广东省汕尾市碣南中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

广东省汕尾市碣南中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Inourcompany,onlyafewareforthedecision,buttherest______allagainstit.A.are

B.being

C.hasbeen

D.is参考答案：A2.—Doyoufeellike_______thereorshallwetakeabus?—I’dliketowalk.Butsincethereisn’tmuchtimeleft,I’dratherwe_______ataxi.A.walking;hire

B.towalk;hire

C.towalk;hired

D.walking;hired参考答案：D3.It’salready8o’clocknow.Don’tyouthinkit’stime?

A.wearegoingtowork

B.wegotoworkC.wewenttowork

D.wecangotowork参考答案：C提示:在It’stimethat...的从句中谓语动词用过去式。

4.——HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanreatauranttonight?——_

.A.Forgetit

B．Sorry,IlikeMexicanfoodC.That’sgreat

D.Gladyoulikeit参考答案：C5._______fromthetopofthetower,thecitylookswonderful.

A.

Tosee

B.

Seeing

C.See

D.Seen参考答案：D6.Whileworkinginthecountry,thestudents______alotofknowledgeaboutplant.A.lookedup

B.pickedup C.putup D.calledup参考答案：B试题分析：学生们在这个国家工作期间，学习了很多的关于植物的知识。pickup有偶然学会的意思。lookup是查找的意思，putup是竖起，张贴的意思；callup是打电话，使回忆的意思。故答案选B.7.Johnreceivedaninvitationtodinner,andwithhiswork____,hegladlyaccepted.A.finished

B.finishingC.havingfinished

D.wasfinished参考答案：A8.Itremainstobeseen_____thenewlyformedpolicycanbeputintopractice.A.whether

B.that

C.what

D.which参考答案：A9.—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A.I’dloveto

B.It’smypleasureC.I’mwithyouonthat

D.It’suptoyou参考答案：C考察情景对话。-在公共场合抽烟应当被禁止。-___，这对吸烟者和不吸烟者都有害。I’mwithyouonthat对于这个观点我表示赞同。故选C。10.LittleBobisofteneducatedbyhisparentstobegoodandfriendlytoanybodyevenif________.A.attacking

B.isattacked

C.tobeattacked

D.attacked参考答案：D略11.“39Steps”isoneofthemostexcitingfilms_________directedbymybrother.A.whichwere B.whichwas C.thatwas D.thatwere参考答案：D12.TheflighttoAntarcticawasdelayedbythelack_________informationabouttheweatherconditionsthere.A.in B.from C.for D.of参考答案：D13.________ChinahassuccessfullylauncheditsShenzhouⅥwithtwoastronautsinithasshockedtheworld.A．What

B．AsC．It

D．That参考答案：D略14.Pleaseretellthestory______yourownwords.A.in

B.with

C.by

D.at参考答案：A29.Ididn’tknowhisaddressyesterday,otherwiseI__________himavisit.A.wouldpayB.wouldhavepaidC.paidD.hadpaid参考答案：B略16.----Gladtoseeyouback!Howlong______you______inEurope?----Threemonths.I’mofftoSouthAfricanextweek.A.have;stayed

B.had;stayed

C.will;stay

D.did;stay参考答案：D17.Itisrequiredthattheplan________outfirmly.A.becarriedout

B.mustbecarried C.willbecarried

D.carries参考答案：A18.

Don’tworry.Youwillbeshownhowto______thenewmachines.

A.touch

B.instruct

C.operate

D.display参考答案：C略二、填空19.Chooseproperphrasesbelowtocompletethestatements.Therearethreeextras.inperson,

inreturn,

inturn,

betrueof,

bearinmind,

turnaway,

giveaway,accountfor,

that’swhy,

that’sbecause,

drawupon,

firstofall,

aboveall1.

Withoutthetimelyaidfromthosewarm-heartedpeople,he_______________hislastchanceofwinningagoldmedal.2.

It’sacommonbeliefthatalltheoriesoriginatefrompracticeand______________servepractice.3.

_________________thatineducationwearenotsupposedtoteachyouthtomakealivingbuttomakealife.4.

Whatisitthat__________________thelandslidesinAlpineresorts?5.

InLeJardinthefoodisgoodandthesame_________________theservice.6.

Ithasbecomeanimperativeforthegovernmenttosteadilyopenmorefieldstotheoutsideworld,aimingat________________theachievementsofallhumancivilizations.7.

Afterhissickness,hecherishedeverything,buthishealth_________________.8.

Inmakinganinvitation,aconsideratehostwilleithertelephone,speaktotheguests________________,orsendawrittennote.9.

Withahugenumberofapplicantsacrossthecountrytheprivateschool______________hundredsofqualifiedcandidatesinthelastweek.10.

Thepeacetalkhasbrokendown._______________neithersideiswillingtocometotermswiththeother.参考答案：1.wouldhavegivenaway

2.inturn

3.Bearinmind

4.accountsfor

5.istrueof6.drawingupon

7.aboveall

8.inperson

9.hasturnedaway

10.That’sbecause20.句型转换和完成句子66.Idon’twanttodiscussthematterfurther.I_______no_______todiscussthematterfurther.67.Onaccountofhisknowledgeofthemountainouscountry，JohnSmithwasappointedasourguide._______

_______hisknowledgeofthemountainouscountry，JohnSmithwasappointedasourguide.68.Mostpeoplewereinfavourofbanningsmoking._______

_______wereinfavourofbanningsmoking.69.Itwasn’tagoodthing；_____________________(正相反)itwasamistake.70.______________thatbook(与那本书比较)，Ifoundthisoneismoredifficult.71.____________________________that(毫无疑问)peoplewithlowEQsoftenhaveproblemsgettingonwithotherpeopleanddealingwithdifficultsituations.参考答案：66.have

desire

67.Becauseof/Owingto/Dueto

68.Themajority69.onthecontrary

70.Comparingwith

71.Thereislittle/nodoubt三、阅读理解21.ThehugeFloridawetlandknownastheEvergladesisaslow-movingriver80kilometreswidebutonlyafewcentimetersdeep.PeoplecalltheEvergladesa“riverofgrass”becausesawgrasscoversmostofit.Sawgrassisnotreallygrass.Itisaplantthathasleavesedgedwithtinysharpteeththatcaneasilycutthroughclothes—andskin!ks5uTravelintheEvergladesisdifficult.Youcannotwalkthroughshallowwaterbecausethesawgrasswillcutyou.Thewateristooshallowforregularboats.So,weuseanairboat.Anairboatisaflat,openboat.Likeanairplane,ithasabigpropellertomoveit.Thepropellerisfixedontherearoftheboat.Itmakesatremendousnoise,butitdoesthejob.Theboatskimsalongthewater’ssurface.Althoughwecanstillgetlostinanairboat,atleastweareabovethealligators(短吻鳄).WhilehundredsofdifferentkindsofanimalsliveintheEverglades,themostfamousissurelythealligator.Onceendangered,alligatorsarenowprotectedwithinEvergladesNationalPark.Visitorsarelikelytoseethembothonlandandinwater.Foralongtime,dangershavethreatenedtheEverglades.Around1900,somepeoplefeltthispreciouswetlandshouldbedrained(排干).Theysaiditwasjustabigswampandnotgoodforanything.Inthe1920s,therewasalandboominFlorida.Peoplewantedtobuildhomeseverywhere,includingintheEverglades.Theybuiltcanals,levees(防洪堤),andotherwatersystemsthatstoppedtheriversflowingintotheEverglades.Factorieswerebuiltnearriversthatflowedintothewetland.ThesefactoriesdumpedpoisonouswastethatdamagedtheEvergladesecosystem.PeoplearenowworkingtopreservetheEvergladesNationalParkforthefuture.Rightnow,onebigproblemisthepaperbarktree.ThistreeisaninvaderfromAustralia.Paperbarktreessoakupalotofwater.Intheearly1900s,peoplebroughtthemtoFloridabecausetheythoughttheywouldhelpdraintheEverglades.However,theinvadersadaptedtoowell.PaperbarktreeshavetakenoverhundredsofthousandsofacresoftheEvergladesandkilledothertrees.Scientistsarecuttingdowntheseinvadersorsprayingthemwithherbicides(除草剂)tokillthem.60.WhichhelpstoexplainwhyitisdifficulttotravelinEverglades?A.Airboatsmaymakeaverybignoise.

B.Youmaygetlostwhenpassingthrough.C.Paperbarktreessoakuptoomuchwaterthere.

D.Manydifferentkindsofanimalsaretobeprotected.61.Whydopeopleuseairboatsinsteadofnormalboats?A.Theyhavebigpropellerstomovethemfasterthanalligators.B.Thepropellermakesloudnoisesoastoscarealligators.C.Theirflatbottomcanskimalongthewatersurface.D.Theycanwatchalligatorswithouthurtingthem.62.ThefollowingmeasuresweretakentodraintheEvergladesexceptthatpeople______.A.builtcanalsandleveestostoptheriversflowingintoEvergladesB.builtfactoriesnearriversthatflowedintothewetland

C.broughtPaperbarktosoakupwaterinEvergladesD.arecuttingdownthesePaperbarktrees63.Theunderlinedword"invader"probablymeanssomething______.A.thatmovesinfromanotherplaceB.thatentersandtakescontrolC.thathasbeenbroughtin

D.thatisindanger参考答案：BCDB22.Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientists,eagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there'snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren'scuriosity.Firstly,listentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme"textbookquestions"aboutschooling,salaryandwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedanswering,wesatfacingoneanotherinsilence.FinallyIsaid,"Nowthatwe'vefinishedwithyourlists,doyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?"

Afteralongpause,aboyraisedhishand,"Haveyoueverseenagrasshoppereat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethat,Igetastomachache.Why?"

Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.

Secondly,givethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthat,afteraskingaquestion,adultsusuallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswer,notimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir"waittime"tothreesecondsormore,childrengivemorelogical,completeandcreativeanswers.

Thirdly,watchyourlanguage.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussion,don'tjumpinwith"That'sright"or"Verygood".Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior.Butintalkingaboutscience,quickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.Instead,keepthingsgoingbysaying,"That'sinteresting"or"I'dneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore",orcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.

Neverpushachildto"Think".Itdoesn'tmakesense,forchildrenarealwaysthinking,withoutyourtellingthemto.What'smore,thiscanturnaconversationintoaperformance.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwant,inasfewwordsaspossible,sothathewillbeasmallertarget(对象)foryourdisagreement.

Lastly,show;don'ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass(放大镜),andthey'llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Rat