高二英语下期末试题郭学东

高二英语下期末试题郭学东内容摘要：

y of mankind loved books. There is no genius(天 才 ) without books. We know that books are treasures of knowledge, and knowledge is power without which we can achieve(取得 ) nothing. A man is blind and does not even know what he is doing if he is unable to read. Book bring us pleasure as well as knowledge. They enable us not only to see through the past, but also to see into the future. Macaulay , the famous historian of England, once wrote to a little girl, “If someone would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palaces, fine dinners , wines, beautiful clothes and hundreds of servants, on condition that I should not read books I would not be the king. I would rathe r be a poor man in a top room with plenty of books than a king without any books in his splendid palace. ” 41. The underlined word “blind” in Paragraph 2 means A. unable to see B. foolish C. dishonest D. careless 42. Macaulay wrote to a little girl to tell her that . A. he would rather be a poor man than a rich king B. he wished to be the greatest king with plenty of books if possible C. nothing in the world could prevent him from reading D. he wanted her to read in a top room 43. From the passage we can infer . A. Macaulay loved books more than anything else B. Macaulay was a famous reader of history C. Macaulay worshipped(羡 慕 ) the greatest king who loved books D. Macaulay hated all the kings who did not love reading C One day a middle aged woman telephoned her doctor. “Doctor, ” she said “I39。 m having a lot of trouble with my shoulder. It hurts all the time and I can39。 t sleep at night. ” “Come in this afternoon, ” said the doctor, “and I39。 ll have a look at it. ” That afternoon the woman went to the doctor39。 s office. He gave her a very through examination, asked a lot of questions, and listened carefully to he r answers. “Well, my dear”, he said, “it looks like you have arthritis(关节 炎 ). ” “Arthritis ?” she said: “Oh, no ! What am I going to do ?” “Don39。 t worry, ” he answered, “I39。 ll give you a prescription(药 方 ) and the pain will go away. ” The doctor took out his pen, wrote a prescription, and handed her his bill for fifty dollars. The woman opened her pocket book, wrote out a fiftydollar check, said goodbye, and left. The doctor mailed the check to his bank, but a week later he was surprised to find that the check was returned to him, marked “In sufficient Funds(不 足的存款 ) ”. He telephoned the woman immediately. “I39。 m very sorry to have to tell you this, ” he began, “but your check came back this week. ” “Oh really ?” said the woman, “that39。 s quite a coincidence(巧合 ). ” “What do you mean ?” asked the doctor. “Well, ” said the woman, “so did my arthritis. ” 44. The doctor told her to . A. take a pain killer B. have a good rest at home C. e in the doctor39。 s the next afternoon D. spend much money on her arthritis 45. The doctor was surprised a week later because . A. the woman was feeling much better B. the woman39。 s check was no good。