高二英语上期末.doc

2014—2015上学期高二期末考试试题（13级）
I. 选择填空(本大题共30小题，每小题2分，共60分）
从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个可以填入题中空白处的最佳选项。未选、错选或多选均不得分。
1. Mary and her father ___________volleyball last Saturday.
A. have played B. plays C. played D. playing
2. Sam ___________ with his brother yesterday, for he had to finish his homework.
A. wasn’t go swimming B. went not go swimming
C. didn’t go swim D. didn’t go swimming
3. _____your father ______ TV yesterday evening?
A. Did; watch B. Was; watched C. Were; watch D. Does; watch
4. Mr. Johnson ________ as a part-time salesperson in a company for three years.
A. have worked B. has worked C. was worked D. did worked
5. She _____ many places in New York since she _____ there.
A. visited; went B. visits; goes C. has visited; went D. was visiting; went
6. We are worried about my brother, for he hasn’t eaten any food _____.
A. since 24 hours B. for 24 hours C. 24 hours ago D. 24 hours before
7. Mr. Wang ___________ Paris twice.
A. has gone to B. has been C. went D. has been to
8. Painting is his favourite; He is ________ painting.
A. keen to B. likes C. keen on D. enjoys
9. She won’t eat too much meat because she _________.
A. is on diet B. is on a diet C. put on weight D. lose weight
10. All Fit Health Club can help us to _______ our bad eating habits.
A. get rid of B. get rid off C. get off D. get down
11. Mary prefers _______ at home rather than _____boating .
A. staying; going B. to stay; going C. to stay; go D. to stay; to go
12. Staying at home is too boring. Why___________ join us?
A. don’t B. not you C. you not D. don’t you
13. Tom ________ at home , watching TV. But now he goes to a gym and exercises a lot to keep fit.
A. used to stay B. used to staying C. is used to stay D. is used to staying
14. It ________ ten years since I last came to New York.
A. was B. has been C. were D. are
15.It took me some time __________ the American way of living.
A. learning B. learned C. to learn D. learns
16. It was ______ to drive for the first month, but ______ I got very tired of it.
A. excited; later B. exciting; latter C. excited; latter D. exciting; later
17. Hi, Bob! Did you go anywhere __________ the summer holiday?
A. on B. during C. at D. among
18. __________ is the transportation in Beijing?
A. What B. How like C. What like D. How
19. I am not good with computers, so I write all my stories _______.
A. on hand B. by hand C. in hand D. by hands
20. I enjoy ________ under pressure, and I don’t mind _________ on the weekends..
A. to work; working B. working; to work C. working; working D. to work; to work
21. If you are ________ in the position, please send your resume to us __________.
A. interesting; as soon as B. interested; as soon as possible
C. interested; as soon as D. interesting; as soon as possible
22. You have applied _____ six companies so far, but do you think you are qualified ______ the job?
A. to; for B. for; to C. in; to D. with; as
23. Country music is _________ rock music, it is more peaceful.
A. same as B. the same as C. is difference from D. is different from
24. Deng Lijun is my favourite singer. Her songs are _________ and soft.
A. exciting B. boring C. relaxing D. brave
25. I ________ a postcard to my pen pal in Tianjin a week ago.
A. sent B. have sent C. sended D. was sent
26. At that time Mary spent her free time ___________ jazz music.
A. in hearing B. listening C. on listening to D. listening to
27. One snowy morning, Bob’s mother slipped and ___________ when she returned to her house.
A. her head hit on the driveway B. hit her head on the driveway
C. the driveway hit her head D. hit her head in the driveway
28. Look! The __________ are having a meeting.
A. housewifes B. houseswives C. housewives D. houseswife
29. How much does the ticket _____ from Xiangyang to Beijing?
A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
30. — You’ve done a good job, Grace.
-- ______________.
A. I’m afraid not B. Thanks a lot C. I agree with you D. It’s hard to say
II. 阅读理解（本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，每篇文章后面有五个小题，请从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。未选、错选或多选均不得分。
Passage 1
Once there were two brothers. They were very good to each other. They were half-brothers because the elder brother’s mother was dead, and then his father married again. The stepmother（继母）was not kind to the elder brother, but the younger brother loved him and often helped him.
One day, the mother gave each of the brothers a box of seeds(种子) and enough food for a few days. She said to them,“Take them. Go and plant them. One of you must plant them on the east hill, and the other on the west hill. Do not come back if the seeds don’t come out. ” The mother gave very bad seeds to the elder brother, but the two brothers didn’t know this, and set out the next morning .
When they came to a bridge, they sat down to rest . After that, they got up to say good-bye to each other, but they took the wrong boxes of seeds!
Ten days later, the elder brother’s seeds began to grow and he came back. But the younger brother dared not return home because his seeds didn’t grow. At last, he died on the hill.
31.One day, the mother gave two boxes of seeds _________
A. only to the elder son B. only to the younger son
C. to their father D. to the two sons
32.The mother asked the two brothers to _________.
A .plant the seeds on the west hill B. come back soon after they planted the seeds
C. plant the seeds on two hills D. take the trees and plant them
33.In fact the mother wanted __________
A. the two brothers to plant trees B. the two brothers to work hard
C. the elder brother to die D. the younger brother to die
34.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The mother was not kind to the elder brother
B. The younger brother loved the elder brother
C. The younger brother had two mothers
D. The elder brother had two mothers
35.The story tells us that ________ .
A. one mustn’t do bad things B. one mustn’t take the wrong box
C. one must help others D. one must use good seeds
Passage 2
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.
36. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D. Because the sky is sunny all day
37. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn
38. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy
39. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things
40. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People
Passage Three
In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favourite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（点）.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favourite team. Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
41. The passage talks about ___________.
A. football B. how to play football C. American sports D. American football
42. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.
A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch
43. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.
A. ten yards is a long way
B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near
C. the playing field is very large
D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one
44. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
A. receive six points
B. play eleven games in the season
C. are the best teams
D. move the ball to the end of the field
45. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?___________
A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting