高二上学期期中考试题英语.docx
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高二上学期期中考试题英语
2019-2020年高二上学期期中考试题英语
I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Today,manypeoplearestarvingtodeath.Recently,amanwhowantedtounderstandtheconditionsofsuchpeopleconductedanexperiment.Heonlyateonemealadayforamonthbutcontinuedtoworkashenormallydid.
Duringthefirstfivedayshewashungryathis 1mealtime,butafterhehaddrunkaglassofwater,hishungerwentaway.Inthemorning,whenheatehisonemeal,heatequicklyandhada 2 amount.Duringthenextfewdays, 3 hewasnothungryduringtheday,hequickly 4everyfoodstall(atableonwhichfoodisputtobesold),andthesmelloffoodcaughthis 5 .Duringthethirdandthefourthweeks,hehadhungerpainsand 6 physicalstrength.He 7 hisonemealandateitslowly,enjoyingeverybite. 8 it,heknewhewouldhavehardlyenoughenergytowork.
This 9 changedhisattitudeaboutsomethings.Havingacupofteawasnotjustapastime.Italso 10 himstrength.Hemorefrequentlynoticedoverweightpeopleandpeoplewhothrew 11leftoverfood.Herealizedtheimportanceof 12 fortheveryhungryperson.Hecouldnolongereasily 13 byahungrybeggaronthestreet.Butmost 14 ,hecouldnowsympathize(同情)ina 15 waywiththehungrypeopleoftheworld.
1.A.after B.formal C.regular D.frequent
2.A.large B.small C.ordinary D.mon
3.A.if B.when C.asif D.although
4.A.recognized B.noticed C.glanced D.digested
5.A.eyes B.imagination C.attention D.interest
6.A.needed B.lacked C.required D.wanted
7.A.lookedforwardto B.devotedhimselfto
C.lookeddownupon D.tookpridein
8.A.With B.Without C.Ratherthan D.Exceptfor
9.A.action B.movement C.experiment D.performance
10.A.gained B.gave C.took D.left
11.A.in B.up C.away D.about
12.A.food B.meals C.money D.work
13.A.e B.pass C.stand D.stop
14.A.fortunately B.seriously C.necessary D.important
15.A.great B.big C.small D.similar
第二节语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Thismorning,16Ifinishedmyhomework,IwenttothePeople’sParktogetherwithmyclassmateMarytoflyakite.Wegotaverynicekite,anditwas17alovelydaythatweweresuretohavealotoffun.Ibegantofly18kite.Onceitwentupintothesky,Ibegantorunveryfast,inthehopethatitwouldgohigherandhigher.ThensuddenlyIfeltsomethingwrong.19(look)upintothesky,Iwas20(disappoint)tofindthatthekitehadgot21(break).Innotimethekiteandropefelloverme.Whatafool!
Isatonthegrass,feelingrather22(shame)ofwhatIhaddone.ThenMary23(fort)me,saying“Now,youknowwhatmakesakiteflyhigh.It’s24(patient)andskills!
”25(hear)this,Inoddedmyhead.
II阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
IntheUnitedStates,whenonebeesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbeeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.
Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.
Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverymonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.
PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.
26.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.
A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours
B.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich
C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich
D.wanttobehappy
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.
A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCity
C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours
28.Theunderlinedwordneighbourhoodinthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.apersonwholivesnearanotherB.peoplelivinginanarea
C.anareaneartheplacereferredtoD.anareainanothertownorcity
29.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.
A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates
C.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname
30.Accordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththeJoneses.
A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good
B
O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank.O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.
31.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?
a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.
d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.
A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.
32.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecause
A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstand
C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity
33.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.
A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper
B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname
C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners
D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis
34.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?
A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.
C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.
35.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?
A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.
C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.
C
Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobeedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”
36.Thewords“intelligent”and“brilliant”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______while“dull”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstanding
B.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-looking
C.greatandimportant;mon
D.hopefulandhelpful;careless
37.Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.
A.anormalperson;afunnyperson
B.astrongperson;aweakperson
C.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedperson
D.afamousperson;anordinaryperson
38.Aperson________ismorelikelytobeeagenius.
A.whoseparentsareclever
B.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblems
C.often
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