1、2011-2012学年福建省安溪一中养正中学高二下学期期末联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * - How do you find his work - _. A I find it by accident B Well done C Sorry, its out of order D No wonder, here it is 答案： B - Believe it or not, my sister and I are twins. -Oh, you must have had the case _ you were taken for your sister. A which B w
2、hose C where D whom 答案： C _ you are in a speech contest or you are giving a talk in class, a little preparation will make your presentation organized and dynamic. A Either B On condition that C No matter D Whether 答案： D Best-selling author and race car driver Han Han offered a 20 million RMB reward
3、to _ could prove his works were ghostwritten (代笔 ). A no matter who B whoever C who D whomever 答案： B - Do you feel like _ there or shall we take a bus - Id like to walk, but since there isnt much time left, Id rather we _ a taxi. A to walk; take B walking; took C to walk; took D walking; take 答案： B
4、The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job _ Tom have a try A Shall B Can C Will D Need 答案： A Doctors should take special care when treating children because their breathing rate is different from _ of adults. A one B those C that D s
5、ome 答案： C All the task _ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week. A had been finished B were finished C having been finished D been finished 答案： C There was nobody in the room. Lying on the desk _ a pair of glasses as well as a letter addressed to his wife. A have B were C was D had
6、答案： C Yahoo recently announced to _ 2,000 employees, about 14% of the companys workforce, aiming to save $375 million annually. A take on B cut off C bring down D lay off 答案： D The confrontation(对峙 ) off the coast of Huangyan Island cant change the fact that it is an island _to China. A belongs B be
7、longing C belonged D being belonged 答案： B There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the _of information about the crime. A analysis B disappearance C absence D consideration 答案： C What British singer-songwriter Adele worried was _ the audience would accept her remained to be see
8、n. A how that B which if C that whether D what that 答案： C He _in London for many years, but he has never regretted his final decision to move back to China. A lived B was living C have lived D had lived 答案： A I dont think she could have done such a stupid thing yesterday, _ A do I B could she C did
9、she D has she 答案： C 完型填空 That holiday morning I didnt have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, _37_,I felt like getting up early. I stood by my window overlooking the _38_, having nothing bette
10、r to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _39_ in life. As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I _40_ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its _41_ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He _42_ from one car to another, washing an
11、d cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already _43_ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts _44_my mind as I watched him work. He wasnt well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) _45
12、_ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern _46_would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed_47_ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, _48_ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then _49_ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby. T
13、here was a noticeable touch of_50_ in the way he seemed to be doing things _51_the windscreen (挡风玻璃 ), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净 ) the wheels and _52_, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub. It was a _53_ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a
14、_54_if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt _55_ of myself. Young as I amjust sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon. 【小题1】 A forces B allows C causes D forbids A otherwise B therefore C
15、 however D besides A parking lot B bus stop C school D market A interesting B surprising C awful D useful A noticed B recognized C called D assisted A back B handle C wheel D seat A searched B left C moved D wandered A stopped B started C intended D finished A crossed B slipped C disturbed D inspire
16、d A attractive B shiny C simple D expensive A repairmen B businessmen C drivers D cyclists A busy B content C careful D bored A waving B looking C laughing D pointing A about B for C with D like A worry B respect C sympathy D pride A cleaning B fixing C replacing D covering A still B yet C again D s
17、oon A lesson B subject C skill D fact A business B living C success D right A tired B doubtful C fearful D ashamed 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 A 【小题 19】 B
18、【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang Sam, she said earnestly, Your songs
19、should be heard by more people. She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber The biggest surprise, howev
20、er, was still to come I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia But I hesitated My friends all told me to go fo
21、r it And Mary also thought I should do Go, Sam Ill manage with the family itll be OK I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard Soon they would both be in high school and where would I be I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support If I were to start a singing career, I
22、would not only miss them terribly, Id also certainly miss out on watching them grow up Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me and I couldnt bear it My family was my life So I refused the music promoters offer Im still making music, Im rich in love and I have no regrets 【
23、小题 1】 When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _ A envied him B laughed at him C encouraged him D didnt believe him 【小题 2】 Why did the author give up the contract A Because his wife was strongly against it B Because the pay was not attractive enough C Because he wanted to care a
24、bout his two kids D Because he didnt want his family life damaged 【小题 3】 According to the passage, we can infer the author _ A used to be a country singer B preferred his present life C went on the road to fame D regretted giving up his contract 【小题 4】 What does the author mainly intend to tell us A
25、 One should know himself B Interest is the best teacher C Family should come first D Every dog has its day 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C When most people think of giant pandas, the pictures of the cute, black-and-white bears from China that eat bamboo will immediately jump into their mind.
26、 Scientists from Mississippi State University, however, are interested in what they leave behind: their poop(排泄物 ). At a recent meeting in Denver, Professor Brown at the university presented her research showing how panda poop could inspire a new way to obtain energy from plants, which are a renewab
27、le energy source. Usually, plants can be called biomass(有机燃料 ) when they are used as an energy source. Burning biomass is one way to capture its energy, but Brown hopes panda poop can teach scientists something about breaking down biomass. Pandasor at least the bacteria in their stomachsare very goo
28、d at getting energy out of bamboo. Unlike cows, which use 4 stomachs to digest large amounts of grass, a panda has only one stomach. Bamboo comes in, and poop goes out. Every day for 14 months, Brown and her team on this project, counted the bacteria in the poop of the two pandas, YaYa and LeLe livi
29、ng at the Memphis Zoo. Her studies turned up 12 species of bacteria that break down biomass, including one that had never been found in pandas. Brown says that because the poop contains bacteria that break down biomass, it could also be used to break down other types of biomass. Now the scientists h
30、ope to identify the chemicals that help with the process of breaking down biomass and then figure out how the bacteria work. If those chemicals can be made in the lab, they could be used to turn biomasslike grass or other plantsinto fuel. Brown says she doesnt mind handling panda poop. “Its probably
31、 the most pleasant material to work with,” she says, “My colleagues and I have been working with other poop for a long time, and we can assure you it has a fairly pleasant smell associated with it.” 【小题 1】 The importance of studying panda poop is _. A to create a renewable energy from plants B to ex
32、plore a new way to get energy from plants C to learn a lesson of energy from panda poop D to figure out how the bacteria work for us mankind 【小题 2】 The process of the panda poop project can be described as _. a. Identify the chemicals helpful to break down biomass. b. Find the bacteria in panda poop
33、 which break down bamboo. c. Reproduce the chemicals in the lab to turn biomass into energy. d. Analyze how the bacteria in panda poop work in pandas stomach. A Pandas dont digest bamboo the same way as cows. B Pandas are capable of getting energy using stomachs. C Pandas can get energy from bamboo
34、more efficiently. D Scientists have learnt something new from panda poop. 【小题 4】 What does Professor Brown think of working with panda poop A Sick B Challenging C Inspiring D Enjoyable 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D The price of coffee beans hits a 12 year high today. I thought there might
35、be some kind of coffee market story, like we saw with cocoa earlier this summer. But the main driver of coffee prices right now is simpler: Colombia has had a few years of weak coffee harvests because of too much rain, which has reduced the global supply. And coffee drinkers keep buying coffee, even
36、 as prices rise, in other words, demand is unchanged. The higher price of beans up about 40 percent since March means higher prices for the coffee you buy by the pound. But it probably wont affect the coffee you buy by the cup. Smuckers, which sells Folgers and Millstone coffees, recently said it wa
37、s raising its prices because of the higher cost of beans. Starbucks, however, said it would absorb the higher cost of beans without raising prices. “You see it much more in the grocery store because the raw materials are a big factor of cost,” Jose Sette of the International Coffee Organization told
38、 me. “In a coffee shop, your big expenses are rent and labor.” While real world supply and demand is the big driver of the price of beans, there may be some speculative action in coffee business in the future. But futures (期货 ) of the high grade Arabica beans are traded in the US, where regulations
39、prevent speculators (投机商 ) from controlling the market, hoping such things wont happen just as in London summer market. That suggests that prices should fall when supply improves which may happen next year. Some experts say that farmers in third world countries wont actually benefit from higher pric
40、es in this case. When the price difference is due to supply and demand, the profit of the seller usually doesnt go up. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A Why coffee is getting more expensive B How farmer benefits from the high price C Whether the US will control the co
41、ffee market D What has caused the reduction of coffee 【小题 2】 From the second paragraph we can infer that _. A Colombia is the coffee trading center of the world B Colombia coffee output contains a final share of the world C People need more and more coffee D Coffee sales will be getting less and les
42、s 【小题 3】 In this summers coffee bean market, _. A the US made more rules about coffee prices B speculators once held the coffee bean market in London C coffee bean trading was seriously disorganized D coffee bean prices were very low in the US 【小题 4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the t
43、ext A The price difference determines the profit of the seller. B Smuckers is a famous coffee manufacturer. C Real world supply and demand decides the prices. D Coffee prices will become much higher next year. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that
44、you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time When you select your career, theres whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or
45、the jobs pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas: 1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people There are isolating (使孤立 ) jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs
46、that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation. 2) How do you handle
47、change Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes dont happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine. 3) Do you enjoy working with computers I do see this
48、as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and youll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well. 4
