山西省吕梁学院附中高2011-20212学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

1、=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼吕梁学院附中高 2011-20212 学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一、单项选择(每小题 1 分，共 15 分)1. With the developme nt of economy, a nu mber of rich people from cities have bought_“ second home ” in_countryside.A. the; the B. the;不填C. a;不填 D. a; the2. _I read Chicke n Soup for the Soul,_optimistic and cari ng

2、 I become.A. More; moreB. More; the moreC. The more; more D. The more; the more3. If a student_ in the exam, he / she won t escape punishment.A. gets caught to cheat B. gets caught cheati ngC. gets to catch cheati ng D. gets catch ing cheated4. Bring an extra pencil with you_ something goes wrong wi

3、th this one during the examA. in case B. in case ofC. so thatD. in order that5. As a member of the Youth League, you should_ other stude nts.A. give an example ofB. set an example toC. make an example forD. take an example for6. We will explore differe nt approaches_in formati on.A. to gatheri ngB.

4、of gatheri ngC. to gather D. in gatheri ng7. It is really a challe nging job to deal with people_ various ages and backgro un ds.A. inB. atC. withD. of8. You_ your drama play very much. I saw you prepari ng for it excitedly.Not really, because of the exam.A. must enjoy B. must have enjoyed C. can en

5、joy D. should enjoy9. If I_ Barack Obama, I_ to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace.Really? Why?A. were to be; do not goB. am; will not goC. were; would not goD. would be; were not to go10. The task_more difficult than we d thought.A. proved to be B. was proved to be C. proved being D. proved was11. T

6、he Rock & Roll Club was_ to develop and dem on stra te the stude ntsA. set offB. set upC. set dow nD. set out12. What_if you_ on the Tita nic?What a questi on!A. would you do; wereB. did you do; wereC. had you done; would have bee nD. would you have done; had bee n13. The nu mbers of stude nts a

7、ppl ying for this positi on_ 320.14. People_ n eed less sleep as they get older.A. tend toB. intend toC. prefer totalent usic.A. added B. added upC.added to D.added up toD.accust=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼15. He didn t get a satisfactory result._, he failed.A. To start withB. Fran kly speak ingC. I

8、n other words D. In a word二、完形填空（每空 2 分，共 40 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。I believe that every morning there is a new rising sun, and you can always have a new experienee. However,there are some that have 16 me to such a degree that I 117 from them for the rest of my life. Here is one tha

9、twill never be 18 .It was my first day as a college student. Everything around me was so 19 in the new eireumsta nces that I wasin a state of 20 . My heart was full of youthful21 . When I wason the way to the registration （ 登 i 己）center, a young man 22 me with a big smile and _23 to help me.Thinking

10、 I had n ever met him before, I felt terrified, and 24 why on earth he was trying to help a 25. Hemust have some bad idea 26 his min d, I thought. 27 I wasinexperieneed then, I made a fuss （ 大惊小怪）of it, ran away as 28 as I could, 29 the man beh ind me.This experie nee has ofte n made me feel 30 ever

11、 since.Till today, I still can fo rget the 31 eyes of the young man, and can help feeling32for him, because I 33 his kindn ess. But I hope from the bottom of my heart the memory will 34_ as long as Istill live in the world, 35 me to have a better understanding.16. A. forcedB. in flue needC. warnedD.

12、 con trolled17. A. regretB. keepC. ben efitD. suffer18. A. forgotte nB. predictedC. avoidedD.shared19. A. bori ngB. frighte ningC. freshD. available20. A. horrorB. panicC. an xietyD. exciteme nt21. A. en ergyB. pers on alityC. freedomD. quality22. A. made up forB. came up toC. put up withD. gave way

13、 to23. A. determi nedB. hesitatedC. offeredD. attempted24. A. wo nderedB. askedC. disbelievedD. realized25. A. visitorB. compa nionC. part nerD. stra nger26. A. inB. withC. fromD. through27. A. ForB. ThoughC. U nl essD. As28. A. slowlyB. fastC. possiblyD. calmly29. A. maki ngB. push ingC. leavi ngD.

14、 throw ing30. A. con fide ntB. sen selessC. stupidD. exhausted31. A. curiousB. con fusedC. an xiousD.annoyed32. A. un sureB. angryC. satisfiedD. sorry33. A. misun derstoodB. adoptedC. criticizedD. disturbed34. A. dieB. remai nC. leaveD. pass35. A. caus ingB. makingC. letti ngD. guidi ng三、阅读理解（每小题3 分

15、，共 60 分）=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。AThe man ageme nt and staff are happy to welcome you and will do all they can to make your stay anenjoyable one.MEAL TIMESOur overni ght charge in cludes a con ti nen tal-type breakfast.Breakfast: 7:30 9:30 a. m.Lu nch

16、: 12:00 2:00 p. m.Afternoon tea: 4:00 5:30 p. m.Di nner: 7:00 9:15 p. m.Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals cannot be served outsidethese times.Light refreshme nts in cludi ng tea, coffee, biscuits and san dwiches, can be served in rooms between10:00 a. m. and

17、11:00 p. m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the roomrefrigerator.ROOM CLEANINGPlease hang the appropriate sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easierfor the maids if you can leave the room temporarily at any time between 9:30

18、 a. m. and 4:00 p. m.VALUABLESWe are not resp on sible for the loss of mon ey, jeweler, or other valuables uni ess they are kept in thesafe and sig ned for by the man ager.DEPARTURESPlease inform recepti oni sts of your inten ded leavi ng before 9:30 a. m. of the day concerned and leavethe room by n

19、oon to allow for its preparati on for incoming guests. If circumsta nces (情 况) require, luggagecan be left in the charge of the hall porter.A SPECIAL REQUESTWe would respectfully suggest that in con siderati on of the comfort of other guests, the volume of radiosand televisi ons should be tur ned do

20、w n after 11:00 p. m.36. Meals can be served_ .A. outside the room at 3:00 p. M.B. in the dinin g-room at 6:00 p. m.C. i n the dinin g-room from 7:30 a. m. to 9:15 p. M.D. i n rooms at 9:00 p. m.37. If you intend to leave the room tomorrow, you may leave at any of the follow ing hoursexcept_.A. 3:00

21、 p. m.B. 12:00 a. m.C. 10:00 a. m. D. 11:00 a. m.38. Where is this no tice most likely to be found?A. At restaura nts.B. In shops.C. In hotels.D. In the n ewspapers.=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼39. What can we con clude from the last paragraph?A. You should respect the other guests.B. You are not all

22、owed to use radios and televisions.C. You shouldn t mekhe radios and televisions too loud after 11:00 p.m.D. To comfort others, you should turn off radios and televisi ons after 11:00 p.m.BOur boat floated on, betwee n walls of forest which were too thick to allow us a view of the land we werepass i

23、ng through, although we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing throughchains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have Ianded:where the jungle did not actually spread down into the river, banks of soft mud preve nted us goin

24、g ashore .Inany case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of sn akes and other dan gerouscreatures and the jun gle was so thick that one would be able to advanee only slowly, cutting one s way withknives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hop ing that whe n we reached th

25、e sea, a frien dly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilizati on.We lived on fish, any fruit and nuts we could pick up out of the water. As we had no fire, we had to eateveryth in g, in cludi ng the fish, raw. I had n ever tasted raw fish before, and I must say I did not much enjoythe expe

26、rienee: perhaps sea-fish which don t live in the mud are less tasteless. After eating my fish, I layback and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice, and ice cream .In the n ever-e nding heat of thejun gle, ice cream was a particularly freque nt dream.As for water, there was a choice. We co

27、uld drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water.Men who have just escaped what had appeared to certa in death lose all worries about such small things asdiseases caused by dirty water. I n fact, none of us suffered from any ill ness as a result. One day we passedano ther villag

28、e, but fortun ately n obody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time:we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat aga in.40. The only thing that they could see in the boat was_ .A. chains of hills B. high wallsC. vast landD. tall trees41. They were preve nted fro

29、m landing because they could n ot_.A. find the place marked on the mapB. go through the thick forestC. go across the soft mudD. see the pla ins42. This passage is mainly about_ .A. the problem of landingB. a terrible experie neeC. walls of forestD. the fishermen s worries43. Which of the following i

30、s NOT true according to the passage?A. The author and his partners were trapped during scientific exploration.B. They were floating on a small boat in the jungle without help.C. The dirty water they drank didn t threaten their liveD. They had no food or drinking water prepared.=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照

31、亮人生 .鑼CThe Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666.In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were woode n andclose together. One hun dred thousa nd people became homeless ,but only a few lost their lives.The fire sta

32、rted on Sun day morning in the house of the Kin gs baker( 面包师)in Puddi ng Lane. The baker,with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from thebakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the begi

33、nning.By eight oclock three hun dred houses were on fire. On Mon day n early a kilometer of the city was burningalong the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-k nown build in gs, old StPauls and the Guildhall among them.Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about th

34、e fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poorpeople stayed in their houses un til the last mome nt. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.The fire stopped only whe n the King fin ally ordered people to destroy hun dreds of buildi ngs in the path ofthe fire. With no thi ng left

35、to burn, the fire became weak and fin ally died out.After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect, wan ted a city with wider streets and fine new houses ofstone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them was the newSt Pauls.The fire caused great p

36、ain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not justof the past.44.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that _.A. some people lost their livesB. the birds in the sky were killed by the fireC.many famous buildi ngs were destroyed D. the

37、Kin gs bakery was burned dow n45. Why did the writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.B .Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.C .To show that poor people suffered most.D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.46. How was the fire put out accord

38、 ing to the text?A. The king and his soldiers came to help.B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.C. People man aged to get eno ugh water from the river.D .Houses sta nding in the direct ion of the fire were pulled dow n.47. Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of th

39、e big fire?(a)There was a strong wind.(b)The streets were very n arrow.(c)Ma ny houses were made of wood.(d)There was not eno ugh water in the city.(e)People did not discover the fire earlier.A.(a)a nd(b)B.(a),(b)a nd(c)C.(a),(b),(c)a nd(d)D.(a),(b),(c)(d)a nd(e)II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼Many o

40、f people like cooking but never have much time for it. Helen Fry new book QuickCooking has been specially written for busy people. It has over 1,000 recipes, from the famousSpanish gazpacho to Swedish smorgasbord. The book is well written and the photographs and drawings are clear. (They arelike tho

41、se in the excellent little Quick Dressmaking and Quick Gardening.) The book has a strong plastic cover. It is easy tofind your way around it too. And busy people, notice this, Mrs Fry tells you how much time you need in order to get each dishready.Quick Cook ing has four parts, one for each seas on.

42、 This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetable when they are cheaperand, of course, better. There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries, and most of the recipes are easy to follow. Youtake something simple like a chicken or some cheese, and make an unu sual dish out of it. For example

43、, there are no fewertha n 40 recipes for eggs! Mrs Fry does not plan complete meals for the“ quick book ” . The beginners will have tofind out a lot of things for himself or herself. But this ought to be difficult with such a good book.I wan ted to try many of the recipes as soon as I read them. For

44、 people with little spare time, Hele nFry Quick Cooking is excellent value.48. Helen Fry s book is calleidKCooking because_.A. You can cook all the dishes in it quicklyB. There is over 1,000 recipes in itC. It is written for people who don t have much timeD. It tells you how to cook all kinds of foo

45、d quickly49. Busy people should no tice that_ .A. all the recipes in the book are easy to followB. there are clear photographs and draw ings in the bookC. the book has a stra nge coverD. they are told how long each dish takes to cook50. This passage is most probably_ .A. a book reviewB. a no ticeC.

46、a letter to an editorD. an in troduct ion on cook ing51. We can infer from the passage that_.A. Helen Fry is good at writing books quicklyB. Complete meals are planned only for beginnersC. There are quite a few “ quick books ” for busy peopleD. Beginners are advised to start making meals out of the

47、cheapest materialsColumbus College , 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive ,Kowloo n CityTo:All Staff=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼From: Jakie Mok , Secretary; Sports Developme nt CommitteeDate:May 20, 2010A week ago ,“ Sports for Lifeprografri was sent to the parents, requiring them to select asport they wan ted

48、 their child to play. Since the n , our staff have received lots of calls from pare nts asking formore information about it . Here is a memo （备忘录）for your reference when you an swer the pho nes.Sports 1: basketball.We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, stude nts

49、 should be advisedto sig n up as soon as possible. Stude nts will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park .Tocover the cost of hiring a bus ,each student will have to pay $ 10 each time. There will be four basketballcourts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.S

50、ports 2:GymWe wil l be using St. Peter s Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park.First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Secon d, it has lot of trees with ple nty of shade.Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, skipping

51、, jogging , outdooraerobics（有氧运动 ）,all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty foreach of the activities.Sports 3: Hiki ngHiking（远足）will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minuteslater. Three teachers will accompany

52、 （陪伴）the students , and a hiking instructor willaccompany each group of 15 hikers . Each instructor will cost $ 75/hr.Sports 4: Swimmi ngThe Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pooland conduct the goin gs-on （活动） from the poolside . We will o

53、nly be able to reserve （预定） the pool forone hour（i.e. 2:45pm to 3:45pm）.O nly stude nts skilful at swimmi ng can take up this activity. The pool willhave two lifeguards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $ 10 per visit.52. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.

54、 Stude nts select ing basketball had better register early.B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.C. Hiking usually begi ns at 2:30 pm and lasts 8 hours.D. Stude nts havi ng swim ming suits can take up swim ming.53. It can be in ferred from the passage thatA. stude nts tak ing par

55、t in basketball will walk to the courts.B. every student can gain admission （获得许可） to one of the four sportsC. hik ing stude nts can have a regular rest in the shade of treesD. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water54. It can be con eluded that=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼A.

56、 each sport will take only on hourB. stude nts will be charged for the four sportsC. all the sports will take place at Kowlo on PeakD. teachers will accompa ny stude nts on each sport55. The purpose of the memo is toA. attract stude nts in terest in the programB. require the pare nts to select a spo

57、rt for their childC. help the staff expla in the program to the pare ntsD. remind teachers and lifeguards to be prese nt on time四、 短文改错（共 10 处错误，每处 1 分，共 10 分）Like most of my classmates, I have either brothers nor sisters-in other words, Iam a only child. My pare nts love me dearly of course and wil

58、l do all they can make surethat I get a good educati on. They did not want me to do any work at home. They want meto devote all my time in my studies so that I 1l get good marks in all my subject. We may beone family and live un der the same roof, and we do not seem to get much time to talk abouttogether. It looks