2010-2011期末英语试题

2010-2011学年度高二电脑班期末英语试题

( )1. Seldom , she is usually , too sad.

A. does Pat smile

B. is Pat smile

C. Pat smiles

D. Pat smile

( )2. Mr. Smith begin, but Jennie spoke first .

A. is about to

B. just to

C. was about to

D. is to

( )3. Her health good rather weak.

A. varies, to

B. varies from, to

C. vary, to

D. vary from, to

( )4. I’m , you know. I’m not joking.

A. seriously

B. careful

C. serious

D. carefully

( )5. ---Have you nearly done?

--- , I have only just begun.

A. Instead of

B. But

C. On the contrary

D. On other hand

( )6. I’ll never you what you said to me last night.

A.forget,as

B. forgive, for

C. excuse, of

D. pardon, with

( )7.If a teacher can’t answer a simple question like this, he will in class.

A. lose a lot of face

B. lose his face

C. lose faces

D. save his face

( )8.Jimmy the traffic jam and was very late for work.

A. caught in

B. was caught with

C. was caught by

D. was caught in

( )9.We expected you here for a long time.

A. staying

B. stay

C. stayed

D. to stay

( )10. What else has he done reading the paper?

A. beside

B. besides

C. except

D. expect

( )11.The police him $5 for overtime parking.

A. gave

B. offered

C. fined

D. punished

( )12.Talking of football, have you ever seen the Italian team ?

A. played B .playing C. to play D. play

( )13.You have made a few mistakes, but you have done well.

A. on the whole

B. as the whole

C. in the whole

D. for whole

( )14.The reason we were late was that the train did not come on time.

A. that

B.which

C. what

D. why

( )15.The police are searching for a missing boy Tom.

A. name

B. named

C. names

D. whose name

( )16. he could see, not a single piece of furniture was worth a five-pound note.

A. According

B. As far

C. As far as

D. By far

( )17.Some young people like to have their hair into different colors.

A. dye

B. dying

C. dyed

D. to dye

( )18.She has got a good job and a lot of money. , she is always happy.

A. At the most

B. Most of all

C. In all

D. For the most

( )19.I the quarrel between Tom and Jack.

A. be involved in

B. got involved in

C. am involved at

D. got involved on

（）20. The old lady making clothes for her neighbor’s children.

A. was engaged with

B. busy with

C. was engaged in

D. engage in

二、英译汉（每题2分，共20分）

1．They started early that they might arrive on time.

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2. Our teacher is very kind even if she is very strict with us.

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3. No matter who asks her for advice, she is always ready to help.

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4. About 150,000 people a year die in China because of diseases related to air pollution.

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5. His parents were extremely worried.

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6. Moved by his speech, we made up our minds to work harder.

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7. While parked in the parking lot, the car was stolen.

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8. The rivet used to strengthen the jeans in the crotch got too hot and made them very uncomfortable.

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9. People sometimes feel ashamed of making an apology.

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10. If you must switch to your native language, at least tell your American friends so that they don’t left out.

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三、Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the passage.(每题2分，共20分) America is a nation which i s ⑴people from all over the world, all of ⑵bring their own traditions and habits with them. If you go to the USA for the first time, you may be⑶sometimes. The cultural differences between Chinese and Western societies can create misunderstandings.

Americans are direct⑷.They do not consider over modesty(谦虚)a good thing as we Chinese people do. For example, a Chinese often says,“I’m sorry. My English is ⑸.”In fact, there is no need for you to ⑹for your English everywhere you go and to whomever you meet. It’s perfectly understandable that a Chinese person doesn’t speak entirely correct ⑺.

Another example, a Chinese also likes saying,“I’m not good at…”.In fact, you know a good deal, and you certainly know the things that Westerners don’t know. Stop ⑻that you don’t know anything about your specialty(专业). ⑼They’ll believe that you are really lack of the ability. Why not say“Let me try”⑽?

⑴A. made from B. made of C. made up of D. made up from

⑵A. them B. whom C. who D. that

⑶A. laughed B. confused C. wondered D. correct

⑷A. person B. nation C. country D. people

⑸A. badly B. rich C. poor D. good

⑹A. apologize B. sorry C. apology D. pardon

⑺A. Chinese B. French C. English D. Language

⑻A. say B. saying C. to say D. said

⑼A. But B. And C. So D. Or

⑽A. instead B. instead of C. take the place D. take the place of

四、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）

(A)

One stupid guy reads an ad about a vacation cruise that costs only $ 100.After he signs up and pays, the travel agent hits him with a bat, knocks him unconscious and throws him out the back door into the river. Soon another guy comes in, pays his fee and gets the same treatment Fifteen minutes later, as the two are floating down the river together, the first man says, "I wonder if they're serving any food on this cruise."

"I don' t know, the second guy replied. "They didn't last year."

Notes:

(1) cruise n.乘船巡游；巡航

(2) sign up签约

(3) bet n.棒

(4) unconscious adj.没有知觉的；不省人事的

根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

()①The first man heard about the cheap vacation cruise.

()②The first man is knocked unconscious and carried unto a ship.

()③The second guy doesn't have to pay since he was on the cruise last year.

()④The second guy comes about 15 minutes later than the first man.

()⑤The second guy was even more foolish than the first.

（B）

A man was selling medicines at a fair. At first he sold bottles of a cure for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cold cure.

Then, when he had a big crowd, the man held up a very small bottle.

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, " he shouted. "here is the medicine you have been waiting for. The cure for old age. Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever."

"And, ladies and gentlemen," the man continued, "I'm not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I'm not going to charge you twenty five dollars a bottle. No, ladies and gentlemen,

I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle. Think, my friends, for ten dollars you can live forever."

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this.

One person shouted, "if it will make you live forever, why don't you drink it?"

Then another person cried , "Yes, you look as if you're at least sixty years old. "

"Thank you, sir, thank you," the man replied, "I'm so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty nine. "

The crowd laughed at this but there were still a few people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by. "Is that true," he asked, "that he's three hundred and twenty-nine?"

“Don't ask me," the assistant said, "I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years."

Notes:

(1) fair n.集市(2) charge v.收钱；要价(3) look as if看上去

根据短文选择正确答案：

①What did the man sell at first?

A. a cure for colds

B. empty bottles

C. a cure for old age

D. a medicine that made people live forever.

②Why didn't the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure old age?

A. The medicine was too cheap.

B. The medicine was too expensive.

C. He looked quite old himself.

D. He didn't look honest.

③How old did the man selling medicine say he was?

A. at least sixty

B. over three hundred

C. a hundred and fifty

D. he didn't say

④How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

A. one dollar a bottle

B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

C. ten dollars a bottle

D. fifty dollars a bottle

⑤We can infer from the passage that_____ .

A. the man was very honest

B. the assistant was also very honest

C. the man was very stupid

D. neither the man nor the assistant was honest, for they were cheating people