天津东塔中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、天津东塔中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. Bob Geldof, who organized Live Aid, _ to raise money for the famine and it _ to be a great success. A.hoped; carried out B. tried; tested out C.intended; turned out C. wished; let out参考答案：C2. American people are wondering whether the newly-elected president and his admin

2、istration will keep the nation safe and defend it _ any terrorist attack in the future. A. to B. on C. with D. against参考答案：D3. The president cant be here today，so Im going to speak_ him.Ainstead Bon behalf ofCin behalf Drepresent参考答案：B句意为：总统今天不能来，所以我将代他发言。on behalf of代表。A项少of；C项少of，in behalf of sb.为

3、帮助某人；D项形式不对，故选B项。4. Peter had intended to take a job in business, but _ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010.A.had abandoned B.abandoned C.abandon D.will abandon参考答案：B5. Professor Johnson, Im afraid I cant finish the report within this week. _. How about next week?A. All right

4、 B. It wont bother me C. Not at all D. Thats OK参考答案：D6. His glasses, _ he was like a blind man, fell to the ground and broke. A. which B. from which C. with which D. without which参考答案：D略7. Its high time I _ to work.A. go B. goneC. went D. have gone参考答案：C在“Its (high) time(that)从句”句型中从句用一般过去时。8. _I ha

5、d time, I would have visited the beautiful lake again. A. If B. Unless C. Had D. When参考答案：C9. It is quite obvious that the aging population in China will cause _heavy pressure on _whole society in the near future. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D the, 参考答案：B10. A Dus unique voice _ especially to young

6、people.A. appeals B. draws C. catches D. attracts参考答案：A略11. It was 1969_ the American astronauts succeeded in landing on the moon.A. that B. when C. on which D. which参考答案：B12. He is not suitable for the job?No. I have serious about his ability to do it.A. qualifications B. discriminationsC. reservat

7、ions D. accommodations参考答案：C考查名词。A. qualifications名称，称号；B. discriminations控告，责备；C. reservations保留，预定；D. accommodations住房，住宿。上句：他不适合这份工作吗？下句：是的，我对他的能力有严肃的保留意见。故选C。13. The two brothers are always arguing and neither of them will .A.give inB.give backC.give offD.give out参考答案：A提示:give in“屈服,让步”;give bac

8、k“归还”;give off“发出,放出”;give out“用完,耗尽”。由句意可知本题应选A项。14. The problem he put forth at the meeting was _. Which one of the following is WRONG? A. worth thinking over B. worth to consider C. worthy of being thought over D. worthy of consideration参考答案：B略15. _with Uma, a dentist, made the long flight from t

9、he US much faster. A. Talking B. Talked C. Having talked D. To have talked参考答案：A略二、 填空44. Both her parents and Lily have visited the Great Wall twice. her parents Lily has visited the Great Wall twice. 45. The fighter wrote a long moving poem in honor of his best friend, who died in the war. The fig

10、hter wrote a long moving poem his best friend, who died in the war.参考答案：44.【答案】 Not only; but also 根据句子意思和结构，考查both 与not onlybut also的互换。45.【答案】in memory of【解析】三、 阅读理解17. I fell in love with the businessmans son when I turned eighteen. He was not Chinese. For Christmas I prayed for the boy, Robert.

11、When I found out that my parents had invited the businessmans family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried in panic. What would Robert think of our poor Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese s who lacked proper American manners? What terrible disappointments would he feel upon

12、 seeing not a roasted turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food?On Christmas Eve, my mother created abundant Chinese food. And then they arrivedthe businessmans family and all my s. Robert greeted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.Dinner threw me deeper into disappointment. My s

13、 licked (舔) the ends of their chopsticks and reached across the table. Robert and his family waited patiently for a large plate to be passed to them. My s murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert made a face. Then my father reached his chopsticks just below th

14、e fish eye and picked out the soft meat. “Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and burped (打嗝) loudly, thanking my mother for her fine cooking. “Its a polite Chinese custom to show you are content,” expla

15、ined my father to our astonished guests. Robert was looking down at his plate with a reddish face. The businessman managed to bring up a quiet burp. I was shocked into silence for the rest of the night.After everyone had gone, my mother said to me, “You want to be the same as American girls on the o

16、utside.” She handed me an early gift. It was a miniskirt. “But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud that you are different. Your only shame is to have shame.”It was not until years later that I was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the purpose behind her particular menu. For Ch

17、ristmas Eve that year, she had chosen excellent Chinese food.53When the writer knew the businessmans family would come for Christmas Eve dinner, she cried mainly because _.A. she worried about being laughed at B. she worried about their poor Chinese ChristmasC. she worried about their Chinese s lack

18、ing American mannersD. she worried about meeting the businessmans family54What does the underlined sentence “he was not worthy of existence” probably mean? It means _.A. he should not exist B. the writer expected his coming C. the writer was not interested in his existence D. he was worthless55The dinner disappointed the writer mainly because _.A. her s licked the ends of their chopsticksB. her father reached his chopsticks to pick fish for herC. her father leaned back and burped loudlyD. she childishly expected all of them to act in the s