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海南省国科园实验学校中学部学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案doc
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