江苏省海安高级中学高二英语下学期期末复习题

1、.江苏省海安高级中学高二英语下学期期末复习题 2005-6-23Unit 20Archaeology一、 单项选择1. No one can _ himself _ genius.A. describe; asB. describe; as a C. describe; withD. describe; with a2. He has a strong objection _ in public.A. to being laughed atB. to be laughed atC. to laugh atD. to laughing at3. In the western countries,

2、 people like to decorate their houses _ holly _ Christmas.A. with; inB. with; onC. with; atD. about; at4. Children are naturally curious _ everything around them, in other words, they're curious _ everything works.A. of; thatB. about; howC. for; whatD. as to; when5. The champions of the Athens O

3、lympics of China _ a holiday last week and they are still _ holiday.A. went on; onB. were on; onC. went on; atD. were on; at6. What _ me most is that such a pretty girl _ interest in raising pigs.A. interests; takes so muchB. takes interest to; has such greatC. interest; show so muchD. interesting t

4、o; feels so much7. Wait till you are more _. It's better to be sure than sorry.A. inspiredB. certainC. calmD. satisfied8. At the present time, most parents _ their hopes _ their children.A. put; inB. pin; withC. pin; onD. put; with9. In dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _.

5、A. have survivedB. are to surviveC. would surviveD. will survive10. - Excuse me, may I ask you some questions? - Sorry, I'm too busy and haven't even a minute to _.A. spendB. spareC. shareD. stop11. In the botanic garden we can find a(n) _ of plants that range from tall trees to small flower

6、s.A. speciesB. groupC. amountD. variety12. The reason _ was lack of medical care.A. that he diedB. why he diedC. for his deathD. A, B and C13. The reason for my absence was _ I was ill.A. becauseB. thatC. whyD. since14. The package is two kilograms _ weight.A. byB. atC. inD. on15. Our government'

7、;s anger _ to their ambassador.A. were conveyedB. conveyedC. conveysD. was conveyed16. The well-known singer _ at the piano by Comrade Wang.A. was companiedB. was accompaniedC. companiedD. accompanied17. _ from the moon, our earth, with water _seventy percent of its surface, appears as a "blue

8、ball".A. Seen; coveredB. Seeing; coveringC. Seen; coveringD. To see; to cover18. The castle _ the 14th century.江苏省海安高级中学高二英语下学期期末复习题 Unit20 2005-6-23A. dates backB. dated back toC. dates fromD. dated from19. George would like to _ arranging the entertainment.A. hand inB. hand outC. had downD. h

9、ave a hand in20. The book has been well received, but _ actual sales, it hasn't been very successful.A. in terms ofB. in term ofC. considering toD. with regarding to21. My bike is _ new, even though I have had it a year.A. as well asB. as wellC. as good asD. as good22. Our cook has _ the family

10、for 20 years.A. servedB. served inC. served onD. served as23. - How do you find the film?- It's beyond _.A. describeB. descriptionC. reachD. descriptive24. All the street were _ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.A. furnishedB. decoratedC. suppliedD. provided25. Is this the reason _ at

11、 the meeting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explainedB. what he explainedC. how he explainedD. why he explained26. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he _ your lecture.A. couldn't have attendedB. needn't have attendedC. mustn't have attendedD. shouldn&

12、#39;t have attended27. Oh, I'm not feeling well in the stomach, I _ so much fried chicken just now.A. shouldn't eatB. must have eatenC. should have eatenD. mustn't have eaten28. _, I have never seen anyone who's as capable as John.A. As long as I have traveledB. Now that I have trave

13、led so muchC. Much as I have traveledD. As I have traveled so much29. _ the day went on, the weather got worse.A. WithB. SinceC. WhileD. As30. Tom's mother kept telling him that he should work harder but _ didn't help.A. heB. whichC. sheD. it二完形填空Some myths are stories told since ancient tim

14、es to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (1) _ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (2)

15、_ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (3) _. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (4) _ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (5) _. When Persephone was picking flowers in the

16、garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (6) _ what happened to Persephone, she became so (7) _ that she caused all plants to (8) _ People were in (9) _ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (10) _ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (11)

17、_, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (12) _. She could go back to her mother if she had not (13) _ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (14) _ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the u

18、nderworld. When Zeus (15) _ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (16) _, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (17) _ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (18)

19、_ not let the crops grow. That is (19) _ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (20) _, it is spring, and plants begin to growagain.江苏省海安高级中学高二英语下学期期末复习题 Unit20 2005-6-231. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age2. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter3. A. wife

20、B. lover C. partner D. daughter4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission6. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious8. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly9. A. danger B.

21、 hope C. turn D. case10. A. since B. until C. after D. when11. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades12. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey13. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard14. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted15. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared16. A. da

22、ughter B. mother C. god D. ruler17. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts18. A. should B. can C. dare D. will19. A. where B. because C. why D. how20. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy三阅读理解In 1837, the historian Carlyle made the first recorded use of the word "queue" (排队). He spoke o

23、f the French and their "habit of standing in a queue". Forty years later Paris was the best place to wait in line. However, queuing became popular in Britain too. The Second World War was the golden age of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to

24、 buy. This was the source of many Second World War jokes:Shopkeeper to customer: Excuse me, miss, are you pregnant (怀孕) ?Customer: Well, I wasn't when I joined the queue. Today, according to research in America, we (in Britain) can spend up to 5 years of our livesqueuing- as compared to twelve m

25、onths looking for things we have lost. But things may be changing. Many people no longer have the patience to stand in a queue. The law of the jungle (丛林) has begun to operate at bus stops, with people using their arms to push others out of the way. One way to make life easier is to introduce "

26、queue management". Customers at supermarketcheese counters can now take a ticket with a number which appears on a screen when it is theirturn. And while they wait for their number, they can do a bit of shopping. In some booking offices there is also a system telling customers how long they may

27、have to wait before they are served. One of the latest technical progress is the use of an electronic scanner (电子识别器) which can read all the contents of your shopping basket or trolley in just a few seconds. If these becomepopular, queuing in supermarkets may become a thing of the past. But some peo

28、ple just like queuing. One man queued all night for Harrods famous January sale, and then returned home for breakfast at nine o' clock the next morning without going into the shop.1. The joke in Paragraph 2 implies that the young woman _. A. has been waiting in the queue for a long time B. doesn

29、't need to stand in the queue C. enjoys standing in the queue D. has stood in the wrong line2. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. The British spend more time queuing than looking for lost things. B. The Americans criticized the British for their way of queuing. C. The B

30、ritish are always patient when they wait in line. D. People queue only when they want to buy something.3. The British try to solve the problem of queuing by all the following EXCEPT _.江苏省海安高级中学高二英语下学期期末复习题 Unit20 2005-6-23 A. making a law to prevent queuing B. telling the customers the waiting time

31、C. using numbered tickets to put the customers in order D. checking the price of the goods customers buy with a scanner4. We can infer from the passage that _. A. queue management doesnt work well B. there is still queuing in England C. we don't see much queuing in Paris D. the French like queui

32、ng more than the British四、短文改错I've really got to do something to lose weight becauseI'm getting much too fat. I wash 't worried about it until I go 1. _to see the doctor. He told me that I'd probably had a heart 2. _attack while I started eating less. When you're on a diet you 3.

33、 _have to stop eat too much even though you are always hungry. 4. _They may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot 5. _of will-power to succeed. So I will stay on a health farm for a 6. _month I won't be able to eat much and so !'11 have to stick 7. _to my diet. I'll also do ple

34、nty of exercise, which won't give 8. _me any harm too. Both the diet and the exercise will 9. _help me to lose weight and feel more better. 10. _五、书面表达 Michael是一名美国中学生，在学校里选修汉语。他利用暑假到中国进修，希望进一步了解中国文化。有一天，他看到下面有关成语的漫画，不大明白其中的意思。请你用英语把漫画所表达的故事和寓意写成一段短文，向他解释。 注意：1词数：在80120词之间； 2参考词汇：bump into (撞上)，

35、hoe (锄头)高二英语下学期期末复习题 2005-6-23Unit 20ArchaeologyKey:一、1-5 BACBA 6-10 ABCBB 11-15 DDBCD 16-20BCCDA 21-25 CABBA 26-30ABCDD二、15. BBAAD610. DCCAB1115. BACDA1620. BCDCD三、14. AAAB四、 1. went 2. have 3. unless 4. eating 5. This/That/It 6. 7. where/when 8. do 9. either 10. more/much 五、 1Once upon a time ther

36、e was a farmer who worked hard in the fields every day. One day, while he was ploughing the field, he heard a bumping sound. He saw a rabbit lying by the trump. He picked it up and found that it was a fat rabbit. He thought to himself, “Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I wor

37、k so hard all day long?” He threw his hoe away and lay by the tree every day, dreaming for more rabbit to come. When he finally realized his foolishness and returned to his field, he found that all his crops were dead. This story tells us that we should not wait for unexpected gains by chance and lu

38、ck. Or, we should not hope to get rewards without hard work.2There was once a farmer who worked very hard every day. One day when he was hoeing in the sunshine, he suddenly heard a low sound “Peng!”. He turned and hurried to the tree. He found a rabbit dying. He took hold of the rabbit and was excit

39、ed. “What a rabbit! Ill have it for dinner!” Then he had a good idea, “Why cant I wait for more rabbits here? Its cool under the tree.” So he dropped off his hoe and waited there. But day after day, there were no more rabbits coming. What was worse, all his crops were dead. The story tells us that i

40、f you want to get something, you must work hard for it. Remember, “No pains, no gains!”高二英语下学期期末复习题 2005-6-23Unit 20ArchaeologyKey:一、1-5 BACBA 6-10 ABCBB 11-15 DDBCD 16-20 BCCDA 21-25 CABBA 26-30ABCDD二、15. BBAAD610. DCCAB1115. BACDA1620. BCDCD三、14. AAAB四、 1. went 2. have 3. unless 4. eating 5. This/That/It 6. 7. where/when 8. do 9.