高二英语下学期期末试题新.docx

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高二英语下学期期末试题新

高二英语试题

一、听取信息（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

听一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息完成第1至10题。

独白读两遍，听录音和答题时间约为5分钟。

Alittlestreetdoglikedwatchingchildrenplayverymuch.Onedayhe 

（1）                               twochildrenbackhomefromschool.Butsometimelaterthelittledogfoundthechildren’shousewas  

（2）  _____________,soimmediatelyherandownthestreettothefirestation,barkingallthewaytoseekfor（3）            ,

Whenhe （4）                              thefirestation,thefiremen were（5）                       .Heranafterthemtothechildren’shouse.Whenhegottherehewasvery （6）                            becausehecouldn’tfindthechildren.

Luckilythefirewassoon （7）                            .Thenafiremannoticedthelittledoglookingcloselyatthe （8）                           .Hebroughtthedogto （9）                            thechildren.Thelittledogwasveryhappytoseethechildrenagain, （10）                            andsound.Theyhuggedeachotherandfeltbetter.

二、单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

11.ManyyoungpeopleintheWestareexpectedtoleave______________couldbelife’smostimportantdecision—marriage—almostentirelyuptoluck.

A.asB.thatC.whichD.what

12.The__________ratehasbeenrisinginthepastdecadeinChina，________isreportedinarecentsurvey.Peoplefindithardtomaintaintheirmarriage.

A.divorce;asB.divorce;itC.disconnection;whichD.separation;what

13.____therisingbirthrateandimmigration,thedecliningdeathratealso____thepopulationgrowth.

A.Inconsequenceof;causedB.Inadditionto;resultedin

C.Intermsof;resultedfromD.Inspiteof;accountedfor

14.Bynomeans__________toherparents.

A.thisisthefirsttimehassheliedB.thisisthefirsttimedoesshetellalie

C.isthisthefirsttimeshehasliedD.isthisthefirsttimeshewaslying

15.The_______incomeofthecommonpeoplehasbeengreatlyincreasedinthepastthirtyyears______thereformandopening-uppolicyinChina.

A.regular;becauseB.usual;thankstoC.normal;onanaccountofD.annual;owingto

16.Amongthewinners_________fatherisseriouslyillinhospital.

A.standlittleTomwhoB.stoodlittleTomwhom

C.littleTomstandswhoseD.standslittleTomwhose

17.Asanewdiplomat,heoftenthinksof_________hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.how

18.AftergainingmyPhD，_____________________.

A.thediplomawillqualifymeforthejobofworkingintheuniversity

B.itislikelyformetobeemployedbytheuniversity

C.Iwillbeemployedbytheuniversity

D.theuniversitywillemployme

19.AstudentofFudanUniversity___HuangYang,wasreported____byhisroommate,______thewholenation.

A.named;tohavebeenpoisoned;whichshockedB.naming;beingpoisoned;shocking

C.named;tobepoisoned;shockedD.named;poisoned;asshocked

20.Ournewfirstlady,PengLiyuan,universally________tobefabulousandreflecttheimageofalargecountry,_________toshowmoreconcernabouttheinterestsofthepeople.

A.regarded;wasexpectedB.considered;havingexpected

C.acknowledged;isexpectedD.seen;toexpect

三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Thefirstattemptofeventhemosttalentedartists,musicians,andwritersisseldomamasterpiece.Ifyouconsideryourdraftsasdressrehearsals（彩排）,ortryouts,revisingwillseemanaturalpartofthewriting___21___.

Whatisthepurposeofthedressrehearsalsandtheout-of-townpreviewsthatmanyBroadwayshowsgothrough?

Theanswerisadding,deleting,replacing,reordering,__22___revising.AndrewLloydWebber'smusicalPhantomoftheOperaunderwent（经历）suchaprocess.

WhenLloydWebberbeganwritingin1984,hehadinmindafunny,excitingproduction.However,whenPhantomopenedinLondonin1986,theaudiencesawamovingpsychologicallovestorysettomusic.Themusicalhad___23___severalrevisionsduetoproblemswithcostumingandmakeup（戏服和化妆）.Forinstance,LloydWebber___24___someofthemusicbecausethePhantom'smakeuppreventedtheactorfromsingingcertainsounds.

Whenyourevise,youchangeaspectsofyourworkin___25___toyourevolving（不断演变的）purpose,ortoinclude___26___ideasornewlydiscoveredinformation.

Revisionisnotjustanafterthoughtthatgetsonlyasmuchtimeasyouhaveattheendofanassignment.___27___,itisamajorstageofthewritingprocess,andwritersreviseeverystepoftheway.Evenyourdecisionto___28___topicswhileprewritingisatypeofrevising.However,don'tmakethemistakeofskippingtherevisionstagethatfollowstraining.Alwaysmaketimetobecomeyourown__29__andviewyourdressrehearsal,sotospeak.Reviewingyourworkinthiswaycangiveyou___30___newideas.

Revisinginvolves__31__theeffectivenessandappropriateness（恰当）ofallaspectsofyourwriting,makingyourpurposemore___32____,andrefocusingordevelopingthefactsandideasyoupresent.Whenyourevise,askyourselfthefollowingquestions,keepinginmindtheaudienceforwhomyouarewriting:

Ismymainideaorpurpose___33__throughoutmydraft?

DoIeverlosesightofmypurpose?

HaveIgivenmyreadersallofthe__34___;thatis,facts,opinions,inferences---thattheyneedinordertounderstandmymainidea?

Finally,haveIincludedtoomany___35___detailsthatmayconfusereaders?

21.A.techniqueB.styleC.processD.career

22.A.inparticularB.asaresultC.forexampleD.inotherwords

23.A.undergoneB.skippedC.rejectedD.replaced

24.A.rewroteB.releasedC.recordedD.reserved

25.A.additionB.responseC.oppositionD.contrast

26.A.fixedB.ambitiousC.familiarD.fresh

27.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.InsteadD.Therefore

28.A.discussB.switchC.exhaustD.cover

29.A.directorB.masterC.audienceD.visitor

30.A.personalB.valuableC.basicD.delicate

31.A.mixingB.weakeningC.maintainingD.assessing

32.A.specificallyB.freshlyC.swiftlyD.loosely

33.A.amazingB.brightC.uniqueD.clear

34.A.anglesB.evidenceC.informationD.hints

35.A.unnecessaryB.uninterestingC.concreteD.final

四、阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots,oneoneachendofapole.Shecarriedthepolewiththepotsacrossherneck.

Oneofthepotshadacrackinitwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullpotofwater.Attheendofthelongwalkfromthewelltothehouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalf-full.

Fortwoyearsthishappeneddaily,withthewomanbringinghomeonlyoneandahalfpotsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproud.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.

Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewomanbythewell:

“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyourhouse.”

Theoldwomansmiled:

“Didyounoticethatthereareflowersonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot’sside?

That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyourcrack,soIplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepath.Andeverydaywhilewewalkback,youwaterthem.”

“FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecoratethetable.Withoutyoubeingjustthewayyouare,Iwouldnothavethisbeauty.”

Eachofushasourowncracks.Butit’sthesecracksthatmakeourlivestogethersointerestingandmeaningful.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crack”mean?

A.Verynarrowspacebetweentwothingsortwopartsofsomething.

B.Lineofdivisionwheresomethingisbroken,butnotintoseparateparts.

C.Faultinanidea,system,ororganization.

D.Suddensharpnoiselikethesoundofastickbeingbroken.

37.Howdidthecrackedpotfeelaboutitselfatfirst?

A.Proud.B.Disappointed.C.Annoyed.D.Embarrassed.

38.Whereweretheflowersgrowing?

A.Onbothsidesofthepath.B.Inthewoman’shouse.

C.Ontheperfectpot’ssideofthepath.D.Onthecrackedpot’ssideofthepath

39.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?

①Thewomanpickedtheflowersanddecoratedthetable.

②Thewomantoldthetruthtothecrackedpot.

③Thecrackedpottalkedtothewomanaboutitscrack.

④Thewomanfoundacrackononepot.

⑤Thewomanplantedsomeflowerseeds.

A.④⑤①③②B.⑤④③②①

C.④③①②⑤D.④⑤③①②

40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?

A.Neverlaughatimperfection.B.Nopains,nogains.

C.Imperfectionmakeslifemeaningful.D.It’snevertoolatetolearn.

B

Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviour.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurpriset