四川省自贡市第二十五中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

1、四川省自贡市第二十五中学高二英语期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. We desire that immediate help_to the local villagers who have been trapped by the flood. A.be given Bwill be given C.should give D.is given参考答案：A2. He treasured a notebook in which _ his bank account password and his friends addresses. A wrote B were recorded C was wr

2、itten D wrote参考答案：B略3. The better use you can make_ time, the greater contributions you will make_ society. A. in; to B. of; to C. on; for D. up; for参考答案：B4. - Does Martin regret wasting so much time playing on line games? - _. I suppose he can never give it up. A. Never mind B. All right C. Not rea

3、lly D. Not surprisingly参考答案：C5. Dont leave the water _ while you brush your teeth.A. run B. running C. being run D. to run参考答案：B6. Time can be a for loneliness, sadness, and fear.A. blame B. cure C. recover D. hope参考答案：B7. When asked to explain_he does to make his students so interested in his lesso

4、ns,the teacher thought deeply and smiled. A.what it is that B.that what it is C.what is it that D.that what is it参考答案：A略8. The president _his intention to retire before the next election.A. informed B. told C. announced D. promised参考答案：C9. Listening is an active, not a(n) _ behavior consisting of he

5、aring, understanding and remembering. A. skilful B. apparent C. effective D. passive参考答案：D10. Mr. White showed his students some new English novels from Amazon Online BookstoreAto buy Bto be bought Cbought Dbuying参考答案：C11. If I had known about this computer program, _ time and energy would have been

6、 saved. A. a huge amount of B. a good many C. a great number of D. quantity of参考答案：A12. The witness_ the driver _ telling lies on the court(法庭). A. charge; with B. charged; for C. accused; of D. accused; with 参考答案：C13. -Whats the central idea of the passage, Bob?-Sorry. I cant make _ of it. Its beyo

7、nd my ability.A. judgment B. understanding C. idea D. sense 参考答案：D14. It is Jim, together with his cousins, that_ for this terrible accident.A. is blamed B. is to blame C. are to blame D. should blame参考答案：B 试题分析：考查动词和主谓一致 句意上：正是Jim和他的表兄弟们应该为那起严重的事故负责。此处首先考查了“together with”在主谓一致用法中的“就前原则”用法即后面的谓语动词与前

8、面的Jim一致；其次是blame一词表示“受到责备”之意的用法，构成动词短语“be to blame”，故选B项适合。19.Henry said that he would come to see me the next day, but he_ .A. hasnt B. wouldnt C. hadnt D. didnt参考答案：D略二、 填空16. As we all know, the UK consists 61._ four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Everyone can easily cl

9、arify this question if you study British history. So there is no need 62_(debate) more.“Great Britain” was the name given when England and Wales were joined 63._ Scotland. They were united peacefully.The four countries do work together in some areas, 64._they are still very different. They developed

10、 different 65._(education) and legal systems as well as different football teams. England is the largest of the four and for 66. _(convenient) it is divided 67._(rough) into three zones. Some industrial cities dont have the historical 68._ (attraction) of other places. For historical architecture yo

11、u have to go older but smaller towns 69._(build) by the Romans. Yet London has the greatest historical treasure. But it has been influenced by some invaders of England. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make a trip to the UK 70. _(enjoy) and worthwhile.参考答案：61of 62 to debate 63 to 64

12、but 65 educational 66 convenience 67 roughly 68 attractions 69 built 70 enjoyable三、 阅读理解17. Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia (痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones (荷尔蒙)，US researchers reported on Thursday.Tests on rats show that those who raise tw

13、o or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimers (早老性痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings

14、will translate into humans.“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy (怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen (雌激素)， which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects,” Kinsley said.“Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a teleph

15、one interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimers and other forms of age related brain decline. “When people think about pregnancy, they think about wh

16、at happens to babies and the mother from neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. “They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, th

17、ey act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infantthat is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic alternations (改变) to the brain.”69. How do scientists know that motherhood may make women smarter?A. Many women say so. B. They know it by experimenting on rats.C. They know it through their own experience. D. Some researchers have told them.70. What does the underlined word “pups” in the second paragraph mean?A. Baby ratsB. AnimalsC. Old ratsD. Grown-up rats71. What can protect the brain of a woman according