2019年人教版高二英语下学期试卷及答案

2018～2019学年度第二学期《英语》期末考试试卷(A卷)班级学号姓名总分(考试形式：闭卷满分：120分时间：120分钟)高二英语（满分：120分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共一节，满分10分）第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10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。1.When_____atthedoor,Motherasked,“Whowasit?”A.knockingB.knockedC.someonewasknockingD.shewasknocking2.---Iregret_____youthatyoudidn’tdowellintheexamyesterday.---NowIregretnot_____youradvice.A.totell;toacceptB.telling;tohaveacceptedC.totell;havingacceptedD.telling;havingaccepted3.Wasitforthatreason_______youdidn’tcometojoinusinthespeechcompetition?A.thatB.whyC.whichD.what4.Ididn’tgototheconcert,butIdowishI_______there.A.wasB.wereC.hadbeenD.havebeen5.Everydollarismadefulluseof_____scienceandtechnologyinthatarea.A.todevelopB.developC.developingD.todeveloping6.Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and______mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.A.whatB.itC.thatD.which7.GeorgeOrwell,_______wasEricArthur,wrotemanypoliticalnovelsandessays.A.therealnameB.whathisrealnameC.hisrealnameD.whoserealname8.Handinhandwithreading,Dave_____thehabitofmakingnotes.A.raisedB.developedC.createdD.broughtup19.Havingexerciseeverydaywilldogreatgoodtoyourhealth.A.agreatmanyB.plentyof.C.agreatdealD.agreatnumberof10.Certainvitaminscangiveyoumore,ifyou'realwaysfeelingtired.A.abilityB.powerC.energyD.force第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（本节共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文并完成每篇后面的题目。从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。AThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets(彩票).Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot(积累资金)inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million.Butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn'taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawing,ticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500persecond.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.Otherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeople.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey'llprobablyneverhave.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized(合法化的)gambling.Somecritics(批评家)notethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddicts(成瘾者)whotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice(恶习),underthenameofsocialprogress.Nomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornot,youcannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.11.Themainideaofthepassageisthat____________.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketC.alotofpeoplebuylotterytickets,butlotteriescausedisagreementD.lotteriesarejustlegalizedvice212.Injustonehourinthelastfewdays,thePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling___.A.$1.62millionB.$90millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million13.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould_________.A.joinaclubB.kickthehabitC.winthePennsylvaniaD.saveeverycentBFailureisprobablythemostfatiguing(令人疲劳)experienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiredthannotsucceeding,beingblocked,notmovingahead.Itisanevilcircle.Failurecausesfatigue,andfatiguemakesithardertogettowork,whichaddstothefatigue.Weexperiencethistirednessintwomainways:start-upfatigueandperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskthatweareforcedtotakeup.Eitherbecauseitistooboringorbecauseitistoodifficult,weavoidit.Andthelongerweputitoff,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,althoughnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thecureisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:willpowerexercise.ThemomentIfindmyselfturningawayfromajob,orputtingitunderapileofthingsIhavetodo,Iclearmydeskofeverythingelseandattackthedifficultitemfirst.Topreventstart-upfatigue,alwaystreatthemostdifficultjobfirst.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Herewearewillingtogetstarted,butwecan’tseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappeartobeinsurmountableandhoweverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Themountingexperienceoffailurecarrieswithitanever-increasingburdenofmentalfatigue.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan,andthenlettheunconsciousnesstakeover.14.Whichofthefollowingcanbecalledanevilcircle?A.Success---tiredness---success---tirednessB.Failure---tiredness---failure---tirednessC.Failure---success---failure---successD.Success---failure---success---failure15.Accordingtothepassage,whenkeepingputtingoffatask,wecanexperience______.A.failureB.performancefatigueC.start-upfatigueD.unconsciousness16.Toovercomestart-upfatigue,weneed______.A.doingexerciseB.preventionC.strongmusclesD.strongwillpower17.Theunderline“insurmountable”(inthelastparagraph)probablymeans“______”.A.toodifficulttoovercomeB.easytounderstand3C.imaginaryD.knowntoeveryoneCThelawisagreatmanyofrules,showingwhenandhowfaramanislikelytobepun