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高中二年级上学期英语期末考试试题
(时量:
120分钟满分100分)
Part1知识运用(共两节,满分25分)
SectionA(15marks)
Directions:
ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchokesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.
21.We’vehadagoodstart,butnext,moreworkneeds_____toachievethefinalsuccess.
A.beingdone B.do C.tobedone D.todo
22.That’sthenewmachine______partsaretoosmalltobeseen.
A.whose B.which C.that D.inwhich
23.Time,________correctly,ismoneyinthebank.
A.touse B.used C.using D.use
24.Bicyclingisgoodexercise;_______,itdoesnotpollutetheair.
A.however B.therefore C.otherwise D.besides
25.Everyoneinthevillageisveryfriendly.Itdoesn’tmatter____youhavelivedthereforashortoralongtime.
A.why B.how C.whether D.when
26._________madethemverydisappointed.
A.HisnotcomingbackB.Nothiscomingback
C.HenottocomebackD.Nothecomesback
27.Whatsurprisedmewasnotwhathesaidbut_____hesaidit.
A.inthewayB.inthewaythatC.thewayD.thewaywhich
28.hardyoutry,itisdifficulttoloseweightwithoutcuttingdowntheamountyoueat.
A.WheneverB.WhateverC.WhicheverD.However
29._____thediamond,hehadtolookforaplacetohideit.
A.HavingstolenB.StealingC.StolenD.Havingbeenstolen
30.Thetemple______intheQingDynastyisingoodconditionandisstillthemaintouristattractioninthiscity.
A.beingrebuiltB.rebuiltC.toberebuiltD.havingrebuilt
SectionB(20marks)
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Someonesays,“Timeismoney.”ButIthinktimeis31importantthanmoney.Why?
Becausewhenmoneyisspent,wecangetitback.However,whentimeis32,it’llnever33.That’s34wemustn’twastetime.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthe35isusuallylimited.Evenasecondisveryimportant.Weshouldmakefulluseofourtimetodo36useful.
Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeoplewhodonotknowtheimportanceoftime.Theyspenttheirlimitedtimesmoking,drinkingand37theydonotknowthatwastingtimemeanswastingpartoftheirown38.
Inaword,weshouldsavetime.Weshouldn’t39today’sworkfortomorrow.Rememberwehavenotimeto40.
31.A.much B.less C.muchless D.evenmore
32.A.cost B.bought C.gone D.finished
33.A.return B.carry C.take D.bring
34.A.what B.that C.because D.why
35.A.money B.time C.day D.food
36.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything
37.A.reading B.writing C.playing D.working
38.A.time B.food C.money D.life
39.A.stop B.leave C.let D.give
40.A.lose B.save C.spend D.take
Part2阅读理解(满分30分)
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.EachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatementsforeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.
Text1
Iconsidermyfatherahero,notonlybecauseheisbravebutalsobecauseheisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Myfatherisatruckdriver.Oneevening,hetookmetomeetmymotherfromwork.Wewerewaitinginthetruckwhenmyfathersmelledsomethingsmelly(焦味的).Helookedbehindandsawsmokecomingfromahousenotfarfromourtruck.Hequicklyrantothehouse.Isawfirewhenheopenedthedoorandwentinside.Hecameoutwithawomanandrushedbackinforherchildren.Hedidn’tstopuntilallthechildrenwereout.Whenthefiremenarrived,wewentbacktowaitformymother.
Myfatherdidn’ttellthismattertomymother.Thenextday,thestoryinthenewspapersaidthatthepeoplesavedfromthehousefireweretryingtofindthemanandtothankhim.Myfatherjustsaidthattheyhadmoreimportantthingstobeconcernedwith.
Myfatherhasamentaldetector(金属探测器).Hehasfoundalotofchange,jewelryandjunk(旧物).Themostvaluablethinghefoundwasagoldbadge(徽章)whichwasgiventoanursewhenshegraduated.Ithadalastnameandadateintheearly1950s.Hedidsomeresearchandknewthattheownerwasnowinanursinghomeseveralhundredmilesaway.ThenextSunday,hedrovetoseetheowner.Theoldwomanwasveryhappy.Thebadgehadbeenlostforover50years.Sheaskedmyfatherhowmuchhewantedforthebadgeandherefusedanyreward(酬金).
Anyoneoftheseeventsmakesmyfatherahero,butheneverstops.Ihavelearnedfromhimthatbeingaheromeansdoingwhateveryoucanwheneveryoucan.Ican’twaittoseewhathewilldonext.
41.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sfather?
A.Harding-workingbutsillyB.Braveandhelpful
C.PatientbutimpoliteD.Carefulandshy
42.Whenthefiremenarrivedatthehouse,_______.
A.thefirehadalreadybeenputout
B.onlythewomanwassavedbytheauthor’sfather
C.thehousewasburneddowntotheground
D.allthechildrenwereoutofthehouse
43.Accordingtothepassage,thegoldbadgetheauthor’sfatherfound______.
A.belongedtoawomanseveralhundredmilesaway
B.hadnonameordateonitatall
C.wasnotworthyofbeingputaway
D.hadbeenlostfor30years
44.Weknowfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.
A.thinkshighlyofhisfatherB.knowslittleabouthisfather
C.looksdownuponhisfatherD.can’tunderstandhisfather
45.Bysaying“Ican’twaittoseewhathewilldonext”,theauthormeansthat_____.
A.hewantstohearanotherstorytoldbyhisfather.
B.hisfatherpromisedtofindmorechangeandbadges.
C.hebelieveshisfatherwillneverstophelpingothers.
D.hewantstoknowwhatpeoplethinkabouthisfather.
Text2
Whatdoesittaketotouchageneration?
It’saquestionfacedhundredsoftimesbyXiaoYang,whoseonlinefilmOldBoysisresonating(共鸣)deeplywithChineseborninthe1970sand1980s.
Inthemovie,Xiaoplaysaweddingpartyhostwholovessinging,whilehisreal-lifebusinesspartnerWangTailiplaysahairdresserwholovesdancing.Buttheiryouthfuldreamshavebeenreplacedbyreality.Attheendofthemovie,thetwooldboyswalkontoatalentshowtorealizetheirdreams,eventhougheveryoneismakingfunofthem.
Thefilmhasbeenviewedonlinemorethan26milliontimessinceitsOct28debut.“Ididn’tseethatcoming,”saidXiao,31,whomakesalivingbyshootingcommercials(拍摄商业广告),butwhohadlongconsideredshootingafilm.Theoldboys’storycameeasily.AsfansofMichaelJackson,XiaoandWangtoldastoryaboutordinarypeoplerecapturing(获取,实现)theirlostdreams---performingMichaelJackson’ssongsonthestage---inmemoryoftheiriconandtheirowndyingdreams.“In2009,whenMichaelJacksondied,somanyyoungpeopleweresad,perhapsnotsomuchbecausethepersonhaddied,butthatsincetheiridol(偶像)wasdead,theyfeelthatthissignalstheendofyouth,”Xiaorecalled.“Atthattime,IwasworkinglikecrazyandIdidn’tknowwhy.Iwantedawaytoexpressthisfeeling,andthisfilmistheresult.”
Whatcomforted(安慰)thetwomenmostwasthatthisfilmchangedsomepeople’slives.Manycitizens,whocriedduringthefinalscenes,saythefilmreawakenedtheirdreams.Wangsaidhewept(哭泣)manytimeswhilewritingthelyrics(歌词),whichtosomeextentweremainlybasedonhisowndecades-longsingingdream.Justlikethehairdresserheplaysinthefilm,inreality,Wangcanonlysingasahobby.
46.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.ThecreationprocessofthefilmOldBoys.
B.ThecharacterintroductionofthefilmOldBoys.
C.TheonlinefilmOldBoystouchesageneration.
D.Theconnectionofyouthfuldreamsandreality.
47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthefilmOldBoys?
A.Itturnsoutasuccessasexpected
B.Everyonelooksdownuponthetwooldboys
C.Itwasbasedonanimaginarytale.
D.Ithasagreateffectonsomepeople’slives.
48.ThefilmOldBoysismadeinorderto_____.
A.encouragemoreyouthstolearndancingandsinging
B.beinmemoryoftheidolstarMichealJackson
C.advisemorepeopletotakeupacting
D.showanemptyandlonelyfeelinginreality
49.WhatdoesXiaoYangmainlydoinreality?
A.DirectfilmsB.Singsongs
C.ShootcommercialsD.Takeupahairdresser
50.Whatislikelytobethenextparagraph?
A.Howthetwooldboysbegantocooperatetocreatethefilm.
B.Whatworldwideinfluencethefilmwillmake.
C.Thefuturefilmingcareerofthetwooldboys.
D.Thenecessityandimportanceofrealizingdreams.
Text3
About100millionChineseusemicroblogs(微博),accordingtoaleadingChineseresearchcenter.It’sestimated(估计)thatatthebeginningof2013,therecouldbeasmanyas240millionmicrobloggersinChina.
Clearly,microblogsbecomeagrowingphenomenon(现象).
Microblogsarebecomingapowerfulandefficientwayofeffectingchangeanddrummingup(争取)publicityfordifferentcauses.
TakePengGaofengforexample.InFebruary,Peng’s3year-oldsonwasabducted(诱拐)inShenzhenin2008.Pengspentthreefruitlessyearssearchingforhim.Finally,thepoliceadvisedPengtogiveuphope.ButafrienddecidedtotakemattersintohisownhandsandpostedaphotoofPeng’ssononhismicroblog.Penglater