人教版高二英语期末测试卷（选修八）

1、高二英语期末测试卷（选修八）本试卷分两大部分，共150分第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题a、b、c、d四个选项中，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.cube a. product b. compulsory c. current d. perfume2.innocent a. helicopter b. convenient c. competence d. product 3.valid a. walnut b. abrupt c. lantern d. indicate4.crierion a. ass

2、ociate b. triangle c. practical d. exit5.bear a. wear b. beard c. search d. heart第二节 情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话手所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个为多余选项。jerry: hi , mike. look like youve got some sun .mike: i guess so. i spent the weekend on the beach.jerry: really? that sounds exciting. _6_ mike:a

3、t my friends house .he invited me to stay there for as long as i wanted .jerry: _7_ mike: oh, i have a paper to work on.jerry: _8_ i mean besides lying out in the sun. mike: i play some volleyball . i never realized how hard it is to run on sand.jerry: _9_ did you go swimming? mike: i intended to .

4、_10_so i just went fishing. jerry: all sounds so relaxing.a. what a pity! b.it must be cool.c.where did you stay ? d. but how did you get there ?e.so what else did you do out there ? f.but the water wasnt warm enoughg.then why not stay there for a longer time?第三节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分) 从每小题的a、b、

5、c、d四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.11. - how about going out for a picnic on sunday morning?- hmm. _. the weather is very good these days.a. yes, why not b. well, no way c. oh, never mind d. sure, no matter 12. the winning of hosting _ 2010 world expo is _ victory not only for shanghai residents,

6、but for the people of the whole chinese nation.a. the; a b. a; the c. a; a d. the; the 13. we are making progress every day in computer science and some of the techniques are _ very soon. a. on the way out b. in the way out c. by the way tod. on the way towards14. underground railway is being built

7、in shenyang. we are sure to take the subway to _ in the city in no time. a. get through b. get around c. get together d. get over15. our success was largely_ the good cooperation of all team members. a. because b. result from c. due to d. thanks to16. after he had played on the football field one ga

8、me daily for a week, his strength seemed to have _.a. put out b. got out c. gone out d. run out17. he called another girl, _ was more suitable for the position.a. he believedb. who he believed c. he believed she d. whom he believed18. _, i have to put the book away and focus my attention on study th

9、is weekend. a. however the story is amusing b. no matter how amusing is the storyc. however amusing is the story d. no matter how amusing the story is 19. - i will come to your lecture at 10:00 am. tomorrow. - im sorry. by then my lecture _ and i _ my guests in my office. a. will end; am being met b

10、. have ended; will meetc. will have ended; will be meeting d. will have ended; will have met 20. at the united nations climate change conference, the un secretary general pointed out that, _, the climate situation would get worse and worse.a. if not dealing with properly b. unless dealing with prope

11、rlyc. if properly dealt with d. unless properly dealt with21. - ill tell mary about our changes tomorrow. - what? you _ her yesterday. a. ought to tellb. must have told c. might have told d. should have told 22. some people argue that university education should be made _ to most people, not only to

12、 good students. a. available b. considerable c. varied d. extinct 23. the president said to the public, “_ hoped that people in the area will recover from the terrible disaster soon.” a. this is b. there is c. that is d. it is24. - which school are you studying in?- one which is _ the liaoning teach

13、ers university.a. impressed with b. attached to c. sceptical of d. involved in25. to greatly raise peoples living conditions, _. a. all kinds of measures have taken b. they have taken all kinds of measuresc. it is said that they have taken all kinds of measuresd. i think they have taken all kinds of

14、 measures第四节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） i used to live selfishly, i should admit. but one moment changed me. i was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to ger something to eat . on the way, i 27 abusker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. i had some 28 in my pocker, but i would not give them to him,

15、 thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. he 30 like that type-young and ragged. 31 what was i going to spend the money on ? only to feed my addiction to coca-cola or chocolate! i then 32 i had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was buski

16、ng.i 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35, and he smiled at me, i watched for a while. as 36 as it sounds, i expected something more to come from that momenta feeling of 37 or satifaction, for example. but nothing happened 38 , i walked off. “it proved to be a waste of 39 ,”i thought.on my way h

17、ome at the end of the 40, i saw the busker again and he was 41 . i watched him pick up the hat and walk 42 a cafe counter. there he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. he was busking for charity(慈善)！now i donate any 45 i have to charity tins and enjo

18、y the feeling of giving.26. a. left b. cleaned c. prepared d.searched 27. a. led b. chose c. saw d. fooled 28. a. chocolates b. coins c. tins d. drugs 29. a. almost b. only c. rather d. still 30. a. acted b. looked c. sounded d.smelt 31. a. though b. for c. therefor d. but 32. a. declared b. realize

19、d c. expected d. guessed 33. a. it b. all c. him d. them 34. a. waited b. followed c. stopped d. arrived 35. a. rag b. hat c. pocket d. counter 36. a. selfish b. awkward c. innocent d. special 37. a. happeiness b. sadness c. love d. hate 38. a. disappointedly b. unfortunately c. coincidentally d. co

20、mfortably 39. a. words b. effort c. space d. money 40. a. moment b. day c. break d. event 41. a. walking around b. passing by c. packing up d. running off 42. a. around b. in c. behind d. to 43.a. chief b. basic c. actual d. total 44.a.by b. for c. on d. with 45.a.work b. time c. energy d.change 第二部

21、分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。a have you seen jurassic park? in this film, scientists use dna kept for tens of millions of years to clone dinosaurs. they find trouble, however, when they realize that the cloned creatures are smarter and mor

22、e dangerous than expected. thats nothing more than a fiction. but could we really clone endangered animals? to date, the most successful attempt to do so was the cloning of a gaur, a rare ox-like animal from southeast asia. scientists used a cow to bring the cloned baby gaur, named noah. two days af

23、ter birth, however, noah died from a common bacterial infection. other endangered species that may be cloned include the african bongo antelope (邦戈羚羊), the sumatran tiger, the cheetah (猎豹), and the giant panda. next, could we really clone extinct animals? in theory? yes. to do this, you need a well-

24、kept source of dna from the extinct animals such as wool mammoth (毛象), tasmanian tiger, or even dinosaur, and a closely related species, still living, which could serve as a surrogate mother. in reality? probably not. on the one hand, its not likely that extinct animals dna could survive undamaged f

25、or such a long time. cloning extinct animals as wool mammoth, tasmanian tiger, or dinosaur is much more difficult due to the lack of properly well-preserved dna. on the other hand, for example, a gaur can have a cow as a surrogate mother, definitely not a monkey. but what about an extinct animals as

26、 unique as the panda? what species could possibly serve as a surrogate mother? cloning presents many exciting possibilities. however, even if extinct animals are brought back, they could not survive in todays world. not only do most extinct animals have no habitat to love in, but the other plants an

27、d animals they depended on for food may also be gone as well.46. it can be learned from the text that _.a. scientists have cloned the african bongo antelopeb. both the cheetah and the giant panda live in asiac. the gaur lives in asia and is endangeredd. the gaur is an extinct species47. the underlin

28、ed words “a surrogate mother” probably refer to a female who _. a. contributes its eggs to another female b. gives birth to a baby for another female c. gives birth to a baby of its own d. cannot give birth to a baby48. the difficulty in cloning an extinct species is the lack of _. a. both the well-

29、preserved dna and plants to live on b. both the habitat to live in and the well-preserved dna c. both habitat to live in and plants to live on d. both the well-preserved dna and a surrogate mother49. in the authors opinion, it is possible that _. a. some extinct species may be cloned, but not surviv

30、e b. extinct species may be cloned and easily survive c. a gaur can have a monkey as a surrogate mother d. all the extinct species may be clonedbresearch advances over the past decade have told us that, with a little work, we humans can clone just about anything we want, from frogs to monkeys and pr

31、obably even ourselves!so, we can clone things, but why would we want to?of all the reasons, cloning for medical purposes most probably benefit large numbers of people. how might cloning be used in medicine? 1. cloning animal models of diseasemuch of what researchers learn about human disease comes f

32、rom studying animal models such as mice. often, animal models are genetically engineered to carry disease-causing mutations (变异) in their genes. creating these transgenic(转基因的) animals is a process that requires trial-and-erro and several generations of breeding (培育). cloning technologies might redu

33、ce the time needed to make a transgenic animal model, and the result would be a population of genetically identical animals for study.2. cloning stem cells (干细胞) for the treatment of diseasesstem cells are the bodys bulding blocks, responsible for developing and repairing the body throughout life. a

34、s a result, they might be used to repair damaged or diseased organs and tissues. researchers are currently looking up cloning as a way to create certain human stem cells for the treatment of diseases. 3. cloning farm animals for drug productionfarm animals such cows, sheep and goats are currently be

35、ing genetically engineered to produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine. just like creating animal models of disease, cloning might be a faster way to produce large numbers of genetically engineered animals. 50. from purpose one, we can infer that _. a. most transgenic animals are cloned

36、 b. most animals carry engineered genes c. most transgenic animal models are not cloned d. most animals carry disease-causing mutations in their genes51. it can be learned from propose two that cloning technologies can be mainly used to _. a. create damaged or diseased organs and tissues b. clone ge

37、netically defined human stem cells c. develop and maintain the body d. repair the body throughout life52. according to purpose three, cloning technologies can be mainly used to _. a. speed up the producing of genetically engineered animals b. produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine c.

38、raise genetically engineered cows, sheep and goats d. produce large herds of animals for human beingscit was mollys job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before heheaded off to work.one morning，in addition to his usual lunch bag，molly handed him a second paper bag.this one wa

39、s worn and held together with staples(书钉)“why two bags？”her father asked.“the other is something else，”molly answered.“whats in it？”“just some stuff(东西)take it with you.”not wanting to discuss the matter，he put both sacks into his briefcase，kissed molly and rushed off.at midday he opened mollys bag

40、and took out the contents：two hair ribbons(丝带)，three small stones，a plastic dinosaur，a tiny sea shell，a small doll，and 13 pennies.the busy father smiled，finished eating，and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket，mollys stuff included.that evening，molly ran up behind him as he read the paper.“wher

41、es my bag？”“what bag？”“the one i gave you this morning.”“i left it at the office.why？”“i forgot to put this note in it，”she said.“and，besides，daddy，the things in the sack are the things i really likei thought you might like to play with them.you didnt lose the bag，did you，daddy？”“oh，no，”he said，lyin

42、g.“i just forgot to bring it home.ill bring it tomorrow.”while molly hugged her fathers neck，he unfolded the note that read：“i love you，daddy.”molly had given him her treasuresall that a 7yearold held dear.love in a paper bag，and he missed itnot only missed it，but had thrown it in the wastebasket.so

43、 back he went to the office.just ahead of the night janitor(看门人)，he picked up the wastebasket.he put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully.the bag didnt look so good，but the stuff was all there and thats what counted.after dinner，he asked molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack.it

44、 took a long time to tell.everything had a story or a memory.“sometimes i think of all the great times in this sweet life，” he thought.we should all remember that its not the destination that counts in life，but the journey.that journey with the people we love is all that really matters.it is such a

45、simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.53why did molly give her father a second bag?ashe didnt want to keep the things in the bag.bshe hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.cshe wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.dshe enjoyed playing with her father.54h

46、ow did father deal with the bag after he opened it?ahe kept it in the drawer. bhe took it back home.che threw it into the wastebasket. dhe put it on his table.55after father heard what his daughter said，he felt _.aregretful bsurprised csad dsatisfied56which of the following is the most suitable titl

47、e of the passage?aan important journey btwo bagscfather and daughter dlove in a paper bagdi grew up in a small town. my father raised chickens and ran a construction company. i was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the coop. he believed

48、it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility. then, when i was 22, i found a job in natchbill at a country music club called the natchbill palace. i washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then went on to sing until 2:00 in the morning. it wasnt long before i becam

49、e known as a singing cook.i had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged. one night, a woman executive (主管) from a company named warner brothers records came to hear me sing. when the show was over, we sat down and talked, and after she left, i said to m

50、yself it was one more rejection. a few weeks later, my manager received a phone call warner brothers records wanted to sign a record deal with me. soon after, i released my first record in june 1986. it sold over 2 million copies. my best efforts have gone into every job ive ever held. it was the se

51、nse of responsibility that made me feel like a man. knowing that i had done my best filled me with pride. i still feel that way today, even though i have become a well-known singer.57. the main purpose of the writers dad by letting him feed the chickens and clean up the coop was _. a. to let him lea

52、rn responsibilityb. to let him earn his own livingc. to let him help with the companyd. to let him spend his spare time58. why was the writer once known as a singing cook?a. because he was a cook at a country music club.b. because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook.c. because he often sang

53、 while cooking.d. because he liked singing better than cooking.59. _ first recognized his talents and helped to make his career successful.a. warners brothe b. his managerc. his fatherd. a woman executive60. what made the writer proud of himself?a. his ability to live independently. b. his sense of

54、responsibility in whatever he did.c. his courage in the face of rejections. d. his hard work in his early years.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从下框的af选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。agift giving proven to be valuable.b.memories from gift givingc.moments and events for gift givingd.various functions of gift givinge.gitt giving as a wasteful practicef.gift giving as a two-way social activitygift giving61. there are many occasions（场合） for giving g