河南省鹤壁市鹤山区第四中学高二英语期末试卷含解析

河南省鹤壁市鹤山区第四中学高二英语期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Youliketravelling,_____you?Adon’t Bwon’t Cdidn’t Dhaven’t参考答案：A2._____moreeffectivelywithothers,moreandmorepeopleequipthemselveswitha

highereducation.A.Compete

B.Beingcompeted

C.Tocompete

D.Competing参考答案：C3.Hemade_______breakthroughinhisresearch.As______result,hewashighlypraised.A.a;/

B/;/

C/;a

Da;a参考答案：D4.Thestudentsarebusymakingpreparationforthelecturebecausetheywill____thecompetition

A.attend

B.join

C.takepartin

D.attendto参考答案：C5.Wecan’thelp_____whenhearingthebadnews.

A.

tear

B.

crying

C.

cried

D.

laughing参考答案：B6.—Mum,it’sfinetoday.Iwanttoskateonthelake.

—Don’tyouthinktheiceistoothinto_______yourweight?

A.accept

B.catch

C.bear

D.take参考答案：C略7.It______allthemorning,andwedon’tknowwhenitwill______.A.hasrained,letup

B.hasbeenraining,letupC.hasrained,letout

D.hasbeenraining,letout参考答案：B8.Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor50yearsandneveronce___witheachother.A.theyhadquarreled

B.theyhavequarreledC.havetheyquarreled

D.hadtheyquarreled参考答案：C9.Thedoctorisskilledattreatinghearttroubleandneveracceptsanygiftfromhispatients,sohehasaverygood_____.A.expectation

B.reputation

C.contribution

D.civilization参考答案：B10.Beginningcollegeisexciting：manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmedby_______detailsofrunning________well-balancedlife.

A.／;the

B.the;a

C.／;a

D.the;／参考答案：B略11.----Waiter,pleasechangethisJasmineteaforWulongtea.

----__________’A.Atyouservice

B.Whywanttochange?

C.It’sokay

D.It’sapleasure参考答案：A12.

______________isthecenterofourplanetarysystemwasadifficultconcepttograspintheMiddleAges.

A.Itisthesunandnottheearth B.Beingthesunandnottheearth

C.Thesunandnottheearth

D.Thatthesunandnottheearth参考答案：D13.Itissonicetohearfromheragain._____,welastmetmorethanfifteenyearsago.A.What'smore

B.That'stosay

C.Inotherwords

D.Believeitornot参考答案：D14.Itisreportedthatmanynewhouses_______atpresentindisasterarea.A.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt参考答案：A15.When_____help,oneoftensays“Thankyou.”or“It’skindofyou.”Ａ.offeredB.tooffer

C.tobeoffered

D.offering参考答案：A16.Theyknewnothingaboutthewar_______theyheardfromtheradio.A.besides

B.except

C.exceptwhat

D.exceptfor参考答案：C试题分析：句意：除了从收音机中听到的，他们对战争一无所知。except“除…外没有”；besides“除…外还有”，从句中what做宾语指听到的内容，故选C.考点：考查相似词和从句。二、完型填空17.I'ma43-year-oldmotherofthreeyoungkidswithaMasterofSciencedegree.Ialso

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pizzasforaliving.Istarteddoingitafter

37homewithmychildrenforfouryears.Caringforyourkidsalldayisa

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opportunityformanywomen,butitwasn'trightforme.Ibegansufferingfrom

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anddecidedtogetajobsoI'dhavemoreofmyownidentity.NowIworknightswhenhusbandishomesowedon'thaveto

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childcare.AfterIlearnedthebasicsofpizzasdelivery—likegettingthe

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togetherandnotgettinglost—Ibeganmynew"career".Being

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andorganizedbynature,Istudiedthetippingpatternsofthetown.Ourcommunityhadasmall,expensiveliberal-arts

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fullofstudentswhoorderedlotsofpizzas.Mostofthekidswerefriendlyandpolite.

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FridayandSaturdaynights,someofthedormshadhugeparties.

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thestairswerestickyfrombeerandthemusicwassoloudtheycouldn't

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meknockonthedoor,thecrowdsofhappystudentsshouting,"Pizza!Pizza!"alwaysletmethrough.Thefirstfewdaysofeachmonth,oneofusdriverswouldtake

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turncoveringthepublic-housingdevelopments.Thesecustomersdidnotalwaystipwell,

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Ialwayslikedseeingthechildrenandadultssittingoutsideand

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theeveningswhentheweatherwasnice.Ialsodelivertomultimillion-dollarhomesnow,butthe

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Imakeintipshasstayedthesame.AsI

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tothesebeautifulhouses,it'seasytofantasizeabouta

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tip.Thepersonwhoanswersthedooralways

53youngand,likethemembersofmyownfamily,

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educated.AllIusuallygetisabrief"Thankyou"andadollarortwo.PeoplemightsayI'mcrazytowastemyeducation,butIhave

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mostofthemdon't:ajobIlove.36.A.buyB.waitC.turnD.deliver37.A.stayingB.cleaningC.coming

D.going38.A.bad

B.fantastic

C.dull

D.terrible39.A.depression

B.satisfaction

C.expression

D.education40.A.callforB.dependonC.learnaboutD.knowof41.A.goods

B.news

C.books

D.orders42.A.competitive

B.lazy

C.changeable

D.quiet43.A.bar

B.college

C.company

D.house44.A.On

B.In

C.At

D.Of45.A.After

B.When

C.Though

D.If46.A.have

B.make

C.notice

D.hear47.A.our

B.their

C.your

D.my48.A.thus

B.but

C.even

D.then49.A.describing

B.enjoyingC.considering

D.expecting50.A.amountB.number

C.degree

D.weight51.A.pickoutB.makeoutC.driveupD.showup52.A.generousB.honest

C.friendly

D.modest53.A.sees

B.watchesC.looks

D.stares54.A.high

B.highly

C.deep

D.deeply55.A.who

B.which

C.what

D.that参考答案：36-40BCBDA

41-45DCBDA

46-50CABDB

51-55CADAC三、阅读理解18.IwasinmythirdyearofteachingcreativewritingatahighschoolinNewYork,whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.Itexplainedhisabsencefromclassthedaybefore.IhadseenMikeyhimselfwritingthenoteathisdesk.Mostparental-excusenotes（请假条）Ireceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththem,I’dbebusy24hoursaday.Theforgedexcusenotesmadealargepile,withwritingthatrangedfromimaginativetocrazy.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:“Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn’tgoof.”Isn’titremarkable,Ithought,howthestudentscomplainedandsaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject?Butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywerebrilliant.SoonedayItypedoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.Isaid,“They’resupposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.True,Mikey?”Thestudentslookedatmenervously.“Now,thiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote---thefirstclass,ever,topracticewritingthem.You’resoluckytohaveateacherlikemewhohastakenyourbestwritingandturneditintoasubjectworthyofstudy.”EveryonesmiledasIwenton,“Youusedyourimaginations.Sotrymorenow.TodayI’dlikeyoutowrite‘AnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod’or‘AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod’.”Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssocarefulintheirwritingthattheyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.Theheadmasterenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,“I’dlikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice.”WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,“Ijustwanttotellyouthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehellyouweredoing,wasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou.”60.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?A.Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster. B.Helectured（训诫）themhardonhonesty.C.Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch. D.Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.61.Theunderlinedword“forged”inthethirdparagraphmeans

.A.former B.copied C.false D.honest62.Theauthorfoundthatcomparedwiththetrueexcusenotes,theproducedonesbythestudentswereusually

.A.lessimaginative B.moreimpressive C.losslively D.moreserious63.Theauthorhadthestudentspracticewritingexcusenotessothatstudentscouldlearn

.A.theimportanceofbeinghonest B.howtowriteexcusenotesskillfullyC.thevalueofcreativewriting D.howtobecreativeinwriting64.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor’swayofteaching?A.Effective. B.Difficult C.Misleading. D.Reasonable.参考答案：60-64DCBDA 19.Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterface(界面)(BCI)technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMilanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicschoolinLausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated（展示）asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts."ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles,"Tavellasays.

"Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices."Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp(头皮)andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.Prof.Milan,theteamleader,saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands."ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories:communication,andcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair."Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfr