2005学年上学期高二英语期末考试

高二英语期末考试

第一部分 英语知识运用

第一节：语法和词汇知识(20分)

1． Her grandfather looks much _____after a good night’s rest. A live B lively C living D alive

2．______you come here last night, you would have met him. A Would B Should C Could D Had 3. If you hadn’t______in the match you_____it.

A taken it easy; would have won B taken it easily; would have won C taken it seriously; would win D taken it serious; wouldn’t have won 4. The day we had been looking forward____ at last.

A to come B to came C to coming D to be coming 5. --This is the first time I ____ pictures with my own camera. --It’s time that you ___ a picture of me.

A took ; took B took ; will take C have taken; took D will take; have taken 6. The brave soldier was will to risk ____ his life rather than ___himself up to the enemy. A lose ;give B losing ; giving C lose; giving D losing; give 7. _____other good students, the teacher thinks Hank is _____student.

A Compared with ; a more satisfying B Compared with; the most satisfied C Comparing to; the more satisfying D Compared to ; a most satisfied

8. Was it in 1969 ____ the American astronaut succeeded ____ landing on the moon? A when ; on B that; on C that; in D when; in

9. __________, so we had to stay at school instead of going for an outing. A The day being cold B It was a cold day C It being a cold day D Because the cold day

10. Robert is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in. A to study B to be studying C to have been studying D to have studied 11.______ I think of the happy old days, I can’t help smiling. A Every time that B Every time as C Every time when D Every time

12. –Would you like to visit the Museum of Modern Art this weekend? A Of course B It all depends C It’s very kind of you D All right 13. I’m familiar with the place as I have been there ______times. A a great deal of B scores of C a plenty of D dozen of 14. The girl looked at me with a ____ expression. Maybe the problem is quite_____.

A puzzled ;puzzling B puzzling; puzzled C puzzled; puzzled D puzzling; puzzling 15. He was late ___the very heavy traffic.

A rather than B as a result C due to D because

16. I feel like _____ in the fresh air after supper, but I’d like _____at home today. A walking ; to stay B walking ; staying C to walk; staying D to walk; to stay 17. It is uncommon that she is a person ____four hours’ sleep a night. A was accustomed to having B accustom to have C accustomed having D accustomed to having

18. My money ______. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A has run out B is running out C has been run out D is being run out

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考号 19. –Never before _____ so popular with the young people in China.

--Yes. That’s because they are considered to be very useful as well as look fashionable.

A have mobile phones been B mobile phones have been C had mobile phones been D mobile phones had been

20 _____ form being killed, the deer looked for a place where he could get food. A To escape B Escaping C Having escaped D To have escaped

第二节：完形填空（15分）

When a person is curious (好奇的) about something, it means he is 21 in it and wishes to know something about it. We can say he has curiosity about that thing. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 22 on what people are curious about.

Curiosity 23 can be silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 24 of curiosity about what their neighbours are doing. They are anxious to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 25 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is silly because they are not important. It is none of their 26 to know what their neighbours do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also harmful (有害的). Most probably, it may 27 to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to 28 , and thus 29 their feelings.

On the other hand, there is a noble (高尚的) curiosity — curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to find out all they 30 about them. Columbus would never have found America if he had not been 31 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 32 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 33 a result of curiosity, 34 the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 35 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

21. A. engaged B. pleased C. interested D. excited 22. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D. depends

23. A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never 24. A. full B. fond C. proud D. out

25. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. coming 26. A. work B. housework C. duty D. business 27. A. refer B. lead C. cause D. bring

28. A. other B. others C. another D. the others 29. A. hurts B. effects C. shows D. destroys 30. A. need B. must C. may D. can

31. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard 32. A. for B. without C. with D. in 33. A. as B. in C. on D. of

34. A. so B. however C. but D. or 35. A. much B. little C. some D. any

第三部分 阅读理解（30分）

A

The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in the process （过程） of recovery from illness . As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries （陈列室）

and into public places, some of the country’s best-known artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings . Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain , almost 100 now have precious collections of contemporary （当代的） art in corridors , waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience .

A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week . What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art ? Senior held the first exhibition of

his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Hospital in 1975 . Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates .

The effect is striking . Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colours , playful images and restful courtyards .

The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness . A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only brick wall to look at . 36. We learn that Peter Senior is _________ .

A. a doctor interested in arts

B. an artist who refuses to hold art exhibitions in hospotals C. a pioneer in introducing art into hospitals

D. an artist who owns a great deal of property （财产）

37. According to Peter Senior , we can infer that __________ . A. modern hospitals have lost a lot of patients

B. art is not enjoyed by a large number of people in modern society C. patients should be encouraged to learn painting D. artists can not find their positions in modern society

38. Six young art school graduates joined Peter Senior because __________ . A. they saw Peter Senior’s idea was very exciting

B. Peter Senior needed artists more talented than him C. they wanted to enjoy Peter Senior’s popularity

D. more and more hospitals needed artists to improve their environment 39. The underlined word (in paragraph 3) means ___________ . A. spirit of creation B. discoveries C. experiments D. inventions 40. The effect on patients is _______.

A. obvious B. obscure(部明显的) C. permanent D. temporary(暂时的)

B

William Shakespeare wrote about thirty-seven plays and a large number of poems in his life . The play Hamlet is considered to be the summit of Shakespeare’s. It was written in 1601-1602 and first published in 1603.

The action of the play is laid in medieval Denmark. The king suddenly died. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, within two months marries the new king, Claudius, brother of her husband.

The son of the late king, Hamlet, returns from the university, where he has

received his education. Heavy is the heart of the young man . The country is in a state of unrest. There is said to be war. He thinks his father was murdered but he does not dare to tell others. One night Hamlet dreams of his father . He talks on with his father, who tells his son he has been murdered by his brother Claudius . Hamlet hates the murderer very much and he decides to kill Claudius .

The struggle between Hamlet and Claudius is increasing. Claudius pays close attention to Hamlet who pretends to have gone mad.

To expose Claudius Hamlet thinks of a plan: a group of actors are engaged to perform a play which recalls his father’s murder. When Claudius appears deeply

学号 考号 affected by the performance and leaves the hall before the play is ended, Hamlet knows he is right. To get rid of Hamlet, Claudius sends off Hamlet to England with his two men , who used to be Hamlet’s friends and now are ordered to spy on him and kill him.

While at sea, Hamlet discovers a letter, in which Claudius orders the two men to kill him. Hamlet manages to escape from the ship and returns to his homeland, Denmark.

In the end, Claudius is killed by Hamlet. His mother is poisoned and dies. If you want to know whether Hamlet is alive or not, please read the play or see the film.

41..Hamlet is thought to be ______.

A.the best of the plays written by Shakespeare B.one of the plays written by Shakespeare C.the best poem by Shakespeare

D.one of the best poem written by Shakespeare