（整理版高中英语）第一学期期末考试试题

1、度第一学期期末考试试题高二年级英语试题卷试题说明：本套试题共150分，答题时间：120分钟第一局部：英语知识运用共四节，总分值55分第一节 语音知识共5小题：每题1分，总分值5分 从每题的a、b、c、d四个选项中，找出其划线局部与所给单词的划线局部读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1. breath a. mother b. ththing d. healthy2. advice     a. absence   b. account  c. pattern   d. patience3. lim

2、ited ededed ild a. universe b. children c. satellite d. technical5.gentleggain c. charge d. regular第二节 情景对话共5小题：每题1分，总分值5分根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。jack: the hat i bought yesterday.bob: how nice! _6_ .a. though it is a little expensiveb. i also want to buy one lik

3、e yoursc. asking about the priced. ask how much it coste. who paid for itf. my uncle came hereg. see you, bob!jack: yes, it looks very cool, _7_ .bob: do you mind my_8_?jack: not at all. its 58 dollars.bob: then did you pay for it yourself?jack: haha, luckily, i didnt.bob: _9_ ?jack: my uncle. he is

4、 on a visit here.bob: really? oh, its time for supper. i will go home, bye!jack: _10_第三节 语法和词汇知识共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分从每题的a.b.c.d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。11how about christmas evening party?i should say it was success.a. a; ab.the; ac.a; 不填d.the; 不填12i wish i _ able to tell him all about it las

5、t night.   a. should be   b.  were   c.  had been   d.  was 13. if you had told me in advance, i _ him at the airport.    a. would meet b. would had meet c. would have met d. would have meet14. _that maric was able to set up

6、new branches elsewhere.a. so successful her business wasb. so successful was her businessc. so her business was successfuld. so was her successful business15. with my money _, i went back home.a. ran out of b. ran out c.running out of d. running out16. _ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest

7、 ocean does not seem big at all.   a. compare                 b. when comparing    c. comparing               d. when co

8、mpared 17. please tell me how the accident_. i am still in the dark. a. came by b. came outc. came to d. came about18. it is in the west of china _ there is no doubt _it is going to rain tomorrow.a. where; whether b. that; thatc. that; whether d. where; that 19._, well go camping.a. weather permits

9、b. if weather will permitc. weather permitting d. weather permitted20. you can go out, _you promise to be back before 11 o'clock. a. as far as b. so far as c. when d. as long as21. _ their hats into the air, the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.a. to throw b. thrownc. thro

10、wing d. being thrown22. he is a foreigner and he is not accustomed _like that while he i8 tn chinaatreating bto be treated cto being treated dto treat 23. only then _the importance of my health.a .did i realize b. had i realized c .i realized d. i had realized24. he didnt make_clear when and where t

11、he meeting would be held.25. _ to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.a. fail b. failedc. to fail d. having failed第四节 完形填空共20小题：每题1.5分，总分值30分阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的abcd四个选项中，选出适宜填入对应空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。in a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty 贫困,and only the rich could ma

12、nage without great _26_. three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.the first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. he wished them all the

13、 best of luck, and he left. the second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. he made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time . then

14、, he left.the third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. the two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. it was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.however, thr

15、ee days later, they 41 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . he was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .he was rushing back to help them out of poverty.26. a. loss b. expectations c

16、. success d. problems 27. a. standing b. travelling c. gathering d. running 28. a. faraway b. poor c. different d. ancient 29. a. unless b. because c. so d. if 30. a. them b. anything c. nothing d. those 31. a. curious b. worrying c. dangerous d. puzzling 32. a. the villagers b. his servants c. the

17、others d. the rest 33. a. could b. might c. should d. must 34. a. interest b.concern c. use d. attraction 35. a. returned b. gained c. offered d. received 36.a.remain b.last c.supply d.share 37.a.turned back b.set out c. showed off d. speeded 38.a.village b.land c.field d.road 39.a.whether b.how c.w

18、here d.when 40.a.good b.certain c.true d.strange 41.a.welcomed b.met c.taccepted d.persuaded ndeed 43. a. except b. instead of c. apart from d. along with 44.a. loading b. treasuring c. carrying d. earning 45.a. food b. jewels c. money d. seeds 第二局部：阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分 阅读些列四篇短文，从每题后所给

19、的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出你最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。athe most frightening words in the english language are “our computer is down. you hear 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

20、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. the computer is the only one allowed to do so. i looked down at the counter and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. then i ask

21、ed her, “what do you do?“we give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.“so when it goes down, you go down with it.“thats right, sir.“how long will the computer be down? i wanted to know.“i have no idea. sometimes its down for 10 minutes

22、, sometimes for two hours. there is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down, it wont answer us.after the girl told me they had no backup computer, i said, “lets forget the computer. what about your planes? they are still flying, arent they?“i cant tell without asking t

23、he computer.“maybe i could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to washington. 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 ne

24、xt few hours?“i wouldnt know, she said, pointing at the desk screen. “only it knows. it cant tell me.by this time there were quite a few people standing in line. the words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked

25、their luggage.46. the word “down in the sentence our computer is down. means _. a. fallingb. downcastc. dropd. dead47. the best title of the article is _. a. asking the computerb. the computer of the airport c. the most frightening wordsd. when the computer is down48. what could the girl in the tick

26、et office do for the passengers without asking the computer? a. she could answer the passengers questions.b. she could do nothing. c. she could sell a ticket.d. she could write out a ticket. bevery day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teacher will ask us some questions. sometimes, the

27、 classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. when you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. you are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends - you are in a

28、 situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. you must speak so that they can hear you loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview

29、 whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. the person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease in ordinary conversation but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. you must take special care that you can be he

30、ard.49. when you speak to the class, you should speak _. a. as loudly as possibleb. in a low voicec. loudlyd. forcefully50. the situation in the class is _ that in your house. a. not very different fromb. sometimes the same as c. sometimes not the same asd. not the same as51. if you are having a con

31、versation with an official, the most important thing for you is _.a. to show your abilityb. to be very gentlec. to make sure that you can be heardd. to put the official at ease52. the main idea of this passage is _. a. that we must use different ways at different situations b. that we must speak lou

32、dly c. that we must keep silent at any time d. that we must talk with the classc when a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? what should o

33、ur attitude to beggars be? there can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. it must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. it seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.certainly, most of the worlds great religions (宗教) order us to be open-h

34、earted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. but has the world changed? maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. quite a few people will not give to be

35、ggars. let us look at their arguments.first, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行). secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wi

36、ne or drugs. thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. one might be poor, but that is no reason for losing ones sense of pride and self-dependence.related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. some pe

37、ople think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.it is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. a few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take sway the mo

38、ral goodness of the giver.53. what is mainly discussed in the passage?a. moral deeds of people.b. religious activities of the church.c. moral goodness of the giver.d. arguments on giving to beggars.54. what can we infer from the sentence “but has the world changed? in the second paragraph?a. people

39、no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.b. some people will not do what was morally right in the past.c. we dont meet with those who need help any more.d. now it is the governments duty to help the beggars.55. which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?a. some people dress u

40、p to pretend to be beggars.b. some beggars want money to help their children go to school.c. some beggars use the money to buy drugs.d. some beggars have no excuse for begging.56. in the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because .a. the cases can be s

41、o differentb. there are so many beggarsc. there is so much money wastedd. there are so many different argumentsdgu zhaodi, 60, had taken water for granted for years. in fact, no one in the beautiful lake city of wuxi, jiangsu province had bothered to spare a thought on water. but all that changed dr

42、amatically overnight last month when taps in the city ran dry. due to a blue-green algae(藻类) outbreak in taihu lake, chinas third largest freshwater lake and the source of drinking water for 4 million wuxi residents(居民),water from the citys taps became dark and smelly. “i cant believe there is no wa

43、ter for drinking, let alone cooking and washing,said u. the lake was blanketed with the algae, giving off a strong smell of rotting meat. a stone thrown into it took a long time to sink. experts said that algae usually boom because of hot water and rich chemicals like phosphor(磷)in the water. “high

44、temperature and a lack of rain in the past few months helped the growth of algae,said zhang lijun, an official from the state environment protection administration. “however, pollution from human activity should be most blamed for the disaster. taihu lake is surrounded by many small factories, which

45、 sprang up in the 1980s.inthe 1990s,many foreign-funded(外资的) companies joined in. the industries prospered(繁荣)，wuxi has grown into one of the wealthiest cities in east china. but that came at the price of pollution. the lake was treated like a waste dump(垃圾堆)，with factories emptying industrial waste

46、 and untreated sewage(污水)into it. although, after the government's effort, life in the city has gone back to normal, the one-week crisis危机rang a bell for the government and local people.“it's time to rebuild the beauty of nature, or our lives will be at risk,said gu. “a safe environment come

47、s first. economic growth will be nothing without fresh water to drink and clean air to breathe. said china daily. 57、the following can not help the blue green algae grow_ a. high water temperature b. rich chemicals in the water c. a lack of rain d. plentiful water and sunshine58、what can we learn fr

48、om the passage?a. the one-week disaster has made the local people realize the importance of building a beautiful city.b. it is human activity rather than the algae that is to blame for the water pollution. c. only when the environment is safe and friendly can man live a better and healthier life.d.

49、environment should be taken into consideration first if a city plans to develop its economic.59、according to the passage ,taihu lake_a. is the third largest lake in china.b. is surrounded by many foreign-funded factories and companies.c. used to be a waste dump.d. suffered from industrial waste，untr

50、eated sewage and algae.60、the underlined phrase “sprang up in the sixth paragraph means_a. develop quickly b. produce goods quicklyc. come to life d. grow up第二节共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分根据短文内容，从下框af选项中选出能概括每段主题的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。a. a sense of humour is not an inborn ability.b. a sense of humour ca

51、n be developed in our life.c. a sense of humour helps us from several aspects.d. a sense of humour means more than telling jokes.e. a sense of humour can be expressed in many ways.f. a sense of humour helps people to better enjoy life. 61.as awareness of the benefits of humour increases, most of us

52、want to get all the laughs we can. it seems that almost every day there is another new discovery about the power of humour to help us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. every system of the body responds to laughter in some important or positive way.62. many people mistakenly believe

53、 that we are born with a sense of humour. they think that when it comes to a sense of humour. “either you have got it or you dont. this is false! what is true, however, is that the ability to laugh and smile is actually something we are born with. for example, we laugh when we are tickled under the

54、arm, even without thinking about how to react.63the parts of the brain and central nervous system that control laughing and smiling are mature at birth in human infants, but that is not the same thing as having a sense of humour. (after all, when a baby laughs in his small bed we dont rush over and

55、say, “that kid has a great sense of humour!) your sense of humour is something you can develop over a lifetime. dont be nervous before others and try to laugh at yourself-then you will make them laugh too.64. humour includes a lot more than laughing and joke telling. many people worry needlessly that they do not have a good sense of humour because they are not good joke tellers. more than jokes, a sense of hum