高二英语下学期期末考试试题及答案

高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

第一卷（选择题，满分115分）

第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.It was on ____Sunday in____May of 2012 that the famous expert in phonetics,passed away.

A.a, the

B./, /

C./, the

D.a, a

22.——I hear that Charlie is absent from school because of his being ill.

——_____,let's go to see him.

A.If ever

B.If so

C.If any

D.When necessary.

23.Don't ___the speaker now;he will answer the questions later.

A.contradict

B.condemn

C.interrupt

D.substitute

24.___ the same mistake again made his parents unhappy; ___ by his parents, he left

_____ .

A. His being made; criticizing; disappointed

B. He has made; criticized; disappointed

C. He had made; criticized; disappointing

D. His making; criticized; disappointed

25.That wasn't the first time he ____ us.I think it's high time we _____ strong actions against him.

A．betrayed; take B．had betrayed; took

C．has betrayed; took D．has betrayed; take

26.The boy looked at his mother in________，not daring to believe it's true.

A．amazement B．absence C．surprised D．astonished

ng Lang is my favorite pianist.I regard him as________other pianists.

A．superior to B．more superior to

C．superior than D．more superior than

28.Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to _____since the flood hit the area last

Friday.

A.have been missing

B.have got lost

C.be missing

D.get lost

29.The law requires equal treatment for all, ____race, religion and sex.

A.in spite of

B.in terms of

C. In addition to

D.regardless of

30.The project aims to ensure that poorer people are not____from the benefit of computer

technology.

A.cut out

B.cut off

C.cut down

D.cut up

31．The origin of Chinese culture________more than 5,000 years ago.

A．is dated back to B．dates back to C．was dated from D．dated back to 32.I can't bear ________，so I hope you can come on time.

A．to keep waiting B．to keep to wait

C．being kept waiting D．being kept to wait

33.Look！There are ________ grazing over there.

A．two herds of cattles B．two head of cattle

C．two head of cattles D．two herd of cattle

34.——If she had taken the entrance exam,she would be a student of our school now.

——I think so too._______.

A.She would have a try.

B. Why not have a try?

C.She has to try it.

D.She shouldn't have given up.

35.________________this possible effect may put us in a dilemma.

A. Overlooked

B.Having overlooked

C.Overlooking

D. To overlook

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on the table, the father,

a goldsmith by profession worked almost eighteen hours____37__ day at his trade．Despite their seemingly 38 condition, two of the eldest children had

a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art. 39 , they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （掷） a coin．The 42 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 43 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation.By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 46 considerable fees for himself．

When the young artist 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 48 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you．"

Albert rose and wiped the 50 from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 51 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas 53 a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years have 54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55 creation that can catch the world's hearts．

36.A．fully B．merely C．completely D．entirely

37.A．a B．every C．one D．each

38.A．demanding B．promising C .careless D.hopeless

39.A．Therefore B．And C.However D．But

40.A．study B．give C．send D．offer

41.A．separated B．messy C．crowded D．unusual

42.A．loser B.winner C．old D．younger

43.A．advertise B.support C．expect D．require

44.A．flew away to B.left behind C．left from D．went off