广东省汕尾市捷胜中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省汕尾市捷胜中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Itwasapitythatthegreatwriterdied___hisworksunfinished.A.for

B.with

C.from

D.of参考答案：B略2.Unfortunately,whenwedroppedin,MrSmith______forIndonesiatorescuetheinjuredpeoplethere,sohecouldsparelittletimeforafewwords.A.hasjustleft B.justleft C.hadjustleft D.wasjustleaving参考答案：D【详解】考查时态。句意：不幸的是，当我们造访时，Smith先生正要动身去印度尼西亚去救那些伤员，所以他几乎没能抽点跟我们讲几句话。根据句意，Smith先生几乎没能抽时间跟我们讲几句话，说明他当时还没有离开，只是即将离开，正要离开，所以选择过去进行时表示过去即将，正要做….。故选D项。3.Thetwonewspapershaveoffered_______viewsastothesameissue,whichindicatestheytalkdifferentstands(态度，立场，观点).

A.contradictory

B.ridiculous

C.controversial

D.typical参考答案：A4.Inthefollowingtwohourshewas______theperformance,becauseitturnedouttobeaswonderfulashehadexpected.Atiredof

Babsorbedin

Cannoyedwith

Dconcernedabout参考答案：B5.Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A.wheresittheEuropeanleaders

B.theEuropeanleaderstheresit

C.sittheEuropeanleaders

D.thattheEuropeanleaderssit参考答案：C6.We’llsendyouacopyassoonasitbecomes_____.Weareworkingonitdayandnight.A.present

B.qualified

C.available

D.permanent参考答案：C7.Areyou__________yourdaughterhassomedifficultyinlearningEnglish?A.awareof

B.awarethat

C.knowingthat

D.awareofthat参考答案：B8.Readthepassage______whichI__________inmytalk.

A.from;inferred

B.to;preferred

C.to;referred

D.tooffered参考答案：C略9.--Stevenhasbeenabsentfromschoolfordays.What'sthematterwithhim?--He___offtheladdertheotherday,butmuchtoourrelief,heisonthewaytorecovering.A.fell

B.isfalling

C.wasfalling

D.hasfallen参考答案：A10.Ithinkoflifeasagoodbook.Thefurtheryougetintoit,themoreitbeginsto

.A．makeapoint

B．makesense

C．dogood

D．doright参考答案：B11.Takingcareofbabiesis__________practiceformeninmostEuropeancountries.A.ordinary B.usual C.common D.normal参考答案：C【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在大多数欧洲国家，对男人而言，照顾婴儿是常见的做法。A.ordinary普通的；B.usual通常的；C.common普遍的，常见的；D.normal正常的。common侧重“普通”，表示“时时发生，人所共有”；ordinary侧重“平凡的，普通的”；usual意为“通常的，惯常的”，含有“随集体风俗或个人习惯而常常发生”之意。男性照看孩子在欧洲时时发生的行为，非常普遍。故选C。12.________earthquakeinJapanonMarch11th,2011is________greatshocknotonlytotheJapanesepeoplebutalsotopeopleallovertheworld.

A.The;the

B.The;a

C.An;a

D.An;the参考答案：B略13.ItissaidthattheearlyEuropeanplaying-cards

forentertainmentandeducation.A.werebeingdesigned B.havedesignedC.havebeendesigned D.weredesigned参考答案：D22.Thesearticlesarewritteninsimplelanguage,_____makesiteasytoread.

A.that

B.this

C.which

D.it参考答案：C略15.He’ssoillthathisfatherhastosendfor_______doctor.A.one

B.some

C.a

D.the参考答案：C16.Accordingtothearrangement,therewillbeabreakinthediscussion

participantscanhaveashortrest.A.where B.when C.which D.whose参考答案：B17.________thattherewasanaccidentahead,thebusdriversloweddowntotheHighWay

A.Warning B.Havingwarned C.Tobewarned D.Havingbeenwarned参考答案：D略18.“HaveyouvisitedtheScienceMuseum?”“No,butIreallywishI___.”

A.had

B.did

C.have

D.will参考答案：A二、填空19.用单词的正确形式完成句子71.Neitheritscauseforitscure____________________(understand)72.JohnSnowwanted___________(face)thechallenge.73.Topreventthis_________happeningagain,hesuggestedthatthesourcebeexamined.74.Peoplemaywonder_______differentwordsareusedtodescribethesefourcountries.75.Youcanclarifythisquestion_______youstudyBritishhistory.76.IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountrysideyouwillfindevidenceofallthese_____(invader).77.IstillcannotbelievethatI_________(take)upthisprizethatIwonlastyear.78._________(worry)aboutthejourney,Iwasunsettledforthefirstfewdays.79.Hegavemesometablets_______helpedalot.80.HuXinwasto_________(strong)influencehislifeasajournalist.参考答案：71.wasunderstood

72.toface

73.from

74.why

75.if

invaders

77.amtaking78.Worried79.which

80.strongly20.完成句子(从下面所给词或短语中选出一个恰当的词．并用其恰当的形式填入句中，使句子的意思正确、通顺，每词限用一次)(满分5分)

56．Canyou

thesefatmenclimbingthemountain?57．They

theirjourneybecauseoftheheavyrain.58．Thisisthecauseforwhichwehavebeen

．59．He

sawthathewasmistaken．60．----Haveyounearlyfinished?

----

，Ihaveonlyjustbegun.参考答案：56.imagine

57.putoff

58.struggling

59.eventually

60.Onthecontrary略三、阅读理解21.ParentsinthreeMidwesternstateswillsoonknowjusthowgoodorbadtheirkids’drivingiswhentheirchildrentakethecarforaspin（疾驶）.Startingtoday,AmericanFamilyInsuranceisofferingcustomerswithteendriversfreecamerasthatrecordwhathappenswhenasuddenchangeinthecar’smovementoccurs.Thecamerasrecordtheactioninsideandinfrontofthecarin20-secondaudio-videoclips（剪辑）.TheclipsarethentransmittedtoDriveCam,aSanDiegocompanythatanalyzestheclipsforriskybehavior.Amongthingstheanalystslookforistheresponsetimeofthedriversandiftheyarepayingattentiontotheroad.Parentscanreceiveareportontheirkids’drivingandviewtheclipsonahomecomputer.CaraccidentsaretheleadingcauseofdeathamongU.S.teens,accordingtotheNHTSA（NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration）.“Therewillbefeweraccidents,”RickFetherston,vicepresidentatAmericanFamilysaidofthenewsystem.AmericanFamilywilltestthesystemoutbyofferingitforfreeforoneyearto30.000familiesinWisconsin,IndianaandMinnesotatoseewhetherthesystemresultsinfeweraccidents.Ifthesystemisproventopreventaccidents,customerswhovolunteertouseitmightseetheirinsurancepremiums（保险费）drop.Thecompanywouldnotbeviewingthevideosorindividualscorecars,unlessthereisanaccident.BruceMoeller,presidentofDriveCam,sayshiscompany’ssystemisalreadybeingusedbycompanieswithlotsofcars.“Someofourcustomersarereportinga30%to90%reductionintheirriskydriverevents,”Moellersays.ButalawyerinMinneapolissays.“IfIfeltIneededacamerainthecartowatchovermykids,Ishouldn’tbelettingthemdrive.”AmericanFamilytestedthesystemintwohighschoolsinMinnesotaandWisconsin.MeganIreland,17,saidthecameracaughtherstoppingtoolateandtakingturnstoofast.ThestudentatPriorLakeHighSchoolinSavage,Minn.,saidshedidn’tlikeitbecauseshefeltitinvadedherprivacy（侵犯隐私）buthaswarmeduptothesystem.“NowIdon’treallyhaveaproblemwithitbecauseit’smademeabetterdriver,”shesays.“Forreal.”

57.Thecameraisbeingofferedto

by

freeofchargenow.A.teendrivers;acompanycalledDriveCamB.insurancecompanies;aSanDiegocompanyC.familieswithteendrivers;aninsurancecompanyD.AmericanFamilyInsurance;theNHTSA58.Thecameraisusedto

.A.recordwhattheteendriverdoeswhiledrivingB.preventtheteendriversfromspeedingC.reducetheinsurancepremiumsD.providevideosandscorecardsforthepolice59.WhichofthefollowingstatesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DriveCamwillanalyzetheclipstofindifthedriverdrivesriskily.B.AllthestudentsinMinnesotaandWisconsindon’tlikethesystem.C.Theinsurancecompanywillneverlookattheclipsorscorecardsofthecustomers.D.Ifthesystemcanreducethenumberofaccidents,thefeesforinsurancewillbereduced.60.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe

.A.Teens,drivecarefully

B.AfreecameraforkidsC.CamerasinvadePrivacy

D.Cameraskeepwatchonteendriving参考答案：CACD22.MyelderbrotherSteve,intheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassix,gavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.

Forinstance,Stevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgame,itwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindow,breakingtheglasswithacrash,Steveencouragedmetoconfesstoher.Afterall,IshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrs.Holt,Iofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.

IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacredthing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroom,Iwantedtokeepit,butSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelseinspiteofthefactthatithadlittlevalue.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfathercarvedfromapieceofcheapwood.Ireturnedthepentomyteacher,Mrs.Davids,andstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeontheshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegaveme,hisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmymind.WhenIwastwelve,IkilledanoldbrownsparrowintheyardwithaBBgun.Excitedwithmyaccuracy,IscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.Ishallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdontheground.Theninadead,quietvoice,heasked,“Didithurtyoufirst,Mark?”Ididn’tknowwhattoanswer.Hecontinuedwithhiseyesfirm,“Theonlytimeyoushouldeverthinkofhurtingalivingthingisifithurtsyoufirst.Andthenyouthinkalong,longtime.”Ireallyfeltterriblethen,butthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtme.56.Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenMarkandSteve.