广东省揭阳市第一中学高二英语期末试题含解析

1、广东省揭阳市第一中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. With no rain for three months, and the food supplies running out, the present _ here is getting worse.A. case B condition C state D situation参考答案：D2. The traditional _to dealing with complex problem is to break them down into smaller problems.A. method B. way C. approac

2、h D. means参考答案：C3. Everyone in my class passed the exam.Oh, really? It _ difficult.A. cant have beenB. neednt have been C. must beD. mightnt be参考答案：A略4. The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. it was! A. What a dangerous scene B. What dangerous a scene C. How a danger

3、ous scene D. How dangerous the scene参考答案：A5. Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion, and _ as a manager.A. ended up B. dropped out C. came back D. started off参考答案：A6. It is time that I _ my hair cut. It is the third time that I _to the barbers. A. had; have gone B. have; have gone C. ha

4、ve; went D. had; go参考答案：A7. The secretary has a lot of things to _ in the office since she has been away for quite a few days. A. take up B. make up C. work out D. carry out参考答案：B略8. He is easy to satisfy .Even a small success will give him a sense of _.A.responsibility B.achievement C.humour D.dire

5、ction参考答案：B9. In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.I cant agree more. Its great to have the two_ .A. linked B. linking C. combined D. combining参考答案：C10. We are not conscious of the length _ work provides the psychological satisfaction that can make the difference between a f

6、ull and an empty life.A. that B. in which C. to which D. as 参考答案：C11. Charles Yerkes， a wealthy American businessman tried many possible means to improve the underground system， but none to be useful. A. was proved B. have been provedC. were proved D. proved参考答案：D12. Im sorry to say I failed to meet

7、 the deadline. With better equipment, I _ the task on schedule.A. might have accomplished B. would accomplishC. must have accomplished D. could accomplish参考答案：A【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：很遗憾我没有按时完成工作。如果有更好的设备的话，我或许可以如期完成任务的。这是一个含蓄条件句，表示与过去的事实相反的假设，主句用should/could/would/might+have done,故选A。13. As students, we sho

8、uld study hard to keep _ with modern science and technology. A.company B.track C.touch D.pace 参考答案：D14. With everything arranged properly, the project is surely to _ smoothly as planned step by step. A. improve B. increase C. progress D. occur参考答案：C略15. So _ was he about the insects that he kept wat

9、ching for hours. A. addicted B. interested C. fond D. curious参考答案：D二、 填空16. 在下列句中填写所缺的词1. It was Mr. Li _ exchanged ideas with us last night.2. It is our headmaster _ appeals to us to save every drop of water.3. It was not until he got into trouble _ he realized that he shouldnt have been addicted t

10、o smoking.4. It was there, the police believe, _ she was able to activate the recorder she kept in her bag.5. It is _ he often breaks the school rules _ makes his head teacher unsatisfied with him.6. It is because English is being widely used at present _ we learn it hard.7. - Was it _ he said or so

11、mething _ he did _ made you cry so sadly, Sarah?- No, not really.8. It is five years _ my elder brother joined the army.9. It was midnight _ he returned home.10. It wont be long _ you regret for what youve done.参考答案：1. who/that 2. who/that 3. that 4. that 5. that, that 6. that 7. what, that, that 8.

12、 since 9. when 10. before三、 阅读理解17. Booker T. Washington was born in a black slave family in Virginia of the USA in 1856, seven years before slavery was abolished (废除) by Abraham Lincoln in January, 1863.He wrote a book about his life called Up From Slavery, which was published in 1901. In the book,

13、 he said that he had no choice but to work in a coal mine when he was 16 years old. He had no chance to go to school. He heard two coal miners talking about a school for black children which was called the Hampton Institute.He determined that he would go there. He gave up his job and told other memb

14、ers of his race that he was going to school across the state. The older people had spent their best years as slaves and were poor. However, some gave Booker some pocket money or a handkerchief. Hardly had anyone expected any of their race to leave home to attend a boarding school. He took a train to

15、 Richmond, Virginia, where he ran out of money. It was 82 miles from the Hampton Institute. He slept under a wooden sidewalk(人行道). He helped unload pigs and iron from a ship for some money and when he had enough, he continued his journey, arriving at school with 50 cents.This diligence(勤奋) pushed hi

16、m to graduate and become a teacher at the Hampton Institute. When he was 25 years old, he was asked to start a new school for black children in Alabama. called the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Thirty-four years later, this school had 1,500 students and 200 teachers and Booker T. Washing

17、ton became the most influential black leader of his generation.58. Whats the purpose of the passage? A. To show the significance of education for black children. B. To introduce Booker T. Washingtons working experience as a slave. C. To present a brief introduction of Booker T. Washington. D. To explain the reason why Booker T. Washington becomes a writer.59. Booker T. Washington didnt go to school early in life because _. A. there were no schools for slave in America. B. blacks were not allowed to receive education. C. he had to wor