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1、高二上学期期中考试 英语试题命题人：李光蓉 说明：本试卷共两卷, 第一卷和第二卷。第一卷的答案请涂在答题卡上, 第二卷的答案请写在答题卡上的规定位置。交卷时交答题卡。试卷总分为150分, 考试时间为120分钟。 第卷（选择题 共90分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。1. David Cameron was elected _ Prime Minister to lead Britain to _new time.A. /; aB. the, aC

2、. a, theD. a, /2. -HaventItoldyouthatyoushouldbehomeearlier? -Yes,butI_homeearlierthanIusuallydo.A. wascomingB. willcomeC. cameD. hadcome3. To her joy, Della earned first the trust of her students and then _ of her colleagues. A. those B. one C. ones D. that4. When I was little, my mother used to si

3、t by my bed, _ me stories till I fell asleep. A. having told B. tellingC. toldD. to tell5. In much of the animal world, night is the time _ for sleeppure and simple. A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up6. You cant judge a book by its cover, _. A. as the saying goes old B. goes as the old sa

4、yingC. as the old saying goes D. goes as old the saying7. -This TV program has a lively style and _ young people. - So _. A. appeals to, it does B. attract, does it C. turns to, it does D. leads to, does it8. - Im leaving now. - Its so late. Better stay with me. Call a taxi if you _. A. willB. mustC

5、. wouldD. may9. Many graduates wish to find a career _ they can use what they have studied, but often no such luck. A. which B. whatC. whenD. where10. -Are you sure you wont come for a drink with us? -_, if you insist. A. Not at all B. It depends C. All right then D.I dont care第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分

6、，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、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。I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of _11_ and what color red is. It would be _12_ to see again, but a (n) _13_ can do stran

7、ge things to people. I dont mean I would _14_ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _15_. My parents and my teachers saw something in me - a _16_ to live - which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight in out with _17_.The _18_ lesson I had

8、 to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of _19_ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I _20_ something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being _21_, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.It to

9、ok me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. _22_ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was _23_. “I cant use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words _24_ in my head. “R

10、oll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _25_ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _26_ before; playing baseball. At Philadelphias Overbrook School for the Blind I _27_ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.I have set ahead of me a series

11、of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my 28_. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was _29_ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, _30_ on the average I made progress.11.A. skyB. clo

12、ud C. sunshineD. mist12. A. helpfulB. wonderfulC. hopefulD. successful13A. disasterB. environmentC. incidentD. wonder14. A. manage B. tryC. want D. prefer15. A. lost B. leftC. used D. cared16.A. purposeB. potential C. pressure D. preparation 17A. energyB. happinessC. luckD. blindness18.A. hardestB.

13、dullest C. simplestD. easiest 19.A. self-respectB. self-controlC. self-confidenceD. self-defence20.A. think B. consider C. guessD. mean 21.A. imperfectB. perfectC. unfairD. fair 22.A. Later B. Soon C. OnceD. Then 23.A. worried B. encouraged C. shocked D. hurt 24.A. stuck B. impressed C. occupied D.

14、held25.A. see B. hear C. notice D. observe 26.A. important B. unimportant C. possible D. impossible 27.A. invented B. discovered C. instructed D. directed 28.A. experience B. advantagesC. knowledgeD. limitation 29.A. hardlyB. wildlyC. highlyD. deeply30. A. so B. for C. but D. and 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分

15、）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” Deluca recalls saying, “Buck said, you shoul

16、d open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their startup costs, Buck kicked in another $

17、1,000.But business didnt go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly, because we didnt have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.Deluca was managing the store and to the Univ

18、ersity of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, We are so successful; we a

19、re opening a second store.” And they didin the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.But the partners learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their supplies. “It probably to

20、ok me two and a half hours and it wasnt necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out,” Deluca says.And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working

21、 toward your goal,” Deluca adds.Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimilliondollar restaurant chain. 31. Which of the following is true of Buck? A. He put money into the sandwich business. B. He was a professor of business administration. C. He was studying at the University of Bridge

22、port. D. He rented a storefront for Deluca. 32. What can we learn about their first shop? A. It stood at an unfavorable place. B. It lowered the prices to poor management. C. It made no profits due to poor management. D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich. 33. They decided to open a seco

23、nd store because they _. A. had enough money to do it B. had succeeded in their business C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers D. wanted to make believe that they were successful 34. What contributes most to their success according to the author? A. Learning by trial and error. B. Mak

24、ing friends with supplies. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores.BBelow is a selection from a popular science book.If blood is red, why are veins (静脉) blue?Actually, veins are not blue at all. They are more of a clear, yellowish colour. Although blood looks red when its outside the body

25、, when its sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin, its more of a dark reddish purple color. At the right depth, these blood-filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by comparison.Which works harder, your heart or your brain?Which works harder depen

26、ds on whether you are busy thinking or busy exercising. Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker. But, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when youre sitting still your brain is using twice as much

27、 energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.Why do teeth fall out, and why dont they grow back in grown-ups?Baby (or milk) teeth do not last long; they fall out to make room for bigger, stronger adult teeth later on. Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged,

28、decayed and infected by bacteria. Once this second set of teeth has grown in, youre done. When theyre gone, theyre gone. This is because nature figures youre set for life, and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off. Do old people shrink as they age?Yes and no. Many people do get shorter a

29、s they age. But, when they do, it isnt because theyre shrinking all over. They simply lose height as their spine(脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effects of gravity. Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older. Men lose an average of 3-4 cm in height as

30、 they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. If you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? No, because old people dont really shrink! It is not that they are growing backwards their legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. When t

31、hey do get shorter, its because the spine has shortened a little or, more often, become more bent and curved. Why does spinning（旋转） make you dizzy (眩晕的)?Because your brain gets confused between what youre seeing and what youre feeling. The brain senses that youre spinning using special gravity-and-m

32、otion-sensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision and balance stable. But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks youre moving while youre not!Where do feelings and emotions come from?Mostly from an ancient pa

33、rt of the brain called the limbic system. All mammals have this brain area from mice to dogs, cats, and humans. So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. But since human feelings also involve other newer bits of the brain, we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on

34、 the planet.If exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. And as far as your body is concerned, its use it, or lose it”! Its not that exercise makes you healthy; its more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected b

35、y disease.35. What is the color of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?A. Blue. B. Light yellow.C. Dark reddish purple D. Red.36. Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?A. Because their spine is in active use.B. Because they are more easily affected by gravity.C. Because

36、they keep growing backwards.D. Because their spine becomes more bent.37. Which of the following statements about our brain is true?A. In the long run, our brain probably works harder than our heart.B. When our brain senses the spinning, we will fell dizzy.C. The brains of the other mammals are as co

37、mplex as those of humans.D. Our feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.38. What is the main purpose of the selection?A. To give advice on how to stay healthy.B. To provide information about our body.C. To challenge new findings in medical research.D. To report the lates

38、t discoveries in medical science.C “I stepped out and was flabbergasted,” local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. “I could see this gray, dome-shaped (圆顶形的) body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief.” This island

39、 has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes? As you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape of a mountain. When the mountain “gr

40、ows” to higher than the sea level, the part thats above the water is what we call an “island”. This is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a regular volcano, it was a “mud volcano” that brought about this island. Lava is not the only thing thats locked und

41、er the Earths crust there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic. But only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can cause mud volcanoes to push up enough

42、mud to produce islands and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field. In fact, mud volcano islands arent new. This is the fourth island of this kind in the region s

43、ince 1945. But those islands usually didnt last long. “It will probably be gone within a couple of months,” said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, “its just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up”.39. What is the article mainly about?A. The

44、disastrous effects of coastal earthquakes.B. The difference between mud volcanoes and regular volcanoes.C. How islands are formed by mud volcanoes.D. The great natural wonders of Pakistan.40. The underlined word “flabbergasted” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. surprisedB. disappointedC.

45、worriedD. curious41. We can infer from the article that _.A. the new island near the coast of Pakistan actually took a few months to formB. scientists still know little about different types of volcanoesC. another earthquake is likely to happen in Pakistan within a couple of monthsD. not all volcano

46、es change the geological appearance of the Earth42. According to the article, islands formed by mud volcanoes _.A. are quite difficult to locateB. usually disappear after a short period of timeC. are formed by hot lava from volcanoesD. used to be part of the Earths crustD One might expect that theev

47、er-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive theholiday-makers. Indeed, a rosypicture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere,and every month another rock-bound Pacific

48、island is advertised as the “last paradise (天堂) onearth”. However, the scale andspeed of this growth seem setto destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where therewas a rush tomake quickmoney out of sea-side holidays, over-crowded beaches and theconcrete jungles ofendless

49、hotels have begun to lose their appeal. Those countries with little experience of tourism cansuffer most. In recentyears,Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health andeducation. Its forests, full ofwildlife and rare flowers, wereoffered to tourists as one more untouched

50、 paradise. Infact, the nature all toosoon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land.Ancient tracks became major routes for thewalkers, with the consequent exploitation ofprecious trees and plants. Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibi

51、lities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only th

52、e countryside they visit but also its people.The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning world-wide tourism c

53、an preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.43. What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?A. The Pacific island is a paradise.B. The Pacific island is worth visiting.C. The adve

54、rtisement is not convincing.D. The advertisement is not impressive.44. The example of Nepal is used to suggest _.A. its natural resources are untouchedB. its forests are exploited for farmlandC. it develops well in health and educationD. it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists45. Which of the fol

55、lowing determines the future of tourism?A. The number of tourists.B. The improvement of services.C. The promotion of new products.D. The management of tourism.46. The authors attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is _.A. optimisticB. objectiveC. doubtfulD. negativeEYoung children

56、are trusting of commercial advertisements in the media, and advertisers have sometimes been accused (指责)of taking advantage of this trusting outlook The Independent Television Commission , regulator of television advertising, has criticized advertisers for “misleadingness”, in an effort to control advertisersuse of techniques that make it difficult for children to judge the true size, action , performance, or construction of a toy.Fantasy is one of the common techniques in advertising that could mislea