广东省肇庆市四会下布中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

广东省肇庆市四会下布中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Iwastoldthat

10:15flightwouldtakeustoShanghaiintimetoreach

FudanUniversity.

A.the;/

B.the;a

C.a;the

D./;the

参考答案：A2.Thegovernment________toknowhowtodealwiththeviolence.A．sufferedlosses

B．1ostaloss

C．wasataloss

D．waslost参考答案：C3.—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.—_______.A.Withpleasure B.Idon’tmind C.Don’tmentionit D.That’sallright参考答案：B考查情景交际。“你的意思是那个职位仍然空缺吗？”“是的，但是你要知道的是，我们的工作要求很高。”A“乐意帮忙”；B“我不介意”；C“别客气”；D“不客气，没关系”。故选B。

4.Whathashappenedhere?

Therewas______accidenthereaboutanhourago.______carhitatreeand______driver

waskilled.

A.an;A;the

B.the;A；the

C.an;The;a

D.the;The;a参考答案：A略5.theopportunityprovidedbyProfessorLee,CharliefinallywenttoChinatostudy. A.Insteadof

B.Incaseof

C.Thanksto

D.aswellas参考答案：C6.Herlittlesonfellofftheboatintothewaterduetohercarelessness.Themothercouldn’thelp_____becauseshecouldn’thelp_____hersonoutofthedanger.A.crying;tosave

B.crying;saving

C.tocry;tosave

D.cry;saving参考答案：A7.Themeetingisbeginningat8o’clock.___________,let’smakesomepreparationsforit.A.When

B.Meanwhile

C.While

D.During参考答案：B8.Whenwegotthere,hewasabouttoleave,soheonlyhadtimetoexplain_____touswhathethoughtofourplan.A.carefully

B.impatiently

C.roughly

D.repeatedly参考答案：C9.TheNewYorkTimes______awidecirculationinthattownandthatpeopleeach______acopyinthesubwayisacommonoccurrence. A.has;reads B.have;read C.has;read D.have;reads参考答案：C10.MyEnglish-Chinesedictionaryhasdisappeared.Who________havetakenit?A．must

B．should

C．would

D．could参考答案：

D11.–Whydidyou

thethirdparagraphofthecomposition?--BecauseIthinkitwasoffthepoint.A.makeout

B.putout

C.leaveout

D.figureout参考答案：C12.

WouldyouliketogotothemovieswithmeonSaturday?____,butIpromisedtovisitmygrandparents.A.Ican't

B.I'dliketo

C.Idon't

D.Iwill参考答案：B13.LadyGagaissowell-receivedasingerallovertheworld,anditisagreat______forareportertohaveaface-to-faceconversationwithher.A.advantage

B.benefit

C.drawback

D.privilege参考答案：D14.______bymanywell-knownexpertsandfilmstars,theproductwasverypopularatonetime.A.Toadvocate B.Havingadvocated C.Advocating

D.Advocated参考答案：D略15.Theguardatthegateinsistedthateverybody________therules.A.obeys

B.obey

C.willobey

D.wouldobey参考答案：B16._________withthesizeofthewholeearth,thehighestmountaindoesnotseemhighatall.A.Whencompared

B.Compare

C.Whilecomparing

D.Comparing参考答案：A二、新的题型17.InphonestandsintheU.S.thereareusuallydirectionsforusingthetelephone.Allphonenumbershavesevendigits(数位),thoughlettersandnumbersaresometimesusedincombination.Theremaybephonebooksunderthetelephones.___36___Youcanmakedial-directcallsinmostpartsoftheU.S.Lookinthewhitepagesbookforlongdistanceratesormoreinformationonmakinglongdistancecalls.Oryoucancalltheoperatorforhelp.Ifyouneedaphonenumberthat’snotinyourphonebook,callDirectoryAssistance.___37___Dial1plustheareacodeplusthenumber,andanoperatororacomputervoicewilltellyouhowmuchmoneytoputin.Onoperator-assistedcalls,theoperatorwillaskyoutoputmoremoneyinbeforeyourtimeisup.___38___Ifyoumakealongdistancecallandgetawrongnumber,calltheoperatorandexplainwhathappened.___39___Oryoucanhavethephonecompanymailyouacreditcoupon(附单)thathasthesamevalueasthephonecall.SomecompaniesadvertiseaservicecalledWATS,whichmeansWideAreaTelephoneService.___40___.Thesearecalled“toll-freenumbers”andtheareacodeforallofthemis800.A.Tomakealongdistancecall,you’llneedtoknowthethree-digitareacode.B.Aperson-to-personcallcanonlybeacceptedbytheparticularpersonyouarecalling.C.Ondial-directcalls,you’llbecutoffattheendofthetimeyoupaidforunlessyouputmoremoneyintheslot(投币口).D.Ifthatpersonisnotthere,youwillalsobecharged.E.Thismeansthatyoucanmakethecallagaintotherightnumberwithouthavingtopaymoremoney.F.Youcandialaspecialnumberwithoutalongdistancecharge.G.Therearetwomainkindsoflongdistancecalls:dial-directandoperator-assisted.参考答案：36.G

37.A

38.C

39.E

40.F这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了如何使用美国的公共电话亭拨打长途电话。【36题详解】下文Youcanmakedial-directcallsinmostpartsoftheU.S.Lookinthewhitepagesbookforlongdistanceratesormoreinformationonmakinglongdistancecalls.Oryoucancalltheoperatorforhelp.Ifyouneedaphonenumberthat’snotinyourphonebook,callDirectoryAssistance.讲了长途电话的两种拨号方式，该空引出下文，G选项“有两种主要的长途电话：直拨和接线员转接”切题，故选G。【37题详解】下文Dial1plustheareacodeplusthenumber,andanoperatororacomputervoicewilltellyouhowmuchmoneytoputin.中找到关键词areacode，与A选项“打长途电话，你需要知道三位数的区号”中areacode相吻合，故选A。【38题详解】上文Onoperator-assistedcalls,theoperatorwillaskyoutoputmoremoneyinbeforeyourtimeisup.说经电话员转接的电话，在到时间之前，接线员会让你放入更多的钱，该空承接上文，C选项“在直拨电话中，在时间结束时，你将会被掐断电话，除非你在投币口投入更多的钱”切题，故选C。【39题详解】上文Ifyoumakealongdistancecallandgetawrongnumber,calltheoperatorandexplainwhathappened.说如果你打长途电话，拨错了号码，给接线员打电话，并且解释发生的事情，该空承接上文，E选项“这意味着你可以拨正确的号码，不用再支付额外的钱”切题，故选E。【40题详解】下文Thesearecalled“toll-freenumbers”andtheareacodeforallofthemis800.中找到关键词toll-freenumbers，意思是免费的，与F选项“你可以拨打不收费的号码”中的withoutalongdistancecharge相吻合，故选F。三、阅读理解18.Nearlyeveryonehasbadhabits.That'sbecause，tryaswemight，badhabitsarehardtobreak.Ontheotherside，goodhabits，suchaseatingmorehealthfullyorexercisingregularly，neverseemtostick.Asaresult，mostpeoplethrowuptheirhandsandsurrender．Butnowanewbook，BetterThanBefore:MasteringtheHabitsofOurEverydayLivesbybest-sellingauthorGretchenRubin，offerssomeusefulsolutions.Rubin，whobecameinterestedinhabitsduringherresearchonhappiness，whichresultedintwopopularbooks，TheHappinessProject(2009)andHappieratHome(2012)，foundthatourinabilitytomasterunwantedbehaviorswasamajordowner(令人沮丧的因素)．So，afterguidingmillionsofreadersdownthepathoftruecontentedness，Rubinturnedherinvestigativeskillstowardhabits.Hermostimportantfind?Changeispossibleifwedosomesoulsearchingandidentifyhowwerespondtoexpectations.And，justabouteverybodyfalls

into

one

of

four

personality

categories：Questioners，Obligers，RebelsandUpholders.RubinbelievesherselftobeaclassicUpholder，someonewhoformshabitslyeasilybecausesherespondswelltobothotherpeople'sdeadlinesandherown.Astotheothertypes，Questionerswillonlyformahabitifitmakessensetothem;Obligersworkhardtomeetotherpeople'sexpectationsbutoftenletthemselvesdown.AndRebelsresent(反感)habits.“Thinkaboutthehabitthatyouwanttoformandthenthink:“What'severythingIcoulddotosetmyselfupforsuccess？”saysRubin.Forexample，ifyouwanttoexercisemoreandyou'reanObliger，callyourfriendwholivesacrossthestreetandmeetat6：30everymorningforawalk.Onecommonpitfall(陷阱)，saysRubin，especiallywhenitcomestochangingyourdiet，islackofclarity(清楚)．“Youcan'tmakeahabitoutofeatingmorehealthfully，”shesays.Instead，yourhabitshouldbesomethinglike:“I'mgoingtopackaluncheverydayandbringittoworkinsteadofeatingout.”Asforexercise，Rubinrecommendsastrategycalledpairing—couplingtwoactivities，onethatyouneedorwanttodoandonethatyoudon'tparticularlywanttodo.Rubin，forexample，onlyallowsherselftoreadmagazineswhileonfitnessequipmentatthegym.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surrender”inParagraph1mean?A.Catchup.

B.Settledown.

C.Calmdown

D.Giveup.13.WhydidRubinstarttostudyhabits?A.Sheusedtosufferfromsomebadhabits.B.Goodhabitsmakepeoplesuccessful.C.Badhabitsmakepeopleunhappy.D.Hertwobooksabouthabitssoldquitewell.14.Whichkindofpeopletrytomeetotherpeople'sexpectationsinsteadoftheirs?A.Rebels.

B.Questioners.

C.Upholders.

D.Obligers.15.Thepairingstrategy________．A.forcespeopletodosomethingnecessaryB.isusedtomakepeoplemoreefficientC.encouragespeopletoenjoythemselvesD.canhelppeoplehaveahealthydiet参考答案：12.D

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