1、2011-2012学年天津市天津一中高二下学期期末考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 翻译句子 【小题 1】直到我开始努力，我才意识到我过去浪费了多少时间。 _ _ I began to work hard _ _ _ how much time I had wasted. 【小题 2】我一看到刘翔走上台就感觉非常激动。 I felt very excited, _ _ I saw Liu Xiang walk onto the stage. 【小题 3】无论我们看上去有多么不同，然而我们本质上都是一样的 , 都是平等的。 _ _ we may appear to be at first, w
2、e are all the same, all equal. 【小题 4】该组织提议政府关注乡村女孩辍学现象。 The organization recommended that country girls dropping out of school _ _ _ to the attention of the government. 【小题 5】人们公认他们的孩子必须上一所好大学，这对他们的未来至关重要。 It is generally agreed that their kids must go to a good university, _ is _ _ _ to their futur
3、e. 【小题 6】 20世纪 70年 代中期，人们厌倦了当时的流行音乐，迪斯科和摇滚乐都在走下坡路。 In the mid 1970s, people were _ _ the pop music of the day, and disco music and rock music were both _ _. 答案： 【小题 1】 Not until; did I realize 【小题 2】 the moment 【小题 3】 However different 【小题 4】 should be brought 【小题 5】 which; of great/ vital importanc
4、e 【小题 6】 tired of / bored with; in decline 单项选择 * - You look exhausted! - I _ tennis with my friend all the morning. A played B had played C have been playing D will play 答案： C The words of early blues songs often _ a single line repeated two or three times. A made up of B consisted of C made up D c
5、onsisted 答案： B - Jack is in a bad mood because he failed in yesterdays exam. - _ As far as I know, he is doing fine work at school. A How come B So what C Whats it all about D Have you got that 答案： A It was a nice meal, _ a little expensive. A as B whether C since D though 答案： D Charles Dickens, a f
6、amous 19th- century writer, wrote many popular novels, _ Oliver Twist is a good example. A of which B about whom C in which D of whom 答案： Only after Mary read her composition the second time _ the spelling mistake. A did she notice B she noticed C does she notice D she has noticed 答案： A The construc
7、tion of a highway will _ the growth of the suburbs. A result from B lead in C contribute to D devote to 答案： C - Mum, I failed to catch the train. - If you _ at the station ten minutes earlier, you could have caught it. A arrived B had arrived C would arrive D were to arrive 答案： B She _ an old friend
8、 of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store. A turned down B dealt with C took after D came across 答案： D The last time we had great fun was _ we were visiting the Water Park. A where B how C when D why 答案： C As a writer, he used to go deep into life to _ materials for his creat
9、ion. A accumulate B accelerate C apologize D Absorb 答案： A - Do you think you could do without help - _. This is not the first time for me. A Take care B Hurry up C Not exactly D Not to worry 答案： D As the examination is approaching, Mike makes a(n) _ that I help him with his lessons. A compromise B a
10、greement C request D viewpoint 答案： C I like the film very much. It _ me _ the happiest days when I was young. A reminds, of B reminds, to C thinks, of D helps, with 答案： A _ the bananas to go bad, he preferred to sell them at half price. A Rather than allowing B Rather than to allow C More than allow
11、 D Rather than allow 答案： D _ to his scientific work, he has no time to care for his family affairs, which his wife always complains about. A Devoting B Devoted C Being devoted D Having devoted 答案： B Most people felt _ regrettable that Yaoming retired from the NBA. A. one B. this C. it D. what 答案： C
12、You should take advantage _ this opportunity and try to make a good impression _ them. A of; of B over; on C over; of D of; on 答案： D There was a (an) _ silence between us after we were left alone in the sitting-room. A awkward B angry C adequate D patient 答案： A You will succeed in the end _ you give
13、 up halfway. A even if B as though C as long as D unless 答案： D 完型填空 In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _1_, it was the same score. Later that evening, I _2_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we kne
14、w our _3_ much better than an IQ test. We _4_ that Michaels score must have been a _5_ and we should treat him _6_ as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _7_ grades in the school, especially _8_ biology and chemistry, which was a
15、great comfort. Michael _9_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _10_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University. On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _11_ the ceremony at Yale. After the
16、 ceremony, we told Michael about the _12_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _13_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldnt be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _1
17、4_ we had in him. Interestingly, Michael then _15_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _16_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _17_. Children often do as _18_ as what adults, particularly
18、parents and teachers, _19_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _20_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child. 【小题1】 A joy B surprise C dislike D disappointment A tearfully B fearfully C cheerfully D hopefully A student B son C friend D doctor A argued B realized C decided D understood 【小题 5】
19、 A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder 【小题6A specially B strictly C naturally D carefully 】 A poor B good C average D standard A in B about C of D for A visited B chose C passed D entered A allowed B described C required D offered A missed B held C delayed D attended A high B same C low D different
20、 A curiously B eagerly C calmly D jokingly A faith B interest C pride D delight A looked for B asked for C waited for D prepared for A received B accepted C organized D discussed A imperfect B impossible C uncertain D unsatisfactory A honestly B much C well D bravely A hear B learn C expect D speak
21、A wise B rude C shy D stupid 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 Everyone is at it, even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only per
22、son left in the world who hadnt done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction (网上拍卖 ). Buying for beginners: Sign up on www. ebay. co. uk. Most items（ e.g. tables, computers, and books） ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with
23、“ Buy It Now ” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away. If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids（出价） for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you
24、would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item. How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a check or postal orders. The
25、easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card (信用卡 ). Selling made simple: If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starti
26、ng on a Thursday. This way buyers had two weekends to bid. The big things in life: Its easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by delivery men. Check the ways of delivery before you bid. 【小题 1】 What is the passage mainly about A How to make
27、 payment online. B Ways of using delivery online. C Advantages of an online-auction system. D How to use an online-auction system. 【小题 2】 After bidding for an item, a buyer _. A will get what he wants in ten days B should make payment immediately C has chances to make higher bids D may check its pic
28、ture and description 【小题 3】 The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is _. A through an online payment system B through a local banking system C by sending the money to the seller D by paying the deliveryman directly 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A How should one invest a sum of mon
29、ey in inflation (通货膨胀 ) Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful o
30、bjects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious crea
31、ture that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real ma
32、ster of Earth and men are its slaves. Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time according to the beating of their own hearts.
33、 They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings. However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, u
34、sed sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past. Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of co
35、llecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit 【小题 1】 According to the passage, collecting antique clocks _. A can hardly keep the value of y
36、our savings B will cost much of your savings C may increase your wealth D needs your bravery 【小题 2】 By quoting (引用 ) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to _. A suggest human beings are controlled by a clock B describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth C tell readers wha
37、t clocks look like D compare clocks to human beings 【小题 3】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time A Counting the beating of ones own heart. B Making use of candles, sand and water. C Observing shadows cast by the sun. D Keeping slaves busy day and night. 【小题 4】 The purp
38、ose of the passage is _. A to introduce the culture of antique clocks B to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks C to compare different ways to make a future profit D to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B Do you want to live with a s
39、trong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as honor help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we ke
40、ep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would
41、 leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process,
42、we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things
43、to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by livi
44、ng a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing
45、good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. 【小题 1】 According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our _. A self-respect B financial rewards C advertising ability D friendly relationship 【小题 2】 The phrase bringing the error to the clerks atte
46、ntion (in Para.5) means _. A telling the truth to the clerk B offering advice to the clerk C asking the clerk to be more responsible D reminding the clerk of the charged item 【小题 3】 How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake A Well be very excited. B Well feel unfortunate. C Well have a s
47、ense of honor. D Well feel sorry for the clerk. 【小题 4】 Which of the following can be the best title of this passage A How to Live Truthfully B Importance of Peacefulness C Ways of Gaining Self-respect D Happiness through Honorable Actions 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in an
