1、高二下学期英语期末考试附答案2015年高二下学期英语期末考试（附答案）第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Jack left _ message for me, saying he was in _ trouble.Aa; the Ba; / C/; / Dthe; a2She likes walking best because there is _ like walking as a means of keeping fit.Asomething Banything C
2、nothing Deverything3Chinese arts have won the _ of a lot of people outside China.Aenjoyment Bappreciation Centertainment Dreputation4They got up very early that morning _ they wouldnt miss the first bus.Ain case Bas if Cso that Deven though5Ive studied watching birds as one of my interests. Could I
3、make some suggestions?_AYou will make it BIt doesnt matterCGo right ahead DTake it easy6Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues _ with her stories.Aamused Bamusing Cto amuse Dto be amused7The project _ Wang Lins life is one of the many government programmes _ improving the s
4、ituation for the poorest people in China.Athat saved; aiming at Bwhich has saved; aimed atCwhich had saved; aimed at Dthat had saved; aiming at8Only teachers are permitted to enter the ereading room. That is to say, the ereading room is only _ to teachers.Aintroduced Bconvenient Cuseful Daccessible9
5、Great attention must be paid _ welfare, especially in the poor area.Adevelop Bto develop Cto developing Ddeveloping10Only ticketholders were _ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away.Aallowed Bpermitted Cagreed Dadmitted11Youve finished what you _ to an
6、d I think the teacher will praise you for it.I think so.Awill expect Bwill be expected Cexpected Dwere expected12_ for children, the album became popular with parents _ it came out.ADesigned; when BDesigned; immediatelyCTo design; as soon as DDesigning; as13On July 24，2012, astronaut Liu Wang, _ by
7、his teammates Jing Haipeng and Liu Yang, controlled the Shenzhou9 spacecraft to dock (对接) with the Tiangong1 space lab module at 12：42 pm.Aassisted Bassisting Chaving assisted Dwas assisted14Is this the very material that scientists _ the 2012 London Olympic Games torch?Aused to light Bare used to l
8、ightingCuse to light Dare used to light15I have something important to do. Can I borrow your car?_. I m not using it today.AYes, I like it BWith pleasure CI quite agree DBy all means第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I am a straightA student and have been my w
9、hole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems _16_.With high academic standards and a_17_spirit, I dont just dislike losing, and I cant_18_it. I need to beat the top students, preferably in_19_. Ive even got so far as to define myself by my _20_， saying that how _21_ I am. If I
10、dont get the grade I _22_， then I am lost.Today I was sitting in class trying to _23_ the last minutes to study for a test I had to get full marks. _24_ the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen _25_ while still glancing at my study sheet now and then. When I thought the _26_ requi
11、red it, I smiled, _27_and agreed. And then I found myself wishing she would be _28_ so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, youre a really good _29_. Youre so easy to talk to.” I froze.I replayed the _30_ in my head before smiling and accepting it gladly. But inside, I knew it wasnt tr
12、ue. Shed made every effort to have a conversation and I wasnt even trying to _31_.I passed the test excellently _32_ my worry of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasnt on that test. I had _33_ being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what matters
13、to me most? What I have is all about my personal _34_ and about me being too selfcentered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is never _35_ sympathy. I want that to be what matters to mesympathy.16A.awesome Bnatural Cunfortunate Dcompulsory17A.competitive Bconservative Cprimitive Dsubject
14、ive18A.swear Brecommend Ctease Dstand19A.everything Bsomething Cnothing Dthings20A.parents Bgrades Cappearance Dstandards21A.handsome Binteresting Coutstanding Dmodest22A.steal Bexpect Cdeserve Dallocate23A.make up of Bmake use of Ctake care of Dtake charge of24A.When BWhile CBecause DBefore25A.atte
15、ntively Bbitterly Cpolitely Ddeliberately26A.conversation Bstudying Ctest Dsheet27A.nodded Bshook Cglanced Dwandered28A.quiet Bgentle Cnoisy Dsleepy29A.talker Blistener Clecturer Dteacher30A.praise Bblame Crudeness Dflattery31A.alarm Bgather Cparticipate Dshout32A.despite Bduring Cexcept Dbeyond33A.
16、brought on Bdepended on Ccarried on Dfocused on34A.appetite Banxiety Csuccess Dfeeling35A.few Bsignificant Clow Denough第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AI never thought I would have a life changing experience at WalMart.Although my thoughts were only on sp
17、eed, the checkout line I was standing in wasnt moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, hes an old guy!For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the i
18、tems. Sure, his words were the usual, “Hows it going？” But he did something differenthe actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.I thought it was odd. I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of roboti
19、c conversational habit. After a while, you dont give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply, “Have a great day！”But that wasnt the end.He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and exten
20、ded his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you for shopping here today，” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye bye.”The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched b
21、y his simple gestureand in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his nameMarty.Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guys body.I had never walked away f
22、rom that shop feeling like that.36The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because _Athe cashier couldnt work as fast as othersBthere were some big purchasesCthe cashier did more than scanning the itemsDthe writer was not patient enough37According to the writer, when c
23、ommon people ask you “Hows it going？” _Athey dont really care what you may answerBthey are just practicing their conversation abilityCthey are inquiring about your private informationDthey dont expect to hear any negative answers38What can we infer about Sam Walton?AHe might be Martys father or gran
24、dfather.BHe might be friendly and devoted to WalMart.CHe might have died while working in the market.DHe might have come back from the dead once before.39What does the writer intend to express through the text?AOur everyday life is always full of surprises.BMost customers enjoy being treated this wa
25、y.CBeing different is a good way of doing business.DA little positive action can make a big difference.BAlthough the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than a tenth of t
26、he people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业), and most of the rest live in or around towns, small and large. Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, bu
27、t most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirtymetropolitanareas(large cities with their suburbs, of more than a million people eacha larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France). The statistics(统计数据)of urban and rural population
28、should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece
29、 of country becomes a suburb. But more and more typical Americans live in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.40If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?AAbout 25 million. BMore than 25 million.CLess than 25 million. DLess than 2
30、25 million.41Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?AUnited States. BGermany.CFrance. DEngland.42Whats the meaning of the underlined word “metropolitan”？AOf a large city with its suburbs. BOf small and large towns.COf urban areas. DOf rural areas.43According to the passage, what can we learn about small towns in the United States?AMost small towns become gradually crowded.BSmall towns are still similar to each other.CAs the traditional picture is changing, towns a
