云南省曲靖市菱角乡第一中学高二英语期末试题含解析

云南省曲靖市菱角乡第一中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Whydidn’tyoucometoSusan’sbirthdayparty?We

youalltheevening.A.haveexpected B.hadexpected C.areexpecting D.wereexpecting参考答案：D2.Atthesightofthesceneofwar,my_____racebackmorethan50yearstothedarkdaysof1940.A.minds

B.memories

C.thoughts

D.brains参考答案：C3.Whilewaiting,shetriedto____hermind

withpleasantthoughtsofthevacation.A.occupy

B.take

C.cover

D.spend参考答案：A4.Itsuddenly________tomethatthemanmightbetherobberthepolicehadbeenhuntingfor.A.occurred

B.happened

C.comeabout

D.referred参考答案：A5.

Mymothertoldmenottosayanythingunless_________atthemeetingA．asking

B.toask

C.asked

D.ask参考答案：C6.Asacitywithalonghistory,Londonhasgonethroughmanychanges.Thedaysaregone_______horse-drawncarriageswereacommonsightinthestreet.A.when

B.that

C.because

D.while参考答案：A7.Ourcustomersshould________beingcheatedwhenusingcreditcard.A．protectfrom

B．beprotectedfromC．defendagainst

D．bedefendedfor参考答案：B8._____

thisadvertisementseveraltimes,Idecidedtoapplyforthemarketingmanagerposition.A.Read

B.Reading

C.Toread

D.Havingread参考答案：D略9.Recentlyasurvey____pricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferentsupermarketshascausedaheateddiscussionamongcitizens.A.comparing

B.compared

C.compares

D.beingcompared参考答案：A10.It’sdifficultformetofinishthejobalone.I’dlikesomeoneto_________me.A.resist

B.watch

C.assist

D.demand参考答案：C11.IofferedSusanthemedicineforcough,butperhapsI______totakeit.A.hadtotellher

B.musthavetoldherC.oughttotellher

D.shouldhavetoldher参考答案：D12.Thereweretworoads______tothestation.A.lead

B.led

C.leading

D.tolead参考答案：C13.Hesuggestedthatthesportsmeet______putofftillnextMonday.A.was

B.be

C.wouldbe

D.being参考答案：B14.Witheverythingsheneeded

,shewentoutoftheshop,withherhandsfullofshoppingbags.A.bought

B.tobuy

C.buying

D.buy参考答案：A略15.Ifthemediacan’tlearntorespectandappreciateothers’cultures,therewillexist_______misunderstandingandharmonycan’tbeachieved.A.available

B.admirable

C.considerate

D.considerable参考答案：D略16.WhenItalkedtohimjustnowinthehall,he

tomethathehadseenyou.

A．apologized

B．complained

C．mentioned

D．referred参考答案：C略二、完型填空17.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Isatwithmyfriendinacoffeeshop.Asweenjoyedour_36_,amanenteredandsatonanemptytablebesideus.Hecalledthe_37_andplacedhisordersaying,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneofthemthereonthe38.”Weheardthisorderwithrather39andobservedhewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthe40two.Assoonasheleft,thewaiterpasted(粘贴)apieceofpaperonthewall41ACupofCoffee.Whilewewerestillthere,twoothermenenteredand42_threecupsofcoffee,twoonthetableandoneonthewall.Theyhadtwocupsofcoffee

43__paidforthreeandleft.Thistimealso,thewaiterdidthe44;hepastedapieceofpaperonthewallsaying,ACupofCoffee.45Severaldayswentby,wewenttothiscoffeeshopagain.Whilewewereenjoyingourcoffee,amanentered.Thewaythismanwasdresseddidnot46thestandardnortheatmosphereofthiscoffeeshop.Povertywas47fromthelooksonhisface.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,onecupofcoffeefromthewall.Thewaiter48coffeetothismanwithrespect.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewere

49

towatchthiswhenthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrew50

intothedustbin.Nowthematterwasveryclear.Thegreat

51

fortheneedyshownbytheresidents(居民)ofthistown,bywhichweweredeeplymoved,madeour52

filledwitheyes.Whenwe53pleasureinanyblessing(祝福),maybewealsoneedtothinkaboutthosepeoplewho54

thatspecificblessingasmuchaswedobuttheycannot55

tohaveit.36.A.tea

B.milk

C.coffee

D.water

37.A.driver

B.waiter

C.actor

D.cleaner

38.A.wall B.chair

C.floor

D.table

39.A.peace B.sadness

C.interest

D.disappoint

40.A.ateup B.paidfor

C.pickedup

D.tookoff

41.A.writing B.noticing

C.saying

D.drawing

42.A.finished B.made

C.cooked

D.ordered

43.A.so

B.but

C.because

D.if

44.A.wrong B.true

C.same

D.difficult

45.A.With

B.As

C.Since

D.Though

46.A.mean

B.stand

C.equal

D.match

47.A.strange B.silly

C.obvious

D.smart

48.A.drank B.served

C.washed

D.cleaned

49.A.satisfied B.ashamed

C.amazed

D.delighted

50.A.one B.it

C.that

D.this

51.A.richness B.thank

C.respect

D.sorrow

52.A.cups B.plates

C.hearts

D.eyes

53.A.take B.have

C.want

D.ask

54.A.deserve B.borrow

C.ignore

D.appreciate

55.A.afford B.offer

C.keep

D.support

参考答案：三、阅读理解18.Thegovernmentemploysmanypeopletohelptakecareofoursociety.However,theseprofessionalscannothelpouteveryonejustbythemselves.Theyneedourhelp!ConsiderVolunteering!WhatExactlyisVolunteering?Volunteeringiswhenweregularlygoanddonicethingsforotherpeople.Volunteersmayhelpoutinlocalretirementhomes,orinhospitals.Somevolunteersworkwithpoorpeopleandothervolunteershelpteachorphaned(孤儿)childrentoread.Therearemanytypesofvolunteerswhohelpthosewhoneedhelpthemost.VolunteeringTeachesMature(成熟的)ThinkingVolunteeringissomethingthatreallyhelpsusasindividuals.Itgivesusachancetostopcomplainingaboutourownlives,andrealizedexactlyhowluckyweare.Weareabletoseethepeoplewhoreallyneedhelp.Volunteeringalsoteachesusmoreaboutresponsibility,patience,empathy(同情心),andaboveall,compassion(爱心).DoingOurpart!

Volunteeringgivesusachancetodoourshareoftheworkofmakingthissocietythebestitpossiblycanbe.Ithelpsusfeelgoodaboutourselveswhenwecanhelpthosewhoreallyneedourhelp.Whenwecanmakesomeoneelsefeelspecial,ithelpsusrememberwhatlifeisreallyabout.WaystoStartVolunteeringTherearemanyplacesthatyoucangototrytostartvolunteering.Herearejustafewplacesyoucangoandwhatyoucandoateachplace.1)Hospital－askifyoucangoandvisitpeoplewhoarereallysick.Sometimesalltheyneedisjustsomeonewhowilltalkwith,orsomeonetogivethemhope.2)Orphanage－thechildrenlivingherereallyneedsomeonetoplaywiththem.3)FoodShelter—manyfoodshelterscanreallyusemorepeoplewillingtojustorganizethesheltersandhelpdistributethefoodtothosewhoneedit.Whateveryoudecidetodo,justdothebestyoucan.Rememberthatgivingcanbeitsownreward!67.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_______.

A.explainthemeaningandbenefitofvolunteeringwork

B.callonpeopletodotheirbestforsocietyC.callonpeopletohelpthosewhoneedourhelpD.tellvolunteershowtogivehelp68.Bysaying“Volunteeringissomethingthatreallyhelpsusasindividuals”,theauthorreallymeansthat_______.

A.wecanchangeourviewsofsociety,thepeopleandevenourselves

B.wecanmakepeople’slifebetter

C.wewillfeelluckycomparedwiththoselessfortunatepeople

D.wecangetmorerewardfromsociety69.VolunteersmainlyhelpallofthefollowingpeopleEXCEPT___accordingtothepassage.

A.patientsinhospital

B.childrenwithoutparents

C.poorpeople

D.peoplewholivealone70.Theunderlinedword“distribute”probablymeans_______.

A.gather

B.giveout

C.divideequally

D.prepare参考答案：CADB略19.Inmid-January,CapeTownofficialsannouncedthattheworld-classSouthAfricancityoffourmillionresidentswouldrunoutofwateronApril12.Thedate,nicknamed“DayZero,”hassincebeenpostponedmultipletimes,thankstotheintenseconservationeffortsbylocals,asharpreductioninagriculturalwaterusage,anda10billion-literdonationfromtheprivatereservoirs(水库)oftheGroenlandFarmersAssociation.ThecitynowhasenoughwatertosustainthecurrentlevelofusageuntilJuly9,givingresidentshopethattherainyseason,whichbeginsinJune,willbemoreregularthanhasbeenthecaselately.Fouryearsago,CapeTown’swaterdisasterwouldhaveseemedimpossiblegiventhatthecity’ssixdam,whichcanhold230billionlitersofwater,werefilledtothebrim.However,threeyearsoflowrainfall–athirdofnormallevels–andtheever-increasingpopulation,havereducedthedamstopuddles.InanattempttoavoidDayZero,thegovernmenthasimposedastrict50-literdailylimitforallhouseholds.Residentsarebeingurgedtoreducetheirwaterusagebymakingsmallchangesliketakingshortershowersandreusingbathingwatertoflushtoilets.Thosethatusemorehavetopayheavyfines.WhenDayZerostrikes,amillionhomesorabout75percentofthecitywillloseaccesstorunningwater.Residentswillinsteadhavetowaitinlineattheover200waterdistributioncentersestablishedaroundthecitytoobtain25litersaday.Thoughconservationmeasureswillhelpintheshortrun,onlynaturecansolvetheproblem.IfthecitygetsenoughrainfallduringitswinterseasonfromJunetoAugust,itwillprovidemuch-neededrelief.However,thelocalofficialsarenotsureitwillhappen.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“brim”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.bottom

B.topedgeC.extendedpart

D.centralpart39.WhateffortisbeingmadenowtoavoidDayZero?A.Limitingthedailyusageofwaterto25liters.B.Establishing200waterdistributioncentersinthecity.C.ReducingthecitypopulationasmuchaspossibleD.Restrictingwaterusageinagriculturesignificantly40.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlywanttoconvey?A.Tomorrowisstillunknown.

B.Currenteffortswillpayoff.C.Manisatthemercyofnature.

D.It’stimetomakejointefforts.41.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toinformusoftheseveresituationo