四川省广元市西城中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析

1、四川省广元市西城中学高二英语上学期期末试题含解析一、 选择题1. _with so much trouble,we failed to complete the task ahead of time. A.Face B.Facing C.Faced D.To face参考答案：C略2. He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from the forehead, because the air-conditioning system _. A. broke off B. broke up C. broke out D. broke

2、 down参考答案：D3. On our arrival, we found Tom _at the desk and _a letter.A. seated, wrote B. sitting, written C. seating, writing D. seated, writing参考答案：D4. Its said that the new campus of the school is now_ what it was.A. twice much large than B. large as twice as C. twice as large as D. as twice larg

3、er as参考答案：C5. Considering the different demands of students, the school has adopted a more_approach to education.A. independent B. responsible C. flexible D. considerate参考答案：C略6. Her shoes _ her dress; they look very well together.A. suit B. fit C. compare D. match参考答案：D7. Our resources and fine pol

4、icy can certainly provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their business. A. narrow B. limited C. abundant D. generous 参考答案：C8. What a great achievement for such a young player like you! _! A. Celebration B. Preparations C. Graduation D. Congratulations参考答案：D9. The State Council has a n

5、ew economic policy on the benefits of the farmers.A.put onB.put forwardC.put offD.put out参考答案：B提示:句意为:“国会提出了一项对农民有益的新的经济政策。”故本题应选B项“提出”。put on“穿上”;put off“推迟”;put out“出版,熄灭”。10. If I_long enough to have a job，I would choose to be a doctor，_those AIDS patients.Ahad lived；helping Bshould live；helpCwer

6、e to live；helping Dshould live；help参考答案：C19. .How are you getting on with your work? Oh, Im sorry. Things arent going so well as _A. plans B. planning C. planned D. to plan参考答案：C略12. .If I my homework yesterday, I would have gone shopping.A.had finished B.finishes C.finishing D.to finish参考答案：A13. Th

7、e big fire in Shanghai, believed to _ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.Ahave occurred Boccur Chave been occurring Dbe occurring参考答案：D略14. This house is very old. But it is_great emotional value to my father who spent

8、all his childhood here.A.for B.with C.of D.by参考答案：C15. What now worries me is how to save the village from _, and particularly the damaged caused by modern construction.A. abandoned B. abandoning C. being abandoned D. having been abandoned参考答案：C二、 完型填空16. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳

9、选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he didnt teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that way. Now he can no longer walk, and he has

10、 to sit in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow-our youth, our beauty, our friendsbut it always 44 that after we give something up,

11、 we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said,“But，Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?”I thought and thought, but I couldnt think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question,“I 48 the love of my family. I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, al

12、ong with hope and thankfulness. I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated（生气）at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his pain with a feeling of love for others, I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the pow

13、er of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 54 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 55 .36AAfterwards BTherefore CHowever DMeanwhile37Atired Bweak Cpoor Dslow 38Aalready Bstill Conly Donce39Atook Bt

14、hrew Csent Dput40Aimpossible Bdifficult Cstressful Dhopeless 41Aworrying Bcaring Ctalking Dasking 42Adecisions Bexperiences Cambitions Dbeliefs 43Aas Bsince Cbefore Dtill 44Asuggests Bpromises Cseems Drequires 45Aspoke Bturned Csummed Dopened 46Asomething Bnothing Ceveryone Deverything47ASurprisingl

15、y BImmediately CNaturally DCertainly48Ahad Baccepted Cgained Denjoyed 49Atouched Bastonished Cattracted Dwarned50Ashould Bcould Cwould Dmight 51Aquiet Bcalm Crelaxed Dhappy 52Aready Blikely Cfree Dable53Acase Bform Cmethod Dway54Asuppose Bwonder Cknow Dguess55Aaward Bgift Clesson Dword参考答案：略三、 阅读理解1

16、7. 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。In the fall of 1985I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhereTwenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tellMy

17、 grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65She was the first in our family to reach that goalBut one year after I started college, she developed cancerI made the choice to withdraw from college to care for herIt meant that school and my personal dream would have to waitThen I

18、 got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological childrenIn 1999, we adopted our first sonTo lay eyes on him was fantastic-and very emotionalA year later came our second adopted boyThen followed son No3In 2003, I gave birth to another boyYou can imagin

19、e how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zooNot surprising, I never did make it back to college full-timeBut I never gave up on the dream eitherI had only one choice: to find a wayThat meant talking as few as one class each semesterThe

20、 hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boysThey often wanted me to stay home with themThere certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their livesIn 2007, I graduated from the University of North Car

21、olinaIt took me over 21 years to get my college degree！I am not special, just single-mindedIt always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normalEverything you want wont arrive in your life on one dayIts

22、a processRemember: little steps add up to big dreams61When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be .Aa judge Ba teacher Ca writer Da doctor62Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?AShe wanted to study by herself BShe decided to look after her grandmaCShe suffe

23、red from a serious illness DShe fell in love and got married63What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?AShe was buy yet happy with her family lifeBShe ignored her guilty feeling for her sonsCShe wanted to remain a full-time housewifeDShe was too confused to make a correct choice64W

24、hat dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?AFailure is the mother of success BLittle by little ,one goes farCEvery coin has two sides DWell begun ,half done65Which of the following can best describe the author ?ACaring and determine BHonest and responsibleCAmbitious and sensiti

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