2013-2014上学期高二期末试题

1、2013-2014年度上学期期末考试高二英语试题一、单选（共20小题，每题1分）1. _ number of books on Childrens literature published in China is on _ increase.A. A; the B. A; anC. The; theD. The; an2. Peter pretended _ me when I passed the coffee shop.A. not to seeB. having not seenC. not seeD. not seeing3. I picked up a copybook in the

2、 schoolyard yesterday _ with name and class.A. markingB. to markC. markedD. being marked4. A library with five thousand books _ to the disaster-stricken area by the charity.A. was donatedB. has donatedC. were donatedD. have donated5. It is important to keep _ of new ideas and developments in educati

3、on.A. touchB. trackC. contactD. connection6. Its obvious that they want to take advantage _ us, and the present situation is not _ our advantage.A. to; ofB. of; forC. with; inD. of; to7. He fell down, but before I offered help, he _ to his feet again.A. raisedB. helpedC. setD. struggled8. Our house

4、has reached the point _ so many things need _ and its so hard to find the time to fix them.A. at which; to do upB. that; doing upC. on which; to put upD. where; putting up9. Put that money somewhere safe _ it gets stolen.A. beforeB. afterC. whenD. while10. -Jack is very clever and he studies hard as

5、 well. -No _ he always comes out first in the exams.A. answerB. questionC. wonderD. problem11. In my opinion, this kind of works cant represent Chinese culture, so its not worth _.A. publishingB. being publishedC. to be publishedD. to publish12. One lost in forests will be _because there may be _ani

6、mals and other _.A. danger; dangerous; in dangerB. dangerous; danger; dangersC. in danger; dangerous; dangersD. dangerous; dangerous; in danger13. Some great people said it was their primary school teachers and their lessons _ they were fond of _ influenced their whole lives.A. which; thatB. that; w

7、hichC. which; whichD. that; that14. -Why did you _ the third paragraph of your rewritten composition? -Because I thought it was off the point.A. put outB. make outC. figure out D. leave out15. As it turned out to be that warm, we _ so many clothes.A. neednt wearB. didnt have to wearC. might not have

8、 wornD. neednt have worn16. One more week, _ we will accomplish the task.A. or B. so thatC. andD. if17. Her friends asked Mary not to spend money to _.A. show inB. show offC. show aroundD. show out18. The program Cartoon World _ especially to young children.A. appealsB. enjoysC. attractsD. applies19

9、. _ many times, he finally understood it.A. ToldB. TellingC. Having toldD. Having been told20. -Ben has won $10,000. -_. I dont care how much money he has.A. Up to you.B. Its a pityC. What for?D. So what?二、完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分）I was having lunch in a restaurant one day when a drunken man arrived and st

10、arted challenging everyone to fight. When he arrived at my 21 , he put his hand on my shoulder and pushed hard. It would have been easy to 22 him, drunk as he was, 23 I asked myself: “What is the higher response?”24 that the main thing a drunken man wants most is another drink, I 25 , “Why dont you

11、sit down with me and have a beer?”26 , he stood there for ten seconds or so, trying to 27 if I was serious. Finally, he agreed to 28 me. I asked, “So whats going on? 29 are you beating up all the customers?” He looked at me with a little 30 in his eyes. I knew right away that I had gone too far. I 3

12、1 . He looked more confused than ever but gradually, wonderfully, a smile spread across his face too. Then he told me one of the 32 stories about the deaths of his loved ones. I could 33 by the despair (绝望) in his eyes that very few people were interested in taking the time to listen to him. After h

13、e finished his 34 , I put my hand on his shoulder and 35 him, “Well, it sounds like theres nowhere to go from here but up, right?”“I hope so,” he said. I wrote down my name, 36 and phone number, handed it to him and said, “If you ever need a friend, you can always call or write.” He 37 me and walked

14、 away.To my great surprise, several months later, I received a letter from him. We 38 to each other for several years. His conditions seemed to improve with every letter I received from him. I tell this story to 39 what can happen when we act out of out higher nature rather than our lower instincts

15、(本能). Im 40 that I sought peace and won without conflict.21. A. houseB. tableC. kitchenD. restaurant22. A. ignoreB. helpC. persuadeD. hurt23. A. soB. orC. but D. and24. A. KnowingB. RealizingC. FearingD. Predicting25. A. beggedB. orderedC. agreedD. offered26. A. ConfusedB. ExcitedC. WorriedD. Please

16、d27. A. ask forB. talk aboutC. figure outD. look over28. A. challengeB. joinC. rescueD. visit29. A. HowB. WhenC. WhereD. Why30. A. fireB. waterC. happinessD. disappointment31. A. movedB. smiledC. sighedD. stopped32. A. most unbelievableB. most boringC. saddestD. longest33. A. promiseB. rememberC. pr

17、oveD. tell34. A. storiesB. commentsC. jokesD. questions35. A. congratulatedB. convincedC. encouragedD. embarrassed36. A. weightB. addressC. heightD. age37. A. thankedB. pushedC. comfortedD. greeted38. A. complainedB. spokeC. droveD. wrote39. A. remindB. warnC. showD. learn40. A. sorryB. proudC. angr

18、yD. confident三、阅读理解第一节（共15小题，每题2分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AMy mother makes these amazing cupcakes that we all like very much.This morning I stopped in at Moms and she had made some fresh cupcakes! I managed to get four, just enough for my two boys, my husband and myself to have one each.I stopped

19、at my boys workplaces to deliver some love from Grandma, which brought smiles to their faces as well as mine, watching their faces light up in the middle of a tiring workday.Down to two now! I was already making excuses in my head as to why I should get both, after all my husband did eat the last ic

20、e cream.Then I headed towards home. I usually take the quicker route but something told me to turn down the long road which just happens to have an Elderly Care Center on it. Sitting on his chair, an old man was staring at the ground and sighing deeply with despair (绝望). Before I knew what was happe

21、ning my car turned itself toward him. I parked and got out the car with a cupcake in my hand.“Good day, sir,” I said. “Are you at all diabetic (患糖尿病的)?”He replied with a somewhat puzzled expression, “No.”So, I took the cupcake out from behind my back and presented it to him with a smile. “Thats good

22、!” I said. “Mom made cupcakes today and she would like you to have one!”His smile was a beautiful thing to see and he said, “Well thank your mom. I dont know how she knew today was my birthday!”Now it was my turn to smile. I thought I had just done some random nice thing, but it turned out I was all

23、owed to share with him the love he deserved to receive on this great day of his birth. Amazing!“I dont know,” I told him. “Mom just know these things! Happy birthday!”After I went back into my car, I watched in the rear-view mirror (后视镜) as he delighted in his first bite of Moms love.And so, I had o

24、nly one cupcake. But I knew my husband well and he would share.41. Who ate the first cupcake of the four the author got?A. The author.B. The authors friend.C. The authors husband.D. One of the authors sons.42. The moment when the author saw the old man, he looked _.A. sadB. tiredC. boredD. excited43

25、. The author gave the old man a cupcake _.A. to ask for helpB. to show him kindnessC. because he seemed hungryD. because her Mom had her so44. What is the possible relationship between the old man and the authors mom?A. They are lovers.B. They are friends.C. They used to be neighbors.D. They dont kn

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34、B. studentsC. parentsD. researchersCA female councilor (议员) was caught by surprise when she read in a local paper an article by a fellow councilor complaining that the council meeting room has been “turn into a nursery by one of our councilors.” “Personally, I am finding it disturbing and distractin

35、g,” Councilor Pat Monteith wrote in the Breton Booster newspaper last month.“Shes never cried during a meeting,” 28-year-old Kara Westlund, a full-time town councilor in Brazeau County, West Canada, said of her two-month-old daughter Taylor, whom shed brought to a number of council meetings. “She ju

36、st makes a few little newborn noises at the office.”The case brings up the question of whether society really feels its all right to allow babies into the workplace.Workplaces have indeed become more flexible in the past decades. Many employers are fine with a parent bringing their child into work i

37、f its a rare and special situation, said Carleton University professor Linda Duxbury.But even still, the act of holding a baby on your knee at work is seen as a disturbing one, said Andrea OReilly, a York University professor of womens studies. “Its shameful,” she said. “We really just want to keep

38、motherhood where it belongs, there in the private place.”You can only bring a baby in on a regular basis if an employer has a baby-friendly policy, said Daphne FitzGerald, who serves as chair of the Human Resources Professionals Association.But policies such as these can be rare and unspecific. Ther

39、efore, Carla Moquin founded the Parenting in the Workplace Institute in 2007. Since then, she has helped more than 170 organizations write clear policies about bringing babies to work that try to increase productivity(生产力) and reduce distraction.In her e-book “Babies in the Workplace”, Moquin claims

40、 that productivity of workplace parents goes up if they bring their babies with them. She mentions Deborah Driskill of CDG, a baby-friendly company, who claims that parents become “very organized and efficient because they schedule their work around the babys schedule.”49. According to Westlund, her

41、 baby Taylor _.A. liked to go to work with herB. hardly disturbed others at workC. often distracted her from her workD. was interested in attending meetings50. Who is most likely to support Pat Monteiths viewpoint?A. Linda DuxburyB. Andrea OReillyC. Daphne FitzGeraldD. Carla Moquin51. The underlined

42、 part “policies such as these” in Paragraph 7 refers to policies that _.A. allow babies at the officeB. help mothers with a babyC. encourage workers creativityD. are effective in reducing distraction52. Moquin believes that babies in the workplace _.A. make their parents schedule tighterB. put their

43、 parents under great pressureC. need little attention from their parentsD. help to improve their parents efficiencyDOn May 3, 2013, a solar-powered airplane, named Solar Impulse, began a journey across the United States. The planes creators, Andre Borshberg and Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland, are t

44、aking turns piloting the aircraft as it crosses the nation.“All the big pioneers of the 20th century had tried to fly coast to coast across America,” said Piccard, who was in the pilots seat at takeoff. “So now were trying to do this, but on solar power with no fuel.”Solar Impulse took off from Moff

45、ett Federal Airfield, in Northern California, on May 3. Traveling at around 40 miles per hour, the plane will make its voyage in five separate trips. Each flight leg will take 19 to 25 hours with 10-day stops in each city. The first leg of the journey, from California to Phoenix, Arizona, was comple

46、ted in 20 hours. From Phoenix, Solar Impulse will make stops in Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, and Washington, D.C., before ending its last leg in New York City in early July. Solar Impulses journey marks the first time an airplane powered only by solar energy will fly across the country during both the

47、 day and the night.The solar-powered plane is a single-seat aircraft. “Our plane is not designed to carry a passenger, but to carry a message,” Piccard has said many times. That message is to use clean technologies for energy efficiency (节能). Solar Impulse is intended to make its cross-country voyag

48、e without using a single drop of fuel. By day, 12,000 solar cells are charged by the sun to power lithium batteries (锂电池). They enable the plane to fly at night - but it cannot travel through clouds.Solar Impulse weighs about as much as a car. Most of the weight is from the solar panels (太阳能电池板) tha

49、t cover its wings. The aircraft has reached an absolute altitude of 30,300 feet and has completed a trip that lasted more than 26 hours. This adventure is Solar Impulses final trip before its creators attempt a round-the-world flight in 2015.53. According to Paragraph 3, Solar Impulse _.A. uses only

50、 solar powerB. took off from New York CityC. goes across America with no stopsD. travels at around 20 miles per hour54. Solar Impulse is designed to _.A. carry ordinary passengersB. deliver mails and packagesC. collect intelligence for the governmentD. encourage people to use clean technologies55. W

51、hich of the following is TRUE about Solar Impulse?A. It is much heavier than a car.B. It can keep working for 26 days.C. Its wings are covered with solar panels.D. It will go on a round-the-world trip this year.第二节（共5小题，每题2分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to dress for hiking in a hot c

52、limateAn extreme hike is one with intense challenges that can include rough mountains, severe weather conditions, or hikes that last longer than a day. Its important to make sure you are fully prepared for the conditions before you set out on your hike. 56 Wear a long-sleeved shirt over a short-slee

53、ved shirt. Both should be lightweight, loose-fitting and light-colored to reflect the suns rays. Since the climate is hot, you will probably spend most of the hike in the short-sleeved shirt. However, you may need protection from the sun and insects, which long sleeves provide. 57 Choose shirts made

54、 from synthetic (人造的) material; they dry faster than cotton or wool.Wear long pants or shorts that are light-colored in order to reflect the sun. Long pants can protect your legs from bites. 58 An ideal option is pants that unzip around the knees to become shorts; they work for multiple conditions a

55、nd are typically made from lightweight, nylon fabric, which dries quickly. 59 Purchase nylon socks made specifically for hiking in hot climates. Boots that can stop water from entering do not breathe well; avoid them unless you know that you will experience water on your hike.Wear a wide-brimmed (宽帽檐的) sun hat. 60 Your head is the easiest part of your body for the sun to burn when you are hiki