高二年级（上）其中英语试卷

高二年级（上）

期中英语试卷

（考试时间120分钟，满分120分）

第一部分听力（共两节；每小题1分，满分20分）略

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.Don'tleaveyourshoppingonthebackseatofyourcar.It'sanopentoathief.

A.floorB.causeC.contributionD.invitation

22.Hercoughherpresencebehindthedoor.

A.showedB.betrayedC.preservedD.reflected

23.Soonaftertheinterview,shebecamesonervousthatshesatthere,whattosay.

A.knowingB.toknowC.nottoknowD.notknowing

24.Inhisstatementduringthepresidentialelection,DonaldJ.Trumpsaid:"I'veneversaidI'ma

perfectperson,tobesomeonethatI'mnot.

A.nordidIpretendB.norIpretended

C.norhaveIpretendedD.norIhavepretended

25.Myhearingisalittle,especiallywhenthenoiselevelgoesbeyondwhatIcantolerate.

A.shaipB.accurateC.sensitiveD.reliable

26.Thedifferencebetweentheimpossibleandthepossibleaperson'sdetermination.

A.liesinB.lieswithC.liesdownD.liesabout

27.Desertification,thenameforhappenswhenlandcanbeusedtogrow

cropsturnsintodesert,isagrowingworldproblem.

A.which;thatB.what;howC.what;thatD.how;which

28.Obesityisahugetragedy.Childrenaregrowingupunhealthilyandweneedalotmorework

onthelong-term.

A.conflictsB.considerationC.consequencesD.consumption

29.Ifyoudon'twantittoyourself,donotdoittoothers.

A.doneB.doingC.todoD.tohavedone

30.Thebluemushroom,indicatingsadnessanddepression,widelyontheInternet

nowadays.

A.wasemployedB.isemployed

C.hasbeenemployedD.isbeingemployed

31.Ithankallofyouherefbrthevaluablesupportyouhaveshownfortheworkof

WHO.

A.hopefullyB.sincerelyC.cheerfullyD.briefly

32.ChineseswimmerFuYuanhui'sunexpectedrisetosuperstar,hadlittle,if,todowith

thatbronzemedalsheearned.

A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

33.TheNobelPrizeinLiteraturefbr2016isawardedtoBobDylan"fbrnewpoetic

expressions.^^.

A.BeingcreatedB.havingcreated

C.havingbeencreatingD.havingbeencreated

34.OnthisInternationalDayfbrthePreservationoftheOzoneLayer,letustodomoreto

protectouratmosphere.

A.commitB.swearC.agreeD.confirm

35.—Ibelievehumanswillhavetopayforwhattheydidtonature.

-.Soitismankind'sresponsibilitytofindanswersthataregoodfbreveryoneand

everything.

A.IhopenotB.Ibegtodiffer

C.You'vegotapointD.Youcanmakeit

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。

IcannotrememberapointinmylifewhenIdesiredanythingotherthanbecomingateacher.

ButwhatIdidn'trealizeasachildwashow36mydreamwas.Icameformapoorfamily,andit

seemedasthoughwe'dalways37tomakeendsmeet.MydreamofattendingtheUniversity

ofConnecticutseemedsooutof38,butIwasn'twillingtosettlefbranythingelse.

Inthebeginningofmysenioryearinhighschool,Ibegan39tocolleges,butinmyheartI

hadalreadymademy40.TheUniversityofConnecticutwastheone.Butahuge41stood

betweenmeandmydream-lackoffinancialresources.

Atfirst,Iwasreadytogiveup.Butmyheartwasintherightplace,andIwas42.1applied

foreveryscholarshipIcouldgetmyhandson.AndIdidnothaveto43anything.

Aftertheholidays,myfriendsstartedreceivingtheiracceptancelettersfromcolleges,and

I44waitedformine.Finally,theletterarrived.Iopenedtheenvelopewithtremblinghandsas

tearsfilledmyeyes.Ihaddoneit!Ihadbeen45totheUniversityofConnecticut!I46fora

while,feelingbothextremelyexcitedandafraid.Ihadworkedsohardtogetaccepted;whatifI

wasdenied47becauseofmyfinancialstatus?

Ihadbeenworkingafull-timejob,butthatwas48enoughtopayfortuition.Myparents

couldn't49thatkindofmoney,andIwasn'tgoingtopretendthattheycould.50,myparents

wereincrediblepeople,andtheytaughtmenevertogiveuponmydreams,51thedifficulties

thatIcameacross,andnevertolosesightofwhatI52wantoutoflife.Myparentswereright,

andI53tobelieveinbothmyselfandmydreams.

IamnowajuniorattheUniversityofConnecticut,pursuingadegreeinEnglish.Inthe

beginningofthenewyear,mydreamwillactuallybecomea（an）54.1willbeateacher.

Ilivebythisquote:"Reachfortheskybecauseifyoushouldhappentomiss,you'll55be

amongthestars.”

36.A.difficultB.particularC.expensiveD.absurd

37.A.arguedB.struggledC.offeredD.managed

38.A.controlB.reachC.orderD.limit

39.A.touringB.goingC.reactingD.applying

40.A.decisionB.mistakeC.contributionD.attempt

41.A.hurdleB.bridgeC.troubleD.gate

42.A.narrow-mindedB.disappointedC.hard-workingD.determined

43.A.winB.getC.loseD.pass

44.A.cautiouslyB.bravelyC.fa汕fullyD.eagerly

45.A.advisedB.acceptedC.reportedD.introduced

46.A.criedB.smiledC.waitedD.hesitated

47.A.appreciationB.administrationC.admissionD.adoption

48.A.prettyB.reallyC.ratherD.hardly

49.A.useB.wasteC.affordD.borrow

50.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MeanwhileD.Moreover

51.A.withregardtoB.asaconsequenceofC.regardlessofD.thanksto

52.A.trulyB.usuallyC.naturallyD.constantly

53.A.continuedB.preferredC.offeredD.decided

54.A.realityB.beliefC.dutyD.ideal

55.A.everB.stillC.evenD.already

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheCatskillMountainsareayear-roundplaygroundforoutdoorenthusiastsandnature

lovers.Youwillfindanumberofrelaxinginnsreadytomeetyourneeds.

CalebStreet'sInn

LocatedinthehistoricvillageofCatskillatthebaseofthemountains,CalebStreet'sInnwas

builtin1785.ItprovidesaviewofthegardenandCatskillCreekorguestscanstepoutsidefora

walkalongtheHudsonRiver.Afullbreakfastisservedeverymorning.Eachofthefour

Pet-friendlyroomsoffersaprivatebathandaviewoftheriverandneighboringbuildings.Hiking

trails（〃、品各），golfcoursesandhistoricsitesareonlyashortdriveaway.

WinterCloveInn

NatureloverscanenjoyapleasantlocationintheNorthernCatskillWildernessPreserveat

WinterCloveInn.Withwoodfloors,eachroomhasaprivatebathandairconditioning.With

activedaysoftennis,hikingorcross-countryskiingahead,guestsdon'thavetogofarfbra

breakfast,lunchordinnerbesidethefireplaceatinn'srestaurant.

WindhamHouse

Aformerpubbuiltin1805,Christman'sWindhamHouseistheoldestinncontinually

operatingintheCatskills.The300acresofgroundsinthetownofWindhamincludeatenniscourt,

golfcourse,heatedpoolandarestaurant.Guestscanrelaxonprivatebalconiesoverlookinga

golfcourseandtaketheirmealsatChristman'sWindhamHouseRestaurant.Theinnislessthan2

milesfromthehikingtrailsofWindhamMountain.

WashingtonIrvingIn

Ifyou'relookingfbramountaininnwithaVictorianfeel,WashingtonIrvingInnhasmuch

tooffer.Livingineachofthe15rooms,youcanenjoythelifebackinthenineteenthcentury.Free

breakfastisserved.HikersareashortwalkfromKaaterskillFallsandHunterMountaintrails.

56.WhatofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.CalebStreet'sinnisrebuiltonthebasisofaformerclub.

B.Thereisanold-fashionedatmosphereinWashingtonIrvingInn.

C.WindhamHouseislocatedintheNorthernCatskillWildernessPreserve.

D.WinterCloveInnprovidesaviewoftheHudsonRiverforpeopleandtheirpets.

57.Allthefourinnsinthepassage.

A.haveprivatebathroomsB.areconvenientfbrhiking

C.haveairconditioningintheroomsD.servemealsforfree

B

Agroupofcollegestudentsishopingtoplaceasatellitepoweredonlybypoweredonlyby

waterintoanorbitaroundthemoon.

ThestudentsarefromCornellUniversityinthestateofNewYork.Theyaretakingpartina

competitioncalledtheCubeQuestChallenge.ItisaprogramofNASA,theAmericanspace

agency.

Thechallengeissimple:todesign,buildanddeliver''flight-qualified,smallsatellites.^^

NASAofficialssaythesatellitesmustbeabletoperform''advancedoperationsnear

andbeyondthemoon.”

Tenteamsaretakingpartinthecompetition.ButtheCisLunarExplorersatellitesare

different.Theyaretheonlyonesusingwatertopowertheirspacecraft.

Theideaforawater-poweredvehiclecamefromMasonPeck,whoworksatCornell

University.HeonceworkedasNASA'schieftechnologist.Hehasalwayswantedtouse

somethingotherthanrocketstopushspacecraftbeyondearth.

“Alotofthemasswesendintoorbitthesedaysisintheformofrockets-theonlywaywe

getanythingintospace,hesaid.

“Butwhatifwecouldusewhat'salreadythere?Ifwecoulddothat,ifwecouldrefuel

spacecraftwhilethey'realreadyinspace…”

ThespacecraftisshapedliketheEnglishletterL.Itmeasuresabout30centimetersinlength,

andthetwopiecesareconnected.Waterisstoredinthelowerpartofthesatellite.Thesunwill

separatethewaterintotwoelements:hydrogenandoxygen.Whenonecombineshydrogenand

oxygenwithaspark,anexplosionhappens.Thisprovidesaforwardmovement.

TheCisLunarExplorerteamhasanunusualwaytoguideitsspacecraft.Theideaistocopy

howold-timesailorsusedthemoon,sunandstarstofixtheirpositionontheoceans.Thesatellite

isequippedwithcameras.Thecameraswilltakepicturesofthesun,Earthandthemoonand

comparetheirpositionsandtheirsize.Basedonwherethesun,moonandEarthareatanygiven

time,theCisLunarExplorerswilldothemathematicstofindtheirposition.

Thecompetitionisbeingheldinfourparts.TheCornellteamhasbeenamongthetopthree

competitorsduringpartsoneandtwo.Thewinnersofthethirdstagewillbeannouncedinabouta

month.Thefinalthreewinnerswillbeannouncedinearly2017.TheywillgettorideonNASA's

spacelaunchsysteminearly2018.

58.WhyareTheCisLunarExplorersatellitesunique?

A.Theirinventorsareagroupofcollegestudents.

B.TheirpurposeistodoresearchontheMoon.

C.Theirspacecraftispoweredonlybywater.

D.Theirdesignisbasedonaformerprogram.

59.WhatdoweknowabouttheSpacecraft?

A.TheSpacecraftwillbeintheNASA'sspacelaunchsystem.

B.TheSpacecraftlookslike"L”,withthetwopiecesconnected.

C.Theguidingsystemofthespaceshipisinventedbytheteam.

D.Thecamerasofthespaceshipareusedtohelpobservethemoon.

60.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Awateryflighttothemoon

B.ThewinnersoftheChallenge

C.Theinventorofthewater-poweredspacecraft

D.Auniquedesignofthewater-poweredspacecraft

C

Scientistshavearguedforyearsaboutwhicheventcausedthedinosaurstodisappear,the

hugevolcaniceruption66millionyearsagoorthemeteorite（陨石）fromspacestrikingthecoast

ofMexico150,000yearslater.

SierraPeterson,fromtheUniversityofMichigan,isapaleoclimatologist,whostudiesthe

climatefromancienttimes.Todothat,sheusesevidencefromrocksandthefossilizedremainsof

ancientcreatures.

“Thetimingofthevolcanoandthemeteoritearequiteclosetogether,soit'shardtotellthem

apart.”

Butnow,researcherssaytheyhavefoundaclearrecordofwhathappened.Thenewevidence

comesfromSeymourIslandwheretherockrecordprovidesaclearpictureofchangesinthe

ancientclimate.

“AtSeymourIslandwecanreallyseparatetheinfluencesofeachone,andthafswhywecan

seetheclimaticimpactsofbothastwoseparateevents,Petersonannounced.

Forthefirsttime,scientistswereabletofindoutthetemperaturerecordduringthedinosaurs,

lastdays.Whattheydiscoveredwasthatthingsgothot—notonce,buttwice.Atfirst,the

dinosaurswerehitbyacidrainandvolcanicdustafterthehugevolcaniceruption.Andthenthings

gotalotworsewiththesuddentemperatureincreasethatfollowed.

“Itmakessensewhypeoplethoughtitwasoneortheother.Andreallytheywerebothright,M

accordingtoPeterson.

PetersonandDutton,thepartner,arenotnecessarilysayingthatthewarmingiswhatkilled

everythingatthetime.Itcouldhavebeenresponsibleforpartofthedinosaursdisappearing.

Whyisitimportanttoknowabouthowandwhythedinosaursdiedoffsolongago?

PetersonandDuttonsuggestpeopleshouldpaycloseattentiontotheirwork.Theysaythe

effectsofastclimatechangeintheCretaceousperiodaresimilartowhatscientistsareseeingnow

fromclimatechange.

PetersonsaysthevolcanoeruptionbeforethemeteoriteincreasedpressureonEarth's

environment.Inthatsameway,thecarbondioxidegasemissionsfromhumanactivitiesare

affectingtheenvironmenttoday.

“Wearealreadyseeingextinctionsandcertainorganismsbeingunderalotofenvironmental

stress,reducedhabitat,thingslikethat.Allofthesamethingsweareobservingtodaywouldhave

beeninplayintheCretaceousaswell.Andso,youknow,Iguessfingerscrossedfornometeorite

impact.”

Andsoitseemswemighthavealotoflearnfromthedinosaurs5disappearance.

61.WhathavescientistsagreedonforyearsabouttheeffectoftheVolcanoandmeteorite?

A.Eitherofthemcausedthedinosaurstodieout.

B.Eitherofthemleftlittleevidenceofclimatechanges.

C.Eitherofthemhadinfluencedpeopletoday.

D.EitherofthemdestroyedeverythingontheEarth.

62.Theextinctionofthedinosaursisprobablycausedby.

A.thebreakoffoodchain

B.thehugevolcaniceruption

C.thetemperatureincreasingtwice

D.themeteoritestrikingtheEarth

63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thescientisthopesnodisasterswouldhappentous.

B.Theresearchisaimedtoteachpeopletodayalesson.

C.Thevolcanoandthemeteoritehappenedatthesametime.

D.Thedinosaurscouldhavebeenusedtotheclimatechanges.

64.Thepassageintendsto.

A.explainhowclimatechangeshappened.

B.warnpeopleofthedangeroftheclimatechanges.

C.predictwhetherhumanswouldextinctlikethedinosaurs.

D.introducenewevidenceforthedinosaurs9disappearance.

D

“Wewillgiveyoutwenty-fourhourstothinkaboutit,"Momsaidasshehandedmethesheet

ofdemands.Herskinwasdark,havingabsorbedthreeweeksofthickJulysunlight,andshe

lookedfiveyearsyounger.Shewalkedbackacrosstheyardandbegantoyingwiththeawning（帐

篷的篷）ofthetent.Dadlayontheovergrowngrass,tonguerunningacrosshismustacheashe

draggedapaintbrushoveranewsign.Hesawmelooking,gaveacockysmirk,andhelditup,

PARENTSLOCAL#0001ONSTRIKE!

Itwastheirthirdweekonstrikeandlifeinthehousehadgottentough.Dirtyclothespiledup

inthehallways,withahorriblesmellfromthedishwasher.TheeightydollarsaweekAuntLynn

gaveEmmieandmeforfoodlimitedourgroceryshoppingtothe7:11,andthesamemeals

everydayleftusbloatedandhalf-nauseous.MomandDadhadtakenthekeystothecar,leaving

ustobikeorwalkourwayacrosstownonthefewnightswewantedtohangoutwithfriends;we

couldn'tinviteanyoneover,notafterthetwo-personhumanchaintheyhadformedtoblockthe

frontdoorhadscaredawaymyfriendChuckenoughtokeephimfromcomingback.Theyhad

evenmanagedtoscareawayGrandma,yelling"Scab,Scab!^^whenshetriedtowalkupthefront

pathwithafewplatesoffriedchicken.

Themoodinsidethehousealmostmatchedthesmell.IblamedEmmieforpushingMomtoo

farwiththeconstantcomplainingaboutthevegetablesinherhomemadeCobbsaladsorthe

complaintswhenMomboughthoneysuckle-scentedshampooinsteadofsummerpeach.She

accusedme,correctly,ofnothelpingmatterswhenIallowedthegrasstogrowtoanunacceptable

lengthafterDad'srepeatedrequeststocutit.ThisallcameaftertheOrlandovacationwehadto

endearlyaftermymisbehaviorgotuskickedoutofDisneyWorld.Lookingback,themorningwe

awoketofindthemmarchingacrossthelawn,holdingsignsthatreadUNGRATEFUL

CHILDREN=HATEFULCHILDRENandNORESPECT,NOPARENTS/KNOWRESPECT,

KNOWPARENTSwasmuchmoresurprisingthanitshouldhavebeen.Ittookusuntilthatnight

torealizeitwasn'tajoke.

Ireadtheirdemands,writtenonthebackofaPublisher'sClearinghouseenvelopeand

signedbybothofthem.Twocarusesperdaywithamaximumoftenperweek.Setallowanceat

onedollarperyearofage.Choreignoranceresultinginanimmediatetwenty-fivepercent

allowancereduction.Zerotolerancecomplainingpolicy.Itosseditintotheoverflowingtrash

basket.

Thatnight,afterEmmiereturnedfromtheGoodwillstore,wediscussedit."ThatmeansI'd

onlygetthirteendollarsaweek!”shesaid,diggingintoherbarearmwithherfingernails."That's

notevenenoughtogotoamovie.^^

46Yeah,andI'donlygetseventeen.,,Couldn'tfillacarupwithgas,ifI'dhadone."Listen,

though.TheyhavetostartteachingagaininearlyAugust.Nowaycanstayoutsidethen.They

can'tworkwithoutshowersorcomputersoracomfortablebed.”

Shethrewmeadesperatelook.Hergreeneyespeekedoutfrombehindherpuffycheeks.

“Twomoreweeks?”sheasked,bitingtheinsideofherlip.

InoddedasIlookedontothelawn.Asolitarylightshoneintheirtent,castinganorangehalo

ontothedrivewaywithinwhichtheirblurrysilhouettes（轮廓）danced.Icouldheartheirlaughter

frominside.Twomoreweeks,Ithought.Twomoreweeks.

65.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“onstrike“meaninthepassage?

A.childrendecidedtotakechargeofthehouse.

B.childrenwerefreetodoanythingtheywant.

C.parentsandchildrenwerearguingwitheachother.

D.MomandDadrefusedtoperformtheirdutiesasparents.

66.Afterdeclaringtheywereonstrike,MomandDad.

A.becamelazierandlazier.B.gaveupwithinfourweeks.

C.requiredtheirdemandstobemet.D.managedtostayinsidethehouse.

67.Whatwouldhappentothechildreniftheparentswonthestrike?

A.Theycanenjoyfourteencarusesinoneweek.

B.TheymightsometimescomplainaboutMomandDad.

C.Therewouldbenoenoughmoneyforthesontodrivehiscar.

D.Nothelpingwiththehouseworkwouldleadtolesspocketmoney.

68.MomandDadweredeterminedtostrikebecausetheirchildrenwere.

A.lazyandhopelessB.foolishandselfish

C.ungratefulanddependentD.Dependentandhopeless

69.Howdidthechildrenrespondtotheirparents9strikethreeweekslater?

A.Theytriedtohangonthereforanothertwoweeks.

B.Theywerebothsuretheirparentswouldcallforhelp.

C.Theredecidedtogiveinandletparentshavetheirway.

D.Theystillcouldn'tbelievetheirparentswereonstrike.

70.Thestrikewouldprobablylastatleast.

A.twoweeksB.threeweeksC.fiveweeksD.sixweeks

第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注

意：每个空格只填1个单词。

“We'reinunchartedterritory.^^ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavid

Cameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion（EU）

membershipcameoutonJune24.

TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrossthe

globe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedfbranothertwoyears,theimpactshavealready

beguntoshow.

Forstarters,ifnotfbr"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28

mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedby

Europetwiceinoneweek-intheprocess,losingbothitsprimeministerandnationalsoccerteam

manager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor.

“Thebeautifulirony.#Englandknockedoutof#Euro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!

Maybethat'swhytheypressedthe#Brexitbutton,jokedoneTwitteruser.

TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancial

shocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,

plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightlose

itsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.

QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarket

andmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.

USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe“backofaqueue"foraUSpact.

Thereferendum^surprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheolder

generation-whobacked“Brexit“becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnic

diversityandfree-marketeconomy-andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandthe

border-freepolicy.

ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwas

revealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereand

whattheyreallyare.

“Farfrombeinganationofmodem,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwe

arestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustof

Europeanpowers,“Lowewrote.

HistoriceventBritonsvotetoexittheEU,71anewword“Brexit”to

vocabulary.

People73areshockedandanxiousaboutthesurprisingresult.

_72PeopleintheUKjokeaboutthecurrentsituationandfaceBrexitwitha

senseof74

Thevotecausedthebiggestglobalfinancialcrisis.

ImpactsThepoundfalls75overnight,witnessingthebiggestone-day

plungesince1985.

UKmaylose76totheborder-freetradingmarketsandmust

establishnewtradeaccords.

OpinionsintheBritishsociety77:seniorcitizensfinditnot78

Attitudesfromethnicdiversityandglobalizationwhiletheyoungergeneration

79theborder-freeglobaleconomy.

Britonsassumethemselvesasambitiouswhogoaftertheirdreams.

GapinunderstandingIn80,theyareconsideredtobeconser