高二英语期中检测题

高二英语期中检测题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsome

sortoranother.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyoulive—inthemiddleofamoderncity,or

afarawayvillage一thechancesthatyouwillbedisturbedbyjetaeroplanes,

transistorradios,oil-poweredengines,etc.arealmosteverywhere.Weseemtobe

gettingusedtonoise,too.Somepeoplefeelxjuitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusic

whiletheyareworking.

Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeveryfrightening

experienceforhumanbeings.However,somepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusic

whichisveryloud,andthiscandoharmtotheir耳鼓）.Thenoiselevelin

somediscoisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.

Onerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentrationsuggestedthatalthough

alotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentration,whatreallyaffects

theirabilitytoconcentrateisachangeinthelevelofnoise.Itgoesontosaythata

backgroundnoise,whichdoesn'tchangetoomuch（music,fbrexample）mayeven

helppeopletoconcentrate.

1.Fromthispassage,thepollutionofnoise.

A.doesn'tmattermuchB.hasbecomeworseeverywhere

C.hasbecomebetterinbigcitiesD.hasbecomebetterinvillages

2.“Backgroundmusic"inthepassagemeans.

A.musicplayedintheconcertB.akindofnoisecomingintoyourears

C.musichelpspeopletoconcentrateD.musicplayedwhilepeopleare

working

3.Somepeoplemayhavetheirhearinghurt.

A.whiletheyareincompletelysilenceB.whiletheyaredancing

violently

C.whiletheyarclisteningtopopmusicD.whiletheyarclisteningtosoft

music

4.Scientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentratingis.

A.anykindofnoiseB.greatchangesinlevelofnoise

C.backgroundnoiseD.variousbackgroundmusic

B

Pennsylvania-WhenConnieBeckandherhusbandawoketostrangenoiseslast

weekend,theythoughthighwindswererattling（使...发出响声）theirhome.

Whattheyfoundwasevenmoreunexpected:Adeerwastakingabubble（泡沫）

bathintheirbathtub.

“Iwasn'texactlydressedfbrcompany,"Mrs.Becksaid.t4Wcwerejustwaking

up.”

ThedeerburstthroughthefrontdoorearlyonSaturday,ranpastthecouple's

bedroomandintothebathroom.

Somehowhemanagedtoturnonthewaterinthebathtubandknockoverabottle

ofbubblebathintothebathtub.Hethengothimselfintothebubblywater.

“Youcouldhearthewaterrunningoverthekicking/'Becksaid.

TheBeckscalledStaleGameCommissionofficials,whoarrivedwith

tranquilizers（镇静剂）andalotoflaughter.

“Aguysaid,'There'snothingwrong...he'sjustintheretakingabubblebath,“'

Mrs.Becksaid.

Theanimalwassoonbroughtundercontrol,removedfromthehouseand

released（释放）.

“Hewasunharmedexceptfbralittlecutabovetheeye,“saidMrs.Beck."We

werealsofortunate.Therewasn'tmuchdamage,exceptfbrthefrontdoor,some

marksonthetub,andafewhoof（蹄）printsonthefloor.”

5.Whendidthestorytakeplace?

A.OnthenightofFriday.B.OnthelatenightofSaturday.

C.OntheearlymorningofSaturday.D.OnSundayevening.

6.WhenMrs.Becksaid,“Iwasn'texactlydressedfbrcompany,（inparagraph3）she

A.wasjokingabouttheincidentB.meantsheneverlikedpeopletovisit

C.explainedshewasabouttogotoworkD.wishedshecouldhavenewclothes

7.Aftertheanimalburstthroughthedoorandenteredthebathroom,he.

A.managedtocoverhimselfwithbubblesB.kickedoverthetub

C.begantoswiminthetubD.happenedtoturnonthebathtaps（水龙头）

8.Whenhewasremovedfromthehouse,.

A.thedeerwassetfree

B.thedeerdestroyedthetubandthefloor

C.theofficialsmadefunofthecouple.

D.theofficialsdiscoveredthedeerwasbadlyinjuredintheeye

C

IntheUnitedStates,mostchildrenbeginattendingschoolwhentheyarefive

yearsold.Publiceducationisfreeandmostchildrengotoschoolneartheirhomes.

Schoolintheseearlyyearsisfun.Thechildrenlearntoreadandwrite.Buttheyalso

playgamesandgoontrips.Thereisnoreasonatsuchanearlyageforthemtohitthe

books.

Thesituationchangesaschildrenbecomeolder.Thesubjectsbecomemore

difficult.Studentsmustlearnaboutworldhistory,algebra（代数）,andthelifesciences.

Testsbecomemorecommon.Pressureisgrowingtohitthebooks,studyhard,and

advance.However,mostseriousstudentsonlyreallybeginhittingthebooksfor

longhourswhentheyreachhighschool.

Highschoolstudentswhohopetocontinuetheireducationatacollegeor

universitymusttakeaspecialnationaltestcalledtheS——A—T.Thetesthastwoparts.

Thefirstpartteststhestudent'sabilitywithnumbersandmathematicalskills.The

secondpartteststhestudent'sabilityintheEnglishlanguage.

TheS-A---Testisveryimportant.Ahighschoolstudentwhogetsahighscore

ontheIwopartsofthetesthasagoodchancetoenteralopAmericancollege.Forthis

reason,manystudentshitthebooksformonthstopreparefortheS-A-T.

9.Fromthetest,wecansee^hittingthebooks“means.

A.workinghardforthefutureB.studyingasubjectcarefully

C.readingbooksinahurryD.readingbookswithgreateffort

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestexpressthemainideaofthetext?

A.TheS---A--Tisthemostimportanttest

B.EducationisnoteasyintheUnitedStates

C.”Hittingthebooks”isveryimportantfbrthestudentswhowanttohaveabright

future

D.Themoreyouwanttolearn,themoretestsyouhavetopass

11.Americanchildrendon'thaveiftheywanttostudyinpublicschool.

A.toworkhardattheirlessons

B.topayfortheeducation

C.tohitthebooks

D.totakemanytests

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

A.InAmericathestudentshavetopasscertainteststocontinuetheireducation

B.Youngchildrenneedn'tworkhardattheirlessonsbecauseeducationisfree

C.ThosewhofailIntheS-A---Tcan'tgotocollege

D.ThestudentsmustspendalotoftimepreparingfortheS---A-T

D

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?Well,inAmerica,thewordisnowoften

used.TheAmericancouch-potatobecomesmaybeevenapartoftheAmerican

tradition!Yousee,inAmerica,manypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingona

couchwatchingTV.Astherearemanychannelstochoose,theTVcanbequite

interestingandveryaddictive.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhoursandhours

withoutstop!Well,thesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchingTVare

calledcouch-potatoes.

InAmerica,whenonewatchesTV,oneismostoftensittingonacouch.While

watchingTV,mostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlooklikedead

things!Everyoneissittingstillwitheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox.

AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictivetoTV,theydon'ttakeexerciseandusually

getveryfat.Soinmanyways,thesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!Well,because

theylooksostillandfat,andwatchTVonacouch,theyareallcalled

couch-potatoes.Nowthatyouknowwhatacouch-potatomeans,thenexttimeif

youseesomeonewatchingTVtoolong,justsay,“Whatacouch-potato!”

13.Theword“couch-potato"meanssomeonewhe.

A.lovessittingonacouchallthetime

B.spendsalotoftimesittingandwatchingTV

C.likeseatingpotatoesonacouch

D.enjoyseatingonacouchanddoingnothing

14.Thispassagemainlytellsus.

A.howtowatchTVB.whycouch-potatoesareveryfat

C.whatcouch-potatoesareD.wherethenewwordisused

15.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethewriter'ssuggestion?

A.Takemoreexercise.B.NeverwatchTV.

C.Don'tsitonacouch.D.Don'twatchTVtoomuch.

第二节：阅读七选五（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。

Englishisoneofthemostcommonlyspokenlanguageintrheworld.

16.AndasallofnativeEnglishspeakersknow,it'shardtocommunicatewith

somebodywhohasahardtimepronouncingwordscorrectly.Thatbringsustothe

secretoffluentlyspeakingEnglish…Il'sallaboutpronunciation.

DefinitionofPronunciation

Pronunciationisthewayyouspeakaword.Pronunciationisaskillthatis

learnedovertime.Ifyou've.everplayedaninstrument,howdidyoulearn?Notby

pickingupeveryonceinawhile,youlearnedbypracticingdaily.17

18Tryit,sayawordasyounormallyword,thensayitagainwhile

forcingyoulipsintodifferentpositions.Itmostlikelywillsoundlikegibberish（舌L

语）----it'sthesameword,butit'snotbeingsaid（pronounced）inawaythatis

familiartous-andthereforenotunderstood.

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Thewaytoimproveyourpronunciationistopracticeinfrontofamirror.

Here'swhatyoudo--Grabyourselfadictionaryandpickawordatrandom.Saythe

wordinyournormalvoicepronouncingitthewayyounormallywould.Justwatch

yourmouth---thepositionsyourlipsareinwhileyousaytheword.Now,readitthe

waythedictionarysaystopronounceit,andwatchyourlipsclosely.20

ThiswillhelpyouwithhowtoimproveEnglishpronunciationovertime.

Practicethistechniqueforafewminutesdaily,,andyou'llimproveyourEnglish

pronunciationinnotime.

A.WaystoimproveyourEnglish.

B.HowtoimproveEnglishpronunciation.

C.Pronunciationisrelatedtothewaythatyourlipsmove.

D.It'sthesamewithpronunciation,whichneedspracticingeveryday.

E.Englishisspokenindifferentaccentsaroundtheworld.

F.However,aswithanylanguage,Englishrequiressomepractice,patienceand

hardworktomaster.

G.Notethedifferencebetweenthewayyounormallysaythewordandtheway

yousayitwhenyoureadthepronunciation.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最

佳选项。

Mymotherwasaresponsibleteacherandsheretired.SoIdecidedtogiveher

oneofmyoldcomputerstohelpherpassthetime.Shehadalittlebitofcomputer

21,soIjustsetitupforherandlether22withitonherown.

Astimewenton,I23thecomputerwashardlytouched.Shesaidshedidn't

know24touseit.Idecidedtoteachher.Isatand25_everythingandsheseemedOK

withwhatIsaid.Unfortunately,mysistercalledmeatthatmoment26wetalkedon

thephoneforanhour.ThenwhenIsawheragain,shewassittinginfrontofthe

computer,lookingquite27.Thescreensaver(屏幕保护)hadappearedandshe

didn'tknowhowto28itoff.Shehadtried29everykeyanditdidn'twork.I

toldher,,“Just30themousealittle."WhatImeantwasthatshejustneededto

movethemousearoundto31thecomputerup.Whatshedidwasto32the

mouseandstartshakingitaroundinmid-airuntilthe33wentcompletelyblack.I

couldn'thelplaughingbecauseofherfunny34.ThemoreIlaughedthe35shegot.

ShethoughtthatIwasa(n)36teacherandshedecidedtofigurethethingout

herself.Well,atleastIhelpedherovercomeher37ofbreakingsomethingand

encouragedherto38alittle.

Aboutaweeklater,1foundahome-made39cardwithamouseonthefront

makingafunnyface40tomydoor.Itsaid,“Thanksforthecomputerlessons.Love,

Mom.”

21.A.knowledgeB.theoryC.technologyD.history

22.A.watchB.trainC.playD.see

23.A.thoughtB.heardC.foundD.ignored

24.A.whyB.whenC.howD.where

25.A.learnedB.describedC.explainedD.discussed

26.A.andB.butC.becauseD.since

27.A.amusingB.relaxedC.interestingD.discouraged

28.A.getB.breakC.cutrD.turn

29.A.hittingB.feelingC.changingD.

removing

30.A.hangB.shakeC.rubD.push

3i.A.cleanB.wakeC.bring.D.take

32.A.putupB.cutoffC.pickupD.putaway

33.A.screenB.curtainC.coverD.window

34.A.gestureB.movementC.actionD.expression

35.A.happierB.ruderC.betterD.angrier

36.A.impatientB.humorousC.carefulD.helpful

37.A.pressure氏sadnessC.depressionD.fear

38.A.observeB.replyC.experimentD.answer

39.A.shoppingB.birthdayC.invitingD.greeting

40.A.stuckB.appearedC.printedD.combined

第二节：语法填空(每小题L5分，共15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

式。

Mostpeoplenowadaysaresobusywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetimeto

enjoyahealthyand41(balance)diet.Formostindividuals,as42resultof

eatingfoodsrichinfatsandsugarseveralyears,theychoosetogoonadietbutdonot

succeedatthecnd.BBesuretobewithastrong43(aware)thatyouarc44

youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydietnotonly45(provide)yourbodywith

energybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Oneisthatyouwillk