山西省吕梁市高家沟中学高二英语期末试题含解析

山西省吕梁市高家沟中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—MsWanglooksratherakindlady.

—Butinfactsheiscoldandhardonus.You____believeit!

A．shouldn’t

B．wouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．needn’t参考答案：B2.Drivingacarisnotasdifficultasyouimagine,ifyou

therules.A.dependon

B.believein

C.turnto

D.stickto参考答案：D3.Hewassureofhissuccessintheexam,_______hewouldwinthefirstplaceinhisclass.A.tosay

B.said

C.saying

D.havingsaid参考答案：C4.PeoplefromplaceslikeSpain,ItalyorSouthAmericancountriesapproachothers________andaremore___________totouchthem.

A.close;likely

B.closely;possible

C.close;probable

D.closely;likely参考答案：D5.Insuchdryweather,theflowerswillhavetobewateredifthey________.A．havesurvived

B．aretosurvive

C．wouldsurvive

D．willsurvive参考答案：B略6.---LiPing,we’lltakeanexaminationinphysicsnextweek.---Yes,butdon’tbenervous.________.A.Itdoesn’tmatter

B.Allthebest.

C.Takeiteasy.

D.Notatall.参考答案：C7.________bytheadvancesintechnology,manyfarmershavesetupwindfarmsontheirland．A．Beingencouraged

B．Encouraging C．Havingencouraged D．Encouraged参考答案：D略8.Theyarecomingintoanarea_____wehavenoaccess,sowehavetooperatewiththehelpofthelocalpolice．

A．withwhich

B．towhich

C．forwhich

D．towhere参考答案：B略9.Whatapity!Withjustalittlemoreluck,you________abletowinagoldmedalforthefirsttimeinyourlife. A.wouldbe B.couldbe C.wouldhavebeen D.couldhavebeen参考答案：C10.The

humans

are

destroying

nature

day

by

day,

_______of

course,

will

cause

severe

punish-ment

from

it

sooner

or

later.

A.

which B.

when

C.

on

which

D.

who参考答案：A11.Mr.Smith，

ofthe

speech,startedtoreadanovel．A．tired；tiring

B．tiring；tired

C．tired；tired

D．tiring；tiring参考答案：A略12.Theteacherstressedthatagainthatthestudentsshouldnot______anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.A.bringout

B.leaveout

C.leaveoff D.leaveover参考答案：B13.Thechiefmanagerhasdecidedtoput______hethinksisenergetic,cleverandcapabletothepositionoftheleadershipofthecompany.

A.whatever

B.

whoever

C.whichever

D.whomever参考答案：B14.You____paytoomuchattentiontoyourreadingskill,asitissoimportant.

A.can’t

B.should

C.must

D.needn’t参考答案：A15.—Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft．—Imeant________，butwhenIwasleaving，Icouldn'tfindheranywhere．A．todoher

B．tohave C．doing

D．doingso参考答案：B16.Ratherthan

boringTVshows,healwaysprefers

originalnovelsA.watch;read

B.watching;readC.watch;toreadD.towatch;reading参考答案：C略17.Atthefootofthemountain,__________.

A.avillagelie

B.liesavillage

C.doesavillagelie

D.lyingavillage参考答案：B二、新的题型18.根据上下文，在下列每个横线上填写一个单词，使文章意思完整。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。It’snotuncommonforteenagerstofeellonelyandmisunderstood.Thefeelingisoftenreferredtoasgrowingpains—thedifficultiesteenagersarefacedwith_66_thewaytogrowingup.Duringadolescence,teenagersgothrough_67_changesaswellaspsychologicalchanges.Boysandgirlstendtobedifferentinthisregard.Manyboysbecomerisk-takers,whilegirlsoftenneedsomeonetolistentoastheytrytowrestlewiththeirstrongfeelings.Inthesocialworld,teenagersfeelcaughtbetweenindependenceandinvolvement.Ontheonehand,theystruggletobe_68_,Ontheotherhand,theybadlywanttobeinvolved.Teenagershave_69_balancingtheseneeds.Luckily,growingpainsdonotlastlong.Intheend,everythingturns_70_tobeOK.参考答案：66.on

67.physical

68.independent69.trouble/problem/difficulty70.out三、阅读理解19.YoumayhaveheardoftheAmericanDream,anidealthathaspoweredthehopesofAmericansforgenerations.ItbeganasabeliefthattheUSwasalandofopportunity,andthatanyonecouldachievesuccessthroughhardwork.Thedreamhasreferredtohomeownership,agoodjob,retirementsecurityoreachgenerationdoingbetterthanthelastforalongtime.Yettoday,thisconceptseemstohavegreatlychanged.AsTunemagazinepointedout,quitedifferentfromtheoldergeneration,manyMillennials(thegenerationbornafter1980)redefinetheAmericanDreamas“day-to-daycontrolofyourlife”.They“prizejobmobility,flexibleschedules,anyworkthatismoreinterestingthantyping,andtheabilitytotravel”,saidthemagazine.Homeownership,oncethecornerstoneoftheAmericanDream,isbecomingasmallerpriorityforthisgeneration.Meanwhile,nearly40%ofthemchoosetravelaspartoftheirdream.Andrunningtheirownbusinessisarisingfavorite,asnearly26%ofMillennialsconsiderself-employmentaspartoftheirdream.Sowhathasledtothishugechange?Manypointfingersatthepooreconomy.“ModemyoungAmericansseemboundtofaceaworldstampedbyevernarrowingopportunity,”notedTheDailyBeast.“Therateof16-to-24-year-oldsoutofschoolandoutofworkisunusuallyhighat15%.Manycollegegraduateshavetakenjobsthatdon’trequireadegree,”Timereported.Themagazineworriesthatthesedifficultiesmayleadtoalostgenerationwhoare“unabletoevertrulyfindtheirfeetonthecorporation’sladder”.DanKadlec,areporterofTime,seesMillennialsasresettingtheirexpectations.“Thissituationisdifferentforyoungadultstoday,”hewrote.“AtrueAmericandreamhastofeelattainable,andmanyMillennialsarefeelingtheycanonlyattainaday-to-daylifestylethatsuitsthem.”12.Whichhassimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedword“cornerstone”？A.value

B.average

C.reason

D.basis13.WhathaschangedMillennials’viewsoftheAmericanDream?A.Thediscouragingeconomyandunemployment.

B.Thefiercecompetitioningettingadegree.C.Theirdissatisfactionwiththegovernment.

D.Theirlackofconfidenceinthemselves.14.WhatdoesDanKadlec’sthinkofMillennials’definitionoftheAmericanDream?A.considerate

B.understandable

C.curious

D.negative,15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.MeaningofAmericanDream.

B.RedefinitionofAmericanDreamC.ValueofAchievingAmericanDream

D.