安徽省芜湖市惠民中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、安徽省芜湖市惠民中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. We should never _ ourselves with book knowledge only. A. contentB. contractC. contrastD. contain参考答案：A2. After listening to the teachers explanations, John _ what he had done was wrong. A. was aware that B. was being aware that C. was nervous about D. had been nervou

2、s about 参考答案：A3. Not only a promise, but also it.A. did he make, he kept B. did he make, did he keep C. has he made, kept D. he made, he kept参考答案：A4. He put forward his suggestion at the meeting that every means _ to save the crops before the storm came.A. should be tried B. was triedC. should try D

3、. tried参考答案：A5. Stephen was fired from his company for being _ with misconduct (渎职) in his work.A. accused B. chargedC. blamed D. scolded参考答案：B句意：斯蒂芬由于被指控犯有渎职罪而从公司中被开除了。题干中的with决定了要用charged。accuse通常和介词of搭配； blame和scold则与for搭配。6. , this math problem seemed quite simple to me, but when I tried to work

4、 it out, I just couldnt.There are always things like this, I think. A. On its own B. On one hand C. In my opinion D. At first sight参考答案：D7. Their efforts were paid off and they were not _. A. in surprise B. in vain C. in wonder D. in order参考答案：B8. -Please come in and make yourself_.- Thank you ！A. a

5、t seaB. at willC. at homeD. at sight参考答案：C9. Isnt it time you got down to _ the papers?A. mark B. be marked C. being marked D. Marking参考答案：D10. _ more advanced ways of digging tunnels were developed, the first railway tunnel under the River Thames was dug in 1884. A. As B. With C. Even if D As if 参考

6、答案：A11. Great Britain _ four main partsEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Amakes up of Bconsists ofCcomposes of Dis consisted of参考答案：Bconsist of“由组成；由构成”，其主语为整体。make up“组成，构成”，其主语是部分；题干句中整体作主语，C项应改为be composed of。12. I noticed that he was wearing shoes that did not match. He too hard to n

7、otice.A. might be workingB. can have workedC. must have been workingD. should have been worked参考答案：C13. Lets hold a party to _ your birthday and at the same time _ you on your passing the driving test.Acongratulate；celebrate Bcelebrate；celebrateCcelebrate；congratulate Dcongratulate；congratulate参考答案：

8、A14. Humans have only one planet, _ is our common home.A. that B. which C. who D. where 参考答案：B15. I think its very unkind of you to _ stories about him.A. put onB. dress upC. make upD. turn off参考答案：C【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我认为你编造有关他的故事是很不友善的。A. put on穿上；B. dress up盛装打扮；C. make up编造，虚构；D. turn off关掉。根据unkind

9、提示，是对他不好，故选C。16. The manager of the travel agency was trying hard to figure out how he would attract more customers _ an extraordinary idea _ his mind and he immediately knew what to do. A. when; flashed across B. as; crossed C. when; hit D. before; struck参考答案：A17. The human influenza A (H1N1) is sp

10、reading all over the world.The situation requires _ flu symptoms _home from school or work and away from others. A. no matter who hasmust stay B. whoever should havestay C. whomever have should stay D. whoever hasstay 参考答案：D18. _ as our representative is in our expectation.A. Him being elected B. He

11、 being elected C. His being elected D. His electing参考答案：C略二、 短文改错19. 请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。My heart was beating fast when I start to make the speech. I had

12、prepared very good butit was the first time for me to speak to so many student in the public, so I was very nervous when I began to speak. Luckily, the whole room was so quietly that I could easily make myself hear. After a while I became confident than before. Everyone listened carefully. I could s

13、ee from our eyes that I was doing a good job. As soon as I finished speak, the students applauded. How an unforgettable experience!参考答案：1. startstarted 2. good well 3. student students 4. public前的the去掉5. quietly quiet 6. hear heard 7. confident 前加more 8.our their9. speak speaking 10.how what三、 阅读理解2

14、0. When an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sureand so soonthat another ant is dead.One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behavior. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biol

15、ogist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “Im deadtake me away” when it is dead.But theres a question to answer: As we know, if an ant is dead, it stops moving. But when an ant is sleeping or knock

16、ed unconscious, it is also not moving. However, other ants dont move the living ant out of the nest. How do they know this ant is not dead? Choe found that ants have another chemical on their bodies, which tells nearby ants something like, “WaitIm not dead yet” when it is not dead. Choe suspects tha

17、t when an ant dies, the chemical that says, “Wait Im not dead yet” quickly goes away. When other ants detect the “dead” chemical without the “not dead yet” chemical, they move away the body.To test his theory, Choe and his team put different chemicals on ants. When the scientists used the “Im dead”

18、chemical, other ants quickly moved the treated ant away. When the scientists used the “WaitIm not dead yet” chemical, other ants left the treated ant alone. Choe believes this behavior shows that the “not dead yet” chemical overrides the “dead” chemical when picked up by other ants. And that when an

19、 ant dies, the “not dead yet” chemical fades away. Other nearby ants then detect the remaining “dead” chemical and remove the body from the nest.Understanding this behavior can help scientists figure out how to stop ants from invading new places and causing problems.8. What is the function of the fi

20、rst paragraph?A. Leading the following paragraphs.B. Showing the main idea of the passage.C. Introducing the background of the passage.D. Giving a summary of the passage.9. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “overrides” in the fourth paragraph?A. is weaker than B.

21、is stronger thanC. is better than D. is worse than10. What can we learn from the passage?A. Living ants can also be taken away when they are not moving.B. When an ant dies, it can tell others using a certain chemical.C. A living ant can pretend to be dead using a special chemical.D. Ants often use c

22、hemicals to communicate with each other.11. Which of the following descriptions about Dong-Hwan Choe is right?A. Choe did this study in order to stop ants from invading new places.B. Choe is a biologist who is only interested in animals, especially in ants.C. Choe first came up with an idea to explain this ant behavior，and then did some tests to prove his t