高二年級英語期中考試試卷

PAGEPAGE4高二年級英語期中考試試卷第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21.TheModernArtExhibitionintheCityMuseumhasbeencancelled.

-Oh,no!______.

A.It’sapityB.Itdoesn’tmatter

C.Iknewitalready22.Thechildreninhisfamilyalllookvery_____.

A.likeB.likelyC.alikeD.liking23.

withherson’sprogressinhisstudies,Mrs.BrownpromisedhimanewCDthenextday.A.Satisfying

B.Tosatisfy

C.Satisfied

D.Shewassatisfied24.SometimesIreallywonderhowIcouldmakefriendswithamanwhohaslittle_____withme.

A.incommonB.insurpriseC.incaseD.inall25.—Doyoumeanitincrease_____50%?

Yes,ithasincreased_____4,500from3000bytoday.

A.by;byB.to;byC.to;toD.by;to26.Thefact____hefailedintheexamisnottheone_____hetoldme.

A.which;thatB.that;whichC./;whichD.that;what27.Theboywasso

abouttheshowbythepandasinthezoothathestayedtherethewholeafternoon.A.nervous

B.eager

C.anxious

D.curious28.Hesaidtohisyoungersister,"Youmaycomewithme."Hetoldhisyoungersisterthat_____withhim.A.youmaycomeB.youmightcomeC.shemightcomeD.shemightgo29.Ittakesalongtimetopreparethedishbutitissodeliciousthatit'sworththe______.A.effortB.courageC.adventureD.consequence30.Ilike______intheautumnwhentheweatherisclearandbright.A.thisB.thatC.itD.one31.Youcanfind_____inhim.Butheisstillagoodman.A.mistakesB.errorsC.faultsD.wrong32.Itwasinthevillage

heoncelived

hegothisjunioreducation.A.that;where

B.where;that

C.which;where

D.where;which33.Ittookhimtenyearsto_____hisdebts.A.paybackB.payoutC.payforD.payoff34.After_____up,hewenttoschoolwithoutbreakfast.A.gettingB.getC.gotD.hegetting35.With

rush-hourtrafficand

heavysnow,mostofmycolleagueswerelateforworkthismorning.A.a;/B.the;theC./;/D./;a第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ThefamousscientistAlbertEinsteindiedin1955.His

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nowisinthecentralstateofKansasoftheU.S.Itbelongstoaretired

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doctor,ThomasHarvey.

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didthishappen?Andwhy?Inthe1950s,AlbertEinsteinandThomasHarvey

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eachotherwhentheybothlivedinPrinceton,NewJersey.EinsteinwasworkingatPrincetonUniversity

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DoctorHarveywasworkingatPrincetonHospital.WhenEinsteindied,DoctorHarveywas

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toexaminehisbody.Itwasthenthathestartedtostudy

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hasbecomealongtimeexaminationofEinstein’sbrain.Hisgoalwasto

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somephysicalevidenceofthescientist’sgenius(DoctorHarvey,

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,didnottellEinstein’sfamilythathe

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thegreatman’sbrain.Itwasonlylater

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thefamilylearnedofDoctorHarvey’swork.Theydidnot

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theideaatfirst.AfterDoctorHarveyexplainedhisideatothem,theyagreedto

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himtostudythebrainDoctorHarveythenasked

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scientiststohelp.Theycutthebrain

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threepieces.Theymarkedeachpiecebeforeplacingitincontainers

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chemicalformaldehyde(甲醛)toprotectit.DoctorHarveyhasbeen

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Einstein’sbrainsincethen.Hehascarrieditwithhimashemovedfromplacetoplace.Hehasalsolentpartsofthebraintootherscientists

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study.Onlyoneresearcherhasfoundsomething

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.AdoctorattheUniversityofCaliforniafoundthattheleftpartofEinstein’sbrainhasmorecertaincells(細胞)than

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.Suchcellsareknowntofeedbrain.Shethismaymeanthatthecellscouldaffectintelligence.36.A.body

B.heart

C.brain

D.head37.A.actual

B.chemical

C.natural

D.medical38.A.What

B.How

C.Who

D.Which39.A.realized

B.recognized

C.learned

D.knew40.A.as

B.because

C.while

D.since41.A.calledon

B.calledat

C.sentup

D.sentoff42.A.which

B.how

C.that

D.what43.A.invent

B.discover

C.prove

D.examine44.Ａ.perhaps

B.thereforeC.thus

D.however45.A.bought

B.sold

C.kept

D.made46.A.that

B.when

C.before

D.after47.A.hearof

B.like

C.suggest

D.offer48.Apromise

B.let

C.have

D.permit49.A.othertwo

B.twoother

C.moretwo

D.twoanother50.A.off

B.by

C.into

D.about51.A.for

B.about

C.of

D.with52.A.learning

B.studying

C.searching

D.selling53.A.for

B.on

C.into

D.about54.A.easy

B.difficult

C.particular

D.common55.A.ever

B.enough

C.usual

D.normal“Mine.”"Andwhoseisthewatchonthetable,then?”64.PeoplethoughtMrMatherwasgoodbecause_______.

A.heoftendeliveredletterstothemB.hewasfitforhiswork

C.heoftenhelpedtheoldD.henevermadeanymistakes65.MrMatherhadtogetupearlybecause_____.

A.somethingwaswrongwithhiswatchB.hewasafraidtobelate

C.hehadtocookbreakfastD.thepostofficewasfarfromhishouse66.MrMatherdrankmuchbecause_____

A.MabelgavehimavaluablewatchB.itwashisbirthdaythatday

C.hisfriendswenttothepartyD.hefeltunhappythatevening67.MrMatherletthemangetaliftinthecarbecause_______.

A.hewantedtogettheman'swatchB.hewasreadytohelpothers

C.themanhadsomethingimportanttodoD.hefeltlonelyinthecar68.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ThemanstoleMrMather'swatch.

B.MrMatherrobbedtheman'swatch.

C.MrMatherhopedtohavetwowatches.

D.MrMatherconsideredtheman'swatchashisbymistake.DStrugglingintheUS?MovetoChina!Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofcivilengineer.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.Iwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustry…livingacreativelife.MychoiceofcivilengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolate.AssoonasIgraduated,ImovestraighttoLosAngelesthehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!Forthreeyears,Itriedtogetajobinthatfield.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshowsstandinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforeground.Thiswasfunforawhile,butIwantedarealactingjob,whereIwasspeaking!Sadly,inLosAngeles,thereistoomuchcompetition.Everyraceandageisrepresented:old,young,black,white,Asian,andthousandsofblondish-redhairedMidwesterntypeslikeme.Beinganextracouldn’tmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLA.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.Afterthreeyearsoftrying,Igaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.Ithentriednetwork-marketing,butintheend,thatfailed.Sevenyearsaftergraduatingfromcollege,Iwasstillindebt,stillsearchingforasatisfactorylife.Idecidedtogobacktocivilengineering.However,Iwasstartingtogetverydisappointedwithmylife.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?Iexpectedtohavemadealotofmoney,gottenmarried,withahouseandnicecars,kids,timefreedom,etc.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsshelved,existingbutnotreallyliving.Iwantmylifetobedifferent,moresatisfactory,morealive.Americawasnotprovidingthatforme…Inaddition,Americawastooexpensivealwaysworryingaboutmoneywasaheadache.Iwantedalifefilledwithadventure,romance,friendships,successes,anddreamsrealized.…IdecidedtomovetoChina.69.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife?A.Practical.B.Passive.C.Disappointed.D.Positive.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Alotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlife.B.Alotofpeoplearelivingwithdreamsthoughtheirlifeisnotthatenjoyable.C.Alotofpeoplegiveuptheirdreamsandyetarelivingagoodlife.D.Alotofpeopledon’thavedreams,nordotheywanttoliveeither.71.WhatdidthewriterdobeforehefinallydecidedtomovetoChina?A.Engineerextramarketingengineer.B.Extramarketingengineer.C.Engineerextramarketing.D.Extraengineermarketing.ETheinternetwillopenupnewvistas(前景),createtheglobalvillage--youcanmakenewfriendsallaroundtheworld.That,atleast,iswhatitpromisedus.ThedifficultyisthatItdidnottakethehumanmindintoaccount.Therealityisthatwecannotkeeprelationshipthanalimitednumberofpeople.NomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputYouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind.Theproblemistwofold（雙重的）.First,thereisalimitonthenumberofpeoplewecanholeinmindandhaveameaningfulrelationshipwith.Thatnumberisabout150andissetbythesizeofourbrain.Second,thequalityofyourrelationshipsdependsontheamountoftimeyouinvest（投入）inthen.Weinvestalotinasmallnumberofpeopleandthendistributewhat’sleftamongasmanyothersaswecan.Theproblemisthatifweinvestlittletimeinaperson,ourengagementwiththatpersonwilldecline（減弱）untileventuallyitdiesinto“someoneIonceknew”.Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn’tserveasociallyvaluablefunction.Ofcourseitdoes.Butthequestionisnotthatitallowsyoutoincreasethesizeofyoursocialcircletoincludetherestoftheworld,butthatyoucankeepyourrelationshipswithyourexistingfriendsgoingeventhoughyouhavetomoretotheothersideoftheworld.Inonesense,that’sagoodthing.Butitalsohasadisadvantage.Ifyoucontinuetoinvestinyouroldfriendseventhoughyoucannolongerseethen,thencertainlyyouaren’tusingyourtimetomakenewfriendswhereyounowlive.AndIsuspectthatprobablyisn’tthebestuseofyourtime.Meaningfulrelationshipsareaboutbeingabletocommunicatewitheachother,facetoface.Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,butitwon’tstopthathappeningeventually.72.Whatisstressedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Thepresentsituationoftheinternet.

B.Thedifficultyincommunicationontheinternet.

C.Thesociallyvaluablefunctionoftheinternet.

D.Theroleofthehumanmindintheinternetcommunication.73.Theunderlinedword“engagement”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“____”.

A.appointmentB.connectionC.interviewD.agreement74.Accordingtothepassenger,theauthorholdstheviewthat____.

A.theinternetfailstoplaysovaluablearoleincommunicationasitpromised

B.theinternetdeterminesthequalityofsocialrelationships

C.theinternetgreatlyincreasesthesizeofsocialcircles

D.theinternetcommunicationisnolesseffectivethantheface-to-facetalk75.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseoftheinternettostrengthenrelationships?

A.Heisuncertainaboutit.B.Heishopefulofit.

C.Heapprovesofit.D.Hedoubtsit.第II卷（非選擇題，共35分）第一節(jié)：任務型讀寫（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)所讀內容在文章后的表格中填入恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意；表格中的每個空格只填一個單詞。Manypeopleneedguidanceinchoosingacareer(職業(yè)).Fortunately,thereismuchinformationontheWebaboutjobopportunities(機會).Withalltheinformationavailable,it'snotsurprisingthatpeoplecanfeelconfused.Soifyou'rereadytostartyourfirstjoborchangecareers,wheredoyoubegin?TheOccupationHandbookisagoodresource.Regularlyupdated,theHandbookisavailableasabookandon-line.NotonlyisinformationprovidedabouttheUnitedStatesasawhole,butreaderscaneasilysearchforinformationabouttheirparticularstate.Youcanreadaboutthefastest-growingoccupationsintheareawhereyouliveandfindoutwhattheyarelike.Youcanalsolearnhowtoapplyforjobs.Take,forexample,Nadia'ssituation.Nadiawasadoctor'sassistantinIran,andhergoalintheUnitedStatesistobecomeanurse.However,sheneedstoworkwhilesheisstudyingnursing.Sheisinterestedinbecomingamedicalassistanttohelpworkherwaythroughcollege.Whengoingon-linetotheHandbookandsearchingunder"medicalassistant",Nadiaishappytoreadthatthisisexpectedtobeoneofthefastest-growingcareersthrough2010.Besides,jobopportunitiesareevenbetterforpeoplewithexperience.Shediscoversthatmedicalassistantsnotonlyhavetodosomeofficework,buthavemedicalresponsibilitiesaswell.Nadiadecidesthisjobwillbeinterestingandwillalsoprovideexcellentexperienceforhernursingcareer.TheOccupationHandbookisjustanexampleofwebsitesthatcanhelpyouplananewcareer.Whenyouhavefoundinformationaboutsomedifferentcareers,youwillbereadytotalktocareeradvisers.Choosingyourfuturecareerisanextremelyimportantdecision.It'sworthtakingthetimeandfindingasmuchinformationasyoucan.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）假設你是晨光中學的高中生李華。你校擬選拔一些優(yōu)秀學生，利用暑期到晨曦希望小學為學生輔導英語。你希望參加此活動。請根據(jù)以下提示，用英語給校評選組寫一封申請信：?對此活動的認識（如對本人、學生及社會的益處等）?個人優(yōu)勢（如性格、獨立生活能力、語言能力等）?你的計劃（如怎樣進行輔導等）注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于120;2.可適當加入細節(jié)，以使內容充實、行文連貫;3.信的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：

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