高二英語期中試卷

高二期中英語試卷第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié):單項填空(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。21．Theboyismost_____tomakeagreatdifferenceinthefuture,becauseheissobright.Besides,heworksextremelyhard.A.likelyB.possiblyC.probablyD.perhaps22．Ourschool____inthecentreofthetown,betweentwobusystreets,sosometimesit’snoisy.A.islyingB.islainC.locatesD.islocated23.Silveristhebestconductorofelectricity,copper____itclosely.A.followedB.tofollowC.followingD.beingfollowed24.Nowhereelse_____suchperfectsilence______inthismountains.A.thereis;likeB.thereis;asC.isthere;asD.isthere;like25.Sheknowsthetruth,butshe_____sayitout.A.darenottoB.daresnottoC.doesn’tdareD.daresnot26.Tohisanger,whentheletterreachedhim,hefoundit______.A.unfoldingB.unfoldedC.tobeunfoldingD.tobeunfolded27.Itissleepinglateinthemorningthat_____beinglateforwork..A.devotestoB.stickstoC.referstoD.leadsto28.Insomecountries,______iscalled“equality”doesnotreallymeanequalrightsforallpeople.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how29.---Whydidn’tyoubuythegoldring?---I____,butIdidn’thavethemoney.A.hadboughtB.boughtC.wouldD.wouldhave30.TogetMary’sproperty,hemarriedher____herlooks.A.becauseofB.insteadofC.inspiteofD.inplaceof31.Hishouseiswelldesignedandeverythinginsideitisputin____.A.lineB.orderC.sightD.way32.Itistimefordinner.I’llgoand____thechildren.A.callonB.callinC.calloffD.callat33.Iblamedhimsoangrilyforhismistakes,butI____itlikethat.A.wouldrathernotdoB.wouldn’tratherdoC.wouldrathernothavedoneD.wouldn’tratherhavedone34.Englishisalanguagethatmanyyoungpeoplearoundtheworld____notspeakperfectlybut_______atleastunderstand.A.may;canB.would;mightC.will;mustD.could;might35.Nobreadeatenbymanissosweetas_____earnedbyhisownlabor.A.oneB.thatC.whatD.those第二節(jié)：完形填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~50各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。.Intheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,racismwaswidespreadintheUnitedStates.ManyAfricanAmericanswerenotgivenequal36ineducationoremployment.MarianAnderson(1897-1993)wasanAmericanwomanwho37 fameasaconcertsingerinthis38ofracism.ShewasborninPhiladelphiaand39inchurchchoirs(唱詩班)duringherchildhood.Whenshe40admissiontoalocalmusicschoolin1917,shewas41becauseshewasblack.42toattendmusicschool,shebeganhercareer43asingerforchurchgatherings.In1929,shewenttoEuropeto44voiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.Hervoicewas45praisedthroughoutEurope.Thenshe46totheU.S.HallinNewYorkCity.Racism48affectedAndersonin1939.49itwasarrangedforhertosingatConstitutionHallinWashington.D.C,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution50itbecauseofhercolor.ShesanginsteadattheLincolnMemorialforover75,000people.In1955,Andersonbecamethefirstblacksoloist(獨唱者)tosingwiththeMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCity.ThefamousconductorToscaninipraisedhervoiceas“heardonlyonceinahundredyears”.ShewasaU.S.delegatetotheUnitedNationsin1958andwontheUNpeaceprizein1977.Andersonatlastwonthebattleagainstracism.36.A.chancesB.placesC.informationD.help37.A.expressedB.usedC.gainedD.fit38.A.eventB.climateC.experienceD.scene39.A.workedB.trainedC.studiedD.sang40.A.askedforB.standforC.cameacrossD.calledout41.A.turneddownB.keptbackC.lookeddownuponD.laughedat42.A.DifficultB.LuckilyC.UnableD.Eagerly43.A.forB.withC.likeD.as44.A.changeB.studyC.improveD.develop45.A.immediatelyB.finallyC.widelyD.hardly46.A.turnedB.gotC.returnedD.referred47.A.extraB.commonC.generalD.top48.A.heavilyB.againC.especiallyD.once49.A.WhenB.ThenC.BecauseD.Though50.A.doubtedB.warnedC.opposedD.damaged第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，共40分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。AHaveyoueverheardtheoldsaying,“Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.”?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.Ayoungmanwithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessbeforeaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkinghimstupid.Withapenandpaper,hecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybodyelse.

Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating(過高估計)theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.Astudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassisboundto(一定會)makeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexams,hemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.

Inaword,youcan’tjudgesomeonebyappearance.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson’sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.Themoresituationsyousee,thebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobe.Sotakeyourtime.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.

51.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.

A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeaker

B.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeaker

C.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswell

D.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechless

52.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclass______.

A.isanintelligentstudent

B.maynotbeanintelligentstudent

C.willscorebetterinexams

D.willnotbeagoodstudent

53.Thepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson’sintelligencethrough______.

A.histeachers

B.hisdeedsintheclassroom

C.hisappearance

D.hisreactionstodifferentsituations

54.Thewriterofthispassagewantstotellusnotto______.

A.judgeabookbyitscover

B.makethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupid

C.overestimateastudent’sintelligence

D.judgeaperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance

B

“WhoisGogo?”AlmosteverypupilinHongKong,Japan,TaiwanandThailandwilltellyou:“GogoisfromouterspaceandisteachingchildrentospeakandreadEnglish.”GogohasvisitedHongKong,Taiwan,Japan,ThailandandKorea.NowheisinChina’smainland—“GogohasAdventurewithEnglish”hasbeenpublishedbyAddisonWesleyLongmanChinaLtd(AWL).ThesixlevelEnglishcourse,fullofexcitingstories,educatesanddelightschildrenatthesametime.GogolearnsEnglishfromhisfriends,TonyandJenny.ThechildrenwilllearnalongwithGogo,enjoyingallthefunheproduces.Gogohasawarmplaceineveryyounglearner’sheartwhereverhegoes.Apresentation(介紹)aboutGogowasgivenbyBeijingAWLInformationCentrelastNovember.AllthepupilsinHuijiaSchoolattendedthepresentation.AforeignteacheratHuijialatersaid,“ThechildrenwereattractedbyGogoafteronlya45-minutepresentation.TheyrememberasongtaughtbyGogosevenweekslater.ParentsoftenaskmehowtheycanhelptheirchildrenlearnEnglishandnowthere’saprogrammeIcandirectCliveSawkins,PaulPrice-SmithsandGreggSchroederworkedcloselyatAWLtomakesurethatGogowillbecomeaneasilyrecognizedsymbol(標(biāo)志)oflearningEnglishwhereverEnglishisstudied.“Gogoisourbaby,”saidGregg.“ItisveryeasytogetchildrengoingwithGogo.”55.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.GogovisitsAsiancountries. B.Gogoreceiveshighpraise.C.ChildrenlovetolearnwithGogo. D.AWLintroducesGogo.56.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGogois.A.anEnglishteacher B.anEnglishboyC.anEnglishtextbook D.acharacterinanEnglishtextbook57.InwhatwayisGogoagreathelptoyounglearners?A.HeteachesthemEnglishthroughsongs.B.HeteachesthemEnglishthroughadventurestories.C.HehelpsthemtorememberEnglishwords.D.HemakesEnglishlessonsfulloffun.58.Theunderlinedword“them”inthefifthparagraphrefersto.A.parents B.children C.teachers D.textbooksCWhatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisaparticularlyimportantjobforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理學(xué)家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwhattheysaytotheyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayveryhelpfulthingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid,Or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”59.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis____whileanidiotis____A.anormalperson;afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson;anordinaryperson60.Aperson_______ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsCoftenhelpedbyhisteachersandparentsD.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingittoactiveuse61.Itisbetterforparents________.A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossible62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.B.Thelessyouuseyourhead,thedulleryoumaybecome.C.Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.D.Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefields,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels（分貝）measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwater,adecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshaveproposedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsinoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudnoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyinfluencedthewhales’abilitytoexchangeinformationawhalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsobjecttoalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistssuspectthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieved.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.63.Findinthepassageawordclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“influence”.________________________________.64.Whereisthesamenoisedifferentlymeasuredaccordingtothepassage?(回答詞數(shù)不超過6個)______________________________________________________.65.Whatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?(回答詞數(shù)不超過10個)_____________________________________________________.第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)：閱讀填空：NobelPrizeswereestablishedunderthewillofAlfredNobel(1833-1896),whowasaSwedishscientist.In1867,heinventeddynamite(達納炸藥),theexplosivematerialmostcommonlyusedinbreakinguprocks,andin1889smokelessgunpowder.Hebecameveryrichbymakingexplosives.Whenhedied,hemadeawillleavingmostofhismoneytoestablishNobelPrizes.Theprizesarefromtheinterestofthemoneyheleft.NobelPrizeshavebeenawardedforthemostoutstandingworkdoneinsixfieldsinternationallyeachyear.Theprizesinchemistry,physics,physiologyormedicine,peaceandliteraturewerefirstgivenin1901.In1968,aNobelPrizeineconomicscienceswasestablishedbytheSwedishNationalBank,incelebrationofits300thanniversary.Theprizewasawardedforthefirsttimein1969.Eachprizeconsistsofagoldmedal,asumofmoney,andadiploma.Theamountofmoneyforeachprizeisdifferentfromyeartoyear.AccordingtoNobel‘swill,theRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences,theSwedishAcademy,theCarolineInstituteinStockholmandtheNorwegianNobelCommitteedecidewhoarethewinnersoftheprizeseachyear.TheprizesaregivenonDecember10th,theanniversaryofNobel’sdeath.ThePeacePrizeispresentedinOsloandtheothersinStockholm.Aprizeissometimessharedbytwoormorepeople;severaltimestheNobelPeacePrizehasbeengiventoanorganization.Incertainyearsaprizeorprizesmaynotbeawarded,thishashappenedmostoftenwiththePeacePrize.Title:66.FounderAlfredNobelfrom67.whoinventeddynamitein1867andsmokelessgunpowder68.Areagivenawards69.70.givenawardsInchemistry,physics,physiologyormedicine,peace,71.andeconomicsTimetopresent72.73.InOsloandStockholmNobelPrizeWinners74.whohavedoneoutstandingworkComponents(組成部分)oftheprize75.,asumofmoney,andadiploma第二節(jié)：書面表達（滿分10分）請寫一篇關(guān)于自然災(zāi)害的報道：1、最近幾年是有史以來環(huán)境災(zāi)難最嚴(yán)重的時期，專家預(yù)測更為嚴(yán)重的災(zāi)難即將到來。2、由于現(xiàn)在世界上約有一半的人口生活在城市里，火山爆發(fā)和地震帶來的危害比過去更嚴(yán)重。有更多的人處在地震的危險之中，過去一百年里地震奪去了160多萬人的生命。3、過去的十年里，洪水、旱災(zāi)、暴風(fēng)雨、地震、臺風(fēng)、火山爆發(fā)和森林火災(zāi)變得越來越頻繁。4、大自然為什么開始和我們過不去呢？其中一個原因是人口過多，工廠釋放大量有害氣體，每個地方都砍伐森林?？蛇m當(dāng)運用一些