1、2013 2014学年湖北省武汉二中高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * It is raining hard. Will you go to your friends birthday party I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a _. Im not sure whether I will go or not. A disadvantage B conclusion C dilemma D challenge 答案： C 试题分析：考查名词： A. disadvantage缺点，
2、B. conclusion结论， C. dilemma窘境，进退两难的境地 D. challenge挑战，句意： -雨下的很大，你去你朋友的生日聚会吗？ -我答应他去的，但是大雨让我处于进退两难的境地。我不确定是否我要去。选 C。 考点：考查名词 Im told that the job is open to everyone _ their previous experience. So its a chance for a green hand like you. A apart from B due to C on behalf of D regardless of 答案： D 试题分析
3、：考查词组： A. apart from除了， B. due to由于， C. on behalf of 代表，D. regardless of不管，不顾，句意：我被告知工作是面向每个人不管他们以前的经历是什么。所以这是对你这样的新手来说是个机会。选 D。 考点：考查词组 Theyre _ choosing a cautious policy in order to avoid a risk in such an important event. A thoroughly B deliberately C carelessly D naturally 答案： B 试题分析：考查副词： A. t
4、horoughly全面的， B. deliberately故意地， C. carelessly自信地， D. naturally自然地，句意：他们故意选一个谨慎的政策，为了避免在这样重要的事件中有危险。选 B。 考 点：考查副词 If what parents say is not _ with what they do, it will have a bad effect on their children. A contrary B consistent C confident D considerate 答案： B 试题分析：考查形容词： A. contrary相反的， B. consi
5、stent一致的， C. confident自信的， D. considerate考虑周到的，句意：如果父母说的和做的不一致， 这对他们的孩子有坏的影响。选 B。 考点：考查形容词 After a heated discussion, the employees presented many _ suggestions which might help improve the quality of the companys product. A accurate B optimistic C positive D temporary 答案： C 试题分析：考查形容词： A. accurate精
6、确的， B. optimistic乐观的， C. positive积极地， D. temporary暂时的，句意：在热烈的讨论后，职员们递交了可能帮助公司提高公司产品质量的积极的建议。选 C。 考点：考查形容词 The more one is _ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language. A kept up B filled in C caught in D exposed to 答案： D 试题分析：考查词组： A. kept up保持不低落， B. filled in填满，
7、 C. caught in遇上， D. exposed to暴露，句意：一个人接触英语的环境越多，学这个语言就越好。选 D。 考点：考查词组 Everyone can _ and every dollar counts, please join us and donate some money to help earthquake victims. A make a success B make a promise C make a point D make a difference 答案： D 试题分析：考查词组：句意：每个人都可以产生影响，每个硬币都很重要，请和我们一起，捐献一些钱帮助地震
8、的受害者。 A. make a success取得成功， B. make a promise许诺， C. make a point提出一个观点， D. make a difference有影响，有差别，选 D。 考点：考查词组 Premier Wen Jiabao showed his sorrow to the dead and ordered that the necessities be _ as soon as possible. A imitated B constructed C conveyed D collected 答案： C 试题分析：考查动词辨析： A. imitated
9、模仿， B. constructed建设， C. conveyed传达，送达， D. collected收集，句意：温家宝总理对死者表示哀悼，并命令必需品要尽可能快的送到。选 C。 考点：考查动词辨析 I threatened to report the taxi driver for illegally _ a passenger, but he pointed at his “Not for Hire” sign and drove away. A resisting B rejecting C disposing D removing 答案： B 试题分析：考查动词： A. resist
10、ing 抵制， B. rejecting 拒绝，抛弃，扔掉，排斥，C. disposing 处理，处置，安排 D. removing去除，消除，句意：我威胁要报道司机拒载，但是他指着他的 Not for Hire的标志开走了。选 B。 考点：考查动词 All _, whether large or small, has never been lost sight of and is always appreciated by the Hope Project. A contribution B coincidence C conflict D convenience 答案： A 试题分析：考查
11、名词： A. contribution贡献，捐赠， B. coincidence巧合， C. conflict冲突， D. convenience方便，句意：所有的捐献，不管大小希望工程不会看不见，总是会感激的。选 A。 考点：考查名词 完型填空 Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKays wife, Laurence told us that
12、while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often. Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKays
13、, or too often, on the McKays . “For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasnt so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his
14、fish tanks. “Wed be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that wed be as wet as if wed with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!” And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was Jamess birthday,” explained Laurence, “and Id made him a bi
15、rthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didnt get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldnt him. He was up there in a flash. It was
16、the fastest Id seen him move since 1964.” Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the ch
17、eerful old man. “The best since my adolescence Id say!” 【小题1】 A hitting B tapping C pushing D touching A by B via C through D with A quiet B peaceful C sensitive D stubborn A accustomed B taken C driven D attracted A fish B seed C plant D newspaper A himself B itself C themselves D herself A bathroo
18、m B kitchen C bedroom D balcony A which B what C that D whether A sitting B exercising C sleeping D eating A regularly B unconsciously C precisely D suddenly A swum B showered C watered D drowned A taste B sense C feeling D smell A little B soon C late D much A Beside B Instead C Otherwise D Consequ
19、ently A over B across C through D down A stop B blame C ignore D stand A views B attitude C ways D mind A While B Since C Until D As A Sincerely B Impossibly C Definitely D Previously A before B ever C already D since 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】
20、 A 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 试题分析：一位八十岁的退休老人在他过生日那天因用拐杖打一个三十岁男子的头部而被判入狱，起因是他无法忍受对方长期以来因侍弄植物和养鱼而每天把水淋到他家的阳台上，甚至淋透了夫妇两人的衣服。事后，一大群支持者为他庆祝生日，老人感到无比幸福。 【小题 1】考查动词： A. hitting击打， B. tapping拍， C. pushing推， D. touching触摸，八十岁
21、的 James McKay 在监狱中度过了星期六的夜晚，由此可知他 “打 ”了三十岁的 Keith Smith 的头。 答案： A 【小 题 2】考查介词： A. by通过， B. via通过，经由， C. through通过， D. with用，这位老人 “用 ”拐棍打了对方的头。此处表示的是用某种工具，所以用 with。 答案： D 【小题 3】考查形容词： A. quiet安静的， B. peaceful宁静的， C. sensitive敏感的， D. stubborn 固执的， James McKay 平常是一个非常 “安静的 ”人，做出这种举动实属忍无可忍。 答案： B 【小题 4】
22、考查动词： A. accustomed使 习惯， B. taken拿， C. driven驱赶， D. attracted吸引，他经常被弄湿，再也无法忍受，才有了上述暴力行为。此处 drive 意为 “驱使 ”。 答案： C 【小题 5】考查名词： A. fish鱼， B. seed种子， C. plant植物， D. newspaper报纸，根据第三段中的内容可知 Keith Smith 不仅是一个痴迷的园艺家，还喜欢养“鱼 ”。 答案： A 【小题 6】考查反身代词： A. himself他自己， B. itself它自己， C. themselves他们自己， D. herself她自己
23、，每天 Keith Smith 家阳台上的水都会流到 James McKay家的阳台上，而且经常流到夫妇两个人的身上。此处的反身代词themselves 指的是 James McKay 夫妇两人。 答案： C 【小题 7】考查名词： A. bathroom浴室， B. kitchen厨房， C. bedroom卧室， D. balcony阳台，联系上下文可知 James McKay 夫妇几乎不敢去 “阳台 ”。下一句中的 balcony 也是线索提示。 答案： D 【小题 8】考查强调句：她补充说特别困扰他们的不是对方因给植物浇水而把水流到了他们的阳 台上。本句是强调句型，被强调部分是主语 “
24、the waterfalling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant。 ” 答案： C 【小题 9】考查动词： A. sitting坐， B. exercising练习， C. sleeping睡觉， D. eating 吃，他们正高兴地 “坐 ”着读报纸时，突然被从上面阳台上流下的水淋湿了。 答案： A 【小题 10】考查副词： A. regularly定期地， B. unconsciously无意识地， C. precisely明确地， D. suddenly突然地，他们当时正高兴地看报，完全没有想到会有大量的水流下来，所以是
25、“突然 ”发生的事情。 答案： D 【小题 11】考查动词 :A. swum游泳， B. showered淋浴， C. watered浇水， D. drowned 淹没，他们全身都湿透了，仿佛是穿着衣服洗了一次 “淋浴 ”。 答案：B 【小题 12】考查动词： A. taste品尝， B. sense感觉， C. feeling感觉， D. smell味道，根据本段中间部分的内容可知从上面流下的是 KeithSmith 清洗鱼缸的水，所以他们无法去掉鱼的 “气味 ”。 答案： D 【小题 13】考查形容词： A. little少， B. soon快， C. late迟的， D. much多的，
26、星期六晚上简直太 “过分 ”了。此处的 much 表示的是程度。 答案： D 【小题 14】考查副词： A. Beside在 旁边， B. Instead相反， C. Otherwise否则，D. Consequently因此， James McKay 没有把那些蜡烛吹灭， “相反 ”，发生了另外一件意想不到的事情。 答案： B 【小题 15】考查介词： A. over越过， B. across穿过， C. through通过， D. down向下， Keith Smith 在上面清洗其中一只比较大的鱼缸，所以夫妇两人和蛋糕都湿透了。 wet through 表示 “湿透 ”。 答案： C 【
27、小题 16】考查动词： A. stop停止， B. blame责备， C. ignore忽视， D. stand站立，根据后面两句中的内容可知 Laurene 无法阻止自己的丈夫。 答案： A 【小题 17】考查名词： A. views观点， B. attitude态度， C. ways路程，方法，方式， D. mind思维 ， Keith Smith 不想让事态进一步扩大，他也承诺从今以后改变自己的 “行为方式 ”。 答案： C 【小题 18】考查连词： A. While当 时候（表示一段时间） B. Since自从，既然， C. Until直到， D. As当 时候，当他离开警察局的时候，
28、一大群支持者为他唱生日快乐歌。此处 as表示 “当 时候 ”。 while虽然也可以表示 “当 时候 ”，但是需要与延续性动词连用。 答案： D 【小题 19】考查副词： A. Sincerely真诚地， B. Impossibly不可能地， C. Definitely一定地， D. Previously以前地，根据下一句中的内容可知老人当时无比高兴，认为 “肯定 ”是有生以来最令人兴奋的生日。 答案： C 【小题 20】考查副词： A. before以前， B. ever曾经， C. already已经， D. since自从，此处 ever 表示 “曾经 ”，表示这是他曾经度过的最美好的生
29、日。 答案：B 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 Its going to be a busy day at Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She wont be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house. You see, Thursday is Flag Day in the United States. The unofficial holiday commemorates the adoptio
30、n of the stars-and-stripes design of the American flag by the Continental Congress 235 years ago, on June 14, 1777. According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nations flag. Thats open to debate, but its a story that schoolbooks still tell. Betsy Ross was a seamstress, busy sewing cus
31、hions for chairs in Philadelphia, which was the focus place of the American revolution against British rule. The Declaration of Independence by the colonists was signed there, and so was the new nations Constitution after independence was won. Widowed when her husband, a member of the local militia,
32、 was killed in a gunpowder explosion, Betsy Ross often mended the clothes of the rebels leader and future U.S. president, George Washington. According to what some say in history and others a stretch of what really happened, Washington asked Ross to design and sew the new nations flag. The story was
33、 promoted by Ross grandson, who wrote that Betsy Ross had “made with her hands the first flag.” She became a role model for girls - a shining example of womens contributions to the nations history. Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first flag. Shes credited with substituting artful five-
34、point white stars for six-pointed ones in the upper-left blue field. But many other accounts indicate George Washington brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together. In a letter, Washington wrote: “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it
35、 by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her. And the white stripes shall go down to posterity as representing liberty.” 【小题 1】 People would like to go to Rosss house in Philadelphia to _. A ask Betsy Ross who created the first American flag B meet her grandson who wrote a book ab
36、out flags C debate over who designed the first American flag D remember her as the creator of the first American flag 【小题 2】 Which statement is true according to the passage A Betsy Ross was one of the people who signed The Declaration of Independence B All are in agreement that Ross designed the fi
37、rst American flag C It is almost certain that Ross did sew the first American flag D It is George Washington who designed the stars and stripes flag 【小题 3】 The underlined the word “seamstress” in Paragraph 2 probably means_. A a person who designs flags B a person who makes a living by sewing C a pe
38、rson who takes part in revolution D a person who creates chairs 【小题 4】 What does the last paragraph imply according to the passage A It implies that the U.S. is independent from Britain B It implies that Washington liked Rosss design of the flag C It implies that Washington might be the designer of
39、the flag D It implies that Ross did have helped with the design of the flag 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 试题分析：文章介绍人们到 Betsy Ross 的房子纪念她是第一个国旗的创造者，接下来介绍美国国旗的设计的不同的说法。值得肯定的是 Ross确实缝制了第一个美国国旗。 【小题 1】细节题：从第二段的句子： According to lore, the Ross House is the birthplace of the nations flag.可知人们到 Be
40、tsy Ross 的房子纪念她是第一个国旗的创造者，选 D 【小题 2】推理题：从第三段的句子 Most research indicates that Ross did sew the first flag.可知 Ross确实缝制了第一个美国国旗，这几乎是真的，选 C 【小题 3】猜词题：从后面的 busy sewing cushions for chairs in Philadelphia,可知 “seamstress” 是通过缝制东西为生的人。选 B 【小题 4】细节题：从第三段的句子： But many other accounts indicate George Washington
41、 brought the design to Ross and simply asked her to stitch it together. 可知文章暗示是华盛顿设计了美国的国旗，选 C 考点：考查历史类短文 From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. America
42、ns use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fierc
43、ely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce. An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the r
44、esponsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war. Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, h
45、owever, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It sai
46、d a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night. Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the
47、ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the passage A Wildcats and their stories. B Wildcats and their characters. C Varieties of animal species. D Relationship between animals and humans. 【小题 2】 The underlined words a lynx, an oc
48、elot or a bobcat in Paragraph 1 may refer to _. A gasoline companies B automobile manufacturers C brands of automobile D names of wildcats 【小题 3】 Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage A Wildcat congressmen. B Wildcat oil wells. C Wildcat banks. D Wildcat cars. 【小题 4】 It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money_. A people couldnt buy anything with the money B people complained and suffered a lot C the rich invested too much o
