高二英语上学期期末考试-北师大.doc

高二年级上学期期末联考英语试题
第一节　单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. I’m Mr. Brown from the police station. Could you tell me _____ the butcher found moving slowly across the square?
A. what was it that B. what it was that
C. what was it which D. what did
2. When _____, the museum will be open to the public next year.
A. completed B. completing
C. being completed D. to be completed
3. The success of this project ______ everyone making an effort.
A. relies on B. cares for C. reminds of D. calls up
4. Though _______, climbing does much good to us.
A. to be tiring B. tired C. tiring D. to be tired
5. Father for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. had left
6. He suggested the problem worth paying attention _______ at the meeting．
A. to be discussed      B. to discussing    
C. to discuss    D. to being discussed
7. One car went too fast and missed hitting the other one.
A. narrowly B. nearly C. hardly D. closely
8. stopping polluting the earth hope to live in a better environment.
A Only to; we can B. Only to; can we
C. Only by; can we D. Only by; we can
9. If he continues like this, he will ________ a stone only to have it drop on his own foot, just as the old saying goes.
A. end up to lift B. end up lifting
C. end up in lifting D. end up with lifting
10. Seeing the students working hard all the time, the teacher ________ that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
A. works out B. points out C. makes out D. turns out
11. —I’ve lost the game again. —______! It’s not that bad!
A. Cheer up B. I’m sorry
C. It doesn’t matter D. Oh, my goodness
12. _____ I be free tomorrow, I could go with you.
  A. Could B. Should C. Might D. Must
13. Tom, don’t the poor little girl and yourself. Did you forget the school rules?
A. make a joke about; perform B. laugh at; conquer
C. make fun of; behave D. tease; believe
14. —It remains ______ whether Dave will be fit enough to play in the finals.
—Oh, no! Without him, we will lose the game.
A. seen B. to be seen C. seeing D. to see
15. ______ from his ______ expression , he was very ______ to see his car back..
A. Judging; surprising; surprised B. To judge; surprised; surprising
C. Judging; surprised; surprised D. Judged; surprising; surprised
第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __16__ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __17__ the people in the film.
The man who knows the __18__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __19__. He may be __20__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __21__ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __22__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __23__ with water in which small fish __24__ swimming. The director of the movie__25__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __26__ they seemed to stare at an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __27__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __28__.
The special-effects man __29__ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __30__ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __31__ he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still (静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __32__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. __33__ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.
__34__ in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __35__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.
16. A. burned B. sank C. fell D. dropped
17. A .telling B. harming C. protecting D. organizing
18. A. reply B. question C. message D. secret
19. A. factory B. making C. field D. company
20. A .forced B. ordered C. allowed D. chosen
21. A. terrible B ill C. good D. special
22. A. scene B. step C. stage D. room
23. A .covered B. asked C. filled D. fitted
24. A. liked B. enjoyed C. was D. were
25. A. hoped B. wanted C. decided D. designed
26. A. while B. since C. so that D. as long as
27. A. mustn’t B. may not C. shouldn’t D. can’t
28. A. question B. failure C. problem D. disappointment
29. A. talked B. set C. quarreled D. thought
30. A. controlling B. operating C. driving D. lighting
31. A. As a result B. Immediately C. First D. Above all
32. A. price B. number C. amount D. speed
33. A. Even B. Thus C. Finally D. Actually
34. A. Like B. So C. As D. Yet
35. A. certain B. particular C. advanced D. careful
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
We often hear people say, “I have a good memory for things like that” or “I can remember names”. But do you know memory is the single most important thing and it has played a very important part?
For early men, there were dangerous all around them—bad weather, wild animals. The key to keep on living lay in man’s ability to remember these dangers and the ways he had dealt with them in the past. In order for memories to be stored, the human brain became more complex. And as man learned how to deal with them, he became civilized (文明). Surprisingly, scientists today understand little about memory and how it works. They have not yet found a way to open up the brain and observe its function without destroying it. Perhaps there are two types of memory: short-term and long-term. Short-term refers to those facts that stay with us for a few seconds to a few hours. For instance, when you stay at a hotel, you remember the room number and forget as soon as you leave. Long-term memory, on the other hand, means you remember things for a long period of time. If you spend your honeymoon in a particular hotel, it’s likely that you’ll remember your stay quite clearly.
Scientists also believe that a short-term memory can become a long-term memory through consolidation (巩固). A lot of chemical and physical changes take place in the part of the brain. Although the human brain weighs three pounds, it contains 30 billion nerve cells (神经细胞) acting like a computer. When those changes strengthen the links (联系) in certain nerve cells, a thought becomes part of the long-term memory.
36. According to the author, without the development of man’s memory there would be .
A. no modern world B. no recorded history
C. no animals D. no dangers
37. Scientists’ knowledge about the function of brain is .
A. interesting B. not enough
C. great D. encouraging
38. Short-term memory can change into long-term memory on condition that .
A. memory is good
B. it acts like a computer
C. people do more exercise
D. the links in nerve cells are strengthened by certain changes
39. So far the great discovery scientists have made about the function of brain is .
A. the weight of brain B. two types of memory
C. 30 billion nerve cells D. chemical and physical changes
(B)
A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas in many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perscus has studied more than 300 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service weblogs. com. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago. And thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing.
One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far.
Ms. Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything—politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on-line bank accounts.
40. The text is mainly written to .
A. introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog”
B. introduce a short way of saying Web log
C. tell reader’s about blogs
D tell readers how to write blogs
41. From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except .
A. different ideas B. medical advice
C. advertisements D. account passwords
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. Politicians don’t use blogs at all
B. A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs
C. Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls.
D. Dave Winer closed his “” because of money shortage.
43. The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that .
A. it was created by a woman.
B. it is about the history of blogs.
C. it provides useful information and advice
D. it has editions in at least four different languages
(C)
Jersey City, New Jersey, Nov.10
An underworld leader Gelato and three bodyguards were gunned down on Thursday by unknown attackers after a short gun battle.
Gelato and two of the bodyguards died immediately, the police said, while the third bodyguard remains in serious condition at Margaret Haig Hospital.
The only eyewitness told the police the three or four gunmen were dressed in overalls and hard hats like building workers. One pulled a light machine gun out of a bag and sprayed the four with bullets, the witness said. The other gunmen fired handguns.
Three of the men fell immediately, but one of the bodyguards managed to pull his handgun and returned the fire before being shot himself, the witness said.
The gunmen then jumped into a black car and drove off. Police said the car was later found in Stegmen Street.
Police sources said the 48-year-old Gelato was the leader of a new crime syndicate (犯罪团伙), challenging the city gangsters (暴徒) for control of the city. The city gangsters decided to get rid of him. Killers were brought in from outside the state to do the job.
Police are now waiting to question the surviving bodyguard when he came back to life.
Gelato had a long police record with his first arrest when he was 14 years old. He served a total of 17 years in prison for different crimes, from illegal possession of guns to armed robbery.
44. Altogether, ____ were killed in the gun battle.
A. three people, Gelato and two gunmen
B. three people, Gelato and his two bodyguards.
C. four people, Gelato and three gunmen
D. four people, Gelato and his three bodyguards
45. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Nobody knew exactly how many people took part in the murder.
B. Many people saw the gun battle when it began
C. The gun battle lasted for quite a long time
D. The bodyguards didn’t have any reaction before they were shot down.
46. The reason why they killed Gelato was that ____.
A. he served so many years in prison for different crimes
B. he would be arrested again by the police
C. he had killed some of the city gangsters
D. he wanted to control the city against the city gangsters
47. Why didn’t they take the job of murder themselves, but brought killers from other
states?
A. They were afraid of Gelato and his men.
B. They didn’t have the proper opportunity.
C. They didn’t want themselves to get into trouble.
D. They never killed any men themselves.
(D)
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle….They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake or correct it. Let him work out with the help of other children. If it is a matter of right answer in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in such routine (日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they do not know.
48. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.
A. listening to skilled people’s advice.
B. asking older people many questions
C. making mistakes and having them corrected
D. doing what other people do
49. According to the writer, teachers in school should _____ .
A. allow children to learn from each other
B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found
C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
D. give children more book knowledge
50. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to rid