廣東省深圳市寶安區(qū)高二英語下學期期中試題

1、20162017學年第二學期期中考試高二英語第一部分：課堂基礎(chǔ)（共三題，滿分40分）一、 單詞填空。（每詞1分，共15分）1. it can be b_(有益) to share your feelings with someone you trust.2. im so a_(惱火) with her that i havent talked to her for a week.3. his purpose was to make a p_(利潤) by improving the companys performance.4. the testing and a_(批準) of new dr

2、ugs will be sped up according to this new law.5. she remarried last year, d_(渴望) a child with her new husband.6. the company employs 18 s_(員工).7. cannes hosts the a_(年度的) film festival.8. w_(目擊者) to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.9. we will offer you free a_(住宿)-all you

3、 pay for is breakfast and dinner.10. of course its not true! what an a_(荒唐的) idea.11. jennifer impressed the interviewers with her excellent a_(學業(yè)的) performance at school.12. when she knew that the old man was in fact a millionaire, there was a d_(顯著的) change in her attitude.13. spain was listed amo

4、ng one of the most popular holiday d_(目的地).14. the plane crash o_(發(fā)生) when the pilot shut down the wrong engine.15. china is a vast country a_(豐盛) in natural resources.二、 按漢語提示用適當?shù)亩陶Z完成句子。(每題1分，共15分)1. 對于和你組隊的人要多加小心。他可以幫助你成就你的公司，也可以毀滅你的公司。be careful who you _ _ _. it can make or break your company. 2

5、. 如果我是你的話，我一定去申請這個職位。我認為你大有希望。i should _ _ the post if i were you. i think you stand a good chance. 3. 對于無家可歸的人而言，私人醫(yī)療純粹是天方夜譚。 for the homeless, private medical care is simply _ _ _ _.4. 恐怕你見不到那位大夫，因為他今天下午的預(yù)約已經(jīng)排滿了。im afraid that you won't be able to see the doctor for he _ fully _ _ appointments

6、 this afternoon. 5. 兒童很容易適應(yīng)環(huán)境的變化。a child can easily _ _ changes in its environment. 6. 這是一個日復(fù)一日生活在壓力中的人。this is a guy who lives and breathes pressure _ _ _ _ _.7. 給我們寫封短信，能收到你的信總是讓人很高興。drop us a line, it's always great to _ _ you. 8. 我希望能生活在一個和平的社區(qū)，不用在晚上獨自出門時嚇得要死。 i'd like to be able to live

7、 in a peaceful neighborhood without _ _ _ _ when going out alone at night.9. 意識到這個重要的問題是她, 而不是她的父母。 it was she rather than her parents that _ _ _ the important problem.10. 有證據(jù)表明共計13人參與策劃了這起謀殺。there was evidence that thirteen people _ _ had taken part in planning the murder. 11. 我不打擾你了，你在這兒可以仔細考慮考慮這事

8、兒。i'll _ you _ here so you can think it over. 12. 換而言之，我們的習慣決定了我們成為什么樣的人。_ _ _, our habits make us who we are. 13. 他們總是想法子戲弄她，拿她的衣著開玩笑，并模仿她說話。 they would try every means to tease her, including _ _ _ her dress and imitating her speech.14. 這是個好想法，且與我們的計劃相符。 it's a good idea, and it _ _ with o

9、ur plans. 15. 他借助旁邊的一根柱子來支撐自己的身體。he supported himself _ _ _ a nearby post. 三、語法：選擇最佳的答案。(每題1分，共10分)1. we will try every means we can think of _ you out of the trouble. a. to help b. help c. helping d. having helped2. _ is no reason for dismissing her.a. because she was a few minutes late b. due to a

10、 few minutes latec. the fact that she was a few minutes late d. being a few minutes late3. the local hospital is reported _ 25 years ago when dr smith became its first director. a. being set up b. to have been set up c. to set up d. having set up4._ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the t

11、wo countries are making progress. a. it b. as c. that d. what5. i finally got a chance to visit the village _ i used to live, _ i had been dreaming of for years. a. that, which b. where, that c. in which, what d. where, which6. _, he was sad about _ finish the task on schedule. a. having injured in

12、the accident, his being not able to b. injured in the accident, his being not able toc. being injured in the accident, his not being able tod. having been injured in the accident, his not being able to7. last sunday he made a promise _ he was free he would take me to qingdao.a. if b. that c. that if

13、 d. that whether8. he picked up the reference book, only _ that he pages he needed had been torn off. a. finding b. found c. to find d. did find9. my cellphone, _ i couldnt contact my parents, was taken away by my teacher for the reason _ i had used it in my english class.a. which, why b. with which

14、, that c. without which, why d. without which, that10. the present production is six times _ it was 5 years ago.a. that b. which c. what d. of which第二部分：能力提升（共六題，滿分110分）一、 閱讀理解（每題2分，共20分）achoose your one-day-tours!tour a - bath & stonehenge: including entrance fees to the ancient roman bathrooms

15、 and stonehenge -37 until 26 march and 39 thereafter.visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and bath abbey, the royal crescent and the costume museum, stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.tour b - oxford & stratford: includi

16、ng entrance fees to the university st mary's church tower and anne hathaway's -32 until 12 march and 36 thereafteroxford: includes a guided tour of england's oldest university city and colleges. look over the "city of dreaming spires(尖頂）"from st marys church tower. stratford: i

17、ncludes a guided tour exploring much of the shakespeare wonder.tour c - windsor castle &hampton court: including entrance fees to hampton court palace -34 until 11 march and 37 thereafter.includes a guided tour of windsor and hampton court, henry viiis favorite palace. free time to visit windsor

18、 castle (entrance fees not included). with 500 years of history, hampton court was once the home of four kings and one queen. now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宮)where it

19、 is easy to get lost!tour d - cambridge: including entrance fees to the tower of saint mary the great -33 until 18 march and 37 thereafter.includes a guided tour of cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.11. which tour will you choose if you want to see englands o

20、ldest university city?a. tour a b. tour b c. tour c d. tour d12. which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 march?a. windsor castle & hampton court b. oxford & stratfordc. bath & stonehenge d. cambridge13. why is hampton court a major tourist attraction?a. it used to be th

21、e home of royal families b. it used to be a well-known mazec. it is the oldest palace in britain d. it is a world-famous castlebmy color television has given me nothing but a headache. i was able to buy it a little over a year ago because i had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of c

22、lothes that wouldnt fit. i let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. i realized this a day later, when i saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than i had paid. the set worked so beautifully when i first got it home that i would keep it on until statio

23、ns signed off for the night. fortunately, i didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or i would never have gotten to bed.then i started developing a problem with the set that involved static(靜電) noise. for some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound fo

24、r a few seconds. gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, i had to change to another channel and then change it back. sometimes this technique would not work, and i had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. i actually began to build up my arm muscles

25、shaking my set.when neither of these methods removed the static noise, i would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. at last i ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether. my trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but i keep ex

26、pecting more trouble.14. why did the author say he was fooled into buying the tv set?a. he got an older model than he had expected. b. he couldnt return it when it was broken.c. he could have bought it at a lower price. d. he failed to find any movie shows on it.15. which of the following can best r

27、eplace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?a. ended all their programs b. provided fewer channels c. changed to commercials d. showed all-night movies16. how does the author sound when telling the story?a. curious b. anxious c. cautious d. humorousc bad news sells. if it bleeds, it leads. no news

28、 is good news, and good news is no news. those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. but now that information is being spread and monitored(監(jiān)控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. by tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have f

29、ound that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“the if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says jonah berger, a scholar at the university of pennsylvania. “they want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling. but when you share a story with your friends, you c

30、are a lot more how they react. you dont want them to think of you as a debbie downer.”researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred po

31、sitive news. was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? to test for that possibility, dr. berger looked at how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on the new york times website. he and a penn colleague ana

32、lyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. one of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. he found that science amazed times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.readers also te

33、nded to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. they needed to be aroused(激發(fā)) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. the more positive an article, the more likely it was to b

34、e shared, as dr. berger explains in his new book, “contagious: why things catch on.” 17 .what do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?a. news reports. b. research papers.c. private e-mails. d. daily conversations18. what can we infer about people like debbie downer?a. theyre socially ina

35、ctive. b. theyre good at telling stories.c. theyre inconsiderate of others. d. theyre careful with their words.19. which tended to be the most e-mailed according to dr. bergers research?a . sports new. b. science articles.c. personal accounts. d. financial reviews.20. what can be a suitable title fo

36、r the text?a. sad stories travel far and wide b .online news attracts more peoplec. reading habits change with the times d. good news beats bad on social networks二、七選五（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。building trust in a relationship againtrust is a learned behavior that we

37、gain from past experiences. _21_.trust is a risk. but you cant be successful when theres a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.unfortunately, weve all been victims of betrayal. whether weve been stolen from, lied

38、to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. sometimes people simply cant trust anymore. _22_ its understandable, but if youre willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there._23_ having confidence in yourself will help you

39、make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being._24_ if youve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. but theres a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. at some point in all of our lives, well have our trust

40、 tested or violated.you didnt lose “everything”. once trust is lost, what is left? instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. _25_ instead, its a healthy way to work through the experience to allow

41、 room for positive growth and forgiveness.a. learn to really trust yourself.b. it is putting confidence in someone.c. stop regarding yourself as the victim.d. remember that you can expect the best in return.e. theyve been too badly hurt and they cant bear to let it happen again.f. this knowledge car

42、ries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.g. seeing the positive side of things doesnt mean youre ignoring what happened.三、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）fairy tales generally took place in a far-off time and place. they typically _26 , “ once upon a time.” in the land of fairy tales,

43、27 happenings are everyday occurrences.bad kings or queens, beautiful 28 ill-treated girls, and handsome princes are 29_ characters in fairy tales. a fairy tale often tells the story of an individual. it takes into _30 the entire life of the hero or heroine, but 31 a single event such as marriage. f

44、airy tales generally end 32 . goodness is 33 , and evil is punished. the traditional closing line of a fairy tale is, “and they lived happily 34 after.”certain basic plots occur again and again in fairy tales, with some variations. both beauty and the beast and the frog prince, for example, tell the

45、 story of an _ 35 that, through love, _36 a handsome prince. many fairy tales are about unhappy people who eventually gain _37 , such as snow white and seven dwarfs.fairy tales have been 38 people all over the world from earliest times. many of them were 39 thousands of years ago. people then passed

46、 them down through word of mouth. the tales 40_ over time. as the stories were retold, the tellers added some details and left _41 out.the stories were 42 mainly for entertainment, 43 some fairy tales also contain a moral. the message of the ugly duckling, for example, 44 that people who are conside

47、red unattractive or unpopular as children may have their true worth and beauty discovered in 45 .26. a. ended b. had c. began d. marked27. a. magical b. common c. dangerous d. strange28. a. and b. or c. so d. but29. a. great b. frequent c. generous d. mean30. a. account b. effect c. chapters d. char

48、acters31. a. depends on b. includes c. focuses on d. describes32. a. suddenly b. unexpectedly c. bitterly d. happily33. a. rewarded b. neglected c. mentioned d. valued34. a. never b. ever c. even d. once35. a. angel b. animal c .ox d. eagle36. a. comes into b. turns out c. comes out d. turns into37.

49、 a. happiness b. power c. wealth d. business 38. a. content with b. tired of c. popular with d. jealous of39. a. taken up b. made up c. taken over d. made over40. a. survived b. stayed c. changed d. extended41. a. another b. the other c. the rest d. others42. a. good b. qualified c. eager d. meant43

50、. a. although b. because c. as if d. in case44. a. discovers b. recommends c. suggests d. warns45. a. tales b. adulthood c. history d. lives四、 語法填空 (共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分) 閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在后面標號為1-10的相應(yīng)位置上。the american writer mark twain once _1_(say), “i can

51、 live for two months on a good compliment(恭維).” perhaps his words sound theatrical, but its true that compliments can really make people feel good. they can give us the _2_(confident) we need to finish a project or to improve ourselves. they can even turn a bad day into a good one.compliments also p

52、lay _3_ important role in social communication. they can be used to greet a friend or relatives, to start up a conversation at a party, or to show _4_(we) appreciation to someone. compliments are only meaningful, however, _5_ they are sincere. in _6_(give) a compliment, we should not say something we dont really mean.it is also important to know how to accept a compliment _7_(polite). for english-speakers, the best answer is often a simple “thank you” _8_(s