新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学高二英语下学期期中试题

乌鲁木齐市第四中学2018～2019学年度下学期阶段性诊断测试高二年级英语期中试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AStartinghighschoollifecanbeextremelyexcitingandatthesametimenerve-wracking.Youmayworryaboutallthesethings:whatclassestotake,whattowearonthefirstdayofschoolandwhatwilleveryonethinkofyou?Butsofarhighschoolhasbeenthebestexperienceformeever.Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,Iaskedaseniorwheremyclasswas,andhetoldmeitwas"onthefourthfloor,nexttothepool".Ifoundoutfiveminuteslaterthatwedidn'tevenhaveafourthfloorandhadnopooleither!Besidesthatevent,Ididn'thaveanytroublewiththeolderkids.Ithinkthebiggestdifferencebetweenmiddleandhighschoolisthehomeworkloadandthesizeoftheschool.IwentfromfifteenminutesofhomeworkanighttoseveralhourssoIhadtolearntimemanagementprettyquickly!Ourclasssizewasaround550,sobeingexposedtosomanynewpeoplewasabigchange.Gettinginvolvedinclubs,sports,musicandotheractivitiesatschoolmakesiteasiertogettoknowpeopleineverygrade.It’salwaysusefultohaveanupperclassmanfriend!ThebestsuggestionIcangiveaboutthefouryearsyouspendinhighschoolistolearnthingsforthesakeoflearning,notjusttogetagoodgrade.TherehavebeensomanyteststhatI’vecrammed（突击式学习）onthenightbeforeandgotanA,butnowIdon'trememberanything.I’vechangedthatthisyear,andIenjoyschoolsomuchmore.Relatingtoacademics,don'ttakeeasyclassesjusttohaveasimpleyear.Ifyouhaveachoicebetween"APChemistry”and“RacquetSport”,thefirstwillprovetobemoreuseful!1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nerve-wracking"inParagraph1mean?________A.WorryingBBoring.C.AstonishingD.Relaxing.2.Accordingtotheauthor,thebestwaytodealwiththeincreasedhomeworkloadis________A.tospendmuchmoretimeonhishomeworkBtoknowhowtomakethebestuseoftimeCtofinishhishomeworkassoonaspossibleD.totrytodohishomeworkmorecarefully3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor'sadviceonhighschoollife?AMakingasmanyupperclassmenfriendsaspossibleB.Takinganactivepartinvariousafterschoolactivities.C.Tryingtoobtainusefulknowledgeinsteadofgettinggoodgrades.D.Choosingeasybutusefulcoursesinsteadofpracticalones.4.Inwritingthetext,theauthorintendsto________.A.tellothershisfirst-dayexperienceathighschoolCdescribewhatcanbelearntathighschoolB.expresshisopinionsonhighschooleducationD.sharehislifeandthoughtsathighschoolBRuffles（褶边）addafemininetouchtoanoutfit.Thisfall,rufflesareineverystore.Ablouse,shirtordresswithrufflesisamustforwomen.Herearefiveruffledfashionsforfall.FlowingshirtThisbeautifulshirthaslayersofrufflesindifferentfabricsandcolours.Somelayersarestriped（条纹的）whileothersaresolid.Rightnow,thisshirtisonsalefor$39.95.Itcomesinrichcolourslikeapurplealongwithapinkandagraycolour.Thisshirtisavailableinsizesfromx-smalltox-large.Notethatthisshirtneedstobehand-washed.Rufflecardigan（开襟羊毛衫）ThecardiganfromTheLimitedisanopenstylewithcasualrufflesalongthefrontedges.Thelongerlengthlooksgreatwithjeansandlegging.Inaddition,thesleevescometotheelbows.Thiscomesinwhite,blackandbrown.Purchaseitfor$59.50HenleyshirtThisHenleyshirtisagoodmilkwhitecolourshirtthatwillmatchwithanything.The3/4sleeveswillkeeponewarminthefall.Thisshirthastworowsofrufflesalongthecollar.Itcomesinsizesfromsmalltox-largeandcosts.PintuckedblouseThisblouseisbreathtaking.Thesheer(薄的)fabricand,ofcourse,rufflesareverypretty,Choosefromoff-whiteandblack.Thiscosts$49.90atTheLimited.Itcomesinsizesfromx-smalltox-large.AEruffledressThisfreshdressisgreatforadatenightorgirl'snightout.Theruffledressisstrapless,withasweetheartnecklineandrufflesonboththetopandskirt.Madefromsilk,thisdresscomesinblue,purpleandblack.Itcomesinsizesfromx-smalltox-large.ItcanbefoundatAmericanEagleOutfittersfor$69.50.5.Accordingtotheauthorwelearnthatruffles_______A.canmakeclothesmorebeautifulB.canmakeclothesmoreexpensiveC.arepopularwithallpeopleinfallDarelovedbyallwomeninfall6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheflowingshirt?_______A.Itisavailableonwebsites.B.Itscolourispale.C.ItslayersofrufflesaremadeofdifferentfabricsofthesamecolourD.Someofitslayersofrufflesarestripedandothershavenostripes7.FromthetextwecaninferthatTheLimitedis_______A.anonlinestorethatsellsclothesB.famousforsellingwomen'sclothesCthebrandnameofacardiganDafactorythatproducesclothing8.Howmuchwillyoupayforadress,acardiganandthecheapershirt?______A.129.00dollarsB.159.45dollarsC.168.95dollarsD.178,50dollarsCFootball,tome,ismorethanjustagame.Ihaveprobablylearnedmorethanvaluablelessonsfromitthanfromschool.WhenIjoinedtheteamfreshmanyear,Ididn'trealizewhatIwasgettinginto.EventhoughIhadbeenplayingsincefourthgradeandknewitwasahardwork,nothingwouldpreparemefortheeffortIwouldputintofootballthatyear.Weworkedallsummerintheweightroomandranonthetracktogetinphysicalandmentalshapebeforetheseason.See,footballismoreofamentalsportthananythingelse,sorunningonthetrackwasn'tonlyaboutgettinginshape.Wewouldpushourmindsbyrunningashardaswecouldevenifwefeltlikeweweregoingtopassout.Atthebeginning,Iwasimmature(幼稚的)andonlythoughtofmyself,sometimesevengivingupwhenIwastiredorhurting.ThenafterthethirdgameIhadaseason-endinginjury.Imagineworkingallsummerandthenonlybeingabletoplaythreegames!Ineededanoperationonmyarmandatleastfivemonthstorecover.AfterfreshmanyearIdecidedthatIwouldalwaysgivemybesteffort.Playingfootballinthecollegehastaughtmesomuchmorethanjustwhatmytasksareonaparticularplayorhowtoblock.Ihavelearnedtothinkaboutothersfirst,andrealizedhowimportantworkinghardis.Beingwithallmyfriends,evensweatingandbleedingwiththem,reallymadeusuniteasagroupofhard-workingyoungmen,whowillsucceedinlife.9.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?________A.Howtheauthordislikesthegameoffootball.B.Whentheauthorbegantoplayfootball.C.Howtheauthorhaschangedhisattitudetofootball.D.Whatsporttheauthorlikesbest.10.Theauthorthinksfootballis________A.justagameBofamentalsportChardtobeout-of-dateD.notworthhiseffort11.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettinginshape"probablymeans“________”A.becomingphysicallyfitB.designingtheplaygroundClosingweightD.measuringthetrackDLifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsago,thoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3,000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonland,weprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceans,butinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.Plantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarrived.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessity,sincethey,theplants,aretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae（海藻）whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproduce.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmade,however,evolution（进化）tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyears,plantshaddevelopedtheirroots(根),andsomehadgottreelikeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsago,muchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadroots,leaves,wood,butmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.12.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis_______.Alifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsagoB.thefirstanimalsonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?_______A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.B.Itisimpossiblethatalgaemightbeearliestplantonland.CPlantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceansD.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland14.Accordingtothepassage,______appearedearlierthan_______.Aapples;orangesBoranges:applesCoranges;rosesDalgae;wheat15.Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?AtechnologyBscienceChealthDtravel第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyouconstantlyusethecomputer,whetherforlearningorentertainment?Computersgiveoffradiationthatisbadforyourhealth,butherearesomewaystoprotectyourselffromcomputerradiation16._______GreenteacanbeabsorbedbythebodyeasilyintoaformofvitaminA,whichhelpsreduceradiation.17.______Itisadvisabletoattacharadiationfilterplate（辐射过滤板）infrontofyourcomputer’sscreen.Makesuretoavoidputtinganymetalsubstancesnearyourcomputerasthesemayhavereflectedsomeoftheelectromagnetic(与电磁有关的)wavesthatareharmfultoyourhealth.18._______Thebrighterthescreen,thehighertheradiationtherewillbeandviceversa(反过来也一样).Youcanalsoputsomeradiation-absorbingplantssuchasseveralcacti（仙人掌）nearyourcomputertopreventradiation.Makesureyoudoaskincareprotectionbeforesittinginfrontofthecomputer.19._____Washyourfacesoonafterusingthecomputerinordertoreduce70%oftheradiation.20.______Anoldcomputeringeneral,hasonetotwotimesmoreradiationsreleasedthanthenewonewithinthesamedistance.A.Andadjustthebrightnessofyourcomputerscreen.BApplyalayeroffacialmasktoprotectyourself.CAndadjustthesoundlevelonyourcomputer.D.Themostefficientwayisbydrinkingsomecoffeeregularly.E.Thesimplestwayisbydrinking2-3cupsofgreenteaeveryday.FIfpossible,purchaseanewcomputerinsteadofusinganoldmodelcomputer.G.Italsohelpskeepoureyesseethingsclearlyinthedarkbyimprovingthevisualability.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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和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。IsaacNewtonisthegreatestscientistthatdiscoveredtheLawofUniversalGravitation.WasIsaaccleverwhenhewasyoung?Ifhewasso21__,whydidn'thealwaysdowellatschool?Well,how22__somebodydoesatschoolisn’tthewholestoryaboutthem.Itisgoodtorememberthatalthoughsomebodyhas23__withsomethingatschool,itdoesn't24__theyarestupid.IsaacNewton25__that!Iexpectthatonereasonwasthathewas26__thinkingaboutthings.Buthewasthinkingaboutweren'tthethingsotherpeoplewantedhimtothinkabout.__28___,oncetherewasaterriblewindstormonthefarm.Hismotherwas29__thatthewindstormmight30__gates,doorsorwindows.ShesentIsaacoutto31__alloverthefarmbuildingsandfencestomakesuretherewasn’tanythingflapping（拍打）inthe32__.Isaacwentout,33__hedidn'tcomeback.Helookedatthestrongwind34__thingsallaroundandthought“Iwonder…”His35__waitedandwaited,butIsaacnever36__.Shehadtogooutlookingforhim.__37__shefoundhim,hewasjumpingupoffafence38___toseehowfarthewindwould__39__him.Hehadgottenthinkingabouthow40__thewindwas,andforgotcompletelyabouteverythingelse.21A.stupidB.smartC.uglyD.dull22A.muchB.greatC.oftenD.well23A.troubleB.doubtsC.confidenceD.pain24A.suggestB.sayC.meanD.advise25A.saidB.provedC.enjoyedD.did26A.alwaysB.neverC.seldomD.hardly27A.whyB.thatC.whichD.what28A.IngeneralB.TobehonestC.ForexampleD.Asweallknow29A.sureB.eagerC.angryD.worried30A.blowB.hitC.stealD.break31A.seeB.checkC.lockD.close32A.windB.rainC.snowD.earthquake33A.soB.thoughC.butD.however34A.breakingB.blowingC.knockingD.lifting35A.teacherB.motherC.fatherD.friend36A.turnedoffB.turnedupC.turneddownD.turnedaway37A.BeforeB.AfterC.AsD.When38A.nowandthenB.hereandthereC.overandoverD.moreorless39A.flyB.liftC.takeD.carry40A.strongB.heavyC.highD.large第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，然后写在答题卡上。Allofushavereadtrillingstories.Inmanyof41________(they)theherohadonlya42_______(limit)andspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshort_____twenty-fourhours,butwewerealwaysinterestedin44________(discover)justhowthedyingmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Suchstoriessetupthinking,wondering45_______weshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.What46_______(happy)shouldwefindinreviewingthepast,andwhatregrets?Sometimes,Ihavethought__wouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldstress48________(sharp)thevaluesoflife.Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing49______(be)strickenblindanddeafforafewofdaysatsometimed