高二英语(上)期末测试题及答案

I．单项填空。（15分） 1．The photo _______ happy memories of my early childhood．    A．refreshes to mind    B．brings to mind    C．reminds myself    D．recalls 2．Weather _____ ，we will go outing this weekend．    A．permits B．should permit C．will permit D．permitting 3．Our factory is more productive now．This year's production is five times ___ it was ten years ago．    A．what B．than C．more D．as 4．Last night Peter _______  the assignment but also poems by one of his favorite poets．    A．not only read B．read not only C．didn't read only D．didn't only read 5．—Would you mind not throwing about in the classroom？    — _______ ．I’ll pick up the waste paper．    A．With pleasure B．Thanks C．No，not at all D．Yes，that's right 6．Vicky，one of my doctoral students，had her papers _______ as soon as she finished it．    A．to be typed；to write    B．typed；to write    C．being typed；writing    D．typed；writing 7． _______ in all parts of the state，pines are the most common trees in Georgia．    A．Found B．Finding them C．To find them D．They're found 8．—I seldom watch TV，but listen to the radio a lot．    — _______ ．    A．So do I    B．Neither do I    C．So will    D．So it is with me 9．Believe it or not，last year，Matt earned as his brother，who has a better position in a big company．    A．much as twice B．as twice much C．twice as much D．as much twice 10．It was five o'clock a．m． _______ the ambulance arrived to take the body of Miss Genovese．    A．when B．that C．until D．since 11．Come and see me whenever _______  convenient _______  ．    A．you are；／B．it will be；／ C．it is；to you D．you'll be；／ 12．I don't skate now，but I _______  when I was a little boy．    A．used to B．am used to it C．used D．used to doing 13．What _______  it is to travel by _______  spaceship？    A．a fun；／B．fun；a C．fun；／D．fun；the 14．My father _______ to see me．He’ll be here soon．    A．is coming B．has come C．comes D．came 15．The postman must deliver the mail _______  bad the weather is．    A．however B．how C．no matter D．whatever II．完形填空。（20分） Humans and orangutans are 97 percent exactly     1    according to DNA．Orangutans are as      2    in learning sign language as the other great apes（类人猿） and their attention      3    is longer．They can unlock a cage's lock with a piece of wire．They can even be      4    to make flint（火石）knives，the      5    our ancestors（祖先）     6    two million years ago． But the trees are      7    and orangutans—whose name means man of the forest in Malay—are disappearing      8    them． Once      9    across Southeast Asia ，orangutans are now found only on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra．     10    the past twenty years，thanks to being cut down      11    and plantation agriculture，the rain forests      12    they live have been      13   by 80percent．Since 1987the wild orangutan      14    has fallen immediately from 180，000to 27，000．      15    the orangutans have a determined friend．She has spent 27years in      16   orangutans while having to face all possible kinds of      17   in the tropical forests．She has      18   and rehabilitated（安置）scores of      19   orangutans and for their      20   she traveled around the world to get help． 1．A．wild          B．alike         C．tall        D．wise 2．A．skilled       B．good          C．important   D．excited 3．A．thing         B．advantage     C．nature      D．period 4．A．seen          B．taught        C．asked       D．forced 5．A．figure        B．system        C．kind        D．one 6．A．thought of    B．found         C．made        D．imitated 7．A．disappearing  B．growing       C．existing    D．dying 8．A．with      B．for               C．because of  D．around 9．A．general   B．strong            C．common      D．usual 10．A．Around   B．Over              C．In          D．About 11．A．in fact  B．in great numbers  C．allthe way  D．once in a while 12．A．which    B．that              C．of          D．where 13．A．reduced  B．broken            C．destroyed   D．saved 14．A．birth    B．percentage        C．population  D．saved 15．A．Often    B．Actually          C．Meanwhile   D．Fortunately 16．A．learning from B．catching   C．searching for D．studying 17．A．danger   B．weather           C．disasters   D．sicknesses 18．A．rescued  B．cured             C．raised      D．liberated 19．A．major    B．homeless          C．rare        D．lovely 20．A．happiness B．survival         C．life        D．health III．阅读理解。（40分） （A） The British policeman has several nicknames，but the most frequently used are “copper”and“bobby”。The first name comes from the verb “cop” meaning “to take” or “capture”，and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel，a 19th century politician，who was the founder of the police force．An early nickname for the policeman was “peeler”，but this name had died out．  INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.trgroup.com.cn/school/school11/images/g2tb_0313/g2tbpic89.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET 
 Visitors to England seem，nearly always，to be very impressed by the English police．In fact，it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain，when asked for his views of the country，will always say，at some point or other，“I think your policemen are wonderful．” Well，the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character． A music-hall song of some years ago was called，“If you want to know the time， ask a policeman．”Nowadays，most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman．In London，the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else！ 1．The British policeman has _______ nicknames mentioned in the passage．    A．five B．two C．three D．ten 2．One of the nicknames for the policeman，“peeler” _______ ．    A．is seldom used now    B．is still used sometimes    C．is not used any more    D．is still used as much as “bobby” 3．“If you want to know the time，ask a policeman．”That means  _______ ．    A．the British policeman is friendly and helpful    B．the British policeman has plenty of time to help people    C．people usually think that the policeman knows the time    D．it is a duty for the policeman to tell people the time 4．The article is about _______ ．    A．the bad name of the British policeman    B．the family of the British policeman    C．the good name of the British policeman    D．the strange behavior of the British policeman 5．Which of the following is NOT true？    A．The British policeman has some nicknames．    B．The British policeman is wonderful．    C．The British policeman knows the time very well．    D．The British policeman helps people at any time． （B） Every culture has its own ideal of behavior，and the United States is no exception．In the United States，children are encouraged almost from birth to be open and direct．Americans think that openness is a sign of honesty，and they feel doubtful if you are unwilling to talk about what you feel and what you know．They feel threatened by silence，which they do not trust or understand．Many other cultures，however，do not value openness and directness highly． In fact，they discourage these qualities because，to them，openness and directness seem rude，childish，and destructive（破坏性的）naive（天真）．They do not signify（意味着）adult behavior in their eyes．It is not surprising，then，that many cross-cultural misunderstandings have developed around openness and directness． 6．Openness and directness means _______  to Americans．    A．rude B．childish C．honesty D．naive 7．In many other cultures is considered to be a good quality．    A．silence B．openness C．directness D．talkative 8．Which of the following is correct？    A．Americans don't mind if you talk loudly in public places．    B．Americans don't like people who keep quiet while working．    C．Americans like those silent people．    D．Americans don't mind if you can speak your mind． 9．In many other cultures Americans might be thought of as being _______ ．    A．honesty B．destructively naive C．threatened D．well-behaved （C） The proverb “Work while you work，play while you play ”is useful to people in all walks of life．A proper and normal daily life signifies（表示）order，progress and cheerfulness． School life is more or less regular，students have class hours at certain times of a day，and go to the playground after school．Most of the school children are healthy，cheerful and progressive（进步的）， because they are trained according to their properly regulated daily program． Nowadays，many businessmen and officials also have office hours．During that time，they work very hard and think about nothing except work．But when they are free，they will go to places where they can relax themselves and have fun．If they are not successful people，they may not be able to afford the time and money． In short，the proverb “Work while you work，play while you play ”should be strictly observed by anyone who wishes to make his life pleasant，efficient and successful．When our mind is concentrated（集中）on one thing，it will surely work efficiently．In this way，you will ha