北师大版高二英语期末试卷参考

　I. 单项选择（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的选项。

　　1. Many years ago， some scientists found the ____ towns that ____ under the ashes.

　　A. lost， have been buried　B. losing， have buried

　　C. lost， had been buried　D. losing， had buried

　　2. ____ Helen understood the key to language， she was very eager to learn more and use it ____ she could.

　　A. As long as， as many as　B. Now that， as much as

　　C. As soon as， as often as　D. Since， as well as

　　3. ____ came as no surprise that I was ____ last in the competition.

　　A. That， /　B. It， the　C. Which， the　D. It， /

　　4. Mr. Bean cannot hide his feelings， ____ the waiters ask if everything is all right.

　　A. except when　B. besides　C. except that　D. except

　　5. After ____ by the waitress near a window， she ordered a big hamburger.

　　A. seated　B. being seating　C. sitting　D. being seated

　　6. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847-1931) ____ the world leading inventor for over seventy years since his death.

　　A. would be　B. has been　C. had been　D. was

　　7. With the influence of history， society and culture， there are no precise criteria _____.

　　A. can be used to judge that is beautiful.

　　B. that can be used to judge how beautiful is

　　C. that can be used to judge what is beautiful

　　D. that can be used to judging what is beautiful

　　8. The appeal of a person’s inner beauty is quite different from ____ a person’s physical beauty.

　　A. that o　fB. /　C. the one of　D. one of

　　9. I shouted with pain and decided to wait till night， ____ I could easily free myself.

　　A. as　B. when　C. while　D. which

　　10. It was an accident. He didn’t do it ____.

　　A. delightedly　B. decidedly　C. deliberately　D. desperately

　　II. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出选项。

　　During the years of depression(萧条)， food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.

　　One day I was11 some potatoes from Mr. Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily12a full basket of13 green peas. Then I was14to see that Mr. Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).

　　Mrs. Miller， who had been standing nearby，

　　15and told me that Mr. Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas， tomatoes， and other things16he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand， smiling to myself，17by this man.

　　Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr. Miller had died. I took part in the funeral (葬礼)，18three young men.

　　They came over to Mrs. Miller， hugged her， kissed her on the cheek， spoke with her and

　　moved on，19 their eyes.

　　Our20came to meet Mrs. Miller. I mentioned 21 she had told me about the22 She told me， “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me23they appreciated the things Jim ‘traded’ with them. Now， at last， they came to pay their debt.”

　　“We’ve24had a great deal of the wealth in this world，” she added， “but right now， Jim would consider himself to be the25man.”

　　Then she gently lifted the26fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.

　　At that time I realized that we would notbe 27 by our words， but by our kind28. It is said that it takes a minute to find a29 person， an hour to appreciate him， a day to love him， but an entire life to 30 him.
11. A. buying　B. selling　C. borrowing　D. hunting

　　12. A. glaring at　B. glanced at　C. staring at　D. watched at

　　13. A. picking fresh　B. freshly picked　 C. picked freshly　D. fresh dried

　　14. A. astonished　B. amazed　C. annoyed　D. worried

　　15. A. turned over　B. going over　C. came over 　D. coming over

　　16. A. but　B. otherwise　C. or　D. although

　　17. A. suspected　B. impressed　C. regretted　D. embarrassed

　　18. A. saw　B. discovering　C. finding　D. seeing

　　19. A. closing　B. wiped　C. cleaning　D. wiping

　　20. A. time　B. chance　C. turn　D. decision

　　21. A. the story　B. the proverb　C. the legend　D. the joke

　　22. A. marbles　B. men　C. debt　D. life

　　23. A. why　B. how　C. when　D. what

　　24. A. ever　B. always　C. never　D. seldom

　　25. A. honest　B. happiest　C. coldest　D. richest

　　26. A. lifeless　B. regretless　C. useless　D. hopeless

　　27. A. thought　B. touched　C. remembered　D. affected

　　28. A. deeds　B. things　C. remarks　D. rewards

　　29. A. strict　B. honest　C. special　D. learned

　　30. A. ignore　B. forget　C. recognize　D. remind

　　III. 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出选项。

　　A

　　The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland， the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again， it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big， big business.

　　For the TV producers， reality TV is a dream that can come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point， the television viewers are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers， and then， they are quickly forgotten.

　　But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal， two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal life of the people in the shows. In France， reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece， Big Brother was described as “ against human rights and civilization”.

　　31. Those who take part in the reality TV shows are usually _____.

　　A. common people　B. pop TV stars

　　C. attractive people　D. famous film stars

　　32. Who would pay for the cost of the reality TV shows according to the passage?

　　A. TV producers who make reality TV shows

　　B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

　　C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows

　　D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows

　　33. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

　　A. everyone is happy about reality TV.

　　B. reality TV will do well in many countries.

　　C. all the people in Europe are not in favor of reality TV.

　　D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.