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高二英语期中考试题1211
东营市一中2012-2013学年度高二第一学期模块考试
高二英语试题
(2012.11.11)
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分,共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(共85分)第一部分:
英语知识运用
第一节:
语法和词汇知识(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1.Shethoughtitwasworthwhileforhertoteachinthesmallvillagetomakea_____tothelifeofthechildrenthere.
A.differenceB.senseC.studyD.discovery
2.Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor40yearsandneveronce____witheachother.
A.theyhadquarreledB.theyhavequarreled
C.havetheyquarreledD.hadtheyquarreled
3.Idon't__ofyoursendingyourdaughtertoBritaintostudy,becausesheistooyoung.
A.agreeB.approveC.accuseD.assess
4.Ifwebecomemore________inpredictingearthquakes,we’llreduceloss.
A.exactlyB.correctC.accurateD.conscious
5.ThereissomuchnoiseintheyardthatIcan’t________myattentiononmywork.
A.attractB.payC.absorbD.concentrate
6.________withwhatthestudentshaddone,theteacherpraisedthemhighly.
A.DelightB.DelightingC.DelightedD.Beingdelighting
7.Attheconference,politicalleadersfrommanycountriespromisedtoworktogethertodefendtheworld________terrorismandotherthreats.
A.forB.withoutC.beyondD.against
8.It’sagoodhabittokeepeverything________inyourstudy.
A.inthewayB.inplaceC.inhandD.incase
9.Icanthinkofmanycases______themediahaveastrongeffectonyoungmen.
A.why B.whichC.as D.where
10.ShedemandedthatI_________thearticletosatisfytheneedinstantlyIcameback.
A.polishB.polishedC.absorbC.absorbed
11.----Whatmadeyousoangry?
----_________.
A.LostmybicycleB.Losingmybicycle
C.BecauselostmybicycleD.becauseoflosingmybicycle
12.Atthefootofthemountain__________.
A.avillagelieB.liesavillageC.doesavillagelieD.lyingavillage
13.Becauseof_____constructionmaterials,theprojecthadtobeputoff.
A.lackedofB.lackingofC.beinglackedofD.lackof
14.Hewasabouttotellmethesecret____someonepattedhimontheshoulder.
A.asB.untilC.whileD.when
15.Noone_______thisbuildingwithoutthepermissionofthepoliceafterthejournalistwasmurdered.
A.wasleavingB.wastoleaveC.hasleftD.wouldbeleaving
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Iwasinhospitalforweeksbecauseofaseriousdisease.AftermyoperationIhadaproblemwith36__andIfoundwalkingwasahugeproblem.Ihadtohavenurses37mewitheverything.Itwasareally38_timebecauseitwasclosetoChristmasandIreally39mychildren.WhileIwasinhospital,onenursethat40mehadahugeinfluenceonmyrecovery.Onedayshegavemeagift.Iwasdeeply41.Itwasaposterwithapictureofanemptybeachandapoem42onit.
I43togetbackhomefourdaysbeforeChristmas,andsincethenIhavemadesignificant44.Icanevenwalkbymyselfnow.Ihavetheposteruponmybedroomwall.The45ofthepoemisFootprints.It’saboutamanandhis46withtheLord(上帝).HewouldalwayswalkalongthebeachwiththeLord.Therewere47twosetsoffootprintsinthesand;one48tohim,andtheothertotheLord.However,oncehefoundthatalongthe49ofhislifetherewasonlyonesetoffootprintsattheverylowestand50timesofhislife.Thisreally51him,sohequestionedtheLordaboutit,“Lord,yousaidyou’dwalkwithme52,butIhavenoticedthatduringthemosttroublesometimesinmylife,thereisonlyonesetoffootprints.Idon’tunderstandwhyitisthatwhenI53youmost,youalwaysleaveme.”
TheLordreplied,“Iwould54leaveyou.Duringyourtimesofsuffering55youseeonlyonesetoffootprints,itwasthenthatIcarriedyou.”
SometimesIforgetandthinkIamalonebutIamnever,andnoneofusare.
36.A.adjustmentB.challengeC.directionD.Balance
37.A.assistB.undertakeC.prepareD.Inspire
38.A.embarrassingB.difficultC.criticalD.Exciting
39.A.consideredB.attendedC.missedD.troubled
40.A.remindedofB.lookedafterC.operatedonD.dealtwith
41.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.disappointedD.touched
42.A.printedB.readC.fixedD.attached
43.A.managedB.agreedC.adjustedD.devoted
44.A.contributionB.developmentC.impressionD.progress
45.A.endB.contentC.topicD.title
46.A.storyB.dialogueC.appointmentD.agreement
47.A.roughlyB.simplyC.usuallyD.seldom
48.A.belongedB.pointedC.owedD.related
49.A.borderB.cornerC.pathDexit
50.A.longestB.latestC.happiestD.saddest
51.A.botheredB.delightedC.relaxedD.disabled
52.A.bythewayB.allthewayC.onthewayD.intheway
53.A.needB.disturbC.chargeD.trust
54.A.neverB.evenC.everD.so
55.A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.unless
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Ayearaftergraduation,Iwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsidered,thoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejobwithouthesitation,asitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwentbythesamename,andIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.“Waitaminute”someonemightsay,“areyoutalkingaboutMr.Davistheretiredman,orMr.Davistherespectableprofessor?
”
Thepositionwasofferedatthelastminute,andIwasgiventwoweekstoprepare,aperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase(公文包)andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirror,repeatingthewords,“Hello,class.I’mMr.Davis.”SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienced.Butwhenthedayfinallycame,mynerveskickedin(开始生效)andthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeanexperiencedprofessor,butrathera12-year-oldboy.
Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards,andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.
“Allrightthen,”Isaid.“Okey,herewego.”ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandwaitedforthestudentstospeakoutfreely.BeforethisclassIhadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalk,offeringtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IevenhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk,overlookingaforestofhands.Everystudentwouldbeactiveandperhapstheywouldyell(大喊)andIwouldhavetosay“Calmdown,you’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatime,oneatatime!
”
But,onthecontrary,nobodyputuphis/herhand.Aterriblesilenceruledtheroom,andseeingnoonestandup,Iaskedthestudentstotakeouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefarticleondeepdisappointment.
56.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause_____.
A.hewantedtobecalledMr.Davislikehisfather.B.hehadwrittensomestories
C.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher
57.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?
A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.
B.Hewaswell-preparedforwhathewouldteachinhisfirstclass.
C.Hegotnervousashisfirstclasscame.
D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.
58.Beforehestartedhisclass,theauthoraskedthestudentsto______.
A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercards
B.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaper
C.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaper
D.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards
59.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?
A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.
C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.Theyshoutedtobeheard.
60.Theauthorchosetopicforthearticleprobablybecause______.
A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclass
B.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclass
C.hewantedtocalmdownthestudents
D.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic
B
ToagrowingnumberofUSstudentsinChina,studyintheancientcountryisnolongerjustaculturalexperience;ithasbecomeanimportantpartoftheirfutureprofessionalcareers.
SamGor,a26-year-oldstudentfromSantaClara,acountynearSanFrancisco,saidthepurposeofhisstudiesinBeijingwastohelphimfindagoodjobwhenhegoesbacktotheUnitedStates.“Culturematters,”hesaid.“Butmoreimportantly,tolearnChineseandgetabetterunderstandingofthecountrymayhelpmeprofessionally.”AsanewstudentatBeijingLanguageandCulturalUniversity(BLCU),GorhopestofindajobinSantaClara’slocalgovernmentwhenhegoesbackhomeinoneyear.“IneedtolearnChineseifIwantthejob,aswehavealargeChinesecommunitythere.”
Gorisnotaloneinhisthinking.WhilethenumberofUSstudentsinChinahasgrownfromlessthan100intheearly1980stomorethan10,000currently,manyofthemareheretoboostaprofessionalskillasmuchastoenjoyanewculture.
“Inthepast,foreignstudentscametoChinamerelyforourculture,”saidXuQiuhan,directorofBLCU’sforeignstudentsoffice.“ButbecauseofChina’srapideconomicandsocialdevelopment,beingabletospeakChinesehasbecomeausefultooltoastudent’sfuturejob.”
TherearemoreUSstudentswhochoosetostayinthecountryinsteadofgoingbackaftergraduation.StephanieSchubmehlo,a23-year-oldfromRochester,NewYorkState,saidshewouldliketostayinBeijingaftergraduation.“Ilovethecity,andIcanearnmyselfalivinghereifIcanspeakgoodChinese,”shesaid,addingthatsomeoftheUSstudentssheknowssharedthesameidea.
61.Thistextmainlytellsusthat_________
A.USstudentsprefertostayinChina
B.Chinesewillbecomepopularallovertheworld
C.ChinesehelpsstudentsfromAmericaprofessionally