2019-2020年高二英语下学期期末补考试题I. Grammar and VocabularySection A(32%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.1. He began to work for a big pany _ an early age.A. on B. atC. inD. from2. Mrs. Green kept telling her daughter not to surf the Internet too much, but _ didnt help.A. it B. one C. heD. she3. -They believed that their conclusion was right, _? - I suppose so. A. was itB. did theyC. didnt theyD. wasnt it4. Some young girls are always worrying about being overweight, although they are _. A. perfectly healthB. perfectly healthyC. perfect healthyD. perfect health5. A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _ all four people on board. A. killB. killedC. to killD. killing6. -Have you brought my book? - Oh no! I _ again. That was stupid of me. A. forgotB. have forgottenC. had forgottenD. forget7. More and more Chinese people follow the practice _ they will travel to various scenic spots to enjoy the scenery in their leisure time. A. whereB. thatC. whichD. what8. _ from the job for a long time makes my father have a sense of loss. A. RetiredB. RetiringC. Have retiredD. Having retired9. We have no idea at all _. A. where he has goneB. where did he go C. which place he has goneD. where has he gone10. _, the football game was decided not to be put off. A. Heavily as did it rainB. As it rained heavily C. Heavily as it rainedD. As heavily as it could11. After the war, a new school building was put up _ there had once been a theatre. A. thatB. whereC. whichD. when12. The Black Sea was a fresh water lake about _ and unconnected with the Mediterranean 100 years ago. A. its two-thirds present sizeB. two-thirds of its present size C. two-thirds its present sizeD. its two-thirds of the present size13. The exam was continued at the beginning of the new term, _ was announced on January29. A. whatB. thatC. whereD. as14. People always shake hands and say “How do you do?” whey _ to each other. A. introducedB. introducingC. to introduceD. introduce15. Knocked down by a speeding car, _. A. many people didnt think he was still alive B. the car was stopped by a policeman C. he was rushed to a nearby hospital D. a stranger hurried over to help him16. Only by changing the coaches _ to improve the Chinese football team； what a shortsighted and stupid idea! A. some people can expectB. can expect some people C. some people do expectD. do some people expect Section B( 9%)Directions: plete the following by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. close B. confirmed C. relieve D. unexpected AB. symbols AC. however AD. responses BC. contrasts BD. Though CD. as There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, _17_, would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. For example, in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly _18_. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired by the work of painters. Of the musical positions that were considered as _19_ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky posed the piece in 1874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann. _20_ their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmanns _21_ death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmanns work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to _22_ his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann. The exhibition served as Mussorgskys inspiration(刺激，灵感). The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as _23_ rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade, _24_ the poser walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty and playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising _25_, Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work.II. Reading prehensionSection A( 15 %)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word o