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1、高二英语第二学期期末考试试题 铁一中高二年级 王巧凤说明：本试卷共分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分40分）第一节：语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D中找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分相同的选项1. lawyer A. property B. hydrogen C. youth D. apply2. belief A. chief B. variety C. society D. lie3. fiction A. suggestion B. separation C. q

2、uestion D. collision4. absorb A. forbid B. word C. sailor D. former 5. march A. technology B. chemistry C. chat D. machine第二节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)6. Does the medicine have any on him?A. effect B. matter C. affect D. goodness 7. After many years of hard work, his dream becoming a college studen

3、t has .A. about; be true B. in; become a fact C. from; turn into practice D. of; come true8. Scientists have made a great in the treatment of cancer. A. principle B. breakthrough C. conclusion D. instruction9. Dressed in her best clothes, she wanted to make herself at the ball. A. notice B. to notic

4、e C. noticing D. noticed10. The photo me of my happy childhood. A. recalled B. reminded C. remembered D. called11. After I gave up my work, I will take a long sea . A. journey B. voyage C. trip D. travel12. He have completed his work, otherwise he wouldnt be enjoying himself by the beach. A. should

5、B. must C. wouldnt D. cant13. People struggled for the right to be free in their choice of which god to . A. believe in B. be believed C. believing D. believe4. -Is John coming by train? -He should, but he not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. need D. may 15. They demanded that the books

6、_to the school library at once. A. return B. should return C. be returned D. would be returned 16. Dont stay there alone. Please come to our discussion. A. join in B. join C. attend D. attend to 17. with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem at all. A. Compare B. When compared

7、 C. Comparing D. When comparing 18. The famous actor keeps fit by _for half an hour every morning. A. working out B. bringing out C. giving out D. setting out 19. All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were .He died soon afterwards. A. in place B. in return C. in vain D. in

8、 ruins 20. This question is easy . A. to answer B. to be answered C. answering D. answer第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) Everyone has a wish to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it 21 to work in a travel agency, 22 journeys for other people. Tom does this, working in a small travel

9、 agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is concerned with 23 ,both at home and abroad. Every autumn, the agency 24 hundreds of booklets (小册子) full of attractive, colored photographs, 25 the holidays that the customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people began to come into the of

10、fice to 26 their holiday: perhaps a weeks skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour of North Africa. Tom often has to 27 people on what holidays will be 28 for them. And people always have a lot of 29 .Last year, for example, a lady of eighty-two wanted to bo

11、ok for a 30 holiday in the Alps, and Tom had great difficulty in 31 her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise(地中海巡游) 32 . Arranging journeys for people who have to travel 33 on business is often very 34 , but Tom 35 his work. For example, last spring

12、, Mr Perry, director of a local chemical firm, 36 a business trip, and Tom arranged it all for him. First Mr Perry traveled to London by train ,and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane 37 early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt, where he 48 the morning discussing busi

13、ness. Then he went on by train to Zurich, and spent three days there 39 going on to America. He had business in Seattle, Chicago and New York, and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to 40 Tom for arranging everything so well for him.21. A.boring B.hard C.interesting D.attracti

14、ve22. A.arranging B.taking C.making D.creating23. A.games B.holidays C.meetings D.plays24. A.receives B.takes out C.gets D.sends out25. A.describing B.telling C.drawing D.designing26. A.need B.ask C.book D.request27. A.infer B.advise C.tell D.remind28. A.necessary B.probable C.possible D.suitable 29

15、. A.questions B.things C.situations D.difficulties30. A.seaside B.swimming C.mountaineering D.skating31. A.preventing B.persuading C.advising D.promising32. A.though B.therefore C.however D.instead33. A.abroad B.at home C.away D.a long way34. A.convenient B.easy C.complicated D.different35. A.leaves

16、 B.enjoys C.dislikes D.refuses36. A.carried out B.got through C.picked up D.went on37. A.left B.arrived C.landed D.returned38. A.took B.cost C.spent D.wasting39. A.until B.before C.after D.while40. A.offer B.request C.demand D.thank第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分20分)A On May 21,1999,some American scientist

17、s were working at the computers to look for information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers.

18、To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of (除去) by computer viruses. Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses. Its said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had e

19、xcellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. The kind of computer viruses is named I Love You virus. This virus can hide in computers for long. When the time comes it will attack the computers by lowering the important functions, damaging their normal programs or eve

20、n getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use or store, whats worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time.We come to know that I Love You virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in

21、the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. . Those who made the computer viruses have been found out slowly and carefully. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.( )41. When the viruses atta

22、ck the computers, the computers will work _. A. normally B. slower C. faster D. well( )42. Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to_. A. damage the computers B. test their ability C. tell the world that they were intelligent D. play a trick on operations of the computers( )4

23、3. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _.A. have been in nature for years B. exit in any computersC. be able to be got rid of in the near futureD. be difficult to get rid of at present( )44. The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that_.A. the computers functions are loweredB

24、. the normal programs are damagedC. a great deal of the information stored in the computers is goneD. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be usedB Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic and reached the American continent in October, 1492. However, the name America had nothin

25、g to do with him. There was another European explorer who reached this continent several years after Columbus. This mans name was Amerigo Vespucci, and he called this land a New World. Amerigo Vespucci and Columbus had many in common. Like Columbus, Vespucci was an Italian who settled in Spain. Like

26、 Columbus, Vespucci made several trips to the New World, his first trip being in 1499. In 1505, several letters thought to have been written by Vespucci were published. One of these letters said that “Vespucci found a new continent with more people and more animals than in Europe, Asia and Africa”.

27、Just at that time, a man named Waldseemuller was writing a geography book. He suggested that the continent be named “America” after Amerigo Vespucci. His idea was quickly accepted, and so the name began to be used.( )45. From the passage we know that Christopher Columbus _.A. named the continent “Am

28、erica”B. was Amerigo Vespuccis companionC. was an Italian who settled in SpainD. reached the New World later than Amerigo Vespucci( )46. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Columbus didnt call the land he reached a New World.B. Columbus and Vespucci were from two different countries.C. Vespucci hi

29、mself didnt name the continent “America”.D. If Vespucci hadnt reached this continent, the continent might have been named after some other persons.( )47. America got its name _.A.at the end of the 14th century B.at the end of the 15th centuryC.at the beginning of the 15th centuryD.at the beginning o

30、f the 16th century( )48. Which is the right order of happenings as mentioned in the passage?Columbus reaching the continent in October, 1492.Columbus sailing across the Atlantic.The publishing of the letters.The continents being named “America” after Amerigo.Vespuccis finding a new continent with mo

31、re people and more animals. The writing of a geography book.A. B. C. D. CYour body, which had close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment（营养）.The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as s

32、ome people think.The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form（丸剂）, believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesnt need or use extr

33、a vitamins, so why waste money on them?In the modern western world, many people are too busy to about eat properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.( )49. “Your body has close rel

34、ations with the food you eat” really means that _.Aall kinds of food you eat can be made into your body.Byour body is made up of the food you eat.Cwhat you eat has great effect on your health.Dthe more you eat, the fitter you will feel.( )50. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _

35、. Athe apple is the best among all kinds of fruits.Bapples can take the place of doctors.Ceating apples regularly does lots of good to our health.Dan apple is a sure cure for illness.( )51. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know _.Aour bodies need food, or we cant live.Boften eatin

36、g apples is a good habit.Ctaking extra vitamin pills is completely useless.Da good diet is of great importance for our health.( )52.From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we wantto keep healthy, we should _.Aonly eat an apple a day. Beat properly.Ctake as many vitamin pills as possible.Dt

37、hrow something into our stomachs slowly and carefully. DThe United States covers a large part of the North American Continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the southAlthough the United States is a big country，it is not the largest one in the worldCanada is the largest country

38、in North America and Mexico is smaller than the United States. In 1964, its population was over 185,000,000 When this land first became a nation after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen statesEach of the states was represented on the American flag by a starAll these states were i

39、n the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For along time there were 48 states. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii ( )53. How many states are t

40、here in the United States A 13B 48C 50D 60( )54. The United States lies _ of Canada A. in the south B. on the southC. to the north D. in the north ( )55. In the North American Continent the United States is _ A. as large as Canada B. the largest country C. the second largest countryD. no larger than

41、 MexicoE Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very many people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people read only the sports pages, the advice or the gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people dont tak

42、e the time to read the real news. They attempt to catch the readers interest with pictures and exciting headlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through

43、 the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and headline to make them stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page anymore. They may read the headlines, but that is all,

44、then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper anymore. They say they get the news on the television now. More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you?

45、 Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get the news from television? Or do you care about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news?56. According to the passage, newspaper are . A. more popular todayB. less popular today C. as popular as beforeD. getting more and more popular57. We can know from the passage that the newspaper editors think the important part of