高二上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题一完形填空（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）Everythinghappensforthebest,mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment,Ifyou1on,somethinggoodwillhappensomeday.Motherwasright,asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollege.Ihad2myselfforasportsannouncer.SoIwenttoChicagotoknockonthedoorofeverystationandwas3everytime.Inonestation,akindladytoldmethat4stationswouldn'temployapersonwithout5sinceIhadjustgraduated.Gooutinthetownandfindasmallstationthatmightgiveyouachance,shesaid.IreturnedtoDixon,whereIhadfinishedmyhighschooleducationandhad6intheschoolfootballteam.Myfathersaidthatourtownhadbuiltastoreandwantedamantomanageitssportsdepartment.Thejobsoundedjust7formebutIwasn'thired.Mydisappointmenthad8asifbydesign.Everythinghappensforthebest,Mum9me.Dadlentmehiscartolookforajob.ItriedWOCRadioDavenport.Theprogramdirectortoldmetheyhadalreadyhiredanannouncer.10Ilefthisoffice,!askedaloud,11canafellowgettobeasportsannouncerifhecan'tgetajobinaradiostation?Suddenly,Iheardthedirector12.Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?Thenheaskedmeto13animaginarygame.Itwaseasy,andIdiditwithoutdifficulty.Thedirectorwas14andtoldmeIwouldbebroadcastingagameonthe15Saturday.1AputBtakeCmoveDcarry2AdevotedBdesignedCfoundDenjoyed3AinvitedBpromisedCrefusedDaccepted4AlargeBallCnoDsmall5AexperienceBexaminationCagreementDcollege6AplayedBjoinedCtakenDfought7ApossibleBsuccessfulCrightDimportant8AshownBdisappearedCresultedDturned9AwokeBadvisedCdemandedDreminded10AWhileBAfterCBeforeDSo11AWhatBHowCWheneverDWherever12AcallingBansweringCbroadcastingDannouncing13AmakeBactCbroadcastDplay14AmovedBsorryCthankfulDsatisfied15AfutureBcomingClastDlater二根据课文内容用适当的词填空，使短文完整(一空一词)。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）Parksprovidepeople16.aplacetoamuse17.forawhile.Inrecentdecades，however，manyparkshavebeendesignedtoprovide18.(entertain).Wecallthemthemeparks.Thenewparksareusuallyhugeplacesandhavea19.ofthingstoseeanddo.Themeparkshaveacertainidea—acertaintheme—thatthewholeparksisbased20..The21.(old)themeparkintheworldisDisneyland.Itseemedlikeamagicalworldwhichcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Butifyouareinterestedintraditionalcultureandhistory，gotoDollywood,22.youcanhavefun23.(learn)allaboutAmerica‘shistoricalsoutheasternculture,24.youcangotoCamelotPark,25.worldoffantasyaboutancientEngland.三、阅读理解（本大题有30小题，每小题2分，共60分）AMrSmithisanEnglishman.HeteachesEnglishwell.HisEnglishclassesareveryinteresting.Helikesusandwelikehim,too.MrSmithhastwochildren-TomandMary.Tomissevenandhissister,Mary,isfour.TomgoestoschoolbutMarydoesn't.MrSmithlikeswearingaT-shirtandjeans(牛仔裤).Footballishisfavoritesport.Afterschoolweoftenhaveabaseballmatch.SometimesMrSmithwatchesandjoinsus.Heplaysbaseballjustforfun.26.MrSmithis______.A.aChineseteacherB.anEnglishdriverC.aJapaneseteacherD.anEnglishteacher27.HowmanysonsdoesMrSmithhave?A.Onlyone.B.Two.C.Three.D.Notmany.28.Marydoesn'tgotoschoolbecause______.A.shelooksbeautifulB.sheissevenC.sheisonlyfourD.shedoesn'tlikeschool29.______isMrSmith'sfavoritesport.A.BaseballB.FootballC.RunningD.Volleyball30.Thestory(故事)isabout______.A.MrSmith'ssonB.MrSmithC.TomandMaryD.abasketballBItiseasytofindyourwayaboutinNewYork.Itislaidoutsoregularly.Insteadofstreetswindingandtwisting(迂回)astheydoinLondon,theyareallregularandwellplanned.Thestreetsrunningnorthandsoutharecalled“avenues”andarenumbered,e.g.1stAvenue,2ndAvenue,etc.Thestreetsgoingeastandwestarecalled“streets”andarealsonumbered,e.g.51stStreet,63rdStreet.Itisallmuchmorelogical(合理的)thanLondon’sstreetnames.ButIcouldn’thelpthinkinghowmuchmoreinterestingthanthesedullcoldnumbersareLondon’sillogicalbutcolorfulnamesofstreets,e.g.“Bishopgate”(whichisnotagateandhasn’taBishopinit);“Haymarket”or“Cornmarket”(whereyouwon’tseeanyheyorcorn)or“Poultry”(withoutalivingchickenanywhereinsight)or“ThreadneedleStreet”(whereyouwon’tfindlittlegirlslearningtosew).31.Inthesecondsentenceofthepassage,“laidout”means______.A.builtB.beputC.designedD.cutdown32.Thestreetsrunningfromnorthtosoutharecalled_______.A.avenuesinLondonB.streetsinAmericaC.avenuesinNewYorkD.streetsinLondon33.Accordingtothewriter’sopinion,______.AavenuesandstreetsarethesameBstreetsinAmericaarebetterthanavenuesinEnglandCstreetsinNewYorkarebetterthanthoseinLondonDthewriterdidn’tagreewiththeLondonstreetsplanners34.ThenamesofstreetsbothinLondonandNewYork______.A.arequitegoodB.areinterestingC.arenotpracticalD.differgreatlyinform35.Thewritertellshisreadersthatheprefers(更喜欢)_____.A.LondonstreetsB.NewYorkstreetsC.bothD.neitherCAnexperimentaltreatmentthatcausesAIDSpatientstodevelopadangerouslyhighfeverhasshownpromiseasawayofprolongingandimprovingthepatients’life.CalledtheBiologic-HTSystem,thenewtreatmentletsdoctorsextractthebloodofapatientandheatitbeforecirculatingitbackintothebody.Theheatedbloodcausesthepatient’sbodytemperaturetoriseabove42degreesCelsius.InpeoplewithAIDS,thatincreaseintemperaturekillssomeheat-sensitiveHIV,thevirus,mostdoctorssay,causesAIDS.HeatingthebloodofAIDSpatientshasbeentriedbefore,saydoctors.Butduringpreviousattempts,thetreatmentinduceddeadlychemicalchangesintheblood.TheBiologic-HTSystempreventsthosechangesfromhappe