1、山西省陽泉市古城職業(yè)中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、 選擇題1. He deserves to gain a high score in the coming exam, as he _ preparations for it. A. is makingB. will be makingC. madeD. has been making參考答案：D2. Youd better get it prepared ahead of time just _ something unexpected happens. A. as if B. in case C. even though D. as

2、long as 參考答案：B3. He managed to reach the summit of his career,but it was at the of his health.A.consumptionB.creditC.exhaustionD.expense參考答案：D提示:句意為:“他努力達(dá)到了事業(yè)的頂峰,但這是付出了健康的代價(jià)?！眂onsumption“消費(fèi)”;credit“信譽(yù),信用”;exhaustion“耗盡”;expense“代價(jià),費(fèi)用”。at the expense of是固定搭配,意為“以為代價(jià)”。4. In such a fierce competition,

3、a person has to make every effort if he _.Ahas succeeded Bis to succeedCwould succeed Dwill succeed參考答案：B5. A heavy snow fell on the first day of this year; youll imagine what difficulty we had _ home in the snow. A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walking參考答案：D略6. _ a mirror image in the mother who ra

4、ised me, I had to seek my identity as a woman on my own.A. LackingB. LackedC. To lackD. Being lacked參考答案：A【詳解】考查非謂語動詞。句意：由于缺少撫養(yǎng)我長大的母親的鏡像，我不得不自己尋找我作為一個(gè)女人的身份。本句已經(jīng)存在謂語動詞且句中沒有連詞，故lack只能做非謂語動詞與邏輯主語I構(gòu)成主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞lacking做原因狀語。故選A。7. _ the Internet is quite useful, as a student, you shouldnt spend too much

5、time on it.AWhile B Once C Unless D Since參考答案：A8. Saving and recycling are long-term projects _ determination matters a great deal.A. that B. which C. whose D. where參考答案：D略9. _ does he have to type the report on a computer,_ he has to get the computer to translate it into sounds.A.Not only,but alsoB

6、.Either,orC.Both,andD.Not,but參考答案：A考查并列關(guān)聯(lián)詞的用法。根據(jù)前一句采用了倒裝語序來判斷，應(yīng)該選A項(xiàng)，因?yàn)閚ot only. but also連接兩個(gè)句子時(shí)，not only放在句首則其引導(dǎo)的句子要采用倒裝語序。10. Can I _ you _ for golf club secretary?A. put; through B. put; up C. put; forward D. put; away參考答案：c略11. 一Wi11 you two go to the show tomorrow?Yes，or at least Im planning . A

7、. it B. one C. to D. that參考答案：C12. It took him a long time to _ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request參考答案：A13. The prices of these refrigerators are equal to, if not cheaper than, _ at other stores.A. those B. it C. that D. others參考答案：A14. T

8、he purpose of new technology is to make humans life much easier, _ it more difficult. A. not to making B. not making C. do not make D. not to make 參考答案：D35、There are some students _ to have known what they dont really know, which is really harmful to them. A. pretending B. to pretend C. pretended D.

9、 pretend 參考答案：a略二、 填空16. 單句寫作1. Now (輪到我) to make a speech.Im very nervous.2.Johnson hasnt been to Thailand，and (他也不想) to go there.3Nowhere (你能看到) so many grand bridges as in Wuhan.4 (如果明天下雨)，I would stay at home and read some books.5Only when he told me the news (我知道) what had happened.6 (如果我知道) yo

10、ur telephone number，I would have called you.7My sister likes to send postcards to others while travelling，and (我也喜歡)8. (雖然他是個(gè)孩子)，he has rich acting experience and has acted in more than 10 films.9 (杰克取得如此大的進(jìn)步) that our teacher praised him and awarded a schoolbag to him.10Not until Linda had her own

11、baby (她真正體會到) that it was difficult but happy to be a mother.參考答案：es my turn2.neither/nor does he want3.can you see4.Should it rain tomorrow5.did I know6.Had I known7.so do I8.Child as / though he is9.Such great progress had Jack made10.did she really realize三、 閱讀理解17. Birdbrain has long been a term

12、 when laughing at somebody. The common opinion is that birds brains are simple. But that opinion has increasingly been called into question because crows and parrots, among other birds, have shown behaviors as smart as that of chimpanzees.The conflict of simple brain and complex behavior has led som

13、e neuroscientists (神經(jīng)學(xué)家) to create a new map of the birdbrain.Today, in the journal Nature Neuroscience Reviews, an international group of bird experts is showing their opinion. Nearly everything written in anatomy (解剖學(xué)) textbooks about the brains of birds is wrong, they say. The bird brain is as co

14、mplex, and creative as any mammal brain, they argue, and its time to use a more exact term that shows a new understanding of the anatomies of bird and mammal brains.“Names have a powerful influence on the experiments we do and the way we think,” said Dr. Erich, a neuroscientist at Duke University an

15、d a leader of the Bird Brain Terms Association. “Old term has prevented scientific progress.”The association of 29 scientists from six countries met for seven years to develop new, more exact names for structures in both bird and mammal brains. For example, the birds seat of intelligence or its high

16、er brain is now named the pallium (大腦皮層).“The change of terms is a great advance,” said Dr. Jon Kaas, a leading expert in neuroanatomy at Vanderbih University. “Its hard to get scientists to agree about anything.”Scientists have come to agree that birds are indeed smart, but those who study bird int

17、elligence differ on how birds got that way. Experts are split into two warring camps. One holds that birds brains make the same kinds of internal (內(nèi)在的) connections as do mammal brains and that intelligence in both groups arises from these connections. The other holds that bird intelligence developed

18、 through increasing an old part of the mammal brain and using it in new ways and it questions how developed that intelligence is.12. According to paragraph 1, _.A. birds can be taught by scientistsB. chimpanzees are smarter than birdsC. crows and parrots, like other birds, are funnyD. birds arent as

19、 stupid as people thought before13. The reason that some neuroscientists create a new map of the bird brain is _.A. they try to find out why birdbrain is so simple but their behavior so complexB. they are anxious to know why the brains of birds are so complexC. they want to make clear of the structu

20、re of birdbrainD. they find that the birds behavior is very strange14. In Paragraph 4, Dr. Erich expresses his opinion that _.A. the names of the university is very importantB. the names of birds may influence peoples thoughtsC. the names of scientists are powerful for the experimentD. a technical t

21、erm may affect a particular field and subject15. The last paragraph tells us that _.A. birds and other mammals have close connectionsB. birds and other mammals come from the same familyC. scientists have different ideas about how birds get intelligenceD. some scientists cannot agree that birds are a

22、s smart as other mammals參考答案：12. D 13. A 14. D 15. C本文是一篇科普類短文閱讀。科學(xué)家研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，鳥類也很聰明。但是科學(xué)家們對鳥類如何獲得智力有不同的看法?！?2題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段The common opinion is that birds brains are simple. But that opinion has increasingly been called into question because crows and parrots, among other birds, have shown behaviors

23、 as smart as that of chimpanzees.可知，人們普遍認(rèn)為鳥類的大腦很簡單。但這一觀點(diǎn)越來越受到質(zhì)疑，因?yàn)闉貘f和鸚鵡等鳥類表現(xiàn)出與黑猩猩一樣聰明的行為。故選D?！?3題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段The conflict of simple brain and complex behavior has led some neuroscientists (神經(jīng)學(xué)家) to create a new map of the birdbrain.第三段Nearly everything written in anatomy (解剖學(xué)) textbooks about the brains of birds is wrong, they say. The bird brain