广西壮族自治区桂林市九屋中学高二英语期末试题含解析

广西壮族自治区桂林市九屋中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.AftertheaccidentItriedwhateverIcantohelphim，butitdidn’tmakeany________．A．use

B．difference

C．result

D．case参考答案：B2.Thatstudentwascaughtbythepolice,becausethegunfoundonhimis______withthegunusedintheshootingatVirginiaUniversity.A.consistent

B.popular

C.content

D.familiar参考答案：A3.Herfairytalesdidn’t

kidsprobablybecausesheemployedtoomanyscientificterms.A.referto

B.applyfor

C.appealto

D.intendfor参考答案：C4.Eachtime,heperformshisstand-up________infrontofmillionsofpeoplewhentheshowisbroadcast________onTV.

A.play,lively

B.routine,live

C.routine,alive

D.programme,lively参考答案：B5.Hearingthestepsoftheirteacheronthefloor,thestudentspretended_______somethingattentively.A.havingread

B.reading

C.toreading

D.tobereading参考答案：D试题分析：考查非谓语动词。听到他们的老师在地板上的脚步，学生假装在认真地阅读。pretendtobedoingsth.假装正在做某事。故选D。6.

Wedidn’tknowyouwereintroubleatthattime，otherwisewe________youahand.A．hadgiven

B．gave

C．wouldgive

D．wouldhavegiven参考答案：D7.Thoughtheonly_________thevillageisbyboat,thevillageis_________everyone.A.accessof;accessibleforB.accessiblefor;accesstoC.accessibleto;accessto D.accessto;accessibleto参考答案：D8.Youmustkeepus______ofhowthingsaregoinghere.

A.informing

B.informed

C.inform

D.toinform参考答案：B9.Ifailedinthelastexamandonlythen__________theimportanceofstudies.

A.Irealized

B.Ihadrealized

C.hadIrealized

D.didIrealize参考答案：D略10.Itisproposedthatastudyplan____assoonaspossible.A.ismade B.istobemade C.bemade D.hadbeenmade参考答案：C【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：有人建议尽快制定研究计划。当propose表示“建议”时，其后的宾语从句要用(should)do的虚拟语气，其中should可以省略，且主语plan与谓语动词make是被动关系，用被动语态，故C项正确。11.Thehotel________aplayroomforchildrensothattheirparentscanenjoytheirstayhere.A．offers

B．supplies

C．gives

D．provides参考答案：D12.Sheusesawheelchairto____anditoftentakesheralittlelongertodoeverydaythings.A.pickup

B.takeoff

C.getaround

D.turnaway参考答案：C13.Studentsshould_______everythingimportantthattheirteachersgiveinclass.A.setup

B.setdown

C.setaside

D.setout参考答案：B14.一Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?

一“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette，cigarorpipeinthisarea．”

A．will

B．may

C．shall

D.must

参考答案：C略15.Little_____whatyousaid.Iwishyouhadrepeatedit.A.didunderstand

B.IunderstoodC.Ididunderstand

D.haveIunderstood参考答案：Alittle意为“一点儿”通常用来表示否定的意思，在本题当中，little用于句首则该句话要进行部分倒装，也就是半倒装，需要将陈述语序改为疑问语序，BC选项排除，由于该题后半部分“Iwishyouhadrepeatedit.”是对于过去的虚拟，故本题中的动作是发生在过去，故该句话为一般过去时，故本题选择A选项。16.Heiseasytosatisfy.Evenasmallsuccesswillgivehimasenseof_______.A.responsibility

B.achievement

C.humour

D.direction参考答案：B二、完型填空17.完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Thereisatruestorybehindawell-knownpieceofart“ThePrayingHands”.InavillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Tokeepfoodonthetable,thefatherworkedalmosteighteenhoursaday.Despitetheir__41__condition,twoofthe

childrenhadadreamtopursuetheirtalentfor__42__,buttheyknewwellthattheirfatherwouldn’tbefinanciallyabletosend__43__ofthemtoNurembergtostudyattheAcademy.Finally,thetwoboysagreedthattheywouldtoss（扔）acoin.The__44__wouldgodownintothenearbyminestoworkandsupporttheotherbrother.Albrecht__45__thetoss.Albert,forthenextfouryears,financedhisbrother,__46__workattheacademywasalmostan__47__success.Albrecht'sworkswerefar__48__thanthoseofmostofhisprofessors,andwhenhegraduated,hebegantoearnconsiderablefees__49__hisworks.Whentheyoung__50__returnedhome,thefamilyheldafestivedinner.Albrechtrosetotoasttohisbelovedbrother,“Now,Albert,itisyour__51__toseekyourdreamandIwillsupportyou.”Tearsstreamingdown,Albertshookhishead,__52__andrepeated,"No...no."Finally,Albertroseand__53__thetearsfromhischeeks,sayingsoftly,“No,brother.I__54__gotoNuremberg.Itistoolateforme.Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeensmashedatleastonce,andIcannotevenholdaglassto__55__yourtoast”.

Today,Albrecht’smasterpieces__56__ineverygreatmuseumintheworld,butchancesare__57__you,likemostpeople,arefamiliarwithonlyoneofthem.TopayAlbertforwhathehadsacrificed,Albrechtdrewhisbrother'sabusedhandswithpalmstogetherandthin__58__stretchedskyward.Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply"Hands,"buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceand__59__histribute(敬意)oflove"ThePrayingHands."Nexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,takeasecondlook.Letitbeyourreminder,ifyoustillneedone,thatnoone-nooneevermakesit__60__!41.A.hopefulB.fortunatelyC.disappointedD.hopeless42.A.musicB.artC.miningD.farming43.A.allB.bothC.eachD.either44.A.painterB.loserC.winnerD.failure45.A.lostB.gotC.wonD.beat46.A.whoB.hisC.whomD.whose47.A.considerateB.immediateC.attractiveD.ordinary48.A.smallerB.worseC.fasterD.better49.A.forB.toC.inD.at50.A.minerB.workerC.artistD.professor51.A.stepB.turnC.moveD.moment52.A.sobbedB.noddedC.smiledD.laughed53.A.recoveredB.sweptC.wipedD.handed54.A.can’tB.shouldn’tC.canD.should55.A.holdB.returnC.devoteD.beg56.A.hangB.representC.presentD.visit57.A.whenB.thatC.whichD.as58.A.figuresB.handsC.fingersD.arms59.A.saidB.lovedC.renamedD.called60.A.yetB.outC.aloneD.before

参考答案：41-45DBDBC

46-50DBDAC

51-55BACAB

56-60ABCCC三、阅读理解18.Booksaretypicallywrittenfirst,thennarrated(朗读)foraudiobooks.Untilnow,Audible,thelargestcompanyofaudiobooks,hasbegunaskingwell-knownwriterstocreateworksspecificallyforaudio,insteadofinvitingpeopletonarratealreadyexistingprintbooks.It’sanewchapterforthebookindustry.Audiblenowhasabout30totallynewaudioworksinproduction.Anditturnsoutthataudiobooks,whichhavelongbeenregardedaslessimportantthane-books,haveactuallybeendoingquitewell.Theyarea$1,000,000,000industry,withmorethan35,000titlespublishedin2013alone.Whatpromotesthatprogressisnotonlyanevolutionoftechnology,butmoreimportantly,theriseofthecelebrity(名人)narrator.Narratorsarekeytothesuccessofanaudiobookandthesedays,producersaresigningonmoreandmorecelebrities.Celebrities’narrationislikeaprivateperformancetocustomers,whogetafeelingofclosenessinlisteningtotheirvoices.Manyofthecustomersbuyaudiobooksbasedonthenarrator.Theywilllistentoanythingaspecificactororactressreads.ThatiswhyAudibleistakingtheriskofnotproducingprintbooksatallbutstartingtotallynewaudioworks.There’sanotherreasonwhythecompanyisexpectingitsrisk-takingactiontopayoff:humanshavebeentellingstoriessincethebeginningoftime.Wearetakingpartinalittlehabitthatgoesbackthousandsandthousandsofyears—beforethefirstmarkwasevermadeonastone.Longbeforewriting,peopleweretellingeachotherstoriesandtheaudiobookgoesallthewaybacktothattradition.AsPeterAllensangsoftlyinthe1970s,everythingoldisnewagain.28.The“newchapter”(Para.1)referstoatimeof______.A.startingaudiocompanies

B.producingnewaudioworks

C.narratingprintbooksforaudio

D.creatingelectronicbooks29.WhatdoesParagraph2tellaboutaudiobooks？A.Theirbrightfuture

B.Theirdifferencefrome-booksC.Theirgreatimportance D.Theirpreviousproduction30.Customerslikecelebrities’narrationbecause______.A.celebritieshelpthemunderstandthestories B.celebritieshavemoreattractivevoicesC.celebritiesseemtobewithintheirreach

D.celebritieshavebetternarratingskills31.Audiblebelievesitsrisk-takingactionwillberewardingbecause______.A.theactionhaslastedforalongtimeB.customersplayanactiveroleintheactionC.thecompanyhasspentalotontheaction

D.theactionagreeswiththestory-tellingtradition参考答案：28-31BACD19.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Wemightliketothinkwe'renotinfluencedbyotherpeople,butanewstudyintothegroup-buyingmechanisms（机制）-likethoseusedoncoupon（优惠券）sitessuchasGrouponandLivingSocial-revealsthattellingbuyerswhocomelatertotheofferhowmanyhavealreadysignedupincreasesthenumberofpurchasers.ResearchersattheUniversityofToronto'sRotmanSchoolofManagementwantedtounderstandwhygroupbuyingsitesthathaveenteredthemarketrecentlyhaveenjoyedgreatersuccessthanthoseoperatingadecadeago,suchasMercataandMobShop.Earlierattemptstypicallyleftpotentialbuyerswaitingfordaysbeforeconfirmingwhetherornottheyhadgottheoffertheyhadsignedupfor.“Wethinkoneofthereasonsgroup-buyinghasbeensuccessfulrecentlyisbecauseoftheshorttimehorizon,”saysRotmanProfessorMingHu,whoco-wrotethestudywithProfessorMengzeShiandPhDstudentJiahuaWu.“Itallowsforaherdingeffect.”Anotherreasonistheuseofaninformationstructurethatdisclosestolaterarrivalshowmanyhavealreadysignedontothedeal.Researcherslookedattwowaysofdesigningthepurchasingmechanismforagroupbuy:asimultaneousmechanism,wherenooneknowshowmanybuyershavecomebeforethem,andasequential（连续的）mechanism,whereasecondgroupofbuyershastheadvantageofknowingthesizeofthefirstgroup.Theresearchers'analyticalmodelshowsthemostsuccessfulmechanismisthesequentialonebecauseiteliminatesuncertaintyforthosecominglatertothedeal,andimprovestheconfidenceofthosewhosignonearly,asthey'reabletotrackthenumbersofthosewhocomeafterthem.“Thatboostsconfidence,”saysProfessorHu,whoteachesoperationsmanagement.Dealsfor"luxury"services,versuseverydayitems,workbetterinagro