高二英语上学期期末考试外研版含答案汇编.docx

1、高二英语上学期期末考试外研版含答案汇编高中二年级上学期英语期末考试试题（时量：120分钟 满分100分）Part 1 知识运用（共两节，满分25分）Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four chokes marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. Weve had a good start, but next, more work needs _t

2、o achieve the final success.A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do22. Thats the new machine_ parts are too small to be seen. A. whose B. which C. that D. in which 23. Time, _ correctly, is money in the bank.A. to use B. used C. using D. use24. Bicycling is good exercise; _, it does not pollute t

3、he air.A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. besides 25. Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesnt matter _you have lived there for a short or a long time.A. why B. how C. whether D. when26. _ made them very disappointed.A. His not coming back B. Not his coming back C. He not to come bac

4、k D. Not he comes back27. What surprised me was not what he said but_ he said it. A. in the way B. in the way that C. the way D. the way which28. hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.A. Whenever B. Whatever C. Whichever D. However 29. _ the diamond, he

5、 had to look for a place to hide it. A. Having stolen B. Stealing C. Stolen D. Having been stolen30. The temple _ in the Qing Dynasty is in good condition and is still the main tourist attraction in this city. A. being rebuilt B. rebuilt C. to be rebuilt D. having rebuiltSection B (20marks) Directio

6、ns: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 31 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. H

7、owever, when time is 32 , itll never 33 . Thats 34 we mustnt waste time. It goes without saying that the 35 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 36 useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time

8、. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 37 they do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 38 . In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt 39 todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 40 .31. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more32. A. cost B. bought

9、 C. gone D. finished33. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring34. A. what B. that C. because D. why35. A. money B. time C. day D. food36. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything37. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working38. A. time B. food C. money D. life39. A. stop B. leave C. let D. gi

10、ve40. A. lose B. save C. spend D. takePart 2 阅读理解（满分30分）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements for each of them there are four chokes marked A. B. C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given

11、in the passage.Text 1 I consider my father a hero, not only because he is brave but also because he is always ready to help others. My father is a truck driver. One evening, he took me to meet my mother from work. We were waiting in the truck when my father smelled something smelly（焦味的）. He looked b

12、ehind and saw smoke coming from a house not far from our truck. He quickly ran to the house. I saw fire when he opened the door and went inside. He came out with a woman and rushed back in for her children. He didnt stop until all the children were out. When the firemen arrived, we went back to wait

13、 for my mother. My father didnt tell this matter to my mother. The next day, the story in the newspaper said that the people saved from the house fire were trying to find the man and to thank him. My father just said that they had more important things to be concerned with. My father has a mental de

14、tector(金属探测器). He has found a lot of change, jewelry and junk(旧物). The most valuable thing he found was a gold badge(徽章) which was given to a nurse when she graduated. It had a last name and a date in the early 1950s. He did some research and knew that the owner was now in a nursing home several hun

15、dred miles away. The next Sunday, he drove to see the owner. The old woman was very happy. The badge had been lost for over 50 years. She asked my father how much he wanted for the badge and he refused any reward (酬金). Any one of these events makes my father a hero, but he never stops. I have learne

16、d from him that being a hero means doing whatever you can whenever you can. I cant wait to see what he will do next.41. Which of the following words can best describe the authors father? A. Harding-working but silly B. Brave and helpful C. Patient but impolite D. Careful and shy42. When the firemen

17、arrived at the house, _. A. the fire had already been put out B. only the woman was saved by the authors father C. the house was burned down to the ground D. all the children were out of the house43. According to the passage, the gold badge the authors father found_. A. belonged to a woman several h

18、undred miles away B. had no name or date on it at all C. was not worthy of being put away D. had been lost for 30 years44. We know from the passage that the author_. A. thinks highly of his father B. knows little about his father C. looks down upon his father D. cant understand his father45. By sayi

19、ng “I cant wait to see what he will do next”, the author means that_. A. he wants to hear another story told by his father. B. his father promised to find more change and badges. C. he believes his father will never stop helping others. D. he wants to know what people think about his father.Text 2 W

20、hat does it take to touch a generation? Its a question faced hundreds of times by Xiao Yang, whose online film Old Boys is resonating (共鸣) deeply with Chinese born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the movie, Xiao plays a wedding party host who loves singing, while his real -life business partner Wang Tail

21、i plays a hairdresser who loves dancing. But their youthful dreams have been replaced by reality. At the end of the movie, the two old boys walk onto a talent show to realize their dreams, even though everyone is making fun of them. The film has been viewed online more than 26 million times since it

22、s Oct 28 debut. “I didnt see that coming,” said Xiao, 31, who makes a living by shooting commercials(拍摄商业广告）, but who had long considered shooting a film. The old boys story came easily. As fans of Michael Jackson, Xiao and Wang told a story about ordinary people recapturing（获取，实现） their lost dreams

23、-performing Michael Jacksons songs on the stage- in memory of their icon and their own dying dreams. “In 2009, when Michael Jackson died, so many young people were sad, perhaps not so much because the person had died, but that since their idol（偶像）was dead, they feel that this signals the end of yout

24、h,” Xiao recalled. “At that time, I was working like crazy and I didnt know why. I wanted a way to express this feeling, and this film is the result.” What comforted（安慰）the two men most was that this film changed some peoples lives. Many citizens, who cried during the final scenes, say the film reaw

25、akened their dreams. Wang said he wept (哭泣) many times while writing the lyrics（歌词）, which to some extent were mainly based on his own decades-long singing dream. Just like the hairdresser he plays in the film, in reality, Wang can only sing as a hobby.46. What does the passage mainly talk about? A.

26、 The creation process of the film Old Boys. B. The character introduction of the film Old Boys. C. The online film Old Boys touches a generation. D. The connection of youthful dreams and reality.47. Which of the following statements is true about the film Old Boys?A. It turns out a success as expect

27、ed B. Everyone looks down upon the two old boys C. It was based on an imaginary tale.D. It has a great effect on some peoples lives.48. The film Old Boys is made in order to_.A. encourage more youths to learn dancing and singing B. be in memory of the idol star Micheal JacksonC. advise more people t

28、o take up acting D. show an empty and lonely feeling in reality49. What does Xiao Yang mainly do in reality?A. Direct films B. Sing songs C. Shoot commercials D. Take up a hairdresser50. What is likely to be the next paragraph?A. How the two old boys began to cooperate to create the film.B. What wor

29、ldwide influence the film will make.C. The future filming career of the two old boys.D. The necessity and importance of realizing dreams.Text 3About 100 million Chinese use microblogs(微博), according to a leading Chinese research center. Its estimated（估计）that at the beginning of 2013, there could be

30、as many as 240 million microbloggers in China.Clearly, microblogs become a growing phenomenon(现象).Microblogs are becoming a powerful and efficient way of effecting change and drumming up(争取) publicity for different causes.Take Peng Gaofeng for example. In February, Pengs 3 year-old son was abducted(

31、诱拐) in Shenzhen in 2008. Peng spent three fruitless years searching for him. Finally, the police advised Peng to give up hope. But a friend decided to take matters into his own hands and posted a photo of Pengs son on his microblog. Peng later received a tip-off from an Internet user in Jiangsu Prov

32、ince, who commented that he had seen a boy who looked like Pengs son. Happily, this led to peng and his son being reunited.So, why are microblogs so powerful in the modern media age? In an interview with The Beijing News, Professor Yu showed four main reasons why micro-blogs can outstrip(超过) other forms of