高二英語期中考試

-.z上砂中學(xué)2015-2016年度高二年級(jí)第一學(xué)期期中考英語〔試卷〕班級(jí)：座號(hào)：：〔注：答案必須寫在答題卡上，否則答案無效?！车谝痪淼谝痪植浚洪喿x理解〔共兩節(jié)，總分值40分〕第一節(jié)〔共15小題，每題2分，總分值30分〕閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)〔A、B、C、D〕中選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AAccordingto"EveningPeakNews〞ofVoiceofChina,Chinesenetizens(網(wǎng)民)havesummeduptop10networkbuzzword(網(wǎng)絡(luò)用語)of2014.Herearesomeofthem.RichandBitch(任性)Haveyounoticedthatsomanypeopleclaimedthemselves"richandbitch〞infriendscircleandWeibo.Thebuzzwordoriginatesfromarealevent:InApril,Mr.Liuspent1760yuanonlinebuyingahealthcareproduct.Soonafter,hegotcallsfromastrangerwhopersuadedhimtobuyothermatchedmedicines.Inthefollowingfourmonths,Mr.Liusentatotalof540,000yuantotheswindler(騙子).Hesaidthathehadalreadyfoundhimselfcheated(被欺騙)whenhewasfooledoutof70,000yuan."Ijustwantedtoseehowmuchcouldtheytakefromme!〞It’ssobeautifulthatI’mtooscaredtoopenitThisisanotherjokeinwhichunsightly(難看的)thingsareintendedtobegood-looking.ThebuzzwordesfromasentenceofJolin’ssong"PragueSquare〞(布拉格廣場(chǎng)),whichwase*tendedtodescribestrangething.Fore*ample,whenyouseeaveryshockingpicture,youcanusethissentencetoe*pressthevisualorpsychologicalimpact.Itistobecherished(珍惜)OnMarch31,2014,MaYilirespondedtoWenZhang’scheatingonSinaWeibo.Itreadsasfollows:"Beinginloveiseasy,beingmarriedisnot.Itistobecherished.〞SoonmanyInternetusersbegantomakesentenceswiththispattern.Fore*ample,"Eatingiseasy,losingweightisnot.Itistobecherished.〞WhydidMr.Liupaythemoneyalthoughhehadfoundhimselfcheated"Hewantedtobuythemedicines.Hewantedtoseehowmuchcouldtheswindlertakeformhim.Hedidnotknowtheyareswindlers.Hehastoomuchmoney.Whenyouseeaterrifyingpicture,whichsentencecanyouusetoe*pressyourfeeling"A.Richandbitch.B.Itistobecherished.C.It’ssobeautifulthatI’mtooscaredtoopenit.D.Noneoftheabove.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage"Networkbuzzwordsallefromsongs."Richandbitch〞isoftenusedtodescribetherich."Itistobecherished〞wasfirstsaidbyWenZhang.Mr.Liuwastotallyfooledoutof70,000yuan.BRobertandPeterstudyinthesameuniversity.Theydoeverythingtogetherandhelpeachother.Butthey

oftenplayjokesoneachother.Theschoolyearwasoverlastmonthandtheydecidedtotravelthroughthe

countryinAmerica.Theydroveacarandcouldstopwherevertheywereinterestedinandstartedwhenevertheywanted.Ofcoursetheyenjoyedthemselves.Itwasveryhotonedayandtheywerebothhungryand

thirsty.Theystoppedinfrontofarestaurantbytheroad.Theycamein,satdownatatableandorderedsome

dishes.Robertlookedaroundandfoundtherewasasmallbowlonthetable.Hethoughttherewassomeice

creaminitandtookaspoonfulofitandputitintohismouth.Immediatelyheknewitwasmustard(芥末),butitwastoolate.Tearsrandownhisface,buthepretendednothinghadhappened.Theotheryoungman,seeinghisfriendcrying,asked,"Whatareyoucryingabout,Robert""

"I'mthinkingofmyfatherwhowashanged(上吊)twentyyearsago,"heanswered.

AfterawhilePetermadethesamemistake.Tearsrandownhischeeks,too.Andhisfriendaskedhimwhy."Iwonderwhyyourfatherhadn'tbeenhangedbeforehegotmarried？〞4.RobertandPeterwenttotravel____________.A.bybusB.onfootC.bycarD.byair5.Roberttookaspoonfulofmustardbecause___________.A.itwasfreeB.helikedmustardC.hethoughtitwasice-creamD.itwasdelicious6.Robertdidn’ttellPeterthetruereasonwhyhecriedbecause____________.A.hedidn’tknowhisfriendhatedmustardB.hewantedPetertomakethesamemistakeasheC.hethoughthisfriendknewwhatitwasD.hethoughthisfriendwasinterestedinit7.WhatdidPeter’slastwordsmean"A.Robert’sfatherwashangedbeforehegotmarried.B.HisfriendRobertshouldn’tbebornandhewouldn’tbecheated.C.Itwasfinetoplayajokeonafriend.D.HemustgiveRobertalesson.CRiceisanimportantpartofmanypeople'sdiets.ResearchersfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthhavepublishedareportaboutrice.Itshowsthateatingwhitericeincreasestheriskofdiabetes(糖尿病).However,eatingbrownrice(糙米)reducestheriskofthedisease.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysmorethantwohundredtwentymillionpeopleworldwidehavediabetes.Diabetesresultswhenthebodycannoteffectivelyusethesugaritproduces.Themenandwomenwhotookpartinthestudywereaskedabouttheirdietandday-to-dayactivities,aswellasanypre-e*isting(已存在的)diseases.Thestudyfoundthatthepeoplewhoatefiveormoreservingsofwhitericeperweekhadaseventeenpercentincreasedriskofdevelopingdiabetes.Butthosewhoatetwoormoreservingsofbrownriceaweekhadanelevenpercentreducedriskofgettingthedisease.Brownriceisthegraininitsnaturalform.Whitericeresultsafterithasbeenrefined(精加工).Thisinvolvesremovingtheoutercover,includingthehusk(殼),bran(糠)andgerm.Onlytheinnerwhitekernel(谷粒)isleft.Whitericeisoftenenrichedtoreplacesomenutrientslostduringtherefiningprocess.QiSunistheleadingwriterofthereport.Hesaystheouterpartsofbrownriceslowdowntheworkofthebody'sdigestiveenzymes(酶)intostarch(淀粉).Thismeansthatthereleaseofsugarintothebloodstreamissloweraftereatingbrownriceparedtowhiterice.DoctorSunsayslessrefinedgrainshavemorenutritionalvaluethanrefinedgrains.Hesaysreplacingwhitericewithwholegrainslikewholewheatorbarleycouldresultinathirty-si*percentlowerchanceofdevelopingdiabetes.However,brownricedoesnotlastaslongaswhitericebecauseoftheoil-richlayerofbran.Thismakesitlessusableinpoormunities8.AccordingtotheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,_____________.A.eatingwhitericereducestheriskofdiabetes.B.eatingbrownriceincreasestheriskofdiabetes.C.eatingbrownricereducestheriskofdiabetes.D.peopleeatmorebrownricethanwhiterice.9.FromPara.3,wecanknow__________.A.theamountofbrownricepeopleate.

B.therapidgrowthoftheriskofdiabetes.

C.theamountofwhitericepeopleate.

D.brownricecanreducetheriskofdisease.10.Para.4ismainlytotellus___________.A.whatwhitericeislike.

B.whatislostduringtherefiningprocess.C.it'sple*torefinewhiterice.

D.thedifferencebetweenbrownriceandwhiterice.

11.Accordingtothete*t,whatdoestheauthorsuggestweshoulddo"A.Replacewhitericewithbrownrice.

B.Eattwoormoreservingsofbrownriceaweek.

C.Doresearchtofindthee*actreason.

D.Eatwhitericeinpoorareasfordiabetes.DEyecontactisanonverbaltechniquethathelpsthespeaker"sell"hisorherideastoanaudience.Besidesitspersuasivepowers,eyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.Asuccessfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudience.Tohaveagoodrelationwithlisteners,aspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetime.Somespeakersfocuse*clusivelyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudiences'interestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeaking,whetherfromapodium(演講臺(tái))orfromacrossthetable,are"regardednotonlyase*ceptionallywelldisposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest".Toshowthepotencyofeyecontactindailylife,wehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atonee*tremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheothere*tremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.Tomakeeyecontact,itseems,istomakeacertainlinkwithsomeone.

Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itis,infact,essentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues(暗示)fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdragging,thatthespeakerisdwellingonaparticularpointfortoolong,orthataparticularpointrequiresfurthere*planation.Aswehavepointedout,visualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivered.12.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout__________.A.theimportanceofeyecontactB.theimportanceofnonverbaltechniquesC.successfulspeechdeliveryD.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedback13.Accordingtothepassage,agoodspeakermust__________.A."sell〞hisorherideastoanaudienceB.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlistenersC.beverypersuasiveandbelievableD.bee*ceptionallywell-disposed14.Theword"target"inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby______.A

"followers"B

"goal"C

"audience"D

"destination"15.Indailylife,whentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeet,thesetwopersonswillinevitably______.A.

smiletoeachotherB.

feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC.

trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD.

bothAandB.第二節(jié)〔共5小題，每題2分，總分值10分〕根據(jù)短文容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。CHEMICALORORGANICFARMING"Overthepasthalfcentury,usingchemicalfertilizershasbeeverymoninfarming.__16__Recently,however,scientistshavebeenfindingthatlong-termuseofthesefertilizerscancausedamagetothelandand,evenmoredangerous,topeople'shealth.__17__First,theydamagethelandbykillingthehelpfulbacteriaandpestsaswellastheharmfulones.Chemicalsalsostayinthegroundandundergroundwaterforalongtime.Thisaffectscrops,animalsandhumans,sincechemicalsgetinsidethecropsandcannotjustbewashedoff.Thesechemicalsinthefoodsupplybuildupinpeople'sbodiesovertime.Manyofthesechemicalscanleadtocancerorotherillnesses.__18___Theymaylookbeautiful,butinsidethereisusuallymorewaterthanvitaminsandminerals.Withthesediscoveries,somefarmersandmanycustomersarebeginningtoturntoorganicfarming.__19___Theyfocusonkeepingtheirsoilrichandfreeofdisease.__20___Therefore,organicfarmersoftenpreferusingnaturalwastefromanimalsasfertilizer.Theyfeelthatthismakesthesoilintheirfieldsricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.Thisalsokeepstheair,soil,waterandcropsfreefromchemicals.A.Organicfarmingissimplyfarmingwithoutusinganychemicals.B.Whataresomeoftheproblemscausedbychemicalfertilizers"C.Farmersoftenchangethekindofcropineachfieldeveryfewyears.D.Farmersweledchemicalsasagreatwaytostopcropdisease.E.What’smore,foodgrownwithchemicalsusuallygrowstoofasttobefullofnutrition.F.Ahealthysoilreducesdiseaseandhelpscropsgrowstrongandhealthy.G.Someorganicfarmerspreferplantinggrasstopreventwindfromcarryingawaythesoil.第二局部英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用〔共兩節(jié)，總分值55分〕完形填空〔共20小題；每題2分，總分值40分〕閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)〔A、B、C和D〕中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Thestorygoesthatsometimeago,amanhadaverylovelylittledaughter.Onedaytheman21his3-year-olddaughterfor22arollofgoldwrappingpaper.Moneywastightandhebecame23whenthechildtriedtodecoratea24toputundertheChristmastree.25,thelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoher26Themanwas27byhisearlier28,buthisangerflaredagainwhenhefoundoutthebo*was29.Heyelledather,stating,"Don’tyouknow,whenyougivesomeoneapresent,thereis30tobesomethinginside""Thelittlegirllooked31athimwithtearsinhereyesandcried,"Oh,Daddy,it’snotempty32.Iblewkissesintothebo*.Theyareallforyou,Daddy."Thefatherwascrushed.He33hisarmsaroundhislittlegirl,andhebeggedforher34.Onlyashorttimelater,an35tookthelifeofthechild.Itisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldbo*byhisbedformany36andwheneverhewasdiscouraged,hewouldtakeoutan37kissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputitthere.Inaveryrealsense,eachoneofus,ashumanbeings,hasbeengivenagoldcontainer38unconditionalloveandkisses...fromourchildren,familymembers,friendsandGod.Thereissimplynoother39,anyonecouldhold,more40thanthis.21.A.askedB.praisedC.beggedD.punished22.A.wastingB.stealingC.sellingD.holding23.A.gladB.angryC.sadD.upset24.A.roomB.hallC.bo*D.ball25.A.NeverthelessB.ButC.ThereforeD.And26.A.fatherB.motherC.teacherD.sister27.A.puzzledB.surprisedC.scaredD.embarrassed28.A.overworkB.overreactionC.overcoatD.overpass29.A.emptyB.heavyC.fullD.wet30.A.happenedB.seemedC.supposedD.used31.A.downB.backC.upD.forward32.A.atallB.afterallC.aboveallD.inall33.A.putB.turnedC.handedD.gave34.A.kindnessB.forgivenessC.sadnessD.carelessness35.A.overcoatB.incidentC.accidentD.action36.A.daysB.monthsC.nightsD.years37.A.imaginaryB.kindC.gentleD.warm38.A.filledwithB.pleasedwithC.crowdedwithD.equippedwith39.A.worldB.feelingC.possessionD.love40.A.e*pensiveB.preciousC.fortableD.interesting第II卷考前須知：用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。第三局部英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用〔共兩節(jié)，總分值55分〕第二節(jié)〔共10小題；每題1.5分，總分值15分〕閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)娜荨?個(gè)單詞〕或括號(hào)單詞的正確形式。ThefirstpersontoarrivewasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely41______________(follow)byJuliaSmithfromBritain.AfterImetthemandthenintroducedthem42__________eachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulderand43_____________(kiss)heronthecheek!Shesteppedback44____________(appear)surprisedandputupherhands,asifin45____________(defend).Iguessedthattherewasprobably46__________majormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagata47__________Japancameinsmiling,togetherwithGeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey48_______________(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthatmoment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge's49____________(move)hand.Theybothapologized–another50____________(culture)mistake!第四局部寫作〔共兩節(jié)總分值35分〕第一節(jié)單句改錯(cuò)〔共10小題，每題1分，總分值10分〕假定英語課上教師要求同桌之間交換修改句子，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下句子，共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)〔∧〕，并在下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線〔﹨〕劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者〔從第11處起〕不計(jì)分51.Thisisthesteelplan