高二下学期期末考试英语试题及答案第一卷（选择题，满分115分）第二部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）was on ____Sunday in____May of 2012 that the famous expert in phonetics,passed away., the B./, / C./, the , a22.——I hear that Charlie is absent from school because of his being ill.——_____,let's go to see him.ever so any necessary.'t ___the speaker now;he will answer the questions later.the same mistake again made his parents unhappy; ___ by his parents, he left _____ .A. His being made; criticizing; disappointedB. He has made; criticized; disappointedC. He had made; criticized; disappointingD. His making; criticized; disappointedwasn't the first time he ____ think it's high time we _____ strong actions against him. A．betrayed; take B．had betrayed; tookC．has betrayed; took D．has betrayed; takeboy looked at his mother in________，not daring to believe it's true.A．amazement B．absence C．surprised D．astonishedLang is my favorite regard him as________other pianists.A．superior to B．more superior toC．superior than D．more superior than28.Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to _____since the flood hit the area last Friday.been missing got lost missing lostlaw requires equal treatment for all, ____race, religion and sex.spite of terms of C. In addition to of30.The project aims to ensure that poorer people are not____from the benefit of computer technology.out off down up31．The origin of Chinese culture________more than 5,000 years ago.A．is dated back to B．dates back to C．was dated from D．dated back tocan't bear ________，so I hope you can come on time.A．to keep waiting B．to keep to waitC．being kept waiting D．being kept to wait！There are ________ grazing over there.A．two herds of cattles B．two head of cattleC．two head of cattles D．two herd of cattle34.——If she had taken the entrance exam,she would be a student of our school now.——I think so .would have a try. B. Why not have a tryhas to try it. shouldn't have given up.35.________________this possible effect may put us in a dilemma.A. Overlooked overlooked D. To overlook第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题分，满分30分）Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by profession worked almost eighteen hours____37__ day at his trade．Despite their seemingly 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art. 39 , they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy．After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （掷）a coin．The 42 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 43 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate the time he graduated, he was beginning to 46 considerable fees for himself．When the young artist 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 48 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will49 you．"Albert rose and wiped the 50 from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 51 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas 53 a pen or a brush．"More than 450 years have 54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55 creation that can catch the world's hearts．．fully B．merely C．completely D．entirely．a B．every C．one D．each ．demanding B．promising C .careless ．ThereforeB．And D．But．study B．give C．send D．offer ．separated B．messy C．crowded D．unusual．loser C．old D．younger ．advertise C．expect D．require．flew away to behind C．left from D．went off to ．deserved C．desired D．envied．earn C．draw D．spend．arrived C．reached D．got．fate C．top D．turn．take charge of up for C．take care of D．make use of ．smiles C．tears D．hints．latter C．later D．late．hands C．pictures D．mines．with C．through D．in ．remembered C．passed D．changed ．mysterious C．skillful D．touching第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALong bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning,a middle,and an endwith commercials （商业广告）thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.""Drink Good Wet Root Beer.""Fill up with PacificGas."Only if you sleep,which is equal to turning the television set off,are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"The beginning of the ride is comfortable a nd somewhat exciting,even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changednew houses,new buildings,sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless （鲁莽的）or daring,the ride can be as thrilling （惊心动魄的）as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane After a while,of course,the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course,has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed,with your hands in your lap,with your hands on th e armrest with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus tripon the road. on television.C. Gas stations..D. .Advertisements on the billboards.is the purpose of this passageA. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.B. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.explain how bus trips and television shows differ.describe the billboards along the road.writer of this passage would probably favor ______.drivers who aren’t reckless billboards along the roadtelevision set on the bus D. driving alonewriter feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______.both have a beginning,a middle,and an end,with commercials in betweencommercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fundrivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on busestraveling and watching TV are not exciting.writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are_____.BLife comes in a package．This package includes happiness and sorrow，failure and success，hope and despair．Life is a learning process．Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person．With each passing day we learn to handle various situations．LoveLove plays a pivotal role on out life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go Hayward（不归路）and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life，our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care，they teach us about what is right and wrong，good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．Happiness and SorrowMaterialistic happiness is short-lived，but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness．No mind is happy without peace．We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow．Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one，failure and despair．But these things are temporary and pass away.Failure and SuccessFailure is the path to success．It helps us to touch the sky，teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way．Success brings in money，fame，pride and self-respect．Here it becomes veryimportant to keep our head on our shoulder．The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble，modest，courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.Hope and DespairHope is what keeps life going．Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream．Hope builds in patience．Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour，because after every night there is a day．Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday，for it has passed and is beyond our control．Tomorrow is unknown，for it could either be bright or dull．So the only alternative is work hard today，so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.the passage，the author compares life to ．A．package B．joy and sorrow C．failure and success D．hope and despair which section can readers probably read the passageA．Opinions B．Education C．Lifestyles D．Politicsis the passage organizedA．In order of rules．B．In order of frequency.C．By making comparison D．In order of importance.’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passageA．What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrowB．If you work hard，you’ll have a bett er life in the future．C．when ch oosing between “today” and “tomorrow”，you’d better enjoy tomorrow better. D．Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice．’s the purpose of the passageA．To encourage people to love each other．B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow．C．To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream．D．To give readers some information about life.CIf cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning incompany Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver itscar-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2012.“It’s the next ‘wow’ vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president RichardGersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”The car plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company saystakes one minute—and fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to take off and land.The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble of trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go. When you lan d, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home.The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界)conditions.The Transition’s price tag: $194,000. But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS. Another option is a full-plane parachute.“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option，” Gersh far, the company has more than 70 orders wi th deposits. “We’re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps，” Brown said.can learn from the first paragraph that________.A．people might drive a car-plane in 2012 will be popular in 2012C．both Transition and Ferrari can take off and landD．Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusettstakes the car-plane one minute to________.A．fold and unfold its wings B meet flying safety regulationsC．land in the airport D．unfold wings for flyingto the passage, which of the following is NOT trueA．The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.B．The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.C．To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.D．People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to________.A．the radio B．the transponder C．the full-plane parachute D．the GPS’s the best title for the passageA .Cars With Wings Can Fly As Fast As PlaneTo Choose: A Ferrari Or A Car-PlaneMore Convenient And Cheaper Way To FlyWith Wings May Be Just Around The CornerDAfter moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American，a new study finds．That's one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America．The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing un-American influenced respondents' food choices．After being questioned about their ability to speak English，75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite. Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study, Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes，such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches．In that experiment, 55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant. Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study. Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories，including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat（饱和脂肪）."People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in，"said Sauna Cheryan，an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington." If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives，this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health." Cheryan added．Social pressures，the study concluded, are at the heart of the problem．"In American society today, being American is associated with being white．Americans，who don't fit this image even if they were born here and speak English，feel that pressure to prove that they're American," said Cheryan．71. The author wants to show that __________.A. immigrants tend to eat American junk food to fit inB. more and more Asians enjoy high-calorie snacksC. most Americans are at the risk of heart diseaseD. all the American people have a bad eating habit72. According to the survey, __________.A. Asian-Americans care less about their healthB. 25 percent of Americans like junk foodC. immigrants are forced to eat junk foodD. choosing food is related to Asian-Americans' situation73. The underlined word "fare" in Paragraph 3 most probably means" __________".A. a person taking a taxiB. food offered as a mealC. money spent on foodD. an arranged thing to do74. According to Sauna Cheryan, __________.A. what immigrants have done is ridiculousB. immigrants risk their health in order to fit inC. American traditional foods are healthierD. American culture affects immigrants deeply75. Which of the following should take the blame for the bad eating habitA. The pressures from society.B. The traditional culture.C. The American government.D. The situation of employment.第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）古人云：“笑福开来。