2017-2018学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题(有答案)

高二上学期期末考试

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共30题；每小题1分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. In 1979,the Walkman, a ______ pocket-sized cassette tape player, was introduced and became popular.

A. adjustable

B. obtainable

C. acceptable

D. portable

22. Satellites make TV ______ to people living far away from cities, and satellite dishes can often be seen ______ throughout the countryside and remote areas.

A. accessible; distributed

B. available; distributing

C. alternative; distributed

D. all-round; to distribute

23. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly afterwards, first ______ on 1l May 1928 in New York and on 20August 1929 in London.

A. beginning

B. began

C. to begin

D. was begun

24. When ______ la ter what the call was about, your friend always answers, “Oh, nothing really.”

A. asking

B. asked

C. having asked

D. having been asked

25. Phones and text messages focus on building relationships, ______, as a matter of fact, are often quite shallow, with many people.

A. what

B. that

C. which

D. where

26. The Amish, generally having a higher degree of mental health than most people, have very calm and stable lives ______ they value community and living in peace above all else, especially new technology.

A. now that

B. in that

C. on that

D. because that

27. When ______ in a book or simply trying to rest, you will find the phone always seems to be ringing, ______ whatever peace you might have.

A. absorbed; destroy

B. absorb; destroyed

C. absorb; to destroy

D. absorbed; destroying

28. It has been a long time ______ I left my home town in Florida.

A. since

B. when

C. before

D. that

29. The New York Times has a wide ______ in that town and that people each read a copy in the subway is a common occurrence.

A. consumption

B. assumption

C. circulation

D. distinction

30. Not only ______ aspirin ______ vital for reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there are also other things that aspirin can help with.

A. does; prove

B. is; proving

C. do; prove

D. has; proved

31. It was Lawrence Craven, a doctor from the USA, ______ introduced the idea in 1953 ______ aspirin had the potential reducing the risk of heart attacks.

A. which; that

B. that; when

C. that; that

D. which; when

32. Some people have also used acupuncture to treat ______ to cigarettes, drugs, alcohol and overeating.

A. applications

B. addictions

C. devotions

D. appreciations

33. There are twelve different pulses, six on each wrist, and every one of them is ______ a major body organ or function of an organ.

A. in contrast with

B. in common with

C. in agreement with

D. in connection with

34. The main drawbacks of the Internet I will address today are ______ it has too much information ______ has not been evaluated for accuracy, and ______ it is transforming the way people spend their time.

A. that; that; that

B. /; that; that

C. that; /; /

D. /; that; /

35. Some people are ______ about the effects of the Internet, claiming that surfing the Internet is a waste of time.

A. curious

B. skeptical

C. specific

D. explicit

36. The number of road accidents and the deaths ______ those accidents has increased over the past year.

A. arising from

B. rising from

C. arisen from

D. arousing from

37. However, a recent survey ______ in the USA shows that 80 percent of Internet users employ it mainly to ______ answers to questions.

A. conducting; search

B. having been conducted; search for

C. conducted; search for

D. being conducted; search of

38. Enthusiastic fans would rather they ______ the super star at the airport tomorrow morning.

A. should meet

B. met

C. would meet

D. were to meet

39. One great weakness of the Internet, ______, is that it is difficult to know whether the information is true and accurate.

A. still

B. nevertheless

C. yet

D. though

40. The huge amount of false information on the Internet becomes ______ a problem every day.