牛津版高二英语下册期末测试（I）
第一节：单项填空（共1５小题；每小题１分，满分1５分）
1. —Can I ask you a rather personal question, Mr. Wang?
— .
A. Yes, don’t worry B. Of course, go ahead
C. Yes, help yourself D. Of course, why not?
2. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his was seen at its best whenhe worked with others.
A. appearance B. character C. talent D. ability
3. It is required in the regulations that you other people the password of your e-mail .
A. mustn’t tell; address B. shouldn’t tell; content
C. shan’t; number D. not tell; account
4. My friend, who on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month.
A. served B. is serving
C. had served D. has served
5. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. took up B. gave up
C. carried out D. held up
6. Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health poor.
A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continues
7. It is good for elderly people to be involved in community service.
A. honestly B. patiently C. eagerly D. actively
8. the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or will cause other family problems.
A. When B. While C. If D. As
9. today, he would get there by Saturday.
A. If he leaves B. Was he leaving
C. Would he leave D. Were he to leave
10. Don’t him as far as you can. He is checking his first science fiction word by word by Science and Technology Press.
A. disturb; to be published
B. disturb; being published
C. interfere; to publish D. interfere; published
11. The of the fence is a type of wild dog called a “dingo”.
A. purpose；to keep up B. purpose；to keep out
C. idea；to keep on D. idea； to keep back
12. Some believe that we are equipped a special ability to learn language and that our brain adjusts itself the language of the culture we are born .
A. with; with; in B. by; with; with
C. by; to; with D. with; to; in
13. It was a lovely day yesterday. I wish I at the seaside then.
A. were B. had been
C. should be D. should have been
14. Farmers have to more workers during the harvest and even so, some of them usually after the harvest.
A. take on; break down B. take on; break up
C. take off; break down D. take off; break up
15. If it for the snow, we the mountain yesterday.
A. were not; could have climbed
B. were not; could climb
C. had not been; could have climbed
D. had not been; could climb
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Dear Cigarette,
For the past 17 years, you have been my best friend. You have seen me through 16 times, happy times and just about every stage of my life. You have always been here 17 I’ve needed you. Some of my family and friends didn’t 18 much for you, but I always 19 you no matter what. I always thought you were a great friend to have, and I 20 on you at all times.
It’s hard for me to tell you 21 , but in the past few months, I have been seriously 22 ending our relationship. I’ve decided that I’ve just been too 23 on you, and I feel that at the age of 35 it is 24 that I started being more independent. I thought about just maybe seeing you 25 , but I don’t think that 26 work. Eventually, I’d start relying on you all the time again. I feel the only way to end our relationship is to end it 27 .
I’ve always included you in 28 I’ve done but next week, I’m going on a trip, and I’ve decided not to take you 29 . I feel this would be a good time to 30 . I will 31 a whole week without you and 32 I can make it on my own 33 that week, I know I can make it forever.
It is a little sad for me to know that I won’t be able to rely on you any 34 , but I think I will be a 35 person in the end.
Letty Gogh
16. A. difficult B. easy
C. wonderful D. pleasant
17. A. even if B. though C. when D. where
18. A. call B. care C. think D. like
19. A. prevented B. defended
C. pretended D. protected
20. A. counted B. trusted C. enjoyed D. lived
21. A. that B. this C. it D. which
22. A. thinking about B. longing for
C. looking forward to D. insisting on
23. A. depend B. dependent
C. independent D. dependently
24. A. no doubt B. a wonder
C. time D. difficult
25. A. once in a while B. more often than not
C. once upon a time D. sooner or later
26. A. should B. would
C. might as well D. was able to
27. A. in the end B. for good
C. in no time D. at times
28. A. everything B. something
C. all what D. nothing
29. A. away B. up C. with D. along
30. A. break up B. break out
C. break through D. break into
31. A. leave B. set out C. go away D. be gone
32. A. though B. if C. because D. since
33. A. of B. during C. for D. about
34. A. better B. further C. farther D. more
35. A. worse B. better C. poorer D. weaker
第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
By taking a few simple techniques, parents who read their children can greatly increase their children’s language development. It’s surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s language skills increase.
A study was done with two-to-three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children took part in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parents should ask, “What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children’s answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.
36. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Children who talk more can develop their language skills better.
B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
C. Active children should read more.
D. Verbal ability cannot easily be increased.
37. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children
about reading?
A. Do you see the elephant?
B. Is the elephant in the cage?
C. What animals do you see?
D. Shall we go to the zoo?
38. What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group?
A. The training that parents received.
B. The age of the children.
C. The books that were read.
D. The number of children.
39. What conclusion is best supported by the passage?
A. Parents should be trained to read to their children.
B. The more children read, the cleverer they become.
C. Children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively.
D. Children who read actively act six months older.
B
We often hear people say, “I have a good memory for things like that” or “I can remember names”. But do you know memory is the single most important thing and it has played a very important part?
For early men, there were dangerous all around them—bad weather, wild animals. The key to keep on living lay in man’s ability to remember these dangers and the ways he had dealt with them in the past. In order for memories to be stored, the human brain became more complex. And as man learned how to deal with them, he became civilized(文明). Surprisingly, scientists today understand little about memory and how it works. They have not yet found a way to open up the brain and observe its function without destroying it. Perhaps there are two types of memory: short-term and long-term. Short-term refers to those facts that stay with us for a few seconds to a few hours. For instance, when you stay at a hotel, you remember the room number and forget as soon as you leave. Long-term memory, on the other hand, means you remember things for a long period of time. If you spend your honeymoon in a particular hotel, it’s likely that you’ll remember your stay quite clearly.
Scientists also believe that a short-term memory can become a long-term memory through consolidation(巩固). A lot of chemical and physical changes take place in the part of the brain. Although the human brain weighs three pounds, it contains 30 billion nerve cells(神经细胞) acting like a computer. When those changes strengthen the links(联系) in certain nerve cells, a thought becomes part of the long-term memory.
40. According to the author, without the development of man’s memory there would be .
A. no modern world B. no recorded history
C. no animals D. no dangers
41. Scientists’ knowledge about the function of brain is .
A. interesting B. not enough
C. great D. encouraging
42. Short-term memory can change into long- term memory on condition that .
A. memory is good B. it acts like a computer
C. people do more exercise
D. the links in nerve cells are strengthened by certain changes
43. So far the great discovery scientists have made about the function of brain is .
A. the weight of brain B. two types of memory
C. 30 billion nerve cells
D. chemical and physical changes
C
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.” I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
44. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and
.
A. preferred to stay alone at home
B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others
D. began to dislike his mother
45. There was silence on the other end of the line because .
A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
46. The sentence “... he even made the honor roll” means that .
A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
47. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.
D
Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one large airliner struck into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost.
From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may deal with 2,500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.
Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Traveling by air is as safe as by car.
B. Traveling by air is not as safe as by car.
C. Traveling by car is as dangerous as by air.
D. Traveling by car is more dangerous than by air.
49. The air traffic controllers of an airport .
A. control all the planes flying near the airport
B. give orders to planes leaving the airport
C. only deal with the planes that want to land there
D. are ordered to handle 2500 planes a day in England
50. The danger of air crashes grows every year because .
A. airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier
B. a pilot does not always hear a controller’s order
C. a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes
D. airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes
51. The example in the passage is to show that .
A. air traffic controllers are often careless
B. air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents
C. it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents
D. two planes should not fly too close to each other
E
Looking for simple, effective ways to help kids grow up bucking the national obesity（肥胖）trend?
Here’s advice from a new study:
—Make sure kids eat healthfully, starting with a good breakfast every day.
—Limit kids’ sedentary(久坐的) free time.
—Promote positive self-esteem(自尊) in children.
—Be a good role model for a healthy life.
Those tips come from Ashley Crossman, a graduate student at Arizona State University’s sociology department. She looked at data from national surveys of about 6,400 teens and young adults.
Crossman presented her findings in Philadelphia at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting.
What is Obesity?
Healthy Habits
Participants who grew up to have a healthy weight had some common traits. As teens, they ate breakfast, had good self-esteem, and were too busy to spend tons of time watching TV or playing computer games. Their parents also had some things in common: healthy weight, more education, and control over their kids’ diets. Parents’ income and kids’ race didn’t make a difference, notes Crossman.
Food for Thought
Many factors affect weight, but “our research suggests that prevention must begin at home,” writes Crossman. Healthy eating and active lifestyles are part of the solution she recommends.
Physical activity is promoted as part of a healthy life (get a doctor’s OK first). In this study, “active” didn’t always mean tons of exercise. Teen’s part-time jobs, volunteer activities, and hobbies also helped by reducing time with TV or computer games, notes Crossman.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recom-mends that children at risk should be identified by virtue of family history of obesity, and other factors such as environment. Parents and caregivers should be encouraged to promote healthy eating patterns by offering nutritious snack such as fruit and vegetables, low-fat diary products, and whole grains; setting appropriate limits and modeling healthy food choices. They also recommend limiting television and viewing time to a maximum of two hours a day.
52. The passage is mainly about .
A. American living habits
B. best prevention for obesity
C. children’s self-esteem
D. healthy food for children
53. By mentioning the four pieces of advice from a new study, the author wants to show .
A. he has benefited from it
B. he shares the same opinion with Ashley Crossman
C. the importance to obey the rules
D. the origin of the advice
54. The underlined word “traits” means .
A. characters B. tests
C. favourites D. cures
55. It can be learned from the last paragraph that .
A. American children are tired of traditional way of eating
B. there should be no limit when children are fond of healthy snack
C. it is necessary to have a limit on things connecting with children
D. watching TV for two hours is bad for children’s health
第四节： 对话填空。（根据上下文对话语境及所给单词首字母，补全所缺单词）（共10空；每空１分，满分10分）
A: How many hours a week do you work, Sue?
B: We have to (56)s at nine o’clock in the morning. 56.
but I’m always at school by a (57)q past eight, 57.
in fact. Erm, we finish at four o’clock 4 days a
(58)w , and I usually do go home at four o’clock, 58.
and I’m (59)u home by half past four. Wednesday 59.
afternoon is (60) f , so we finish at twelve o’clock 60.
on (61) W . 61.
A: How long have you been interested in computers, Sue?
B: I (62)s I got interested when I did my master’s 62.
degree.
A: What (63) s of things do you do with your computer? 63.
B: Well, I use my computer, personally, (64) a a word 64.
processor, quite a lot, but I also use it for playing around
(65) c programs. 65.
第五节：书面表达（满分25分）
某市因为新的市政工程而引发了一场广泛的社会争论，焦点是“应不应该放弃市政建设保留文化古迹”。要求你据此写一篇论文。
1． 概括短文的内容要点，；
2． 就“应不应该放弃市政建设保留文化古迹”这个主题发表你的看法，并提出合理的建议。
答案：第一节：1-5 BBDDA 6-10 BDBDA 11-15 BDBAC
第二节：16-20 ACBBA 21-25 BABCA 26-30 BBADA 31-35 DBCDB
第三节：36-40 DCACA 41-45 BDDCA 46-50 DBDAA 51-55 BBCAC
第四节：56. start 57. quarter 58. week 59. usually 60. free
61. Wednesday 62. suppose 63. sort 64. as 65. creating
第五节：
Some people believe that a city should protect historic buildings and sites. First of all, historic buildings are symbols of cities. They represent the culture of a city. In addition, historic buildings serve as important resources for historical education. What is more, historic buildings are all good tourism sites. The history factors usually keep the number of visitors growing.
Others believe that a city should destroy its old things and replace them with new ones. George Bernard Show, for instance, made an even more perceptive remark. "We are made wise, not by the recollection（回忆）of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." We ourselves build the future both through what we do and what we do not do. If old things becomes a burden in our future development, why shouldn’t we replace them with new ones?