牛津版高二英语下册期末测试（I）第一节：单项填空（共1５小题；每小题１分，满分1５分）1.—CanIaskyouaratherpersonalquestion,Mr.Wang?—.A.Yes,don’tworryB.Ofcourse,goaheadC.Yes,helpyourselfD.Ofcourse,whynot?2.Heprovedhimselfatruegentlemanandthebeautyofhiswasseenatitsbestwhenheworkedwithothers.A.appearanceB.characterC.talentD.ability3.Itisrequiredintheregulationsthatyouotherpeoplethepasswordofyoure-mail.A.mustn’ttell;addressB.shouldn’ttell;contentC.shan’t;numberD.nottell;account4.Myfriend,whoontheInternationalOlympicCommitteeallhislife,isretiringnextmonth.A.servedB.isservingC.hadservedD.hasserved5.Tokeephealthy,ProfessorJohnsoncyclingasaregularformofexerciseafterheretired.A.tookupB.gaveupC.carriedoutD.heldup6.Althoughhehastakenalotofmedicine,hishealthpoor.A.provesB.remainsC.maintainsD.continues7.Itisgoodforelderlypeopletobeinvolvedincommunityservice.A.honestlyB.patientlyC.eagerlyD.actively8.theInternetisbridgingthedistancebetweenpeople,itmayalsobebreakingsomehomesorwillcauseotherfamilyproblems.A.WhenB.WhileC.IfD.As9.today,hewouldgettherebySaturday.A.IfheleavesB.WasheleavingC.WouldheleaveD.Werehetoleave10.Don’thimasfarasyoucan.HeischeckinghisfirstsciencefictionwordbywordbyScienceandTechnologyPress.A.disturb;tobepublishedB.disturb;beingpublishedC.interfere;topublishD.interfere;published11.Theofthefenceisatypeofwilddogcalleda“dingo”.A.purpose；tokeepupB.purpose；tokeepoutC.idea；tokeeponD.idea；tokeepback12.Somebelievethatweareequippedaspecialabilitytolearnlanguageandthatourbrainadjustsitselfthelanguageofthecultureweareborn.A.with;with;inB.by;with;with9/9\nC.by;to;withD.with;to;in13.Itwasalovelydayyesterday.IwishIattheseasidethen.A.wereB.hadbeenC.shouldbeD.shouldhavebeen14.Farmershavetomoreworkersduringtheharvestandevenso,someofthemusuallyaftertheharvest.A.takeon;breakdownB.takeon;breakupC.takeoff;breakdownD.takeoff;breakup15.Ifitforthesnow,wethemountainyesterday.A.werenot;couldhaveclimbedB.werenot;couldclimbC.hadnotbeen;couldhaveclimbedD.hadnotbeen;couldclimb第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）DearCigarette,Forthepast17years,youhavebeenmybestfriend.Youhaveseenmethrough16times,happytimesandjustabouteverystageofmylife.Youhavealwaysbeenhere17I’veneededyou.Someofmyfamilyandfriendsdidn’t18muchforyou,butIalways19younomatterwhat.Ialwaysthoughtyouwereagreatfriendtohave,andI20onyouatalltimes. It’shardformetotellyou21,butinthepastfewmonths,Ihavebeenseriously22endingourrelationship.I’vedecidedthatI’vejustbeentoo23onyou,andIfeelthatattheageof35itis24thatIstartedbeingmoreindependent.Ithoughtaboutjustmaybeseeingyou25,butIdon’tthinkthat26work.Eventually,I’dstartrelyingonyouallthetimeagain.Ifeeltheonlywaytoendourrelationshipistoendit27.I’vealwaysincludedyouin28I’vedonebutnextweek,I’mgoingonatrip,andI’vedecidednottotakeyou29.Ifeelthiswouldbeagoodtimeto30.Iwill31awholeweekwithoutyouand32Icanmakeitonmyown33thatweek,IknowIcanmakeitforever.ItisalittlesadformetoknowthatIwon’tbeabletorelyonyouany34,butIthinkIwillbea35personintheend.LettyGogh16.A.difficultB.easyC.wonderfulD.pleasant17.A.evenifB.thoughC.whenD.where18.A.callB.careC.thinkD.like19.A.preventedB.defendedC.pretendedD.protected20.A.countedB.trustedC.enjoyedD.lived21.A.thatB.thisC.itD.which22.A.thinkingaboutB.longingforC.lookingforwardtoD.insistingon23.A.dependB.dependent9/9\nC.independentD.dependently24.A.nodoubtB.awonderC.timeD.difficult25.A.onceinawhileB.moreoftenthannotC.onceuponatimeD.soonerorlater26.A.shouldB.wouldC.mightaswellD.wasableto27.A.intheendB.forgoodC.innotimeD.attimes28.A.everythingB.somethingC.allwhatD.nothing29.A.awayB.upC.withD.along30.A.breakupB.breakoutC.breakthroughD.breakinto31.A.leaveB.setoutC.goawayD.begone32.A.thoughB.ifC.becauseD.since33.A.ofB.duringC.forD.about34.A.betterB.furtherC.fartherD.more35.A.worseB.betterC.poorerD.weaker第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ABytakingafewsimpletechniques,parentswhoreadtheirchildrencangreatlyincreasetheirchildren’slanguagedevelopment.It’ssurprising,buttrue.Howparentstalktotheirchildrenmakesabigdifferenceinthechildren’slanguagedevelopment.Ifaparentencouragesthechildtoactivelyrespondtowhattheparentisreading,thechild’slanguageskillsincrease.Astudywasdonewithtwo-to-three-year-oldchildrenandtheirparents.Halfofthethirtychildrentookpartintheexperimentalstudy;theotherhalfactedasthecontrolgroup.Intheexperimentalgroup,theparentsweregivenatwo-hourtrainingsessioninwhichtheyweretaughttoaskopen-endedquestionsratherthanyes/noquestions.Forexample,theparentsshouldask,“Whatisthedoggiedoing?”ratherthan“Isthedoggierunningaway?”Experimentalparentswerealsoinstructedinhowtoexpandontheirchildren’sanswers,howtosuggestalternativepossibilitiesandhowtopraisecorrectanswers.Atthebeginningofthestudy,thechildrendidnotdifferonmeasuresoflanguagedevelopment,butattheendofonemonth,thechildrenintheexperimentalgrouptested5.5monthsaheadofthecontrolgrouponatestofverbalexpressionandvocabulary.Ninemonthslater,thechildrenintheexperimentalgroupstillshowedanadvanceof6monthsoverthechildreninthecontrolgroup.36.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Childrenwhotalkmorecandeveloptheirlanguageskillsbetter.B.Parentswholistentotheirchildrencanteachthemmore.C.Activechildrenshouldreadmore.D.Verbalabilitycannoteasilybeincreased.37.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingquestionsisthebesttypetoaskchildrenaboutreading?A.Doyouseetheelephant?9/9\nB.Istheelephantinthecage?C.Whatanimalsdoyousee?D.Shallwegotothezoo?38.Whatwasthedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroup?A.Thetrainingthatparentsreceived.B.Theageofthechildren.C.Thebooksthatwereread.D.Thenumberofchildren.39.Whatconclusionisbestsupportedbythepassage?A.Parentsshouldbetrainedtoreadtotheirchildren.B.Themorechildrenread,thecleverertheybecome.C.Children’slanguageskillsincreasewhentheyarerequiredtorespondactively.D.Childrenwhoreadactivelyactsixmonthsolder.BWeoftenhearpeoplesay,“Ihaveagoodmemoryforthingslikethat”or“Icanremembernames”.Butdoyouknowmemoryisthesinglemostimportantthingandithasplayedaveryimportantpart?Forearlymen,thereweredangerousallaroundthem—badweather,wildanimals.Thekeytokeeponlivinglayinman’sabilitytorememberthesedangersandthewayshehaddealtwiththeminthepast.Inorderformemoriestobestored,thehumanbrainbecamemorecomplex.Andasmanlearnedhowtodealwiththem,hebecamecivilized(文明).Surprisingly,scientiststodayunderstandlittleaboutmemoryandhowitworks.Theyhavenotyetfoundawaytoopenupthebrainandobserveitsfunctionwithoutdestroyingit.Perhapstherearetwotypesofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Short-termreferstothosefactsthatstaywithusforafewsecondstoafewhours.Forinstance,whenyoustayatahotel,youremembertheroomnumberandforgetassoonasyouleave.Long-termmemory,ontheotherhand,meansyourememberthingsforalongperiodoftime.Ifyouspendyourhoneymooninaparticularhotel,it’slikelythatyou’llrememberyourstayquiteclearly.Scientistsalsobelievethatashort-termmemorycanbecomealong-termmemorythroughconsolidation(巩固).Alotofchemicalandphysicalchangestakeplaceinthepartofthebrain.Althoughthehumanbrainweighsthreepounds,itcontains30billionnervecells(神经细胞)actinglikeacomputer.Whenthosechangesstrengthenthelinks(联系)incertainnervecells,athoughtbecomespartofthelong-termmemory.40.Accordingtotheauthor,withoutthedevelopmentofman’smemorytherewouldbe.A.nomodernworldB.norecordedhistoryC.noanimalsD.nodangers41.Scientists’knowledgeaboutthefunctionofbrainis.A.interestingB.notenoughC.greatD.encouraging42.Short-termmemorycanchangeintolong-termmemoryonconditionthat.A.memoryisgoodB.itactslikeacomputerC.peopledomoreexerciseD.thelinksinnervecellsarestrengthenedbycertainchanges9/9\n43.Sofarthegreatdiscoveryscientistshavemadeaboutthefunctionofbrainis.A.theweightofbrainB.twotypesofmemoryC.30billionnervecellsD.chemicalandphysicalchangesCMyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdied.Asasingleparent,Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim,butthemoreItried,themorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryear,itsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfailinggradesfortheyear.Atthisratehewouldnevergraduate.Isenthimtotheschooladviser,andIevenbeggedhim.Nothingworked.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandpleadedforhelp.“PleaseGod,Ican’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I’mattheendofmyrope.I’mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.”IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.Amanintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.“IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.”Beforehecouldsayanotherword,IchokedupandallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.“IlovemysonbutIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworked.It’soutofmyhands.”Foramomenttherewassilenceontheotherendoftheline.Theheadmasterseriouslysaid,“Thankyouforyourtime,”andhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finally,heevenmadethehonorroll.Inhisfourthyear,Iattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.Inoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfaround.Onourwayhome,hesaid,“Mum,rememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?”Inodded.“Thatwasme.IthoughtI’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaid,itreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproud.”44.Bysaying“Karlbecamewithdrawn”,theauthormeansthattheboychangedentirelyand.A.preferredtostayaloneathomeB.lostinterestinhisstudiesC.refusedtotalktoothersD.begantodislikehismother45.Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecause.A.thespeakerwastoomovedtosayanythingtothemotherB.thespeakerwaitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC.thespeakerdidn’twantthemothertorecognizehisvoiceD.thespeakerwasunabletointerruptthemother46.Thesentence“...heevenmadethehonorroll”meansthat.A.hewasevenonthelisttobepraisedattheparent-teachermeetingB.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhomadeprogressingradesC.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhohadturnedthemselvesaroundD.hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool47.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Childreninsingle-parentfamiliesoftenhavementalproblems.B.Mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’life.C.Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.9/9\nD.Schooleducationdoesn’tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.DToday,airtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacaronabusymotorway.Butstillthereisadangerthatgrowseveryyear.Airlinersgetlargerandlarger.Someairplanescancarryover300passengers.Andtheairitselfbecomesmoreandmorecrowded.Ifonelargeairlinerstruckintoanotherinmid-air,600livescouldbelost.Fromthemomentanairlinertakesofftothemomentitlands,everymovementiswatchedonradarscreens.Airtrafficcontrollerstellthepilotexactlywhentoturn,whentoclimb,andwhentocomedown.TheairtrafficcontrollersaroundabusyairportlikeLondon-Heathrowmaydealwith2,500planesaday.Notallofthemactuallylandattheairport.Anyplanethatfliesneartheairportcomesundertheordersofthecontrollersthere.Evenasmallmistakeontheirpartcouldcauseaterribleaccident.
Recentlysuchadisasteralmosthappened.Twolargejetswereflyingtowardstheairport.Onewascarrying69passengersfromToronto,theother176passengersfromChicago.Anairtrafficcontrollernoticedonhisradarscreenthatthetwoplanesweretooclosetoeachother.Heorderedonetoturntotherightandtoclimb.Buthemadeamistake.Heorderedthewrongplanetodothis.So,insteadofturningawayfromthesecondplane,thefirstplaneturnedtowardsit.Fifteensecondslateritflewdirectlyinfrontofthesecondplane.Theyavoidedeachotherbythesmallestpartofasecond.Thedistancebetweenthemwaslessthanthatofalargeswimmingpool.Thisisanexampleofthedangerthatgrowseveryyear.48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Travelingbyairisassafeasbycar.B.Travelingbyairisnotassafeasbycar.C.Travelingbycarisasdangerousasbyair.D.Travelingbycarismoredangerousthanbyair.49.Theairtrafficcontrollersofanairport.A.controlalltheplanesflyingneartheairportB.giveorderstoplanesleavingtheairportC.onlydealwiththeplanesthatwanttolandthereD.areorderedtohandle2500planesadayinEngland50.Thedangerofaircrashesgrowseveryyearbecause.A.airlinersaregettinglargerandairtrafficisbecomingheavierB.apilotdoesnotalwayshearacontroller’sorderC.acontrollerislikelytomakemoreandmoremistakesD.airportscanhardlyservethegrowingnumberofairplanes51.Theexampleinthepassageistoshowthat.A.airtrafficcontrollersareoftencarelessB.airtrafficcontrollersshouldpaymuchattentiontoavoidingaccidentsC.itisdifficultforairplanestoavoidterribleaccidentsD.twoplanesshouldnotflytooclosetoeachotherELookingforsimple,effectivewaystohelpkidsgrowupbuckingthenationalobesity（肥胖）trend?Here’sadvicefromanewstudy:9/9\n—Makesurekidseathealthfully,startingwithagoodbreakfasteveryday.—Limitkids’sedentary(久坐的)freetime.—Promotepositiveself-esteem(自尊)inchildren.—Beagoodrolemodelforahealthylife.ThosetipscomefromAshleyCrossman,agraduatestudentatArizonaStateUniversity’ssociologydepartment.Shelookedatdatafromnationalsurveysofabout6,400teensandyoungadults.CrossmanpresentedherfindingsinPhiladelphiaattheAmericanSociologicalAssociation’sannualmeeting.WhatisObesity?HealthyHabitsParticipantswhogrewuptohaveahealthyweighthadsomecommontraits.Asteens,theyatebreakfast,hadgoodself-esteem,andweretoobusytospendtonsoftimewatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Theirparentsalsohadsomethingsincommon:healthyweight,moreeducation,andcontrolovertheirkids’diets.Parents’incomeandkids’racedidn’tmakeadifference,notesCrossman.FoodforThoughtManyfactorsaffectweight,but“ourresearchsuggeststhatpreventionmustbeginathome,”writesCrossman.Healthyeatingandactivelifestylesarepartofthesolutionsherecommends.Physicalactivityispromotedaspartofahealthylife(getadoctor’sOKfirst).Inthisstudy,“active”didn’talwaysmeantonsofexercise.Teen’spart-timejobs,volunteeractivities,andhobbiesalsohelpedbyreducingtimewithTVorcomputergames,notesCrossman.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecom-mendsthatchildrenatriskshouldbeidentifiedbyvirtueoffamilyhistoryofobesity,andotherfactorssuchasenvironment.Parentsandcaregiversshouldbeencouragedtopromotehealthyeatingpatternsbyofferingnutritioussnacksuchasfruitandvegetables,low-fatdiaryproducts,andwholegrains;settingappropriatelimitsandmodelinghealthyfoodchoices.Theyalsorecommendlimitingtelevisionandviewingtimetoamaximumoftwohoursaday.52.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.AmericanlivinghabitsB.bestpreventionforobesityC.children’sself-esteemD.healthyfoodforchildren53.Bymentioningthefourpiecesofadvicefromanewstudy,theauthorwantstoshow.A.hehasbenefitedfromitB.hesharesthesameopinionwithAshleyCrossmanC.theimportancetoobeytherulesD.theoriginoftheadvice54.Theunderlinedword“traits”means.A.charactersB.testsC.favouritesD.cures55.Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat.A.Americanchildrenaretiredoftraditionalwayofeating9/9\nB.thereshouldbenolimitwhenchildrenarefondofhealthysnackC.itisnecessarytohavealimitonthingsconnectingwithchildrenD.watchingTVfortwohoursisbadforchildren’shealth第四节：对话填空。（根据上下文对话语境及所给单词首字母，补全所缺单词）（共10空；每空１分，满分10分）A:Howmanyhoursaweekdoyouwork,Sue?B:Wehaveto(56)satnineo’clockinthemorning.56.butI’malwaysatschoolbya(57)qpasteight,57.infact.Erm,wefinishatfouro’clock4daysa(58)w,andIusuallydogohomeatfouro’clock,58.andI’m(59)uhomebyhalfpastfour.Wednesday59.afternoonis(60)f,sowefinishattwelveo’clock60.on(61)W.61.A:Howlonghaveyoubeeninterestedincomputers,Sue?B:I(62)sIgotinterestedwhenIdidmymaster’s62.degree.A:What(63)softhingsdoyoudowithyourcomputer?63.B:Well,Iusemycomputer,personally,(64)aaword64.processor,quitealot,butIalsouseitforplayingaround(65)cprograms.65.第五节：书面表达（满分25分）某市因为新的市政工程而引发了一场广泛的社会争论，焦点是“应不应该放弃市政建设保留文化古迹”。要求你据此写一篇论文。1． 概括短文的内容要点，；2． 就“应不应该放弃市政建设保留文化古迹”这个主题发表你的看法，并提出合理的建议。答案：第一节：1-5BBDDA6-10BDBDA11-15BDBAC第二节：16-20ACBBA21-25BABCA26-30BBADA31-35DBCDB第三节：36-40DCACA41-45BDDCA46-50DBDAA51-55BBCAC第四节：56.start57.quarter58.week59.usually60.free61.Wednesday62.suppose63.sort64.as65.creating第五节：Somepeoplebelievethatacityshouldprotecthistoricbuildingsandsites.Firstofall,historicbuildingsaresymbolsofcities.Theyrepresentthecultureofacity.Inaddition,historicbuildingsserveasimportantresourcesforhistoricaleducation.Whatismore,historicbuildingsareallgoodtourismsites.Thehistoryfactorsusuallykeepthenumberofvisitorsgrowing.Othersbelievethatacityshoulddestroyitsoldthingsandreplacethemwithnewones.GeorgeBernardShow,forinstance,madeanevenmoreperceptiveremark."Wearemadewise,notbytherecollection（回忆）ofourpast,butbytheresponsibilityforourfuture."Weourselvesbuildthefutureboththroughwhatwedoandwhatwedonotdo.Ifoldthingsbecomesaburdeninourfuturedevelopment,whyshouldn’twereplacethemwithnewones?9/9\n9/9
