湖南省郴州市资兴唐洞学校高二英语期末试卷含解析

湖南省郴州市资兴唐洞学校高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Tomshouldlove________hislittlesistertothetheaterthisevening.A.tobetaken

B.totake

C.beingtaken

D.taking

参考答案：B2.Duetothelackofthematerial,theyhadto_____newplanstocopewiththeemergencyinordertofinishthetasksontime.A.putoff

B.putforward

C.putdown

D.putaside参考答案：B3.Itisvitalto______toteenagersthesimplefactthat_______theInternetwillmoreorlessdoharmtobothmentalandphysicalhealth.A.getover;addictedto

B.getacross;beingaddictedtoC.getthrough;addictingto

D.getdown;addictingthemselvesto参考答案：B【详解】考查固定搭配。句意：向青少年传达一个简单的事实是，沉迷于网络或多或少会对精神和身体健康造成伤害。A.getover克服;addictedto；B.getacross通过，使被理解;beingaddictedto沉迷于；C.getthrough通过，完成;addictingto；D.getdown下来;addictingthemselvesto使自己沉迷于。结合句意第一空应该填getacross；第二空是动名词做主语。故选B。4.Hetrustsyou,soonlyyoucan___himtogiveupthatcrazyidea.A.advise

B.trytopersuade

C.suggest

D.persuade参考答案：D5.—JohnandIwillcelebrateourfortiethweddinganniversarynextmonth.—Oh，________！A．cheerup

B．welldone

C．goahead

D．congratulations参考答案：D6.IfI________longenoughtohaveajob，Iwouldchoosetobeadoctor，________thoseAIDSpatients.A．hadlived；helping

B．shouldlive；helpC．weretolive；helping

D．shouldlive；help参考答案：C15.Wehaveachievedgreatprogress.________,weareconfidentthattheworkwillbecompletedontime.A.However

B.Meanwhile

C.Therefore

D.Otherwise参考答案：B略8.Theheadmasterwillnotpermitthechangeinthecourse,noritathought.

A.doesheevengiveB.heevengivesC.willheevengive D.hewillevengive参考答案：C提示:考查倒装句。nor“也不”,表示否定的词位于句首,句子用部分倒装,故排除B、D两项;根据前后时态一致原则,排除A项。句意为:“校长不会允许课程的改变,他甚至不会给予考虑。”故选C项。

9.----ItissaidthatJakeisstillworkingintothemurdercase.

----Really?Ithoughthe_________it.A.isdropping B.dropsC.hasdropped D.haddropped参考答案：D10.Asyou______newwordsincontext,itisaverygoodmethodforyoutoguesstheirmeanings.

A.comeabout

B.comeacross

C.comeout

D.comeup参考答案：B11.Asweknow,attitudeisaltitude.Ourattitudeis______haschangedeverythinginourlife.A.itiswhatthat

B.whatisitthat

C.whatitisthat

D.itisthatwhat参考答案：C考查表语从句。“______haschangedeverythinginourlife.”是表语从句，且从句缺少主语，指物，用what引导；该表语从句中使用了强调句型，其结构为“it+is/was+被强调部分+that”，强调主语what，因what引导表语从句，应置于从句之首，从句用陈述句语序，即构成“whatitisthathaschangedeverythinginourlife.”故选C。12.Ifthemachinemakesamistake--____rarelyhappens--itgivesawarningintheformofaredlight.A.that

B.which

C.as

D.what参考答案：B13.Arecentreportfoundthatwomengraduatesaremorelikelythannon-graduates____childlessthroughouttheirlives.

A.remained

B.toberemained

C.remain

D.toremain参考答案：D14.Mostofourdreamsthatusedtobeimpossiblehave________true.A.came

B.come

C.gone

D.appeared参考答案：B15.Wearelookingforwardwithhopeto______fromMs.SmithA,hear

B.hearing

C,heard

D,beingheard参考答案：B16.Thethreeclocksarepartofthelargest_______ofmusicalclocksworldwideandweremade

byWesternartisans,primarilyBritish.A.collection

B.attraction

C.attention

D.relation参考答案：A17.______intheearly20thcentury,theschoolkeepsoninspiringchildren’sloveofart.A．Tofound

B．FoundingC．Founded

D．Havingfounded参考答案：C二、新的题型18.Valentine’sDayisthetimeoftheyearwhencouplesshowtheirloveforeachotherbysendingcards,flowersandchocolates.Itsoriginsare___1___(clear)andhiddenintheriveroftime.Nobodyknowsexactly___2___St.Valentinewas,althoughsomehistorianssuggesthewas___3___RomanwhowaskilledinthethirdcenturyADbyaRomanEmperor.Itissaidthatthefirst___4___(record)Valentine’scardwassentbytheimprisonedDukeofOrleansin1415.___5___isbelievedthathetriedtofindcomfortfromhisimprisonmentbywritinglovepoemstohiswife.Now,Valentine’sDay___6___(celebrate)inmanycountriesaroundtheworld.However,thetraditionsoftendifferfromplacetoplace.InJapan,forexample,itisnormal___7___thewomantosendchocolatestotheman,___8___inSouthKoreaApril14thisknownas“BlackDay”andiswhentheunfortunatemenwhoreceivednothingonValentine’sDaygathertoeatnoodlesandshowsympathyforeachother.Technological___9___(develop)havealsoplayedtheirpart___10___keepingValentine’sDayrelevantinthe21stcentury.Valentine’scardshavebeenverypopularinrecentyears.参考答案：1.unclear;

2.who;

3.a;

4.recorded;

5.It;

6.iscelebrated;7.for;

8.but/while;

9.development;

10.in.三、阅读理解19.Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤顶)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.32.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorousC.ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD.Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddy33.Theunderlinedword"hoist"inParagraph4means"__________".A.lift

B.change

C.repair

D.decorate34.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.D.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.35.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.A.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutio