河南省信阳市胡族中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析

河南省信阳市胡族中学高二英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题33.Whenaskedwhyshestudiedjournalism,SangLansaidshedidso______forahostofasportsprogram.A.training

B.beingtrained

C.tohavetrained

D.tobetrained参考答案：D略2.Notuntilallthefishintheriverdied_____howseriousthepollutionwas.A.didthevillagersrealize

B.thevillagersrealizedC.thevillagersdidrealize

D.didn'tthevillagersrealize参考答案：A3.Theroadtothemountainshasbeen_

bytheheavysnowforalmostamonth.A.cutoff

B．cutdown

C.cutup

D.cutin参考答案：A4.Peopletryavoidpublictransportationdelaysbyusingtheirowncarsandthis____createsmoreproblems.A.afterall

B.onceagain

C.incase

D.inturn

参考答案：D5.Georgeisgongtotalkaboutthegeographyofhiscountry,butI′dratherhe______moreonitsculture.A.focus

B.focused

C.would

focus

D.hadfocused参考答案：B略6.Aftertheyeachhadsaid_____fewwords,ProfessorWhitetook______floorandansweredthequestions.A.a;/

B.a;aC.a;the

D./;a参考答案：C考查冠词。句意：在他们各自说了一些话之后，怀特教授开始发言了。afew固定搭配“一些”，表示肯定意义；takethefloor固定短语搭配，“起立发言，演说”故选C。11.Generallyspeaking，________accordingtothedirections,thedrughasnosideeffect.A.whentaking

B.whentaken

C.whentotake

D.whentobetaken参考答案：B略8.Dennisis______forpowerandwon’tletanyonestophim.

A.greedy

B.famous

C.sorry

D.generous参考答案：A略9.Hehadnoideaofwhatheshouldsaytoanswertheteacherquestion,______?A.didhe

Bshouldhe

Cdidn'the

Dshouldn'the参考答案：A考查反义疑问句。为了回答老师的问题，它不知道说什么。本题的主语是he且未一般过去时态，故用A。10.—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A.Whathelp

B.Whatisthis

C.WhatisitD.Whatdoyouwant参考答案：C11.Mymotheraskedmetorepeat________phonenumber________secondtimesothatshecouldwriteitdown.A.the;a

B.a;a

C.a;the

D.the;the参考答案：A略12.Thegirllookedatmewitha_____expression.Maybetheproblemwasquite_____.A.puzzled;puzzling

B.puzzling;puzzledC.puzzled;puzzled D.puzzling;puzzling参考答案：A略13.-Whydon’tyoubring

tohisattentionthatyou’retooilltoworkon?

A．that

B．it

C．this

D．him参考答案：B14.Doctorsaredoingresearchtofindoutwhathappensphysicallywhenpeople_________smoking.A.quit

B.decline

C.depart

D.reserve参考答案：A15.—Couldyouexplainittomeasecondtime?I’mafraidIcan’tfollowyou.—_____A.Isthatclear?

B.That’swhatImean.C.MaybeIcanshowyouwiththischart.

D.Youareveryslowindeed.参考答案：C16.Ladiesandgentlemen,duetoanunexpectedaccident,oneofthesingerswhomallofyou

toseewon’tbeperformingtonight. A.arecoming B.havecome C.come D.came参考答案：B17._____isthoughtnecessarythatstudentsshouldtakepartinsocialactivitiesduringtheirholidays.A．That

B．This

C．It

D．What参考答案：C略18.People’s_______forbicyclesmayreflectpublicdissatisfactionwithbusservice.A.insistence

B.preference

C.confidence

D.reference参考答案：B19.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun’sheat,theearthatnight_______,toocoldforustolive.

A.willbefreezingcold

B.wouldbefrozencold

C.canfreezecoldly

D.wouldbefreezingcold参考答案：D二、完型填空20.

Onthetableshefoundapieceofpaper_____somepuzzlingsecretcodes.A.whichwaswritten

B.thatwaswrittenC.onwhichwerewritten

D.onthatwaswritten参考答案：C21.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Aftermy26second-gradersfinishedrecitingthetext,theysettledbackintheirseats．ButDuanewasstill

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there．Duanewasabrightandlovablestudent,

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hismother,asingleparent,hadmanyproblemssuchasdrinking．38

thathemighthavehadabadnight,Iwalkedovertohimtoseewhatwaswrong．Ashelookedup,Icouldseethe

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inhisdarkeyes．“Mrs．Brown,aren’tyougoingtoopenmypresentforyou?”heasked

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．“Iputitonyourdesk．”Gettingbackhisgiftfrommydesk,hehandedittome．Inoticedmygift

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tobeamatchbox．Duanetoldmethatthiswasreallyajewelrybox

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amatchbox．AsIopenedit,the

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oftwobeercapssurprisedme．Duane

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methattheyweretwoearrings．HehadnoticedthatI

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woreearringsandwantedmetohavesomeprettyones．Iwas

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byDuane’screativityandthoughtfulness．47

birth,oneofmyearswasslightlydeformed（畸形的）．Fearingthatwearingearringsmight

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totheear,Iavoidedwearingthem．ButhowcouldI

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towearthesepreciousearringsgivenbythis

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child?AsIplacedtheearringsonmyears,my

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clapped,andDuanestoodproudlybesideme．

Sincethen,thematchboxremainedonmydesk．It

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meofDuane’sactofkindnessandofthelessonshetaughtme．Althoughhis

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athomewasbad,Duanecontinuedtoseethegoodinlife．Althoughpoor,hestillwantedto

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．WheneverIseeDuane’sgiftonmydesk,Ifeelencouraged．IfIamhaving

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reachingastudent,I’lltrytobelikeDuaneandgivethatstudentapieceofmyheart．36．A．sitting

B．crying

C．standing

D．speaking37．A．unless

B．though

C．so

D．since38．A．Wondering

B．Thinking

C．Finding

D．Pointing39．A．hope

B．joy

C．hurt

D．determination40．A．disappointedly

B．angrily

C．happily

D．shyly41．A．happened

B．appeared

C．used

D．ought42．A．aswellas

B．morethan

C．exceptfor

D．ratherthan43．A．shape

B．color1

C．design

D．sight44．A．persuaded

B．fooled

C．told

D．encouraged45．A．only

B．often

C．once

D．never46．A．frightened

B．touched

C．knocked

D．influenced47．A．Since

B．Until

C．Before

D．Unless48．A．doharm

B．drawattention

C．addweight

D．haveaneffect49．A．refuse

B．offer

C．agree

D．wait50．A．generous

B．honest

C．special

D．sad51．A．hands

B．students

C．audiences

D．friends52．A．convinced

B．reminded

C．proved

D．showed53．A．performance

B．experience

C．situation

D．health54．A．please

B．take

C．give

D．accept55．A．chance

B．possibility

C．intention

D．difficulty参考答案：36-40CBBCA

41-45BDDCD

46-50BABAC

51-55BBCCD三、阅读理解22.BeverlyClearyhassold85millioncopiesof41booksand—ifthosenumbersweren'timpressiveenough—sheturns100onTuesday.ThoughtheworldwasaverydifferentplacewhenClearywasachild,shehasalwaysmaintainedthatkidsprettymuchstaythesame—whichexplainstheongoingpopularityofherbelovedcharacters,likeRamonaQuimby,HenryHugginsandRalphS.Mouse.Clearywasinherearly30sandworkingparttimeinabookstorewhenshesatdownatatypewritertoseeifjustmaybeshecouldwriteabookforkids.ShehadworkedasalibrarianbeforeWorldWarII,andshewishedshe'dhadbooksforyoungreadersaboutchildrenlivingeverydaylives."Ithinkchildrenwanttoreadaboutnormal,everydaykids,"shetoldNPRin1999."That'swhatIwantedtoreadaboutwhenIwasgrowingup.IwantedtoreadaboutthesortofboysandgirlsthatIknewinmyneighborhoodandinmyschool....Ithinkchildrenliketofindthemselvesinbooks."Herfirstbook,HenryHuggins,cameoutin1950.HenryhadafriendnamedBeezus,andBeezushadamischievous（爱恶作剧的）butlovablelittlesisternamedRamona.Overthenextfivedecades,ClearytookRamonaallthewayfromnurseryschool（托儿所）tothefourthgrade.ClearysayswhenshewaswritingRamona,shetookinspiration（灵感）fromalittlegirlwholivedinthehousebehindherasachild.Herbookshavehookedgenerations（几代）ofchildren,includingayoungJeffKinney,whogrewuptobecometheauthorofthe"DiaryofaWimpyKid"series."Imusthavebeenabout8or9yearsoldwhenIfirstreadBeverlyCleary,"Kinneyrecalls."ThebookthatreallygrabbedmewasRamonaQuimby,Age8.Shelookedferal.Ineededtogettoknowthischaracter.""Mostkidshaveparents,teachers,bullies（欺凌）—weallexperiencethesethings,"Kinneysays."AndBeverlyClearytappedintothat.Herworkisstillasrelevanttodayaswhenitfirstcameout."Now,generationsofchildrenhavebeenfortunateenoughtoenjoyherstoriesofKlickitatStreet.32.WhatcanweinferaboutBeverlyCleary’sworks?A.Theyareaboutadults’ordinarylives.B.Theyinterestanddelightyoungreaders.C.Theyreceivemuchcriticismfromotherwriters.D.TheyarebasedonCleary’schildhoodexperiences.33.WhatgaveClearyinspirationforRamona’sstories?A.Aneighborhoodgirl. B.Herworkasalibrarian.C.Herfourth-gradedaughter. D.Herworkexperienceinabookstore.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hooked”inParagraph5mean?A.Described B.PraisedC.Surprised D.Attracted35.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBeverlyCleary?A.Braveandpatient B.GenerousandhonestC.Productiveandinfluential D.Considerateandoptimistic参考答案：32.B

33.A

34.D

35.C本文介绍女作家BeverlyCleary。她是多产的和具有影响力的作家，她的书已经吸引了几代的孩子。【32题详解】B推理判断题。根据第五段Herbookshavehookedgenerations（几代）ofchildren,includingayoungJeffKinney,whogrewuptobecometheauthorofthe"DiaryofaWimpyKid"series.可知BeverlyCleary的作品使年轻读者感兴趣并使他们高兴。故选B。【33题详解】A推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句ClearysayswhenshewaswritingRamona,shetookinspiration（灵感）fromalittlegirlwholivedinthehousebehindherasachild.可知一个邻家女孩雷蒙娜的故事给了Cleary灵感。故选A。【34题详解】D词义猜测题。根据第五段Herbookshavehookedgenerations（几代）ofchildren,includingayoungJeffKinney,她的书已经吸引了几代的孩子，包括年轻的JeffKinney。故选D。【35题详解】C推理判断题。根据第一段第一句BeverlyClearyhassold85millioncopiesof41booksand—ifthosenumbersweren'timpressiveenough—sheturns100onTuesday.和第五段Herbookshavehookedgenerations（几代）ofchildren,includingayoungJeffKinney,whogrewuptobecometheauthorofthe"DiaryofaWimpyKid"series.可知BeverlyCleary是多产的和具有影响力的。故选C。23.Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.

Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoas“natureandnurture”．

Thosewhosupportthe“nature”sideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme，thistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts(本能)．

Proponentsofthe“nurture”theory,or,astheyareoftencalled,behaviorists,claimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Abehaviorist,B.F.Skinner,seeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic.Theystatethat,likemachines,humansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli(刺激)asthebasisoftheirbehavior.

Sociallyandpolitically,theconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUS，forexample,blacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssome“nature”proponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Beha