高二(下)英语期末考试题
第一部分 听说（15分）略
第二部分：语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I ___1___to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little ____2____ lady looking up at me with a smile.
She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and ____3___ responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. “I always___4__having a college education and now I’m getting___5 ___!” she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she ____6____ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon（偶像） and she ____7____made friends wherever she went.
At the ____8____of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was___9____, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her throat and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we___10___old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying ____11____, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you ____12____ your dreams, you die.”
One week after graduation Rose died ____13___ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught by ___14____ that it’s never too _____15_____ to be all you can possibly be.
1. A. lay down B. stood up C. fell off D. went out
2. A. beautiful B. young C. old D. kind-hearted
3. A. sadly B. coldly C. absently D. enthusiastically
4. A. talked about B. tried out C. looked forward D. dreamed of
5. A. those B. one C. that D. them
6. A. learned B. told C. shared D. debated
7. A. easily B. rarely C. unwillingly D. strangely
8. A. middle B. beginning C. end D. top
9. A. taught B. introduced C. reached D. got
10. A. grow B. prove C. look D. stay
11. A. rich B. healthy C. cheerful D. young
12. A. have B. lose C. get D. keep
13. A. bitterly B. fortunately C. peacefully D. hopefully
14. A. learning B. question C. book D. example
15. A. early B. bad C. good D. late
第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
If you walked past the supermarket, you would find many foods that have been treated ____16______ (kill) any harmful germs that might have been in them. Milk is a good example. Raw milk --- that is, milk just as it comes from the cow --- may be _____17_____ (safe) to drink. But ____18______ the milk is heated and then cooled, the harmful germs are killed. The man ____19______discovered this way of treating milk was a Frenchman by the name of Louis Pasteur.
In the supermarket you would also find many frozen foods --- frozen fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. As techniques for ____20______ (freeze) food are being improved, more frozen foods are appearing on the market, and more people are buying them. Fruits and vegetables to be sold in the supermarket are often frozen the moment ____21______are picked. The ____22_____(soon) fruits and vegetables are frozen, the better. _______23_____, machines are often taken into the fields where____24______food grows, so that little time is lost _____25_____picking and freezing.
第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：(共15小题，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy: there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’re finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”
After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”
This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.
Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.
Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.
Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target(目标) for your disagreement.
Lastly, show, don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.
26. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is _______.
A. to let them see the world around
B. to share the children’s curiosity
C. to explain difficult phrases about science
D. to supply the children with lab equipment
27. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by ______.
A. any questions B. any problems
C. questions from textbooks D. any number of questions
28. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults ________.
A. ask them to answer quickly
B. wait for one or two seconds after a question
C. tell them to answer the next day
D. wait at least for three seconds after a question
29. In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?
A. The second and third. B. The fourth and fifth.
C. The fifth and sixth. D. The seventh.
30. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity EXCEPT that adults should ________.
A. tell their children stories instead of reciting facts
B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves
C. be patient enough when their children answer questions
D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own
B
The United Nations says forty million people or so around the world went hungry in 2008，mainly because of higher food prices. Early estimates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that 963 million people did not get enough to eat.
World food prices have dropped since early 2008．Prices of major crops have decreased by more than half from their height earlier last year. But they remain high compared to earlier years．
But FAO official Hafez Ghana says lower prices have failed to end the food crisis（危机）in many poor countries．"For millions in developing countries," he says, "getting enough food every day to live an active and healthy life is a distant dream.”
The FAO says food shortage is a threat to people's health．Today, two-thirds of the world's undernourished people live in just a few countries. These are India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and so on.
A report on food insecurity warns that the current economic crisis could send even more people into hunger and poverty.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage of the people who continually go hungry fell from 34% in 1997 to 30% in 2008．But the FAO says Ghana is the only country that has reached two sets of hunger reduction targets．These were set by the 1996 World Food Summit and the Millennium Development Goals．The main reason is the growth in agricultural production in Ghana.
The FAO says some countries in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam have made progress in hunger reduction goals．But South Asia and Central Asia haven't, and North Korea is still in hot water.[来源:.com]
31. What FAO official Hafez Ghana says implies ＿．
A. it's easy but takes long to provide people with enough food
B. enough food can make people more active and healthier
C. there is difficulty solving the food shortage in a short time
D. people in developing countries will never get enough food
32. Ghana has reached the targets of hunger reduction mainly because of ＿．
A. the still high food prices
B. the donation of developed countries
C. the two targets of hunger reduction
D. the growth in agricultural production
33. The underlined word "undernourished" in Para. 4 probably means ＿．
A. hungry and unhappy B. unhealthy for lack of food
C. not fat because of poverty D. undeveloped and poor
34. Which country has not made progress in hunger reduction?
A. North Korea B. Thailand C. Vietnam D. Ghana
35. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The food production of the world
B. The hunger reduction target of the FAO
C. The food shortage around the world
D. The solution to the global food shortage
C
If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare,” “Samuel Johnson,” and “Webster,” but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English – William the Conqueror.
Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.
But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man’s ambition.
36. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _________.
A. Welsh and Scottish B. Nordic and Germanic
C. Celtic and Old English D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic
37. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?
A. president, lawyer, beef B. president, bread, water
C. bread, field, sheep D. folk, field, cow
38. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?
A. Most advertisements in France appear in English.
B. They know little of the history of the English language.
C. Many French words are similar to English ones.
D. They know French better than German.
39. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The history of Great Britain.
B. The similarity between English and French.
C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror.
D. The French influences on the English language.
40. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Old English was originated from Germanic language.
B. William the Conqueror invaded England and conquered the whole country in 1066.
C. William the conqueror’s great ambition was to introduce French words into the English language.
D. According to the text, Shakespeare’ contribution to the development of the English language is less than that William the conqueror made.
第二节：信息匹配 （共5小题，满分10分）
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
A：Norman SCD—1885 Dictionary
The electronic dictionary is programmed with over 200,000 words. It uses Clari Speech technology to actually speak words and phrases, making it easy to pronounce new vocabulary.
B: Norman Merriam Webster BES---1850 Dictionary
This handy translator provides you with 5,000,000 total translation to and from Spanish and English! This dictionary is specially designed for all levels of language skill from beginner to advanced.
C: Brand V7 Dictionary / Translator
This special model features （以……为特征）the largest and most complete Russian-English dictionary. Advanced English speech, accent correction function and specialized terms database will help you communicate. Business organizer will allow you to stay in touch with the world through all kinds of advanced features.
D: Seiko WP1500 Rogets III Thesaurus Dictionary
It is the nearest word finder. It is also great for cross word puzzles. It will show you the time, day and date of local time zone and the same for over 100 cities throughout the world by simply entering the first letter of the name of the city.
E: Ectaco KD-800 Dictionary / Translator
This advanced talking handheld translator features the following dictionaries: the general English-Korean dictionary for 215,905 entries (词条); popular Korean-English dictionary for 183,279 entries, and the dictionary of Chinese traditional characters for 7,744 entries.
F: The Lingo Traveler 18
It is a great value as well as an International translator. Draw on over 96,000 words and 8,000 useful phrases. Equipped with a powerful databank, the Lingo Traveler 16 allows you to store all of your appointments, telephone numbers, and addresses.[来源:.com]
请阅读以下有关学生的信息，然后为他们选择要购买的电子词典：
41.________ John is a student in a university now. He often travels around the world and he likes making all kinds of friends. But sometimes he can’t remember his friends’ telephone numbers so he is always worried about this.
42.________ Belly is an American girl who studies in a foreign language school. Belle's native language is English but her major is Spanish. Yesterday she asked her mother to buy her an electronic dictionary to improve her Spanish.
43.________ Lily, a clever girl, comes from the United States. She loves Chinese culture very much. She is also a girl who loves Korean movies in her spare time as many Chinese girls. She says she is not sure about some of the Korean words and phrases.
44.________ Ray is a middle school student who is funny and humorous. In his spare time he likes to play crossword puzzle games. He likes traveling around the world very much, but he often makes mistakes about the time in another country.
45.________ Tom is a university student. Not only can he speak English, but also he can speak Russian. But sometimes people can't understand him because he often speaks with strong accent. He wishes a translator could help him a lot.
第四部分：单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
46. Let’s _______ our personal feelings for now, and get to our business.
A. set up B. set off C. set about D. set aside
47. One of the judges __________ to Gana’s film festival was a famous artist from China, Zhang Ziyi.
A. invited B. to invite C. had been invited D. being invited
48. Most parents are not __________ the danger of their babies’ eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.
A. well aware to B. very aware of C. aware that D. well aware of
49. Getting a notebook to help you keep a schedule of the things will _______ you putting things off.
A. stop B. keep C. make D. allow
50. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _________ with each other.
A. they had quarreled B. they have quarreled
C. have they quarreled D. had they quarreled
51. George Washington was born in 1732 in a rich family in _______ is now the state of Virginia.
A. which B. where C. that D. what
52. Deliver the goods within six months? But that is not a(n) of the contract..com
A、request B、requirement C、agreement D、demand
53. I have no _______ to the plan, so long as it would not cost too much.
A. refusal B. comment C. idea D. objection
54. The reason why I didn’t go to France was __________ a new job.
A. because I got B. because of getting C. I got D. that I got
55. She is too fat, but she can’t ________ sweet.
A. remove B. resist C. reject D. object
第五部分：写作（共2小题，满分40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
你校开展了“敬重父母”的活动，请你根据以下表格内容为你校的英语报刊写一则报道．
[写作内容]
宗旨
尊敬父母是中华民族的传统美德(moral value)之一
现状
大多数同学都是独生子女，以自我为中心，不关心父母
决定
开展“敬重父母“的活动
措施
制定了十条规定，提出要求。如：要记住父母的生日；父母进门要和他们打招呼等。
[写作要求] 1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。
2. 标题与结尾已给出，不计入总句数。
Respecting Parents Program
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.
第二节 读写任务 （共1小题，满分25分）
在全国“两会”上，“农村留守儿童” 问题成为人大代表和政协委员普遍关注的热门话题之一。请阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
In China, with one or two parents going out to earn money, many children are left in their hometown in the countryside. These children are called “leftover children”. A large number of leftover children have emerged since 1978, and the statistics showed in 2004, the total is 22 million.
Usually their grandparents or their parents’ friends or relatives look after these leftover children. Sometimes they are brought up by one of their parents at home. In most cases, their guardians are not quite educated. To them, making sure that the children are healthy and fed well is the most important task, and that the children are safe and sound is considered to have done a good job. But they seldom care about children’s study, their psychological needs, or mental demands. Neither do they spend some time teaching kids how to develop good habits.
Therefore, for most of the time, the leftover children can’t get emotional support from their parents, which can result in so many problems.[来源:高考资源网.COM]
[写作内容]
1. 以大约30个词概括短文的内容。
2. 然后以约120个词就“如何关心农村留守儿童（leftover children）的成长？”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
1）农村留守孩子存在的原因是什么。
2）你认为他们面临的最大困难是什么。
3）解决留守孩子问题的关键是什么, 提出解决问题的措施。
[写作要求]
1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不能直接引用阅读材料的句子。
2. 题目自定。
[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。
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高二(下)英语科期末考试题答案
第一部分 听说
1. Is life in the mountains similar to life in the flat parts of US and Canada?
2. People in the mountains have a harder winter.
(People in the mountains have to deal with some pretty heavy snowstorms in winter and may have trouble getting their cars over hilly, winding roads.)
3. To enjoy cooler evenings and nights.
4. Why did the two boys fall asleep in class?
5. Has the two boys fallen into the habit of going to a net bar?
6. Most of them were active ,but the two boys in the back corner fell asleep.
7. China.
8. She passed her English before she came.
第二部分：语言知识及应用
第一节 完形填空
1-5: BCDDB 6-10: CACBA 11-15: DBCDD
第二节：语法填空
16. to kill 17.unsafe 18. if / when 19.who 20. freezing
21. they 22.sooner 23.Therefore 24.the 25.between
第三部分：阅读理解
26-30: BCDCA 31-35: CDBAC 36-40: CACDC 41-45: FBEDC
第四部分：单项选择
46-50: DA DAC 51-55 DADDB
第五部分：写作（共2小题，满分40分）
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
第二节 读写任务 （共1小题，满分25分）
Show More Concern About the Leftover Children
The passage points out a worrying phenomenon in China that the leftover children living in the countryside have lacked their parents’ love because their parents have gone to make a fortune in cities.
As we all know, people living in the countryside have to work far away from their family to earn more money in order to create better living conditions for their children.
However, the children have been separated from their parents and live with their grandparents or relatives, who are not so educated. So their study, their mental and psychological demands can’t be drawn attention too. In that case, it’s easy for them to get into bad habits, which can’t be corrected in time. What’s worse, the lack of parents’ love may make them feel lonely.
In my opinion, the key to solving the problem is to have love shinning over them. Parents should keep in touch with them now and then, and be concerned about their psychological demands.
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