高中英语试卷及答案

1、英语期末考试试题(闭卷)A卷班级：_ 姓名：_ 座号：_ 评分：_一、单项选择题(下列每小题备选答案中，只有一个符合题意的正确答案。请将选定的答案编号，用英文大写字母填入。本类题共30分，每小题2分。多选。错选、不选均不得分。)1You know, _ knowledge of _computer is necessary to a secretary(秘书). Aa; / Bthe; the Cthe; / Da; a2The room was empty_ a computer and a desk. Aexcept Bwithout Cexcept for Dbesides3A big

2、earthquake_ Pakistan on October 8 , 2005, _ over 70,000 people. Astrikes; killingBstruck; killingCknocked; killedDhit; kills4The terrible flood swallowed the village _ the villagers could get away. No one survived it.AafterBasCsince Dbefore5 What terrible weather! It _ for ten days, more or less. Th

3、e rain season will last about a month. ArainsBis rainingCrainedDhas been raining6He said he had never seen her before, _ was not true. AitBthatCwhichDwhat7. The wallet _ several days ago was found _ in the rubbish. Astealing; lieBstolen; lyingCstealing; lainDstolen; to lie8. I wont go to his birthda

4、y without _. A. inviting B. being invited C. invited D. to be invited9. He told me a piece of news, _ terrible.A. I think it is B. I think which is C. which I think it is D. which I think is10. The yellow house _ windows face south is the place _ I spent my childhood. A. whose, that B. whose, where

5、C. which, where D. where, which11The child dreamed that he had once lived in a _ house in the forest. A. wooden pretty littleB. little pretty wooden C. pretty little woodenD. wooden little pretty12Is this factory _?A. the one your father works in B. where your father worksC. which your father works

6、D. your father works in13Tony was very unhappy for _ to the party. Ahave not been invitedBnot having invitedChaving not invited Dnot having been invited14_ in the leg, the soldier was sent to hospital. ASeriously injured BTo be injuredCInjuring badly DHaving injured15Did he _ to escape being punishe

7、d by the police? No, he _ to, but failed. Atry; managed Bsucceed; tried Cmanage; tried Dsucceed; managed二、完形填空(下列每小题备选答案中，只有一个符合题意的正确答案。请将选定的答案编号，用英文大写字母填入。本类题共40分，每小题2分。多选。错选、不选均不得分。)Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses_1_ Anna's were w

8、ashed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were _2_there with no roof and no walls and all covered with _3_, her house was _4_quite all right.Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children , _5_

9、 Anna took in one of the families that had lost _6_in the flood and she _7_her home with them until it was _8_for them to rebuild their houses.Anna's friends were_9_when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give_10_so much more work and trouble when she already had

10、 quite a few children to_11_."Well," Anna_12_her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I_13_lived found herself very poor, because her husband_14_ in the war and she had a lot of children,_15_ I have now. The day before Christams, this woman said to he

11、r children, We wont be able to have much for _16_this year, so Im going to _17_only one present for all of us. Now Ill go and get it. She came back_18_a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. Heres our present, she said to her children. The children were_19 to get such a present

12、. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. _20_was that Christmas present.”1Adown belowBjust around C.next to Dabove2Arising Bappearing C.falling Dstanding3Awater Btrees C.dust Dmud4Ajust Balready C.yet Dstill5Aso Bbut C.for Dsince6Anothing Beverything C.anything Dsomething7Am

13、ade Bfound C.shared Dbuilt8Apossible Bnecessary C.important Dvaluable9Aworried Bdisappointed C.puzzled Dimpressed10Athem Bherself C.them all Dher11Asupport Bsupply Cgrow Dkeep12Aexplained toBasked for Ctalked with Dspoke as13Aactually Bthen Cbefore Dlater14Ahad killedBmight be killedChad been killed

14、 Dkilled15Afor Bas Clike Dthat16Ayou Bus CChristmas Dyour birthday17Aget Bsend Cbuy Dmake18Afor Bfrom Clike Dwith19Asad Bhappy Cworried Dsorry20AIt BShe CSuch DI三、阅读理解(下列每小题备选答案中，只有一个符合题意的正确答案。请将选定的答案编号，用英文大写字母填入。本类题共16分，每小题2分。多选。错选、不选均不得分。)AEducation is required and free for every child in the Unit

15、ed States. Most children start school by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school ).The money for free public schools comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system .State legislatures (立法机关) set t

16、he educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities .Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the laws of the individual state. The Federal government contributes fun

17、ds to the states for additional schools and schools services.After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in two year college, a four-year college, a university or a specialized professional school-either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of

18、their high-school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50 percent of the col

19、lege students work to help pay their college expenses.Only 2 percent of the population of the country cannot read and write.1、Where does the money for public schools come from ?A. From the Federal government. B. From the state legislatures.C. From taxes. D. From the parents of the school children.2、

20、What is the educational system in the United States based on ?A. The Federal government B. Individual schoolC. Individual state D. Local communities3、What percentage of the population is illiterate (文盲) ？A. 50 B. 2 C. 4 D. 64、How are college expenses of most students paid ?A. They won earnings from

21、part-time work .B. Scholarship from the schools, the government or private foundations.C. Taxes .D. Both A and B.BToday, roller skating is easy and funBut a long time ago, it wasnt easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnt exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlins w

22、ork was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化装舞会）. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came

23、 near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skat

24、es. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He

25、 rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!5The text is mainly about _.Aa strange man Ban unusual partyChow roller skating began Dhow people enjoyed themselves in

26、the 18th century6People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _.Aoften gave others surprises Bwas a gifted musicianCinvented the roller skatesDwas full of imagination7Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to _ .Aimpress the party guestsBarrive at the party soonerCtest his inventionDshow his skill in walking on wheels8What is the main point the writer is trying to m