高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx
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高二上学期期中考试英语试题含答案
高二上学期期中考试(英语)
(考试总分:
120分)
一、单选题(本题共计10小题,总分10分)
1.(1分)Thatbeggarseems____anythingyesterday.
A.nottohaveeatenB.nottoeatC.didn'teatDtonothaveeaten
2.(1分)MostoftheartiststothepartywerefromSouthAfrica.
A.invitedB.toinviteC.beinginvitedD.hadbeeninvited
3.(1分)ThevisitingMinisterexpressedhissatisfactionwiththetalks,thathehadenjoyedhisstayhere.
A.havingaddedB.toaddC.addingD.added
4.(1分)Itheavily,theoutinghadtobeputoff.
A.beingrainedB.beingrainingC.rainingD.rains
5.(1分),Icouldn'tliftthebox.
A.AsImighttryB.TryasImight
C.AstryImightD.ThoughtryImight
6.(1分)Onlywhenhehaddoneitthathehadmadeamistake.
A.hethenrealizedB.didherealizeC.beforeherealizeD.herealized
7.(1分)—Whathappenedtohernewcar?
—Nosooneritthansomeoneranintoher.
A.hadsheboughtB.didsheboughtC.sheboughtD.shehadbought
8.(1分)—youpickedupthepenyesterday?
—Ontheplayground.
A.WherewasitthatB.Whatwasitthat
C.HowwasitwhenD.Wherewasitwhen
9.(1分)myfoothurt,Iwouldhavetakenpartinthesportsmeet.
A.HadInotgotB.IfIdidnotgetC.IfIhavenotgotD.HadnotIgot
10.(1分),Islidintothebedandsoonfellasleep.
A.ExhaustingB.BeingexhaustedC.ExhaustedD.Exhaustedly
二、阅读理解(本题共计3小题,总分20分)
11.(6分)Welcometoyourhandypricingguide
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(1)Accordingtotheleaflet,whatkindofservicecanbeoffered?
A.Sendingitemshomeandabroad.B.Gettingsomediscount.
C.Sendingitemswithoutlimits.D.Sendingparcelsonly.
(2)Ifyourparcelis45cminlength,36cminwidth,20cmindepthandweighs10kg,youneedtopay______.
A.£23B.£43C.£68D.£90
(3)Whichofthefollowingisspeciallyintendedforthedeaf?
A.TheTextphoneserviceon03456000606.B.TheCustomerServiceson03457740740.
C.Thewebsite.D.The‘Ourservices’booklet
12.(8分)Peoplehavedifferentwaysofdealingwithacommoncold.Sometakeover-the-counter(非处方的)medicinessuchasaspirinwhileotherstrypopularhomeremedies(治疗)likeherbalteaorchickensoup.Yethereisthetoughtruthaboutthecommoncold:
nothingreallycuresit.
Sowhydopeoplesometimesbelievethattheirremedieswork?
AccordingtoJamesTaylor,professorattheUniversityofWashington,coldsusuallygoawayontheirowninaboutaweek,improvingalittleeachdayaftersymptomspeak,soit’seasytobelieveit’smedicineratherthantimethatdeservesthecredit,USATodayreported.
Itstillseemshardtobelievethatwecandealwithmoreseriousdiseasesyetarepowerlessagainstsomethingsocommonasacold.Recently,scientistscameclosertofiguringoutwhy.Tounderstandit,youfirstneedtoknowhowantiviral(抗病毒的)drugswork.Theyattackthevirusbyattachingtoandchangingthesurfacestructuresofthevirus.Todothat,thedrugmustfitandlockintothevirusliketherightpieceofajigsaw(拼图),whichmeansscientistshavetoidentifythevirusandbuilda3-Dmodeltostudyitssurfacebeforetheycandesignanantiviraldrugthatiseffectiveenough.
Thetwocoldvirusesthatscientistshadlongknownaboutwererhinovirus(鼻病毒)AandB.Buttheydidn’tfindoutabouttheexistenceofathirdvirus,rhinovirusC,until2006.Allthreeofthemcontributetothecommoncold,butdrugsthatworkwellagainstrhinovirusAandBhavelittleeffectwhenusedagainstC.
“Thisexplainsmostofthepreviousfailuresofdrugtrialsagainstrhinovirus,”studyleaderProfessorAnnPalmenbergatUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,US,toldScienceDaily.
Now,morethan10yearsafterthediscoveryofrhinovirusC,scientistshavefinallybuiltahighly-detailed3-Dmodelofthevirus,showingthatthesurfaceofthevirusis,asexpected,differentfromthatofothercoldviruses.
Withthemodelinhand,hopefullyarealcureforacommoncoldisonitsway.Soon,wemaynolongerhavetowasteourmoneyonmedicinesthatdon’treallywork.
(1)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopularremediesforacommoncold?
A.Theyarequiteeffective.B.Theyareslightlyhelpful.
C.Theystillneedtobeimproved.D.Theyactuallyhavenoeffect.
(2)Howdoantiviraldrugswork?
A.Bybreakingupcoldvirusesdirectly.
B.Bychangingthesurfacestructuresofthecoldviruses.
C.Bypreventingcoldsfromdevelopingintoseriousdiseases.
D.Byabsorbingdifferentkindsofcoldvirusesatthesametime.
(3)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Thesurfaceofcoldviruseslooksquitesimilar.
B.Scientistshavealreadyfoundacureforthecommoncold.
C.ScientistswerenotawareoftheexistenceofrhinovirusCuntilrecently.
D.Knowingthestructureofcoldvirusesisthekeytodevelopinganeffectivecure.
(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.DrugsagainstcoldvirusesB.Helpfulhomeremedies
C.NocurrentcureforcommoncoldD.Researchoncoldviruses
13.(6分)Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap,durable,easilyavailable,andmostimportantly,environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot,istransparent!
NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmayevenbeabletoadd thatfeature toitsalreadyimpressivelist.
LeadresearcherDr.LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddeveloped a see-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood’slignin(木质素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158°Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso,almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.
Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,thetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsin Biomacromolecules onApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.
Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatfeature”inParagraph1referto?
A. Cheap. B. Durable. C. Sustainable. D. Transparent.
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A. Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.
B. Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood’shardness.
C. Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.
D. Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.
3.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A. Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.
B. Thewood’sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.
C. Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.
D. Solarenergymanufacturers’carbonfootprint.
三、阅读七选五(本题共计1小题,总分10分)
14.(10分)Whenbignewsbreaks, it'seasytogetcaughtupinfollowingthestoryonline. TheInternetcanbeaplacetofindusefulinformation.1 Helpingkidsunderstandthenewsandhowtoseparatefactfromfictionisanimportantjobforparentsandeducators.
Here’ssomeadvicethatparentscanofferkidstohelpthembequickertojudgeasthey consumenewsonline.
2 Intherushtocoverstories, reportersmakemistakes, officials don'talwayshavecorrectinformationandtidbits(八卦新闻) thatsoundreasonableoftenget passedaroundbeforeanyonehascheckedthemforaccuracy.
Usesocialmediawisely. SomesayTwitterisagreatsourceofnewsinthefirstfewminutesofatragedy. 3 Ontheotherhand, Facebookcanbeagreatwaytoconnectwithfriendsaffectedbyeventsinthenewsandtospreadpersonalnewswithinamorelimitedcircle.
Beskeptical. 4 AftertheBostonMarathonbombing, NBCSportsreportedthatsomerunnerskeptrunningallthewaytothehospitaltodonatebloodforthevictims. Nottrue. Thereareplentyofwebsitesdevotedtoexposingfalsenewsstories. TheWashingtonPostalsohasaFactCheckercolumnthatdeliversclaimsmadebypublicofficialsandpoliticians. Visitthemtofindoutifastoryistrue.
Keepitage-appropriate. Kidsaren’talwaysr
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