高二英语期末试卷及答案

1、高二英语期末试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。 第I卷 第1页至第7 页。第II卷 第 8 页至第 8 页。 共150分。考试时间120分钟。 第I卷（三部分 共115分）第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。 听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will t

2、he man have for breakfast?A. Eggs. B. Bread. C. Coffee.2. Why does Tom visit Tracy?A. He wants to say sorry to Tracy.B. He wants to borrow some milk from Tracy.C. He wants to help Tracy cook the meal.3. Why doesnt Sam eat his cake?A. He doesnt like it.B. He has a toothache.C. He has trouble in openi

3、ng his mouth.4. What time should the two speakers arrive at Jims house?A. At least before 4:45.B. At least before 5:00.C. Before 5:30.5. Where is the man now?A. In the street. B. At a bus stop.C. In a bus.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前

4、，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题6. What is the woman interested in seeing?A. An opera . B. A Broadway play. C. An exhibition of painting.7. Who gave New York its nickname (昵称)? A. Artists. B. Grocers. C. Musicians.8.What is the Big Apple?A. Its another name of New Yo

5、rk. B. Its really a big apple. C. Its a name of a concert hall.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题9. What time was the old lady probably killed yesterday?A. At 10:00. B. At 20:00. C. At 22:00. 10.Who was the suspect（嫌疑犯）most probably?A. The man. B. An old man. C. An old woman.11.What did the killer most probably use to

6、 kill the old lady?A. A knife. B. A handgun. C. A stone.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题12.What will Sam do tomorrow? A. Nothing. B. Come to the womans house. C. Watch a football game.13.What kind of football game will the two speakers watch? A. American. B. African.C. Soccer.14.Which of the following is true?A. No

7、t all the balls are round in the USA.B. All the balls in the USA are round.C. There are twelve players in an American football team.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题15.Why does the woman want to talk to the man?A. She is interested in foreigners.B. She plans to write something about the evening school.C. She wants t

8、o teach English better.16.When does the conversation most probably take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.17.Whats the man going to do after the conversation？A. See his wife.B. Have classes. C. Talk to some Americans.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题18.How many people are there in Mr. G

9、reens family?A. 2. B. 3.C. 4.19.What are Mr. Greens family going to do in China？A. Work and learn some Chinese.B. Visit and learn some Chinese.C. Visit and make some friends.20.Has Mr. Green been to China before？A. No, never. B. Yes, perhaps twice. C. Yes, but only once.第二部分： 英语知识运用（ 共两节，满分45分） 第一节

10、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21.Here you are at last!_ A. Are you all right?B. Yes, I m here.C. You are here, too. D. Sorry for having kept you waiting that long.22. Its not easy for me to _in _car.A. be sleepy; a sleepingB. fall asleep; a sleepingC. go to sleep

11、; the sleepD. have a sleep; the sleep23._you _I _going to pay a visit to Canada this winter vacation.A. Neither; nor; areB. Either; or; areC. Both; and; amD. Neither; nor; am24.The manager showed the gentleman out _ he left the tailors shop.A. the momentB. one momentC. by the momentD. for a moment25

12、.There is no need _. That is, its no use _ over the spilt milk.A. to be regretted; to cry B. regretting; cryingC. to regret; crying D. to regret; to cry26.Dont lose heart _ difficulties you meet.A. however B. whateverC. no matter how D. whichever27.I hope the students wont read such kind of books.I

13、warned them_.A. not read B. not C. not to do D. not to28.The winter holidays came to an end _ I knew it. A. when B. afterC. before D. since 29. Did you check the progress of the project yourself last week?_.A. Yes, I had B. Yes, I checkedC. No, I had it checked D. Yes, I checked the week before last

14、.30._the clothes he _, the young man is a worker. A. Judging from; is wearingB. Judging by; having on C. Judging from; putting onD. Judged by; is dressed31.He insisted that he_ ill, but I suggested medical care _to him. A. isnt; was givenB. wasnt; givesC. wasnt; be given D. was; should give32.The pr

15、ice of the computer has been _ lately. A. cut downB. put downC. blown downD. brought down33.Will you be on holiday soon? Well, Im too busy to take a holiday now. I ll be able to take _ two weeks from now. A. oneB. thatC. itD. the one34.Did you call to place an order for these new stamps? Not yet, bu

16、t I _. A. mayB. should haveC. must D. ought to35. Will you please go to the hospital to see if he is all right? _ On a snowy night like this? A.Who? Me?B. Who? I?C. There, this a joke. D. Come, not me.第二节 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I come

17、 across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 36 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct(引导) oneself in society. If I cut the

18、front article, the opposite one is likely to 39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the scissors (剪刀) would 41 before they start, 42 halfway done when I find out the 43 result. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can

19、only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料)- the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 46. Thus you are 47 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 48 that nice chances and intelligent ideas should gather around all a

20、t once? It may happen that your life 49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other. In fact that is what 50 is like: we are often 51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both pleasing like a newspaper cutting. It often happens that our attention is drawn to one thing only 52 w

21、e get into another. The 53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 54 remember a philosophers remarks: When one door shuts, another opens in life. So a casual (不经意) 55 may not be a bad one. 36.A. front B. same C. either D. opposite 37.A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring

22、38.A. advice B. news C. message D. a report 39.A. suffer B. reduceC. prevent D. cause 40.A. on B. for C. without D. off 41.A. use B. handleC. prepare D. stay 42.A. or B. but C. so D. for 43.A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible 44.A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience 45.A

23、. given B. held C. made D. picked 46.A. near B. aloneC. about D. behind 47.A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck 48.A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does 49.A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes 50.A. study B. society C. nature D. life 51.A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed 52.A. bef

24、ore B. after C. until D. as 53.A. following B. next C. above D. former（前者） 54.A. still B. alsoC. once D. almost 55.A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark 第三部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my te

25、acher emphasized(强调) the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in anamusingexperience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished.

26、 Gently shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders, he said, “You dont say!” “You dont say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well, Id better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certai

27、nly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it”. Soon I was interrupted again by his words：“You dont say!” I

28、couldnt help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didnt request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didnt you say you dont say?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You dont say actually means really? It is an expression of s

29、urprise. Perhaps you dont pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.56. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms b

30、ecause_.A. English idioms were not important B. I was not careful with English idioms C. My teacher didnt emphasize the importance of them D. I had no interest in them 57. At first, on hearing “You dont say,” I thought the foreigner meant_. A. he was not interested in the topic B. he was only intere

31、sted in the Great Wall C. I had talked too much D.I had to stop talking 58. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall. B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. C. The Englishman wanted me to act

32、as his guide. D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.59. After the Englishman explained the idiom, _. A.I thought the Englishman had made me a fool B. the Englishman became a real fool C.I felt very silly D.I became more careful in everythingBPlants seem to know which

33、 way is up and which way is down. Further more, they seem to know right from left. If a cutting from a Lombardy poplar (白杨树) is kept alive, new shoots will grow from the end that grew upper most in the tree.There is no visible difference between the top and the bottom of the living stick, even under

34、 a microscope. Even so, the stick will not send out shoots from the end it views as bottom even if this end happens to be on top!Scientists studying this subject further split their cuttings lengthwise. To their surprise, they made another interesting discovery. A good many more buds (芽) grew on the

35、 right-hand side of the split surface than on the left. They split the sticks again and found that the buds again grew on the right side.The results of the entire study showed a 60-40 preference（偏爱）for the right side, proving that growing plants are basically “right- handed”.60. Scientists examining

36、 the ends of a fresh cutting find _.A. very little difference between themB. one end slightly darker than the otherC. no difference between themD. a difference that only the microscope reveals (展现)61. If the cutting is sliced (切开) in half lengthwise(纵长地), the buds will _.A. appear mostly on the righ

37、t edge of the surfaceB. not grow at allC.all appear on the left edge of the surface D. grow on the “down” end62. When scientists split the sticks a second time, the cuttings _.A. no longer exhibited knowledge of left and right B. still exhibited “right-handedness”C. failed to bud again D. appeared t

38、o lose knowledge of original up and down63. The best title for this selection is _.A. Growing Plants Have a Sense of Direction B. A Well-known Plant ExperimentC. How Plants GrowD. The Basis for Right-HandednessCThe most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear

39、it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.” “If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.” “I cant write you out a ticket.

40、 The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?” “We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whethe

41、r you can fly with us or not.” “So when it goes down, you go down with it.” “Thats good, sir.” “How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know. “I have no idea. Sometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its

42、 down it wont answer us.” After the girl told me they had no backup(备用)computer, I said. “Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?” “I couldnt tell without asking the computer.” “Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to Washington

43、, ” I suggested. “I wouldnt know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.” “Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?” “I wouldnt know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows.

44、 It cant tell me.”By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their baggage.64. The best title for the article is _. A. When the Computer I

45、s DownB. The Most Frightening Words C. The Computer of the AirportD. Asking the Computer65. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer? A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket. C. She could answer the passengers questions. D. She cou

46、ld do nothing.66. According to this passage, how long would the computer be down? A. For ten minutes.B. For an hour. C. It would be down for two hours.D. It wasnt clear.67. Why do you think they had not a backup computer? A. Because it was easy down.B. Because it was very expensive. C. Because it wa

47、s not advanced enough. D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.DCELEBRATIONS spread across China when Shanghai was given the right to host the 2010 World Expo on December 3, 2002. Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals (对手) from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea, Im very proud of

48、 being Chinese, said Wang Kaibo, a Senior 2 student. The winning of the expo is a victory, not only for Shanghai residents (居民), but for the people of the whole Chinese nation. Bidding for the expo shows that China is more confident of playing a more important part on the international stage. It is

49、competing for large events and the next one could be the World Cup, Wang said. The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of Chinas development over the next 10 years, said experts. The World Expo is known as the Olympics of the economic, cultural, scientifi

50、c and technological fields. It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months. The Olympics, World Cup and World Expo are considered the three top international events in the world. China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the events 151- year history. Not only will it

51、 attract more foreign investment to China, but experts say that the half-year - long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai. The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social, economic, cultural and scientific achievements, and also help to encourage

52、new technology and ideas. 68. The underlined word host in the first paragraph probably means_. A. hold B. master C. charge D. want 69. People in_ countries probably felt disappointed after Shanghais winning of the 2010 Expo. A. three B. four C. five D. six 70. We can infer that the first World Expo

53、took place in the_. A. 1830 s B. 1840 s C. 1850 s D. 1860 s 71. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Shanghai s winning is a victory for all the Chinese people. B. Shanghai is going to bid for the World Cup soon. C. The expo is an exhibition, which lasts for half a year. D. China is the first deve

54、loping country that wins the bid for the World Expo.ENormally a student must attend a certain number of courses（课程）in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit(学分) which he may count towards a degree, In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of

55、thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course is made up of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each term. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two terms each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree