广东省广州市番禺中学高二英语期末试题含解析

1、广东省广州市番禺中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. Violence on TV turns out to be a strong _ on some young people.Aimpression BexpressionCinfluence Dinfluential参考答案：答案：C句意：电视中的暴力片段对一些年轻人有强烈的影响力。impression“印象”；expression“表情，表达”；influence“影响力”；influential“有影响的”。2. What the expert has said and done will be _ to the departm

2、ent manager. A.value B. benefit C. of valuable D. of benefit 参考答案：D略3. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _ you wishing they were that high.A. getting rid of B. to get along with C. to look down upon D. looking up to 参考答案：D4. Since Helen has never traveled alone, she is

3、 _ about the journey on her own.A. sensitive B. cheerful C. reliable D. anxious 参考答案：D5. Why is the cake so expensive?Maybe you dont know a cake made of wheat costs less than _made of rice.A. one B. that C. the one D. another参考答案：A6. This is actually an anti-pattern; one of those things that _ seem

4、like the right idea but often later turn out to be a terrible dream.A. particularly B. eventually C. initially D. regularly参考答案：C7. He was disappointed to find his suggestions _.Abeen turned down Bturned down Cto be turned down Dto turn down参考答案：B8. I soon found that the work I was doing had already

5、 been done by someone else _ I was wasting time. A. as a result B. in the meantimeC. in other words D. for one thing参考答案：C略9. These little kids have learned perfect table manners, havent they?Yes. They are accustomed _ at meals.A. not to talkB. to not talkC. not to talkingD. to not talking参考答案：D【详解】

6、考查动名词。句意：这些小孩子已经学会了餐桌礼仪，是吗？是的。他们习惯于吃饭时不说话。be accustomed to doing sth“习惯于做某事”。动名词的否定式是not置于动名词之前，故选D项。10. I decide I will not attend her birthday party _.A. if inviting B. when invitingC. unless invited D. while invited参考答案：C【详解】考查连词+过去分词。句意：我决定不邀请我就不参加她的生日聚会。句子主语I和动词invite之间是被动关系，用过去分词和unless作条件状语，故

7、选C。11. _ in the mountain for a week, the two students were finally saved by the local police. A. Having lostB. Lost C. Being lost D. Losing 参考答案：B略12. If it is possible, _ your days off to balance your time.A. draw attention to B. make an impression onC. look back at D. take advantage of参考答案：D考查动词词组

8、辨析。A. draw attention to注意；B. make an impression on留下印象；C. look back at回顾；D. take advantage of利用。句意：如果可能的话，利用你的假期去平衡一下你的时间。故选D。13. As the clock struck nine, players _their positions and the match began.A. stood up B. took up C. made up D. set up参考答案：B32. There is still a copy of the book in the libra

9、ry. Will you go and borrow_? -No, Id rather buy_ in the bookstore. A. it; one B. one; one C; one; it D. it; it参考答案：A略15. _is no doubt that the Dallas Mavericks will defeat the Washington Wizards in the next game? A. ItB. AsC. ThatD. There参考答案：D略二、 完型填空16. Sitting here, I go through my mums old journ

10、als, reading them very differently from the first time I found them.It was a number of years ago, when I was twelve, I found _41_ just lying around her _42_ room. That day I read each line with growing _43_ and horror. I couldnt believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had wri

11、tten this. I will never forget the first line I read: “They all want to take me away and _44_ me！”_45_ I thought of the other day, when she was _46_ around the house. I was sitting at the dining room table with my grandmother, working on a five- thousand- piece puzzle (拼图) that takes a _47_ to solve

12、. Suddenly, the front door was violently thrown open. My mother ran in screaming at the top of her lungs.Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it into the five thousand pieces we had _48_. It scared me. _49_， something was _50_ my mother.My _51_ ended then, whe

13、n the doctor told me she had hallucinations (幻想症). I started to understand that her illness wasnt something I could _52_. That was when I realized that other kids always _53_ she was different when they came over to play.I always wondered _54_ I could do but there is no solution. But dealing with my

14、 mother has given me a different outlook on life. I try not to _55_ my problems. If my mum starts making strange remarks, I leave the room and call someone. Just _56_ is one of the best relax ways in the world. If theres no one to talk to, I _57_ the violin or some other hobbies to forget about thin

15、gs for a time.As I think about the past, I see that mum was _58_ an entire life. Thankfully, I havent been. To me, each day is just one piece of the _59_， one piece among the thousands we spend our lives putting together, hoping it wont _60_.41A. them Bthose Cit Dmyself42A. empty Bstrange Cclear Dme

16、ssy43A. joy Bastonishment Cdoubt Dhappiness44A. protect Bcomfort Ckill Dconfirm45A. Yet BThen CHowever DThough46A. nervous Brelaxed Cangry Dsurprised47A. lifetime Bday Cminute Dmoment48A. prepared Bmade Cbegun with Dlooked for49A. Luckily BEven CStill DObviously50A. wrong with B connected with Ccaut

17、ious about Dworried about51A. hard time Bchildhood Cbad luck Dmemories52A. forgive Bmiss Cignore Dovercome53A. felt Bheard Choped Dexpected54A. where Bwhen Cwhich Dwhat55A. depend on Bface Cconcentrate on Dcalculate56A. waiting Btalking Csinging Dsmiling57A. buy Bplay Ctalk with Dturn to58A. devoted

18、 to Bcharged with Cled to Drobbed of59A. toy Bpuzzle Cpage Djournal60A. fall apart Bcome up Ccome off Dfall over参考答案：4145 ADBCB 4650CACDA 5155BCADC 5660BDDBA 三、 阅读理解17. An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe (贿赂), but is close to

19、it.All sorts of people are apple polishers, including politicians and people in high offices just about everybody. Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support ofGeorge Fox and his party, but failed.There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishin

20、g”, “soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”. Another that is just as effective is flattery, giving someone high praise telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is.Endless are the ways of flattery

21、. Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist the thrill of being told how wonderful he is. In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it.We need it to be more sure of ourselves. It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it. But if we just lap it up

22、for its food value and nourishment, as a cat laps up (舔食) milk, then we can still remain true to ourselves.Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it. A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England. The king got tired

23、 of listening to endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣). They overpraised him to the skies as a man of limitless might.He decided to teach them a lesson. He took them to the seashore and sat down. Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in. The tide was too busy to listen to him. The king

24、was satisfied. This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.51. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.B. An employee tells her boss how good he is at management.C. A knigh

25、t is said to be of limitless power by his followers.D. A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom.52. What does the writer want to prove with Cromwells example?A. Everybody can be an apple-polisher.B. Cromwell was not a good apple-polisher.C. George Fox and his party were not apple-p

26、olishers.D. There are people who dont like being apple-polished.53. Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the author?A. Too much flattery can carry us away.B. Flattery is too empty to do people any good.C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive(过度的) pride.D. Flatt

27、ery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.54. King Canute of Denmark and England took his follows to the seashore because _.A. he was sick of his normal lifeB. he disliked being overpraised any moreC. he wanted them to realize how wise he wasD. he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king55.

28、The author thinks that flattery can do good to those who _.A. are politicians or in high offices B. lack confidenceC. are really excellent D. think highly of themselves参考答案：DADBB18. Many people suffer from color1 1 blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected i

29、n this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are different forms of color1 1 blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In

30、 rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between color1

31、1s. There are also millions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color1 1.Some insects have favorite color1 1s. Mosquitoes （蚊子） like blue but do not like yellow. Red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human bein

32、gs also have favorite color1 1s. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful color1 1s by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见的）color1 1s around.1. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A. Women are more careful.B. There are few color1 1-blind women.C. Women are fonder of driving th