东方中学度第一学期高二英语期末.docx

1、东方中学度第一学期高二英语期末东方中学2009-2010年度第一学期高二英语期末试题第一卷：共三部分，总分95分编校：魏会阁一. 单项选择：25分A. 从A, B, C, D中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项 1. affair A. absence B. bandage C. panic D. arrival 2. design A. belong B. chest C. bury D. rent 3. heaven A. scream B. seek C. dealt D. seashell 4. identify A. imaginary B. satisfy C. fa

2、ntasy D. extraordinary 5. present A. purchase B. reason C. microscope D. atmosphereB. 从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项6.-What are you going to be in the future? -_ singer and _ music composer.A. The; the B. A; / C. A; a D. The;a7. -Hey, look where you are going!-Oh, Im terribly sorry. _.A. Im no

3、t noticing B. I havent noticed C. I wasnt noticing D. I dont notice8.The weather forecast said that better weather was _. A. in the way B. by the way C. in a way D. on the way9. -Id like to book a room for tonight. -Sorry, sir, but we dont have any rooms _ at the moment. A. suitable B. comfortable C

4、. useful D. available10. After a few hours drive, they reached _they thought was the place they had been dreaming of. A. that B. where C. what D. which11. Mr. White _at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didnt show up. A. should have arrived B. should arrive C. should have had arrived D. should be arrivin

5、g12. _ the students have been sent to help cut rice on the farm.A. A good many B. The number of C. A great many of D. A great deal of13. -How often do you eat out? -_, but usually once a week. A. Have no idea B. It depends C. As usual D. Generally speaking14. Janes pale face suggested that she _ ill

6、, and her parents suggested that she _ a medical examination. A. be, should have B. was, have C. should be, had D. was, was15. I insisted _ to see a doctor, but he insisted nothing _ wrong with him. A. on him to go, should be B. he went, be C. he go, was D. he should go, is16. Before he went abroad,

7、 he spent as much time as he could _ English. A. practising to speak B. to practise speaking C. practise speaking D. practising speaking17. Look at the trouble I am in! If only I _ your advice. A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow18. Had you taken the doctors advice yesterday

8、, you _ all right now. A. are B. were C. would be D. would have been19. Yesterday Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she _ something she would regret later. A. had said B. said C. might say D. might have said20. Only _ as a volunteer _ how important it is to grasp English. A. when will

9、 I work; I realize B. when I work; I will realize C. when I work; will I realize D. when I will work; will I realize二完型填空 30分阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A,B,C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项. Mary left Athens and came to America to make her 21. She wanted to be a famous 22 , so she went to live in Hollywood, California. At first,

10、 Mary had very little 23, so she was 24 to watch every penny 25 visiting the movie agents offices. For over a year, she worked only in small 26. She found life extremely 27 . She had to take buses or 28 everywhere, and she ate only one 29 a day. Even though she worked nights as a 30, Mary could not

11、really make ends meet. 31 , one day, the star of the film became 32, and the director asked Mary to 33 the part. Her acting was wonderful. After the premiere(首映) of the film, she became an overnight success. She received many 34 for future starring roles. Since then, Mary has 35 her whole way of lif

12、e. Now she wears 36 furs and driver a Rolls-Royce. She lives in a twenty-seven room mansion(公馆) in Beverly Hills, with seven 37 . All her needs are 38 for. For Mary, America was truly the land of streets paved with gold. 39 her hard work, she had earned the fame she 40 so much. 21. A. fame B. chance

13、 C. fortune D. adventure22. A. model B. singer C. designer D. actress23. A. success B. money C. limit D. energy24. A. forced B. able C. asked D. ready25. A. and B. while C. if D. or26. A. places B. plays C. parts D. studios27. A. unfair B. simple C. difficult D. hard28. A. drive B. walk C. stay D. s

14、leep29. A. meal B. dinner C. diet D. food30. A. nurse B. typist C. salesgirl D. waitress31. A. Gradually B. Suddenly C. Fortunately D. Strangely32. A. old B. ugly C. ill D. friendly33. A. take B. fill C. join D. charge34. A. invitations B. orders C. letters D. offers35. A. changed B. started C. impr

15、oved D. realized36. A. valuable B. expensive C. beautiful D. colourful37. A. fellows B. sisters C. servants D. friends38. A. cared B. looked C. sent D. attended39. A. By B. With C. Under D. Through40. A. wished B. begged C. desired D. admired三 阅读理解 55分第一节. 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案. (共20小题, 每题

16、2分,共40分) AMany American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, seldom went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shop-keeper and p

17、ostmaster in his early years.A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second War. It happened that they graduated from the same sch

18、oolWest Point Military Academy(西点军校).One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined ( punished to pay money ) because he broke the rules of the school.The jobs of the U.S. presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything i

19、mportant that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions.When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. Its

20、 a tiring job.” 41. How many American presidents are spoken of in this passage? A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven 42. Who regarded the jobs of the U.S. presidents as the tiring ones? A. Grant B. Taft C. Eisenhower D. Roosevelt 43. In this passage, “keep an eye on” means _. A. take care of B. see C. pa

21、y attention to D. stare at 44. The second paragraph mainly tells us _. A. that Eisenhower became famous in the 2nd World War B. how Grant became a general C. that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmates D. that many of the U.S. presidents served in the army 45. Which of the following is true? A.

22、F. Roosevelt was one of the U.S. presidents after Grant B. Lincoln was elected the U.S. president after Grant C. West Point Military Academy was founded in the 2nd World War D. Washington was born in a very poor family. B The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land an

23、d water clean. Pollution is a “dirty” word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to us. Pollution comes in many ways. We use it, smell it, taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten our health, our happiness and our life. Man has been polluting the earth from the time when

24、 he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, men moved to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There werent so many people then and their w

25、ants were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收) by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of population and development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning his surroundings. Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing t

26、he animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into river and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish. Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste. Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump, or is there any hope tha

27、t we can get rid of the pollution? Fortunately, millions of people have been warned of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control. 46. The underlined word “chemicals” means _. A. study of gases, liquids and solids to understand how they are made and what

28、 they do B. some who studies chemistry C. something which causes some chemical change D. solid or liquid substance used in chemistry 47. Through the uncontrolled use of poison, man has _. A. made the drinking water dirty B. polluted the land C. got good harvest D. protected the animal life 48. We ma

29、y conclude from the passage that now man _. A. begins to understand the danger of pollution B. still doesnt realize how serious pollution is C. takes some measures to control pollution D. doesnt pay any attention to pollution 49. From the sentence “More people, more waste”, we know that _. A. becaus

30、e of the increase of population and development of industry, more and more waste is produced. B. wanted more people, not more waste C. today there are more people than before, and there is more waste, too D. more people have been warned of the danger of more waste 50. All the following statements ar

31、e true except “_” according to the passage. A. we live on the earth, so we should pay more attention to it B. to pollute means to make air, water and soil unfit for use C. all the waste produced by modern industry can be absorbed and made harmless D. man is now fighting a battle against different kinds of pollution C I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the centre of the universe. I show up. I listen. Itry to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage