1、2011年陕西省西安铁一中高二下学期期末考试英语卷 单项选择 * Little Brown lives in _ A-shaped house near the town. It is easy for him to attend _ school. A the; 不填 B不填 ; a C an; a D an; 不填 答案： D The way he suggests to us doesnt make_ A difference B opinions C use D sense 答案： D With a lot of difficult problems_, the newly-elect
2、ed president is having a hard time. A settled B settling C to settle D being settling 答案： C You shouldnt keep silent when _ A speaking B spoken to C spoken D speaking to 答案： B The students expected _ more reviewing classes before the exam. A there to be B there are C there being D there to have 答案：
3、A _to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately. A Determined B Be determined C Having determined D To be determined 答案： A My watch has stopped, so I will get it _ this afternoon. A repaired B repairing C repair D to repair 答案： A The boy is often found _in reading books. A absorbs B
4、 is absorbed C absorbing D absorbed 答案： D The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet. A broke down B broke out C broke up D broke in 答案： A There is only 15 minutes . Hurry up, or well miss the train. A leaving B to leave C left D having left 答案： C After he re
5、tired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest. A took up B saved up C kept up D drew up 答案： A Always read the on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine. A explanations B instructions C descriptions D introductions 答案： B Every time he to visit me, he buy m
6、e some books. A will come; will B comes; will C comes; would D will come; would 答案： B Because of the young mans English, he couldnt make himself _. A broken; understood B broken; understand C break; understand D breaking; understanding 答案： A Only in this way _ our goals. A we can reach B can we arri
7、ve C we can arrive D can we reach 答案： D 完型填空 Britain and Ireland The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other _16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. The United Kingdom i
8、s that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain
9、and Northern Ireland”. 23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 24 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they 26 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in par
10、ticular are very 28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English, and have a culture and even a 30 of their own. Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 32 , Ireland is divided
11、 into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 34 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Na
12、tions (英联邦 ). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic. 【小题1】 A Wales B Britain C England D Scotland A divided B cut C broken D separated A piece B island C country D part A south B nort
13、h C part D whole A smaller B larger C rest D island A correct B true C full D complete A also B therefore C likely D perhaps A The UK B The British isles C Great Britain D England A colleges B officials C cities D population A words B names C spellings D pronunciations A call B forget C speak D writ
14、e A angry B difficult C tired D lonely A proud B fond C full D kind A it B Wales C them D themselves A capital B language C history D programs A Country B Question C Disease D Republic A At last B So C Meanwhile D Also A returns B belongs C gets D speaks A hoped B refused C broke away D used A feel
15、B touch C fight D help 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has about seven million people. The rive
16、r Thames runs through London. People from all over the world visit London to see Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London. There are many museums, theatres and parks in London, as well as offices and factories. London began as a Roman settlement called L
17、ondinium. The plague(瘟疫 ) came to London in the 1600s, followed by the Great Fire of 1666. The city was badly bombed in World War II. London is very slowly sinking into its foundations and the level of the river Thames is slowly rising. As a result, extra-high tides could flood a large part of Londo
18、n. To prevent this happening, a great barrier（屏障） has been built across the Thames at Woolwich. If very high tides happen, the barrier can be raised and London will be safe. 【小题 1】 London is the capital of _, which began as a _ settlement. A England; Norman B UK; Frenchman C Scotland; English D UK;
19、Roman 【小题 2】 According to the passage, from 1600 to now, _ great disasters have happened in London. A one B two C three D four 【小题 3】 The reason why a great barrierhas been built across the Thames at Woolwich is that_. A London is very slowly sinking into its foundations B the level of the river Tha
20、mes is slowly rising C extra-high tides could flood a large part of London D all of the above. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pi
21、ctures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.” Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Kl
22、ieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must. Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street
23、. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffanys. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses i
24、n the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black. Of course sunglasses arent just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so p
25、eople now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you dont have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach. 【小题 1】 What is mainly discussed in this passage A The use of sunglasses
26、. B The history of sunglasses. C The sunglasses wearing. D Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses. 【小题 2】 Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses A She was a movie star. B She wanted to follow a movie star. C Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes. D It was good to wear sunglasses when wa tchi
27、ng TV. 【小题 3】 Early actors eyes hurt because _. A they wore sunglasses B they went out in the sun too much C the lights on movie sets were too bright D their scripts were written in very small writing 【小题 4】 Now people wear sunglasses _. A just to protect their eyes B for fashion and to protect thei
28、r eyes C because of bright lights D because movie stars wear them 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B When he took office, George W. Bush, son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, became the first son to follow his father into the White House since John Quiney Adams followed John Adam
29、s in the early 19th century. Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, the first child of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Although George Herbert Walker Bush began his career in the oil industry, he finally served as a congressman(国会议员 ), and vice(副 ) president an
30、d president of the United States. At the age of two,Bush moved with his parents from Connecticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland,
31、 where Bush lived from 1950 to 1959. In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved to Houston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, aboarding school(寄宿学校 ) that his father had also attended. At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseba
32、ll, and football. He was best known for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale University in Connecticut.His father and grandfather had also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates. Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelors
33、degree in history in 1968. Then he joined the Air National Guard and re mained in the Guard until 1973. After earning his MBA from Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman(新手 )”. However, Bushs oil companies never enjoyed great succ
34、ess. He took more interest in politics. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he himself was elected governor of Texas. In the summer of 1999, Bush began to run for the president of the USA and on January 20, 2001, George W. Bush, hand raised, took the oath(宣誓 ) of office to become th
35、e 43rd president of the US. 【小题 1】 What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph A George W. Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White House. B George W. Bush is the first son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush. C John Quincy Adams and
36、his father were both former American presidents. D George W. Bush is the second one in American history to follow his father into the White House. 【小题 2】 We may learn from the text that young Bush _. A got on very well at the universities B was very good at basketball, baseball and football C did ev
37、erything as his father had done D was a very successful politician like his father 【小题 3】 Which of the following is NOT true about George W. Bush A Young Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961. B He once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended. C He o
38、nce ruled over an American state before he entered the White House. D He once served at the Air National Guard for about five years. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each
39、 thought oneself to be the better painter. One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to m
40、ine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question. Then it was decided to give it the following day. The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpie
41、ce and fixed eyes on it. Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why 【小题 1】 What did
42、 Alice think Kerrys offer A She liked Kerry, but she didnt expect him to promise marriage to her. B She didnt want to marry anybody. C She didnt like it at all. D She thought the offer wasnt polite. 【小题 2】 In the sentence If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife。 superior to here mean
43、s _. A not so better than B better than C so good as D as good as 【小题 3】 Which of the following is true A Kerry didnt accept Alices suggestion. B Kerry wasnt sure of his painting so he dropped his offer. C Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture D Kerry agreed to Alices suggestion
44、. 【小题 4】 Alices picture won high praise because _. A it was true to nature B the flowers were red C it showed so large a bunch of flowers D people felt it strange to hang it on the gate 【小题 5】 The leather suitcase was in fact _. A a real one B a painting drawn by Kerry C a box with a picture in it D
45、 made up of leather 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 单词拼写 根据下列句子所给首字母在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词） 【小题 1】 He drew a _（结论） after a lot of experiments. 【小题 2】 Word came that our football team was _ （打败） again. 【小题 3】 Who do you think is to _（该受指责） for the accident 【小题 4】 What he did was n
46、ot _ （与 一致） with what he said. 【小题 5】 England is divided _ (粗略地 ) into three zones. 【小题 6】 At first my new _ (环境 ) were difficult to tolerate. 【小题 7】 If it is _（方便的） to you Ill be with you next Tuesday. 【小题 8】 Please _（安排） for a taxi to pick me up at six oclock. 【小题 9】 To their _（高兴） , their son was
47、 admitted into a famous university. 【小题 10】 Wang Ping _(系好 ) my safety belt and showed me how to use the hovering carriage. 【小题 11】 Being _（暴露） to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin. 【小题 12】 With extra evidence John Snow was able to_(宣布 ) with certainty that polluted water carried
48、the virus. 【小题 13】 For historical_ (建筑 ) ,you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans. 【小题 14】 Just as I tried to make the necessary _(调整 )to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared. 【小题 15】 Westminster Abbey contains _(雕塑 ) in memory of dead poets and writers. 答案： 【小题 1】 conclusion 【小题 1】 defeated 【小题 1】 blame 【小题 1】 consistent 【小题 1】 roughly 【小题 1】 surroun
