高二英语期末测试卷(选修八)

高二英语期末测试卷 选修八 本试卷分两大部分 共 150 分 命题人 石油中学 葛淑伟 第一部分 英语知识运用 共四节 满分 55 分 第一节 语音知识 共 5 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 5 分 从每小题 A B C D 四个选项中 找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的 选项 1 cube A product B compulsory C current D perfume 2 innocent A helicopter B convenient C competence D product 3 valid A walnut B abrupt C lantern D indicate 4 crierion A associate B triangle C practical D exit 5 bear A wear B beard C search D heart 第二节 情景对话 共 5 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 5 分 根据对话情景和内容 从对话手所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项 选项 中有两个为多余选项 Jerry Hi Mike Look like you ve got some sun Mike I guess so I spent the weekend on the beach Jerry Really That sounds exciting 6 Mike At my friend s house He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted Jerry 7 Mike Oh I have a paper to work on Jerry 8 I mean besides lying out in the sun Mike I play some volleyball I never realized how hard it is to run on sand Jerry 9 Did you go swimming Mike I intended to 10 So I just went fishing Jerry All sounds so relaxing A What a pity B It must be cool C Where did you stay D But how did you get there E So what else did you do out there F But the water wasn t warm enough G Then why not stay there for a longer time 第三节 语法和词汇知识 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 从每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 并在答题卡上将该 选项涂黑 11 How about going out for a picnic on Sunday morning Hmm The weather is very good these days A Yes why not B Well no way C Oh never mind D Sure no matter 12 The winning of hosting 2010 World Expo is victory not only for Shanghai residents but for the people of the whole Chinese nation A the a B a the C a a D the the 13 We are making progress every day in computer science and some of the techniques are very soon A on the way out B in the way out C by the way toD on the way towards 14 Underground railway is being built in Shenyang We are sure to take the subway to in the city in no time A get through B get around C get together D get over 15 Our success was largely the good cooperation of all team members A because B result from C due to D thanks to 16 After he had played on the football field one game daily for a week his strength seemed to have A put out B got out C gone out D run out 17 He called another girl was more suitable for the position A he believed B who he believed C he believed she D whom he believed 18 I have to put the book away and focus my attention on study this weekend A However the story is amusing B No matter how amusing is the story C However amusing is the story D No matter how amusing the story is 19 I will come to your lecture at 10 00 am tomorrow I m sorry By then my lecture and I my guests in my office A will end am being met B have ended will meet C will have ended will be meeting D will have ended will have met 20 At the United Nations Climate Change Conference the UN Secretary General pointed out that the climate situation would get worse and worse A if not dealing with properly B unless dealing with properly C if properly dealt with D unless properly dealt with 21 I ll tell Mary about our changes tomorrow What You her yesterday A ought to tellB must have told C might have told D should have told 22 Some people argue that university education should be made to most people not only to good students A available B considerable C varied D extinct 23 The President said to the public hoped that people in the area will recover from the terrible disaster soon A This is B There is C That is D It is 24 Which school are you studying in One which is the Liaoning Teachers University A impressed with B attached to C sceptical of D involved in 25 To greatly raise people s living conditions A all kinds of measures have taken B they have taken all kinds of measures C it is said that they have taken all kinds of measures D I think they have taken all kinds of measures 第四节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 I used to live selfishly I should admit But one moment changed me I was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to ger something to eat On the way I 27 a Busker 街头艺人 with a hat in front of him I had some 28 in my pocker but I would not give them to him thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol He 30 like that type young and ragged 31 what was I going to spend the money on Only to feed my addiction to Coca Cola or chocolate I then 32 I had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was busking I 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35 and he smiled at me I watched for a while As 36 as it sounds I expected something more to come from that moment a feeling of 37 or satifaction for example But nothing happened 38 I walked off It proved to be a waste of 39 I thought On my way home at the end of the 40 I saw the busker again and he was 41 I watched him pick up the hat and walk 42 a cafe counter There he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund raising 募捐 event He was busking for charity 慈善 Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving 26 A left B cleaned C prepared D searched 27 A led B chose C saw D fooled 28 A chocolates B coins C tins D drugs 29 A almost B only C rather D still 30 A acted B looked C sounded D smelt 31 A Though B For C Therefor D But 32 A declared B realized C expected D guessed 33 A it B all C him D them 34 A waited B followed C stopped D arrived 35 A rag B hat C pocket D counter 36 A selfish B awkward C innocent D special 37 A happeiness B sadness C love D hate 38 A Disappointedly B Unfortunately C Coincidentally D Comfortably 39 A words B effort C space D money 40 A moment B day C break D event 41 A walking around B passing by C packing up D running off 42 A around B in C behind D to 43 A chief B basic C actual D total 44 A by B for C on D with 45 A work B time C energy D change 第二部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分 40 分 第一节 共 15 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 30 分 阅读下列四篇短文 从每小题后所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在 答题卡上将该选项涂黑 A Have you seen Jurassic Park In this film scientists use DNA kept for tens of millions of years to clone dinosaurs They find trouble however when they realize that the cloned creatures are smarter and more dangerous than expected That s nothing more than a fiction But could we really clone endangered animals To date the most successful attempt to do so was the cloning of a gaur a rare ox like animal from southeast Asia Scientists used a cow to bring the cloned baby gaur named Noah Two days after birth however Noah died from a common bacterial infection Other endangered species that may be cloned include the African bongo antelope 邦戈羚羊 the Sumatran tiger the cheetah 猎豹 and the giant panda Next could we really clone extinct animals In theory Yes To do this you need a well kept source of DNA from the extinct animals such as wool mammoth 毛象 Tasmanian tiger or even dinosaur and a closely related species still living which could serve as a surrogate mother In reality Probably not On the one hand it s not likely that extinct animals DNA could survive undamaged for such a long time Cloning extinct animals as wool mammoth Tasmanian tiger or dinosaur is much more difficult due to the lack of properly well preserved DNA On the other hand for example a gaur can have a cow as a surrogate mother definitely not a monkey But what about an extinct animals as unique as the panda What species could possibly serve as a surrogate mother Cloning presents many exciting possibilities However even if extinct animals are brought back they could not survive in today s world Not only do most extinct animals have no habitat to love in but the other plants and animals they depended on for food may also be gone as well 46 It can be learned from the text that A scientists have cloned the African bongo antelope B both the cheetah and the giant panda live in Asia C the gaur lives in Asia and is endangered D the gaur is an extinct species 47 The underlined words a surrogate mother probably refer to a female who A contributes its eggs to another female B gives birth to a baby for another female C gives birth to a baby of its own D cannot give birth to a baby 48 The difficulty in cloning an extinct species is the lack of A both the well preserved DNA and plants to live on B both the habitat to live in and the well preserved DNA C both habitat to live in and plants to live on D both the well preserved DNA and a surrogate mother 49 In the author s opinion it is possible that A some extinct species may be cloned but not survive B extinct species may be cloned and easily survive C a gaur can have a monkey as a surrogate mother D all the extinct species may be cloned B Research advances over the past decade have told us that with a little work we humans can clone just about anything we want from frogs to monkeys and probably even ourselves So we can clone things but why would we want to Of all the reasons cloning for medical purposes most probably benefit large numbers of people How might cloning be used in medicine 1 Cloning animal models of disease Much of what researchers learn about human disease comes from studying animal models such as mice Often animal models are genetically engineered to carry disease causing mutations 变异 in their genes Creating these transgenic 转基 因的 animals is a process that requires trial and erro and several generations of breeding 培育 Cloning technologies might reduce the time needed to make a transgenic animal model and the result would be a population of genetically identical animals for study 2 Cloning stem cells 干细胞 for the treatment of diseases Stem cells are the body s bulding blocks responsible for developing and repairing the body throughout life As a result they might be used to repair damaged or diseased organs and tissues Researchers are currently looking up cloning as a way to create certain human stem cells for the treatment of diseases 3 Cloning farm animals for drug production Farm animals such cows sheep and goats are currently being genetically engineered to produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine Just like creating animal models of disease cloning might be a faster way to produce large numbers of genetically engineered animals 50 From Purpose One we can infer that A most transgenic animals are cloned B most animals carry engineered genes C most transgenic animal models are not cloned D most animals carry disease causing mutations in their genes 51 It can be learned from Propose Two that cloning technologies can be mainly used to A create damaged or diseased organs and tissues B clone genetically defined human stem cells C develop and maintain the body D repair the body throughout life 52 According to Purpose Three cloning technologies can be mainly used to A speed up the producing of genetically engineered animals B produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine C raise genetically engineered cows sheep and goats D produce large herds of animals for human beings C It was Molly s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before heheaded off to work One morning in addition to his usual lunch bag Molly handed him a second paper bag This one was worn and held together with staples 书钉 Why two bags her father asked The other is something else Molly answered What s in it Just some stuff 东西 Take it with you Not wanting to discuss the matter he put both sacks into his briefcase kissed Molly and rushed off At midday he opened Molly s bag and took out the contents two hair ribbons 丝带 three small stones a plastic dinosaur a tiny sea shell a small doll and 13 pennies The busy father smiled finished eating and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket Molly s stuff included That evening Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper Where s my bag What bag The one I gave you this morning I left it at the office Why I forgot to put this note in it she said And besides Daddy the things in the sack are the things I really like I thought you might like to play with them You didn t lose the bag did you Daddy Oh no he said lying I just forgot to bring it home I ll bring it tomorrow While Molly hugged her father s neck he unfolded the note that read I love you Daddy Molly had given him her treasures all that a 7 year old held dear Love in a paper bag and he missed it not only missed it but had thrown it in the wastebasket So back he went to the office Just ahead of the night janitor 看门人 he picked up the wastebasket He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully The bag didn t look so good but the stuff was all there and that s what counted After dinner he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack It took a long time to tell Everything had a story or a memory Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life he thought We should all remember that it s not the destination that counts in life but the journey That journey with the people we love is all that really matters It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten 53 Why did Molly give her father a second bag A She didn t want to keep the things in the bag B She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father C She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things D She enjoyed playing with her father 54 How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it A He kept it in the drawer B He took it back home C He threw it into the wastebasket D He put it on his table 55 After father heard what his daughter said he felt A regretful B surprised C sad D satisfied 56 Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage A An important journey B Two bags C Father and daughter D Love in a paper bag D D I grew up in a small town My father raised chickens and ran a construction company I was only 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the coop He believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibility Then when I was 22 I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace I washed dishes and cooked from 4 00 pm to 9 00 pm and then went on to sing until 2 00 in the morning It wasn t long before I became known as a singing cook I had been rejected so many times by record companies that it was hard not to be discouraged One night a woman executive 主管 from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing When the show was over we sat down and talked and after she left I said to myself it was one more rejection A few weeks later my manager received a phone call Warner Brothers Records wanted to sign a record deal with me Soon after I released my first record in June 1986 It sold over 2 million copies My best efforts have gone into every job I ve ever held It was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a man Knowing that I had done my best filled me with pride I still feel that way today even though I have become a well known singer 57 The main purpose of the writer s dad by letting him feed the chickens and clean up the coop was A to let him learn responsibilityB to let him earn his own living C to let him help with the company D to let him spend his spare time 58 Why was the writer once known as a singing cook A Because he was a cook at a country music club B Because he sang for guests while he worked as a cook C Because he often sang while cooking D Because he liked singing better than cooking 59 first recognized his talents and helped to make his career successful A Warner s brothe B His manager C His fatherD A woman executive 60 What made the writer proud of himself A His ability to live independently B His sense of responsibility in whatever he did C His courage in the face of rejections D His hard work in his early years 第二节 共 5 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 10 分 根据短文内容 从下框的 A F 选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项 选项中有一项 为多余项 AGift giving proven to be valuable B Memories from gift giving C Moments and events for gift giving D Various functions of gift giving E Gitt giving as a wasteful practice F Gift giving as a two way social activity Gift Giving 61 There are many occasions 场合 for giving gifts in modern industrialinzed societies birthdays naming ceremonies weddings anniversaries New Year It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures In addition special events such as one s first day of school or graduation from university often require gift fiving 62 What is happening when we give gifts Most important we are exchanging gifts If someone gives me a gift for my birthday I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday A gift builds up or confirms a social oblingation 义务 63 Gifts tighten personal relationships and provide a means of communication between loved ones People say that a gift lets the recipient 接受者 know we are thinking of them and that we want to make the person feel special We want people to feel wanted to feel part of our social or family group We give presents to say I m sorry Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like Sometimes we give things that we like or would frrl comfortable with In all these cases the gifts are sending out messages often very expressive ones 64 People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years I appreciate these and they mean something to me the woman said because I remember the occasions they were given on and that they were from my mother and the relationship we ve had The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others She hoped that the recipients would look at here gifts in years to come and 65 Emotions 情感 like these suggest that a positive spirit still lies behind gift giving They prove that the anthropologist Claude Levi Strauss was wrong to say that modern western gift giving is highly wasteful Studies in Canada and elsewhere have also shown that this is not the case Each gift is unique even if so many are given The emotional benefit for those who exchange gifts is the very reason