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2015—2016学年海南国科园实验学校高二上期中考试

英语试题

I.词汇

①英汉互译（每小题1分，共15分）

1.搬迁（v.）r_____________2.freezing_________

3.坠毁（v.）c____________4.optimistic__________

5.探索（v.）e_____________6.恩惠，善意的行为（n.）f___________

7.方便的（adj.）c_________8.诗歌（n.）p___________

9.心情m_____________10.definitely__________

11.religion_____________12.single___________

13.display_____________14.material___________

15.有意识的；自觉的c________________

②.在空白处填上适当的词possession  

1.date_______（始于，起源于）2.hold______（阻止）

3.come____（梦想）变成现实4.___sure（肯定地）

5.rely____（依靠）6.sth.run____（用完）

7.in______time（马上）8.provide…_____sb.（为…提供

9.get____（四处走动）10.switch______打开（电器）

11.keep…___of（挡在外面）12.bebusy____（忙于做某事

13.______accident（偶然地）14.give______（暴露）

15.add…______（把。

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加到。

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Ⅱ.阅读理解：

（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

    A

Bodylanguageisaverypowerfultoolofacommunication,notonlybetweenpeoplebutintheanimalworldaswell.

Inmanyinstances,weproduceidiomswhichareallunderstandablebyborrowingexamplesfromanimalcommunication.

Forexample,weknowthatafrightenedcatwillarch（拱型）.Fromthisstarting-pointwemightheartheexpression.“Hegetsmybackup!

”meaning“Hemakesmeangry.”

Inthesamemanner,weknowthatmanyanimals,ifchallenged（挑战）byattackers,willnotturnandrunawaybecausethiswillencouragetheattackerstoattackthemmoreforcefully.Instead,theywillmovebackwardsslowlytogetoutofharm’sway,alwaysfacingtheirattacker.Wecallthisaction“backingoff”anditcanbeusedaswellwithhumansaswithanimals.

Inthecaseofhumans,however,theback-offmaynotbephysicalbutoral,asinusingakindertoneofvoiceandgentlewordsinsteadoffightingagainsttheattackers.

1.Whenacatarchesitsbackhighinarigidcurve,itshowsthatitis.

A.angryB.pleasedC.frightenedD.defeated

2.Inthearticle“backoff”means.

A.toescapefromtheattackersB.togetawayquickly

C.tokeepouttheattackersD.toavoidtheattackersinwords

3.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothearticle?

A.Tolearnknowledge,humansmustlearnfromanimals.

B.Bothhumansandanimalshavethebodylanguage.

C.Bothhumansandanimalshavewaysofgettingoutofharm.

D.“Faceyourattackers”meanstoencourageyourself.

4.Whatismentioned（提到）inthisarticlebelongstostudyofEnglish.

A.grammarB.idiomsC.expressionD.communication

B

MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumor.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.

OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoes（蚊子）inthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwaved（摇动）hishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”

Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,Mr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.

MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.

ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?

Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.

5.ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown_____.

A.toseeoneofhisfriends

B.becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswriting

C.becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthere

D.toseeoneofhisrelatives

6.Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause_____.

A.theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwain           

B.theirhotelwastoosmall

C.theroomwasnotveryclean  

D.therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain’sroom

7.Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause_____.

A.themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom

B.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumber

C.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresents

D.MarkTwainmadeajoke

8.Fromthestoryweknow_____.

A.nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenight

B.theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnight

C.MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnight

D.therewerenotmosquitoesinthehotelanylonger

    C

IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives（观点）bycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.

Withthisunshakablebelief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn’tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.

NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction.Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume（量）ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.

9.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?

A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.

C.Hefoundreadingunbelievable.D.Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.

10.Theunderlinedword“voice”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.

A.theabilitytospeakB.awayofwriting

C.asoundqualityD.aworldtowriteabout

11.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?

A.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.B.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.

C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.

D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?

A.HowdoIread?

B.WhatdoIread?

C.WhydoIread?

D.WhendoIread?

D

Ifyouarelookingfortheplacethathaseverything,thereisonlyoneplacetovisit,andthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.

TheWorldofTheater:

AllofNewYorkisastage.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyhitshowsinoneplace?

OnlyinNewYork!

TheWorldofMusic:

SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillage.Orrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywhere.

TheWorldofArt:

FromRembrandttoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.Whateverkindofartyoulike,youwillfinditinNewYork.

TheWorldofFineDining:

Whetherit’sroastBeijingduckinChinatown,lasagnainlittleItaly,orthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundeverywhere,thereisworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.

TheWorldofSights:

WhatothercityhasaStatue（雕塑）ofLiberty?

ARockefellerCenter?

OraBronxZoo?

Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-drawncarriagethroughCentralPark?

OnlyinNewYork!

13.Fromthetextweknowthat“Rembrandt”ismostlikelytobethenameofafamous.

A.actorB.musicianC.cookD.painter

14.WhichofthefollowingcanvisitorsdoonlyinNewYork?

A.ToseetheStatueofLiberty.B.TotastethefinestFrenchcoqauvin.

C.ToenjoyaBeethovenconcert.D.ToeatRoastBeijingDuck.

15.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom.

A.ahandbookforEnglishlearnersB.aguidebookforforeigntravellers

C.apocketbookforbusinessmenD.astorybookforlocalreaders

E

七选五

AncientRomewasoneoftheworld’smostpowerfulempiresmorethan2,000yearsago.TheRomans’ideasaboutroads,laws,governmentandbuildingsstillinfluenceustoday.

Italyisshapedlikeaboot.TheColosseuminRomewasbuiltduringthetimeoftheRomanEmpire,inthefirstcenturyA.D.__16___Itisapopulartouristattractiontoday.

Italyiswell-knownforitsdesigners,whocreatecars,handbags,clothes,shoesandotheritemsthatareindemandfortheirstyleandfineworkmanship.

Today,theeconomyofItalyisstrongerthaninthepast.__17__Today,manufacturing（制造业）andtourismarethemainsourcesofincome.Therearesomebigcompanies,butItalyhasmanysmallercompanies,too.

____18____Thesouthernpartdoesnotofferasmanymanufacturingjobs,soitisnotasprosperous.

ItalyisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion,agroupofcountriesthatjointogetherforbettertrade.Thecurrency,ormoney,theyuseiscalledthe“euro”.

FoodandeatinggoodmealsareimportanttoItalians.___19____Popularfoodsincludepasta,risotto,minestroneandpizza．McDonald’sisalsopopularthere.Manyfamiliesstilleattheirmainmealinthemiddleoftheday.__20____Fa