1、2011-2012学年内蒙古包头三十三中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * Since I have read quite a few English books, I know _words and phrases, of which the majority_ been found in our textbook. A a good many; havent B a great deal of; havent C the number of; hasnt D a number of; hasnt 答案： A - When did you last hear _Jay
2、- He phoned me this morning, and we agreed _ a time and place to meet. A of; to B about; with C from; with D from; on 答案： D Teachers recommend parents _their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety. A not allow B do not allow C mustnt allow D couldnt allow 答案： A -Tell Jack I will wai
3、t for him at the school gate. -_he doesnt come A How about B What if C If only D Whatever 答案： B _was expected, he broke his promise once more, _left his friends down. A It; which B As; which C It; as D Which ;which 答案： B I thought the student honest _ I met him. A first time B for the first time C t
4、he first time D by the first time 答案： C -I still have trouble in getting a driving license. -_! I m sure that youll pass the driving test soon . A Keep it up B Take it easy C Stay calm D Forget it 答案： A _in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself at the party. A Dressing; noticed B
5、Dressed; noticed C Dressed; noticing D Dressing; being noticing 答案： B -Have you seen the film Under the Hawthorn Tree -Of course, I have. It was in our village _ it was made. A that B where C when D which 答案： A The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front _ to arrive. A is expected B is
6、expecting C expects D will be expected 答案： A Do you have any idea _ is actually going on in the classroom A that B what C as D which 答案： B Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours _a decision. A they reached B did they reach C they reach D do they reach 答案： B A recent survey _that
7、the majority of people are worried about the present high price of apartments in cities. A indicates B includes C imagines D improves 答案： A I _along the street looking for a place to park when the accident_ . A went; was occurring B went; occurred C was going; occurred D was going; had occurred 答案：
8、C AIDS is said _the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years. A that it is B to be C that it has been D to have been 答案： D 完型填空 Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” hes standing on, the heritage hes been given. Tha
9、ts what happened 36 a young man, the son of a(n) 37 baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was 38 , and by midseason he expected to be removed 39 day. The coaches were 40 by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb
10、 athlete, but he seemed to have become 41 from his potential. His 42 seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batters box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a 43 and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While
11、they were busy, the 44 , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy. Then play 45 , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning 46 . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly 47 the attention of the parent team,
12、 and he was called 48 to the majors. On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the 49 remark the judge had 50 that day when his baseball career had seemed 51 . “He told me I reminded him of all the times he ha
13、d stood 52 my dad in the batters box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. 53 he told me, I can see his genes in you; you have your fathers 54 . After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just 55 I was using Dads arms instead of my own.” 【小题1】 A as B since C
14、while D when A star B average C amateur D old A embarrassing B disappointing C satisfying D rewarding A some B a C one D any A amazed B impressed C puzzled D ashamed A separated B different C inconsistent D divided A hope B future C dream D ambition A pause B rest C break D stop A catcher B coach C
15、batter D judge A began B lasted C restarted D moved A part B point C place D spot A drew B fixed C focused D took A in B for C up D out A encouraging B casual C demanding D wise A said B made C given D pointed A fixed B useless C endless D helpless A on the right B on the left C before D behind A An
16、d B So C Thus D Therefore A strength B arms C body D talent A supposed B pretended C imagined D expected 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C
17、阅读理解 It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful： blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and
18、fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all， it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the
19、sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背 ) in the distance. On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so b
20、adly polluted that nothing could survive. The little baby whaleactually as big as our boatwas obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡 ) and waves. ”Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At thi
21、s point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to
22、 escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breatheand to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they
23、 hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and las
24、ting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. 【小题 1】 The author says “Im so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because _. A he witnessed the whole process of fishing B he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea C he experienced the rescue of the whales D he
25、spent the weekend with his family 【小题 2】 The harbour survived the storm owing to_. A the shape of the harbour B the arms of the bay C the still water in the channel D the long coast line 【小题 3】 The mother whale failed to help her baby because_. A she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B t
26、he whirlpools she had made were not big enough C she had no other whales around to turn to for help D the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction 【小题 4】 what is the theme of the story A Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness B Fishing provides excitement for children C Its necessary to
27、 live in harmony with animals D Its vital to protect the environment 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A FreeR is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP). It aims to provide education to everyone for free and help end world hunger. Join us and have fun with our
28、vocabulary game. For each vocabulary word you get right, we donate free rice through UNWFP to those hungry people. How do you play the vocabulary game Click on the answer that is closest in meaning to the word. If you get it right, you get a harder word. If wrong, you get an easier word. For each wo
29、rd you get right, we donate 20 grains of rice to UNWFP. How does the vocabulary game help you This game may make you smarter. While learning new vocabulary, it can help you: Present your ideas better Write better papers, e-mails and business letters Speak more accurately and influentially Read faste
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34、. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, the purpose of the vocabulary game is to _. A combine English learning with helping hungry people B make it popular in English-speaking countries C encourage people to produce more rice D provide English learning for poor areas 【小题 2】 Playing the vocabulary game en
35、ables you to _. A develop some new ideas B increase chances of job interview C be admitted to a university D perform better in a speech competition 【小题 3】 People of different vocabulary levels can play the game because _. A it is free of charge B it offers fair chances to everyone C it changes level
36、s with their performance D it meets the needs of people in different fields 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴 ) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的 ) head, she wore a pink hat
37、that matched her clothes. But the third graders cheery dressing didnt mask her pain and weary eyes. Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song ” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a
38、poem ” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said. Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣 , 唱 ) birds, and finally the girls voice. Thirty m
39、inutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song. That was the beginning of Anita Kruses project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the ide
40、a of how she could help “came in one flash”. The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩 ) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkins disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he calle
41、d I Can Make It. “My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.” Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to tim
42、e, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour. 【小题 1】 Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because _. A most of her hair had fallen out B she was receiving treatment fo
43、r cancer C she felt depressed and quit from school D she was suffering from a pain in her back 【小题 2】 What do we know about Anita Kruses project A It helps young patients record songs. B It is supported by singers and patients. C It aims to replace the medical treatment. D It offers patients chances
44、 to realize their dreams. 【小题 3】 What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest A Most children are naturally fond of music. B He was brave enough to put up performance. C The project has positive effect on young patients. D Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses. 【小题 4】 What is probably t
45、he best title for the passage A Purple Songs Can Fly B Singing Can Improve Health C A Shining Moment in Life D A Kind WomanAnita Kruse 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. On
46、e would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk. For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the hou
47、se. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it. Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it
48、in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light. Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorate it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again. Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed lar
