高二上学期期末英语试题 含答案 II.docx

1、高二上学期期末英语试题 含答案 II东山中学20122013年度高二年级第一学期期末考试2019-2020年高二上学期期末英语试题 含答案 (II) I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was 1996. And I was at the end of a two-week _1_ in Malaysia from my teaching job in South Korea. Since my flight back t

2、o Seoul wouldnt take off until 9 pm, I set off from the airport for a glance at the city. As the sun went down I searched for some last-minute_2_ for my friends and I prepared to go back. Then quite _3_the light went out: it was a city-wide blackout (停电). I decided to look for a taxi _4_.I walked on

3、 to find a better position for hailing a taxi, but not a single taxi_5_. I pleaded for help from groups of_6_and was met with I-do-not-knows. I was starting to feel_7_.I found another heavily trafficked crossing and waited, thinking for sure that I would _ _8_my plane and wondering where I would sle

4、ep. I began to wave my arms and_9_at the traffic, “Stop! Help! Please” ks5uvFinally, there was too much traffic so that the cars couldnt move. A taxi pulled up. I began to _10_loudly on the window, begging the driver to let me in. The driver turned to_11_with his passenger, who then opened the_12_.

5、I got in, laid my head against the window and _13_. I was no longer concerned about the possibility of missing my flight. I only wanted to place myself in the_14_atmosphere of an international airport.Fortunately when I arrived at the airport, I was told my _15_was delayed and I had to wait for it.

6、1. A. holiday B. course C. goal D. plan2. A.words B. wishes C.changes D. gifts3. A. suddenly B. usually C. finally D. really 4. A. exactly B. easily C. immediately D. particularly5. A. gathered B. followed C. admitted D. stopped6. A. friedns B. passengers C. passers-by D. guides7. A. puzzled B. surp

7、rised C. meaningless D. helpless8. A. catch B. find C. repair D. miss9. A. scream B. point C. stare D. laugh10. A. move B. knock C. draw D. perform 11. A. quarrel B. communicate C. compete D. meet12. A. mouth B. window C. door D. bag13. A. relaxed B. apologized C. complained D. agreed14. A. nervous

8、B. silent C. warm D. active15. A. requirement B. flight C. dinner D. schedule第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing _16_comes into his minds is, “I must be able

9、to run _17_(fast) than the fastest lion, _18_ I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion _19_ (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing _20_(flash) into his mind is, “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope; otherwise, I will starve to _21_(dead).” So almost at

10、the same moment _22_the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start _23_(run) toward the rising sun.Such is life - _24_ you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without _25_ (hesitate) when the sun rises.II 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最

11、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A During the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged will b

12、e posted each Wednesday outside of the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on

13、weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next we

14、eks student newspaper.26.The main purpose of this announcement is to _.A. tell students of important schedule changes B. tell students of new bus and library services C. show the excellent services for students D. ask students to renew their library cards27. At which of the following times will the

15、bus leave the main hall?A. 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 C. 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00B.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 D. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:3028. Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because _.A. they are not to be announced C. the full list is not readyB. they are hard to arrange

16、D. the full list is too long29. In the summer holidays, the library will have _.A. no special hours C. special hours on weekendsB. special hours on weekdays D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends30. We may infer that during the summer holidays _.A. the student newspaper will sell more copies

17、 B. there will be a concert or film once a week C. many students will stay in the universityD. no breakfast will be served on weekendsBLondoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and of books - especially paperbacks（平装本）, which are still comparatively cheap in spit

18、e of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound（装订）between hard covers. ks5uThere are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charring Cross Road

19、in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being “the biggest bookshop in the world” to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops stock（贮存）, or will obtain, a

20、ny kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad（无数的）subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes only in books about ballet!Although it may be the most conve

21、nient place for Londoners to buy books, Charring Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture（敢于去）off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so impressive as bookshops. I

22、nstead, the booksellers come along each morning and pour out their sacks of books onto small barrows（流动集售货车） which line the gutters（贫民窟）. And the collectors, some professionals and some amateurs（业余爱好者）, have been waiting for them. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pe

23、nce an old volume that may be worth many pounds.31. “Londoners are great readers” means that _.A. Londoners are great because they read a lot.B. There are a great number of readers in LondonC. Londoners are readers who read only great booksD. Londoners read a lot32. Charring Cross Road _.A. is in th

24、e suburbs of London C. contains various kinds of shops B. is famous for its bookshops D. is the busiest street in London33. If you want to buy really cheap second-hand books, you must _. A. venture in a most busy streetB. venture away from a busy streetC. take the risk of going to the beaten trackD.

25、 take the risk of wasting time to hunt them in less noticeable streets34. The book sellers on Farringdon Road _.A. keep fine bookshopsB. keep only small bookshopsC. sell books on hand-cartsD. sell the same books as the bookshops on Charring Cross Road35. The best topic for this passage is _.A. books

26、hops in LondonB. the biggest bookshop in the worldC. Charring Cross RoadD. buying books in LondonC “A rolling stone gathers no moss (苔藓),” but there is one living animal that does gather moss the three-toed sloth（树懒）of South America. This slowest-moving member of the animal kingdom is so inactive th

27、at moss actually gathers on its body and turns it green strange as it seems!Most of the sloths life is spent motionless, hanging upside down from a limb（大树枝）. And that is the way its hair grows. Long and coarse, the strands from receptacles for the damp jungle algae（藻类）turn the brown fur a mossy gre

28、en. Actually this moss helps the animal survive because it serves as a perfect camouflage against the leafy trees and hides the sloth from the jungles swift-moving hunters. The sloth would have little chance of survival on the ground. With long, curved claws hooded over the limb of a leafy tree, it

29、spends the long hot hours during the day drowsing and eating. Inch by inch, it strips the leafy limbs bare and crawls slowly down the trunk to find a new dining spot, but only at night.In addition to looking rather like a vegetable, the sloth is a strict vegetarian. Running out of its favorite leaf

30、is about the only thing that will make a sloth move. Then its appetite（食欲）may even force the animal into swimming a stream to reach a succulent（肉质植物）. It will also force it into fighting to keep the tree all to itself. The sloth is lazy and prefers to be alone, but it will tolerate its own relatives

31、!36. A suitable title for this passage might be _. A. Wild Animals B. Animal Kingdom C. Moss Growth D. The Lazy Animal37.The authors purpose in writing the passage is _. A. to help children to gain a better understanding of animal life B. to prove that the saying “a rolling stone gathers no moss” is wrong C. to introduce a particular animal to the common reader D. to discuss with professionals the laziness of some animals38.Which of the following is NOT true about the sloth? A. The sloth does not eat any meat. B. For most of its time, the sloth remains motionless on the ground. C. To