英语高二上学期测试题带答案.docx

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英语高二上学期测试题带答案

高二上学期英语测试题

一用所给动词的正确形式填空（每题1分，共15题，满分15分）

1.（walk）isagoodformofexerciseforbothyoungandold.（全国）

2.Eugene'sneverwillingtoalteranyofhisopinions.It'snouse（argue）withhim.

3.Pleaseremain（seat）;thewinneroftheprizewillbeannounced

soon.

4.Itisdifficulttoimaginehis（accept）thedecisionwithoutany

consideration.

5.Asaresultoftheseriousflood,two-thirdsofthebuildingsinthearea

need（repair）陕西）

6.—Robertisindeedawiseman.

—Oh,yes.HowoftenIhaveregretted（nottake）hisadvice!

7.Ifyouthinkthattreatingawomanwellmeansalways（get）her

permissionforthings,thinkagain.（湖南）

8.—Theyarequiet,aren'tthey?

—Yes.Theyareaccustomedto（nottalk）atmeals.江（苏）

9.AccordingtoarecentU.S.survey,childrenspendupto25hoursaweek（watch）TV.上海）

10.Ibelievethat'sthebestwaytopreventsuchathingfrom

（happen）again.（全国）

11.Didyouhavetroublein（find）thepostoffice?

（全国）

12.Sandycoulddonothingbut（admit）tohisteacherthathewas

wrong.

13.Ismellsomething（burn）inthekitchen.CanIcallyoubackina

minute?

（全国）

14.Don'tleavehetwater（run）whileyoubrushyourteeth.（天津）

15.Themanagersdiscussedtheplanthattheywouldliketosee

（carry）outthenextyear.（全国）

二、阅读理解（每题2分，共11题，满分22分）【A班及其以上班全做，其他班C篇选作】

A

Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurances（保险）,eitherlifeorproperty,commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.

Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoriskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallsumintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsuranee.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownasinsuredandthosewhoadministerthepoolofeontributionsasinsurers.

Thelegalbasisofallinsuraneeisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamedsumofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayasumofmoneyorcompensationforlossiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.

Thepremiumforaninsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevelsatisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.

16.TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.

A.moneypaidbytheinsurersB.theamountofeachpremium

C.moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD.thecostofadministeringinsurance

17.Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.

A.notmanypeopleinsurethemselves

B.premiumsdependontheriskofloss

C.insurershavetobemorecompetitive

D.insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney

18.Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.

A.moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB.thefirmshaveasoundmanagement

C.premiumisincreasedyearbyyearD.onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses

19.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.toexplainaninsurancepolicyB.tointroduceinsurancebusiness

C.topersuadepeopletobeinsuredD.towarnpeopleofpossiblelosses

B

Shortlyafterthewar,mybrotherandIwereinvitedtospendafewdayswithanunclewhohadjustreturnedfromabroad.Hehadrentedacottageinthecountry,althoughherarelyspentmuchtimethere.Weunderstoodthereasonforthisafterourarrival:

thecottagehadnocomfortablefurnitureinit,manyofthewindowswerebrokenandtheroofleaked,makingthewholehousedamp.

Onourfirstevening,wesataroundthefireaftersupperlisteningtothestorieswhichourunclehadtotellofhismanyadventuresindistantcountries.IwassotiredafterthelongtrainjourneythatIwouldhavepreferredtogotobed;butIcouldnotbeartomissanyofmyuncle'sexcitingtales.

Hewasjustinthemiddleofdescribingaratherterrifyingexperieneehehadoncehadwhentherewasaloudcrashfromthebedroomabove,theonewheremybrotherandIweregoingtosleep.

“Itsoundsasiftheroofhasfallenin!

”excla