陕西省西安市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案.docx
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陕西省西安市一中学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
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西安市第一中学2014—2015学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语试题
第一部分英语知识运用(共三节,满分40分)
第一节语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1.affairA.tastyB.annualC.shallowD.arrest
2.occupyA.approvalB.apologyC.donateD.comfort
3.frameworkA.conductorB.reformC.fortnightD.teamwork
4.angleA.tankB.agentC.scanD.envy
5.disabledA.adjustedB.graspedC.annoyedD.adjusted
第二节语法和词汇知识(共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
6.Aswithanything,______moreyoupractice,thebetteryoubecome.It’s______samewithwritinginEnglish.
A.a;aB.the;theC.不填;theD.the;不填
7.Hurryup!
Theblackclouds______thatitisgoingtorainsoon.
A.troubleB.adviseC.indicateD.appear
8.Iwalkeduptothetopofthehillwithmyfriends,______weenjoyedasplendid
viewofthelake.
A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where
9.ThenumberofprivatecarsinXi’anisincreasingdaybyday,soIthinkmorenewroadsneed______.
A.builtB.tobuildC.tobebuiltD.build
10.Disabledpeoplearenotchosentobedisabled._______,theyarenotwillingtolosehearingoreyesight.
A.InotherwordsB.Ontheotherhand
C.ForonethingD.Asamatteroffact
11.--WhatwereyoudoingwhenIcalledyouthistimeyesterday?
--Iwasoccupied______myhomework.
A.ofB.onC.withD.for
12.Educationexpensesaregoingup,somanyparents______somemoneyfortheirchildren’sfutureeducation.
A.setasideB.setoutC.setoffD.setabout
13.TheUSdeclaresithasthebestmedicaltechnologyintheworld,butquitealotofAmericanshaveno______tohealthcareservice.
A.accessB.entranceC.introductionD.devotion
14.--Iwouldliketotakeathree-daytripthisMay.
--______.Wearetoobusytoaffordit.
A.PardonmeB.Don’tmention
C.Don’tworryD.Outofthequestion
15.Mike,doyouthinkthesemathsproblemsarequitedifficult______?
A.workoutB.workingoutC.workedoutD.toworkout
16.______Iwanttotellyouis______Ihavedeeploveandrespectformyparents.
A.Which;whatB.What;thatC.What;whichD.that;what
17.Weareconfidentthattheenvironment______byourfurthereffortstoreducepollution.
A.isimprovedB.wasimprovedC.willbeimprovedD.hadbeenimproved
18.AllofasuddenIbecame_______thatIhadmadeaseriousmistake.
A.knownB.awareC.famousD.accustomed
19.--Look!
HerecomesthebusandIhavetogonow.Thankyouforcomingtoseemeoff.
--Goodbyeand______!
A.congratulationsB.cheerupC.allthebestD.goahead
20.Studentloansaresupposedtoprovidefinancialsupportforthestudentswhowould_____notbeabletogotocollege.
A.otherwiseB.meanwhileC.thereforeD.nevertheless
第三节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Therewasayoungmanwhowouldgotothebeacheveryday.Hejustsatonthedock(码头),lookingoutoverthe21.
Oneday,anoldmancametohimandaskedwhathewas22.Theyoungman,pointingtoa23inthedistance,repliedthathewaswaitingforittocometohim.“Whatmakestheboatso24?
”theoldmanasked.“Can’tyou25whatit’scalled?
”askedtheyoungman.Theoldman26hishead.Sotheyoungmantoldhimitwascalled“Success”.Theoldmanthenasked,“Soyoucomehereeverydaywaitingfor27tocometoyou?
”Theyoungmananswered,“Yes.”Theoldmanwasvery28.Beforeleaving,hesaidtotheyoungman,“Youare29!
Youhavetogooutandmeetsuccess,notwaitingforitcometoyou!
”Afterthat,hewalkedaway.
Thenextmorning,thetwoman30againonthedock.Theoldmanwasaboutto31intothewaterwhentheyoungman32himbythearm.“Whatareyoudoing?
”askedtheyoungman.Theoldmantoldhimthathewasgoingouttomeetsuccess.Whenasked33hewantedtojointheoldman,theyoungmansaid,“You’re34.You’lldrownoutthere!
”Buttheoldmanjustsaid,“I’dratherdrowntryingto35successthansithereonthedockwaiting36foritcometome!
”Withthese37,hedivedintothewaterwithout38.
Ifyouwantto39,don’twaitforittocometoyou.40,tryingtogetitbyyourself.
21.A.boatB.seaC.dockD.road
22.A.hopingforB.thinkingaboutC.planningforD.lookingat
23.A.birdB.manC.boatD.river
24.A.greatB.specialC.worryingD.famous
25.A.understandB.seeC.guessD.remember
26.A.shookB.raisedC.turnedD.nodded
27.A.futureB.luckC.successD.hope
28.A.curiousB.surprisedC.pleasedD.interested
29.A.lateB.youngC.smartD.wrong
30.A.triedB.metC.arguedD.fought
31.A.fallB.diveC.walkD.sink
32.A.caughtB.beatC.hurtD.touched
33.A.howB.whenC.whetherD.why
34.A.terribleB.braveC.smartD.crazy
45.A.expectB.reachC.enjoyD.greet
36.A.uselesslyB.regularlyC.happilyD.hopefully
37.A.suggestionsB.thoughtsC.wordsD.tips
38.A.painB.patienceC.aimD.fear
39.A.swimB.succeedC.improveD.jump
40.InsteadB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.So
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面两篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
MiniBookExcerpts(节选)
Biography
WhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddleagedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.
J.D.Salinger:
ALifebyKennethSlawenski(RandomHouse,$27)
Mystery(疑案小说)
“You'reasmartboy.Benny'sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou'retheonlyonewhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?
”Theboywasstaringstubbornlyathislapagain.
AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,“Didyou...Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn'tyou?
”
Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers,“Maybe,”hesaidquietly.
RedWolfbyLizaMarklund(AtriaBooks,$25.99)
ShortStories
Shewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass:
Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon'twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon't.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon't.
YouAreFreebyDanzySenna(RiverheadBooks,$15)
Humor
Doyourkidsliketohavefun?
CometoFunTimes!
Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?
BringthemtoFunTimes!
FunTimes'“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhave,legally,intheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalfofthatwithinaday'sdriveofmostcities?
Happy:
AndOtherBadThoughts
byLarryDoyle(Ecco,$14.99)
41.IfthereaderswanttoknowaboutthelifeofSalinger,theyshouldbuythebookpublishedby________.
A.EccoB.AtriaBooksC.RandomHouseD.RiverheadBooks
42.ThebookHappy:
AndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor________.
A.youngchildrenB.DisneyWorldworkers
C.middleschoolteachersD.parentswithyoungchildren
43.Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?
A.Happy:
AndOtherBadThoughts
B.J.D.Salinger:
ALife
C.RedWolf
D.YouAreFree
B
ModerndayrobotsmaynotbeasentertainingasR2D2ortherobotfrom“LostinSpace”,butrobotsareveryimportanttospaceexplorationandarebeingusedinavarietyofdifferentwaysforseveralimportantreasons.
Robotsmakegreatexplorersonplanets,moons,andotherlandingareas.ApartfromtheEarth,justabouteverysurfaceinthesolarsystemisunsafeforhumanstoexplore.Theaironmostotherplanetsisinsufficientforhumanstobreathe,makingitnecessarytowearaspacesuitandoxygenequipment.Thetemperaturesonthesesurfacesaremuchtoohotormuchtoocoldforanyhumanstowithstand.Besides,therewouldbecomplicationswithradiation,weather,andalackofgravity.Robotshavemuchlesslimitationintheseareasandcansurvivemuchlongerundertheseconditions.
Robotsaredesignedforcollectingscientificdata.Robotsarealsoabletoperformmanytasksatonetimeandcanprocessinformationmuchquickerandmoreefficiently.Importantscientificprojectsfromdetectingminerals,analyzinggroundsamples,tofindingwaterareallperformedmuchquickerandaccuratelybyrobots.
Theuseofrobotshasmadethecostofspaceexplorationmuchlessexpensivethanitwouldcostforhumanstodothework.Inordertosuccessfullysendhumansintospacewewouldneedtobuildavehiclethatcannotonlycarryhumans,butalsoenoughfoodandwatertokeepthemaliveforthedurationofthetrip.Moreover,robotshavenoproblemsworkingforhoursonend.Robotsnevercomplain,theydon'trequirefoodorwater,andtheyneverneedabathroombreak.
Overthepast30yearsorsotherehavebeenmanydifferenttypesofrobotsusedsuccessfullyintheexplorationofspace.PerhapsthemostfamousandsuccessfulrobotsareSpiritandOpportunitywhohavebothbeenexploringthesurfaceofMars.TheyhavebothbeenverysuccessfulwithexperimentsonsoilandrocksandhaveevenfoundevidenceofwaterinMars'history.
44.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Robotsareusedinspaceexploration
B.Thediscoveryofspaceexploration
C.Norobots,nospaceexploration
D.Thedevelopmentofrobots
45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Manydifferenttypesofrobotshaveexploredthespacesuccessfully.
B.Theuseofrobotsinspaceexplorationcostsmorethantheuseofhumans.
C.ItisdangerousforhumantoexploreothersurfacesinthesolarsystemexcepttheEarth.
D.Both