高二英语上学期期末考试试题 （不含听力）

二、单项填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，共5分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 16. The teacher as well as the students ___________ the book already. A. has read B. have read C. is reading D. are reading 17. It is necessary ___________ water from the wet south to the dry north. A. got B. getting C. to get D. get 18. —Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

—I went to Ningxia and stayed there for one year, ___________ as a volunteer. A. teach B. teaching C. taught D. to teach

19. After we arrived, watching a family of chimps wake up ___________ our first activity. A. is B. was C. are D. were 20. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise ___________.

A. went on B. goes on C. going on D. to go on 21. ___________, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

A. Exhaust B. Exhausting C. To exhaust D. Exhausted

22. She failed to make her opinions ___________ at the meeting, which led to the delay of the project. A. understand B. to understand C. understanding D. understood

23. These farming methods have the same goal: to avoid ___________ the environment or people’s health. A. to damage B. damage C. damaging D. damaged

24. Yuan Longping became the first agricultural pioneer in the world ___________ 20% more of the crop in the same field.

A. to produce B. producing C. produced D. produce

25. For those with family members far away, the personal computer and the phone are important in staying ___________.

A. to connect B. connecting C. connect D. connected

三、完形填空(共两节，20分)

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 第一节(共10小题；每小题0.5分，共5分)

A

Born into a poor farmer’s family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in

1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life 26 As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice 27 At that time, hunger was a(n) 28 problem in many parts of the countryside. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without 29 the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce only fifty million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, 30 , nearly two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are fed 31 just 7% of the farmland in China. Dr Yuan is now 32 his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests. 33 his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to 34 the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as 35 as before. 26. A. fantasy 27. A. output

B. goal C. theme D. entertainment B. input

C. delivery

D. collection

28. A. terrifying B. original C. unique D. disturbing

29. A. expanding B. advancing C. dividing D. controlling 30. A. therefore B. in addition C. however D. as a result 31. A. from B. within C. beyond

D. along

32. A. preserving B. circulating C. gaining D. contributing 33. A. Apart from B. Thanks to C. Ever since D. Rather than 34. A. reject B. convince C. defend D. rid 35. A. heavy B. bad C. large D. poor

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

B

Six dots. Six bumps (隆起物). Six bumps in different patterns, spreading out over the page. What are they? Numbers, letters, words. Who 36 this code? None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who was also blind. And his work changed the world of 37 and writing, forever.

Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old. As a result, Louis needed a new 38 to learn. He stayed at his old school for two more years, but he couldn’t learn everything just by listening. Things were looking up when Louis got a chance

to 39 at the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, when he was 10. But even there, most of the teachers just 40 at the students. The library had 14 huge books with raised letters that were very 41 to read. Louis was impatient.

Then in 1821, a former soldier named Charles Barbier visited the school. Barbier shared his invention called “night writing”, a code of 12 raised dots that let soldiers share top-secret 42 on the battlefield without even having to speak. 43 , the code was too hard for the soldiers, but not for 12-year-old Louis!

Louis cut Barbier’s 12 dots into 6, and finished the system by the time he was 15, then 44 the first-ever braille book in 1829. But did he 45 there? No way! In 1837, he added symbols for math and music. But 46 the public had doubts about it, blind students had to study braille on their own. Even at the Royal Institution, where Louis taught after he graduated, braille wasn’t taught until after his death. Braille began to 47 worldwide in 1868, when a group of British men, now known as the Royal National Institute for the Blind, took 48 the cause of promoting(推进) braille among the blind.

Now practically every country in the world uses braille. Braille books have double-sided pages, which saves a lot of space. Braille signs help blind people get around in 49 places. And, most importantly, blind people can 50 independently.

Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do amazing things. 36. A. broke B. made C. used D. followed 37. A. acting B. speaking C. listening 38. A. bond 39. A. study

B. way C. organization B. train

D. reading D. occasion

C. teach D. work

40. A. talked B. gestured C. smiled D. waved 41. A. astonishing B. long C. delightful D. hard 42. A. argument B. failure C. information D. campaign 43. A. Privately B. Simply 44. A. borrowed B. discovered

C. Unfortunately

D. Politely

C. read D. published

45. A. seek B. stop C. lie D. wait 46. A. since B. until

C. if D. although

47. A. struggle B. settle C. spread D. exist 48. A. up B. over

C. in D. on

49. A. safe B. special C. public D. previous 50. A. skim

B. survive C. imagine D. communicate

四、阅读理解（共三节，40分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a must for all visitors to the city, young and old. Tivoli is located just a few minutes’ walk from City Hall, and with the Copenhagen Central Station as its nearest neighbor, it is very easy to get to.

Tivoli Gardens was founded in 1843 and has become a national treasure and an international attraction. Tivoli Gardens’ secret is that there is something for everyone. The scenery is beautiful with unusual architecture, historic buildings and beautiful gardens. At night, thousands of colored lights create a fairy tale atmosphere that is completely unique.

The rides are all designed to match Tivoli’s architecture and gardens. Some rides will remind you of the good old days. Others will match the expectations of those thrill seekers, e.g. the Vertigo which will turn you upside down at 100 km/h and was voted Europe’s Best Ride in 2014.

Tivoli’s oldest and most popular ride, the wooden Roller Coaster from 1914, is one of the only seven roller coasters worldwide which have a brakeman on board every train.

In 2017, Tivoli got a new VR(virtual reality) experience in the Demon, where the rollercoaster passengers are brought on a journey through a Chinese universe with fire-spitting dragons and exploding fireworks.

The music program in Tivoli has exciting events to offer every year regardless of your age or preferences. Besides major events such as Friday Rock and Summer Classical, there’s live music every single day. Tivoli’s Summer Classical offers excellent classical music. They’ll serve up everything from James Bond music to Mozart and operetta.

When it comes to food, Tivoli is equally diverse. Lots of people will bring a picnic to the garden, but you can also choose from Tivoli’s broad selection of restaurants. You’ll find everything from traditional Danish cuisine to French bistro or Asian food.

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