1、2010-2011年辽宁省本溪市第一中学高二下期末考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * My mother asked me to repeat _ phone number _ second time so that she could write it down. A the; a B a; a C a; the D the; the 答案： A He failed in the exam again. He _his teachers advice. A should not have followed B should not follow C mustnt follow D should
2、 have followed 答案： D When first to the market, these products enjoy great success. A introducing B introduced C introduce D being introduced 答案： B It is uncertain _ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it. A what B that C how D whether 答案： A The
3、English in the future will be quite different from the English of today. It is possible that some English words may even _ completely. A die down B die out C die off D die of 答案： B Rainforests _ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future. A cut B are cut C
4、are being cut D had been cut 答案： C _ the rain falling so hard, it becomes more and more difficult to carry on the rescue work. A Since B As C With D For 答案： C At a beach or a swimming pool a lifeguard is a person who is responsible for _ other swimmers and protecting them from accidents. A turning t
5、o B watching over C watching out D digging out 答案： B The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% are sold abroad. A of which B which of C of them D of that 答案： A Her valuable advice _ to be taken, or you will suffer more loss. A deserves B survives C serves D proves 答案： A Ouch
6、! You hurt me! I am sorry. But I any harm. I to drive a rat out. A didnt mean; tried B dont mean; am trying C havent meant; tried D didnt mean; was trying 答案： D Did Jenny clean her house yesterday She _ because she was not quite herself. A hadnt cleaned it B had it cleaned C hasnt cleaned it D has i
7、t cleaned 答案： A Our attitude towards life is _ makes the difference between our being happy or not. A that B whether C what D which 答案： C He should have been punished for the serious mistake. _, but he escaped it. A So should he B So he was C So he should D So he has 答案： B Is your neighbor Mr. King
8、a man with good manners Actually, he is _ but polite. And nobody likes to talk to him. A nothing B something C everything D anything 答案： D 完型填空 Sams uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 36 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam want
9、ed to 37 the bird. Sams grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 38 bird. Now 39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 40 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 41 with a small rabbit, cut it open and star
10、ted to 42 it. The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 43 his grandfather had done, but the bird 44 to the ground and stood still. Sams uncle 45 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 46 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 47 .
11、 This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with 48 , but laughed again, “We cant eat mice, so this bird is 49 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam. Before Sam found the bird was 50 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 51 his uncle and said, the bird couldnt hunt and they wanted
12、 their money back. Sams uncle looked 52 and said, “I have spent it. But dont worry!” He 53 at Sam, “Sam will show you 54 to make the bird hunt! Its a great bird, isnt it, Sam ” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 55 . It flew away and disappeared forever. 【小题1】 A feed B buy C wash D sell
13、 A know B find C keep D buy A singing B sleeping C eating D hunting A some B no C many D few A mouth B wings C tail D eyes A dealt B returned C met D parted A watch B search C eat D help A as B for C since D after A fell B rose C walked D ran A shouted B cried C laughed D nodded A attractive B pleas
14、ant C poor D strong A bed B supper C lunch D breakfast A patience B surprise C joy D sadness A harmful B strange C cheap D useless A leaving B gone C dying D cooked A shouted at B smiled at C looked after D took after A impressed B worried C satisfied D bored A waved B pointed C aimed D jumped A wha
15、t B why C where D how A money B coat C bird D everything 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 I am a person who does not like to wait I don t like l
16、ines, being put on hold when making a phone call, arriving at an appointment to find that my companion will be delayed and of course, I don * t like waiting rooms However, I realize that my agony(痛苦） will not be good for me, as an increasingly, crowded world can only mean one thingmore waiting Owing
17、 to this, I have taken a measure and decided to turn my disappointment to productive ends In short, I am looking for what I call waiting in line books These are books that contain material designed for being read in shortened words, so there is no extended story line to lose track of Another require
18、ment is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket The other day I went to the supermarket Convinced that the rain would keep most people away, I was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers Every checkout was openand jammed! But I could take out my pocket book and
19、 go to work The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library Look at these titles: One Hundred Things Every American Should Know; The Poetry of Robert Frost; Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers; Still More Toasts I have learned interesting and enriching things and muc
20、h knowledge from these books On a recent visit to the general store, I placed my order at the counter along with six or seven other people The one female employee seemed to have her hands full as she rushed about Just be patient, she said to me No problem I quietly opened my dictionary of prose （散文）
21、 and poetical quotations Perhaps the other customers regarded me as a bookish, lonely soul But little did they realize that I was enjoying the company of Shakespeare, Thoreau, Homer and Ben Johnson 【小题 1】 According to the passage, the world _ A needs to produce many materials to use B is becoming mo
22、re and more crowded C loses tracks of story line increasingly D is crowded with shoppers everywhere 【小题 2】 How did the author overcome his agony of waiting A By reading books designed to be read in shortened words B By arriving early for an appointment C By taking measures to produce some books for
23、readers D By keeping most people away from the supermarket for some reasons 【小题 3】 Which of the following cant be carried in the authors pocket A One Hundred Things Every American Should Know B The Poetry of Robert Frost C Living Thoughts of Leading Thinkers D Homer and Ben Johnson 【小题 4】 Which of t
24、he following statements is true according to the passage A The author succeeded in changing his agony into fun B The author was a bookish and lonely soul. C Six or seven employees in the store were busy in rushing about D There were fewer customers in the supermarket on rainy days 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1
25、】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A With the growth of the European Union and increased globalisation, English is increasingly the lingua franc a（通用语） in European businesses, and those who speak it have become the elite （精英） of the workforce In the past, only a few specialists in a company were needed to communic
26、ate with foreign businesses However, in these days of multinational companies, where workers are required to communicate with other employees from several countries, a common language is essential and English has become the logical choice Nowadays, even blue-collar workers in many companies are requ
27、ired to speak English For example, just over three years ago, a Dutch company United Pan-European Communications （ UPC） , was contracted to build a TV studio in Amsterdam The job involved many electriciansmore than the company could find in the Netherlands There were plenty of qualified electricians
28、 in nearby France and Belgium, but the American and Dutch executives of UPC wanted everyone on the job to speak and understand the same language So, the UPC hired British electricians and flew them to Amsterdam every Monday, accommodating them in hotels all over the city, and flying them home on Fri
29、day evenings Increasingly, workers who can speak English earn salaries 25-35% higher than those who can t They are also eligible （有条件被选中的） for a wider range of high-level jobs The problem is that, while the ability to speak English is fast becoming essential for getting a good job, there is a shorta
30、ge of people who can speak it According to a recent European Commission report, only about 41% of continental Europeans can speak English, and only 29% speak it well enough to carry on a conversation Many companies are solving this problem by setting up English language schools within the workplace
31、English language schools all over Europe are expanding at a huge rate, and governments are looking at ways to improve English tuition in schools One result of this modem urge to learn English is that a generation gap is appearing According to a European Union study, 67% of Europeans between 15 and 2
32、4 say they can speak English while only 18% of those over 55 say they can Increasingly, all over Europe, it is the children who are leading the parents 【小题 1】 In European companies, workers who speak English _ A find it easy to carry on a conversation B have an advantage over other workers C must be
33、 white-collar workers D travel to many different countries 【小题 2】 Why did the UPC hire the British electricians A There were not enough electricians in nearby France and Belgium B British electricians were more qualified than those in the Netherlands C The UPC wanted all the employees to speak Engli
34、sh D The UPC meant to show they were rich enough to accommodate and fly them 【小题 3】 What can you learn from the passage about European people A More young people can speak English well than older people. B 67% Europeans can speak English very well C 18% of the people over 55 cant speak English D Ove
35、r half the people can speak English 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A BERLIN With the crisis in Japan raising fears about nuclear power, Germany and Switzerland said on Monday that they would reassess（再次评估） the safety of their own reactors（ 核 反应堆） . Doris Leuthard, the Swiss energy minister, said Switz
36、erland would put off plans to build nuclear plants. She said no new ones would be permitted until experts had reviewed safety standards. Germany will put off “the recently decided extension of the running time of German nuclear plants,” Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. “This moratorium（延缓）wi
37、ll run for three months and it will allow for a thorough examination of the safety standards of the countys 17 nuclear power plants. The European Union called for a meeting on Tuesday of nuclear safety authorities to assess Europes preparedness. Germanys foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, called f
38、or a new risk analysis of the countrys nuclear plants, particularly regarding their cooling systems. He is the leader of the Free Democratic Party, which strongly supports nuclear power. A previous government, led by the Social Democrats, passed a law in 2001 to close all the countrys nuclear plants
39、 by 2021. But Mrs. Merkels government changed that decision last year to extend the lives of the plants by an average of 12 years. In Switzerland, Doris Leuthard said she had already asked to analyze the exact cause of the problems in Japan and draw up new or tougher safety standards “particularly i
40、n terms of seismic(地震的，与地震相关的 ) safety and cooling.” In Russia, the Prime Minister said his government would “draw conclusions from whats going on in Japan.” 【小题 1】 Where can you most likely read this passage A In a newspaper. B In a magazine. C In a science report. D In a diary. 【小题 2】 How will Ger
41、many react to Japans nuclear crisis A Germany will close all the countrys nuclear plants. B Germany will hold a meeting of nuclear safety authorities. C Germany will change the decision made last year. D Germany will delay the extension of nuclear plants running time. 【小题 3】 The author mentions all
42、the following EXCEPT _. A The moratorium in Germany will give time to examine the nuclear plants safety standards. B Switzerland will not build new nuclear plants unless they meet the experts safety standards. C The Social Democrats in Germany shares the same view with the Free Democratic Party. D R
43、ussia will try to learn something from the nuclear power crisis in Japan. 【小题 4】 What is the best title of the passage A Watch Out for the Danger of Nuclear Power B Europe Is against Building Nuclear Plants C Nuclear Plants in Europe Are Delayed D Opinions on Nuclear Power Are Opposite 答案： 【小题 1】 A
44、【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C Whos in control of your life Who is pulling your string For the majority of us, its other people society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course We were brainwashed We discovered that feel
45、ing important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us As Oscar Wilde puts it， “Most people are other people Their thoughts are someone elses opinions， their lives a mimicry(模仿 )， their passions a quotation ” So when people t
46、ell us how wonderful we are， it makes us feel good We long for this good feeling like a drugwe are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can Therefore， we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives， failing to do the things we really want to Just as drug addi
47、cts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一剂毒品 )， we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval But just as with any drug， there is a price to pay The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control w
48、hat other people think People have their own schedule， and they come with their own baggage and， in the end， theyre more interested in themselves than in you Furthermore， if we try to live by the opinions of others， we will build our life on sinking sand Everyone has a different way of thinking， and people change their opinions all the time The person who tries to please everyon
