1、2010-2011学年甘肃省张掖中学高二下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * junk A fuel B product C spoonful D statue 答案： B He is a little bit mysterious these days. Nobody in our company knows exactly. A what he is working on B what is he working on C what did he work on D what was he working on 答案： A Has Tom finished his report so
2、 far I have no idea. He it this morning. A did B has done C was doing D had done 答案： C Thank you for helping me. I the final exam without your timely help. A have failed B will fail C would have failed D must have failed 答案： C May I smoke here If you , choose a seat in the smoking section. A should
3、B could C must D may 答案： C Id like to book a flight to Shanghai, please. _. A No, of course not B Do you mind if I said no C Yes, sir, single or return D You cant. We are busy 答案： C Can you come on Friday or Saturday Im afraid day is possible. I will go to the hospital to look after my friend. A eit
4、her B none C any D neither 答案： D As a Chinese, I was proud of Zhang Yimou had done in the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. A what B where C that D which 答案： A , he often shows sympathy the poor. A A wealthy man as he is： to B Wealthy man as he is； for C A wealthy man although he is； to
5、 D Wealthy man although he is； for 答案： B I dont feel like going out. Why dont we just stay home and watch TV instead You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday. A Great! B Why me C Come on! D Not at all. 答案： C Is it my appearance the professor minds I guess not. He will
6、 consider necessary to have an experienced assistant. A which； it B that； it C which； that D that;that 答案： B When my parents told me they were getting separated. I couldnt believe our family was going to . . A break down B break away C break up D break out 答案： C Dont try to persuade your boss； he wo
7、nt have the of employing mea fresh student. A intention B attention C sense D attraction 答案： A It has been proved that taking exercise _ does good to ones health. A mostly B formally C regularly D publicly 答案： C how she was helping to save the environment, she said that she always takes public trans
8、portation. A To be asked B Asking C Being asked D Asked 答案： D What about lesson this morning A piece of cake ； it was too easy lesson for me. A the； the B a； a C a； the D the； a 答案： D mankind A machine B bank C rank D language 答案： A master A perfect B prisoner C servant D merchant 答案： B dead A eager
9、 B great C least D health 答案： D safety A Asia B season C base D usual . 答案： C 完型填空 Pass Your Love On Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 21 your seat A couple would like to sit together.” The on
10、ly 22 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带 )， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 23 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 24 to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She 25 in a car accident and now wa
11、s on her way for 26 . When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 27 that Kathy would not be able to 28 herself. I considered 29 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 30 to offer a service to a 31 . But then I realized that Kathys need was more 32 than my discomfort. I offered
12、 to help her eat, and 33 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 34 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 35 , and the 36 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself. I was very glad I had reached 37 my comfort zone
13、 to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 38 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 39 . When we 40 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world. 【小题1】 A losing B changing C taking D giving A comfortable B suitable C available D favorable A No problem
14、B No way C Nowhere D No doubt A decided B wanted C regretted D promised A was B would be C used to be D had been A treatment B travel C pleasure D business A know B say C realize D recognize A eat B feed C choose D support A offering B needing C stopping D trying A impolite B far C close D fast A gi
15、rl B neighbor C passenger D stranger A unusual B direct C important D shameful A when B although C since D as A refused B wondered C cried D did A had warmed B had jumped C had broken D had cheered A life B money C time D energy A below B through C across D beyond A seldom B never C hardly D sometim
16、es A separate B independent C silent D upset A happen B stretch C wait D continue 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 阅读理解 A nobleman and a merchant onc
17、e met in an inn. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the nobleman took a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came to his eyes, The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was ashamed to admit that he had burned his mouth and answe
18、red, “Sir, I once had a brother who committed a great crime , for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his death, and that made me weep.” The merchant believed this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, so that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the mer
19、chant, “Sir, why do you weep ” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived (欺骗 ) him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged together with your brother.” 【小题 1】 This story teaches us _. A not to eat in inns B not to eat soup that is too hot C to cry when w
20、e burn our mouth D not to believe everything you hear 【小题 2】 The nobleman did not tell the truth because he _. A was a nobleman B felt ashamed C was in an inn D was angry 【小题 3】 It is probable that the nobleman _. A had no brother who was hanged B had a very good brother C knew the soup was too hot
21、D had never eaten soup 【小题 4】 The merchants answer showed that he _. A was very happy B believed the nobleman C was angry with the nobleman D had kind heart 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or wi
22、ll not read. To have read Gullivers Travels is to have had the experience of listening to Jonathan Swift, of learning about mans cruelty to man. To read Huckleberry Finn is to feel what it is like to drift (漂流 ) down the Mississippi River on a raft . To have read Byron is to have suffered his rebell
23、ions with him and to have enjoyed his nosethumbing at ( 对 的蔑视 ) society. To have read Native Son is to know how it feels to be frustrated in the particular way in which Blacks in Chicago are frustrated. This is effective communication. It enables us to feel how others felt about life, even if they l
24、ived thousands of miles away and centuries age. It is not true that “We have only one life to live.” If we read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. 【小题 1】 The sentence “People who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read” su
25、ggests that _. A reading stimulates（激发） a desire to travel B reading broadens a persons experience C people who read much live longer D people who read are more relaxed 【小题 2】 The author implies that good literature _. A must deal with social problems B must teach a lesson C is varied in subject and
26、 in content D is always exciting and heart-warming 【小题 3】 According to the author, reading good literature _. A produces new income B is quite useless C satisfies the curious D opens new worlds to us 【小题 4】 The underlined word effective in this passage means _. A actual B striking C existing D havin
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32、th NOVA ELECTRONICS B call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday C do it before you move to another place D call at either25245867 on Monday or 2521 6011 on Saturday 【小题 4】 Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICE, . A you have to work at least 4 hours a day B you should write a letter to M
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34、ething of yours, you will be treated as warmly as spring, but if they dont you may be treated as coldly as winter.” You may consider this an exaggeration (夸张 ), but if you are a salesman, it is clearly correct. You would never have found it to be so true if you hadnt been a salesman. You neednt stan
35、d doubtful looks and unfriendly comments; you neednt listen to something completely wrong and nod to say that it was quite right, you neednt worry about being refused time after time; you neednt always keep patience and a smile; you neednt repeat the same sentences over and over again; you neednt ta
36、lk to somebody you dislike . I did this work for a month, then I decided to give it up; Apart from the reasons above, I found I was paying too much attention to the job and thus sacrificing my study time. The latest test result proved that my grades were getting worse. Even worse, I hadnt enough tim
37、e to join my classmates in college activities. Some times 1 felt lonely and unhappy because of both my study and my part-time job. Now I dont think it is worth doing such a thing for even though I was earning money it came at great cost. Newspapers and magazines often publish stories about excellent
38、 students who do part-time work while also keeping high scores in class. But according to my experience, park-time work can have some strong negative influences on study. Most students dont view the relationship between study and work correctly. In my opinion, if it isnt a must for financial reasons
39、, students should be careful about taking up a part-time job. 【小题 1】 From the text, we can tell that the writer is _. A an unemployed man B a middle-school student C a college student D a door-to-door salesman 【小题 2】 Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “sacrif
40、icing” A Losing B Wasting C Using D Getting 【小题 3】 The writer thought_. A doing a part-time job was unnecessary B part-time jobs had good effect upon study C it was hard to deal with the relationship between study and work D part-time jobs would be good for every college student 【小题 4】 What would be
41、 the best title for the text _. A Part-time Jobs Are Useful B Part-time Jobs Can Cost Dear C Students Shouldnt Take Part-time Jobs D Part-time Jobs Are Important to Many Students 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B There was great interest when a big hole mysteriously appeared in the middle of a
42、 field. Engineers were called in to explain how it had got there. They offered various explanations but were not at all sure how the hole had been caused, it was thought that a large bomb which came suddenly exploded, but it was not possible to prove this. A simple, but highly improbable explanation
43、 was offered by a man who declares to know well about “flying saucers”; the strange objects which are round in shape and are said to visit the earth from outer space. The mans explanation may have been nonsense (胡说八道 ), but at least it was imaginative. At any rate, it was far more interesting than t
44、he one given by the army. After examining the ground carefully the man declared to have seen special marks on the soil quite near the hole, these, he said, could only have been caused by a flying saucer. Moreover the leaves on some bushes nearby had turned yellow because of a strange hot gas which h
45、ad come from the saucer just before it landed. Even a small tree some way off appeared to have been burnt slightly. A small piece of metal found in the hole itself gave further proof that a strange object had been there. According to the man, it was quite clear that people from another world had bee
46、n going around the earth trying to pick up information, when something had gone wrong. Because of this they had been forced to land in a field so that the damage could be repaired. The hole had been caused when the saucer struck the earth, while the strange marks nearby were made when it took off ag
47、ain. This, said the man, was the simplest explanation of how the hole had appeared. Judging from the interest the public took in the matter, there must be quite a few people who secretly believe or hope that this simple explanation is the true one. 【小题 1】 What aroused public interest A A mysterious
48、hole in a field. B Various explanations offered by experts. C A simple explanation given by a man. D The shape of the flying saucers. 【小题 2】 The author thought the mans explanation was_. A boring but imaginative B reasonable and interesting C meaningless but interesting D mysterious and unbelievable 【小题 3】 The man found a lot of proofs except _. A special marks on soil near the hole B yellow leaves on some bushes nearby C a small
