山西省曲沃中学校高二英语下学期期中试题.doc

曲沃中学高二年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷第i卷第一部分 单项选择题（每题1分，共15题）1. exactly _ the potato was introduced into europe is uncertain, but it was probably around 1565.a. whether b. why c. how d. when2. - why are you so late? - i was on half the way when it _ to me that i had left my notebook home, so i had to fetch it. a. hit b. occurred c. happened d. reminded 3. tsinghua university, _ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures. a. founded b. founding c. found d. to be founded 4. he never _ to help those in trouble because he was a warm-hearted man. a. handled b. hurried c. hesitated d. determined 5. many children, _ parents are way working in big cities, are taken good care of in the villages. a. their b. who c. whose d. with whom6. the newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for _ he could find about mark twain. a. wherever b. whatever c. however d. whichever 7. he would like to _ the position as a salesman advertised in the newspaper yesterday. a. wait for b. stand for c. apply for d. search for 8. claire had her luggage _ an hour before her plane left. a. checked b. checking c. check d. to check 9.the new discovery of oil is of great _ to this areas economy. a. performance b. significance c. satisfaction d. assumption 10. because of the financial crisis, days are gone _ local 5-star hotels charged 6,000 yuan for one night. a. if b. which c. since d. when 11. after the quarrel, i tried to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed _. a. in need b. in peace c. in vain d. in trouble 12. this special school accepts all disabled students, _ educational level and background. a. in addition to b. according to c. in terms of d. regardless of 13. - did you see a man in black pass by just now? - no, sir. i _ a newspaper. a. read b. was reading c. would read d. am reading 14. snakes come near the house now and then. we have to _ finding a solution to driving them away. a. set about b. set down c. set out d. set up 15. -how do you know he is from hunan province? - oh, his accent _ himself when he spoke. a. displayed b. betrayed c. appeared d. showed第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60）第一节（共15小题：每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该选项涂黑。achinese new year for kids chinese new year for kids is a full color paperback book with beautiful chinese illustrations (插图). this is a hands-on workbook for parents and teachers, written for children from ages 3 to 12 years old, for use in the classroom or at home. music, physical movement, art, and food all add to the atmosphere of taking an imaginary trip to china during the chinese new year.author: cindy robertsdate: 2002-10-01list price: $ 9.95price: $ 8.95 buy it on a the polar express one couldnt select a more delightful and exciting premise (前提) for a childrens book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on christmas eve only to have santa claus sweep by and take him on a trip with other children to the north pole. and one couldnt ask for a more talented artist and writer to tell the story than chris van allsburg.author: chris van allsburgdate: 1985-10-28list price: $18.95price: $ 12.89 buy it on a the secret of saying thanks perhaps youd like to know a secret, one of the happiest ones of all. youll discover it all on your own, maybe when you least expect. if youve not yet discovered the secret of saying thanks, its waiting for you. the secret can be found in the sunrise that offers promises for the day ahead, or in the gentle shade of a tree sheltering you from the hot rays of the sun.author: douglas wooddate: 2005-9-27list price: $ 16.95price: $ 11.53 buy it on a the runaway pumpkin when buck, billy and their little sister lily spy the biggest pumpkin theyve ever seen, they cant resist (抵制). buck and billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill to show everyone, but its too big! before they know it, its rolling out of control down the hillside. it knocks over grandpa baxter and makes him think of pumpkin soup. and when poppa baxter finally stops, all he can think of is pumpkin bread.author: kevin lewisdate: 2003-09-01list price: $ 15.95price: $ 6.38 buy it on a16.we can infer from the passage that chinese new year for kids _. a. helps readers to learn about chinese cultureb.is helpful for foreigners to travel to china. c. is very popular with readers all over the worldd.introduces a lot of outdoor activities. 17.if you buy a copy of the runaway pumpkin on amazon. com, you can save _. a.30% b.40% c.60% d.70% 18.the author wrote the passage mainly to _. a.offer us some advice on shopping b.tell us some interesting stories c. compare some books information d. introduce some childrens booksblarry ritsema was out for an early morning jog around his neighborhood one day. on a quiet street, he began to feel weak. suddenly, everything went black. larry fell to the ground.less than a minute later, tom alguire passed by on his bicycle. he caught sight of a man lying on the roadside, so he jumped off his bike and ran over. he recognized larry immediately, because he had been larrys doctor for nearly 20 years.dr. tom felt for a pulse (脉搏) at first. finding none, he began to give larry first aid. it wouldnt restart larrys heart, but it would keep the blood flowing until someone else arrived. tom could only hope someone would come by soon, at around six oclock in the morning on a holiday weekend. tom couldnt stop pressing larrys chest to run for help larrys brain cells would die without the blood. and tom didnt have a cell phone with him.soon, a car did drive by. but the driver ignored toms appeal for help. what was he going to do? tom was very worried. finally, another car came down the road, driven by michael saliot, a u.s. coast guard officer. michael wasnt one to pass up a chance to help a person in need. he quickly dialed 911. doctors then found that larry had suffered a heart attack and there were severe blockages in two of larrys major arteries (动脉). only the timely arrival of dr. tom saved his life.how did dr. tom happen to be bicycling that morning, down that quiet street? it turned out that as tom rode, his bike chain fell off. he spent about eight minutes fitting it back; otherwise, he would have seen nothing of larrys problem. 19. doctor tom gave larry first aid in order to _.a. wake up larry b.keep larrys blood flowingc. restart larrys pulse d. stop larry from bleeding20. why didnt tom call 911 for help? a. he couldnt stop pressing larrys chest. b. he didnt take a cell phone with him. c. he was so nervous that he forgot to do it. d. he was waiting for someone else for help.21. which of the following is true according to the text?a. larry ritsema went to work early by bike that morning.b. tom alguire saw larry when larry fell to the ground. c. michael saliot was a man always ready to help others.d. tom fitted his bike chain back after larry was sent to hospital.22according to the last paragraph, which of the following words can be used to describe larry in his incident?a. surprising b. tragic c. smart d. luckycloneliness is like a disease, and whats worse, its contagiousit can spread from one person to another, according to the recent research that stresses the power of one persons emotions to affect even people he doesnt knowthe new analysis, involving 4,793 people who were interviewed every two years between 2005 and 2015, showed that a friend of a lonely person was 52 more likely to develop feelings of loneliness by the time of the next interviewa friend of that person was 25 more likely, and a friend of a friend of a friend was 15 more likely“loneliness is not just the property of an individualit can be transmitted across peopleeven people you dont have direct contact with,” said john tcacioppo, a psychologist of the university of chicago who led the study published in the december issue of thejournal of personality and social psychologyloneliness has been linked to medical problems, including depression, sleep problems and generally poorer physical healthidentifying some of the causes could help reduce the emotion and improve health, experts saidalthough the study did not examine how loneliness spreads, cacioppo said another research has provided clues“lets say for whatever reason you get lonelyyou then interact with other people in a more negative fashionthat puts them in a negative mood and makes them more likely to interact with other people in a negative fashion and they minimize their social ties and become lonely,” cacioppo saidaccording to cacioppo, loneliness spread more easily among women than men, perhaps because women were more likely to express emotionslonely people become less and less trusting othersthis makes it more and more difficult for them to make friendsand more likely that society will reject themtherefore, it is important to recognize and deal with lonelinesscacioppo emphasizes people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks23. it can be concluded from the first paragraph that _.a. loneliness is actually a kind of diseaseb. more and more people are suffering from loneliness.c. loneliness spreads in social networksd. emotions are only transmitted between friends.24. according to cacioppo, lonely people_a. will probably be deserted by society b. are more likely to trust othersc. are less likely to be rejected by friends d. rely heavily on others 25. the word “minimize” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_”.a. increase b. keep c. create d. reduce26. which should lonely people do to get rid of loneliness?a. refuse the help given by others.b. admit and try to solve it.c. interact with others more negatively.d. express emotions more often.din 1996, john tierney suggested in the new york times magazine article that “recycling is garbage.” he wrote, “the money spent on recycling programs should have been spent on real social and environmental problems. recycling programs not only increase energy use and pollution, but also cost more money than the disposal (处理) of plain old garbage. recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern america.” environmental groups were quick to express their disagreement. they wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal. michael shapiro, an official of the us environmental protection agency(epa), said that “recycling can be good value for money, although theres still room for improvements.” but in 2002, new york city, a pioneer of recycling, found that itsrecycling program was losing money, so it stopped glass and plastic recycling. other major cities watched closely to see how new york was dealing with its remaining program (the city never stopped paper recycling). but then it closed its last landfill (垃圾填埋地), and private companies out of new york raised prices due to the increased workload of carrying away and disposing new yorks garbage. as a result, glass andplastic recycling became profitable for the city again, and new york brought the program back. according to cecil adams of the chicago reader, the lessons learned by new york are relevant everywhere. he believes that, if managed correctly, recycling programs should cost cities less than garbage disposal. even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are many, keep in mind that it better serves the environment to “reduce and reuse” before recycling is even considered as a choice.27. why did john tierney think “recycling is garbage”?a. because he considered recycling a wasteful activity.b. because he didnt think recycling was a new idea.c. because he found few people would like to recycle.d. because he didnt like the environmental groups.28. which argument was put forward by the environmental groups?a. recycling technologies are mature.b. recycling programs save money.c. recycling programs cause pollution.d. recycling technologies are valueless.29. why did other cities watch closely to see how new york was doing?a. because new york was doing extremely well.b. because they didnt want to have a recycling programc. because they felt worried about the waste of money.d. because new york was running a new recycling program.30. which of the following would the author most probably recommend?a. always bring your own shopping bag when you go shopping.b. always put your shopping bag into the dustbin after use.c. never go shopping where shopping bags are offered for free.d. never use a shopping bag which is not recycled.第二节（共5小题：每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中两项为多余选项。holiday gift buying can feel a little empty, when all of those endless lists, long lines at the shopping center and dollars spent lead to a 5-minuteexcitementof flying wrapping paper. 31 the following tips can help make gift giving more meaningful for both the giver and thereceiver.1. know the personthe most important thing in the exchanging of gifts is that it shows that you really know the person well, and you really care about him. 32 2. donate in their name 33 research suggests that happier people give more to others, and that giving more makes people happier. moreover,charity-related happiness is highest when people give in a way that promotes social connection. so, try giving to the less fortunate in someones name this holiday season.3. give handmade goods or hand-me-downs 34 a study suggests that people feel that homemade items show more love, and love is what they want to express to the gift receiver.family heirlooms(传家宝) may be another good gift option. a 2009 studyfound that when families hand down even a very depersonalized thing money to the generations, thesymbolicvalue of the cash isgreater than the numerical value alone.4. provide chances for participationif theres a golden rule of gifts, though, its this: 35 people who receive experiential gifts, such as concert tickets or a zoo membership, feel more connected to the gift giver than people who received material gifts.a. give experiences rather than objects.b. but it doesnt have to be that way.c. giving gifts to friends or to charity is linked to happiness.d. that is always beyond their expectation.e. that means catering to anothers pleasure.f. start listing every person you plan to give a holiday gift to.g. the new and store-bought is not always best.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55）第一节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）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。my father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. my mother suddenly found herself 36 to care for five boys. i worried about the situation, but my mother stayed 37 , and assured us that she would keep us together as a 38 and safe from harm. although small in size, she could 39 heavy horse-drawn plows（犁）. besides, she 40 found time to help us with homework. as christmas approached, my mother didnt seem to smile as much. i 41 she had no money to buy us presents. considering myself practically grown, i hid my 42 .one day, my mother took a saw(锯) into the forest and 43 with some tree branches. she left them in the barn(畜棚) and didnt tell her 44 children what they were for. she worked on her project 45 i was in school, but i looked 46 into the barn when i had a chance. several days later, i still couldnt 47 her purpose. when later i saw she used nail and paint, i 48 that she must be making presents. by christmas week, my mother was her 49 happy self again. her project was apparently 50 , and she obviously kept it secret because id looked everywhere without 51 . on christmas eve, i lay awake for a long time, 52 christmas morning. the next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. many difficult years would follow that particular christmas, but i never again doubted my mothers 53 to care for us. we were never hungry, and she make sure we got a(n) 54 in school. she taught us to have faith in our own abilities. that faith 55 me still.36. a. alone b. hopeful c. responsible d. unable37. a. active b. positive c. depressed d. devoted38. a. team b. promise c. secret d. family39. a. maintain b. handle c. repair d. take40. a. just b. yet c. ever d. even41. a. witnessed b. complained c. remembered d. realized42. a. puzzlement b. excitement c. disappointment d. embarrassment43. a. returned b. departed c. injured d. escaped44. a. naughty b. lovely c. curious d. nervous 45. a. while b. after c. before d.