廣東省河源市東源縣民族中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

廣東省河源市東源縣民族中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.AttheLondonOlympicGames,SunYang,the20-year-old,becamethefirstChineseman________goldinswimming.A.won

B.winning

C.towin

D.havingwon參考答案：C2.Tobeunderstood,theforeignerhadto______himselfinbodylanguage.

A.enjoy

B.

express

C.

attract

D.

throw參考答案：B3.

Newideasandvaluestooktheplaceofthose_______intheMiddleAges.A.held

B.havingheld

C.beingheld

D.holding參考答案：A4.UnemploymentinUSAislikelytoremainhighin2011,and_______forthenextfewyears.A.possibly

B.necessarily

C.gradually

D.normally參考答案：A略5.

Icanneverforgettheday________weworkedtogetherandtheday________wespenttogether.A.when;which

B.which;when

C.what;that

D.onwhich;when參考答案：A6.---Whatdidyoudointhetownlastnight?

---______aconcert,wealsowatchedafootballmatchathome.

A.Insteadof B.Apartfrom C.Inaddition D.Exceptfor參考答案：B7.—I’dliketoleaveforHongKongduringChristmas.—

,fortheexamiscoming.

A.Takeiteasy

B.Don’tmentionit

C.Noproblem

D.You’dbetternot參考答案：D略8.Thesunlightiswhiteandblinding_______hard-edgedshadowsontheground. A.throwing B.beingthrown C.tothrow

D.tobethrown參考答案：A9.Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething,youmayresearch,study,andtalktootherpeople____youfigureitout.A.because

B.thoughC.until

D.since參考答案：B句意：如果遇到不懂的東西，你可以搜索、研究，和別人交流直到弄明白。本題考查狀語(yǔ)從句，A選項(xiàng)意為“因?yàn)椤?，B選項(xiàng)意為“盡管”，D選項(xiàng)“自從”或者“因?yàn)椤?，C選項(xiàng)“直到”符合語(yǔ)境，答案選C。10.“Idon’tknowwhatyoumean,”saidMary

anangryvoice.

A.in

B.on

C.with

D.by參考答案：A11.

Somepeoplearealwayscurious_____whatothersdo.

A.in

B.of

C.with

D.about參考答案：D12.Ifyourpasswordisnot______,youcan’twithdrawmoneyfromyouraccount.A.valid

B.vivid

C.reasonable

D.reliable參考答案：A23.Afterinspectingthebuilding,specialistsdiscoveredsomefaultsthatotherwise___________.

A.wereoverlooked

B.wouldbeoverlooked

C.hadbeenoverlooked

D.wouldhavebeenoverlooked參考答案：D略14.Thepolicemanstoppedhimwhenhewasdrivinghomeand_____himofspeeding.A.charged

B.accused

C.blamed

D.defeated參考答案：B15.---Doyouwantanythingelseforyourbirthday?---Nothingelse.I’mvery______withwhatyou’veboughtforme.A.satisfying

B.honest

C.content

D.disappointed參考答案：C16.Itisimportanttomaintainclearchannelsofcommunication_________tomakecomplaintssoastoguaranteethequalityofourservice.A.inwhich

B.inthat

C.bywhich

D.throughwhich參考答案：D17.I’mMr.Brownfromthepolicestation.Couldyoutellme_____thebarberfoundmovingslowlyacrossthesquare?A.whatwasitthat

B.whatdid

C.whatwasitwhich

D.whatitwasthat參考答案：D18.Alcoholisclassifiedasadowner，andalthoughitislegal，itcandamagetheliveranddogreatharmif________inlargequantities.A．consume

B．toconsume

C．consuming

D．consumed參考答案：D二、填空19.MillionsofwordshavebeensaidaboutyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Therearereasons

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thisgreatinterestintheirideas,

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(feel)andactions.TodaythereareabouteightmillionAmericansinthecollegesanduniversities.Theyoungundertwenty-fivemake

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nearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation,manyof

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willbeinpowerinthenearfuture.

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(nature),theirideasareimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,and

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isnecessaryfortheolderpeopletounderstand

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theythinkandfeel.Collegestudentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutrightand

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.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakinga

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(good)lifeforallthepeople,especiallyforthosewhohavenever

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(give)afairchancebefore.參考答案：31for

32feelings

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up

34whom

35Naturally

36it

37.how

38wrong

39.better

40.beengiven20.Different_____________(態(tài)度)towardslifedecideyourfuture.參考答案：attitudes三、閱讀理解21.OneofthegreatestcontributorstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations(引文)showinghowitwasused.Thiswasahugetask,soMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff’smostvaluedcontributors.Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabook-linedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum(精神病院)fortheCriminallyInsane.MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volunteersdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.63.Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary____.

A.cameoutbeforeMinordied

B.waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer

C.includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray

D.wasint