1、四川省成都市第三十八中學(xué)高二英語期末試題含解析一、 選擇題1. Tony came late again, _ we could have finished our work earlier and left earlier.A. otherwise B. however C. therefore D. because of參考答案：A2. Please remember to put the books _ before leaving the room.Ain the place Bin the order Cin order Din need參考答案：C3. - Mr. Brown, N

2、ational Day is coming- _? Just occupy yourself in your study.A. So what B. What if C. How come D. What for參考答案：A4. During the hard time of droughts, a large quantity of water was pumped from the rivers, _ led to their_.A. that; drying upB. which; drying upC. who; eating upD. where; coming up參考答案：B5.

3、 Thats the new machine_ parts are too small to be seen.A. that B. which C. whose D. what參考答案：C6. Since I know _ , I understand why they needed so much money.A. what a hard life they led B. they led what a hard life C. what they led a hard life D. how hard a life did they lead參考答案：A略7. _ surprised me

4、 most was the suggestion that he _.AWhat; should make BWhat; had madeCThat; should make DThat; had made參考答案：B8. Lily closed her eyes and to be dead when the bear approached her.A. agreedB. pretendedC. hesitatedD. imitated參考答案：B【詳解】考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)熊走近她時，莉莉閉上眼睛假裝死了。A. agreed同意；B. pretended假裝；C. hesitated

5、猶豫不決；D. imitated仿效。根據(jù)句意可知，此處是pretend to do sth.“假裝做某事”。故選B。9. No matter how frequently _, I always remember never to stop improving myself.A. praising B. praised C. to be praised D. being praised參考答案：B10. Your smile is one of the strongest tools that make _ possible for you to meet new people. A. /

6、B. them C. this D. it參考答案：D11. Did you blame the accident on him?Yes, but Id _.A. better not B. rather not haveC. better not have D. rather not參考答案：B考查虛擬語氣。句意： 你把這場事故歸咎于他嗎？ 是的，但是，我情愿我沒有這么做。第二個人情愿自己沒有將這場事故歸咎于他，但實際上他這樣做了，故該句考查would rather對過去的虛擬。補(bǔ)充完整為：I would rather not have blamed the accident on him.

7、 省略為I would rather not have。B選項正確。12. From now on, celebrities (娛樂界名人) will face legal punishments if they are _ in advertising for unsafe food _, Sun Jungong, spokesman for the Supreme Peoples Court, said on May 4.A. involved; products B. concerned; produce C. rolled; production D. occupied; produc

8、er參考答案：A13. Did you meet anyone _ at the party?No, in fact, I found the party rather _.A. interesting; boring B. interested; boringC. interesting; bored D. interested; bored 參考答案：A試題分析：考查非謂語動詞。在聚會上你遇到一些有趣的人嗎？沒有，事實上，我發(fā)現(xiàn)聚會相當(dāng)令人厭煩。故選A?！局R歸納】表示情感的現(xiàn)在分詞和過去分詞surprising令人驚訝的，surprised感到驚訝；frightening令人害怕的， f

9、rightened感到害怕； moving令人感動的， moved 感動；exciting 令人興奮的，excited 感到興奮；boring令人厭煩的， bored感到厭煩?，F(xiàn)在分詞的主語通常指事物；過去分詞的主語通常指人。14. Many of my friends came to me on breaking the school record in the 100-metre race A. graduate B. congratulateC. celebrate D. contribute參考答案：B15. You cant accuse me _ telling the truth

10、.A. of B. with C. for D. in參考答案：A16. When _ what happened to her last night, Mary just kept silent.A. being asked B. was asked C. asked D. asking參考答案：C17. This special school accepts all disabled students, _ educational level and background.A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in te

11、rms of 參考答案：B18. She lives freely in a comfortable way, which makes many people Aadmit Benvy Cinsist Daccept參考答案：B二、 短文改錯19. House conditions for blacks in Birmingham were bad and there were few jobs for blacks.參考答案：House Housing 三、 閱讀理解20. Although in the 17th century in the United States fine art

12、and folk art had similar qualities, a difference between them began to appear as time went on in the 18th and 19th centuries artists with ambition studied abroad and came back to paint portraits(肖像) of upper-class families in American society. The less ambitious or less fortunate artists traveled ar

13、ound their own areas and created pictures of countryside society. Anyway, artists got trained and those simple creations improved a lot.Around 1930，folk art began to take on a new meaning and was considered as an expression of a small cultural class. Folk art is never the product of art movements, b

14、ut comes out of craft traditions. This art is based not on measurements or calculations and rarely goes with the standards of realism. It goes straight to the bases of art which the folk artists feel naturally.The period 1930 1960 was the time when folk artists began to receive recognition. They oft

15、en began their art careers late in life and used art as an outlet（出口） for their energy. Their materials were cheap and simple, their subjects were different, but their creativity flowed. Doing their own things became the norm（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）, and was what made folk art so desirable.Although it is hard to define

16、 folk art, one thing is certain - it touches us in a special way because the artists show us how he or she brought beauty into their everyday life. Since folk artists come from all walks of life, each piece of art created is one of a kind, emphasizing color1 , simplicity of line and brave, simple fo

17、rm. Most importantly, it exemplifies（作為的例子） the history of American life.60. What similar qualities did folk art and fine art probably have in the 17th century? A. They were both simple creations. B. The artists of both focused on family life. C. The artists of both came from the lower class. D. The

18、y were both gifted creations by trained artists.61. What was folk art around 1930 based on according to the second paragraph?A. The traditions of the upper class. B. The progress of art in that period. C. The standards of realism. D. The feelings of the artists.62. Which of the following statements can be used to describe the works of folk artists?A. They are difficult to understand. B. They help artists let out their energ