高二英语第二学期测试

1、潮阳第四中学高二级第二学期测试英语试题第一部分：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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The key to getting along with others is good communication skills. Communication is one of the biggest 1 in relationships between men and women. Researchers say that the main pro

2、blem is different communication styles. Men and women have different communication styles. 2 the differences can help them communicate more 3 .Mens communication style is more 4 . They usually take a direct approach to a problem and 5 a solution(解决办法). Men often make decisions by themselves. Womens

3、communication style is to discuss problems and ask other people for their 6 . Women like to talk with other people before they make a 7 .The 8 of conversation are also different between men and women. Women like to discuss personal issues and talk about their feelings. Talking about problems is 9 in

4、 friendships for women. Even at school or on the job, women are more 10 talking about personal topics and feelings.Men, on the other hand ,are less comfortable discussing their feelings. Many men dont like to talk about emotions and feelings. Men like to talk about current events, business, and pers

5、onal achievements. Men build 11 by doing activities togethers. On the other hand, women build friendships by 12 feelings.How do these different communication styles 13 problems in relationships? Men often think that women are complaining(抱怨), because women want to 14 talking about their feelings. Me

6、n offer a solution to a problem, and then want to talk about something else. The second problem is that women often think that men dont want to discuss things. Actually, men just want to discuss 15 things.1.A. competitionsB. challengesC. adventuresD. advantages2.A. ImaginingB. DescribingC. Rememberi

7、ngD. Understanding3A. simplyB. effectivelyC. naturallyD. practically4A. traditionalB. typical C. directD. formal5A. announceB. changeC. refuseD. suggest6A. opinionsB. experienceC. questionsD. knowledge7A. mistakeB. promiseC. decisionD. conclusion8A. styles B. detailsC. topicsD. way9A. importantB. am

8、usingC. difficultD. boring10A. ashamedB. comfortable C. proudD. nervous11A. friendshipsB. ambitionC. satisfactionD. confidence12A. hidingB. sharingC. showingD. creating13A. avoidB. solveC. causeD. reduce14A. stopB. continueC. enjoyD. start15.A. different B. crazyC. interestingD. curious第二节 语法填空（共10小

9、题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）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，在空格处填人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。There was an extraordinary long queue at the gas station yesterday.I saw the old woman _16_(beg) from the driver of the car in front of me. She was wrinkled and weather-beaten. She stood silently by the ca

10、r 17 her hand reaching out. She waited for some time and got no response. Then she walked over to my car. As she approached I got 18 better view of her. There were wrinkles around her eyes, but _19_ was her eyes that struck me the most. There seemed to be a lot of hurt and pain in _20_ .There was a

11、strong feeling within me _21_this woman had struggled a lot in her life, and in that struggle she _ _22 _ (reduce) to this state.There arose in me a deep feeling of love and sympathy 23 her-a desire to reach out to her. I immediately took out my wallet and gave her the money, more than I_24_ (normal

12、) give to anyone asking for money. The woman murmured some words which I could not make out, but there was a look of gratitude in her eyes.In my own small way I contributed to making life a little _25_ (easy) for that woman, a stranger who walked in and out of my life for just a very short time.第二部分

13、：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。A All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all times clean and tidy. You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house, leave a half-written letter on

14、 the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had “put it back where it belonged,” as she explained. My wife, one of her first visits to my mothers house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she ret

15、urned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused, she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end

16、 tables. Now she knows better. These disappearance had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to (有的倾向) forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find that every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “ Do you remember what I

17、 was doing?” was a question frequently asked, but rarely answered. Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of cleaning windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later

18、 time started to dust the furniture once a week.We have all become busy persons.26. This passage mainly tells us that _. A. my mother often made us confusedB. my family members had a poor memoryC. my wife was surprised when she visited my motherD. my mother helped us to form a good habit27. My wife

19、could not find her biscuits and drink in my mothers house because _. A. she had already finished themB. someone in my family was holding them C. she forgot where she had left themD. my mother had taken them away 28. The underlined part suggests that my sister _. A. is happy to clean windowsB. loves

20、to clean used windowsC. likes cleaning windows as my mother didD. is fond of cleaning used windows29. How many persons are mentioned in the passage?A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.30. Which of the following is TRUE about my mother? A. she enjoyed removing others drinks. B. She became more and mor

21、e forgetful. C. She wanted to keep her house in good order. D. She preferred to do everything by herself.BTourism probably started in Roman times. Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire. But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped

22、.In the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born. Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel（英吉利海峡）. They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice（威尼斯）in Italy. Their tours lasted for two to

23、 four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city. The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young peoples educationbut only for the rich.In the 18th century, tourism began to change. For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”.

24、They believed that the water there was good for their health. So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns.In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster. When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to

25、 go for holidays by the sea. And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier.Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built. People began to travel more to far-away countries.The 20th century saw cars become more a

26、nd more popular among ordinary people. Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them.Thus tourism grew. In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays. The company organizes everythingplane tickets, hotel rooms, even foodand tourist

27、s pay for it all before they leave home. The package tour and modern tourist industry was born.The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949. But tourism did not take off until 1978. In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion Yuan and became an important part of Chinas social develop

28、ment.31In the early times, the travelers _.A. all came from Roman B. traveled by boatC. were very young and strong D. had lots of money 32Which of the following is true？A. The young men learned little from Grand Tour. B. Tourism became faster and safer when the first railways were built in the 18th

29、century. C. In 2002, tourism became a significant part of Chinas social development. D. More people chose planes for its cheap price.33_ played the most important role in the tourism development.A. Transportation B. Education C. Money D. Peoples ideas34Modern tourism was born _.A. in 1949 B. in Roma

30、n times C. in the early 17th century D. in 197835The underlined phrase “take off” (in the last paragraph) means _.A. a plane rising into the air B. develop very fast C. remove hats and clothes D. bring down the pricesCWhy do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the rea

31、son could be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart

32、falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in m

33、en,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer th

34、an men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink.The good news is that men ca

35、n improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.36. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “_”.A. health B.ageing C. long life

36、D. effect37. The text mainly talks about _.A. mens heart cells B. hearts and long life C. the gender difference D. womens ageing process38. according to the text, the UK scientists have known that _.A. the female heart loses few of the cells with age B. women can replace the cells that enable the he

37、art to beatC. women have more cells than men when they are born D. women never lose their pumping power with age39. If you want to live longer, you should _.A. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy B. find out the reason for ageingC. enable your heart to beat much faster D. prevent your cell

38、s from being lost40. We can know from the passage that _.A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found outB. women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater lossD. scie

39、ntists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cellsDThe UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer

40、 areasBirds may fly from one part of the world to another，perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on the wayWhales and turtles cover vast areas of oceanThe report says that changes in any one of the places which these animals use can cause serious harm“Obviously these animals have developed their travel

41、ing patterns over thousands of years，but climate change is almost certain to be extreme over the next 25 to 50 years and it is extremely unlikely that these animals can change their habits fast enough，”said the report author Dr Robert Hepworth Hardest hit by rising temperatures are turtlesScientists

42、 have found that at higher temperatures，turtles produce far more female eggs than male onesIn parts of Malaysia， turtle birthing sites are producing only females，the report says It also provides evidence that some turtles are more likely to develop cancer as the waters get warmer With birds，the main

43、 problem is climate-related damage to important areas at either end of the travels or at resting places along the wayAbout onefifth of migrating birds are now in danger because of climate-related changes including rising sea levels，land loss and more violent storms，the report concludes Other animals

44、 picked out as particularly in danger include： the North Atlantic Right Whale，whose main food(tiny shrimp)is disturbed by the change in ocean flows and the White Nose Dolphin，which is outcompeted by other kinds of dolphins in warmer waters The report is not all bad newsEven with major climatic chang

45、es,protecting the environment can still help mobile animals to recoverWe need governments to start taking action at the national and international levelThe clock is running”said Dr HepworthAnd some animals ale already adapting，with the report mentioning whales that are changing their feeding behavio

46、rs，finding new feeding grounds and new foods to eat41 By saying “the clock is running”in the last paragraph，DrHepworth means that A1t may be too late to save some animals Bit takes time to complete the actions Cit is time to start protecting the animals Dthere is not much time to solve the problem42

47、According to the report，how will global warming affect turtles in the future? ASome will suffer from higher rates of cancer BTheir food supply will gradually disappear CThey will only produce female babies DThey will be in greater danger because of more violent storms43 Which of the following is men

48、tioned as a consequence of rising temperatures? A. Warmer oceans will increase the competition between different kinds of dolphins B. 20 percent of all birds are likely to die out because of land loss CMigrating animals are likely to start adapting to the changes more quickly DMore storms will affec

49、t the ability of whales to find their feeding grounds44What can be inferred about turtles from the text， A. They are the only animals besides humans that suffer from cancer BThose born nearer a hotter area are more likely to be female CThey have traditionally lived longer than other ocean based anim

50、als DMost kinds of turtles are likely to die out within 50 years45What is the main topic of the text? AThe actions required to save migrating animals BHow animals are adapting to changes in temperatureCThe need for government policies to prevent global warmingDThe effect of climate change on migrati

51、ng animals 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。以下是关于几座城市及旅游点的信息：AMauritius，an island lying off the southeast Africa in the Indian OceanThe pleasant tropical climate and scenery provides the perfect setting to enjoy everything The sea is full of colorful life that li

52、ves around the coral reefThis makes Mauritius a wonderful place for swimming and divingB.Las Vegas is really a fascinating city，where you can dine in the finest restaurants, shop in the most chic stores，and watch worldclass entertainmentMaybe you will become a millionaire or lose all your money over

53、nightWhats so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes absolutely certain that you have such a good time that you dont mind losing a bit of money along the wayThats why they dont even call it gambling any more, but“gaming”.CFew cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions，the whole city is s

54、omething of a work of artAnd annual film festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on artFew cities can compete with the thousands of cafes，bars and restaurants that line every Parisian street And along the street you will be fascinated by the beautiful window shows of various clothesDKitzbuhel is

55、 a paradise for all the skiers With fine weather and breathtaking scenery, it is a worldclass ski reportEvery winter，thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselvesEJerusalem is regarded as a holy place by Jews，Muslims and ChristiansFor Jews，it is where their ancestors b

56、uilt the first and second templesFor Christiansthe city was the scene of JesuslifeHowever，since the war broke out，people there have suffered a lot，the situation has been tenseand peace is just a dreamF. The Old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt；people there regard it as“the mother river”of themOn both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs(法老)Along with