclear.
A.arebeingusedB.havebeenusedC.hasbeenusedD.hadbeenused
25.Itwillnotbe________wecanmeetagain.
A.longbeforeB.beforelongC.soonafterD.shortlyafter
第二节完形填空(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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Inthepast,scientistshaveproducedexactgeneticcopiesofsheepandafewotheranimals.They26theseclonesfromasinglecellofanadultanimal.
Recently,aprivategroupofscientistshasannounced27tomakeanexactcopyofahumanbeing.DoctorZavos,anAmericanmemberoftheteam,saysheand28willsoonbegintoclonehumansandtheyhopetoproducetheworld’sfirstcloned29withinthenexttwoyears.
DoctorZavossaysthenew30groupplanstoofferhumancloningtowomenunabletobecome31andproducechildren.The32wouldbesimilartothatusedtocloneanimals.Itwould33clearinggeneticmaterialfromawoman’segg.Doctorsthenwould34geneticmaterialfromthewoman’shusbandintotheegg35puttingitinthewomen’suterus(子宫).
DoctorZavossayshis36planstodoitsworkinacountryneartheMediterraneanSea,buthedidnot37thecountry.HesaysanItalianreproductiveexpert,SeverinoAntinori,is38theteam.DoctorAntinorihasmade39effortstohelpmanyolderwomenbecomepregnant.Heisknownfor40pregnanciesinwomenasoldassixty.
Manymedicalexpertsandothergroups41theideaofcloninghumans.Severaldoctorscriticizedthe42byDoctorZavos.Theysaydoctorsdonotknowifcloninghumansis43orsafe.Theysayitwouldbeirresponsibleto44tocloneahumanbeing.Thatisbecausethe45ofsuccessaretoosmallandtherisksaretoogreat.
26.A.boughtB.createdC.discoveredD.found
27.A.plansB.resultsC.successesD.agreements
28.A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.theothers
29.A.plantB.animalC.birdD.baby
30.A.internationalB.nationalC.AmericanD.Italian
31.A.successfulB.bornC.pregnantD.fertile
32.A.imaginationB.technologyC.storyD.symbol
33.A.involveB.startC.makeD.borrow
34.A.translateB.placeC.takeD.make
35.A.afterB.whileC.beforeD.on
36.A.countryB.groupC.universityD.company
37.A.callB.foundC.nameD.consider
38.A.managingB.runningC.controllingD.leading
39.A.highB.totalC.greatD.wide
40.A.successfulB.beautifulC.thankfulD.sorrowful
41.A.takeupB.objecttoC.putupD.bringdown
42.A.announcementB.programC.subjectD.idea
43.A.carefulB.interestingC.unableD.possible
44.A.manageB.refuseC.attemptD.hope
45.A.factsB.resultsC.sizesD.chances
第二部分阅读理解(40分)
A
Everykidwishestobeanadult.Butnowasgrown-ups,someadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecome"kidults"(kid+adult).Beingakidulthasbecomealifestyle-choiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.
Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKitty,Garfield,andSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20-somethingwomanwithabig,Garfield-shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory.
Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren'sstoriesandfairytales.Forexample,BloomsburyevenpublishedtheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcover.Thatway,nooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren'sbook!
"Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopure,child-likeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety,"saidLeeSojung,professorofForeignStudiesatHankukUniversity(韩国外国语大学).Headdedthatkidultculturemayfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooks,movies,andcartoonshowstoenjoytogether.Hemayberight.
TimGreenhalgh,aprofessor,explainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyvaluechildhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.
46.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_________.
A.Kidultsmisstheirchildhoodsomuchthattheycan'tgiveuptheirtoys
B.Bloomsburyknowssomekidultsdon'twantpeopletoknowthattheyarekidults
C.Kidultsliketohavevitaminsverymuch
D.Sometoysaresointerestingthatevenadultslikethemverymuch
47.Accordingtotheauthor,beingakidultisgoodinsomewayexceptthat_______.
A.itcanimprovetherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirkids
B.itcanhelpkidultsfeelrelaxed
C.itishelpfultosolvesomesocialproblems
D.itcanmakepeopleloyaltoone'sparents
48.Accordingtothewriter,_______.
A.beingakidultisnothingwrongB.kidultshavementalproblems
C.oursocietyisverydullD.somepeoplecannevergrowup
B
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.
Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.
Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,orpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.
Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?
Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability(稳定耐用)?
Thatisforyoutodecide.
49.Designersandb