高二英语试题

1、 2013-2014学年度第二学期高二英语期末试题I. 语音知识（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分) ( )1.museum A.whisper B.position C.island D.loose ( )2.watched A.walked B.destroyed C.copied D.trusted ( )3.refer A.father B.favor C.occur D.order ( )4.holiday A.obviously B.prove C.introduce D.government ( )5.rather A.health B.nothing C.cloth D.sout

2、hernII. 情景对话（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） W:Excuse me,I was wondering if you could help me.Im a newcomer here? M:Sure,Id be glad to. 6_ W:Can you tell me what time the school bus leaves for town? 7 M:Hmm.Let me see.The first bus leaves at 7:00 in the morning,the second at 12:00 noon and the last at 6:00 in the

3、afternoon. W:Thank you very much. 8 I want to take the second bus. M:11:40.Youve got plenty of time. W: 9 . M:Over there,beside the pool. 10 You cant miss it.And you can also find the timetable on the sign. W:Many thanks.A. What time do you have now?B. Where do you want to go?C. There is a sign.D. I

4、 dont have the timetable.E. And could you tell me where I should wait for the bus?F. What do you want to know?G. You can walk there. III. 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） ( )11.- Ill be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat? - Not at all. _. A.Ive no time B.Id rather not C.Id like i

5、t D.I would be happy to( )12. _ the answer, Tom, who asked the questions, still stood with his hand _. A.Giving; raised B.Given; raised C.Given; risen D.Giving; rising( )13.He insisted on going abroad to have further study _ his parents objection. A.by means of B.in favor of C.regardless of D.on pur

6、pose of ( )14.Students should be encouraged to use_Internet as _resource. A./;a B./;the C.the;the D.the;a. ( )15.Tom rushed home _he heard the news, only_ that his wife was gone. A. as soon as; finding B. immediately; to find C. the moment; find D. when; found ( )16.-Have you moved into your new hou

7、se? -Not yet,Ive no time to get it _. A.furnishing B.furnished C.furnish D.to furnish ( )17.She owes her success_good luck more than_ability. A.to;and B.of;to C.to;to D.to;in ( )18.-Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. -I think so.He_for it for months. A.is preparing B.was preparing

8、 C.had been preparing D.has been preparing ( )19.Tomorrow is Toms birthday.Have you got any idea_the party is to be held? A.what B.which C.that D.where( )20.-Can we play chess this afternoon? -Sorry,but I have_things to do. A.a great deal B.a large amount C.a large quantity D.a great many ( )21._wit

9、h such great difficulty,Jack felt at a loss what to say. A.Facing B.Faced C.Being faced D.Having faced( )22.Teaching and learning are two entirely different process.They_in kind and function. A.differ B.change C.compare D.work( )23.Color blind people often find it difficult to_between blue and green

10、. A.separate B.distinguish C.compare D.contrast( )24.If it is quite_to you,I will visit you next Tuesday. A.convenient B.fair C.easy D.comfortable( )25.-Can I speak to Mr Brown,please? -_,Ill just see if he is here. A.Ring off B.Hold up C.Hang on D.Ring backIV. 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） Learning to

11、AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 26 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 27 and ill.My father was 28 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 29 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit

12、quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 30 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 31 about life, and I told them about one of my 32 . I said that we must very often give things up 33 we growour youth, our beauty, our friendsbut it always 34 that after we give something up,

13、we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 35 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 36 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 37 , he answered his own question: “I 38 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their ey

14、es, along with hope and thankfulness. I was also 39 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated(恼怒的) at someone, I 40 remember his words and become 41 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 42 to give up my small irritations. In this 43

15、, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 44 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 45 .( )26. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile( )27. A. tired B. poor C. wea

16、k D. slow( )28. A. already B. once C. only D. still( )29. A. sent B. threw C. took D. put( )30. A. impossible B. stressful C. difficult D. hopeless( )31. A. worrying B.talking C.caring D. asking( )32. A. Beliefs B. experiences C. ambitions D. decisions( )33. A.till B. since C. before D. as( )34. A.

17、suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires( )35. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened( )36. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( )37. A. Certainly B. Immediately C. Naturally D.Surprisingly( )38. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed( )39. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. wa

18、rned( )40. A. would B. could C. should D. might( )41. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy( )42. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able( )43. A. way B. form C. method D. case( )44. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess( )45. A. gift B. award C. lesson D. wordV. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） (A) O. Henry was a p

19、en name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 yea

20、rs old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank ,O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to wr

21、ite short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers surprise.( )46. In wh

22、ich order did O. Henry do the following things? a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank. c. Travelled to Texas. d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper Job. f. Learned to write stories. A. e. c. f. b. d. a B. c. e. b. d. f. a C. e. b. d. c. a. f. D. c. b. e. d. a f. ( )47. People enjoyed reading

23、O. Henrys stories because _ A. they were about New York City B. they were easy to understand C. they showed his love for the poorD. they had surprise endings ( )48. O. Henry went to prison because _ . A.people thought he had taken money that was not his B. he broke the law by not using his own name

24、C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners D. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper ( )49. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work. C. He was very good at learning. D.He was devoted to the poor.( )50. Wh

25、ere did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? A. His life inside the prison. B. The newspaper articles he wrote. C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy. (B) Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot j

26、ump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you. Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls ba

27、ck down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around. Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earths gravity and carry you into space

28、.( )51. In this passage, the word “gravity” means_ A. the pull of everything. B. the force of attraction among objects. C. the force which attracts objects towards the center of the earth D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.( )52. When you jump you always fall to the ground because

29、_ A. the earth always turns round. B. you are careless. C. the earths gravity is greater than your weight. D. the earth has gravity( )53. Gravity is strong that _ A. it can throw a ball into the air. B. it makes you jump only seven feet. C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep ever

30、ything on earth.( )54. Because of gravity,_ A. water flows everything. B. we can go everywhere by ship. C. water always flows downwards. D. fish can live in water.( )55. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because_ A. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth cant pull the spaceship. C. the

31、 spaceship has a strong force D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things. (C) When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to

32、 their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become nearsighted. Then people who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unle

33、ss they hold it at arms length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too. Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some peoples eyes become cloudy because

34、of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them. Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle . To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of

35、one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objects relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distan

36、ce as people with two eyes.( )56. We should take good care of our eyes_ . A. only when we can see well B. only when we cannot see perfectly C. even if we can see well D. only when we realize how important our eyes are( )57. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably_ . A. near-sigh

37、ted B. far-sighted C. astigmatic D. suffering from cataracts( )58. The underlined word “suffer” in the third paragraph probably means_ . A. experience B. imagine C. feel pain D. are affected with( )59. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for_ . A. seeing at night B. seeing objects

38、far away C. looking over a wide area D. judging distances( )60. People who suffer from astigmatism have_ . A. one eye bigger than the other B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glassesVI.任务

39、型读写（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，选项中有一项是多余项。A. Anger can benefit relationships.B. Anger reduces violence.C. Anger can be used to good effect.D. Angry people are more optimistic.E. Anger provides self-insight.F. Anger is a motivating force.There are all sorts of good reasons to a

40、void getting angry.Not only does it make you feel bad,it makes you do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive.As a result people do their best to mask their anger.But like all emotions anger has its purposes,which can be used to good effect. 61.You sometimes hear peop

41、le talking about using anger as a motivating force by”turning anger into positive energy”.In fact anger itself is a kind of positive energy and a powerful motivating force.Research has shown that anger can make us push on towards our goals in the face of problems and barriers. 62.Anger is a natural

42、reaction to being wronged by someone and its a way of communicating that sense of injustice.But society tells us anger is dangerous and we should hide it.The problem is that when you hide your anger,your partner doesnt know theyve done something wrong.And so they keep doing it.And that doesnt do you

43、r relationship any good.The expression of anger,if aimed at finding a solution,can actually benefit and strengthen relationships. 63. A sample of Americans and Russians were asked about how recent outbursts of anger had affected them.55% claimed that getting angry had led to a positive outcome.One t

44、op of this one-third said that anger provided an insight into their own faults.If we can notice when we get angry and why,then we can learn what to do to improve our lives. 64. Although anger often lead to physical violence,it can also be a way of reducing violence.Thats because its a very strong so

45、cial signal that a situation needs to be resolved.When others see the signal they are more motivated to try and calm the angry party. 65. Angry people have something in common with happy people.Thats because both tend to be more optimistic.Take one study of fear of terrorism carried out in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.In this study those experiencing anger expected fewer attacks in the future.In contrast those experiencing more fear were more pessimistic about the future and expected further attacks.VII. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 66. He_(溜走）into the room when