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高二英语下学期期初考试试题
江苏省涟水中学2015-2016学年度高二年级第二学期期初考试
英语试卷
(考试时间:
120分钟满分120分)
一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1.Shortlyafterwe________,awaitercameovertoourtablewithasmile.
A.seatedB.wereseatedC.satourselvesD.hadseated
2.-----Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.
-----I_______asawaiterfor3years,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.
A.serveB.haveservedC.servedD.hadserved
3.Itis_______heoftenfailsintheexam________makeshisparentsworriedabouthim.
A.what;thatB.that;whatC.that;thatD.that;which
4.Theladyinsistedthattheyoungman_______
herwalletandinsistedon________tothepolicestationatonce.
A.hadstolen;besentB.shouldsteal;sendingh
im
C.hadstolen;hisbeingsentD.shouldsteal;sending
5.I_______soonerbutIdidn’tknowthattheywerewaitingforme.
A.hadcomeB.wascoming
C.wouldcomeD.wouldhavecome
6._________itistrue,everyonemustacceptit.
A.AssumingthatB.AssumedthatC.AssumingD.Assumed
7.Much_____
___theyoungmanneedsmoneytobuyhimselfacar,hewon’taskhisparentsforhelp.
A.althoughB.asC.evenifD.asif
8._______ofuscompletesthistaskfirstwilllendahelpinghandtoothers.
A.whichB.whoeverC.whoD.whichever
9._______youwerecoming,Iwouldhavestayedathome.
A.IfIknowB.ShouldIknow
C.HadIknowD.IfIshouldhaveknown
10.Halfanhourlater,Lucystillcouldn’tgetataxi_______thebushaddroppedher.
A.untilB.whenC.althoughD.where
11.Thecartoonwassointerestingthatthechildrenkepttheireyes_______onthescreen.
A.ofixB.tobefixedC.fixedD.fixing
12.Statisticsshowthatmenhave________aswomendowhatevervehiclestheydrive.
A.twiceseriousaccidentsasmanyB.seriousaccidentsasmanytwice
C.seriousaccidentsastwicemanyD.twiceasmanyseriousaccidents
13.Idon’tlikeanyhumorinthisseriousspeechbecauseIcan’tthinkofanycircumstance_________thiswouldbebeneficialanduseful.
A.whichB.whetherC.whereD.as
14.Jameshasjustarrived,butIdidn’tknowhe________untilyesterday.
A.willcomeB.wascomingC.hadcomeD.came
15.________toothache,theoldmanfeltverybitter,havingnogoodsle
ep.
A.NotbeingridofB.Notriddingof
C.NotridofD.Nothavingridof
二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Onceagain,Godseemstohaveputahomelesspersoninmypath.Idon’tknowiftherearemorehomelesspeoplethanbeforeorifI’mjust__16__themmore.Lately,IhaveregularlycomeintocontactwithpeoplethatIjustcan’t__17__.
HisnameisMarkandIwas__18__tohearthatheisonlythreeyearsolderthanme.Helookssomucholder!
Hewasonthecounter,__19__money.Isawthispiercing(敏锐的)blueeyesbeneathhisdirtyhatandbeard,andIcouldn’t__20__.Iparkedmycarandplonked(砰地放下)myselfdownonthecurb(路边)totalk.Peopleweredrivingbyand__21__atus,butIdidn’tcare.
Hetoldmeabouthislife.HowmuchofhisstoryIbelieve,Idon’tknow.Hetoldmehewasdying----thatpartIbelieve,forhecould__22__walkandhadtrouble__23__hisbreath.
IaskedwhatIcoulddotohelphim.Hesaidallhewantedwasasliceofpizza.Igavehim$3,theonlycashIhad__24_me.Hesaidhewantedtogotogetthefoodhimself,__25__hewasbannedfromtheshoppingcenterforbegging.IsaidIwouldgetitforhimandaskedifhewantedsomethingto__26__.Hesaid,“Youwouldsavemylife__27__youcouldgetmesomebeer.”Beerseemedtoofferhimsome__28_,somethinghedesperatelyneeded.
Thenheaskedfora(n)__29_acoupleofblocksdowntheroad,tothetrailinthewoods__30__hehadhistent.NormallyIdon’tgiveridestostrangers,butthiswasjustupthestreet,andquitehonestlyheposed__31_nophysicalthreattome.
Whenwepartedhe__32__myhandforalongtimeandwejustlookedateachotherwordlesslyforafewmoments.
__33__justmeltedaway.Hewasn’tahomelessmanandIwasn’ta__34__.Webecamejusttwosoulsmakingahuman__35__.Idon’tknowifIwilleverseehimagain,butIknowIwillneverforgethim.Godblessyou,Mark,andyourbeautifulblueeyesandgentlesoul.
16.A.findingB.realizingC.noticingD.knowing
17.A.missB.ignoreC.recognizeD.understand
18.A.excitedB.puzzledC.worriedD.shocked
19.A.callingforB.lookingforC.askingforD.headingfor
20.A.lookawayB.lookdownC.lookaroundD.lookout
21.A.shoutingB.staringC.laughingD.watching
22.A.barelyB.nearlyC.properlyD.constantly
23.A.takingB.
holdingC.catchingD.making
24.A.inB.onC.byD.for
25.A.soB.sinceC.untilD.but
26.A.buyB.eatC.bringD.drink
27.A.thoughB.becauseC.ifD.unless
28.A
.comfortB.trustC.courageD.curiosity
29.A.chanceB.praiseC.awardD.ride
30.A.hatB.hatC.whichD.where
31.A.secretlyB.carefullyC.absolutelyD.simply
32.A.touchedB.heldC.lookedD.rose
33.A.AnythingB.SomethingC.NothingD.Everything
34.A.friendB.strangerC.suffererD.victim
35.A.conversationB.concentrationC.connectionD.conception
三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Therearemanygreatwaterfallsallovertheworld.Herearefourgreatones,whichwillsurelygiveyouaspecialexperience.
AngelFalls
Withadroplengthofuninterrupted807mfromamysteriousmountaindeepinaVenezuelanrainforest,itiswidelyrecognizedasthetallestpermanentwaterfallintheworld.Nodoubtaboutit,there’snothinglikethiswaterfallandtheadventuretoevengettothisso-calledLostWorldforachancetoseethisworldwonderissuretoleaveyouwithalastingimpression.
VictoriaFalls
Itisthelargestsingularwaterfallintheworldwithawidthof1.7km,aheightof108m,andanaverageflowof1millionliters(公升)persecond!
It’snowonderthis“smokethatthunders”isconsideredasoneofthenaturalwondersoftheworldandisaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Indeed,itspowerandbeautywillmakeyouhumbleawestruck(敬畏的).
PlitviceFalls
Whenitcomestotheoverallwaterfallingexperience,it’shardtobeatthisworldfamousattraction.Thisoneisreallyanetworkofcountlesswaterfalls.Thewaterfallsthemselvesseparatemanyclearandcolourfullakesthatbringlifetothisprotectedecosystem.Plus,youhaveboardwalksthattakeyouunder,over,andaroundalmostallofthenotablewaterfallsforsomeoftheclosestwaterfallingexperiences.
IguazuFalls
Withtheedgespanning(横跨)adistanceofanincredible2km,initsaverageflowof1.3millionliterspersecond,thefallsactuallyconsistofsome275individualwaterfallsandcascades(小瀑布).Catwalksmakeiteasytogetclose-upviewsandtherainforestsurroundingsmakethesceneryfeelrightforanaturalattractionsuchasthis.OnNovember11,2011,IguazuFallswasannouncedasoneofthesevenwinnersoftheNewSevenWondersofNaturebytheNewSevenWondersoftheWorldFoundation.
36.WhichofthefollowingfallsiscalledLostWorld?
A.PlitviceFallsB.IguazuFalls
C.AngelFallsD.VictoriaFalls
37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheVictoriaFalls?
A.Itismadeupofcountlesssmallwaterfalls.
B.Itischaracterizedbyitssmokethatthunders.
C.ItisoneoftheNewSevenWondersofNature.
D.Itspowermakespeoplefeelafraidofgettingclosetoit.
38.Whatistextmainlyabout?
A.Adviceonvisitingwaterfalls.
B.TheNewSevenWondersofNature.
C.Thelocationofthegreatestwaterfalls.
D.Abriefintroductiontofourgreatwaterfallsintheworld.
B
Whenitcomestobuildingacomfortablehome,JimHigginshashisownideas.TheretiredtransportmanagerhasoneofthemostspecialhousesinBrit
ain,becauseitisbuiltaroundarealrailwaycarriage.ThesmallhouseinAshton,Cornwall,isafullyfunctioninghome,but,bizarrely(怪诞地),hasafullyrestored130-year-oldGreatWesternRailwaycarwithinitswalls.
Mr.Higgins,64,tookoverthepropertyfromhisfather-in-law,CharlesAllen.Mr.Higginssaid:
”Therailwaycarriagewaslivedinbyalocalwoman,ElizabethRichards,from1930.ItwasknownasLizzie’sPlaceuntilshediedin1966.Itthenstoodemptyforanumberofyearsuntilmyfather-in-lawcamedownlookingforsomewheretoretire.Hewasamastercarpenter(木工)andwaslookingforplanningpermissiontobuildaretirementhome.HecamedownfromMiddlesexandfellinlovewiththespotwheretherailwaycarriagewas.
ButMr.Higginssaidwhenhisfather-in-lawappliedforplanningpermissiontobuildahousehewastoldtherailwaycarriagehadbeentheresolongthatithad“grandfatherrights”.Sohedecidedtobuildaroundit.
Heactuallybuiltthehousewithakitchenandalounge(起居室)butthebedroomsareintherailwaycarriage.
Mr.Higginssaysthathehasbeenworkingonthecarriagerestoration(修补)project.“Ithastakenahugeefforttomakeitasauthenticaspossible.Gettingtherightspecifications(规格)wasveryhard.There’snotalotofinformationaboutthecarriages----itwouldbedifferentifitwasoneoftheengines.Forinstance,gettingtherightcolorpaintisabigtask.Itisn’tsomethingthatisavailableinshops.”Mr.Higginsaddsthatheisconsideringopeningituptothepubliconceitisfullyrestored.
39.WhichofthefollowingaboutthehouseisNOTtrue?
A.Itskitchenandloungeareintherailwaycarriage.
B.Alocalwom
anoncelivedinthecarriage.
C.Therailwaycarriagehasalonghistory.
D.Itwasdifficulttogetitswallspaintedintherightcolor.
40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword,“authentic”,inthelastparagraph,mean?
A.Official.B.Original.
B.Comfortable.D.Popular.
41.WhatdoesMr.Higginsmeanbysaying“itwouldbedifferen
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