高二下学期期末英语试卷1

高二英语期末模拟考试卷

第一部分：听力(略)

第二部分：英语知识运用（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）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. The science park is also home to a growing number of overseas Chinese who have

grasped the opportunity to develop their ideas at home.

A. the; /

B. /; /

C. a; /

D. /; the

22. I like ____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one

23. In the dark forests _____ , some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes

B. lie many lakes

C. many lakes lie

D. many lakes stand

24. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her.

A. the moment

B. for the moment

C. the moment when

D. at the moment when

25. Information has been put forward ______ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.

A. which

B. that

C. when

D. what

26. --Don’t you think it necessary that he ____ to Miami but to New York?

---I agree, but the problem is _____ he has refused to.

A. will not be sent; that

B. not be sent; that

C. should not be sent; what

D. should not send; what

27. Was it in he was still in middle school this boy became an expert at computer?

A. when; where

B. that; where

C. when; that

D. that; that

28. By the year 1889, there were just 541 bison in the whole of North America.

A. leaving alive

B. to leave alive

C. to be left alive

D. left alive

29. money, people usually tend to spend more than they have to.

A. In the eyes of

B. Regardless of

C. In terms of

D. In place of

30. --I failed in the driving test.

--Don't be so disappointed. , you'll have one more chance of trying it.

A. At all

B. After all

C. In all

D. Above all

31. The square box has a door, there are some buttons.

A. beside it

B. beside which

C. beside that

D. beside what

32. You'd better carry a(n) tyre in the back of your car in case it breaks down on the way.

A. extra

B. free

C. convenient

D. spare

33. Maybe it is time for the rest of society to the fact I may not be able to walk, there

are many other great things I can do.

A. adjust to; that

B. get used to; that while

C. adapt to; while

D. go about; that while

34. At the Special Olympics in Ireland, more than 6,500 athletes from over 150 countries .

A. participated

B. joined

C. benefited

D. relied

35. I think it was a bit boring to work here because there wasn't always much to do.

A. such

B. that

C. more

D. very

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; and when you start using them again, they will slowly become strong again. 36 knows this, but nobody would think of 37 the fact.

Yet there are many people who 38 to know that the memory works in the same way. When someone says that 39 has a good memory, he 40 means that he keeps his memory 41 practice by exercising it very 42 , either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is 43 , he means that he does not give it enough 44 to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of 45 people, one of 46 exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other 47 in a chair or a car all day. If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own 48 , But if he tells us that he has a poor memory,

49 of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just 50 , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, 51 all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means

52 .

Have you ever 53 that people who cannot read or write usually have 54 memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because they cannot write down something in a little notebook or something else. They have to remember names, places, songs and stories; so their memory is always being exercised.

In a word, if you want to have a good memory, 55 practise remembering.

36. A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Nobody D. Each one

37. A. proving B. describing C. questioning D. indicating

38. A. want B. need C. have D. seem

39. A. he B. she C. it D. one

40. A. always B. really C. nearly D. almost

41. A. with B. in C. to D. by

42. A. soon B. fast C. quickly D. often

43. A. bad B. useless C. poor D. helpless

44. A. chance B. time C. space D. places

45. A. three B. four C. two D. five

46. A. them B. whom C. that D. which