湖北省荊州市石首筆架山中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)期末試卷含解析

湖北省荊州市石首筆架山中學(xué)高二英語(yǔ)期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Itisgenerallybelievedthatconstantreadingandcomprehendingcan______ourmentalabilityofcomprehensionwhilephysicalexercisecanhelpbuildupourbody.A.stress

B.effect

C.strengthen

D.decide參考答案：C2.Wehavetowaituntiltheengineercomesbecausethemachineis______andwedon’tknowwhatiswrongwithit.A.outofdate

B.outofcontrol

C.outofwork

D.outoforder參考答案：D3.31．——Ican’t_______anothertask,nowIhavemorethanIcando．

——Inthisway,Iwillasksomeoneelse．

A．takeon

B．takeover

C．takeup

D．takeoff參考答案：A略4.Withalotofproblems______,theywenttotheseashoreandhadagoodrest.A.

settled

B.settling

C.

tosettle

D.

beingsettled

參考答案：A5.Theyobservedthattwooftheteamsseemed__________significantprogress.A.making

B.tomakeC.tohavemade

D.havingmade參考答案：C考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。seemtodosth.“好像做某事”。句意：他們注意到這些團(tuán)隊(duì)中的這兩個(gè)隊(duì)好像取得了重大的進(jìn)步。根據(jù)句意可知，此處描述的動(dòng)作已完成，應(yīng)使用完成時(shí)。故選C。6.—Yoursisternearly_________allhersparetimetoherstudyduringthethreeyears.

—That’sright,orshe_________thefirstplaceinherschoolintheCollegeEntranceExamination.

A.devoted;wouldn’thavetaken

B.spent;wouldn’thavetaken

C.hadn’tdevoted;hadn’ttaken

D.hadn’tspent;couldn’ttake參考答案：A略7.Learningstrategies(策略),_____teachersattachimportance,haven’tdrawnenoughattentionofstudents.A.that B.though C.towhich D.bywhich參考答案：C【詳解】考查定語(yǔ)從句。句意：老師們重視的學(xué)習(xí)策略沒(méi)有引起學(xué)生們的足夠重視。短語(yǔ)attachimportanceto“重視”，to為介詞，故排除A、B和D選項(xiàng)；which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句修飾先行詞Learningstrategies。故選C。8.Huangshanis__________verybeautifultouristsiteandIwanttovisitit__________secondtimenextmonth.A.the;the

B.the;a

C.a;a

D.a;the參考答案：C9.Itisbadmannersforyoutomakefunof________disabled;youshouldknowtheyarein______greatneedofourunderstanding.A．the;a

B．the;不填

C．不填；a

D．不填；不填參考答案：B10.I______someknowledgeofthecomputerjustbywatchingothersworkingonit.A.broughtup B.lookedup C.pickedup D.setup參考答案：C11.Shehasworkedatthebankformanyyears,nine______.A.generallyspeaking

B.believeitornotC.tobeexact

D.tobehonest參考答案：C12.Washingwomenusually

bythehour.A.paid

B.getspaid

C.gotpaid

D.getpaid參考答案：B13.----Why,Jack,youlooksotired!----Well,I___thehouseandImustfinishtheworktomorrow.A.waspaintingB.willbepaintingC.havepaintedD.havebeenpainting參考答案：D14.

Shewillgetadivorcefromherhusbandunless_______.A.tellingnotto

B.tobetoldtonot

C.toldtonot

D.toldnotto參考答案：D15.Doyou_____heroptimisticviewofthestateoftheeconomy_____thefinancialcrisishadlittleeffectonChina?A.agreeto;what

B.agreeon;which

C.subscribeto;that

D.subscribewith;whether參考答案：C16.Astheoldman____dyinginbed,hefinallyletoutthesecretabouthisdaughter.A.lied

B.lay

C.laid

D.lain參考答案：B二、完型填空17.Oncemanyyearsago,IpulledafamilyoutofaburningcarsomewhereinWyoming.LastweekI

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atelephonecallfromawomanwhocouldnotstop

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inmybookhadsavedhersonfromcommittingsuicide.(自殺)Inclosingshecalledmea38

.That

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methinkingaboutwhataheroreallyis.WasIahero

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Ipulledafamilyfromaburningcar?Ifso,howcouldIbeaherojustbecauseI

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astorythatsavedsomeone’slife?TodayIdecidedtolookuptheword“hero”inthedictionarytosee

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whatitmeant.It

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“apersonwhodoessomethingbrave”.AsIreadon,italsosaid“apersonwhoisgoodandnoble”.Thatstatement44

memorethanthepartaboutbeing

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.SoIthoughtaboutsomethingveryimportant.SayIwaswalkingintothelocalWal-MartStoreandI

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toopenandholdthedoorforsomeoneasacourtesy(禮貌).Astheypassedmeby,Isaid,“Howareyoutoday?”Mostofthetimethatwouldbenobigdeal,

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thistimelet’ssayitwasforsomeonewhowasdeeply

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andneartheendoftherope.Iwasinsuchaconditionaftermymarriageoftwentyyearsended.Iwaswithinhourstryingtogetupenough

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toendthepainandmisery.WhenIreturnedhome,someonehad

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meacardinthemailwhichtoldmehow

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theywouldappreciatemeasafriend.Thatwonderfulcardprobablysavedmylife.Thatperson,withoutevenknowingit,savedalifeandbecameahero.Similarlymanychildrencomeoutoftheorphanages(孤兒院)

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averyhardandbitterattitudeagainsttheworld,butthegiftswesendthemletthemknowthattheyhavenotbeenforgotten.

53,mostofthemwillneverhurtanyonebecauseofthe

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showntothembythoseofuswhocared.Ifit55

,wewillalsobecome“heroes”.36.A.made B.received Cgave. D.accepted37.A.cheering B.laughing C.thinking D.talking38.A.writer B.player C.gentleman. D.hero39.A.helped B.let C.got D.made40A.while B.if C.though D.because41.A.said B.wrote C.made D.recalled42.A.exactly B.easily C.directly D.obviously43.A.wrote B.told C.read D.described44.A.helped B.gave C.touched D.impressed45.A.brave B.good C.kind D.noble46.A.happened B.wanted C.intended D.meant47.A.though B.since C.because D.but48.A.desperate B.excited C.moved D.stressed49.A.money B.energy C.ability D.courage50.A.sent B.carried C.brought D.took51.A.deeply B.completely C.well D.much52.A.without B.for C.with D.within53.A.Hopefully B.However C.Besides D.Unfortunately54.A.luck B.respect C.confidence D.kindness55.A.matters B.works C.acts D.does參考答案：36－40BADCD41－45BACDA46－50ADADA51－55DCADB三、閱讀理解18.Anthropologistsarescientiststhatstudypeoplewhooftenlivedhundredsoreventhousandsofyearsago.Itemsthosemen，women，andchildrenleftbehindwhentheydied—everythingfromclothingtojewelryandtools—tellanthropologistsalot.Andsometimeseventheirwordssurvive.ExpertsbelievethatadiscoveryinMexicoistheoldestexampleofwritingeverfoundintheAmericas.Thepeoplewhocreateditprobablylived3,000yearsago，longbeforeChristopherColumbusarrivedintheNewWorld.Workersdigginginarockminehappenedtonoticeastoneblockwithmarkscarvedontoitssurface.TheyfoundthelargepieceofstonenearthecityofCascajal，Mexico，whichwasoncethecapitalofanancientpeoplecalledtheOlmec.“TherearesignsontheblockthatseemtoshowobjectsusedbytheOlmecduringtheirreligiousceremonies，”saysDrStephenHoustonofBrownUniversityintheUS.“ThereisasignthatlooksverysimilartoaknifeandanotherthatlookslikethechairofaKing，”heexplains.Houston，anexpertonthewritingsystemsofancientcultures，saysthediscoveryisexcitingbecause“itmakesclearthattheOlmeccouldreadandwrite.Itislikehearingvoicesfromthepast.”Butexpertsdon’tknowexactlywhatthewritingsays.FindingotherexamplesofOlmecwritingcouldhelpdecipher_the_puzzle.“Wecouldhavewholesetsofancientwritingwhichwillbasicallymakeancientpeoplespeaktousdirectly，”saysHouston.“Therearemanypuzzlestobesolved，andthisisjustoneofthem.”21．Accordingtothepassage，whatdoscientistsoftenusetolearnmoreaboutthepast?A．Clothingandjewelry.B．Booksandstones.C．Knivesandchairs.D．Peopleandanimals.22．Whatisimportantaboutthestoneblockmentionedinthepassage?A．Itprovesthatpeoplelivedinthispartoftheworldmorethan3,000yearsago.B．Itallowsscientiststotranslatetheancientlanguageusedinthisarea.C．ItisevidenceoftheoldestformofwritingeverfoundintheAmericas.D．Itshowsthepeopleoftheareahaveawrittenlanguage.23．Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．World’sFirstBookB．OldestWritingintheNewWorldC．WhatDoesItSay?D．NewLanguageDiscovered24．Theunderlinedexpression“decipherthepuzzle”inParagraph6mostprobablymeans“________”．A．discoverwhentheOlmecpeoplelivedB．learnwhytheOlmeccivilizationdisappearedC．learnhowtospeakOlmecD．findthemeaningoftheOlmeclanguage參考答案：ACBD語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要講述了考古學(xué)家在墨西哥發(fā)現(xiàn)了目前在美洲發(fā)現(xiàn)的最古老的書面文字。21.由首段第二句可知，科學(xué)家通常通過(guò)衣服和首飾來(lái)研究過(guò)去。22.由第二段首句及倒數(shù)第三段可知，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)的重要性在于它是目前在美洲發(fā)現(xiàn)的最古老的書面文字。23.本文主要講述了科學(xué)家在墨西哥發(fā)現(xiàn)了目前在美洲發(fā)現(xiàn)的最古老的書面文字。B項(xiàng)概括得最全面。24.上句中提到專家們現(xiàn)在還不知道這些文字的確切含義，而找到其他的Olmec文字便能夠幫助專家們找出他們的語(yǔ)言的真正含義。

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