陕西省西安第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx
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陕西省西安第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题
陕西省西安第一中学2008-2009学年高二下学期期末考试
高二英语试题
第一部分:
英语知识运用(共三节;满分75分)
第一节语法和词汇(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1.YesterdayItriedtocallyouseveraltimesbutIcouldn’t__________toyou.
A.callupB.ringupC.getthroughD.gothrough
2.—IsJasonallright?
Helookssotired!
—Notsure.He______deepintothenightyesterday.He’shavinganexamsoon.
A.mayhavestudiedB.shouldhavestudied
C.mightstudyD.musthavebeenstudying
3.Shewasnot,asamatteroffact,______thesituationshewasin.
A.beawareofB.awareofC.beawarethatD.awarethat
4.Ihavealwayswondered______Annemanagedtomakesuchgreatachievements.
A.thatB.ifC.whetherD.how
5.Itisdifficultto__________onetwinfromtheother.Theyalmostdon’t_________fromeachother.
A.differ;distinguishB.distinguish;differentC.distinguish;differD.tell;different
6.Thefirsttextbooks__________forteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguagecameoutinthe16thcentury.
A.havingwrittenB.tohavewrittenC.beingwrittenD.written
7.Itwas____computergamesthatcosttheboyalotoftime_____heoughttohavespentonhislessons.
A.played;thatB.playing;when
C.tohaveplayed;whichD.playing;/
8.Tostaysafeintheforestatnight,weshouldtryhardtokeepthefire_______.
A.burningB.burntC.tobeburningD.beingburnt
9.—_______,butcanyoutellmethewaytotherailwaystationplease?
—Certainly,yousee…
WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTproper?
A.ExcusemeB.Hello,guysC.SorrytobotheryouD. Sorrytointerruptyou
10.Thenews______LincolnwasmurderedfilledtheAmericanpeople’sheartswithdeepsorrow.
A. whichB. whenC. thatD. how
11.Iobjectto____________inthisway.
A.beingspokentoB.speakingtoC.bespokentoD.speakto
12.Warningsaboutthedangerofsmokingseemtohavelittle_________thisagegroup.
A.impactonB.importanceonC.impacttoD.affectto
13.Iamquite_______theplanthatwegooutandenjoyourselvesonSunday.
A.inhonorofB.intermsofC.inviewofD.infavorof
14.—Whenwillyoucometoseemeagain?
—Tomorrowis______itismostconvenient.
A.whenB.whatC.inwhichD.where
15.Johnfelt_________Katherineaboutthejob,eventhoughhedidn’twanttoworkwithher.
A.boundedtotellB.boundtotell
C.boundbytellingD.boundedbytelling
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Ifyoucan’tcatchthebadguy,it’sgameover—thisistheruleoflifeforcomputergameplayersinthecyber-world.Butsimilar16mightbeworryingUSPresidentGeorgeW.Bushashe17fortheelectionyearwiththeworld’smostwantedmanstilloutofhis18.
The19forOsamabinLadenhasbeengoingon20theattackonNewYork’sWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001.21hasbeenslowand,withDemocratsenator(民主党参议员)JohnKerrywinningtheracetochallengeBushinNovember’spresidential22,thepresidentneedsresults.IfLadencanbe23beforethepresidentialelection,Bushwill24anobviousadvantage.
TheAmericanpublic’ssupport25thewarinIraqhasbeenfalling,especiallyastheBushAdministration
cannotfindthe26weaponswhichitwassaidwereinthecountry.27thewaythepresident’spopularityrosefollowingthearrestof28IraqiPresidentSaddamHusseininDecembershowshowusefulitwouldbe29Ladencouldbecaught.
Thepolls30thattheelectionwillbe31,with48percentofAmericanssayingtheywillvoteforBushand46percentbackingKerry.
Inorderto32Laden,thousandsofUSsoldiersweremovedfromIraqtoAfghanistan(阿富汗).Furthereffortshavebeen33tostrengthenAfghanistan’sborderareawithPakistan,with34inspectingnearbyvillagesmorefrequentlythanbefore.However,PakistanhasdeniedthereportsthatUSsoldierswillbeallowedto35Ladenonitsland.Bush’sbattles,bothathomeandabroad,willnotbewoneasily.
16.A.mindsB.reflectionsC.thoughtsD.attention
17.A.waitsB.preparesC.searchesD.looks
18.A.reachB.mindC.boxD.touch
19.A.huntB.changeC.effectD.influence
20.A.beforeB.whileC.whenD.since
21.A.AdvanceB.MovementC.ProgressD.Action
22.A.toursB.electionsC.lecturesD.images
23.A.killedB.caughtC.murderedD.punished
24.A.acceptB.takeC.loseD.gain
25.A.onB.toC.forD.with
26.A.bannedB.endangeredC.worriedD.terrified
27.A.SoB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.But
28.A.formerB.presentC.latterD.first
29.A.unlessB.ifC.asD.when
30.A.greetB.addressC.suggestD.express
31.A.closeB.nearC.nextD.soon
32.A.releaseB.seizeC.checkD.control
33.A.givenB.takenC.gotD.made
34.A.assistantsB.friendsC.enemiesD.soldie
35.A.searchforB.cometoC.meetwithD.waitfor
第三节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
ChineseandWesterneatinghabitsaredifferent.InChina,thedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.Itisalwayspolitetoletguestsorelderlypeopleatthetabletasteeverydishfirst.ButintheWest,everyonehashisorherownplateoffood.
Althoughtherearenostrictrulesonhowtosetchopsticksandspoons,therearesomethingsyoushouldneverdoduringaChinesebanquet(筵席).
Firstlyandmostimportantly,don’tputyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl.Instead,laythemonyourdish.Thereasonforthisisthatwhenpeopledie,familymembersgivethemabowlfullofricewithapairofchopsticksstickingoutuprightinit.Soifyoustickyourchopsticksinthericebowl,itappearsthatyouwantsomeoneatthetabletodie.
Makesurethespout(容器嘴)oftheteapotisnotfacinganyone,asthisisimpolite.Thespoutshouldalwaysbe
directedtowherenobodyissitting,usuallyjustoutwardfromthetable.
Don’ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowls,sothisisnotpolite.Also,whenthefoodiscomingtooslowinarestaurant,youshouldnottaponyourbowl.Ifyouareinsomeone’shome,itislikeinsultingthecook.
36.WhatisthedifferencebetweenChineseandWesterneatinghabitsaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.InChinapeopleareverypolite,whileintheWestpeoplearenotso.
B.InChinapeoplesharethedishes,whileintheWestpeopleeatseparately.
C.InChinapeopleusethechopsticks,whileintheWestpeopleusetheknifeandfork.
D.Noneoftheabove.
37.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?
A.Thereasonwhychopsticksshouldn’tbeputuprightinthericebowl.
B.TheChineseusechopstickstoeat.
C.TheChineseeatinghabits.
D.Howtousechopsticks.
38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itispolitetotastethedishesbeforetheguestsortheelderly.
B.Youcanputyourchopstickswhereveryouwant.
C.Nevertaponyourbowlswiththechopsticksduringthemeal.
D.Teenagerscansticktheirchopsticksinthericebowl.
39.Theunderlinedword“insulting”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_________”.
A.playingjokesonB.laughingatC.treatingbadlyD.lookingdownupon
40.Whyisitimpolitetotaponyourbowlwhenyoueatinafriend’shome?
A.Becauseitmeansthatyoudon’trespectthecook.
B.Becauseitmeansthatsomebodywilldie.
C.Becausetappingonthebowlwillbringbadluck.
D.Becauseitmeansthatyourfriendisabeggar.
B
Zhoukoudianisasmallvillagesituatedabout50kilometerstothesouthwestofBeijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedpeople’sviewofChina’shistory.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswerethreeteeth!
In1929,acompleteskullwasalsodiscovered.Eventually,archaeologistsfoundalmost200items,includingsixskullsandmorethan150teeth.Thesediscoveriesprovedtheexistenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelativeslivedwerediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofLonggushan.Theylivedinthecavesinthearea.
However,thelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthan5%livedtotheageof50.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyhadusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmth,andprotectionagainstwildanimals.Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandstones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvaded
Chinain1937,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.AfterthePeople’sRepublicofChinawasestablishedin1949,theworkstartedagain.
ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaWorldHeritageSiteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsoprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Today,partsofthecaveshavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrain.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweeds,causingseriousdamage.Pollutionfromthenearbyfactorieshasalsocontributedtotheproblem.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChineseAcademyofSciencesistryingtoraisepublicawarenessofit.
41.Archaeologists_________.
A.thoughtthatZhoukoudianwasabeautifulvillage
B.thoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianwouldn’tchangethehistoryofChina
C.discoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonesinZhoukoudian
D.thoughtthatthefindingsinZhoukoudianarethefirstevidenceofhumanlifeinAsia
42.BeijingManusedfiretodoallofthe
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