河南省许昌市第十八中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析

河南省许昌市第十八中学高二英语下学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1.—I’dliketogotothecinemawithyou,mum.—Sorry,darling,butthefilmisforadultsonly.

A.admitted B.intendedC.promised D.permitted参考答案：B提示:根据题意,此处表示“为……而准备的”,beintendedfor意为“打算给……,打算让……用”。admit“承认,允许进入”;promise“承诺”;permit“允许”。

2.Theclub,_____25yearsago,isholdingapartyforpastandpresentmembers.

A.founding

B.founded

C.beingfound

D.tohavefound参考答案：B略3.Wasitinthevillage______weusedtolivein_________theaccidenthappened?A.that;where

B.which;that

C.where;that

D.which;where参考答案：B4.

chief

A.believe B.lie

C.tie

D.diet参考答案：A5.Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth______eachyear. A.iswashingaway

B.isbeingwashedaway C.arewashingaway

D.arebeingwashedaway参考答案：D6.Ihavenomoney,soanewbicycleis____.

A.outofthequestion

B.outofquestion

C.withoutquestion

D.beyondquestion

参考答案：A略7.CanIhelpyouwithit?

Iappreciatedyour_______,butIcanmanageitmyself.A.advice

B.question

C.offer

D.idea参考答案：C8.You'redrivingtoofast.Canyoudrive________？A.moreslowlyabitB.slowlyabitmoreC.abitmoreslowlyD.slowlymoreabit参考答案：C考查副词比较级的使用。abit修饰比较级moreslowly,bit单独使用不能修饰比较级。9.Youcan’t__________thehouseuntilallpapershavebeensigned.

A.takepossessof

B.inpossessionof

C.takepossessionof

D.possession参考答案：C10.___________tohisresearch,hesparednotimetospendaweekendwithus.

A.Devoting

B.Caught

C.Devoted

D.Lost参考答案：C略11.—ThankGodyou’resafe!—Isteppedback,just____toavoidtheracingcar.A.intime

B.incase

C.inneed

D.invain参考答案：A12.He______busyyesterday,orhe______youwithyourexperiment.A.was;hadhelped

B.was,wouldhavehelped

C.hadbeen;wouldhave

D.were;wouldhavehelped参考答案：B13.Thesharepricesarefallingsharply,which_______investorsfrombuyingandsellingshares.

A.prevents

B.protects

C.discourages

D.persuades参考答案：C14.Itusuallytakesmanyyearsforthe________ofasocietyfromonesystemtoanothertocomplete.A.translation

B.transformation

C.transportation

D.transplantation参考答案：B15.Helen________herkeysintheofficesoshehadtowaituntilherhusband________home.A.hasleft;comes

B.left;hadcomeC.hadleft;came

D.hadleft;wouldcome参考答案：Chadtowait说明事情发生在过去，而“忘带钥匙”的动作发生在“等(丈夫回家)”之前。

16.Alicewantstobecome______singerwhenshegrowsup.A.不填

B.the

C.an

D.a参考答案：D二、完型填空17.Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople

21

Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga

22

person.

Ithinkmy

23

startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy

24

andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever

25

toanyoneinmyclass.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally

26

.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItriedto

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myself.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI

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tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig

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forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof

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arestillmybestfriendstoday.

Abiggercauseofmynew

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,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobatVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy

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.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso

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becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever

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her,soItookherplace.Sheletme

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thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas

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,butIwasalsoverygratefultoher.

IthinkIamamuch

37persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot

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theseexperiences.Theyhave

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metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I

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whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.

21.A.since

B.before

C.or

D.unless22.A.famous

B.simple

C.different D.skilled

23.A.education

B.career

C.tour

D.change24.A.balance

B.homework C.degree

D.interest

25.A.talked

B.wrote

C.lied

D.reported

26.A.careful

B.lonely

C.curious

D.guilty

27.A.argue

B.check

C.change

D.defend

28.A.dared

B.offered

C.hesitated

D.happened

29.A.dream

B.problem

C.duty

D.step

30.A.us

B.which

C.them

D.whom31.A.attitude

B.hobby

C.hope

D.luck

32.A.friend

B.partner

C.guide

D.guest

33.A.polite

B.happy

C.strange

D.confident

34.A.bothered

B.answered

C.visited

D.trusted

35.A.explain

B.guess

C.declare

D.see36.A.homeless

B.heartbroken C.bad-temperedD.hopeless

37.A.quieter

B.busier

C.better

D.richer38.A.forget

B.face

C.improve

D.analyze

39.A.forced

B.preferred

C.ordered

D.taught40.A.miss

B.like

C.wonder

D.expect

参考答案：21-25BCDCA

26-30BCBDC

31-35AABCD

36-40BCADB

三、阅读理解18.Inaworldwithlimitedland,waterandothernaturalresources(资源),theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherise.Actually,thepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechanged,andthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable(可持续的)ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwords,weshouldkeepthehealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Today,sustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudy,theglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecade.China,forexample,hassetitsmindonleadingthatmarket,hopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyresolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomadefulluseofwindandsolarenergy,andisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inaddition,wearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil(棕榈油),whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownmorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.First,theycansethigh

targetsforreducingcarbonemissions(排放)andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besides,strongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.Finally,governmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirection,andredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableone.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltask,butitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.60.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.itmakestheworldwarmer

B.itconsumesnaturalresourcesC.itbringsseveredamagetofuture

D.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinue61.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.ChinalackswindandsolarenergyB.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarketC.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopmentD.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests62.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarketsgovernmentscan______.A.cutpublicexpenses

B.forbidcarbonemissionC.developpublicresources

D.encourageenergyconservation63.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesshavemanychancesto_______.A.developsustainableproducts

B.explorenewnaturalresourcesC.makefulluseofnaturalresources

D.dealwiththemajorchallenge64.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel

B.TocomparetwobusinessmodelsC.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarkets

D.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment参考答案：60-64BCDAD略19.Thisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudents,butspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflife.Itsformal,seriousstylecloselymatchesitscontent,aschool-masterlybookonschooling.Theauthor,W.H.Armstrong,startswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinion,readingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformation,digestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolife,notjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infact,theaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagain:someonewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.Onlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussion,whichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguages,math,scienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly(透彻地)andequally,exceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion(激情)regardinghistory.Well,hewasahistoryteacher—ifconveyedonlyatenthofhispassiontohisstudents,thatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointment,inthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffact,theydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedo,thoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquired,actually,learningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.Myothercommentisthatthetextaged.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s,noneofthereferences(参考文献)seemnewerthanthelate1950s.Asaresult,thediscussionmissestheentirecomputerage.Thesearesmallpoints,though,anddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommend