人教版新课标高一英语必修二期末测试卷2.doc

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高中英语必修二期末测试卷2

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节:

（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Perhapsthemostextraordinary（奇特的）buildingputupinthe19thcenturywastheCrystalPalace（水晶宫）whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromalltheotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofallthetimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Plentyofgoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromallpartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryonshow.Thoughinthosedays,travellingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.OnarrivinginEnglian,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andthemoneyfromtheexhibitionwasusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.Later,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtotheSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.

（）1.TheCrystalPalacewasbuiltup___________. .

A.inthe1950s B.inthe1900s

C.shortlybefore1851 D.before1951

（）2.PeoplefrommanycountriescametotheCrystalPalacemainlyto_______. .

A.buygoods B.visitanexhibition

C.travelD.enjoytheCrystalPalaceitself

（）3.WhathappenedtotheCrystalPalacein1936？

A.Itcaughtaterriblefire.

B.Itdisappearedsuddenly

C.ItwasmovedawaytothesouthofLondon.

D.Itwasrebuilt.

（）4.TheCrystalPalacewasfamoustoallbecause_______. .

A.itwasthebiggestbuildingintheworldthen.

B.somanyvisitorshadbeenthere.

C.itwasmadeofironandglass.

D.itwasburntdownatlast.

（）5.Thewriter________.

A.thoughttheCrystalPalaceveryuseful

B.sanghighpraisefortheCrystalPalace

C.wantedtheCrystalPalacetoberebuilt

D.wasoneofthevisitorswhohadbeentotheCrystalPalace

B

Peoplebelievethatclimbingcandogoodtohealth.Wherecanyoulearntheskillofclimbingthen？

Ifyouthinkthatyouhavetogotothemountainstolearnhowtoclimb,you’erwrong.ManyAmericansarelearningtoclimincitygyms（体育馆）.Here,peoplearelearningonspecialclimbingwalls.Theclimbingwallgoesstraightupandhassmallholdingplacesforhandsandfeet.

Howdopeopleclimbthewall？

Toclimb,youneedspecialshoesandaharness（保护带）aroundyourchesttoholdyou.Thereareropestiedtoyourharness.Theropesholdyouinplacesothatyoudon’tfall.Abeginner’swallisusuallyabout15feethigh,andyouclimbstraightup.Therearesmallpiecesofmetalthatstickoutforyoutostandonandholdonto.Sometimesit’seasytoseethenewpieceofmetal.Sometimes,it’snot.Themostdifficultpartsistocontrolyourfear.It’snormalforhumanstobeafraidoffalling,soit’sdifficultnottofeelfear.Butwhenyoumoveawayfromthewall,theharnessandtheropesholdyou,andyoubegintofeelsafe.Youmoveslowlyuntilyoureachthetop.

Climbingattractspeoplebecauseit’sgoodexercisesforalmosteveryone.Youuseyourwholebody,especiallyyourarmsandlegs.Thissportgivesyourbodyacompleteworkout.Whenyouclimb,bothyourmindandyourbodycanbecomestronger.

（）6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？

A.Peoplearefairlyinterestedinclimbingnowadays.

B.Itisimpossibletobuildupone’sbodybyclimbing.

C.Peoplecanonlylearntheskillofclimbingoutdoors.

D.Itisalwayseasytoseeholdingplacesinclimbing.

（）7.Themostdifficultthingtodoinwallclimbingis_______.

A.totieropestoyourharness

B.tocontrolyourfear

C.tomoveawayfromthewall

D.toclimbstraightup

（）8.Theword“workout”underlinedinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.___

A.settlement B.exercise C.excitement D.Tiredness

（）9.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage？

A.Totellpeoplewheretofindgyms.

B.Toprovethebasicneedforclimbing.

C.Toencouragepeopletpclimbmountains.

D.Tointroducethesportofwallclimbing.

C

Atonetime,computerswereexpectedlargelytoremovetheneedforpapercopiesofdocuments（文件）becausetheycouldbestoredelectronically.Butforallthetextsthatarewritten,storedandsentelectronically,alotofthemarestillendinguponpaper.

ItisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseofInternet-connectedcomputers,althoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanofficecantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroduced,theprintersstartworkingovertime.“Ifeelinmybonesthisrevolutioniscausingmoretreestobecutdown,”saysTedSmithoftheEarthVillageOrganization.

PerhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandInternetusepushesupdemandforpapercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitself,whichseesprintingasoneofitspromisingnewmarkets.SeveralInternetcompanieshavebeensetuptohelpsmallbusinessesprintqualitydocumentsfromacomputer.EarlierthisweekHewlett-PackardCo.announcedaplantodevelopnewtechnologiesthatwillenablepeopletoprintevenmoresotheycangetahardcopyofabusinessdocument,amedicalrecordorjustaone-linee-mail,eveniftheyarenowherenearacomputer.Asthecompanyseesit,themoreuseoftheInternetthegreaterdemandforprinters.

Doesallthismeanenvironmentalconcerns（环境问题）havebeenforgotten?

Someactivistssuggestpeoplehavebeenledtobelievethatalotofdangerstotheenvironmenthavegoneaway.Iguesspeoplebelievethattheproblemistakencareof,becauseofrecycling（回收利用）,saidKellyQuirke,directoroftheRainforestActionNetworkinSanFrancisco.YetQuirkeishopefulthathigh-techmayalsoprovehelpful.Hesaysprintersthatprintonbothsidesaregrowinginpopularity.

Theactiongrouphasalsofoundacceptablepapermadefrommaterialsotherthanwood,suchasagriculturalwaste.

（）10.Thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelydueto____.

A.therapiddevelopmentofsmallbusinesses

B.theopeningupofnewmarkets

C.theprintingofhighqualitycopies

D.theincreaseduseoftheInternet

（）11.Environmentalistsbelieveonepossiblewayofdealingwiththepapersituationis____.

A.toencourageprintingmorequalitydocuments

B.todevelopnewprintersusingrecycledpaper

C.tofindnewmaterialsformakingpaper

D.toplantmorefast-growingtrees

（）12.Hewlett-PackardCo.hasdecidedtodevelopnewtechnologiesbecause____.

A.peopleareconcernedabouttheenvironment

B.printersinmanyofficesareworkingovertime

C.smallcompaniesneedmorehardcopies

D.theyseeagrowingmarketforprinters

（）13.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ComputersandPrinters.

B.E-mailandtheBusinessWorld.

C.InternetRevolutionandEnvironment.

D.ModernTechnologyandNewMarkets.

D

Peoplerealizethat,althoughanimalsmaynothavethesameintelligence（智力）ashumanbeings,theyaresmartenoughtolearncertainthings.

Dogsareextremelyusefulascompanionsforblindpeople.Whenadoghasbeenproperlytrained,hewillalwaysleadhisblindmasterintherightdirectionandkeephimoutofdanger.Forexample,seeing-eyedogslearnnevertocrossabusyroadwhencarsarecoming,eveniftheirmasterorderedthemtodoso.

Horsesarealsoabletolearnmanythings.Horsesthatareusedforguardorpolicedutymustlearnnevertobefrightenedofnoises,traffic,andotherdisturbances.Racinghorsesareabletorunmuchfasterthanotherhorses,buttheyarealsoquitehighstrung（易紧张）.Therefore,itisnecessaryforthosepeoplewhotrainthemtobeverypatient（耐心）andunderstanding.

Themovingpicturesandtelevisioncanusetrainedanimalstoo.Someanimals,suchasmonkeysandfoxes,areeasytofilm.Allyouhavetodoismakeatrailinfrontofthecamerabydraggingsomethingthatsmellsgoodtotheanimalsovertheground.Biganimals,suchaslionsandtigers,canbephotographedastheyboundhappilybacktotheirfamiliesanddinner.Ifamovieactorisnearby,thewell-trainedanimalwillpaynoattentiontohim.However,theaudiencemayimaginethattheactorescapedaterribledeathbytheskinofhisteeth.

14.Dogswhohelpblindpeoplemustlearn.

A.toobeyallordersB.toobeyonlysafeorders

C.nevertocrossroadsD.tocrossroadwhenorderedtodoso

15.Racehorsesarehardtotrainbecausetheyare.

A.fasterthanotherhorsesB.smallerthanotherhorses

C.cleverthanotherhorseD.morenervousthanotherhorses

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项是多余选项。

FortherestofMarch,adiseasewillsweepacrosstheUS.Itwillkeepkidshomefromschool.16Employeeswillsuddenlylosetheirabilitytoconcentrate.

Thedisease,knownas“MarchMadness”,referstotheyearly65-teamUSmen’scollegebasketballtournament.17Teamscompeteagainsteachotherinasingle-elimination（单局淘汰）tournamentthateventuallycrownsanationalchampion.Nearly20millionAmericanswillfindthemselvesprisonersofbasketballfestivalmadness.Thefuncomespartlyfromguessingthewinnersforeverygame.Friendscompeteagainstfriends.18Colleaguesagainstbosses.

Big-nameschoolsareusuallyfavoredtoadvanceintothetournament.Buteachyeartherearedarkhorsesfromlittle-knownuniversities.Thisaddstothemadness.Watchingateamfromaschoolwith3,000studentsbeatateamfromaschoolwith30,000,formanyAmericans,isanexcitingexperience.Twoyearsago,thelittle-knownG