北京市第八中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期末英语试题

2021-2022学年度第二学期高二英语期末练习题 （本卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟） 第一部分知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds ___1___, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble sent out the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team ___2___ the alarm and the villagers gathered in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat and ___3___ their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited ___4___ on the beach, holding lamps to light the way back. An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling ___5___ on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely ___6___ the rescue boat and all would have been lost. Anxiously, the captain called for another volunteer team to look for the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, “Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost ___7___ for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left.” Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. What if everyone said I can’t go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for ___8___ comes, we all need to take our tum and do our part.” Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and ___9___ into the night. Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother like a century. Finally, the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. ____10____ his hands, the captain called, “Did you find the lost man?” Hardly able to control himself, Han