安徽省无为开城中学2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题新人教版

高二下学期期末考试英语试题第一节, 单选(每题1分，共15分)1. Miss Shut, their new teacher of English, is European.A. a; anB. the; 不填C. an; theD. 不填；a2. We always keep _____ spare bags with which we pack the rubbish.A .a great many B. the number of C. too much D. a great deal of3. ____ the teacher ____ a burning candle, he helped the students to understand the function of teachers.A. Compared, toB. Comparing, withC. Comparing, toD. Compared, with4. –When did you move to our neighborhood?--Let me see. Oh, as I remember, so far I ____ here for as long as five weeks.A. have movedB. movedC. livedD. have been5. Though his face suggested that there ____ nothing serious, the doctor still suggested he ____ in bed for a few days.A. was, stayB. was, stayedC. be, stayedD. be, stay6. All the roommates were _____ my suggestion that we should go camping the next month.A. in honor ofB. instead ofC. in favor ofD. by means of7. I am sorry but I have to tell you that your answer is so ____ that I am greatly____ at it.A. confusing, confusedB. confused, confusingC. confusing, confusingD. confused, confused8. In English classes, our teacher demanded that all of us ____ English as much as possible.A. should practice to speakB. could practice to speakC. could practice speakingD. should practice speaking9. I took it _____ that he would be glad to accept my invitation, but he didn’t at all.A. for sureB. for certainC. for grantedD. for example10. He is considering _____ the girl for she is considered ____ a very good girl.A. to marry, to beB. to marry, beingC. marrying, beingD. marrying, to be11. _____ so much room, this piano had to be moved to the living room.A. Taken awayB. Taken upC. Taking awayD. Taking up12. She ____ some French while travelling in Paris.A. picked upB. held upC. took upD. made up13. It was reading wuxia books that cost the little boy plenty of time that he ____ doing his lessons.A. might have spentB. must have spentC. could have spentD. should have spent14. He ___ to lend me use his dictionary but I refused, for I don’t think it of any use.A. managedB. volunteeredC. consideredD. afforded15. ---He is an excellent cook.---____. The fish he cooked makes me mouth—watering.A. I couldn’t agree moreB. I don’t agree with youC. I completely disagreeD. I’m not su re about you第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

While taking a walk with the professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, the young man saw lying beside the 16 a coat and a pair of old shoes, 17 ---- he supposed---- belonged to a 18 man who was working in the field nearby.The student wanted to play a 19 on the man --- to hide his shoes and wait to see his20 when he cannot find them. 21 , the professor advised him never to 22 himself at the cost of the poor and 23 him to put a coin in each shoe and watch how this would 24 him.The student did so and they both 25 themselves behind bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had26 his coat and shoes. 27 putting on his coat he put his foot into one of his shoes, but felt something 28 . He bent down to see what it was, and 29 a coin. He stared at the coin in surprise, turned it around, and looked at it 30 . Then he looked around, but no person was seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to31 the other shoe. His 32 was doubled on finding another coin. He fell upon his knees33 , looked up and uttered (说出) aloud a thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread.The student stood there 34 moved, and his eyes were filled with tears. It was not until then that he felt the true meaning of these words, which he35 understood before --- It is more blessed to give than to receive.16. A. field B. path C. woods D. grass17. A which B. what C. when D. that18. A. rich B. strong C. poor D. tall19. A. trick B. part C. role D. game20. A. joy B. anxiety C. fear D. sadness21. A. Besides B. Instead C. Therefore D. However22. A. praise B. puzzle C. please D. honor23. A. ordered B. checked C. promised D. encouraged24. A. suggest B. improve C. affect D. wake25. A. hid B. stood C. seated D. lay26. A. forget B. left C. lost D. missed27. A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. While28. A. new B. soft C. old D. hard29. A. invented B. received C. found D. accepted30. A. little by little B. again and againC. sooner or laterD. more or less31. A. put up B. put down C. put on D. put out32. A. doubt B. worry C. surprise D. pity33. A. excitedly B. eagerly C. peacefully D. miserably34. A. slightly B. deeply C. weakly D. highly35. A. never B. already C. still D. ever三. 阅读理解(每题2分，共40分)AThere are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that hashappened. The commonest are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新闻短片).The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars fashions (服装), sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information: what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details (细节) of the subject. There may also be interviews (采访) with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号).Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.36. The easiest way to get today's news is _____ .A. to go to the cinemaB. to read today's newspaperC. to watch a color TVD. to listen to the music over radio37. Newspapers sell well mainly because ___ .A. they cost very littleB. they provide all sorts of news in themC. they have got pictures to go with the newsD. they are easy to get38. If you want to get enough information about yesterday's traffic accident within a very short time, you'd better _____ .A. look through the whole news report in today’s newspaperB. start from the second paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaperC. read the first paragraph of the news report in today’s newspaperD. talk with people who have seen the accident39. To interest more people, a news reporter _____ .A. often prints pictures to go with the newsB. always writes very short news reportsC. usually produces amusing newsD. sometimes provides long and important news40. This passage mainly talks about ___.A. different types of reportsB. happenings to people and their surroundingsC. news reportsD. the length of a news reportBWhen I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called ―Brownie‖. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did waswrong. When I looked at her and said, ‖Bad girl,‖ she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyo ne pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?A. Keep them company.B. Look at them sadly.C. Play games with them.D. Touch them gently.42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.A. world eat anything when hungryB. disliked the author’s dadC. loved playing hide-and-seekD. felt sorry for her mistake43. Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?A. She was treated as a member of the family.B. She played games with anyone she liked.C. She was loved by everybody she met.D. She went everywhere with the family.44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.A. rushed to themB. barkedC. smiledD. tried to be funny45. Which of the following best describes Brownie?A. ShyB. CaringC. BraveD. PoliteCIn most languages, a greeting is usually followed by ―small talk‖. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: ―Nice day, isn’t it?‖ ―Terrible weather, isn’t it?‖ But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of smalltalk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: ―Great game, isn’t it?‖ At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system: ―The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?‖Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.46. Small talk is __________.A. to let people disagree about somethingB. a kind of conversation with short wordsC. something we talk about to start with a conversationD. a greeting when people meet each other47. The favorite topic of small talk is about __________.A. gamesB. politicsC. languagesD. the weather48. The passage suggests that when we learn a language __________.A. we should only master the grammar and vocabularyB. we should know the culture about the countryC. we should grasp the importance of the languageD. we should learn about the transport system of the country49. When we say ―Great game, isn’t it?‖ we in fact __________.A. begin a small talkB. have a conversationC. greet each otherD. ask a question50. What we learn from the passage is that __________.A. in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weatherB. different language has different grammarC. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversationD. small talk is an important part in a language.DAs a boy, Charles Robert Darwin collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to b e a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwin’s interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert FitzRoy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended(推荐). That voyage was the start of Darwin’s great life.As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (《物种起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work. Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. ―When I have to give up observation, I shall die,‖ he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.51、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.Charles Darwin’s ideasB.Charles Darwin’s worksC.The greatest scientist: Charles DarwinD.Father of modern biology: Charles Darwin52、Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.A.make him like natural historyB.make him become a doctorC.let him change his hobbiesD.have him give up his collection53 According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.A.the voyage of the BeagleB.his collection of coinsC.the naturalists at CambridgeD.his study at Cambridge University54 The underlined part ―they were descended from monkeys‖ probably means ―_____‖.A.they gave monkeys lifeB.they were different from monkeysC.they were developed from monkeysD.they had to live with monkeys55 We can learn from the passage that _____.A.Darwin announced his ideas on the origin of life as soon as he finished his voyageB.Wallace agreed with Darwin’s opinions and wr ote The Descent of Man with himC.churchmen were strongly against Darwin’s ideas at that timeD.Darwin wrote two great books and a paper during his lifetime高二英语答题卡姓名：班级: 得分：单选：1~5：6~10：11~15:完形：16~20: 21~25:26~30：31~35:阅读：36~40：41~45：46~50：51~55：任务型读写:There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a person's mental development.Being bilingual has a positive effect on a person's character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.A bilingual education offers better curriculum results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on.So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.56 57 58 5960 61 62 6364 65作文：假如你叫李华，是新华中学学生。