高二英语期末试卷.doc

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单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. ---I’d like to invite you to dinner this weekend.
---________.
A. Oh, no, please don’t
B. I’d rather stay at home
C. Oh, thanks. That’ll be too much trouble
D. I’m sorry, but I have other plans
2. As an experienced doctor, he usually judges the patients’ illness according to the __________ and gives them some medicines.
A. signs B. symptoms C. signals D. marks
3. ______more about university courses, call [phone].
A. To find out B. Finding out C. Find out D. Having found out
4. We really hate if you treat your roommates so rudely.
A. that B. this C. it D. which
5. While the weather is fine, I must _______ the house repairs.
A. get down to B. stick to C. get used to D. look forward to
6. The most important thing to ________ in mind when dealing with an emergency is to stay ___________.
A remain ; calmly B. make ; calm C. keep ; silent D .keep ; calm
7. __________ how to express the idea in English ,he turned to the dictionary.
A .Does not know B. Not knowing C. Knowing not D .Not to know
8. I strongly suggest that the information ____in my report _____to Mr. Brown without delay.
A. to be referred to; to be e-mailed B. referring to; e-mail
C. referred to; be e-mailed D. being referred to; being e-mailed
9. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _________ the shocking ending.
A. give out B. give away C. give up D. give off
10. ---Where is Lucy?
---I can’t say for sure where she is, but she ______ be out shopping.
A. can B. should C. must D. may
11. She reads newspapers every day to keep herself __________ about what’s going on in the world.
A. inform B. informing C. informed D. being informed
12. －Miss Jones once _________ music at Bardon School for ten years and now is an actress.
－No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden.
A. had taught B. taught C. is teaching D. has been teaching
13. __________ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is .
A. Unless B. Because C. Although D. When
14. Not only _____ a promise, but also _______ it.
A. did he make; he kept B. he made; he kept
C. does he make; does he keep D. he has made; has he kept
15. The workers are still going through with their railway project, ____the expenses have risen.
A. as long as B. now that C. even though D. as though
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55 各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Just recently I was invited to attend a function (盛大集会) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good and special friend.
I first met him when he started his 16 and have had the chance to provide my 17 ___ to him over those 25 years, and in between I have stayed in touch with him 18 .
The day of the celebration arrived, 19 , due to a business appointment running over time, I was going to be late, so I 20 to let him know. I arrived 20 minutes after the function had 21 and my good friend came to the 22 to welcome and greet me, 23 that he was delighted to see me and had __ 24 starting the official part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my way.
I’m sure you would 25 the same feeling as I did at that time, that there is 26 better for your spirits than to be welcomed and acknowledged in such a way. 27 he had always done in all my dealing with him over those 25 years, he made me feel a very 28 and important person.
As I 29 the other guests I could feel a wonderful 30 of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room, as they chatted away. 31 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people before the official part started.
In his 32 , he welcomed all the guests 33 his family, and then individually thanked the people gathered in the room. But 34 what you do hear is all about what the company has achieved over the years.
During his thank-you speech, he referred to a quote which 35 his overall approach towards both his business and personal life: “Always dance with the person you took to the dance.”
16. A. occupation B. profession C. business D. work
17. A. celebration B. appointment C. money D. services
18. A. regularly B. rarely C. hardly D. daily
19. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead
20. A. wrote B. stopped C. phoned D. hurried
21. A. been postponed B. started C. been canceled D. ended
22. A. meeting B. function C. station D. reception
23. A. determining B. acknowledging C. complaining D. regretting
24. A. set about B. gone on C. held off D. given up
25. A. accept B. spare C. share D. offer
26. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
27. A. So B. As C. But D. For
28. A. common B. lucky C. funny D. special
29. A. joined B. left C. mentioned D. watched
30. A. view B. memory C. experience D. sense
31. A. Surprisingly B. Hopefully C. Sadly D. Fortunately
32. A. lecture B. discussion C. performance D. speech
33. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in addition to D. apart from
34. A. particularly B. uniquely C. strangely D. normally
35. A. reflected B. explained C. instructed D. encouraged

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
What makes a house a home?
Not size, of course. I've been in some of the grandest houses in America, and it's readily apparent no one lives there. Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on chairs next to the hostess's bed -- a home that had more warmth than any house I've been in since.
Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just-released Home: he Blueprints of Our Lives. There Edwards writes, “ This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are filled with, and the people they have shaped. The houses and circumstances are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar.”
Whether you’re sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive, you know what he's talking about.
We’ve lived in our townhouse for 21 years. The loose windows that make noise in the wind. The fireplace so shallow it holds only one log. The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by. It’s where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed. I lived there for only 18, but it will always be my true home. Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines.
While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom
you’re with, not where you are. As Edwards writes, “Home is family. Home is safety. Home is
faith.”
Happy homecoming.
36. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Home Means Everything B. What's Inside Makes Us Feel at Home
C. Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives D. The Importance of the Home
37. About the book Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives, we know that __
A. it was the description of Edwards's houses
B. it is mainly about houses
C. it helps us understand the concept of home
D. it was written by the author of the text
38. What did the author mainly mean when he mentioned the loose windows and the shallow fireplace ?
A. His house was too old to live in.
B. He missed the feelings of home.
C. He hated living there.
D. He missed his old friends too much.
39. It can be inferred according to the text that __
A. the author's family were very rich
B. every happy home is the same
C. the author has been living a hard life
D. the author and Edwards hold similar ideas
B
Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?’’
The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes (海星) in the ocean.”
“I guess I should have asked, why are you rowing starfishes in the ocean?”
“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”
“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision of the power (力量) to shape the future.
We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.
40. One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.
A. dancing along the beach B. walking with a dancer
C. picking up starfish for sale D. trying to save as many starfishes as possible
41. The underlined words “something very special” refers to ____
A. the gifts from friends B. the strength of making decision
C. our own starfish D. the ability to make a difference
42. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A. the wise man realized something new and important
B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.
C. the young man had the ability to make a difference
D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach
43. The writer told this story to show us _____.
A. how and where we can write a good article
B. everyone can do something for the future
C. wise men are sometimes stupid
D. young men are in fact wiser than old people
C
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Football is different from most careers. There are no advertisements, applications forms or interviews. The employers, the football clubs, find players and offer them employment. The clubs look for young players with particular qualities and, most importantly, talent. The players should be very, very good and play for a leading club, they must be outstanding. Besides, they should have good team spirit, a strong character, mental strength and a positive attitude.
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