山西省忻州市寧武縣化北屯鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析

山西省忻州市寧武縣化北屯鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Thebestsewing-machines_________canbe__________easilyhavebeensenttotheremotestvillagersinthesouth.A.whether;exported

B.that;operatedC.who;observed

D./;

sold參考答案：B2.He_____asacaptainsincetenyearsago.A.isserving

B.serves

C.hasserved

D.served參考答案：C3.________wiseoreminent,judgesarehumanandcanmakemistakes.A.EitherB.NomatterhowC.HowmuchD.Whether參考答案：B略4.Inthereadingroom,wefoundher______atadesk,withherattention______onabook.A.sitting;fixed

B.seated;fixing

C.seating;fixing

D.sat;fixed參考答案：A5.Itwasonlyafterhehadreadthepapers________Mr.Grossrealizedthetaskbeforehimwasextremelydifficulttocomplete.A.when

B.that

C.which

D.what參考答案：B6.—

shebeinthelaboratory？—She

stillbethere；Isawherthereanhourago.A.Should；can

B.Might；may

C.Can；might

D.Can；must參考答案：C7.—Tendollars,please!—Howterrible!I______bringingmywalletwithme.A.wasforgetting

B.forgot

C.hadforgotten D.amforgetting參考答案：B考查動詞時態(tài)。從“Howterrible!”知忘記帶錢包了，故用過去時態(tài)。8.____Idon’tfeelIcantrusthim.Hedidnothingwrong,though.A.Anymore

B.SomewhatC.SomehowD.Anywhere參考答案：C9.---Youaremakingmeverypuzzled.Couldyoupleaseslowdown?---Oh,I’msorry.Ididn’trealizeI_____sofast.A.amgoing

B.wouldgo

C.havegone D.wasgoing參考答案：D10.Why______youdrivesomanymilesawayforasupperwhenyoucaneasilyhaveitatoneoftherestaurantsnearby?A.might

B.could

C.would

D.must參考答案：D考查情態(tài)動詞。句意：既然你能很容易地在附近的一家飯店吃晚飯，你為什么偏要開車這么多英里去吃？might可能，可以；could能夠；would愿意，過去常常；must必須，偏要。故選D。11.SometimesI’mdying______himaboutit.A.tell

B.totell

C.telling

D.oftelling參考答案：B考察固定短語。Bedyingtodosth想要做某事，渴望做某事；12.Myfatherwasverystrict.HerequiredthatI______tobedearlyeverynight.A.shouldgo

B.going

C.goes

D.willgo參考答案：A13.Atthefootofthemountain,__________.

A.avillagelie

B.liesavillage

C.doesavillagelie

D.lyingavillage參考答案：B略14.Itisabeautifulcellphonebutitisnot

thepricethatIpaidforit. A．reasonable B．valuable C．fit D．worth參考答案：D15.—Thisjourneywasfantasticandexciting,thoughIfeelreallytired.—Awarmbathtogetherwithasoundsleep,________youwillrecoversoon.A.so

B.or

C.but

D.and參考答案：D16.——Howmuchvinegardidyouputinthesoup?——I’msorrytosay,________.Iforget.A.no

B.noone

C.nothing

D.none參考答案：D二、完型填空17.閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。OnabrightandcoldNovembermorning,KillyKilfordstoodonastreetcornerindowntownManhattan,watchingpedestrians(行人)crossthestreetquickly.Asawomanreachedhissideofthestreet,Kilfordstoppedher__41__andasked,“Whatdoyouthinkofthatstreet__42__?”She__43__andsmiled.“Ilikeit.”It’sreallynice,”shesaid.Thesign,whichatfirst__44__lookslikeanyothercitystreetsign,bearsan__45__message:“Listentoyourheart.”Afewweeksearlier,Kilfordandagroupofnearlyfifty__46__installed200“happystreetsigns”inhigh-trafficareasaroundNewYorkCity.Kilford__47__thesignstolooklikeofficialstreetsignsbuteach__48__aninspiringmessage.Afterpostingthesigns,thegroupbegansurveyingpedestriansfortheir__49__.“Thegoalisto__50__people’sdaysthrough‘littlemomentsofjoy’,”Kilford__51__.“Inourdailylives,wearelookingatourmobilephonesorgoingtomeetings,butIthinksometimespeoplejustneedalittlesignhereandthereto__52__themthattheyaregreat,thattheycanhaveagreatdayandthattheyareloved.That’swhatthemessageis.”Butinsomeway,signsarewaysgovernments__53__withcitizens,andtoday,muchofthatcommunicationisprohibitive(禁止性的):“NoParking.”“NoStanding.”Kilfordbelieves__54__thetoneofthatconversationtoincludesomepositiveinformationcouldmakea__55__.“ifyouseeasignthatsayssomethingdifferentorunexpected,__56__‘Rubbishless,lovemore’,thatwillbebetter,”heexplains.Sofar,Kilfordisveryencouragedbythefeedback(反饋)hehas__57__.Noteveryonelikestheidea,ofcourse.Onemanwhowas__58__unawarethatthesesignswerecompletelycreatedbyKilfordandhisvolunteers,calledthesignsa“wasteoftaxpayermoney”.ButKilfordsaidtheyhadsurveyedmorethan600pedestrians,andthatthemajoritywerecompletely__59__.What’smore,theprojectcatchesthe__60__ofcelebritieslikePerezHilton,whoisanAmericanbloggerandtelevisionpersonality.41.A.nervously B.suddenly C.amazingly D.politely42.A.sign B.tree C.light D.traffic43.A.lookedaround B.lookedout C.lookedup D.lookedback44.A.thought B.glance C.attempt D.arrival45.A.unwanted B.unconveyed C.unprepared D.unexpected46.A.volunteers B.citizens C.taxpayers D.cleaners47.A.produced B.designed C.chose D.purchased48.A.makes B.arranges C.features D.suggests49.A.expressions B.hobbies C.comments D.reactions50.A.pass B.celebrate C.brighten D.improve51.A.explains B.admits C.responds D.recalls52.A.inform B.remind C.advise D.persuade53.A.agree B.compete C.communicate D.argue54.A.cancelling B.changing C.adopting D.advocating55.A.discovery B.decision C.prediction D.difference56.A.forexample B.infact C.asaresult D.orrather57.A.accepted B.received C.sent D.offered58.A.apparently B.doubtfully C.disappointedly D.luckily59.A.indifferent B.negative C.supportive D.doubtful60.A.target B.curiosity C.signature D.attention參考答案：41-45DACBD

46-50ABCDC

51-55ABCBD

56-60ABACD三、閱讀理解18.Doyoubelievethatthingsareconnectedfornoscientificreasonatall?Forexample,doyouavoidsayingtheword“four”toavoidbadluck?Ifso,youhaveasuperstition(迷信).Andyou’renotalone—allkindsofpeoplehavethem.Forexample,Portugal’ssoccersuperstarCristianoRonaldoalwaysstepsontothepitch(球場)withhisrightfootfirst,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Andsportsplayersarenotaloneinhavingsuperstitions.AvisitoronceaskedtheNobelPrizewinningscientistNielsBohrwhetherhereallybelievedthatthehorseshoehe’dhungathiscountryhomewaslucky.“Ofcoursenot,”theDanishphysicistsaid.“ButIunderstandit’sluckywhetheryoubelieveinitornot.”O(jiān)nerecentstudyfoundthatevenscientistsatMITandothertopUSschoolstendedtolookforameaninginnaturalevents,similartotheconnectionbetweensteppingonthepitchandplayingsoccerwell,accordingtoTheAtlantic.Whentheresearchersgavethescientistslittletimetoanswerquestions,theyweretwiceaslikelytoagreewithstatementssuchas“Treesproduceoxygensothatanimalscanbreathe”astheywerewhentheyhadmoretimetothinkabouttheirreply.Itseemsthatfearcanmakepeoplethinkdifferentlyinthisway,too.InaBritishstudy,studentsimaginedmeetinga“witch”whosaidshewouldcast(施魔法)anevilspell(符咒)onthem.Abouthalfsaidascientistshouldnotbeworriedaboutthespell.Yeteachofthemsaidthat,personally,theywouldn’tletthewitchdoittothem.Sowhyaresomanyofussuperstitious?Well,itseemstobeourwayofdealingwiththeunknown.“Manypeoplequitesimplyjustwanttobelieve,”BrianCronk,aprofessorofpsychologyatMissouriWesternStateUniversity,saidina2008interview.“Thehumanbrainisalwaystryingtoworkoutwhythingshappen,andwhenthereasonisnotclear,wetendtomakeupsomeprettybizarre(古怪的)explanations.”Andtheseexplanationsaren’tcompletelyunhelpful.Infact,superstitionscansometimesworkandbringrealluck,accordingtopsychologistsattheUniversityofCologneinGermanyintheMay2010issueofthejournalPsychologicalScience.Theyfoundthatbelievinginsomethingcanimproveperformanceonatasklikeanexam.So,whataboutyou?Whatsuperstitionsdoyoufollowtokeepyousafeandsuccessful?21.Theauthormentionsavoidingsayingtheword"four"intheopeningparagraphto________.A.showhowfoolishitistobelieveinsuperstitionsB.introducethereaderstothetopicofsuperstitionsC.discussthescientificreasonsbehindsuperstitionsD.provethatitisreasonabletobesuperstitious22.Howmanysuperstitiouspracticesarementionedinthepassage?A.3

B.2

C.4

D.523.What’stheauthor’sattitudetosuperstitions?A.Unknown.

B.Positive.

C.Negative.

D.Neutral.24.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.WhysuperstitionsarecommonB.HowsuperstitionsaffectourdailylivesC.HowsomecommonsuperstitionscameintobeingD.Howtogetridofsuperstitions參考答案：21.B

22.A

23.D

24.A本文是一篇生活類文章，通過幾個迷信現(xiàn)象和研究說明了我們生活中的迷信行為為何如此普遍。21.推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“…Ifso,youhaveasuperstition.Andyou’renotalone—allkindsofpeoplehavethem.”可知，作者提到避免提到象征著不好運氣的“四”就是為了引出迷信這個話題，故B項正確。22.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段中提到了人們避免提到“四”，第二段中提到了葡萄牙球星克里斯蒂亞諾羅納爾多進(jìn)入球場是總是先邁右腳及諾貝爾獎獲得者NielsBohr認(rèn)為馬掌吉祥物象征著好運，由此可知，文章一共提到了三種迷信行為，故A項正確。23.觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，作者只是客觀地陳述幾種迷信現(xiàn)象，并沒有表明自己