福建省龙岩市上杭县第四中学高二英语期末试题含解析

福建省龙岩市上杭县第四中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1.Johnhasreallygotthejobbecauseheshowedmetheofficialletter________himit.A．offered

B．offering

C．tooffer

D．tobeoffered参考答案：B2.Thepresidentspokeatthebusinessmeetingfornearlyanhourwithout______hisnotes.A.bringingup

B.referringto

C.lookingfor

D.tryingon参考答案：B3.----Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.----Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A.needn’tdo

B.needn’thavedone

C.mustn’tdo

D.shouldn’thavedone参考答案：B4.Itisreportedthattwoschools,_____arebeingbuiltinmyhometown,willopennextyear.A.theyboth

B.bothofthemC.whichboth

D.bothofwhich参考答案：D5.____inancienttimes,thebookstillattractsreaderstoday.

A.Thoughitiswritten

B.Thoughwritten

C.Itwaswritten

D.Thoughbeingwritten参考答案：B6.Thiscollection________threeparts:poems，essaysandshortstories.A．isconsistedof

B．ismadeupof

C．ismadeinto

D．isconsistingof参考答案：B7.Whileshopping,peoplecan’thelp______intobuyingsomethingtheydon’treallyneed.

A.topersuade

B.persuading

C.bepersuaded

D.beingpersuaded

参考答案：D略8.---Haveyouheardofthisnewcomputerbrand,Mike?

---Yes,ofcourseandI’vedecidedtobuy_____.

A.it

B.one

C.this

D.that

参考答案：B略9.

Thewayshethoughtof

enoughmoneywastosellherhair.

A．getting

B．toget

C．andgot

D．forgetting参考答案：B10.—Doyouknowwherehefoundhismobilephone?—Itwasinthebagheboughttheotherday_____hefoundit.A.how B.where C.that D.what参考答案：C11.Throughthereform,theeconomicsituationofChina______muchbetterthanitusedto.

A.turnedinto

B.turnedoff

C.turnedto

D.turnedout参考答案：D12.

---What’sthatnoise?

---Oh,myGod!I________toturnthetapoffafterIbrushedmyteeth.

A.forget

B.forgot

C.wasforgetting

D.hadforgotten参考答案：B13.She_____getangrywhenothersdisagreewithher.A.contributesto

B.leadsto

C.tendsto

D.appealsto参考答案：C14.

Hehurriedtothestationonly_______thatthetrainhadleft.A.tofind

B.finding

C.found

D.tohavefound参考答案：A15.

Aftertheearthquake,thelocalgovernmenttookimmediatemeasurestoprovide_____forthosewhohadlosttheirhomes.A.accommodation

B.occupation

C.equipment

D.furniture参考答案：A16.________confidenceandthenecessaryequipment,theyfailedtorescuethe42minerstrappedinthecoalmine.A.Lackof

B.Lackingof

C.Lacking

D.Havinglacked参考答案：C略二、新的题型17.Inbusiness,thereisaspeeddifference:It’sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantfirmleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.____63____Inourstudyof343businesses,thecompaniesthatchoosetogo,go,gototrytogainanedgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup“improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.____64____Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhat“slower”and“faster”mean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationspeed(movingquickly)andstrategicspeed(reducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue).Simplyincreasingthespeedofproduction,forexample,maybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifference.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertime,intheformoflower-qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudy,higher-performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.____65____Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast,performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetime,paidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiency,stucktotestedmethods,didn’tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployees,andhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.___66___Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.A.Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?B.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.C.Morehaste,lessspeed,whichinthestudyproveswrong.D.Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.E.Theyvaluedefficiencyratherthanconsideration.F.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.参考答案：63.D

64.A

65.F

66.B这是一篇议论文。文章围绕速度展开，否定了一味强调速度的盲目性，区分了operationalspeed（操作速度）与strategicspeed（战略速度），强调了适当时间采取战略速度的重要性。【63题详解】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文Thedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysize.可知，无论行业和公司规模如何，那些担心失去竞争优势的公司会花费大量的时间和金钱来寻找加快速度的方法。故D项Companiesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeed.符合此处语境。故D选项正确。【64题详解】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文What’smore,thefirmsthat“sloweddowntospeedup“improvedtheirtopandbottomlines,averaging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree-yearperiod.可知，那些“放慢速度以加快速度”的公司改善了他们的最高和最低收入，在三年内平均销售额提高了40%，营业收入提高了52%。故A项Howdidtheydisobeythelawsofbusinessphysics,takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?（他们是如何违反商业物理定律的，他们比竞争对手花费了更多的时间，却表现得更好的呢？）符合此处语境。故A选项正确。【65题详解】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.及下文Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.可知，他们对思想和讨论变得更加开放，允许时间回顾和学习。故F项Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking（他们鼓励新的思维方式）符合此处语境。故F选项正确。66题详解】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.___4___及下文Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.可知，战略速度是一种领导力，而这种战略必须来自最高层。故B项Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsright,ratherthanploughaheadfullbore,aremoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.（那些经常花时间把事情做好，而不是埋头苦干的人，更能成功地实现他们的商业目标）符合此处语境。故B选项正确。三、阅读理解18.Noonehasenough,buteveryonehasallthereis.Weeachhavejusttwenty-fourhoursinaday.Timeisnotourproblems,butwhatwedowiththelimitedtimewehaveistheissue.Manypeoplespendtheirdaysondozensofactivities,butachieveverylittlebecausetheyaren’tconcentratingonrightthings.TheParetoPrinciple,alsoknownasthe80:20Ruleshowsusthattypicallyeightypercentofunfocusedeffortgeneratesonlytwentypercentoftheresults.Theremainingeightypercentoftheresultsareachievedwithonlytwentypercentoftheeffort.Toeffectivelymanageyourtime,youneedtochangewhereyouarespendingyourtime.Weallhavethesameamountoftimeeveryday.Howyouspendyourtimeishowyouspendyourlife.Herearetimemanagementstrategies,whichmaybehelpful.LearntosaynoPolitelysaynoshouldbecomeahabit.Sayingnofreesuptimeforthethingsthataremostimportant.Makea“to-do”list

Listthetasksthatneedtobedoneinorderoftheirimportance.Saveotherlessimportantthingsforwhenyouhavetime.Minimizeinterruption(打扰)ks5uPlanahead.Thinkthroughprojects.Lookforwaysto“block”interruptions.Forexample,closeyourdoor,don’tanswerthephoneorworkinadifferentspace.Combineseveralactivities

Trytodoseveralactivitiesatonetime.Whilegoingtoschool,listentotapednotes.Thisallowsuptoanhourortwoadayofgoodstudyreview.Whileshowering,makeamentallistofthethings.Aboveall,becreative,andletitworkfor