高二英语第二学期期末试卷(含答案)

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.The 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育by 3 . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4 . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture 5 went overseas toJapan, 6 into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same 7 .When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the 9 of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European onealso 10 waters. When the colonists of England 11 in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't 12 from the European one a lot.At the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom 14 until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 with the other.1. A. connected B. separate C. ancient D. remote2. A. preservation B. development C. resource D. origin3. A. coasts B. lakes C. rivers D. mountains4. A. styles B. habits C. ways D. means5. A. hurriedly B. gradually C. unfortunately D. suddenly6. A. made B. crashed C. mixed D. applied7. A. culture B. nation C. influence D. system8. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought about D. brought along9. A. bottom B. key C. base D. basement10. A. crossed B. drunk C. swam D. dived11. A. touched down B. put down C. got down D. settled down12. A. evolve B. judge C. distinguish D. rise13. A. adds to B. results to C. turns to D. takes to14. A. approached B. contacted C. involved D. communicated15. A. impact B. difference C. connection D. familiarity第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Several days ago，a 16 (shock) news broke out. A Malaysian airplane (MH370) with 239 passengers just disappeared after its departure from the airport. Almost two hours later，the plane just vanished into air，as if it never existed before.Rumors about its 17 (disappear) have spread fast around the world. Some people said that the plane was kidnapped by the space aliens，the so called UFO. 18 has never been proved or confirmed true. Some people claim 19 the aircraft exploded in the midair before landing. This might be true to some extent，but we still need more confirmative proof.The people 20 care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. They 21 _(wait) anxiously and even getting desperate after waiting 22 (hope) for almost fourdays. 23 tortures them most is not the sad news of their beloved ones' death，24 the newsless. They could get no news from anywhere or anybody about the wreckage失事.This has been driving them into craziness day by day.We hope these people 25 board will soon be found well and safe，and with their family members they could get together and reunited. II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADaniel Defoe (about 1660—1731) was an important novelist in the English literature. When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time,he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(资本主义). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidlythat the story was known to every household very soon. “Robinson Crusoe”can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown. Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.26. Deniel Defoe was _______ and the writer of _______.A. an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”B. an American, “A Million Pound Note”C. a French, “The Lost Necklace”D. an English, “Robinson Crusoe”27. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?A. He was in his sixties.B. He was in his fifties.C. He was over 60.D. He was sixty.28. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.A. three, his journeys by seaB. three, his charactersC. two, his lonely lifeD. four, his fame29. “Every household”in this passage means ________.A. all members of a familyB. all peopleC. every buildingD. persons living in the same house30.What was Defoe’s contribution(贡献) to the English literature?A. He wrote a very interesting story.B. He made people happy while reading his story.C. He set a milestone of the modern English novel.D. He was active in politics and was against capitalism.BGrowing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic class.On one summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car.I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? I imagined the cool lake water. Irritated使烦燥，I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. We sat in silence. I was too upset to make conversation.“Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?”Mama asked calmly.“No,”I said.“We are going to volunteer at a children’s shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you,”she explained. When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn’t stop crying. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds.As I took in my surroundings, I felt a gentle tug猛拉，牵引on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. “Hi. You want to play dolls with me?”she asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, “Sure.”Her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.31. The author admired her mom for ________.A. her kindness to othersB. her excellent teachingC. her quality of honestyD. her positive attitude to life32. According to Paragraph 3, when she was asked to go out withher mom, the author was ________.A. excitedB. angryC. surprisedD. worried33. From the passage we learn most children in the shelter________.A. were often punished by staffB. weren’t allowed to go outsideC. were once treated badlyD. all suffered from mental illness34. The underlined word “reinforcement”in the passage is closest in meaning to “________”.A. truthB. helpC. comfortD. support35. What lesson did the author learn from her experience?A. To value what you take for granted.B. To play with children is fun.C. To love others is to love yourself.D. To do as what your parents do.CTOKYO, Japan (AP) –Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人类特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then anotherrobot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’”said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）. Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on–wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.On the bright side, the tea –pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.36. What is the best title of this passage?A. “Thank You”Will Never Be Needed in JapanB. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in JapanC. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.D. Robot Technologies Are Widespread in Japanese Daily Life.37. The underlined word “embedded”in the first paragraph probably means .A. fixedB. establishedC. settledD. rooted38. According to Professor Sato, .A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human beingB. the robot does anything like human beingsC. tea –serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging societyD. tea –serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service39. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.40. We can infer from the passage that .A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.C. robots can completely take the place of human beings.D. people’s privacy should be strictly protectedDMillions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesn’t always come home with them. Airline identification tags（标签）can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where. And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.The airlines collect the items and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. They don’t keep them, since they’re not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them. The “Unclaimed Baggage Center,”is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the number-one tourist attraction in all of Alabama. More than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the store’s shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.Each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran（老练的）shoppers rush to paw over them. You can find everything fromprecious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets, tape recorders, surfboards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.The store’s own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. The Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.The store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions（获得物）have been preserved. They include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, and a medieval suit of armor.Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.41. Paragraph1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because______.A. they are forgetfulB. they are in a hurryC. there is no lost and found office in many airportsD. the owners of some luggage can’t be identified42. The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that ______.A. they have to find the ownersB. they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purposeC. some bags are expensiveD. they have to keep the bags as long as possible43. The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because______.A. there's a large variety of goods.B. all the things there are very cheap.C. visitors may purchase something undervalued.D. Visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.44. What can we infer from the passage?A. A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage.B. The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small.C. The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Center are articles for daily use.D. People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.45. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America.B. To introduce an attractive place to tourists.C. To remind passengers of taking care of their baggage.D. To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。