广东省梅州市球山中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析

1、广东省梅州市球山中学高二英语下学期期末试卷含解析一、 选择题1. The criminal was very cunning(狡猾). We have to make a search of the forest so that he wont escape again.A. temporary B. tentative C. tense D. thorough参考答案：D考查形容词的词义辨析。这个犯罪分子很狡猾。我们得对森林作彻底的搜查以便他不再逃脱。句意：temporary暂时的，临时的；tentative暂时性的；tense紧张的；thorough彻底的；完全的；全面的。根据句意，D项正

2、确。2. _， the majority of the students have no trouble understanding it.A. As complex the sentence is B. Complex as the sentence isC. As the sentence is complex D. Complex as is the sentence参考答案：B3. -What do you mean by this?-No need for you to worry about your money and be angry with me. You _ get it

3、 this afternoon.A. will B. shall C. mayD. need参考答案：B4. Finally I got to my grandmothers home on foot. Really? You _ a ride there. A. must have taken B. could have takenC. shouldnt have taken D. couldnt have taken参考答案：B5. Thanks to Dr Yuans research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the wor

4、ld _ hunger. A. of B. on C. off D. at参考答案：A略6. She _ for the professor who was ill. A. substituted B. changed C. shifted D. replaced参考答案：A略7. Ill never forget the moment, _ I spent with my closest friend.A. it B. that C. when D. one参考答案：D8. Readers can _ quite well without knowing the exact meaning

5、of each word. A. get over B. get in C get along D. get away参考答案：C9. - I hear that Bai Shan cant afford his schooling this fall.- _, lets do something for him.A. If so B. Where possible C. When necessary D. What a shame参考答案：A10. Our air-conditioners sell well, but decades of years ago no one could ha

6、ve imagined such a big share in the market that they _ .A. were to haveB. were havingC. have hadD. had had参考答案：A【详解】考查时态。句意：我们的空调卖得很好，但是几十年前没有人能想到它们会有这么大的市场份额。根据“decades of years ago no one could have imagined”可知，此处表示过去将来发生的事情，应该用过去将来时，故A项正确。11. We eachstrong points and each of us on the other hand

7、weak points.A. have; haveB. has; haveC. has; hasD. have; has参考答案：D12. In the 1970s, an opera company _a new production of King Lear, in which Patrick Magee starred.A. staged B. had stagedC. was staged D. has been staged参考答案：A句意：在二十世纪七十年代，一个歌剧公司上演了一个新作品李尔王，由Patrick Magee 主演。由时间1970s可知，本句的时态为一般过去时，故选A

8、。13. _ the campus shooting that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency，President Barack Obama wants gun violence measures _ in 2013.A. Recalling; passing B. To recall; passing C. Recalled; passed D. Recalling; passed参考答案：D14. He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat fr

9、om the forehead, because the air-conditioning system _. A. broke off B. broke up C. broke out D. broke down参考答案：D15. Along with the letter was his promise_ he would visit me this week.A. which B. what C. that D. whether参考答案：C16. You cannot be more careful when crossing the street, or you may _ by ca

10、rs. A. be run away B. get run outC. get run over D. run into 参考答案：C略二、 书面表达17. A Little at a Time Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practice I was doing. I said three or four hours a day. Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time? I try to. Well,

11、 do not, he exclaimed. When you grow up, time wont come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, between chores. Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life. Years later when I was teaching a

12、t Columbia, I wanted to write, but recitations, theme-reading, and meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I recalled what my piano teacher said to me. During the next week I conducted an experiment. When

13、ever I had five minutes unoccupied(空闲的), I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had written quite a lot. Later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal(零碎的) method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were idle (空

14、闲的)moments which could be caught and put to use. I even took up piano-playing again, finding that the small interval of the day provided enough time for both writing and piano practice. 有一些事情你很想做，可一直没时间。今天，你在杂志上读了上面这篇文章，你很有感触，于是打算把它写在日记里。（开头已给出，不计入词数）【写作内容】1以约30个词概括你所读的这个故事； 2以约120个词谈谈这个故事给你的启发； (1)

15、看完这个故事的感受； (2)你打算如何运用你今天所领会到的去解决你的问题。【写作要求】 1作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文的句子。 2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语句连贯。 January 12 Friday SunnyToday I read a very good essay. It is about_参考答案：January12 Friday SunnyToday I read a very good essay. It is about how the author realized h

16、er dream as a writer even though she was a busy fulltime teacher. She managed it by making good use of every idle minute.After reading it, I was shocked and at the same time I felt sorry for myself. I am a middle school student. I have always been complaining about the lack of time: there is not eno

17、ugh time for me to memorize so many English words so I take it for granted that I should be poor in English; I dont have the time to help with the housework; I seldom have any time for sports.Ive come to understand where my problem is. From now on, I will learn to manage well my time. First I will m

18、ake good plans and preparations beforehand so that I can concentrate on my task and make good use of every minute. In this way, I am sure I will have enough time for my study, sports, let alone helping with the housework. Remember: make every minute count.三、 阅读理解18. Grown-ups are often surprised by

19、how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hi

20、t a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins Twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follo

21、ws: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of

22、words such as Twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.1111The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of th

23、e things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is l

24、ikely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.58. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 1?A. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.B. People remember well what they learned in childhood.C. Poem reading i

25、s a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.59. The author explains the law of overlearning by .A. presenting research findingsB. setting down general rulesC. using examplesD. making a comparison60. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is .A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies61. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams.B. It increases students learning interest.C. Its possible to result in poor mem