15学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2.docx

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15学年下学期高二期中考试英语试题附答案2

2014-2015学年第二学期期中考试（卷）

高二英语

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第1节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheAntarcticaisactuallyadesert.Itistheonlycontinentontheearthwithoutariveroralake.

TheAntarcticaisalliceallyearround.Thewarmesttemperatureeverrecordedthereiszero,attheSouthPole.Explorersusedtothinkthataplacesocoldwouldhaveaheavysnowfall.Butlessthanteninchesofsnowfallseachyear.Thatislessthanhalfaninchofwater.Tentimesthatmuchmoisture（水份）fallsinpartsoftheSahara.

ThelittlesnowthatfallsinAntarcticanevermelts.Itcontinuestopileupdeeperanddeeperyearafteryearandcenturyaftercentury.Whenthesnowgetstobeabouteightyfeetdeepitisturnedtoicebytheweightofsnowaboveit.

1.Antarcticaiscalledadesertbecauseit_______.

A.issandy.B.hasthesametemperatureasadesert.

C.haslittlemoistureandnolakesorrivers.D.therearenopeoplethere.

2.Antarcticahas_______.

A.tentimesasmuchmoistureastheSahara.

B.thesameamountofmoistureastheSahara.

C.aboutone—tenthofthemoistureoftheSahara.

D.noneoftheabove.

3.ThesnowinAntarcticaisverydeepbecauseit_______.

A.neverstopsfalling.B.pilesupyearafteryear.

C.nevermelts.D.bothBandC.

4.Thesnowturnstoicewhen______.

A.itgetswet.B.thenextsnowfallcomes.

C.thetemperaturegetscolder.D.thesnowaboveitisheavyenough.

PassageB

Bathsandbathinghavelongbeenconsideredofmedicalimportancetoman.InGreecetherearetheruinsofawatersystemforbathsbuiltover3,000yearsago.TheRomanshadwarmpublicbaths.Insomebaths,asmany3,000personscouldbatheatthesametime.

Treatingdiseasebytakingbathinghasbeenpopularforcenturies.ModernmedicalbathingfirstbecamepopularinEuropeandbythelate1700’shasalsobecomepopularintheUnitedStates.

Formanyyearsfrequentbathingwasbelievedtobebadforone’shealth.Ordinarybathingjusttokeepcleanwasavoided,andperfumewasoftenusedtocoverupbodysmells!

Bythe1700’sdoctorsbegantosaythatsoapandwaterweregoodforhealth.Theybelievedthatitwasgoodforpeopletobeclean.Slowly,peoplebegantobathemorefrequently.DuringtheVictorianAgeofthelate19thcentury,takingabathonSaturdaynightbecamecommon.

IntheUnitedStatesordinarybathingwasslowtobecomepopular.Duringthe18thandearly19thcenturies,manyAmericanswereknownas“TheGreatUnwashed!

”InoneAmericancity,forexample,apersonwasonlyallowedtotakeabatheverythirtydays!

Thatwasalaw!

Frequencyofbathingtodayispartlyamatterofhabit.Peopleknowthatbathingforcleanlinessisimportanttohealth,Doctorsknowthatdirtybodiesincreasethechanceofdiseases.Asaresult,intheUnitedStates,peoplegenerallybatheoften.Somepeoplebatheonceadayatleast.Theyconsideradailybathessentialtogoodhealth.

5.Awatersystemforbathswasbuiltby_______over3,000yearsago.

A.theRomansB.theGreeksC.theAmericansD.theEuropeans

6.Dirtybodiescan_______.

A.ruinone’sbusinessB.causedisease

C.drivecustomersawayD.causegoodhealth

7.Inthe18thcenturydoctorsbelievedthatbeingcleanwas_______.

A.unimportantB.goodforhealthC.harmfulD.important

8.Theunderlinedwordperfumeprobablymeans________.

A.asweetsmellingsubstanceB.goodhealth

C.astrangesmellingsubstanceD.largewealth

PassageC

ThemansittingoppositeRobertwastheFinancialController.Everybodycalledhim“theFC”forshort.Hemadeallthedecisionsaboutmoney.Robertneededsomemore.Thatwaswhyhehadtoseehim.Thetwomendidnotgetonverywell.Infact,theyhadalwaysdislikedeachother.

“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion,”theFCsaid.Roberthaddifficultyincontrollinghimself,buthemanagedsomehow.Heexplainedthathewantedthemoneyinordertomakemoreprogrammes.

“Andwhydoyouwanttodothat?

”theFCaskedsharply.Again,Robertalmostlosthistemper.“Becausemoreandmorepeoplearelisteningtomydepartment’sprogrammes.There’sgreatdemandforthem,”heanswered.

TheFCdidnotseemtobelievehim.ButRoberthadareportonthenumbersoflistenerstoallEBCprogrammes.TheFCbecamelessconfident.Robertthrewthereportdownonthetableandtoldhimtoreadit.

TheFClookedatitinsilence.Thefiguresprovedthathehadbeenwrong,buthedidnotwanttoadmitit.“Well,”hefinallysaid,“Imayhavemadeasmallmistake.”Robertnoticedtheword“may.”Hegotuptoleave.Buthehadthefeelingthathewouldgetthemoneyafterall.

9.“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion.”Here“outofthequestion”means______.

A.withoutanyquestionB.withsomequestion.C.impossible.D.possible.

10.Robertdecidedtomakemoreprogrammesbecause________.

A.hewantedtomeettheneedsofthelisteners.

B.“theFC”dislikedhim

C.themembersofhisdepartmentwantedhimtodoso.

D.hewantedtoshowhimselfoff.

11.WhyweremoreandmorepeoplelisteningtoRobert’sprogrammes?

A.Becausehealwayslosthistemper.

B.Becausehedisliked“theFC.”

C.Becausetheprogrammeswererichandtothetasteofthelisteners.

D.Itisn’tmentioneddirectlyinthetext..

12.Whodoyouthinkwontheargumentintheend?

A.TheFinancialController.B.Robert.C.Nobody.D.Thelisteners.

PassageD

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（外科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

13.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

14.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

15.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlackwell,exceptthatshe______.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisayawnandwhydopeopleyawn?

Ayawnisoftenassociatedwithapersonbeingtired.__16__Peopleyawnformanyreasonsincludingstress,boredom,emotionandoverwork.

Haveyounoticedthatyawningseemstobecontagious（会传染的）?

Ifonepersonyawns,thisappearstocauseanotherpersontoyawn.Researchershavefoundthat40－60%ofpeoplewhoseeapictureofsomeoneyawningwillyawnthemselves.__17__

Somepeoplethinkthatyawningisrudeandsuggeststhatyouareboredoruninterested.Maybeayawnisasignaltoagroupthatit'stimetogotosleep,orifsomeoneyawnswhenthey'rebored,itmaybeasigntochangethetopicofconversation.__18__Animalsofalltypesyawn.Ifyouhaveadogorcat,you'veprobablyseenyourpetyawnseveraltimes.Evensomebirdsyawnsuchascockatielparrots,AdeliepenguinsandEmperorpenguins.

Someofthescientificexplanationsofwhyweyawnclaimitiscausedbyphysicalneeds.Onelikelyexplanationisthattheyawningreflexhappenswhenourbloodneedsmoreoxygen.Thedeepbreathhelpssupplythelevelsofoxygeninourblood.__19__Itisalsothoughtthatthesamechemicalsinourbrainthataffectourmoodsandemotionscauseustoyawn.

SuperstitionsaboutyawninghavebeenaroundforhundredsofyearsandcandatebacktotheancientGreeks.Acommonsuperstitionsaysthatapersonmustcoverhisorhermouthwhenyawningsothatthesouldoesnotescapethroughthemouth.__20__Todaymostpeopledonotbelievethesesuperstitionsandknowthatayawnisaphysicalreflex.

A.Didyouyawnwhilereadingthisarticle?

B.Yawningisnotlimitedtohumans.

C.Itwillmakeyouloseinterestinyourwork.

D.Butthisisnotalwaysthecauseforayawn.

E.EvenreadingthewordYAWNcanmakepeopleyawn.

F.Otherpeoplebelievethatyawningisasignthatdangerisnear.

G.Anothercommontheoryisthatayawnhelpsregulateourbodytemperature.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第1节完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

InOctober,2004,animportantman,theRussianPresidentcametovisitus.Putinwas21inSt.Petersburg,Russia’ssecondlargestcity,in1952.Hecameto22in2000.Fouryearslater,hewasagainthepresident.

Putindoe