广东省深圳高级中学高二英语下学期期中试题新人教版.doc

高级中学20122013学年第二学期期中测试高二英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共11页，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号和考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。3考试结束，监考人员将答题卡交回。 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。what exactly is a lie? is it anything we say which we know is untrue? or is it something more than that? for example, suppose a 1 wants to borrow some money from you. you say, “i wish i could help you but im short of money myself.” in fact you are not 2 of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you dont want to 3 his feelings by reminding him of this. is this 4 a lie? professor gerald gullion of the university of southern california has made a 5 study of lying. according to him, women are better liars than men, 6 when telling a “white lie”, such as a woman at a party telling another woman that she likes her 7 when she really thinks it looks awful. however, this is only one side of the 8 . other researchers say that men are more 9 to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. this is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are 10 to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liars hopes to profit or gain in some way.research has also been done into the 11 of peoples behavior in a number of small, 12 unimportant ways when they lie. it has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they 13 to move about in their chairs more than usual. to the trained observer they are saying “i wish i were somewhere else now”. they also tend to touch 14 parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. one explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. the nose is very 15 to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch (痒). 1. a. classmateb. friend c. stranger d. relative2. a. sure b. aware c. fond d. short3. a. hurt b. affect c. accept d. betray4. a. simply b. merely c. really d. exactly5. a. random b. casual c. technical d. scientific6. a. particularly b. apparently c. deliberately d. generally7. a. behaviour b. performance c. dress d. appearance 8. a. fact b. story c. truth d. reality9. a. reasonable b. likely c. ridiculous d. severe10. a. related b. managed c. approved d. supposed11. a. advantages b. benefits c. changes d. chances12. a. clearly b. slightly c. exremely d. constantly13. a. expect b. fail c. happen d. tend14. a. large b. certain c. main d. special15. a. positive b. negative c. sensitive d. objective第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) v阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。one day all the employees of a very famous company reached their office and all saw a big sign on the main door 16 (say):“yesterday, the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. we invited you to join the funeral in the room 17 has been prepared in the gym.”in the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, 18 after a while they started getting curious 19 (know) who was that person that hindered the growth of their colleagues 20 the company itself.the excitement in the gym was such that security agents 21 (order) to control the crowd within the room. 22 more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.everyone thought, “who is this person that was hindering my progress?”one by one the employees got closer 23 the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became 24 (speech). there was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see themselves! there was also a sign next to the mirror that read:“there is only one person who is able to set limits to 25 growth and it is you!” 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ai was a bright-eyed girl heading off to howard university, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a supreme court bench somewhere in the fall of 1985. twenty-one years later, i am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. my grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. she was the first in our family to reach that goal. but one year after i started college, she developed cancer. i made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. it meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait. then i got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. in 1999, we adopted our first son. to lay eyes on him was fantastic and very emotional. a year later came our second adopted boy. then followed son no. 3. in 2003, i gave birth to another boy. you can imagine how fully occupied i became, raising four boys under the age of 8. our home was a complete zoo a joyous zoo. not surprising, i never did make it back to college full-time. but i never gave up on the dream either. i had only one choice: to find a way. that meant taking as few as one class each semester. the hardest part was feeling guilty about the time i spent away from the boys. they often wanted me to stay home with them. there certainly were times i wanted to quit, but i knew i should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.in 2007, i graduated from the university of north carolina. it took me over 21 years to get my college degree！i am not special, just single-minded. it always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal. everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. its a process. remember: little steps add up to big dreams.26. when the author went to howard university, her dream was to be _.a. a writer b. a teacher c. a judge d. a doctor27. why did the author quit school in her second year of college?a. she wanted to study by herself.b. she fell in love and got married.c. she suffered from a serious illness.d. she decided to look after her grandma.28. what can we learn about the author from paragraphs 4 and 5?a. she was busy yet happy with her family life.b. she ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.c. she wanted to remain a full-time housewife.d. she was too confused to make a correct choice.29. what does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?a. failure is the mother of success. b. little by little, one goes far.c. every coin has two sides. d. well begun, half done.30. which of the following can best describe the author?a. caring and determined. b. honest and responsible.c. ambitious and sensitive. d. innocent and single-minded. bits said that professional footballers in the usa can make millions of dollars throughout their careers. yet statistics show that many eventually run out of money once their playing days are over. the university of pennsylvania wants to change that and help teach american footballers how to rebuild their lives when their sports careers come to an end.“all their life they have focused on football. deciding what comes next can be difficult.” says professor morvarid taheripour, the head of the athletes project. “some people say athletes die two deaths. you kind of die when you stop playing and you die in real life. so theyve got to come back to life and figure out how am i going to make a living at 25 for maybe another 40 years?”for taheripour, the partnership with professional athletes is a dream to come true. “it was taking everything i love about teaching and yet being able to influence people who are accomplished and hard-working, yet very modest.”but even with help, figuring out the next chapter isnt easy. statistics show that 78 percent of professional football players are penniless, divorced or unemployed two years after retiring from their sport. the program tries to help players develop a plan for life after sport and 220 athletes have taken part over the past six years.darwin walker is one former student who avoided being a statistic. today, he runs a number of successful businesses and thanks football for his accomplishments. “the concepts i learned about leadership have all come from playing the game of football,” says walker. “the amount of study, amount of commitment, and time that you have to put into it is very much like being a successful business person.”shifting the skills learned on the field to the workplace seems natural to some, but the numbers show thats not the case for everyone. taheripours message to his students is a serious one: this is the time to build for the future, he tells them, because no matter how long your athletic career lasts, you are so much more than just an athlete.31. by saying “athletes die two deaths”, the author means _.a. athletes suffer too many failures in their lifeb. athletes have a sports life and a real life c. being an athlete contributes little to lifed. athletes later life can be easily rebuilt32. why is it difficult for professional athletes to decide what comes next?a. they might have not thought of this during their playing days.b. they have no idea whether to leave the game or not.c. they think as athletes they can make more money.d. theyre not willing to accept a new career.33. what does darwin walker manage to avoid?a. making his sports career come to an end. b. being unsuccessful in rebuilding his life.c. going through the problem. d. making a difference.34. what does the last paragraph imply?a. an athlete should think about more than his athletic career.b. an athletes sports career couldnt last very long.c. an athlete should end his career earlier to build his new life.d. the longer an athletes career lasts, the more respect he receives.35. the purpose of the passage is to _.a. teach athletes how to manage their moneyb. show readers how to make a living themselvesc. introduce a project helping retired athletes d. ask athletes to finish their sports career earlier cof all the websites, one that has attracted attention recently is . most of this attention has come from the media and tells every reason why the website should be shut down. the threat of internet predators（窃掠者）is indeed a tough reality, but shutting down the site is not the answer. if were shut down, another site would quickly take its place. therefore, the right way is to teach teens how to use the site safely and educate them about who may be predators and how to avoid them.the key to staying safe on the internet is to make sure that your profile（个人资料）is secure. the simplest way is to change the privacy setting on your profile to “private”, which protects your information so that only the people on your friend list can view it. although this is effective, it is not perfect. predators can find ways to view your profile if they really want to, whether through hacking in or figuring out their way onto your friend list. thus, you should never post too much personal information. some people actually post their home and school addresses, date of birth, and other personal information, often letting predators know exactly where they will be and when. the most information that is safe is your first name and province. anything more is basically inviting a predator into your life.another big issue is photos. i suggest completely skipping photos and never posting a photo of a friend online without asking permission.most importantly, never, under any circumstances, agree to a real-life meeting with anyone you meet online. no matter how well you think you know this person, there are no guarantees that they have told the truth. but you could feel free to chat with people you meet on the site, but just remember that not everyone is who they say they are. hopefully, the next time you edit your profile, youll be more informed about the dangers of internet predators and take the steps to defend yourself.36. kids can avoid web predators successfully by .a. attracting more public attentionb. recognizing and getting away from them c. showing the kids ways to try other sitesd. shutting down the website “myspace. com”37. the safest basic personal information that you can share online is .a. your home address and birthday b. school address and your first namec. your first name and province d. your province and cell phone number38. by saying “not everyone is who they say they are”, the author tries to tell us that _.a. no one provides the correct information on the internetb. someone intends to mislead people by wrong informationc. everyone offers real information in their own profiled. all people on the internet do not give their real identity39. we can learn from the passage that .a. not everybody you meet on line is honest and reliableb. it is not acceptable to post a photo of a friend on linec. it is not safe by chatting with grown-ups on the websited. only you and your friends can view your personal profile40. what could be the best title of this passage?a. personal safety b. web hackers in the pastc. web safety for teens d. predators tricksdwhen i walked into the house after school, i found my dad at home. “what are you doing home already?” i asked casually.“andrew, i was laid off today,” he answered quietly. i was sure he was joking. “no, you werent. why are you really home?” then i noticed his expression and realized he was telling the truth. my father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. my fathers unemployment created many changes in our lives. he was home all day, which meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. i would come home every day to find him at the computer searching for jobs. i began to notice how down he seemed, and how losing his job had affected his self-esteem (自尊心), though he tried to be optimistic. he asked my brother and me to spend less money. i gave up my allowance (零用钱), which even though it wasnt much, and felt like the right thing to do. i also found a part-time job. after several difficult months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction. he explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. day by day, i watched him build it, and i admired how much time and energy he devoted to it. one evening i asked if he needed help. “only if it doesnt interfere (打扰) with school,” he said, which sounded like a yes.i showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months. i always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really influenced me. although this was one of the worst experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity. now i know that through creative problem-solving, i can always find plans, ask for help, and take risks. 41. when his father was laid off, he _. a. couldnt accept the fact easilyb. didnt care about it at all c. was very angry with his bossd. was as happy as usual42. the underlined word “adversity” in the last paragraph probably means _. a. poor feelings b. bad situations c. low spirits d. noble ideas43. when he found his father at home, andrew felt _. a. it was quite normal for him to be at home earlier than usual b. he couldnt understand what his fathers expression meant c. he wouldnt be as easy at home as ever together with his father d. it was really unbelievable that his father had lost his job44. what has andrew learned from his father? a. the experience of saving more money. b. the skills of surfing the internet. c. the spirit of creative problem-solving. d. the rich practical business skills.45. we know from the passage that _. a. it was not that easy for the father to find a new job b. the father asked his sons to give up their allowance c. the father found a good job when he changed his direction d. andrew and his brother helped his father set up his business第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下是咨询和服务部门的信息：a. career services (room 113)the staff of the career services center advise students on career choices and applications for higher education. they also help students and graduates apply their academic and life experiences to achieving career fulfillment, provide them with the services and resources necessary to make better informed career decisions and help them develop the skills necessary to progress their career plans. opening hours: monday through friday: 8:30 am 4:30 pmphone: (412) 396-6644 fax: (412) 396-6644b. the accommodation office ( room 114)the accommodation office is the place to find every thing concerning accommodation during your studying at this university. it offers a free advisory service and a wide range of handbooks and checklists covering the full range of housing available. in addition to this, the office also offers other services, such as the allocation of places in local residences and the provision of