高二英语下册期末考试题
英 语
July 2009
（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）
第一部分：听力（共30小题，满分35分）
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Ⅱ.语言知识及运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Patrick never did homework. “Too boring,” he said. He played baseball, basketball and computer games__21___.
Then on Children’s Day his cat was playing with a little ___22___ and he grabbed it away. To his ___23__, it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man of the tiniest size. The tiny man cried, “Save me! Don’t give me back to that cat. I’ll grant you a wish; I __24__ you that.”
Patrick couldn’t believe how ___25___ he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, “Only if you do all my homework till the end of this __26___; that’s 135 days.”
The tiny man agreed and began to do Patrick’s homework. But there was one _27_. The elf（小精灵）didn’t always know what to do and he needed ___28___. “Help me! Help me!” he’d say. And Patrick would help in whatever way.
As a mater of fact, every day in every way that little elf was a trouble. Patrick was working __29___ than ever. Finally the last day of school arrived and Patrick got his A’s. His classmates were___30__, and his teacher smiled and were full of praise. His parents wondered what had happened to Patrick. While only Patrick knew who helped him.
21．A. yet B. instead C. still D. even
22．A. boy B. dog C. ball D. doll
23．A. surprise B. joy C. disappointment D. satisfaction
24．A. offer B. promise C. tell D. show
25．A. powerful B. simple C. lucky D. honest
26．A. week B. month C. year D. term
27．A. way B problem C. advantage D. opinion
28．A. answer B. instrument C. help D. medal
29．A. faster B. later C. worse D. harder
30．A. interested B. excited C. surprised D. sad
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

Once a man came to Allah（安拉）and said, “Oh Allah, I have many bad habits. Which one should I give up first?” Allah said, “Give up telling lies first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do __31__ and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made __32__ Allah. “If tomorrow Allah asks me where I have been, what should I say? Should I say that I went out _33__（steal）? No, I cannot say that. If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call __34__ a thief. I would __35__（punish）for stealing. But __36__ can I lie.”
So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, when he was about to drink wine, he also remembered __37__ he promised to Allah, so he gave up __38__ idea of drinking wine. In this way, __39__ the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth __40__ all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
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Zhoukoudian is a small village situated about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there which changed people’s view of China’s history. They came from an unknown species of man and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!
In 1929, a complete skull was also discovered. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including six skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700,000 and 200,000 years ago. Four sites where Beijing Man and his relatives lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan. They lived in the caves in the area.
However, the life span of Beijing Man was short. About 70% of the people probably died before the age of 14. Fewer than 5% lived to the age of 50. Ashes were fou
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