1、2011-2012学年广西桂林中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * Hard work _ success while failure often _ laziness. A lies in; leads to B leads to; lies in C leads to; depends on D depends on; leads to 答案： B Was it in the reading-room _ you were reading a magazine _ Kate met you A where, that B that, who C that, wher
2、e D which, that 答案： A What all these groups have in common is that they ask to be treated _ respect and equality, _ race, religion or sex. A as; as to B in; in spite of C to; because of D with; regardless of 答案： D He forbids his children _ sweets because they do harm to their teeth. A eating B not e
3、ating C to eat D not to eat 答案： C _ from what he said, Id say he would be in the race. A Judged B To judge C Judging D To be judged 答案： C My sister-in-law_ my brother for ten years. A married with B has married C has been married with D has been married to 答案： D He was beaten by his father because o
4、f being naughty. _, he became silent. A Since B Since then on C From that time on D From since on 答案： C As a parent, you ought to set a better _ to your children, who learn bad behaviors quickly. A goal B future C understanding D example 答案： D England fought _ France _ Germany in the war of 1914 191
5、8, the First World War. A over; with B for; over C against; for D with; against 答案： D The good weather and _ scenery make Kitzbuhel a world-class ski resort. A taking-breath B taken-breath C breath-taking D breath-taken 答案： C Most animals and plants are _ large or sudden changes in temperature, so t
6、he ocean is a safe and comfortable habitat. A stable to B sensitive to C steady to D pure to 答案： B Id appreciate if you would turn the radio down A that B it C this D you 答案： B There were no tickets _ for Fridays performance. A useful B available C helpful D reasonable 答案： B He had an accident _ to
7、work and was badly injured A driving B driven C to drive D drove 答案： A As we all know, every minute _ full use of _ our lessons will do good to us students. A which makes; studying B when made; to study C that is made; study D that is made; studying 答案： B -Do you think he will do me a favor -As far
8、as I know, he is the last one _ others. He _ be prepared to give you a hand, though. A to help, might B helping, must C to help , can D helping, should 答案： A When the future, many people will imagine a life high-tech devices. A thinking of, full of B thought about, full of C thought of, filled with
9、D thinking about, filled with 答案： A It wont be long before we _ a way to overcome the difficulties. A work out B make out C turn out D bring out 答案： A The student couldnt _what the teacher was trying to explain. A know B grasp C learn D get 答案： B - Water can dissolve almost anything and give nutrien
10、ts to creatures. - Yes, and thats one of its _. A characters B properties C qualities D abilities 答案： B In the end, she _for the future. A told to us her plan B unfolded to us her plan C reminded to us her plan D explained us her plan 答案： B The 2008 Olympics has already _Chinas great economic progre
11、ss, A seen B achieved C reached D strengthened 答案： A Life in the oceans ranges from the tiniest plankton _ up to giants like sharks and whales. A in the way B all the way C by the way D on the way 答案： B 完型填空 One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of 44 students in the classroom on tw
12、o sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the 45 thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It 46 the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one 47 the papers. That Saturday, the teach
13、er wrote down the 48 of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 49 what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was 50 . “Really ” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I 51 anything to anyone!” and, “I didnt
14、 know others liked me so much” were most of the comments. No one ever 52 those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didnt 53 . The exercise had completed its 54 . The students were 55 with themselves and one another. That group of stu
15、dents moved on. Several years later, one of the students was 56 in Vietnam War and his teacher 57 the funeral of that special student. After the funeral, most of Marks former classmates left. Marks mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher. “We want to 58 you something,
16、” his father said, taking a 59 out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might 60 it.” Opening the wallet, he 61 removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without 62 that the papers
17、were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Marks classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that,” Marks mother said. “As you can see, Mark 63 it.” 【小题1】 A other B others C the others D the other A worst B nicest C smallest D biggest A cost B took C paid D spe
18、nt A handed in B took out C set down D turned off A number B address C name D home A read B explained C expressed D listed A smiling B crying C singing D playing A meant B marked C referred D concerned A wrote B recited C mentioned D examined A decide B conduct C include D matter A plan B decision C
19、 purpose D function A excited B worried C satisfied D disappointed A killed B injured C wounded D frightened A joined B attended C took D held A give B tell C ask D show A wallet B book C gift D watch A remind B recognize C review D recommend A suddenly B quickly C carefully D surprisingly A looking
20、 B saying C hearing D noticing A lost B found C remembered D treasured 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 It is difficult for doctors t
21、o help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors cant fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he opera
22、tes on the brain. Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain. Dr. White tried
23、 his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he op-erated on them. He made the monkeys blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys brains. When the brains tempera-ture was 10C, Dr. White stopped the blood t
24、o the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them. 【小题 1】 The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged
25、brain is that _. A the time is too short for doctors B the patients are often too nervous C the damage is extremely hard to fix D the blood-cooling machine might break down 【小题 2】 The brain operation was made possible mainly by _. A taking the blood out of the brain B trying the operation on monkeys
26、 first C having the blood go through a machine D lowering the brains temperature 【小题 3】 With Dr. Whites new idea, the operation on the damaged brain _. A can last as long as 30 minutes B can keep the brains blood warm C can keep the patients brain healthy D can help monkeys do different jobs 【小题 4】
27、What is the right order of the steps in the operation a. send the cooled blood back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain A a, b, c, d B c, a, b, d C c, b, d, a D b, c, d, a 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B London: Its well known tha
28、t Charles Darwins famous theory of evolution annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma. “Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending
29、(触怒 ) his wife,” says Ruth Padel, the naturalists great great granddaughter. “Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off”, Padel says in her north London home. “But they talked it through, and Emma once said, Dont change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me.” As the w
30、orld celebrates the 200th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure. Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural select
31、ion that makes his 200th birthday such a major event. More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwins face graces (使增光 )the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II. Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long
32、 festival for its most famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments. Many more events have been planned all over the world. What would he be doing if he were alive today Padel thinks he would properly be studying
33、 DNA and the immune system. 【小题 1】 The main purpose of the author is . A to say something about Darwin and his wife B to introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution C to sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species D to report some celebrations of Darwins 200th birthday and the 15
34、0th anniversary of his books 【小题 2】 Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage A Everyone agrees with Darwin now. B Darwin was brought up in Shrewsbury. C Emma was not really fond of his theory. D Darwin was very interested in living things. 【小题 3】 The underlined phrase “held back” in
35、the second paragraph probably means . A prevented from B kept a secret C cared about D put off 【小题 4】 It can be inferred that the passage is most probably . A a scientific report B a news report C an English composition D a text 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 B Enter a typical high school, an
36、d the first thing you see is the front office， where the principal dwells and grades are stored. The front office also reinforces familiar hierarchy(等级制度 ): principal at the top, teachers in the middle, kids on the bottom, sitting with hands folded at their desks. Now, imagine a school where the org
37、anizational structure is completely flat. At the New Country School in Henderson, Minn, there is no front office. Visitors are immediately embraced by an airy atrium that is the centerpiece of this one-room schoolhouse. And all around the room, 124 students sit at desks real office desks working at
38、their own personal computers on their own projects. When Dee Thomas and her colleagues got together 15 years ago to design a new high school, they knew there was one thing that had to go: The bell. You dont go into your job in the morning and say, OK, for the first 45 minutes of my job, Im going to
39、do the math part. And then a bell goes off, and you do the social history part of your job. You dont do that, Thomas said. There are no teachers at New Country. Every few weeks, students must present projects theyve been working on to the rest of the school community. To prepare for their presentati
40、ons, they gather at tables in the middle of the school atrium and present their work to their advisers. Kids at New Country test better than their peers on the state tests and on the pre-college ACT. The school sends 90 percent of its graduates to college. But that doesnt tell the whole story. New C
41、ountry struggles to keep its seniors from leaving. The schools senior project is demanding 300 hours of work. But for some students, New Country offers a rare alternative, a choice they cant find anywhere else. And the school is constantly visited by educators from around the world looking for new i
42、deas. Thats the foundation of efforts to reform American high schools today that theres a need to experiment with an institution that is failing millions of students 【小题 1】 The author mentioned the typical high school in the first paragraph _. A. to tell us what the typical high school is like in US
43、A. B. to present a sharp contrast with the experimental school, New Country. C. to introduce the topic, New Country, of the passage. D. to call on students to register in the typical high school 【小题 2】 The following statements about New Country are all true except_. A New Country students sit in an
44、open environment that looks a lot like a typical office. B Students consult with advisers, who teach in the traditional sense. C No bells in New Country, students choose how to spend their time. D No traditional classes, students work on projects they select themselves. 【小题 3】 Compared with typical
45、high school, New Country is well received for its_. A high test scores B alternative C comfortable conditions D teaching methods 【小题 4】 The passage mainly tells us _. A experimental school gets rid of classes and teachers. B typical high school and experimental School. C new schools in future in Ame
46、rica. D education reform in America. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【 小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A At the beginning of my 8:00 a.m. class one Monday at UNLV（拉斯维加斯内华达大学） , I cheerfully asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been very good. The young man then proceeded to
47、 ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful. His question reminded me of something Id read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to approach life that day,” I said to the young man. “I choose to be cheerful.” “Let me give you an example,” I continue
48、d. “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldnt turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched dow
