牛津版高二英语下册期末测试（II）第一节：单项填空（共1５小题；每小题１分，满分1５分）1.—Hi,Brown.Areyougoingtohaveanouting?—.A.Ican’tsay.B.Yes,Iwilldo.C.It’sfuntodoso.D.Thatalldepends.2.Thesecretofhissuccessisthathedoeseverything．A．efficientlyB．curiouslyC．anxiouslyD．slightly3.Attimes,worryingisanormaltoadifficulteventorsituation—alovedonebeinginanaccident,forexample.A.response;injuredB.reaction;woundedC.reply;hurtD.reflection;died4.Onecarwenttoofastandmissedhittingtheotherone.A.narrowlyB.nearlyC.hardlyD.closely5.Doris’liesinthefactthatsheisco-operativeandtolearnfromothers.A.failure;eagerB.failure;anxiousC.success;eagerD.success;anxious6.HehavethebookwhenIfinishreadingit.A.wouldB.shallC.mustD.ought7.Itwillcostalotofmoney.,Ithinkweshallneeditanditwillcertainlybeuseful.A.InotherwordsB.IncaseC.AsaresultD.Atthesametime8.FootballisdifferentfrommostcareersbecauseemployersdonotadvertisethattheyhaveajobinthenewspapersorontheInternet.A.emptyB.vacantC.perfectD.hard9.Astheyhaven’tachildoftheirown,they’regoingtoalittlegirl.A.acceptB.receiveC.adaptD.adopt10.Whendifferentcultures,weoftenpayattentiononlytothedifferenceswithoutnoticingthemanysimilarities.A.comparedB.beingcomparedC.comparingD.havingcompared11.Ourcarandwehadtopushitofftheroad.A.brokedownB.brokeupC.brokeoutD.brokeaway12.IfIhadn’tstoodundertheladdertocatchyouwhenyoufell,younow.A.wouldn’tbesmilingB.couldn’thavesmiledC.didn’tsmileD.won’tsmile13.—Thebosssaidwehadonlythreedaystofinishthework.—Don’tworry.Wehavealreadytwothirdsofit.A.gotdownB.gotthrough9/9\nC.giveninD.givenaway14.Imightfail,butIwillinsistondoingit.Idon’tmindit.A.howeverB.anyhowC.yetD.meanwhile15.theemployees’workingefficiency,thesupervisorwillallowthemtohaveacoffeebreak.A.ImprovingB.ToimproveC.HavingimprovedD.Improved第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Thiswasthemorning,whenJeremy,14yearsold,wastobeginhisduckshooting.Hehad16thewholeideaeversincehisfatherhadboughthim17andhadpromisedhimatriptothisisland.Buthelovedhisfatherandwantedto18him.Theycametothebeach.Toeasethesenseoffear,hetooka19ofhisfather.Thenheputthecameraasideandpickedupthegun.Hisfathersaidhappily,“I’vebeenwaitingalongtimeforthisday.I’llletyou20first.”Heleaned(屈身)forward,eyesnarrowed.“Thereisasmallflightnow.Keepyourheaddown;I’dgiveyouthe21.”Jeremy’sheartwasbeating22.“No,don’tletmedo,please!”Buttheycame,closer,closer...“Now,takehim!”criedhisfather.Jeremyfelthisbody23.Hestoodup,leanedintothegunasthe24hisfathertaughthim.Inthesamedistance,theduckssawthegunnersandflared(突然飞去)widely.Forasecondhehungtherebalancedbetweenlifeanddeath.Therewasnosound.Jeremystood25,seizingthegun.“Whathappened?Whydidn’tyoushoot?”hisfathersaidinacontrolledvoice.Theboydidn’tanswer.Hislipsweretrembling(发抖).“Becausetheywereso26.”Hesaidandburstintotears.Hesatdown,faceburiedinhishandsandwept(哭泣).All27ofpleasinghisfatherwasgone.Hehadhischanceandhehad28.Foramomenthisfatherwas29.Andthenhesaid,“Let’stryagain.”Jeremydidn’t30hishands.“It’snouse,Ican’t.”“Hurry,you’llmisshim.Here!”ColdmetaltouchedJeremy.He31up,unbelieving.Hisfatherwashandingthecameratohim,andsaidsoftly,“Quick!”Jeremystoodupandpressedhisshutterreleasebuttoninaflash.“1gothim!”Hisfacewasbright.Jeremysawthattherewasnodisappointmentinhisfather’seyes,32prideandlove.“I’llalwaysloveshooting.Butthatdoesn’tmeanyou33.Sometimes,ittakesasmuch34nottodoathingastodoit.”Hepaused.“Ithinkyoucouldteachmehowtooperatethat35.”16.A.hatedB.lovedC.hopedD.known17.A.atoyB.acameraC.abikeD.agun18.A.joinB.praiseC.helpD.please19.A.restB.breathC.pictureD.care20.A.comeB.shootC.catchD.play21.A.wordB.gunC.chanceD.fact22.A.wildlyB.slowlyC.suddenlyD.nervously23.A.warmB.exciteC.delayD.obey24.A.ruleB.roadC.wayD.path9/9\n25.A.surprisedB.quietlyC.stillD.hard26.A.lovelyB.sadC.frighteningD.friendly27.A.hopeB.meansC.decisionD.practice28.A.succeededB.missedC.failedD.won29.A.silentB.cheerfulC.calmD.worried30.A.raiseB.lifeC.lowerD.put31.A.satB.lookedC.stoodD.came32.A.almostB.mostlyC.evenD.only33.A.needB.couldC.daretoD.haveto34.A.energyB.workC.courageD.mind35.A.cameraB.gunC.televisionD.tool第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ADon’tbepuzzledifyouvisitaChineseuniversitycampusandhappentohearastudentspeakinbrokenEnglishtoacomputeraboutafirstdate.HeisjusttakingpartinamultimediacoursetosharpenthoseEnglish-speakingskills.LearningandteachingEnglish，whichhasbeenpopularinChinaforyearsasthecountryincreasesexchangesandtradewiththerestoftheworld，gotahigh-techface-liftyesterdaywhentheMinistryofEducationapprovedformultimediasystemsaimedatimprovinguniversitystudents’communicationabilities.Thenewsystems，developedbythecountry’sfourleadingpublishinghouses，willbeondisplayatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijinguntilDecember25.MoreuniversitiesareexpectedtoadoptthesystemsnextautumnastheytrytomeetnewCollegeEnglishCurriculumRequirementsexpectedtobereleasedbytheministrysoon.Thenewrequirementswillserveasaguidelineforteachingnon-EnglishmajorstudentsinChinawhichaimstocultivatecomprehensiveabilities，especiallylisteningandspeaking.36.Inwhichsectionisthisarticleprobablytakenfrom？A.World.B.Business.C.Life&People.D.Nation.37.Thenewmultimediasystemintroducedinthetextwascreatedby.A.fourleadingpublishinghousesB.TsinghuaUniversityinBeijingC.MinistryofEducationofChinaD.moreuniversitiesinChina38.ThenewCollegeEnglishCurriculumRequirementstobereleasedisforcollegestudents.A.forEnglish-speakingcountriesB.majoringinEnglishC.majoringinsubjectsotherthanEnglishD.majoringintradeonlyBIgrewupinasmalltown.Myfatherraisedchickensandranaconstructioncompany.Iwas9/9\nbarely10yearsoldwhenmydadgavemetheresponsibility（责任）offeedingthechickensandcleaningupthestable.Hebelieveditwasimportantformetohavethosejobstolearnresponsibility.Then,whenIwas22,IfoundajobinNatchbillatacountrymusicclubcalledtheNatchbillPalace.Iwasheddishesandcookedfrom4:00pmto9:00pmandthenwentonstageandsanguntil2:00inthemorning.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIbecameknownasasingingcook.Ihadbeenrejectedsomanytimesbyrecordcompaniesthatitwashardnottobediscouraged.Onenight,awomanexecutive（董事）fromacompanynamedWarnerBrothersRecordscametohearmesing.Whentheshowwasover,wesatdownandtalkedandaftersheleft,Isaidtomyselfitwasonemorerejection.Afewweekslater,mymanagerreceivedaphonecall—WarnerBrotherswantedtosignmetoarecorddeal.Soonafter,IreleasedmyfirstrecordinJune1986.Itsoldover2millioncopies.MybesteffortshadgoneintoeveryjobI’veeverheld.Itwasthesenseofresponsibilitythatmademefeellikeaman.KnowingthatIhaddonemybestfilledmewithpride.Istillfeelthatwaytoday,eventhoughIhavebecomeawell-knownsinger.39.Whywasthewriteronceknownasthesingingcook？A.Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub.B.Becausehesangforguestswhileheworkedasacook.C.Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.D.Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.40.Whofirstrecognizedhistalentsandhelpedmakehiscareersuccessful？A.WarnerBrothers.B.Hismanager.C.Hisfather.D.Abusinesswoman.41.Whatmadethewriterproudofhimself？A.Hisabilitytoliveindependently.B.Hissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhedid.C.Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.D.Hishardworkinhisearlydays.42.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thewriter’ssuccessispartlyduetohisfatherB.thewriter’sfamilywasverypoorC.thewritersucceededeasilyD.thewriter’sfirstrecordwasatotalfailureCMorethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Ataspeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindow.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.Itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyouarereversing（倒开）yourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalid（有效）medicalcertificate（证书）whichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesefactsrequestyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyourseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfrom9/9\nwearingit.43.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle.A.reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalfB.savesliveswhiledrivingatspeedupto30milesperhourC.reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD.savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear44.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto.A.makethefrontseatpassengerswearaseatbeltB.makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbeltC.stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD.wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives45.Accordingtothetext,doesnothavetowearaseatbelt.A.someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspaceB.someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschoolC.someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationlettersD.someonewhoridesintheback46.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter.A.towearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsB.nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsC.togetavalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbeltD.topayafineratherthanwearaseatbeltDYoumightthinkthat“globalwarming”meansnothingmorethanariseintheworld’stemperatureButrisingsealevelscausedbyithaveresultedinthefirstevacuation（撤离）ofanislandnation-thecitizensofTuvaluwillhavetoleavetheirhomeland.Duringthe20thcentury,sealevelrose8-12inches.Asaresult.Tuvaluhasexperiencedlowlandfloodingofsaltwaterwhichhaspollutedthecountry’sdrinkingwater.PaaniLaupepa,aTuvaluangovernmentofficial,reportedtotheEarthPolicyInstitutethatthenationsufferedanunusauallyhighnumberoffiercestormsinthepasttenyears.Manyscientistsconnecthighersurfacewatertemperaturesresultingfromglobalwarmingtogreaterandmoredamagingstorms.LaupepaexpresseddissatisfactionwiththeUnitedStatesforrefusingtosigntheKyotoProtocol,aninternationalagreementcallingforindustrializednationstoreducetheirgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,whichareamaincauseofglobalwarming.“Byrefusingtosigntheagreement,theUShaseffectivelytakenawaythefreedomoffuturegenerationsofTuvaluanstolivewheretheirforefathershavelivedforthousandsofyears,”LaupepatoldtheBBC.TuvaluhasaskedAustraliaandNewZealandtoallowthegradualmoveofitspeopletobothcountries.Tuvaluisnottheonlycountrythatisvulnerable（易受影响的）torisingsealevels.MaumoonGayoon,presidentoftheMaldives,toldtheUnitedNationsthatglobalwarminghasmadehiscountryof311,000an“endangerednation”.47.Thetextismainlyabout.A.rapidchangesinearth’stemperatureB.badeffectsofglobalwarming9/9\nC.movingofacountrytoanewplaceD.reasonsforlowlandflooding48.Accordingtoscientists,theDIRECTcauseofmoreandfiercerstormsis.A.greenhousegasemissionsinindustrializednationsB.highersurfacewatertemperaturesoftheseaC.continuousglobalwarmingD.risingsealevels49.LaupepawasnotsatisfiedwiththeUnitedStatesbecauseitdidnot.A.agreetoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissionsB.signanagreementwithTuvaluC.allowTuvaluanstomovetotheUSD.believetheproblemsfacingTuvaluwerereal50.ThecountrywhosesituationissimilartothatofTuvaluis.A.AustraliaB.NewZealandC.theMaldivesD.theUnitedStatesEItseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.Nowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinked.DrAdeleJudastudied5,000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillness,followedbymusicians,withlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.But,itdidnothingtoexplainit.DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeople,shetookagroupofpsychiatric(精神病的)patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.Also,thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes(基因).Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinism,harmfulgenesshouldberemoved.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution(进化)hascreatedabalance,wherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanrace.Geniusesmaybemad,badorjustdifficulttounder-stand,buttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.51.AccordingtoDrAdeleJuda,whichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?A.Painters.B.Musicians.C.Poets.D.Busdrivers.52.Theunderlinedphrase“makeabreakthrough”inthe4thparagraphmeans“”.A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.B.makeawaythroughusingforce.C.(ofthesunormoon)appearfrombehind(clouds).D.suddenlychange(fromaslowertoafasterpace)53.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversity,wecanconclude9/9\nthat.A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblemsB.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroupC.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeopleD.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Amongthe5,000creativeGermans,morepeoplesufferfrommentaldiseases.B.Thereisastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.C.Psychiatricpatientsmakegreatercontributionsthancommonpeople.D.Thekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes.55.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.B.Alittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.C.Allthetalentedpeoplearemad.D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.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:Hi,XiaoZhang,Iwastoldyoumakea(56)friendtoday,isthattrue?(56)B:Yeah.Aslifeisf(57)ofstrifeandconflicts,weneedfriendstosupportandhelp(57)uso(58)ofdifficulties.(58)A:Soundsreasonable.Whatcanfriendsdoforus?B:Well,first,friendscangiveuswarningsa(59)danger.Second,theycanofferus(59)advicewithregardtohowtod(60)withvarioussituations.(60)A:Andtruefriendssharenotonlyourj(61)butalsooursorrows.(61)B:That’sright.Withfriendship,lifeishappyandharmonious.Withoutfriendship,lifeiss(62)andunfortunate.(62)A:Ia(63)withyou.Andweshouldcherishourfriends.(63)B:Iwillneverforgetmyoldfriendsandk(64)makingnewfriends.(64)A:AndIwillshowconcernformyfriends.E(65)ifitisonlyacomfortingword.(65)第五节：书面表达（满分25分）请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。[任务说明]你要参加一场英语辩论赛，主题是“寄宿好还是走读好”。在参赛之前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的辩论发言。请认真阅读下面的短文，然后完成以下的任务：1． 概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约60-80；2．就“寄宿好还是走读好”这个主题发表你的看法，该部分的词数大约60-80；3．以自己为例，简述你的观点和体会。9/9\n[写作要求]你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。[阅读材料]Therehasbeenmuchdisagreementoverchildren’seducationinrecentyears.Oneofthequestionsiswhetherchildrenbenefitmorefromboardingschoolswherestudentsliveinschoolorfromgoingtodayschoolsandstayingwiththeirparentsafterschool.Itisbecomingamatterofconcernformoreandmorepeople,especiallyforparentswithonlyonechild.Thepeoplewhoareinfavorofchildrengoingtoboardingschoolspointoutthataboardingschoolisanidealplaceforbuildingupchildren’sindependence,whichtheyseldomlearnfromtheirparentsathome.Childrenwhohavetheexperienceofgoingtoboardingschoolswillcomeupwiththeirownwaystoproblemstheymeetwithinsteadofturningtotheirparentsorothersforhelp.What’smore,thesechildrenusuallyenjoyteamworkthanthelittleemperors’inmanyone–childfamilies.Theyaregenerallymoreusedtocompetingwithothersandwillfinditeasiertofitmodernsociety,whichisfullofcompetitionwhentheygrowup.Ontheotherhand,thosewhoareagainstchildrengoingtoboardingschoolsarguethatschoolsareusuallymuchmoreexpensivethanordinarydayschools.Usuallychildrenfromrichfamiliesgraduallydevelopasenseofpridetowardthosefromotherfamilies.Andchildrenatboardingschoolshavelesstimetobewiththeirparents,whichmayleadtoagapbetweenthemandweakenfamilyties.答案：第一节：1-5DAAAC6-10BDBDC11-15AABBB第二节：16-20ADDCB21-25AADCC26-30AABAC31-35BDDCA第三节：36-40DACBD41-45BACBA46-50BBBAC51-55DADCB第四节：56.another57.full58.out59.against60.deal61.joys62.sad63.agree64.keep65.Even第五节：Onepossibleversion:Moreandmorepeoplecametobeconcernedaboutwhetheraboardingschoolisbetteroradayschoolis.Opinionsaredifferent.Thosewhoenjoyaboardingschoolthinkthatitisabetterplace,andtherechildrenbecomemoreindependentthanthoseindayschools.Alsochildreninboardingschoolsenjoyteamworkanditisgoodfortheirfuture.Ontheotherhand,thosewhoareagainstboardingschoolsthinkthatchildrenatboardingschoolsspendlesstimewiththeirparentsandhavenocommunicationwiththefamilyandthefamilytieseemstobelost.Asastudentataboardingschool,Ithinkthattherearemoreadvantagesforchildreningoingtoboardingschool.Foronething,IcanlearnmorethanwhatIlearnfromteachersandtextbooks.Theexperienceoflivingwithotherchildrenandtakingcareofeachothercangivemevaluablelessons.IknowhowtogooverdifficultiesandsometimesIcanlearnmorefromotherchildrenthanfromparents.ThoughIspendlesstimewithmyparentsathome,Icanstillcommunicatewiththembytelephone.ItseemsthatwearecloserthaneverwhenIamhomeatweekends.Ireallyenjoymyboardingschoollife.9/9\n9/9
