广东省汕头市金山中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

广东省汕头市金山中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。第一卷 选择题部分 (满分80分) 第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. The students were pletely _ by the story he made up because they are too young and have no social experience.Ataken up Btaken in Ctaken off Dtaken out2.When I was in hospital，my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao _ I was well enough to travel，which _ my recovery.Ashortly; devotes to Bat once; stick toCimmediate; linked to Ddirectly; contributed to3. It is demanded that the man _ to blame for the traffic accident.Areferring to not Breferring to as notCreferred to not be Dreferred to not being4.I cant help but feel very _ about the matter. Linda, my dear, tell me the truth.Oh，Mum，there is nothing between Tom and me.A. enthusiastic Bsceptical Ceager Dconcerned5. Is Professor Smith _ this afternoon?Sorry, he might be _ with work the whole afternoon.A. convenient; busy B. possible; busy C. busy; free D. available; occupied 6. _ confidence resulted in his failure in the interview.A. A lack of B. Lack for C. Lacking of D. Being lacked7. The president stated that his country would not _ anybody who raised a hand against their Allies.Atolerate Boppose Capprove Daccuse8. Only after _ carrying out the plan, _.A. she assisted me on; I was able to plete the taskB. she assisted me in; was I able to plete the taskC. she helped me on; was I able to plete the taskD. did she help me in; I was able to plete the task9. You can say you have made it _when you can _ what you have learned _ practice.A. yours; apply; to B. yourself; put; to C. all yourself; apply; for D. yours; use; to 10. Dressed in a newly-bought skirt, _.A. I could hardly recognize her B. nobody could recognize herC. she could hardly be recognized by me D. there was nobody who could recognize her第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Generally, a British is widely regarded as a quiet, shy and conservative（保守的）person who is 11 only among those with whom he is familiar. When a stranger is present, he often seems nervous, 12 embarrassed. You have to take a muter train any morning or evening to 13 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or 14 in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive（冒犯的）. 15 , there is an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior, which, once 16 , makes the offender immediately the object of 17 .One of the few things we can say about the British with certainty is that a British 18 the discussion of their weather and that, if given a chance, he will talk about it 19 . Some people argue that it is because the British weather 20 follows forecast and thus bees a source of interest to everyone. This may be so. Certainly a British cannot have much 21 in the weathermen, whose predictions, in many cases, 22 to be wrong! The man in the street seems to be as accurate or as inaccurate as the weathermen in his 23 . Foreigners may be surprised at the number of references 24 weather that the British make to each other in the course of a single day. Very often traditional greetings are 25 by ments on the weather. “Nice day, isnt it?” “Beautiful day!” may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?”. 26 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated (夸大) and ic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used to his 27 . If he wants to start a conversation with a British but is 28 to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a(n) 29 subject to which a response may well be 30 of even the most reserved of the British.11. A. relaxed B. frustrated C. amused D. exhausted12. A. yet B. otherwise C. even D. so13. A. experience B. witness C. watch D. undertake14. A. whisperingB. murmuring C. dozing D. laughing15. A. Hopefully B. Exactly C. Frequently D. Obviously16. A. developed B. observed C. followed D. broken17. A. doubt B. argument C. criticism D. praise18. A. dislikes B. likes C. judges D. forecasts19. A. at length B. at last C. at most D. at least20. A. always B. often C. constantly D. seldom21. A. faith B. relief C. honor D. credit22. A. put out B. make out C. turn out D. find out23. A. consideration B. prediction C. approval D. appreciation24. A. about B. on C. in D. to25. A. started B. conducted C. replaced D. proposed26. A. Since B. Although C. However D. Only if27. A. benefit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. favor28. A. at a loss B. in detail C. in groups D. on occasion29. A. avoidableB. steady C. optional D. safe30. A. expected B. asked C. wished D. reminded第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题； 满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThese are words that attempt to express the unique trip of a lifetime. Experience the Grand Canyon as eagles do soaring, turning, rising, descending. Dont miss this experience. The following helps you book your helicopter tour.Helicopter Aerial TourExplore the Grand Canyon from the eyes of the eagle. A wonderful 12-15-munite helicopter tour will soar through the canyon for an aerial experience of wonderful views. Our GCW aerial tour is not available anywhere else in the world! Ticket $120 per person plus 10% tax. Please call us at 1-888-868-9378 for seasonal rates, specials or to book by phone.Helicopter -Pontoon Tour Helicopter tour starts at Grand Canyon, West Rim. Take a 4000-foot descent to the Colorado River below. Helicopters descend 4000 feet from the canyon rim to the banks of the Colorado River where visitors can enjoy a 15-20-munite pontoon boat ride down the Colorado. Ticket: $150 per person plus 10% tax.Champagne Helicopter TourExperience the beauty of the Grand Canyon: Soar above the Hoover Dam and the dead volcanoes. You go aboard a million-dollar helicopter with all forward facing seats allowing 180 degrees of views in air-conditioned fort. You will see the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon and more! You land to have a romantic champagne picnic lunch at the Grand Canyon.Las Vegas Adventure TourHelicopter tour to Grand Canyon West include a wonderful Las Vegas Adventure Tour. Aerial sightseeing tours originating in Las Vegas, Nevada include breathtaking views of Lake Mead, the Mohave Desert, and the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Aerial tours including round trip as well as bination tours attract many visitors.Visitors arriving at the Hualapai Nations Grand CanyonWestAirport may select one from activities above.31. If the helicopter lands on the banks of the Colorado River you will _.A. visit the Hoover DamB. have a romantic picnic lunchC. enjoy a pontoon boat rideD. catch sight of Lake Mead32. How much should be paid if a couple wants to take a 13-minute helicopter tour?A. 132 dollars B. 264 dollars C. 300 dollars D. 120 dollars33. Which tour may be the most fortable?A. Helicopter Aerial Tour B. Las Vegas Adventure TourC. Champagne Helicopter Tour D. HelicopterPontoon TourBAre you able to tell if people are lying? There is a piece of good news that a technology pany is developing a lie detector app for smart phones that could be used by parents, teachers and Internet daters. The app measures blood flow in the face to assess whether or not you are telling the truth. Its developers say that it could be used for Internet daters wanting to see if somebody really is interested in them. Parents could use it on their children to see if they are lying, and teachers could work out which pupils are truthful.The app is being developed by Toronto startup NuraLogix and the app is called Transdermal Optical Imaging. The idea is that different human feelings create different facial blood flow patterns that we have no control over. These patterns change if we are telling the truth or telling a lie, using footage（一组镜头） from the smart phone camera, the app will see the changes in skin colour and pare them to standardized results.A study finds that anger is connected with more facial blood flow and redness while sadness is connected with less of both.Kang Lee, who has been researching the field for 20 years, said that the lie detector test will let you find out the truth remotely and secretly. He said: “It could be very useful, for example, for teachers. A lot of our students have math anxiety, but they do not want to tell us because thats embarrassing.”Lee added that the technology would not replace lie detectors used in a court of law. He said: They want the accuracy to be extremely high, like genetic tests-a one-in-a-million error rate. Our technique wont be able to achieve an extremely high accuracy level, so because of that, I dont think its useful for the courts. He added that it will be a few years before the dating app is available to consumers.34. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The operation process of the app. B. The history of a technology pany.C. The functions and applications of the app. D. The origin and development of the new technology.35. What do we know about the app?A. Its accuracy is the same as genetic tests. B. It can help teachers pick out the honest pupils.C. It will help see the structures of human skin. D. It has been already on the market for a few years.36. What can we learn from the text?A. The technology will be applied to the medical field.B. The technology will replace lie detectors in the court of law,C. Different human feelings have nothing to do with facial blood flow patterns.D. Sadness is related to less facial blood flow and redness when pared with anger.37. What is the best title for the text?A. The Story about Kang Lee B. The Disadvantages of New TechnologyC. Various Smart Phones D. A Developing App for Smart PhonesCWe know the famous ones the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper（雨刮器）? Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how” questions. According to Mclean, “When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of Mclean statement. “If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention,” said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major, “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent（专利）to an umbrella producer.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever（操作杆）on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. Its hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgans traffic light. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?38. By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are _.A. beneficial, because their inventors are famousB. beneficial, though their inventors are less famousC. not useful, because their inventors are less famousD. not useful, though their inventors are famous39. Professor Joan Mcleans course aims to _.A. add colour and variety to students campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wipers inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own invention40. Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _.A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD. not related to Professor Joan McLeans lectures41. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C. Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?D. Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?DWe live in a time when technology has enabled everyone to be a journalist, yet not everyone has the proper training. Whether out of ignorance or out of a sense of honor, some of the journalism online has done a better job of changing public opinion than showing the whole truth.Two recent stories are perfect reminders of the difference between the urge to change minds and basic journalism ethics（道德规范）.“A college kid took some birds from a nearby tree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison,” went a recent online headline from the Chinese Internet. The acpanying vote showed that 85 percent of respondents sided with the student. Some joked that most boys would be guilty of such a crime because everyone had stolen birds when they were children.Left out of the original report was the fact that the birds in question were falcons, which are on the nations list of protected, endangered species. Birdwatchers also said that it was unlikely Yan Xiaotian, the 21-year-old defendant, had found the 12 birds in one tree. For this particular species, he had to search a much larger area. For me, the most important questions are: Did he know it was illegal before he took the birds and did he know that before he sold them?Follow-up reporting has found that the evidence showed that Yan knew what he was doing. The only point of uncertainty is the very first time he took the first birds when he could be unaware of their status and value. As a matter of fact, the prosecutor（检察官） started out asking for a light punishment, but took a U-turn when data from Yans cell phone clearly showed that he had stolen them.The punishment, while sounding harsh（残酷的）, followed the law almost to the letter. The court has since said it would review the case, a sign of giving in to public pressure.Lets look at the second story, which can be read as either “Elderly man had to walk in his shorts for hours in Sanya after his bike was taken by the citys quasi-police” or “Retired official illegally parked his bike for a swim and made the city apologize and fire a low-paid city management staff member”.Both played up different parts of the same story. For me, Bi Guochangs age and former official title are not relevant to the case. The key is whether he indeed parked his bike illegally and whether proper procedures were being followed by taking it away and making him get it back. Yet the reports focused on the image of an old man walking only in his shorts. He could have phoned his family for backup（支持）or taken a taxi home first before plaining, as most would do in that situation.Such stories read like badly-written morality tales, with everything in black and white and a simple yes-or-no message. Real life is much more plicated. Reporters have to be neutral and avoid taking sides too early.42. Why was Yan Xiaotian sentenced to 10 years in prison?A. He took some birds from a nearby tree. B. He searched a much larger area for birds.C. He illegally took some falcons and sold them. D. He took 12 birds without knowing they were falcons.43. According to the passage, the writer implied that _. .A. the judges should still follow the law strictly B. the punishment was too much for the studentC. the student didnt get fair treatment from the judges D. the court will resentence the student44. The writer mentioned the second story to show that _. .A. the reports focused on the appearance of Bi Guochang rather than the truthB. the journalists expressed their sympathy for the elderly personC. the local officers didnt follow proper procedures when they dealt with Bis caseD. the citys quasi-police were to blame for Bis troubles45. What is the main idea of the passage?A. There is an urgent need to improve current journalism ethics.B. Everyone can be a good