高二上学期英语期末考试试卷
一、完形填空
1. 完形填空
I remember believing in Santa when I was a very young girl. However, as I grew older, I learned many 1that “proved” his nonexistence. Always2by nature, I was determined to use 3to decide whether Santa Claus was 4.
The first test5when I was 5, I decided that if I6all night on Christmas Eve, I could see if Santa really came down the chimney7that was a useless8I fell asleep that year, and when I woke up, I saw a 9wrapped present under the10 At the age of 7, I came up with another test to see if Santa was real. That year, I didn’t send out my Christmas letter to Santa because I wanted 11for Christmas. But this turned into a plot. By then, I 12knew Santa wasn’t real, but I wanted enough13to support this. That year was 14. Because on Christmas Eve, my mother dragged me to our local Wal-Mart led me around the toy section. I 15to say a word, but did let my eyes16on a ballet set. I17that “Santa” wouldn’t know what I wanted because he shouldn’t be able to read my 18However, my mother would know everything that caught my eyes in the store. If I got the ballet set the next morning, I would have my evidence. On Christmas morning, there was the ballet set, sitting under the tree again.19I didn’t use it much, my mother ended up returning it a few days later. She20Santa was generous enough to leave a receipt. That was the end to my
task to discover the existence of Santa.
（1）A . theoriesB . choicesC . situationsD . facts（2）A . curiousB . typicalC . cautiousD . desperate（3）A . dataB . examC . tricksD . tests（4）A . generousB . wiseC . mercifulD . real（5）A . workedB . succeededC . happenedD . failed（6）A . stayed upB . kept upC . called upD . made up（7）A . InsteadB . HoweverC . ThereforeD . Otherwise（8）A . effectB . suggestionC . attemptD . struggle（9）A . roughlyB . beautifullyC . clearlyD . tidily（10）A . treeB . bedC . chimneyD . table（11）A . everythingB . anythingC . nothingD . something（12）A . hardlyB . alreadyC . neverD . usually（13）A . ideaB . intentionC . evidenceD . experience （14）A . amazingB . interestingC . strangeD . annoying（15）A . hatedB . refusedC . hesitatedD . tried（16）A . tryB . focusC . putD . call（17）A . hopedB . explainedC . arguedD . figured（18）A . purposeB . mindC . opinionD . eyes（19）A . AsB . IfC . AlthoughD . As soon as（20）A . admittedB . thoughtC . claimedD . promised二、阅读理解
2. 阅读理解
Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1,000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.
The Gardens
The White Garden is planted with soft white iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.
The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.
