2014-2015学年第一学期高二英语期末试卷

2014-2015学年第一学期高二英语期末试卷

姓名学号得分

第一部分单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

第二部分完型填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

Some people have sailed the world in quite small boats. It is not an easy thing 16. Sometimes the weather 17 bad.That can be the 18 of everyone in it. Accidents can happen 19.

One family once had an accident 20 some big fish. The fish swam 21 their boat and 22 holes in it.Sea water 23，of course，and the boat soon 24 . However，these people had 25 small boat： a life-boat and they all got into that. They lived and 26 many days.They ate and slept，and they always hoped…At last a ship 27 them.

28 can people live in a very small lifeboat？Perhaps for weeks or months？They must be strong 29 every way. They must have hope—they must want to live.But you cannot eat and drink 30.

You cannot drink sea water. If you drink a lot of 31，you will quickly die. Sailors can drink rain water. They must 32 rain water in their boat. They must also catch fish and birds 33. Lifeboats do not often carry a cooker,so the sailors cannot cook their food. Raw fish and bird meat is not very nice，but there is 34 choice in a lifeboat！The sailors must eat raw food，or they will die.

35people think about in a lifeboat？They think about land，a warm bed，dry clothes，fresh water and food，food，food.

16.A. for doing B. to do

C. to be done

D. that do

17. A.become B. does C. gets D. are

18. A.begin B. end C. beginning D. finish

19.A. easy and quick B. easily and quickly

C. easy and quickly

D. easily and quick

20.A. and B. or C.with D. by

21. A. under B. on C. over D. in

22.A. bit B. bite C. biten D. bited

23. A. came into B. came C. came in D. came down

24. A. rose B. lifted C. went up D. went down

25. A. other B.another C. else D. the other

26.A. hoped B. hoped for C. hoped on D. hoped in

27.A. Searched B. looked for C. found D. searched for

28. A. What B. When C. Where D. How long

29. A. in B. with C. for D. on

30. A. hope B. milk C. fresh water D. rain water

31.A. rain water B. fresh water C. sea water D. river water

32. A. catch B. bring C. take D. put

33. A. to food B. for food C. like food D. at dinner

34. A. no other B. no another C. no else D. no

35. A. What do B. How are C. What are D. How do

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

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One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

36. Who wrote the story?

A. Rupert’s teacher.

B. The teacher’s neighbour.

C. A medical school teacher.

D. The neighbour’s teacher.

37. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

A. He needed it for the summer term in London.

B. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

C. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

38. What happened at the airport?

A. The skeleton was stolen .

B. The skeleton went missing .

C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.

D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .

39. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?

A. He is very angry .

B. He feels helpless without Rupert.

C. He thinks it rather funny .

D. He feels good without Rupert .

40. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

B. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

C. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

B

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me ￡ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

41. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

C. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

D. He walked to his office.

42. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses

B. he wanted to keep in bad health

C. he could do some exercises on the way

D. he wanted to save money

43. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in life

B. make himself rich

C. help him on the way to success

D. gain more money

44. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. again asked Mr. Grey for money

B. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

45. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.

A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

C. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

D. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

C

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia.（费城）She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children .Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

46. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school

B. A serious eye problem stopped her

C. She decided to further her education in Paris

D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States

47. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for

a doctor?

A. She wrote too many letters.

B. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

C. She couldn’t set up her hospital.

D. She was a woman.

48. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A. Ten years

B. Nineteen years

C. Eight years

D. Thirty-six years

49. Acc ording to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.

A. became the first woman physician

B. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

C. was the first woman doctor

D. set up the first medical school for women

50. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.

A. the United States

B. England

C. Paris

D. New York City

D

There was ice on the road, and the doctor’s car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garage (汽车修理站) for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.

“Oh, Doctor.”she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident (事故) in the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need you r help.”

51. Where was the doctor going in his car?

A. To his own home.

B. To a patient’s home.

C. To a garage.

D. We don’t know.

52. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?

A. Careless driving.

B. A slippery (滑) road.

C. tree had fallen across the road.

D. There was a thick fog.

53. The doctor went to the house because

A.he knew one of his patients lived there.

B .he wanted to use the telephone.

C. he had received a call to go there.

D. he was injured (受伤) and could walk no further.

54. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?

A. She needed medical treatment.

B. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.

C. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.

D. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.

55.How did the woman feel on opening the door and seeing the doctor?

A. She had not expected the doctor and wondered why he had come.

B. She felt glad that the doctor was not hurt in the accident.

C. She was alarmed (惊慌) at seeing the doctor in a bad state after the accident.

D. She had been expecting the doctor, but was surprised that he had come so quickly.