高二英语下学期期末模拟试题及答案

一单项选择：1、The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed _____ more than 160,000 peopleand made millions homeless, ______ it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history.A. to kill ; makingB. to have killed ; makingC. having killed ; to makeD.killing ; made2、Eating too much fat can ______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure .A. stick toB. attend toC. contribute toD. devote to3、“Neal, listen ,” she said , looking straight at him . “ I ask you not to get _______ in thiskind of matter . It’s none of your business.”A. caughtB. involvedC. attachedD. connected4、The quality of the food is ________ health for people.A. a matter ofB. the matter ofC. no matter thatD. for the matter5、—- My uncle advised I ________ abroad .—- I would rather you ________ at home .A. go ; stayB. went ; stayedC. go ; stayedD. went ; stay6、________ you find either his add ress or his telephone number , you can’t get in touchwith him.A. AlthoughB. Even thoughC. UnlessD. If7、Mr Jones holds strong views against video games and ____ the closing of all recreationfacilities for such games.A. assistsB. acknowledgesC. advocatesD. admits8、Li Yuchun’s career began to __________ after she won the Super Girls’ match .A. speed upB. fly awayC. give awayD. take off9、There is _______ whether we will be able to get enough raw materials .A. not to knowB. to have doneC. not knowingD. no knowing10、“ It’s not only you but also Sherry who ____ .” the headmaster said to Tom after heknew what had happened.A. are to be blamedB. is to be blamedC. is to blameD. are to blame11、---- Do you need any help, Lucy ? ----- Yes. The job is _______ I could domyself .A. less thanB. more thanC. no more thanD. not more than12、People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this___creates further problems .A. in shortB. in caseC. in doubtD. in turn13、_______ , his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting .A. Strange as might it soundB. As it might sound strangeC. As strange it might shouldD. Strange as it might sound14、Between the two generations , it is often not their age, ________ their education thatcauses misunderstanding.A. likeB. asC. orD. but15、It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I _______ in love , at the ageof seven , with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.A. wouldn’t hav e fallenB. had not fallenC. should fallD. were to fall二完型填空：Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．It is said that they can then get a full view of the places that _____(16) them．Nonsense! What you see from the ___ (17) of a moving bus is _____(18) and completely removed from the realsights，sounds，and_____(19) outside．Be adventurous! The best ______(20) to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan．______(2l) go wherever your feet and your Interests______(22) you．You finally will get to the _____(23) sites as you are on the bus tour—the museums, the monuments，the city hall—but you will have seen much more．You will have______(24)the present life of the city．“But what if I get lost?”people might ask．No one ever gets ______(25) lost in a major city．At first, you can find your way back to a(n) ______(26) location．If it _____(27) you to“lost”，just find a taxi and go back to where you started．However，______( 28) things can happen if you get lost．You can _____(29) at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax．You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions．And _____(30) they don’t speak your language．your trip becomes more memorable because of the _____(31)．Here are a few moreways to get the most out of your travel．Know before you go．______(32) a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination．This will help you understand what you’re seein g．Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re_______(33)．You’11 not only save money，but you’ll also learn how people really live．Check the bulletin boards(布告牌)．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert，and _____(34) fun activ ities on bulletin boards around universit ies．So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory ______(35) tour，save your money．Instead，wander on your own．I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．1 6．A．remembered B．disappointed C．interested D．reminded 17．A．inside B．front C．back D．center 18．A．invisible B．untrue C．unreal D．uncommon19．A．views B．cities C．beauties D．smells 20．A．suggestion B．way C．thought D．tip21．A．Simply B．Particularly C．Generally D．Especially22．A．1ead B．move C．tell D．help23．A．diff erent B．mistaken C. correct D．same24．A．1eft B．felt C．1ived D．1ost25．A．terribly B．possibly C．hopelessly D．finally26．A．unknown B．well—known C．strange D．beautiful 27．A．frightens B. supposes C．delights D．surprises28．A．worst B．hardest C．nicest D．happiest29．A．reach B．get C．arrive D．stop30．A．in case B．as a result C．in fact D．even if3 1．A．experience B．conversation C．talk D．coffee32．A．Take B．Spend C．Pay D．Use33．A．seeing B．visiting C．going D．walking34．A．the other B．another C．others D．other35．A．plane B．car C．bus D．train三阅读理解：AWhen friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time tel ling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But w hat do you do in the evening?”，they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together.Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in fro nt of the television, everybody talks and plays games.36. The couple have not got a television, because _______.A. they are not rich enoughB. they are strange peopleC. they enjoy spending evenings in their own waysD. they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts37. Both of them are interested in___________.A. learning languagesB. travelingC. staying home aloneD. watching people play games38. At night when there is no electricity, the couple___________.A. have to stare at the wallsB. can do nothing but sit in silenceC. will have many visitorsD. have to go out for candles39. The best title for this passage is _____.A. What is the function of television?B. Candle! But No Electricity!C. Different Friends, Different Hobbies.D. We Go Without Televisions!BMy husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the other day and I washed a lot of things.Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband’s socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in, I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day.When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar.They laughed and laughed. The laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be in and see all this. I asked the c lass to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more. Finally, the teacher who were in the next room came in to see what all the laughter was about. Wh en he came in, he started laughing, too!“Good heaven,” I said. “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock stuck to the back of your skirt!”So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock. “Oh, well,” I said to the class,“ Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity（静电学）.”40. What was the writer?A. A washer.B. A student.C. A teacherD. A headmaster41. What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?A. The class roared with anger.B. The class began to laugh loudly.C. Another teacher came in.D. There was a loud noise outside the room42. Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?A. Because some students had hidden it.B. Because her husband had taken it awayC. Because she had left it in the classroomD. Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt43. What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?A. She did nothing but laugh.B. She got angry with the clas s.C. She did nothingD. She explained the matter in a clever wayCHarriet Tubman lived a life filled with adventure. Tubman worked with theUnder-ground Railroad. She helped many slaves reach freedom in the North. She was a scout （童子军）in the Civil War. She also worked as a nurse during the war.Life in the Old South was very hard for slaves. Most slaves lived in small houses. They had 1arge families, and even the children had to work in the fields. Most slaves dreamed of getting to the North. They wanted to be free.One day Harriet saw a slave trying to run away. Then she saw the keeper running after him with a whip（鞭子）. Harriet stood in the keeper’s way. The keepe r took a weight and threw it at the slave. He hit Harriet above her eyes. It almost killed her. The scar（伤疤）on Harriet’s head was an emblem of her will to fight for what she believed in.The Fugitive（逃亡）Slave Law made Harriet’s job harder. The law said tha t slaves could be caught even in the North. Harriet began leading slaves all the way into Canada. There they’re safe. The law couldn’t hurt them there.When Harriet came for her mother and father, they were very old. Harriet was afraid they might not be able to make the trip. She got a horse. She and a friend made a wagon. She helped her mother and father ride to freedom.44. The passage mainly tells us about ________.A. Harriet Tubman’s fight for the freedom of the slavesof the slaves in the old SouthC. life of Harriet TubmanD. the Civil War45. According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not True?A. The Fugitive Slave Law protected running slaves in the North.B. Harriet T ubman used to work as a nurse during the Civil War.C. Harriet led slaves to Canada where the law couldn’t hurt them.D. The weight hit Harriet in the head and left a scar on her head.46. Slaves in the south wanted to run away to the North for ________.A. making more moneyB. getting a better jobC. freedomD. bigger houses47. The Fugitive Slave Law ________.A. protected running slavesB. offered good jobs for slavesC. set slaves freeD. made Harriet’s job more difficultDNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love p oetry. Poetry is “ a criticism of life”, and “ a heightening （提升）of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those wh o don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.48. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should_________.A. discuss it with othersB. analyze it by oneselfC. copy it down in a notebookD. practise reading it aloud49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry? ____________A. Extending your life.B. Saving your lifeC. Criticizing lifeD. Heightening life50. According to the writer, one of the p urposes of teaching English is to getstudents .A. to understand lifeB. to enjoy poetryC. to become teachersD. to become poets51. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _________A. More stress was laid on the und erstanding of poetry in the past.B. Poetry is more important than any other subject.C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.四书面表达：第一节：阅读表达阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题，每题答案不超过10个单词。