高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷

1、高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷一、閱讀理解BA0059toCapeTownBRITISHAIRWAYS27thAUGUSTDearcustomer,Iamsorryforthedisruption(擾亂)toyourjourneytoday.WhenflyingMorocco,youraircraftchangeditscourseandflewtoBarcelonaduetoamedicalemergency.Asaresult,thecabincrewarelegallyoutofflyinghourstocontinueontoCapeTown.Theservice

2、hasthereforereturnedtoHeathrowAirport,Londontoallowforachangeofcrew.Yournewdeparturetimewillbe18:00on28thAugust,arrivinginCapeTownat06:40on29thAugust.WehavearrangedroomsforyoutostayattheRenaissanceHotel.Breakfast,lunchandathree-minutetelephonecallwillalsobeprovidedforyou.Wesuggestthatyoutakeyourhold

3、luggagewithyouwhenyougotothehotel.Foryourtransporttothehotel,youwillneedtomakeyourwaytobusstop15.ThisislocatedoutsidethemainTerminal(航站樓)building.TransportbacktoHeathrowTerminal4hasbeenarrangedat14:15on28thAugust.Check-inwillbeavailableatZoneAfrom15:00.PassengerstravellinginFirstorClubWorldmaychecki

4、natZoneD.Iagainapologizefortheinconvenienceandfrustrationyouhavebeencaused.Icanassureyouwearedoingourbesttomakeyourwaitascomfortableandbriefaspossible.Thankyouverymuchforyouunderstanding.Yoursfaithfully,RegHarperCustomerServiceDutyManagerPOBox10HeathrowAirportHounslowMiddlesexTW62JA1.Whatwillbeoffer

5、edtopassengersA.Threemeals.B.Threetelephonecalls.C.Anovernightstayatahotel.D.Transporttoandfromtheirhomes.2.WhenwillpassengerscomebacktoHeathrowAirport.A.At15:00on27thAugust.B.At14:15on28thAugust.C.At18:00on28thAugust.D.At06:40on29thAugust.3.WhatsthemainpurposeoftheletterA.Togiveadvice.B.Toissueanap

6、ology.C.Toshowthankfulness.D.TomakeanannouncementBedtimeontheOrientExpress.Westoodinthecorridorwhileawomanpulledourbunkbeds(雙層鋪)intoplace-therewasntroominthecarriageforallthreeofus.Barkingthenewsthatshewouldbewakingusat7a.m.withacupofinstantcoffeeandapieceofcheese,thewomanleftandweretiredforthenight

7、.Bunkbedsyoumaybethinking.SmallcarriageInstantcoffeeThiscantbetherealOrientExpress!Oh,butitis.ThisisaveryrealOrientExpressindeed.InsearchofalongweekendinVienna,thereseemednomoreattractivewayformyfriendandmetogetthere.TheoriginalOrientExpressservicewasstartedin1863.LuxurycarriagesrantheroutefromParis

8、,FrancetoGiugiu,Romania.In1934,AgathaChristiesentHerculePoirotonjustsuchajourneyinhernovelMurderontheOrientExpress.However,therewasariseinairtravelwhichwasquickerandcheaperandeventuallythewholeoperationwasbroughttoahaltin1977.Thenamewasreusedin1982,whentheVeniceSimplon-Orient-Expressstookitsfirstvoy

9、agebetweenLondonandVenice.AdmittedlyIwouldhavelovedtotaketheVeniceSimplon-Orient-Express,withitson-boardshopandpianointhebar,butataround1,700perpersonforafour-nightone-wayjourney,itwastooexpensiveforus.Sowechosethisexcellentwayofbuyingintotheromanceforasmallamountofthecost.Butwelovedit.Ourswasnoluxu

10、rybedroom,butithaditsownroughcharm-nottomentionthemagicoftravellingacrossinternationalbordersovernight.IhaventsleptinabunkbedsinceIwasseven,andclimbingupintoittook25yearsoffme.Foronenightonly,itwascomfortablyappealing.Naturally,ItookacopyofMurderontheOrientExpresstoreadonthetrain.Ismiledatthedescrip

11、tionsofairydiningcarsandfreshcoffee.MyweekendinViennawaswonderfulandreunitedwiththecut-priceOrientExpressattheendoftheholiday,wewereratherdelightedtoseeourlittlecarriageagain.Goodoldbunkbeds.Terrifyingoldattendant.Andbestofall,nobodygotmurdered.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haltinParagraph3meanA.Chang

12、eB.TroubleC.ReturnD.Stop2.WhatdoweknowabouttheVeniceSimplon-Orient-ExpressA.Itwasfirstputtousein1863.B.ItrunsbetweenParisandGiugiu.C.Itreferredtoarailwaylineatfirst.D.Itisluxuriousanditsfareisexpensive.3.WhatmadetheauthorchoosetheordinarytrainA.Thelowprice.B.Thebunkbeds.C.Theairofromance.D.Theshopan

13、dthebar.4.WhydidtheauthorsmilewhilereadingMurderontheOrientExpressonthetrainA.Hisexperiencewasdifferentfromthebooksdescription.B.Hefeltrelievedthatnobodygotmurderedonthetrain.C.Thebookwasveryinterestingandamusing.D.Heenjoyedhistrainjourneyverymuch.Imaginethis:Youreatthemoviesseeingthelatestbox-offic

14、ehit.Theleadingactorchasesdownthefilmsbadguybeforewinningoverthebeautifulleadinglady.WhatdoeshedonextHesucksonacigarette.WhatswrongwiththispictureDoesntthebeautifulwomanseeherherosyellowteethDoesntshesmellhissmokybreathAndwouldntthegoodguyhavetroublechasing,sincesmokingcausesapersontocoughButyoudont

15、seeanyofthatwhensomeonesmokescigarettesinthemovies.Andthereisalotofsmokinginmovies.Actorslightupinmorethan50percentofyouth-rated(G,PG,PG-13)movies,accordingtotheAmericanLegacyFoundation,whichaimstoputanendtosmokingamongyoungpeople.ThatmeansthatHollywoodisshowing14billionimagesofsmokingtoyoungpeoplee

16、veryyear.Allthatexposuretoon-screensmokingcaninfluenceteenstosmoke.TheCenterforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)arguesthat44percentofteenswhobeginsmokingdosobecausetheyveseensmokinginmovies.TheCDCreportsthatteensaretwotothreetimesmorelikelytostartsmokingafterseeingrepeatedsmokingscenesinmoviesthantee

17、nswhoarelightlyexposedtosmokinginmovies.Severalorganizationsareworkingtoremovesmokinginyouth-ratedmovies.Andadultsarenottheonlyoneswhocareaboutthisissue.Manyteensareactivelyinvolved.LiviaClandorf,16,ofChatham,NewYork,isamemberofRealityCheck,anorganizationthateducatesteensaboutwhatitconsiderstobethem

18、anipulative(巧妙處理的)practicesoftobaccocompanies.Liviaparticipatedinaneventcalleda“moviestomp(跺腳).RealityCheckrentsoutamovietheaterandscreensayouth-ratedfilmthatshowssmoking,theystomptheirfeetandshowdisapprovalbyshouting“boo.1.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveinthepassageA.Toprovidebackgroundinformationof

19、amovie.B.Toattractreadersattentiontothetopic.C.Todescribeaplotinamovie.D.Tooffersomebasicknowledgeofcigarette.2.WhatisthepictureyouareaskedtoimaginelikeaccordingtotheauthorA.Itstouching.B.Itsbeautiful.C.Itsfrightening.D.Itsunreasonable.3.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheCDCswordsA.Over50percentofteenssmoke.B

20、.Teensshouldwatchmoremovies.C.Manymoviescauseteenstosmoke.D.Teensarelesslikelytosmokethanadults.4.Whenwillparticipantsina“moviestompstomptheirfeetA.Whentheyareactive.B.Whentheyareexcited.C.Whentheyfeellikesmoking.D.Whentheyseesmokingscenes.Floatingonthesurfaceoftheseasoftheworldarebillionsoftonsofsm

21、allplantsandanimalscalledplankton.Mostoftheseplantsandanimalsaretoosmallforthehumaneyetosee.Theymoveaboutlazilywiththecurrents,providingabasicfoodformanylargeranimals.Planktonhasbeendescribedastheequivalent(相等的東西)ofthegrassesthatgrowondryland,andthecomparisonisanappropriateone.Inpotentialfoodvalue,h

22、owever,planktonfaroutweighsthatoflandgrasses.Onescientisthasestimatedthatwhilegrassesoftheworldproduceabout49billiontonsofvaluablecarbohydrates(碳水化合物)eachyear,theseasplanktonproducesmorethantwiceasmuch.Despiteitsenormousfoodpotential,littleeffortwasmadeuntilrecentlytofarmplanktonaswefarmgrassesonlan

23、d.Nowscientistshaveatlastbeguntostudythispossibility,especiallyastheseasresourcesappearevenmoreimportantasameansoffeedinganexpandingworldpopulation.Nooneyethasseriouslysuggestedthat“planktonburgersmaysoonbecomepopulararoundtheworld.Asapossiblefarmedsupplementaryfoodsource,however,planktonisgainingco

24、nsiderableinterestamongscientists.Onetypeofplanktonthatseemstohavegreatharvestpossibilitiesisatinycreaturecalledkrill(磷蝦).Growingtotwoorthreeincheslong,krillareamajorfoodsourceforthegiantbluewhale,thelargestanimalevertoliveontheEarth.Realizingthatthiswhalemaygrow100feetandweighabout150tons,itisnotsu

25、rprisingthateachoneswallowsmorethanonetonofkrilldaily.Krillswimaboutjustbelowthesurfaceinhugeschoolssometimeswide,mainlyinthecoldAntarctic.Becauseoftheirpinkcolor,theyoftenappearasanentirereddishmasswhenviewedfromashiporfromtheair.Krillareveryhighinfoodvalue.Ifkrillcanfeedsuchhugecreaturesaswhales,m

26、anyscientistsreason,theymustcertainlybecompetitorsamongpossiblenewfoodsourcesforhumans.1.WhichofthefollowingcorrectlydescribesplanktonA.Ithasahigherfoodvaluethangrasses.B.Itisfoodformostsmallseaanimals.C.Itcangrowondrylandaswell.D.Itgrowsupinthedeepwater.2.WhydoestheauthormentionplanktonburgersinPar

27、agraph3A.Toshowscientistsinterestinplankton.B.Todescribetheappearanceofplankton.C.Toquestionthefoodpotentialofplankton.D.Tosuggestplanktonasapossiblefoodsource.3.AccordingtoParagraph4,thebluewhale_.A.feedsmainlyonkrill.B.cangrowupto150feet.C.suffersfromlackoffood.D.wasborntwoorthreeincheslong.4.Whic

28、hofthefollowingisTUREaboutkrillA.TheymainlyliveintheArcitc.B.Theyareofgreatvaluetohumans.C.Theyarethesmallestseaanimals.D.Theycomeinmanydifferentcolors.二、七選五Happinessdoesntmeanbeingjoyfulorlaughingalldaylong.Althoughhappinessshouldbedefinedbyeachofusforourselves,ageneralunderstandingofitcouldbehavin

29、gmoregoodmomentsandmemoriesthanbadonesandhavinganoverallfeelingsofsatisfactionandfulfillment.1.Readonandyouwillknowtheanswer.2.Manyofushavetheimpressionthatwerenotallowedtobehappyandthatwedontdeserveit.Well,wealldeservetobehappy,nomatterwhatotherssayorevenwhatwebelieve.Soallowyourselftobehappy.Smile

30、evenifyoudontfeellikeit.Yes,smileasoftenasyoucan.3.Ifyourealone,smileforatleast3minutesandourbrainwilltakeitasarealsmileandwillstartproducingfeel-goodhormones(荷爾蒙)andotherchemicals.Enjoythenow.4.Worryingaboutthefuturewillnotmakeyouanymorereadyforwhateveritisthatfinallyhappens.Choosethenowandmakeanef

31、forttoliveit.Countyourblessings.Takeapieceofpaperandsomethingyouliketodrinkandsitcomfortablymaybewithsomenicemusicinthebackground.Thenwritealistofeveryblessinginyourlife.Startwiththesmallestones:Imalive.tothebiggestonesyoucanfeel.5.Onceyouredone,leavethelistonthetable.Readiteverymorningduringbreakfa

32、stforaweek.A.Dontleaveanythingout.B.Giveyourselfpermission.C.Ifyouarewithpeople,theyllfeelwarmer.D.Bebraveandimaginativewithyourwords.E.So,howcanwehavemorehappymomentsF.Feelingbadaboutthepastwillnotchangeitabit.G.Whynotsaysomethinglovingtoonepersontoday三、完形填空Shewasntaimingtomakehistory.Butinthelate1

33、990s,whenSumitaMitra,achemistat3M,_tousenanotechnology(納米技術(shù))toimprovedental(牙齒的)fillings,thatsexactlywhathappened.Now_indentaloffices-andalmosteverymouth,herfillingsarecertainlyoneofthelife-changing_.Anyinventionstartswitha_andsodidMitrasfillings.Beforethemid-1990s,fillingscameintwodifferent_.Onewas

34、ntstrongenoughforstress-bearing_oftheteethlikebitingsurfaces,andtheotherwasstrongbutcouldbecomeroughfrom_andchewing.Dentistsoftenhadtousetwotypesofmaterialsforeveryfilling,which_problems.Inthe1990s,nanotechnologybecameagrowingfieldforscientificadvances.Mitrathoughtthat_nanoparticles(納米粒子)couldbeused

35、tomakeafilling,theresultwouldbothlookniceandbeableto_wearandtear.Mitradidnthavemuch_withnanotechnology,butscientistsat3Msresearchlabswere_withitforotheruses.Shejoinedthemand_someveryuniquecombinationsofnanoparticles.Realizingthatnanoparticlescould_alltherequirementswasonesignificantmoment,butthe_toc

36、ombinenanoparticleswasthebigbreakthrough.Nanoparticlesareallthesamesize,andMitrarealizedthatshecould_themlikeabunchofgrapes.Theworkwasgroundbreakingand_thecreationofafamousproduct-the3MFiltekSupremeUniversalRestorative.Theproductwasthefirstsuccessful_ofnanotechnologyindentalmaterialandthefirstcommer

37、cialapplicationofnanotechnologyat3M.Thoughtheinventionisnt_usedinotherfields,ithasreallytakendentistrybystorm.Patientsanddentistsare_withit.1.A.demandedB.refusedC.longedD.began2.A.studiedB.collectedC.foundD.began3.A.decisionsB.inventionsC.disastersD.adventures4.A.problemB.discussionC.storyD.dream5.A

38、.aimsB.levelsC.systemsD.materials6.A.featuresB.shapesC.areasD.roots7.A.brushingB.touchingC.hidingD.changing8.A.solvedB.createdC.avoidedD.noticed9.A.althoughB.becauseC.untilD.if10.A.saveB.resistC.causeD.reduce11.A.patienceB.experienceC.luckD.power12.A.goingB.livingC.missingD.working13.A.developedB.co

39、ntrolledC.approvedD.spread14.A.stateB.testC.achieveD.analyze15.A.abilityB.agreementC.permissionD.ambition16.A.treatB.coverC.moveD.combine17.A.dealtwithB.ledtoC.lookedintoD.cameacross18.A.useB.endC.theoryD.record19.A.partlyB.suddenlyC.strangelyD.broadly20.A.wrongB.carefulC.pleasedD.busy四、語法填空閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容1個單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Steamtrainswerereplacedbyelectriconesmanyyearsago,sowhenthenewspaperIworkedfor1.(hear)thattheAdmiralsteamenginehadbeenrestored(恢復(fù)),theydecidedtosendmeon2.(it)firsttrip.IwantedtogoeventhoughI3.(general)dislikedtravellingbytrain.Infact,Iwaslookingforwardt