2019学年高二英语期末试卷（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
AFemale Scientists Who Have Changed the WorldThere are still hundreds of relatively-unknown women who have changed the world with their research throughout history.Tiera GuinnThis 21-year-old scientist hasn’t yet graduated from college, but Tiera Guinn’s already doing rocket science. The MIT(麻省理工学院) senior is helping build a rocket for the United States that could be oneof the biggest and most powerful ever made. She’san aerospac e（航天航空）major with high creditpoints who also works as a Rocket Structural Design and Analysis Engineer for the Space Launch Systemthat aerospace company Boeing is building for the US.Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell, who was born in Bristol, England in 1821, was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States, became an activist for poor American women’s health found a medical school for women in England.Jane GoodallThe most famous primate(灵长目) scientist in history, Jane Goodall was known for her work with chimps（黑猩猩）and as a champion of animal rights. And Goodall wasn’t just working in a lab; she climbe trees and imitated the behavior of chimps in Tanzania to gain their trust and study them in their natural habitat.Rachel Carsonvoice rose above the rest to become central to AmericanIn the 1960s, one environmental scientist’spolitics, culture, and foreign policy: Rachel Carson’s. Her article, ＂Silent Spring,＂warned of the dangers of pesticides(农药) and chemicals to humans, plants, and animals, and was a landmark in the （周围的）mental history.nation’s environ1. What is Tiera Guinn’s greatest achievement?A. She entered the best university of the world.B. She has been learning the newest rocket science.C. She has helped build a big and powerful rocket.D. She is a top student employed by a famous company.2. What is Elizabeth Blackwell famous for in history?A. She was the first woman with the advanced education.B. She was a pioneer of the women’s health in the US and the UK.C. She found the first women’s school in the United Kingdom.D. She was the first woman to be accepted as an American citizen.3. Who made a great contribution to the animal-protection movement?A. Tiera Guinn.B. Jane Goodall.C. Rachel Carson.D. Elizabeth Blackwell.BVolunteering abroad comes with a bit of a social stigma (耻辱). From my experience, this couldn’t-off（有钱的）. I further from the truth. Volunteering isn’t so expensive that it’s only a choice for the wellspent 10 weeks volunteering in Arizona with America Conservation Experience(ACE), helping preserve America’s natural beauty.The trip was arranged through BUNAC, a work and volunteer organization. In all it cost me around$ 1,000 — a sum which I covered mostly by working part-time.The self-indulgent（放纵自己的）image is relevant to overseas volunteer projects.However, the work can be hard-going. I spent my time maintaining trails, building fences and carrying out projects in some of the national monuments of America. Summer temperatures in Arizonastay well above 35℃, never pleasant if you’re carrying 50kg of concrete for 10 hours at a time. And the there was the wildlife to deal with, which improved my strength of character and made my fear of the English household spider disappear.What do most people volunteer for? Probably they want to give back things to the world. But inre helping.reality, you benefit just as much as the local communities and ecosystems you’most beautiful national parks and forests was unforgettable. I gained Spending 10 weeks in America’sa far deeper understanding of the local environment than the average tourist, meeting ex-national park rangers(护林者) who knew perfectly of the area’s history and ecosystem. But best of all, my 10 weeks were spent volunteering with young people from a mix of cultures — from Belgians to South Koreans.。
2018年湖北省随州市曾都区第四高级中学高二英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1. After a day’s hard work, Mary went to the nearby shop to _____ herself to a strawberry ice cream.A. satisfyB. treatC. provideD. offer参考答案：B2. The small mountain village we spent our holiday last month lies in is now part of Hubei.A．which; where B．where; what C．that; which D．when; which参考答案：B3. —How can I help you the most?—______ out of the way.A．To stay B．By staying C．Stay D．Having stayed参考答案：B4. — Shall we stay at home or go fishing?— ______.A. That’s not the point.B. So what?C. Oh, come on!D. It’s up to you.参考答案：D【详解】考查情景交际。
A. That’s not the point.那不是重点；B. So what? 那又怎么样；C. Oh, come on!加油；D. It’s up to you.完全由你决定。
句意：——我们是呆在家里还是去钓鱼?——完全由你决定。
结合句意可知答案为D。
5. Through the reform, the economic situation of China ______ much better than it used to .A. turned intoB. turned offC. turned toD. turned out参考答案：D6. The fish didn’t seem to mind me ______ among them.A. to swimB. swimmingC. swimD. to be swimming参考答案：B27. The movie is quite ________, which can be judged from their expression after watching it.A. thrilledB. thrillingC. to thrillD. thriller参考答案：B略8. —Did Peter fix the computer himself?—He ________, because he doesn't know much about computers.A. has it fixedB. had fixed itC. had it fixedD. fixed it参考答案：C略9. He has been _______ for three weeks. We’d better find another person to fill his place.A. resignedB. leftC. goneD. absent参考答案：D10. He ________ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of his own.A. has taughtB. had taughtC. taughtD. has been teaching参考答案：C考查谓语动词。
湖北省随州市曾都区实验中学2018-2019学年高二英语联考试题含解析一、选择题1. ---Come on, Lucy. I want to show you something.---Oh, how nice of you. I ________ you ______ to bring me a gift.A. didn’t think, were goingB. never think, are goingC. never thought, were goingD. hadn’t thought, were going参考答案：C2. — The water was left running all night long.— Yes. It seemed that John ___________. He was the last one to leave the lab.A. was to be blamedB. was to blameC. had been blamedD. should be blamed参考答案：B3. His career ______ off since he ______ the important decision on reason rather than onemotion.A. has taken; was based onB. is taking; was based onC. has taken; basedD. took; based参考答案：C考查时态。
句意：自从他将重要的决定建立在理性而不是情感的基础之上，他的事业就蒸蒸日上。
该题考查的是since引导的时间状语的时态。
since意为“自从……”，since引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时态，主句用现在完成时态。
base sth. on sth.意为“把……建立在……的基础之上”，be based on意为“以……为基础”，结合句意，第二个空应该用base…on…结构，故C选项切题。
