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学年最新人教版高中英语高二上学期期中模拟综合测试及答案精编试题
上学期期中考试
高二英语试卷
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Putyourselfinthesetourists’position.YouarewalkinganicymountainpathintheAlpsinEurope.Suddenlyyouspotabodyontheground,facedownwardandstucktotheice.Youthinksomeonemayhavebeenmurderedorinafatalaccident.Soyourushbackandcallthepolice.Thepolice,however,quicklyrealizethatthisbodyisdifferentfromothersthey’vefoundonthemountain.Foronething,itismostlyundamaged.Foranother,itsskinisdriedout,likeamummy’s(木乃伊).Andthereisanoldsmallstoneknifebesidethebody.
Thebodyturnedouttobemucholderthanthetouristscouldhaveguessed.Whenspecialistshadachancetoexamineit,theydiscoveredithadbeenthereforaboutfivethousandyears!
Howcouldabodystaypreservedforallthistime?
Twothingsprobablyhelped.First,theplacewherethemandiedwassomewhatsheltered,soanimalscouldn’tgetatit.Thenhewasquicklycoveredbyfallingsnow.Windblowingthroughthesnowprobably“freeze-dried”hisbody,removingallmoisture(水分)fromit.
ObjectsfoundwiththebodytoldsomethingabouttheIceman’slife.Heworeawell-madefurjacketandtrousers.Heclearlyhadbeenhunting,becausehecarriedarrows,andanimalboneswerenearby.Healsohadagrasscushionforsittingorsleepingon.Perhapshewastiredwhenhelaydownforthelasttime.
Thebodywasfoundin1991,whensomeoftheiceonthemountainmelted.SearchingforthecauseoftheIceman’sdeath,scientistsputthebodybackintocoldconditions---andhoped.
21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spot”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
A.layB.digC.findD.carry
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatthepolicerealizethatthebodyisdifferentfromothers?
A.Thebody’sskinislikeamummy’sB.Besidethebodyisanoldsmallstoneknife.
C.Thebodyismucholderthanothers.D.Thebodyismostlyundamaged.
23.AtwhattimeofayearwastheIcemanprobablydied?
A.Earlyfall.B.Latespring.C.Summer.D.Winter.
24.Thispassageismainlyto_____________
A.telluswhatlifewaslike5,000yearsago.B.warnusnottogototheAlps.
C.introduceamysteriousIcemantous.D.explainthemysteryoftheAlps.
B
ElectricityshortageleavesAfghanistaninthedark.ElectricityisinshortsupplyintheMiddleEasternNationofAfghanistan.Only6percentofthecountry’sresidentshaveelectricpower,accordingtotheAsianDevelopmentBank,anorganizationthatworkstoreducepoverty.
SomeresidentsinKabulreceivedonly3hoursofelectricityadaylastfall.Othersreceivednone.KabulisthecapitalofAfghanistan.“It’sdarkeverywhere,”sayscityresidentGulHussein.“Someofourneighboursareusingcandles.”
Expertssaywatershortageispartlytoblame.Waterisusedtomakeelectricity.InKabul,powerbecomesrareinmidsummer,whentheregion’shydroelectric(水力发电的)damsdryup.Hydroelectricityismadebytheforceoffallingwater.
Kabul’sgrowingpopulationisalsoacause.Sincethelate1990s,thecity’spopulationhasjumpedfromlessthan1milliontomorethan4millionpeople.Nowevenmoreelectricityisneeded.
Despitereceivingmillionsofdollarsininternationalaid,thecountry’selectricityshortagescontinue.Still,Afghanshopeforasolution.Oneplanistoimport,orbringin,powerfromthenearbycountryUzbekistan.AfghanofficialsalsospokewithU.S.presidentaboutthenation’sneedtomakeitsownelectricity.
“Lifetakespower,”saysJanAgha,aworkerfromKabul.“Ifyouhaveelectricity,lifeisgood;butifthere’snoelectricity,yougoaroundlikeablindman.”
25.Onereasonforelectricityshortageis_________
A.thelackofinternationalaidB.theshortageofhydroelectricdams
C.theincreaseofpopulationD.thelowtemperatureinmidsummer
26.Whichofthefollowingwillprobablyasolutionfortheproblemofelectricityshortage?
A.Tobuildmorehydroelectricdams.B.Toadvisepeopletouselesselectricity.
C.TobuyelectricityfromAmerica.D.Toproduceelectricityonitsown.
27.Whichoneshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.WaterShortageinAfghanistanB.PopulationLeadtoLackofElectricity
C.ElectricityShortageinAfghanistanD.HelpNeededinAfghanistan
C
DefinitionofHappiness
AproverbfromancientChinawaswidelyspreadintheWest:
“Ifyouwanttobehappyforafewhours,gotogetdrunk;ifyouwantthehappinesstolastthreeyears,getmarried;ifyouwantlifetimehappiness,takeupgardening.”Thereasonforthelastisthis:
Gardeningisnotonlyuseful,butithelpsyoutoidentify(与……一致)yourselfwithnature,andthusbringsyounewjoyeachdaybesidesimprovingyourhealth.
AresearchofaUSuniversitythatI’vereadgivesadefinitionofhappinessaswhatmakesapersonfeelcomfortablypleased.Toputitspecially,happinessisanactivestateofmindwhereonethinksone’slifeismeaningful,satisfactoryandcomfortable.Thisshouldbesomethinglastingratherthantransitory(短暂的).
Lotsofpeopleregarditthehappiesttobeatleisure(空闲).Butaccordingtoastudy,itisnotapersonwithplentyofleisurebutoneatworkthatfeelshappy,especiallythosebusywithworkhavinglittletimeforleisure.Happinessdoesnotmeangainsoneisafterbutadesiretoharvestwhatoneisseekingfor.Peopleoftendonottreasurewhattheyalreadyhavebutdesirewhattheycannotget.Thatissomewhatlikeamanwithfonddreamsofnumerousloverswhileunwillingtosettledownwiththewomanbesidehim.
Happinessisagamebalancingbetweentwoends—whatonehasandwhatonewishesfor,i.e.one’sdreamandthepossibilitytorealizeit.Thestudycomestothisconclusion:
Ahappymanisonewhoaimshighbutneverforgetshisactualsituation;onewhomeetschallengesthatdevelophisabilityandpotentiality;onewho’sproudofhisachievementsandtherecognitiongiventohim.Hehasself-respectandself-confidence;
treasureshisownidentityandlovesfreedom.Heissociable(好交际的)andenjoyswiderangecommunicationwithothers;he’shelpfulandreadytoacceptassistance.Heknowsheisabletobearsufferingsandfailures;heissensibleenoughtogetfunfromdailywork.Heisamancapableofloveandpassion.
28.Accordingtothepassage,gardeningcanbringlifetimehappinessbecause_______.
A.itisabusinessthatbringsmoney
B.itcanstrengthengardeners’abilitytoremakenature
C.itcanmakegardenersenjoyveryhappymarriage
D.gardenerscanbuildgoodrelationshipwithnature
29.Itcanbeconcludedfromtheresearchoftheuniversitythatmostpeoplefeelhappywhen______________________.
A.theyareatleisureB.theyareengagedinworking
C.theyaregardeningD.theyhavenumerouslovers
30.Thewritermentionedamanwithfonddreamsofnumerousloversinorderto_____.
A.giveanexampleofapersonwhodoesn’tvaluewhathealreadyowns
B.showthatthiskindofpersonhasplentyofleisuretimetodowhathewants
C.makeitclearthatonlythiskindofpersoncanenjoyhappiness
D.showtheseriousprobleminmarriageinmodernsociety
第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatisabigdream?
31Orisabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?
Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkillthembeforetheyeverhaveachancetogrow.
TheSelf.
Immediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcannothappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego(自我).It’sthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.32Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.That’swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemaketheirdreamscometrue.
33_
Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywanttoprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon’tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.
TheWorld,
Ifonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacetheworld.34.Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat.
注意:
因选择题涂卡上只有ABCD四个选项,故在涂卡时,若选E则涂AB替代,选F则涂AC替代,选G则涂AD替代。
Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchildrenhaveconfidenceandthentakeaction,theywillbereadytoacceptanyfailure.Thetruthisthateverygreatdreamerwhosedreamshaveneverseenthelightofsuccessknowsfailurewell.35.
A.FamilyandFriends.
B.HowbigDreamsDie.
C.Doesabigdreamshowone’sfuture?
D.Theysimplyfailuntiltheysucceed.
E.Itisthelastandthemostterriblebarrier.
F.Sometimesitisright,butmoreoftenitiswrong.
G.Andtheirbigdreamistobearockstarorafamousartist.
第三部分英语知识运用(满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tedspentsevenyearsasaprisonerofwar.Therehediscoveredthepowerof36
Formorethanhalfofthattimehewas37.Helivedfortenmonthsintotal 38.Thosetenmonthswasthelongestofhislife.Whentheycoveredthewindowofhislittleseven-by-sevenfootcell(小牢房)39woodenboards,shuttingoutthelight,he40ifhewasgoingtomakeit.
Tedspenthoursadayexercisingandthinking.41attimeshefelthecoulddonothingbutscream.Not42togivehisenemythesatisfactionofknowingthey’d 43him,heplacedclothingintohismouthtoreducethenoise44hescreamedatthetopofhislungs.
OnedayTedgotdownont