1、高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案 V2019-2020年高二下学期期末考试英语试题含答案 (V)第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. We can never expect _ bluer sky unless we create _ less polluted world. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the 22. Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from _ their parents speak at
2、 home. A. what B. that C. which D. one 23. _ , you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing. A. However well prepared you are B. No matter how you are well prepared C. However well prepared are you D. No matter how are you well prepared 24. Generally speaking, _ according to the directions, the
3、 drug has no side effect. A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take D. when to be taken 25. Scientists have many theories about how the universe _ into being. A. came B. was coming C. had come D. would come 26. _for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.A. It has no doubt B
4、. There has no doubt C. It is no need D. There is no need27. He demanded that the old man _ to hospital at once. A. should send B. was sent C. be sent D. sent28. He was driving a lorry load of bananas _ he came off the road and fell 3 hundred meters down the mountain.A. when B. while C. as D. howeve
5、r29. Was it in the village _ we used to live in _ the accident happened ?A. where; that B. which; that C. that; where D. where; which30.Their_to swim across Changjiang River has to be stopped because they havent got permission. A. announcement B. reference C. similarity D. attempt 31. _ to give up s
6、moking, he threw away his _ cigarettes A. Determined; remained B. Determined; remaining C. Determining; remaining D. Determining; remained32. Like many people, red is my favorite color as it is a _ of good luck and happiness in China. A. brand B. symbol C. slogan D. logo 33. _you read English easily
7、, youll find it is another cup of tea to make conversation in English.A. So long as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Only if 34. -Shelly was late for the oral English class this morning. - _? As far as I know, she doesnt like English at all. A. Why not B. What for C. How come D. So What35. - Listen to th
8、e announcement! Who _? - Wow! It _ our vice principle Mr Xu, for he is so humorous. A. spoke; must be B. was speaking; can be C. is speaking; must be D. have been speaking; cant be.第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） Carmens mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transpla
9、nt(移植)her life was in constant 36 . Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 37 : finding a donor heart that 38 Marias blood type could take years. 39 , Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 40 hospitals all over the country. Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria h
10、ad trouble 41 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 42 of the hospital, crying. “Are you okay?” a man asked. Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her 43 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely chi
11、ldren, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldnt 44 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Franks mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 45 something from herself. Could her 46 go to Carmens mother?After reviewing the data, doctors 47 Frank that his wifes heart was by some mi
12、racle a perfect 48 for Carmens mother. They were able to 49 the transplant.That cold night, when Cheryl was 50 dead, Frank came to knock at Marias door. She was 51 for Franks family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange 52 as they
13、 hugged and cried.On New Years Eve, Carmen attended Cheryls 53 with Franks family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.” One day later, on New Years Day, Maria 54 with Cheryls heart. Yes, Cheryls loving heart would go on, for it was 55 in another loving mothers chest.36. A. cha
14、nge B. danger C. disorder D. pain37. A. small B. distant C. hard D. precious 38. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated39. A. Certainly B. Otherwise C. However D. So40. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting41. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping42. A. corner B. bed C.
15、man D. nurse 43. A. mother B. story C. error D. dream 44. A. put B. support C. pass D. make 45. A. save B. recycle C. donate D. separate 46. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit47. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded48. A. copy B. fit C. variation D. baby49. A. give up B. carry out
16、C. search after D. put off50. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared51. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing52. A. belief B. love C. connection D. relief53. A. funeral B. operation C. performance D. anniversary54. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up 55. A. active B
17、. alive C. necessary D. changeable 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AWe now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes its an ingredient in the main course of
18、 a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and the
19、n roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixt
20、eenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.In the 1800s,
21、 the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked t
22、he taste of milk chocolate even better.Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce. 56. It was _that discovered sugar could remove the bitter
23、taste of cacao.A. The workers in the chocolate factory B. The SpaniardsC. The people in England D. The owner of a chocolate factory57. According to the passage which of the following statements is true?A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.B. The word “chocolate” comes f
24、rom a Mexican word.C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.58. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_A. it was strong and bitter. B. it was good for digestion.C. it cured mans diseases. D. it was
25、a kind of drink for good health.59. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.d. It was found that sugar removed the b
26、itter taste of cacao.e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together. A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-b-a C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a60. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy barB. Mexicans like chocolate very muchC. chocolate is a product of the
27、 cacao tree D. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk BFrank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical an
28、d useful. They fit their purposes very well. Wrights churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable at home. However, Fank Lloyd Wrights beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not t
29、he only reason that he is famous. There is another reason.Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wrights buildings do not look li
30、ke old European buildings. They have their own style. Wrights ideas about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wrights Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it . His houses are oft
31、en called “grass-land houses” because their lines are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wrights house are parallel（平行的）to the horizon, the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90angles with the horizon.61. Frank Lloyd Wrights style in architecture was _. A. le
