高二英语下学期期末考试试题及答案

PAGE1高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案第一卷（选择题，满分115分）第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.Itwason____Sundayin____Mayof2012thatthefamousexpertinphonetics,passedaway.A.a,the B./,/ C./,the D.a,a22.——IhearthatCharlieisabsentfromschoolbecauseofhisbeingill.——_____,let'sgotoseehim.A.Ifever B.Ifso C.Ifany D.Whennecessary.23.Don't___thespeakernow;hewillanswerthequestionslater.A.contradict B.condemn C.interrupt D.substitute24.___thesamemistakeagainmadehisparentsunhappy;___byhisparents,heleft_____.A.Hisbeingmade;criticizing;disappointedB.Hehasmade;criticized;disappointedC.Hehadmade;criticized;disappointingD.Hismaking;criticized;disappointed25.Thatwasn'tthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe_____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed;take B．hadbetrayed;tookC．hasbetrayed;took D．hasbetrayed;take26.Theboylookedathismotherin________，notdaringtobelieveit'strue.A．amazement B．absence C．surprised D．astonished27.LangLangismyfavoritepianist.Iregardhimas________otherpianists.A．superiortoB．moresuperiortoC．superiorthanD．moresuperiorthanPolicearenowsearchingforawomanwhoisreportedto_____sincethefloodhitthearealastFriday.A.havebeenmissingB.havegotlost C.bemissingD.getlost29.Thelawrequiresequaltreatmentforall,____race,religionandsex.A.inspiteof B.intermsof C.Inadditionto D.regardlessofTheprojectaimstoensurethatpoorerpeoplearenot____fromthebenefitofcomputertechnology.A.cutout B.cutoff C.cutdown D.cutup31．TheoriginofChineseculture________morethan5,000yearsago.A．isdatedbacktoB．datesbacktoC．wasdatedfromD．datedbackto32.Ican'tbear________，soIhopeyoucancomeontime.A．tokeepwaiting B．tokeeptowaitC．beingkeptwaiting D．beingkepttowait33.Look！Thereare________grazingoverthere.A．twoherdsofcattles B．twoheadofcattleC．twoheadofcattles D．twoherdofcattle——Ifshehadtakentheentranceexam,shewouldbeastudentofourschoolnow.——Ithinksotoo._______.A.Shewouldhaveatry. B.Whynothaveatry?C.Shehastotryit. D.Sheshouldn'thavegivenup.________________thispossibleeffectmayputusinadilemma.A.OverlookedB.HavingoverlookedC.OverlookingD.Tooverlook第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Backinthe15thcentury,inatinyvillageinGermany,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Eighteen!Inorder36tokeepfoodonthetable,thefather,agoldsmithbyprofessionworkedalmosteighteenhours____37__dayathistrade．Despitetheirseemingly38condition,twooftheeldestchildrenhadadream．Theybothwantedtopursuetheirtalentforart.39,theyknewwellthattheirfatherwouldneverbeableto40eitherofthemtostudyattheAcademy．Aftermanylongdiscussionsatnightintheir41bed,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutapact．Theywouldtoss（掷）acoin．The42wouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,43hiswinningbrotherfortheacademy．Then,infouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherone．ThenAlbrechtDurerwonthetossand44Nuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,45hisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation.Bythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningto46considerablefeesforhimself．Whentheyoungartist47homeandsaidtohisbrother,"Andnow,Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyour48.NowyoucangototheAcademytopursueyourdream,andIwill49you．"Albertroseandwipedthe50fromhischeeks．"No,brother．IcannotgotoNuremberg．Itistoo51forme．Look…lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomy52!Icannotevenholdaglass,muchlessmakedelicatelinesoncanvas53apenorabrush．"Morethan450yearshave54．Bynow,amongAlbrechtDurer'shundredsofmasterfulportraits,"ThePrayingHands"isone55creationthatcancatchtheworld'shearts．36.A．fully B．merely C．completely D．entirely37.A．a B．every C．one D．each38.A．demanding B．promising C.careless D.hopeless39.A．Therefore B．And C.However D．But40.A．study B．give C．send D．offer41.A．separated B．messy C．crowded D．unusual42.A．loser B.winner C．old D．younger43.A．advertise B.support C．expect D．require44.A．flewawayto B.leftbehind C．leftfrom D．wentoffto45.A．deserved B.financed C．desired D．envied46.A．earn B.save C．draw D．spend47.A．arrived B.returned C．reached D．got48.A．fate B.time C．top D．turn49.A．takechargeof B.makeupfor C．takecareof D．makeuseof50.A．smiles B.sweats C．tears D．hints51.A．latter B.latest C．later D．late52.A．hands B.eyes C．pictures D．mines53.A．with B.by C．through D．in54.A．remembered B.kept C．passed D．changed55.A．mysterious B.innocent C．skillful D．touching第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALongbusridesareliketelevisionshows.Theyhaveabeginning,amiddle,andanendwithcommercials（商业广告）thrownineverythreeorfourminutes.Thecommercialsareunavoidable.Theyhappenwhetheryouwantthemornot.EverycoupleofminutesabillboardMaterialistichappinessisshort-lived，buthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment．Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness．Nomindishappywithoutpeace．Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow．Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone，failureanddespair．Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess．Ithelpsustotouchthesky，teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway．Successbringsinmoney，fame，prideandself-respect．Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder．TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumble，modest，courteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing．Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell．Hopemakesusdream．Hopebuildsinpatience．Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthour，becauseaftereverynightthereisaday．Nothingremainsthesamewehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday，forithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol．Tomorrowisunknown，foritcouldeitherbebrightordull．Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtoday，sothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.61.Inthepassage，theauthorcompareslifeto．A．package B．joyandsorrow C．failureandsuccess D．hopeanddespair62.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A．Opinions B．Education C．Lifestyles D．Politics63.Howisthepassageorganized?A．Inorderofrules． B．Inorderoffrequency.C．Bymakingcomparison D．Inorderofimportance. 64.What’sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A．WhatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrowB．Ifyouworkhard，you’llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture．C．whenchoosingbetween“today”and“tomorrow”，you’dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.D．Enjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoice．65.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother．B．Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow．C．Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream．D．Togivereaderssomeinformationaboutlife.CIfcarshadwings，theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2012.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar­plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2012.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle，”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroubleoftryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar­planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(临界)conditions.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000.Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull­planeparachute.“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption，”Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps，”Brownsaid.66.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．peoplemightdriveacar­planein2012 B.car­planeswillbepopularin2012C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts67.Ittakesthecar­planeoneminuteto________.A．foldandunfolditswingsBmeetflyingsafetyregulationsC．landintheairportD．unfoldwingsforflying68.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar­planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Thecar­planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.C．Tomeetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA.D．Peoplecanparkthecar­planeinthegarageattheirhome.69.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto________.A．theradio B．thetransponder C．thefull­planeparachute D．theGPS70.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CarsWithWingsCanFlyAsFastAsPlaneB.WhichToChoose:AFerrariOrACar­Plane?C.AMoreConvenientAndCheaperWayToFlyD.CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCornerDAftermovingtotheUnitedStates,immigrantgroupstryingtofitintendtochoosehighcaloriefattyfoodsinanattempttoappearmoreAmerican，anewstudyfinds．That'sonereasonwhyimmigrantsapproachUSlevelsofobesitywithin15yearsofmovingtoAmerica．Theresearchersalsodidanexperimentthatmeasuredwhetherornotthethreatofappearingun-Americaninfluencedrespondents'foodchoices．AfterbeingquestionedabouttheirabilitytospeakEnglish，75percentofAsian-AmericansidentifiedatypicalAmericanfoodastheirfavorite.Only25percentofAsian-AmericanswhohadnotbeenaskediftheyspokeEnglishdidthesame.WhentheirAmericanidentitywascalledintoquestionduringafollow-upstudy,Asian-AmericanparticipantsalsotendedtochoosetypicalAmericandishes，suchashamburgersandcheesesandwiches．Inthatexperiment,55Asian-AmericanswereaskedtochooseamealfromalocalAsianorAmericanrestaurant.SomeparticipantsweretoldthatonlyAmericanscouldparticipateinthestudy.ThosewhochosethemoretypicalAmericanfareendedupconsuminganextra182calories，including12gramsoffatand7gramsofsaturatedfat（饱和脂肪）."Peoplewhofeelliketheyneedtoprovetheybelongtoaculturewillchangetheirhabitsinanattempttofitin，"saidSaunaCheryan，anauthorofthestudyandassistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington."IfimmigrantsandtheirchildrenchooseunhealthyAmericanfoodsoverhealthiertraditionalfoodsacrosstheirlives，thisprocessoffittingincouldleadtopoorerhealth."Cheryanadded．Socialpressures，thestudyconcluded,areattheheartoftheproblem．"InAmericansocietytoday,beingAmericanisassociatedwithbeingwhite．Americans，whodon'tfitthisimageeveniftheywere