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2015-2016学年度第一学期高二英语期末试卷（总分：120分； 考试时间：100分钟）第一部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. -may i ask a question after class, sir? -_, but not during my lunch break.a. im sorry b. anytimec. certainly d. go ahead2. i can _ the house being untidy, but i hate it if its not clean. a. stick to b. put up with c. turn to d. come up with 3. lots of rescue workers were working around the clock, _ supplies to yushu, qinghai province after the earthquake.a. to send b. sending c. having sent d. to have sent4. generally speaking, the speaker would make a(an) _ self-introduction before beginning his topic. a. accurate b. original c. actual d. brief5. it is _ that there will be a heavy snow and storm on the way tomorrow.a. reformed b. predicted c. advised d. pointed6. the politician insisted that he _innocent and that he _at once.a. was; was set free b. be; be set freec. was; be set free d. be; was set free 7. rather than_ letters many people would telephone these days. ato write bwrote cwrite dwriting 8. after quarelling with her best friends, mary has got herself into a situation _ she is likely to turn to nobody for help. a. where b. which c. that d. why 9. he was very busy yesterday. otherwise he_ to our get-together. acame bhad come cwould have comedwill come10. it was not until he came back _he knew the police were looking for him.awhich bthat csince dbefore11. the trouble they were in, they still managed to help us with some money. a. in spite of b. despite of c. in terms of d. in sight ofi2. it is no use _ without taking action. a. complain b. complaining c. being complained d. to be complained13. when _ by the teachers, a student tends to study harder than usual.a. to be praised b. praising c. praised d. to praise14. there _quantities of apples in the basket and there was _milk in the bucket. a. were ; a number of b.was; quantities of c. was; a good many d. were; a quantity of 15.there is no doubt _he will keep his promise and i am sure that he will do what he said.a. which b. if c. whether d. that第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a,b,c,d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 robeson was born in a very poor family. at seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 16 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. he had 17 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 18 school fees?when he was fifteen, he worked 19 a servant in a school. looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 20 for himself. how he 21 to have the same chance! he decided to study by 22 .in the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over , he 23 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. at night, he tried his best to remember what he 24 during the day. he worked 25 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. the more he learned, the greater 26 he showed in his lessons. a maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 27 him to sit at the back of the class. in one exam, he was the 28 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. he would have been given the scholarship if he 29 a regular student of the school.robeson 30 through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 31 of some university professors. they admired his talent 32 his diligence .to give him a good chance ,they hired him as a librarian and 33 him free guidance .robeson felt 34 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road35 success.16. a. whether b. which c. that d. what17.a.many b. few c. little d. much18.a.buy b. afford c. send d. read19.a.as b. like c. for d. by20.a.angry b. ashamed c. proud d. sorry21.a.hated b. decided c. wished d. regretted22.a.the teacher b. himself c. his parents d. his schoolmates23.a.could b. ought to c. should d. would24.a.had learned b. has been taught c. has heard d. had been written down25.a.very b. so c. too d. quite26.a.joy b. interest c. time d. taste27.a.allowed b. agreed c. let d. refused28.a.worst b. only c. last d .laziest29.a.had been b. has been c. is d. was30.a.learned b. listened c. mastered d. struggled31.a.notice b. influence c. eyes d. attention32.a.except for b. according to c. as well as d. in spite of33.a.taught b. offered c. lent d. sent34.a.sad b. angry c. happy d. disappointed35.a.leading to b. coming from c. made of d. covered with第二部分 阅读理解（共2节；满分40分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aeveryone needs friends. there is an old saying, “friends are gods way of taking care of us.” but how do you find real friendship and keep it? the american writer sally seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. you plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.first, you should choose a friend. what makes a good friend? it is not because a person has money or good looks. a good friend should be kind and patient. for example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help. to make a friend, you cannot be too shy. you should make each other happy and share your lives.but things cannot always be happy. even the best friends have fights. what should you do when you have a fight with your friend? you have to talk to him or her. when there is no one around, have an honest talk. if he or she doesnt want to talk, you could write a letter.there are three steps to being friends again:tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.36. sally wants to tell students the ways to _. a. find friends b. plant trees c. get happy d. keep fit37. what makes good friends? a good friend should _. a. be lovely and cool b. be kind and patient c. have lots of money d. have good looks38. according to the text, you can _ your friend after a fight. a. buy a present for b. never say a word to c. have dinner with d. write a letter to39. what is the best title of the text? a. teenagers and friendship b. the good friends around you c. the trouble of growing up d. the care and keeping of friends bcomputers are very important to modern life. many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. it is thought that we wont have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the internet. there will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. the internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communication(交流). others do not think that computers will replace (代替) our old ways.some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. instead, we will buy and read books using computers, which will keep many different books in them at the same time. we wont need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. computerized (计算机化的) books will be used more and more.while many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. it is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers, because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. maybe computers wont change these two habits.40which is the main idea of this passage?a. people like going shopping. b. reading books is important.c. computers are important. d. computer can be used to play games.41there will be no more books because_.a. there is no paper in the future. b. people dont like reading books.c. they are very expensive. d. we can read passages from computers.42which of the following is true?a. we can see films by computers. b. people all like to go shopping by computers.c. we cant buy anything using computers. d. all the people like reading books from computers.43which of the following is mentioned(提到) in the passage?a. computers can help us e-mail our friends. b. we can chat by using computers.c. computers can help us make telephone calls. d. we can listen to the music by computers. c black is the color of power (权力). it has the meaning of submission (服从). it is popular in fashion because it makes people look thinner. white is the color for brides (新娘). white is considered as a summer color. white is popular in fashion because it is light and goes with everything. red is a hot and strong color. it can make the heart beat faster. it is also the color of love. red clothes can make people look heavier. and red things can get noticed. the color of the sky and the ocean, blue, is one of the most popular colors. it is often used in bedrooms. blue can also be cold and make people feel sad. green means nature. it is the most comfortable color on the eyes and can improve vision (视觉). it is a calming color. hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients there. yellow is the most difficult color for the eyes to take in. yellow is sunshine. it is a warm color like red. on the one hand, it is the color of happiness and joy. on the other hand, it means fear and dishonest behavior.44. red is the color of _ according to the passage. a. fear b. love c. summer d. sadness45. the best color to make an excited person calm down is _. a. white b. blue c. green d. yellow46 . of al the six colors, _ are mentioned as warm colors. a. two b. three c. four d. five47. in the sentence “he is too yellow to stand up and fight”, “yellow” most probably means _. a. sad b. happy c. brave d. afraid djess really felt very happy. when he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. it was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. this was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. why were they asking him now? nobody seemed to like him. in fact, he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. as a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.cindy, who was standing near jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick(恶作剧) had worked. everyone was pleased that jess thought that was true. but there was no camping trip. the whole thing was made up.at first, cindy thought it was fun. but later, when jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings(积蓄), cindy had a second idea. she knew that jesss family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. cindy also hated to tell jess the truth. her close friends would be angry with her. what could she do now?48. what would happen if cindy told jess the truth?a. jess would go on the camping trip himself. b. jesss family would be angry with cindy.c. cindy might have trouble with her friends. d. jess would be thankful to his classmates.49. if jess really bought a sleeping bag, _. a. everyone else would also buy one. b. it would be the best in the class. c. cindy would pay for it. d. he would have it for no use.50. from the story we can guess _. a. everybody would go camping in the class. b. jess had few friends in the class. c. cindy was jesss best friend in the class. d. jess joined in many out-of school activities.第二节 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。the meaning of dreamssleep and dreams have interested people for centuries. scientists are learning more about sleep, but they still know very little about why we dream. 51 first, we have most of our dreams during rem(rapid eye movement)sleep. at this time, the brain is very active. second, everyone dreams, even if we cant remember doing so when we awaken. 52 while we are sleep, it works more slowly and sometimes puts our thoughts and memories together in strange ways. 53 . some believe that our dreams are associated with thoughts and feelings that we experience while we are awake. many dream researchers think that a dream about death, for example, is really about an important life change. 54 . dreams about a car or travel often represent feelings about your own life. dreams about teethespecially broken or loose onesmay indicate stress or fear. dreams in which you are flying often represent freedom or escape.researchers think people in our dreams can tell us something about ourselves. if the person in the dream was yelling, for example, maybe you are angry. 55 .there is still a lot about dreaming that we do not understand. by learning more about our dreams, we may learn more about ourselves.a. dreams may be more important than sleep.b. scientists do not know for certain why we dream.c. if he or she was scared then maybe you are afraid of something.d. modern research can tell us some important things about dreams.e. there are three things you should pay attention to to have a sweet dream.f. finally, a part of our brain helps us to understand daily experience we have.g. dreams about telephones are thought to be about giving or receiving messages.密封