牡一中牡一中 20162016 级高二学年下学期期末考试级高二学年下学期期末考试英英 语语 试试 题题第 I 卷第一部分 单项选择（ 共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）1. Sarah pretended to be cheerful, _ nothing about the argument.A. says B. said C. to say D. saying2.It was so dark that I couldnt _what the newspaper said.A. let out B. speak out C. make out D. cry out3. Word comes _ free books will be given to _come first in this book fair.A. which, no matter who B. that, anyone who C. which, whoever D. that, those who4. My parents dont mind what job I do _ I am happy.A. even though B. as soon as C. as long as D. as though5. -Is Jack on duty today? -It _ be him . Its his turn tomorrow. A. mustnt B. wont C. cant D. neednt6. We had thought that we could rely on them, but they let us _.A. down B. out C. off D. on7. We lost our way in the forest and _ made matters worse was _ night began to fall.A. what; that B. it; that C. it; because D. what; because 8. Einstein is _ success as a scientist in _ history.A. a , the B. a , / C. / , the D. the, the 9. It rained heavily in the south, _ serious flooding in several provinces.A. caused B. having caused C. causing D. to cause10. things as they are and you will enjoy every day of your life.A. Take B. To take C. Taking D. Taken11.Though _ of the danger, he still went skating on the thin ice.Awarning Bto warn Cwarn Dwarned12_ money, the man was very rich, but he was not happy at all.AIn spite of BIn favor of CIn terms of DIn need of13. My mom suggests that we _ eat out for a change this weekend.A. could B. shall C. would D. should 14. The quality of education in this small school is better than _ in some larger schools.A. that B. one C. it D.this15. He wrote many childrens books, nearly half of _ were published in the 1990s.A. whom B. which C. them D. that 第二部分（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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AJonathan Cranwell sat on a hard bench behind the long narrow desk and watched the flies fly lazily in the sun. The drone of the younger boys reading letters and the older boys reciting Latin verbs made him sleepy. Jonathan had to force his eyes to stay open. He wanted to learn something new!He looked up at the schoolmasters high desk in the front of the room. The new teacher was from Harvard College. Jonathans father had been impressed with him. The boys had already had several other teachers, but none of them seemed to inspire Jonathan. So far, there was nothing to show that this one was special , though hed only been there two days. “Its too hot to sit and memorize lessons,” the schoolmaster said. “Well move outdoors for the next part of our lesson.” He led the group of boys into the schoolyard. “You younger boys, dig for grubs and beetles ( 幼虫和甲虫). Count their feet. See if you can describe their shells.”Jonathan watched the teacher surrounded by laughing young students. No one had ever used the schoolyard itself for a classroom. “What next?” he thought. Soon he didnt have time to think about the younger boys, for he was running after butterflies and dragonflies himself. Jonathan and his friends liked this new way of learning. “It will be a clear night tonight. Go outside and look at the sky,” said the schoolmaster. “Look at the stars and notice their brightness and the patterns they make. These patterns have names from Greek mythology(神话), names like Orion, Aries, and others. Tomorrow we will learn about the ancient stories on them.” “How is the new schoolmaster?” asked Jonathans father that evening, when Jonathan announced he was going out to look at the sky. “Hes different from any other schoolmaster weve had,” Jonathan admitted. “He seems interested in everything around him, and he wants us to be curious too. He even used the schoolyard as a classroom!”“So Mr. John Adams and his new ways make school useful to you after all,” joked Jonathans father.“I believe he has,” said Jonathan. “I know I wont forget the lessons he has taught us!” 16.What does the underlined word “drone” in Paragraph 1 mean ?A. Clear speaking voices B. Continuous low dull sounds C. Enthusiastic responses D. High spirits17. Which statement shows that the new schoolmaster understood the children ?A. “Go outside and look at the sky, ” B. “ See if you can describe their shells.”C. “ Its too hot to sit and memorize lessons,” D. “Tomorrow we will learn about the ancient stories”18. From the last but one paragraph, we can learn that _.A. Mr. Cranwell had met the new schoolmasterB. Jonathan had previously complained about schoolC. Mr. Cranwell was not satisfied with the new waysD. Jonathan had show