1、高二（上）期中英语试卷高二（上）期中英语试卷题号得分IIIIIIIVVVI总分一、选词填空-句子（本大题共 25 小题，共 44.0 分）1.Thieves broke into the building in the_（mistake）belief that there wereexpensive diamonds inside2.After_（accuse）of cheating in the exam，the boy was in low spirits3.All the options are_（current）available4.The government is working
2、hard in an attempt to_（simple）the tax system5.She cried，_（bury）her face in the pillow6._（contribute）significantly to Quantum Theory，Einstein was awarded theNobel Prize7.I wish I_（be）good at math If so，I would live a more comfortable seniorhigh school life8.Rachel，you must_（misunderstand）her!Ellie wo
3、uld never say something likethat9.Hongkongs stock market fell，setting_ a global financial crisis10.伊丽莎白的真正问题在于她缺乏自信她需要多一些鼓励（lack，need）Elizabeths_She_11.由这个男孩带路，我们很容易找到了老人的家（lead）With_，we_12.过去，如果一个人为同一家公司工作了二十多年，他就会留在公司里直到退休（if.）In the past，_，he_13.当他醒来的时候，他发现自己躺在地上（find）When he woke up，_14.In the p
4、ast，if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam，he_ But its different now第 1 页，共 23 页15.I decide to give myself a second chance by studying for a degree in the evenings and onweekends_ Frankly speaking，the last four years16.Three months ago，when my manager told me t
5、hat I would be laid off，my mind wentblank and_In the past，if someone17.I suspect that they laid me off because the company was not doing that well but itstill_ and made me want to cry18.The only passengers，a young woman and her two baby daughters，were unhurt Itwas the middle of winter_ The woman kne
6、w that the nearest village was milesaway19.Early next morning，she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she couldsend a signal The she had an idea She_ in the snow Fortunately，a pilot20.Here you can see two workers who，between them，have just finished cutting threecartloads of golden brown m
7、acaroni stalks The whole village_ this years cropbefore the September rains21.New career choiceEsports-p_ video gaming in which teams compete with each other-weredemonstrated at the 2008 Asian Games22.Patent applications signal innovationsA patent is a license，which will make sure that you have the
8、right to forbid others frommaking，using or selling your i_23.Dark heroUnlike other superhero films，the film Joker pays attention to an o_ person24.Stop snacking to save waterIt turned out that a sweet tooth not only adds to our waistlines but also stresses ourw_ resources25.Halloween traditionsFor t
9、he fall season，Halloween spirit sweeps the nation as people around the US buycandy and d_their houses with colorful lights and spooky ornaments二、阅读理解（本大题共 10 小题，共 20.0 分）ADisney World has four theme parks A single-day admission ticket to any of these fourtheme parks is 67 for adults and 56 for young
10、 children above three years The very best第 2 页，共 23 页time to come here includes middle of April to late May，and Labor Day to middle ofNovember or early DecemberMagic KingdomThis is the original Disney park from which the entire Disney World has expanded Onceyou get here，you can pose for pictures wit
11、h the Disney characters at the entrance But ifyou want to save time，go straight to the Main Street The children would almost certainlydesire to see the Dumbo and Winnie Just remember the parking lot is usually packed Youwill need to walk to the entrance gateEpcotEpcot is divided into two sections：Wo
12、rld Showcase and Future World Future World is allabout futuristic rides and high-tech attractions like Test Track and Turtle Talk withCrush The World Showcase，which lies along a lake，shows international styles fromdifferent parts of the globe，including Germany，Canada，Mexico，China and a lotmoreAnimal
13、 KingdomIf youre an animal lover，youll really like the Animal Kingdom The newest addition tothis part of Disney World is the Expedition Everest ride plus the Finding Nemo stageshow Its very best to come here in the morning when the animals are more active Thesafari is open but the opening hours depe
14、nd on the animals，and how active they are duringthe dayDisneys Hollywood StudiosYou will discover plenty of huge attractions inside this movie park Indiana Jones，Playhouse Disney Live，Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage，and also the Lights，Motors，Actions Extreme Stunt show are just few of what you ne
15、ed to watch out for It is also thevery best spot for taking pictures with Disney characters26.If your parents bring you and your three-year-old little brother to visit Magic Kingdom，the cost is at least _ A.123B.255C.190D.17927.You think Epcot is worth visiting probably because you can _ A.see the m
16、ost popular movies nowadaysB.enjoy various styles around the world along the lake第 3 页，共 23 页C.take pictures with the Disney charactersD.go hunting wherever you like28.Which of the following may have something to do with animals？_A.Actions Extreme Stunt showC.Playhouse Disney LiveB.The Dumbo and Win
17、nieD.The Finding Nemo stage showBEvery generation of teenagers is expert at finding new ways of driving their parentsmad When I was young，it was a simple matter of under-age drinking，unsuitableboyfriends or long conversations on the telephone，which could be easily seen by the entirefamilyThese days
18、the technology of parent-crazing is absolutely more complicated Todaysteenagers conduct their rebellions（叛逆）online，watching YouTube clips，postingprivate images on their Facebook pages and seeking friends with strange hobbies，which areenough to freeze their parents bloodDanah Boyd，a Harvard academic，
19、spent seven years being absorbed in teenage culture，attempting to explain young people to the adults who worry about them Boyd interviewed166 adolescents about their online lives，hung out with teens in public places and spentcountless hours observing teens From these interviews，she intended to expla
20、in theaspects of teenaged online behaviour that adults find most unacceptableTeenagers are normally considered by the society as public threats or targets easily harmedHowever，the youths interviewed by Boyd argued that they would prefer to interact directly，but that their parents concern for their s
21、afety and the loss of public spaces limited them to thehome The Internet has become their alternative meeting placeMany writers couldnt resist reading Boyds findings Boyds analysis of teenage life isrealistic and profound After reading much of what she discovers，most parents can give asigh of relief
22、 The kids are all right，but they want to be understood They are not sodifferent from their parents after all29.The author writes the first two paragraphs to _ A.express the publics concern about the InternetB.explain how complicated the society has becomeC.warn us of the danger the Internet brings t
23、o peopleD.show todays teenage rebellions are different from the past第 4 页，共 23 页30.Whats the authors attitude to Boyds research？_A.favorable B.doubtful C.indifferentD.critical31.According to Danah Boyd，_ A.young people have lost interest in public spacesB.parents are partly responsible for teenaged
24、online behaviorC.surfing the Internet at home should be limited most of the timeD.all the children are actually free from the bad effect of the Internet32.Whats the purpose of the authors writing the passage？_A.To discuss how modern technology influences teenagersB.To introduce Danah Boyds research
25、on networked teenagersC.To analyze the reasons why teens are lost in the InternetD.To criticize those parents who misunderstand their childrenCThey swim lovely along the shore，looking for underwater greens to feed on But thesedays，along Floridas western coast，something is mixing with the seas grass
26、that manatees（海牛）like to eat And its making them sick-even killing themIts a poisonous form of algae，usually called red tide because of its color Algae areplant-like organisms（微生物）that live mainly in water Most are harmless，but notred tide When it gets mixed in with the grass and the manatees eat it
27、，they get so sick thatthey cant even swimTheyre basically paralyzed（瘫痪的），and they become unconscious，said VirginiaEdmonds，an animal care manager Manatees are mammals and they need to surface oftento breathe in air If a manatee is paralyzed，it cant swim and will drownAs of Monday，the current red tide
28、 outbreak has killed at least 174 manatees since thebeginning of this year That has already beaten Floridas record-high number for manateedeaths in a single year-and we still have nearly nine months to go!The experts arent sure when the red tide outbreak will end So many more manatees are indanger T
29、he situation has gotten so desperate that Florida zoos have rescued at least a dozenmanateesYou can find manatees anywhere from Brazil up to Florida-and throughout muchof the Caribbean SeaIn fact，the manatee is officially considered an endangered species Thanks to the USgovernments protection，Florid
30、as manatee population has grown to approximately 5，000第 5 页，共 23 页in recent years But the red tide is threatening their survival Some experts suspect thatpollution from farms even might be fueling the red tide outbreak，because fertilizer thatsused on farms often winds up in water And when that ferti
31、lized water runs off into the Gulfof Mexico，it makes things grow faster-just like on landIf youre in Florida and you see a manatee that doesnt look right，wildlife officials would likeyou to call them Theyve set up a free hotline-888-404-3922 We want to preserve themanatees for the future of Florida，
32、said Martine，a veterinarian（兽医）with FloridaFish and Wildlife Commission We want future generations to enjoy manatees the way weenjoy them right now33.In the text，the author seems to worry that _ A.manatees from Brazil up to Florida will be huntedB.the experts cannot prevent the red tide from spreadi
33、ngC.more manatees will be killed in the following nine monthsD.manatees will have to spend their winter in the Caribbean Sea34.What can we infer from the text？_A.The experts know the red tide will end this yearB.Florida zoos should try to search for sick manatees in the seaC.The manatees benefit lit
34、tle from the US governments protectionD.Farms should be stopped from sending out harmful materials into the sea35.The free hotline is mentioned in the last paragraph to _ A.call on people to protect the environmentB.let future generations enjoy manatees betterC.remind people to save the manatees in
35、troubleD.show the determination of protecting the manatees三、阅读七选五（本大题共 5 小题，共 10.0 分）What is a fair wage？(1)These are some of the questions the United Nations InternationalLabour Organisation（ILO）has recently investigatedWith a global population of over seven billion，is it actually possible to measu
36、re an averageamount？(2)Using the total wage bill from over seventy countries，they have multipliedthe amounts by the number of earners in each country The economists then tallied up theresults and divided them by the total number across the world The result was a worldaverage wage equivalent to 1，490
37、 a month(3)第 6 页，共 23 页This figure might seem very high because they calculated the amount using purchasing powerparity dollars，which takes into account the fact that it is cheaper to live in some countriesthan others(4)Calculating an average sum like this might not be a completely fair representati
38、on，but thesefigures do help us to understand how the world is developing，both economically，in thequality of life people are experiencing and their standard of livingBut the result shows that the average wage is still relatively low and there remains a hugedifference in levels of affluence around the
39、 world(5)Is this fair？For many，payequality still seems very far out of reachA The ILO has now tried to work out the sumsB The ILO used statistics from over 70 different countriesC Why arent more people in the world offered pay equality？D That is approximately 75 a day for a 20-day working monthESome
40、 people live on just two dollars a day，while others are earning more than a milliondollars a yearF When someone works for themselves，what are they called？G The data also did not include the huge number of people who appear in poverty statisticsor who are self-employedA.AB.BB.BB.BB.BB.BC.CC.CC.CC.CC.
41、CD.DD.DD.DD.DD.DE.E.E.E.E.36.37.38.39.40.EF.FF.FF.FF.FF.FG.GG.GG.GG.GG.GA.AEA.AEA.AEA.AE四、完形填空（本大题共 20 小题，共 30.0 分）Everyone has stories about facing adversity（逆境）in his lives The(41)is what we didto overcome it第 7 页，共 23 页We used to have a glass studio near our homeSeveral years ago，we(42)an awful w
42、inter；we had much snow and ice The(43)of the ice and snow collapsed the roof of our studio，taking with it one of the sources of our incomeBefore it collapsed，we got on the roof andtried to(44)the snow and ice，but when the thickness of ice was 5 feet and the temperaturewas minus 20，it was pretty(45)t
43、o doWe had a friend helping us try and(46)the roof by bracing（支撑）Finally，there was(47)that could be done The roof(48)We had moved a lot of our goods and tools from thestudio but we(49)a lot also：glass，stoves，workbenches，to(50)only a few of the itemsIt was a（n）(51)experienceHere we were in the middle
44、 of winter with our studio(52)We couldnt work as we had(53)all the material we were not using in a building We could have done one of two thingsFirst，we could simply no longer(54)our glass business And this was certainly a thoughtthat crossed our(55)Second，we could find a way to get our studio(56)up
45、 and runningWe picked Option TwoWe had a large(57)that we were not using(58)we renovated（翻新）the barn，redesigned our working area and today we have a nicer studio than we have(59)had If the adversity we faced had not happened，we probably would still be workingin the old studio-a studio that was(60)A.
46、opinionA.rememberedA.qualityA.meltB.discussionB.experiencedB.mixtureB.preventB.upsetC.differenceC.overcameC.lengthD.judgementD.forecastD.weightD.carry41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.C.removeC.necessaryC.changeC.everythingC.took downC.foundA.difficultA.moveD.importantD.repairB.saveA.some
47、thingA.broke upA.missedA.nameB.nothingB.cut upD.anythingD.came downD.damagedD.giveB.lostB.followC.buyA.surprisingA.rebuiltB.uninterestingB.redesignedB.put awayB.reduceC.upsettingC.soldD.boringD.collapsedD.put upA.given awayA.conductA.heartsC.given upC.avoidD.enlargeD.senseB.feelingsC.mind第 8 页，共 23
48、页A.offB.backC.downC.areaD.in56.57.58.59.60.A.barnA.ForA.yetB.workshopB.OrD.studioD.SoC.ButB.alreadyB.worseC.neverC.betterD.everD.widerA.higher五、单句语法填空（本大题共 1 小题，共 1.0 分）61.Many people would like to make friends with him because of his _(kind)六、书面表达（本大题共 1 小题，共 25.0 分）62.阅读下列短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事
49、Boys like to be considered to be brave，but what kind of things can be considered to bebrave？It is not a question that can be answered by words，but by the actual deed Aboy with the name Henry gave us a good example Ronny and Henry were two friendsin the same class They always played together and went
50、 home together One day asRonny and Henry were going home after school，they saw some people fighting in thestreet corner Ronny said excitedly，Some people are fighting!Lets go and have alook!But Henry refused，Its none of our business Wed better go home and dontget close to them Also our parents are ex
