廣西壯族自治區(qū)桂林市第十三中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

廣西壯族自治區(qū)桂林市第十三中學(xué)高二英語上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Thepossibility____themajorityoflaborforcewillworkathomeisoftendiscussed.A.that

B.which

C.if

D.where參考答案：A2.---Excuseme,Sir.Butsmokingisnotallowedhere.---Sorry,Ididn’tseethesign.I’ll________mycigaretteatonce.

A.putout

B.putaway C.putup D.putoff參考答案：A3.____foralongtime,buthetriedhisbesttocatchupwithhisclassmates.A.Beingill B.ThoughJimhadbeenill

C.Jimhadbeenill

D.Havingbeenill參考答案：C略4.InOctober,thepriceofthe________toMountTaihasrisenby50yuan.A.permission

B.introduction

C.admission

D.instruction參考答案：C5.Isentforatechnician___Johnisn’tfamiliar_____thecomputersoftwaretheyuse?

A.incase,with

B.incase,to

C.asif,for

D.sothat,in參考答案：A略6.Let’s_______ourpersonalfeelingsfornow,andgettoourbusiness.A.setup

B.setoff

C.setabout

D.setaside參考答案：D7.Ican'tremembertheexactwordsbutIcouldn'tbe________aboutthegeneraloutline.A.appropriate

B.harmfulC.straightforward D.mistaken參考答案：D句意：原文字句我記不清楚了，可是意思我絕不會弄錯。bemistakenabout...“把……弄錯”，符合句意。appropriate“適當?shù)?；恰當?shù)摹保籬armful“有害的”；straightforward“直截了當?shù)摹薄?.－Timothysaysyouoftentelllies. －But________－I’mlyhonest. A.don’tmissthepoint B.that’snotthecase C.thinknothingofit D.thatmakesabigdifference參考答案：B9.—Canyoutellmewhatdidhesucceedinyesterday?—_______.A.HepassedhisdrivingtestC.BecausehepassedhisdrivingtestB.PassinghisdrivingtestD.Thathepassedhisdrivingtest

參考答案：B略10.—Thisisareallylivelyparty.Thereisagreatatmosphere,isn’tthere?—______.Thehostsknowhowtohostaparty.A.Don’tworry B.Italldepends C.No,thereisn’t D.Yes,indeed參考答案：D11.Theman____onthefreewayforalmostanhourwhenhe____heshouldcomeback.A.was;told

B.hadbeen;wastold

C.hadbeen;told

D.was;wastold參考答案：B12.–MyfriendJacksaidsomethingbadbehindmyback,andIfeelabitsad.

--Well,don’ttakeitseriously;youknow,thereisasayingthatgoes“__________”.

A.Agoodtongueisagoodweapon.

B.Afriendwithoutfaultswillneverbefound.

C.Afriendisneverknowntillamanhasneed.

D.Agoodbookisalighttothesoul.參考答案：B13.Someoftheworld’sgreatnovelsarereported_____intofilmslastyear.A.tohavemade

B.tomake

C.tobemade

D.tohavebeenmade參考答案：D14.Thesentenceisn’tcorrectbecauseyou

theverbout.A.

left

B.lost

C.reduce

D.forgot參考答案：A略15.---Wheredidyougettoknowtoher?---Itwasonthefarm_____weworked.A.

it

B.that

C.there

D.where參考答案：D16.IthinkI’m_____togetthejob,butBobhasappliedforit,too.

A.possible

B.

probable

C.likely

D.

maybe參考答案：C二、完型填空17.閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項。Afterthebirthofmysecondchild,Igotajobatarestaurant.Havingworkedwithanexperienced

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forafewdays,Iwas

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towaittablesonmyown.Allwent

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thatfirstweek.WhenSaturdaynightcame,Iwasluckily

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thetablesnotfarfromthekitchen.

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,Istillfeltalittlehardtocarrytheheavytrays(托盤).BeforeIknewit,the

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wasfullofpeople.Imovedslowly,

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everystep.Irememberhow

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IwaswhenIsawthetraystandnearthetables;itlookeddifferentfromtheoneIwas

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on.Ithadnicehandles(手柄),whichmadeit

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tomovearound.Iwaspleasedwitheverythingandbeganto

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Iwasanaturalatthisjob.Then,anoldmancametomeandsaid,“Excuseme,dear,mywifeandIloved47

youwork.Itseemsyourtraystandhasbeenvery

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toyou,butwearegettingreadyto

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now,andmywifeneedsher

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back.”Atfirsthis

51didnotgetacross.“Whatwashetalkingabout!”Then,Igotit.Ihadsetmytraysonhiswife’sorthopedicwalker(助步器).Istoodfrozenasice,butmyfacewas

52.Iwantedtogetintoaholeand

53.Sincethen,IhavelearnedfrommanymistakessuchastheoneIjust

54.Ihavelearnedtobemore

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andnottobetoosureofmyself.36.A.manager

B.assistant

C.cook

D.waitress37.A.promised

B.invited

C.allowed

D.advised38.A.well

B.quickly

C.safely

D.wrong39.A.left

B.given

C.bought

D.shown40.A.Therefore

B.However

C.Otherwise

D.Finally41.A.kitchen

B.street

C.restaurant

D.table42.A.minding

B.changing

C.taking

D.saving43.A.angry

B.calm

C.sad

D.happy44.A.fixed

B.trained

C.loaded

D.waited45.A.slower

B.lighter

C.quieter

D.easier46.A.believe

B.agree

C.regret

D.pretend47.A.letting

B.making

C.watching

D.having48.A.useful

B.familiar

C.unusual

D.interesting49.A.rest

B.order

C.eat

D.leave50.A.bag

B.walker

C.tray

D.coat51.A.idea

B.praise

C.message

D.need52.A.cold

B.fullofjoy

C.pale

D.onfire53.A.lie

B.hide

C.defend

D.stay54.A.repeated

B.discovered

C.corrected

D.described55.A.careful

B.patient

C.honest

D.practical參考答案：36—40DCABB41—45CADBD46—50ACADB51—55CDBDA三、閱讀理解18.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeopleareeagertobecomefamous.However,today’sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔隊)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小報)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature.AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristhattherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.32.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________________.A．cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

B．a(chǎn)reoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicC．spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D．carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame33.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.B．Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C．Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.D．Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.34.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A．Hugepopulationoffans.

B．Inadequatesocialrecognition.C．Lackoffavorablechances.

D．Availabilityofmodernmedia.35.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A．Sincere.

B．Sympathetic.

C．Skeptical.

D．Disapproving參考答案：32．A33．B34．D35．B32．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Paparazzicampoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloidspublishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature.”可知，現(xiàn)在明星們的隱私不再是秘密，故A項正確。33．主旨大意題。通讀第三段內(nèi)容，特別是根據(jù)第一句話“Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.”可知，本段主要講的是名流們面對的問題由來已久，故B項正確。34．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.”可知，現(xiàn)代化的攝像技術(shù)使名流們的隱私保護變得更加困難，故D項正確。35．觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)后兩段內(nèi)容，特別是最后一段中的“Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.”可知，作者對名流的遭遇表示同情，故B項正確?！菊f明】現(xiàn)代社會，隨著媒體的飛速發(fā)展，社會名流們想要保護隱私變得更加困難，作者對他們的處境表示同情。19.閱讀表達AshleyPower’smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetregularly,butshecouldn’tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,“IfIhadmyownwebsite,I’dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers.”

So,whenAshleywassixteen,shelaunchedherownwebsite,calledGooseHead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.

Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivesinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalledtheGooseHeadguidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled“AllAboutAshley,”whereAshleytellsreaderswhatitisliketobethebossofacompanywhenyouareonlysixteen.“Iwassohappy.Butitwascrazyinalotofways.Igotverystressed.Imean,Iwasonlysixteen—Ididn’tevenhaveacar!Ifyouweresixteenandyouhadyour