太原市2014——2015学年高二年级第一学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分听力理解（略）第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）第一节单选填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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16 .________!Things are not so bad as they seem.A. CheersB. Cheer upC. CongratulationsD. Hurry up解析：本题考查情景交际中动词及短语的使用，根据题意“事情并不是看起来的那么糟糕”所以选cheer up“振作起来”进行鼓励。
17. I didn’t realize that I got on the train ______until I arrived at the terminal station.A. in commonB. in surpriseC. by turnsD. by mistake解析：本题考查介词短语词义辨析，根据句意“我直到到了终点站才意识到我上错了车”所以得出by mistake，而选项中in common是共有的意思，in surprise是惊奇地，by turns是轮流。
18. His car______ when he was half way home.A. broke downB. broke outC. broke upD. broke in解析：本题考查有关break的动词短语词义辨析，根据句意“他的车在半路就坏了”因此选A. broke down “发生故障”，而broke out是“爆发，突发”的意思，broke up是“分手，解散”之意，broke in是“闯入”之意。
19. What a great____! The children all arrived home safe.A. pityB. reliefC. shameD. regret解析：根据题中第二句说“孩子们都安全到家，这很让我安心！”可得出应该是relief，而其他选项pity是“可惜”之意，shame是“羞耻”之意，regret是“遗憾”之意。
20. You need a friend who can _____feelings and ideas with you.A. keepB. holdC. agreeD. share解析：根据句意“你需要一个可以和你分享感受和想法的朋友”因此只能选share“分享”一词。
21._____full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till the next time.A. We did not makeB. We had not madeC. Not having madeD. Having not made解析：本题考查非谓语动词作状语的用法，根据文意“我们决定把会议推迟到下次”，可知还没有做好准备，而主句的时态为一般过去时所以非谓语动词的时间应发生在“decided”之前，结合非谓语动词的用法只能选D.22.We ___ on the project for four hours. Let’s have a rest.A. workedB. are workingC. had workedD. have been working解析：根据句意提示“我们已经忙于这个项目四个小时了,让我们休息下”可知动作发生了连续四个小时，所以用现在完成进行时D。
23.There is no doubt ___ nearsightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. Whether解析：本题考查从句的引导词选用，根据句意“毫无疑问的是近视眼在我们国家的年轻人是一个严重的问题”可知是同位语从句，所以选A。
24.I got to the party at 5 p.m. but there was no one there, so I___ so early.A. can’t arriveB. didn’t need to arriveC. needn’t have arrivedD. mustn’t arrive解析：本题考查情态动词表推测的用法，根据句意“我下午5点到了派对了，但没有人,所以我本不应该那么早到的”，由于是发生在过去的事情所以对过去事情的推测应该用have done 的时态，结合句意只能选C。
25.A young man ____ through a wood when he saw a ring lying on the ground.A. would walkB. was walkingC. will walkD.has walked解析：本题考查固定搭配 be doing sth. when.... 表示某人正在做某事突然..第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can give us powerful pictures in mind. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so __26__. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. When you first see it, it does not look like much. It is a woman’s __27__ of a popular style in the 1890s. But what is special about this shoe is __28__ it was found. It was __29__ on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking __30__ in Alaska. Who it __31__ to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped __32__ as thewoman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved out of ice? __33__ did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them __34__ that on their way they would have to cross a terrible wildness. __35__ for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure （暴露）to the cold __36__. The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be __37__ for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks each adding up to fifty pounds. It usually __38__ them at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. __39__ dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. __40__ she failed at last. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.26. A. cheap B. similar C. common D. special27. A. bag B. shoe C. hat D. coat28. A. where B. how C. when D. why29. A. stolen B. invented C. discovered D. brought30. A. objects B. shoes C. gold D. silver31. A. spoke to B. found out C. picked up D. belonged to32. A. by accident B. on account C. by hand D. on sale33. A. but B. or C. so D. and34. A. said B. suggested C. understood D. ordered35. A. Unprepared B. Unsuccessful C. Unfortunate D. Unwelcome36. A. road B. wind C. weather D. land37. A. much B. enough C. good D. easy38. A. took B. cost C. spent D. paid39. A. who B. whoever C. whatever D. what40. A. Sometimes B. Always C. Usually D. Perhaps第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。