1、2013-2014学年山西省曲沃中学高二上学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 What is your favorite color Do you like yellow, orange, or red If you do, you must be an optimist （ 乐观派）， a leader, or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer gray or blue 【小题 1】 If you love green, you are strong- minded and d
2、etermined. _【小题 2】 _ At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings. _【小题 3】 _ A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark gre
3、en one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. _【小题 4】 _ Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or
4、dark gray. Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. 【小题 5】 And dont forget that anyone can guess your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief or a lampshade.( 灯罩） A You wish to succeed and want other peop
5、le to see you are successful. B Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. C No one can choose his color preference in his life. D Color preference can help you see through your enemies. E. Different colors have differen
6、t effects. F. On the other hand , black is depressing. G. Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. 答案： 【小题 1】 G 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 E 【小题 4】 F 【小题 5】 B 试题分析：文章大意：文章讲的是颜色及它们所代表的含义。 【小题 1】 G 根据下一句 Do you prefer grays and blues Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would
7、rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist（悲观者）说明喜欢灰色系的人是悲观主义者；那么喜欢这些亮的颜色的人很可能是乐观主义者。故 G项符合上下文。 【小题 2】 A 根据下段内容说明人们对颜色的偏爱是天生的，是生来就有的，后天无法培养出来。故 A项解释符合上下文。 【小题 3】 E 根据下文黄色能让人感觉更兴奋更放松，说明颜色可以影响我们的情绪。故 E项符合上下文。 【小题 4】 F 根据下文的例子泰晤士河上的黑颜色的桥过去常常是人们自杀的地方。说明黑色代表着压 抑。故 F正确。 【小题 5】 B 根据下面的例子机器被粉刷成橙色而不
8、是黑色或者灰色，说明淡的颜色会让人感觉更开心更积极。 考点：考查文化类阅读 单项选择 * I feel nervous before the exam. - _ . It wont be too difficult for you to pass. A Take it easily B Take it easy C Take your time D Take that easy. 答案： B 试题分析：考查交际用语。 A、 D为错误表达。 B别紧张，慢慢来； C 不慌不忙。句意： 在考试之前我感到紧张。 别紧张。对你来说，通过并不太难。故 B正确。 考点：考查交际用语 Dear Alice,
9、I have just got some good news to tell to you. I win a national prize for painting last week. My father was so pleasing that he suggested that I went to England for a holiday. Id like to staying there for a month, visiting place of interest and practicing my English as well. Weve been writing to eac
10、h other for near a year now. I have often dreamed of talk face to face with you. I imagine youll be at vacation yourself by that time. Perhaps we could go out do some sightseeing together. Lily 答案： 【小题 1】 to去掉 【小题 2】 winwon 【小题 3】 pleasingpleased 【小题 4】 wentgo 【小题 5】 stayingstay 【小题 6】 placeplaces 【
11、小题 7】 nearnearly 【小题 8】 talktalking 【小题 9】 aton 【小题 10】 do前加 to 试题分析： 【小题 1】考查动词。 tell sb.告诉某人，不需 要用不定式 to。 【小题 2】考查动词时态。根据时间状语 last week，故用过去式 won。 【小题 3】考查形容词。 pleasing表示令人高兴的； pleased表示人感觉到高兴的。 【小题 4】考查虚拟语气。 suggest作建议讲，从句用 should + v原形， should可以省略。 【小题 5】考查动词短语。 would like to do 故用 stay。 【小题 6】考
12、查固定短语。 places of interest名胜，这是固定短语。 【小题 7】考查词性。 near是 “附近 ”之意， nearly是 “几乎 ”之 意。考查动名词。 【小题 8】 dream of doing 梦想做某事，故用 talking。 【小题 9】考查介词。 on vacation在度假中，是固定短语。 【小题 10】考查动词短语。这是短语 go out to do出去做某事。 考点：考查学生对语法掌握 Jack a great talker. Its high time that he _ something instead of just talking. A will
13、do B has done C do D did 答案： D 试题分析：考查虚 拟语气： Its time that从句中用 should do或动词过去时，表示虚拟语气，意思是：该做 了。 time前面也可以加形容词 high， about。这题填过去时 did，句意：杰克是个空谈家，这是做些事而不是空谈的时候了。故 D正确。 考点：考查虚拟语气 Sorry, Im busy now. If I _ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you A have had B had had C had D have. 答案： C 试题分析：考
14、查虚拟语气。本题考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，故从句用一般过去时。句意：对不起，我现在很忙。如果我有时间，我一定会和你去郊游。故 C正确。 考点：考查虚拟语气 _ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into other international stars. A Giving B Having given C To give D Given 答案： D 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。因动词 give 与句子主语 these teenage soccer players 之间为被动关系
15、，所 以要用过去分词 given。句意：给予各种恰当的培训，这些十几岁的足球选手也许一天会长成为国际明星。故 D正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _. A to be breathed B to breathe C breathing D being breathed 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。在主系表结构中 ,当表语形容词为 good, light, heavy, difficult等时 ,其后常用不定式作状语 ,表示时间 ,原因 ,结果等 ,且常用主
16、动形式表示被动意义。句意：在夏天我喜欢起的非常早，早晨的空气闻起来真好。故 B正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 _ the project as planned, well have to work two more hours a day. A Completing B Complete C Completed D To complete 答案： D 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。此处用动词不定式作状语，表示目的。句意：为了按计划完成工程，我们不得不每天多工作两个小时。故 D正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of LiuXian
17、g, who was reported _ the world record in the 110- meter hurdle race. A breaking B having broken C to have broken D break 答案： C 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。固定搭配 sb be reported to do sth句报道某人做某事；如果不定式的动作发生在谓语动作之前，要使用不定式的完成式；如果不定式的倒装和谓语动词的动作同时发生，则要使用一般式。句意：看到刘翔，人群发出了欢呼，据报道，在 110米栏的比赛中刘翔打破了世界纪录。说明刘翔打破世界纪录是发生在谓语动词之前的，
18、故使用不定式的完成式。故 C 正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 “You cant catch me!” Janet shouted, _ away. A run B running C to run D ran 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。根据 Janet与 run之间的主动关系可排除 A； to run一般表示目的或结果，也可排除； ran 是谓语动词形式，其前应加上 and才对。句意： “你抓不到我！ ”， Janet大叫到，跑走了。故 B正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work
19、_, he gladly accepted it. A finished B finishing C having finished D was finished 答案： A 试题分析：考查 with 的复合结构。 “with宾语宾补 ”在句中作状语表示原因，宾语 his work 与 finish 之间是逻辑上的被动关系，要用过去分词作宾补。句意：约翰收到了一张宴会的请柬，由于作业做完了，他很乐地接受了。故 A正确。 考点： with 的复合结构 Im still working on my project. - Oh, you ll miss the deadline. Time is _
20、. A running out B going out C running out of D losing out 答案： A 试题分析：考查短语辨析。当表示时间用完、耗尽的时候多用 run out。 give out 分发，精疲力竭。句意： 我仍然在做这个项目。 啊！你肯定不能如期完成了。因为快没时间了。故 A正确。 考点：考查短语辨析 _I saw him, his humor impressed me. A The first time B At first C It was the first time D For the first time 答案： A 试题分析：考查连词。选择项中
21、 the first time第一次，为连词短语。 B、 C、 D选择项不可以接从句。句意：当我第一次看到他，他的幽默给予我很深的印象。故 A正确。 考点：考查连词 Her efforts resulted _ her success while her brothers failure resulted _ his laziness. A from, from B from, in C in, from D in, in 答案： C 试题分析：考查介词。 result in导致； result from由于。句意：她的努力导致了她的成功，然而她弟弟的失败是由于他的懒惰。故 C正确。 考点：考
22、查介词 She will have to find some other work, for she cant _ the loud noise any more. A come up with B put up with C keep up with D end up with 答案： B 试题分析：考查短语辨析。 put up with 忍受，容忍。 come up with 想出，提出；keep up with 跟上； end up with 以 结束。句意：她将不得不另找工作，因为她再也忍受不了那么大的噪音了。 故 B正确。 考点：考查短语辨析 Mike, I won the firs
23、t prize in the speech contest last week. - _! A Congratulations B Enjoy yourself C Good luck D No way. 答案： A 试题分析：考查交际用语。 A. 祝贺你； B.玩得开心； C. 好运； D. 绝不。句意： 马克，上个周的演讲比赛我获得了第一名。 祝贺你！故 A正确。 考点：考查交际用语 Your performance in the driving test didnt reach the required standard - _, you failed. A in the end B a
24、fter all C in other words D at the same time 答案： C 试题分析：考查短语辨析。 A in the end 意思是最后； B. after all 毕竟 ,到底； C. in other words 换句话说； D. at the same time 同时。句意：你开车的演示测试并没有达到我们所要求的水准 换句话说，你失败了。故 C正确。 考点：考查短语辨析 完型填空 One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of gra
25、ssland into the woods _ she realized that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and _ what to do, she began crying. After a while， she_ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. _ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and _ stepped in. Suddenl
26、y, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the _. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a _. The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy _ that his mistress（女主人） was in danger. He jumped _ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he c
27、ouldnt find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a _ scent (气味 ) as he lowered his head. He _ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking _ into the air, the dog _ through the woods until he found the _ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his
28、_ , he saw his mistresss blue shirt in the distance. He _ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was _. When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, you me, Laddy, and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents
29、 burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak 【小题1】 A as B since C while D before A forgetting B wondering C remembering D regretting A decided B expected C failed D preferred A If B Until C When D Because A cautiously B carelessly C hopelessly D unwillingly A tree
30、s B woods C bushes D grasses A house B rock C tree D stream A found B heard C sensed D smelt A at B through C in D onto A familiar B strange C pleasant D terrible A missed B discovered C ignored D followed A calmly B loudly C merrily D gently A searched B wandered C looked D travelled A window B gir
31、l C house D hero A satisfaction B disappointment C embarrassment D delight A climbed B jumped C walked D flew A awake B abandoned C asleep D available A said B watched C observed D saw A disturbed B rescued C comforted D scared A pain B shock C relief D sorrow 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C
32、 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C 阅读理解 If Confucius（孔子） were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed
33、 need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out. While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing(短暂的 ) thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes. But
34、 this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China. In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently,
35、the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy（哲学） . Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage
36、 of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in Ch
37、ina are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers. So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not so
38、on be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is. 【小题 1】 The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _ A provide some key facts about Confucius B prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations C show great respect for the ancient thinker D attract the readers interest in the subj
39、ect 【小题 2】 We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_ A have a great interest in studying Chinese B take an active part in Chinese competitions C try to get high scores in Chinese exams D fight for a chance to learn Chinese 【小题 3】 The passage is likely to appear in _. A a biography B a hi
40、story paper C a newspaper D a philosophy textbook 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 试题分析：文章大意：本文阐述了西方学生学习中国的文化的现象，并告诉我们中国古代伟大的思想家 孔子的思想仍然受到人们的追捧。 【小题 1】 D目的意图题。第一段选说如果孔子仍然活着并能庆祝生日的话，将会有很多的蜡烛，他需要一个扇子或很大的风才能吹灭，是为了吸引读者的注意力，让读者继续读下去。故 D正确 。 【小题 2】 A细节理解题。根据第四段第一句 “In the past two decades, the Chinese studi
41、es programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.”和第四句中的 “are racing to learn Chinese可知，美国学生对中国文化很感兴趣。故 A正确。 【小题 3】 C推理判断题。由本文的主要意思，在西方国家里，涉及了一些中国文化，可以推出是在报纸可以看到，也可以用排除法。故 C正确。 考点：考 查文化类阅读 Have you ever wondered why birds sing Maybe you thought that they were just happy After all， you
42、 probably sing or whistle when you are happy Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy However， they sing most of the time for a very different reason Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory Do you know what a“te
43、rritory”is A territory is an area that an animal， usually the male， claims(声称 )as its own Only he and his family are welcome there No other families of the same species(物种 )are welcome Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome If a stranger should enter yo
44、ur territory and threaten you， you might shout Probably this would be enough to frighten him away If so， you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him A bird does the same thing But he expects an outsider almost any time， especially at nesting(筑巢 ) season So he is screaming
45、all the time， whether he can see an outsider or not . This screaming is what we call a birds song， and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs You can see that birds hav
46、e a language all their own Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories 【小题 1】 Some scientists believe that most of the time birdssinging is actually A a way of warning B an expression of happiness C an expression of anger D a way of greeting 【小题 2】 What is a birds
47、“territory” A A place where families of other species are not accepted B An area which a bird considers to be its own C An area for which birds fight against each other D A place where a bird may shout at the top of its Voice 【小题 3】 Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season A Because they want
48、to invite more friends B Because they want to find outsiders around C Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away D Because their singing helps get rid of their fears 【小题 4】 How does the writer explain birds singing A By comparing birds with human beings B By reporting experiment results C By describing birds daily fife D By telling a birds story 答案： 【
