广西壮族自治区桂林市苏桥中学高二英语期末试题含解析

广西壮族自治区桂林市苏桥中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Itisdifficultto________onetwinfromtheother.Theyalmostdon’t________fromeachother.A.differ;distinguish

B.Distinguish;differentC.distinguish;differ

D.tell;different参考答案：C略2.Itwasnotuntil1920

regularradiobroadcastsbegan.A.which

B.when

C.that

D.since参考答案：C3.Itwasonlyafterhehadreadthepapers________Mr.Grossrealizedthetaskbeforehimwasextremelydifficulttocomplete.A.when

B.that

C.which

D.what参考答案：B4.HewonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeakingcontest,____himwellknownallthroughtheschoolA.tomake

B.

making

C.makes

D.made参考答案：B5.Fromthe_______voiceonthephone,Iknoweverythingiswellunderway.A.satisfactory B.satisfying C.satisfaction D.satisfied参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：从电话里满意的声音，我知道一切都在顺利进行。A.satisfactory令人满意的；B.satisfying令人满意的；C.satisfaction满意；

D.satisfied满意的。该空修饰名词voice，应用形容词。satisfactory和satisfying均表示事物的性质特点；satisfied表示人的情感感受。打电话的人通过声音表示出他“非常满意”，故该空虽然修饰voice，但实际仍然体现的是“人的感受”。故选D。6...

volleyballishermainfocus,she’salsogreatatbasketball.A.Since

B.Once

C.Unless

D.While参考答案：D略7.Asisnatural,amanasoldashe____beveryforgetful.A.can

B.must

C.should

D.would

参考答案：A8.English-bornPaulmade_____acrosstheglobeafterhecorrectlyforecasthowGermanywouldfare(进展)insevenmatchesintheWorldCup.A.targets

B.headlines

C.reputation

D.selections

参考答案：B略9._____inthought,hesatattheedgeofthebed,withhiseyes_____ontheletterinhishand.A.Lost;fixing

B.Losing;fixed

C.Lost;fixed

D.Losing;fixing参考答案：C10.—Haveyouheardabouttherecentelection?—Sure,it_______theonlythingonthenewsoverthelastthreedays.A.wouldbe B.is C.hasbeen D.hadbeen参考答案：C11.Allthepeopleonthelistmustbetoldtoattendthemeeting;youmustmakesurethatnooneis

.A.leftout B.setasideC.cutoff D.keptaway参考答案：A试题分析：A.leftout遗漏，B.setaside放置一边，C.cutoff切断，D.keptaway脱离，句意：名单上的所有的人必须被告知参加会议，你必须确保没有人遗漏。所以选A。考点：考查动词短语12._____thatquitealotofpeoplewereoutofwork.（

）A．SobecameserioustheglobaleconomiccrisisB．SoseriousbecametheglobaleconomiccrisisC．SoseriousdidtheglobaleconomiccrisisbecomeD．Serioustheglobaleconomiccrisisbecameso参考答案：11.【答案】C

13.—Idon’tsupposethepoliceknowwhodidit.—Well,surprisinglytheydo.Amanhasbeenarrestedand_____now.A.hadbeenquestioned

B.isbeingquestioned

C.isquestioning

D.hadquestioned参考答案：B14.Fromnowon,celebrities(娱乐界名人)willfacelegalpunishmentsiftheyare__________inadvertisingforunsafefood________,SunJungong,spokesmanfortheSupremePeople’sCourt,saidonMay4.A.involved;products

B.concerned;produceC.rolled;production

D.occupied;producer参考答案：A15.---CantheMiddleEastbeinpeaceinthefuture?---______.A.It'lldo

B.It'llbe

C.It'lldepend

D.Allright

参考答案：C16.Soquickly____popularthatsomepeoplewhothinkhisstyleisvulgar（庸俗的）areworried.A.hasXiaoShengyangbecome

B.XiaoShenyanghasbecomeC.hadXiaoShengyangbecome

D.XiaoShenyangbecame参考答案：A17.TomHoppergothiswork_____inthefilmingindustryforhisfilmhadbeencrownedbestpictureattheOscars.A.torecognize

B.recognizing

C.recognize

D.recognized参考答案：D略18.Thosepoorneedyteenagersliketoplayfootballonthat

place.A.valid

B.vacant

C.vain

D.vague参考答案：B二、填空19.完成下列句子（共20空格，每空0.5分，满分10分）1、

这婴儿被遗弃在风雨之中。Thebaby_____________

______________

_____________

______________thewindandtherain.2、

她被推荐为这项工作的最佳人选。Hername_____________

_____________

_____________

_____________thebestforthejob.3、

无论在任何情况下中国人民是不会允许台湾分离的。Undernocircumstances_____________

theChineseallowTaiwanto____________

____________

____________China.4、

他提醒我们别漏请我们的英语教师。Heremindedus____________

____________

____________

_____________

ourEnglishteacherintheinvitation.5、

我们应该关注这一问题。Weshould_____________

_____________theissue.6、

网上购物价格一般较便宜。Pricesofdailygoods_____________

_____________

theInternetareusuallylower.参考答案：20.M:MissDermott,doyouthink,w___1___afewyears,manypeoplecouldworkathomei___2___ofworkinginoffices?W:Oh,yes.It’shappeningnow.Yousee,thecommunicationindustryhasmadealotofp____3____inthelasttenyears.M:Andhowdothesepeoplem___4___towork?Imean,whatequipmentdotheyhaveathome?W:Well,theyhaveatelevisionset,acomputer,aprinter,andatelephonetoc___5___withothercomputers.M:Oh,Isee.Butsurelythere’resomea____6____inbeingabletoworkathome.W:Yes.Workingathome,peopledon’thavetogetupearlysothattheycana____7____therushhours.M:Ah,Isee.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheconditionsofhome-workers?W:Oh,letmetellyouwhatmighthappen.Inthef___8___aBritishfirmin,forexample,London,mighte____9____clerksinBelfast,oraPariscompanycouldhavetheirsecretariesinSpain,andthentheyjustuseat___10___tocallaroundforthelabour.参考答案：1.within

2.instead

3.progress

4.manage

5.connect

6.advantages

7.avoid

8.future

9.employ

10.telephone三、阅读理解21.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

Everygirlwantstohaveagreat-lookingtattoo(纹身)designthatmakesthemmoreattractive.Smallandlovelytattoodesignsarethepathtogoforgirlsplanningtogettattooedforthefirsttime.

Nowadays,moreandmorefemalesaregettingatattooinkedontheirbody.Inthelastfifteenyears,tattooshavegrownfrombeingasignofrebelliousnessandtroubletoastateofpopularacceptanceasamarkoffashion.

Tattoosarepermanentsoyouneedtobesurethatyoulikeitbeforegettingone.Agreatwayistohavesmalltattoosthatlookbeautifulaswell.Youcangetacherryblossomtattooonthefoot,perhaps,ahibiscusflowerontheshoulderoralovelybutterflyonthelowerstomach;whateverdesignyouchoose,itcandefinitelyaddtoyourattractivenessandcharm.

Decidingtogetatattooneedscarefulthoughtandreflection.Otherwise,youcouldmakesomeserioustattoomistakes.Trytoavoidbigandobviousdesignsifpossible.Anotherimportantpartofchoosingatattoodesignisthelocation.Whatpartofthebodydoyouwantiton?Choosingahiddenlocationcanoftenmakethetattootheperfectadornment(装饰).Asforprofessionalwomen,tattoosshouldnormallybewheretheycanbehidden.

Mostimportantly,nomatterwhattattoodesignyouchoosethefinalgoalisthatthedesignshouldbesomethingyoulike.Ifyouareintothetattooandreallyfeelpassionateaboutityouwillcarryyourselfinadifferentmannerwhenyougetitinkedonyourbody.36.Agirlwantstohaveatattooinorderto________.

A.showthatsheisunique

B.catchupthepresentfashion

C.becomemoreattractive

D.havemoreconfidence37.Theunderlinedword“hallmark”inParagraph2probablymeans_________

A.feature

B.exhibition

C.entertainment

D.room38.Whatdidpeoplethinkofgirlswhogottattooedinthepast?

A.Theylookeddownuponthesegirls

B.Theythoughtthesegirlslikedtoshowoff

C.Theythoughtthesegirlswerefashionable

D.Theythoughtthesegirlswererebellious39.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsgirls’gettingatattoo?

A.Heisagainstgirls’doingso

B.Hethinksprofessionalwomenshouldnotgettattooed

C.Heisinfavorofitaslongasitisdoneprobably

D.Hecallsonallthegirlstodoso40.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingistherightkindoftattoothatgirlsshouldget?

A.Big,beautifultattoosinkedontheback

B.Small,lovelytattoosinkedonthehiddenpartofthebody

C.Bigandfashionabletattoosinkedonthefoot

D.Smallandbeautifultattoosinkedonwhereitiseasytosee参考答案：36-40CADCB

22.Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims（声称）asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.8.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually______.A.anexpressionofhappiness

B.anexpressionofangerC.awayofgreeting

D.awayofwarning9.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.B.Bytellingabird’sstory.C.Byreportingexperimentresults.D.Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.10.Whatisabird’s“territory”?A.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.C.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.D.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.11.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?A.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.C.Becausetheywanttoinvitemoref