天津第三十一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

1、天津第三十一中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! _ , she cant find her keys.A. TypicallyB. OccasionallyC. AccordinglyD. Particularly参考答案：A【详解】考查副词辨析。句意：-看!玛丽又在疯狂地找东西了!-一向如此，她找不到钥匙了。A. Typically 典型；B. Occasionally偶尔；C. Accordingly因此；D. Particularly特别是。这里的 typically相当于

2、in a way that a person or group is generally believed to behave“一向如此”，故选A。2. . - Why didnt you tell me the news of the meeting? - I knew nothing about it, or I _ you.A. would tell B. had told C. told D. would have told参考答案：D略3. How is everything going? It couldnt be _, for I lost my wallet this morn

3、ing.A. worse B. bad C. good D. better参考答案：A4. Falling in love is the_ excitement and rush of hormones(荷尔蒙) when you meet someone and you are physically attracted to them.A. potential B. digital C. original D. initial参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：坠入爱河是当你遇到某人并被他们的外表所吸引时，最初的兴奋和荷尔蒙分泌。A. potential潜在的；B. digital数字

4、的；C. original原始的；D. initial最初的。此处指最初的兴奋，故选D。5. Go on a picnic in such bad weather? You _ be joking!A. can B. must C. may D. will参考答案：B6. Cathy someone, so I nodded to her and went away.A. phonedB. had phonedC. has phonedD. was phoning参考答案：D【详解】考査动词时态。句意：她正在和某人打电话，所以我向她点了下头就走了。根据下文I nodded to her and

5、 went away.( 我向她点点头就走了)可知，她正在打电话，此处描述的是过去正在进行的动作。故选D。7. The boy became fatter and fatter each day and_ made his parents sad.A. which B. what C. he D. it参考答案：D8. Did you say that there were only ten tickets? There _ be twelve.I said it was twelve.A. canB. mayC. shouldD. will参考答案：C【详解】考查情态动词。句意：你是说只有十

6、张票吗？本应该有12张啊。我是说的12张啊。A. can能，能够；B. may或许，可以；C. should应该，理应；D. will将要，意愿。故选C符合语境。9. - Would you mind if I park my car here?- _A. Yes, please. B. Of course not. Its not allowed here.C. Id rather you didnt actually. D. No, youd better not.参考答案：C10. How long do you think it will be _ China sends anothe

7、r manned spaceship?A. that B. before C. since D. when参考答案：B【详解】考查常见句型。句意：你认为还要有多久中国才能发射另一个载人飞船？这里do you think 是插入语，这句话用了固定句型：It will be + 一段时间 + before，要多久才，since也可以和一段时间连用，但是句型是：It is/has been + 一段时间 + since，故选B。11. His carelessness _failure.A. took over B. resulted in C. held on D. kept to参考答案：B12

8、. It was the training _ he had at school _ made him a good jumperA. what; what B. that; that C. what; that D. that; had参考答案：B13. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _ the traditional customs. A. perform B. observe C. predict D. recommend参考答案：B28. If you happen to get lost in the

9、 wild, youd better stay _ you are and wait for help.A. why B. where C. who D. what参考答案：B略15. His words reminded me _ we did during the summer vacation.A. that B. of that C. of what what参考答案：C16. Is this museum _ some German friends visited last Wednesday?A. that B. where C. in which D. the one 参考答案：

10、D二、 书面表达17. 书面表达 (满分25分)81. 中学举办学生“成人礼”活动已成惯例，但是最近有所学校斥资数十万举办此项活动，引发了人们的热议。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文，介绍人们的不同看法以及你自己的观点。赞成者1. 有助于弘扬民族传统文化；2. 可增强青少年的家庭和社会责任感。反对者1. 形式单一，内容枯燥，缺乏趣味性；2. 巨资浪费，使活动失去本意。你的观点（至少两点）参考词汇：a rite of passage（成人礼）注意：1. 对所有要点逐一陈述，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译；2. 词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数；3. 作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息

11、，如校名、人名等。In recent years, ithas beena common practice for high schools to hold a rite of passage. 参考答案：书面表达参考范文In recent years, ithas beena common practice for high schools to hold a rite of passage. As to the phenomenon, opinions vary from person to person.Some people firmly believe thatits a must

12、to hold it. For one thing, through the rite of passage, they are convinced that it will make for carrying forward the traditional Chinese culture. For another, it will help teenagers learn to be responsible for both families and society.However, others take a different side. Just as can be seen, the

13、 rite of passage tends to follow afixed routine and lack interesting contents. On top of it, the money spent on it is sometimes out of proportion to the result achieved. As for me, I really applaud activities like it, which is beneficial to our better understanding of sense of responsibility. Beside

14、s, what cant be overlooked is the part it plays in motivating young students to become more self-independent and make greater efforts to realize their own dreams in future. (150words)三、 阅读理解18. One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of :

15、 a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quiet

16、ed right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoes out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushis forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into hi

17、s room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my babys behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont r

18、ead and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want! 60Why did the author bring a TV set into his so