高二英语期中模拟二1.docx

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高二英语期中模拟二1

江安高级中学高二英语期中模拟二

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Theydon’tcometothebookclubanymore,for________reasonorother.

A.someB.allC.eitherD.both

22.Sometimesbeingconfusedcanmakeus________,butitcanalsomotivateustoadjustourlearningstrategy,largelydependingonourattitudetowardsit.

A.deduceB.withdrawC.correspondD.accelerate

23.Don'tworryaboutyourfuture.Aslongasyoutryyourbest，agreatfuture_______waitforyouonyourway.

A.wouldB.canC.mustD.should

24.TheChinesesportsidolLiNashockedfansby________herracketduetoseriousinjuriesinSeptember,ontheeveofatournamentinWuhan,herhomecity.

A.hangingupB.puttingupC.breakingupD.holdingup

25.Thenegotiationshavereachedadelicatestage________adecisionmustbemadeassoonasquickly.

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where

26.Thetelephone________fourtimesinthelasttwentyminutes,andeachtimeit________formycolleague.

A.rang;hasbeenB.hasbeenringing;is

C.hadrung;wasD.hasrung;was

27.--Sharon,whyisthemansoupsetnow?

--Hiswallet,mobilephoneandIDcard________,thepoliceareinvestigatingandwillsendhimtoasocialassistancestation.

A.stoleB.stolenC.beingstolenD.havingstolen

28._______youlosethepaperdocument，signin________youmightdownloadallyouneed.

A.If;whichB.Solongas;whatC.Incase;whereD.Evenif;as

29.Measured_______ourbudgetlastyear,$2.7millionseemssmall.

A.beyondB.againstC.forD.over

30.“OnethingI’mlookingforinacollege,”Sandratoldherteacher,“is________.Iwanttomeetmanydifferentkindsofpeople.

A.insightB.formulaC.proportionD.diversity

31.Ithinkthewaiterhasforgottenus.We_______hereforoverhalfanhourandnobody_______ourorderyet.

A.waited;tookB.arewaiting;hastaken

C.havebeenwaiting;hastakenD.havebeenwaiting;hasbeentaking

32.________disappointedusmostwasthattheguidewasalwaysaskingustoleave________wethoughtveryinteresting.

A.It;whereB.What;whatC.What;whereD.It;what

33.Ihavepreferenceforthatfirmasfull-timeemployeesare________toreceivehealthinsurance.

A.entitledB.differentiatedC.exploitedD.justified

34.IcleanedmyroomtodayandMumsaidIdoitonly_______.

A.atalltimesB.onceandforall

C.oneafteranotherD.onceinabluemoon

35.Wouldyouliketohaveameetingaboutthematterthisafternoon?

________,wecoulddiscussitatdinner.

A.AlternativelyB.PreciselyC.ReasonablyD.Practically

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Istillrememberitwasinthewinterof1990that,togetherwiththehelpofmyoldsister,I

36downmywishesforChristmasontoapieceofpaper.HowIwishedonChristmasEvemygrandestwishwouldbe37andplacedundertheChristmastree–apuppy.Whenweweredone,ourwish-listswerecollectedbyourparentswiththepromisetobe38toSanta’shardworkinghelpers.

Thenextday,ourparentssatusdownintheliving-room,with39expressionsontheirfaces.Asit40out,theyhadseenourwishes,nowwantingtotalktousaboutonewishin41–thepuppy.Foramoment,Iheldmybreath,butwas42whentheytoldusthattheyweren’tagainstapuppy.Whatthey43againstwasputtingitundertheChristmastree.Thatwasnotagoodidea.

They44taughtusthatananimalwasnotagiftthatbelongedtothesame45asourtoys.Animalswerecreatureswith46thatweshoulddecidetohaveone,anditwouldbea（n）47toourfamily.Ananimal48alotofresponsibilities.Itwasn’tanythingoneboughtoutofamood.Ananimalcouldnotbeexchangedorput49whenwedidn’tfeellikeit.Ananimalwasn’tatoy.Ananimalwasa50familymemberthatneededlotsofloveandattention.Ananimalwasnota51,butafamilydecision.Aseriousdecision.Andabigdecision.

52,myparentssharemyloveforanimals,sothedecisioncamereasonably53.Afterourgrandparentshadgiventheir54upfortakingcareofthedog,whilewewereonfuturevacations,theanswerwasyes.Yes,wewouldgetapuppy.

Thefollowingdaysandweeks,therewasonlyone55:

ournewfamilymembers!

Yes,afamilymember,becauseanimalshavetheirrights.Theyarenotsimplyfoodorgifts.Wehumansmustattend,loveandprotectthem.

36.A.leftB.gotC.setD.pulled

37.A.rejectedB.declinedC.challengedD.fulfilled

38.A.givenawayB.passedonC.takenonD.putup

39.A.dangerousB.curiousC.seriousD.mysterious

40.A.turnedB.takenC.runD.held

41.A.peaceB.orderC.particularD.return

42.A.pardonedB.frightenedC.inspiredD.relieved

43.A.protestedB.objectedC.opposedD.resisted

44.A.patientlyB.hurriedlyC.anxiouslyD.roughly

45.A.arrangementB.routineC.scheduleD.category

46.A.feelingsB.secretsC.stainsD.sufferings

47.A.convenienceB.facilityC.extensionD.heritage

48.A.signedB.meantC.attainedD.guaranteed

49.A.forwardB.upC.asideD.off

50.A.nativeB.originalC.responsibleD.precious

51.A.riddleB.giftC.servantD.victim

52.A.NegativelyB.RidiculouslyC.ParticularlyD.Luckily

53.A.difficultB.easyC.contradictoryD.concrete

54.A.thumbsB.fingersC.nosesD.eyes

55.A.themeB.argumentC.prejudiceD.topic

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

A

VineyardworkerspopapremiumwinegrapevineoutofitspackageandplantitinthesoilofSonomaCounty,California.Thentheyplantapackageofwaterrightalongside.It’sDRiWATER.

JamesWalkerofBuchananVineyardServices,Inc.says,“Thisallowsustoputtheplantinwiththewatersupplyitneedsforagrowingseason.Wecanplantitandwalkaway.”

Likeaslowlymeltingicicle,thepackageofjelledwaterwillreleasemoisturetotheplantfortwotothreemonths.

HaroldJensenistheinventor.“Everynightandeveryweekend,mytwodaughtersandmywifewouldcomeover,andmytwodaughtersandIhadfourblendersgoing,andwemademanythousandcupsofDRiWATER.”

Finally,theyhitontherightformula.

HaroldJensensays,“Thisisreadytoputinthesoil,nexttotherootballofaplant.I’llshowyouwhattheproductis.It’s97.85%water,2%vegetablegum,and.15%aluminumsulfate.”

He’spatentedtheidea.Onceintheground,bacteriaeatawayatthejell,releasingthewater.

JamesWalker’svineyardservicewillputtenthousandpackagesofDRiWATERintothegroundwithnewvinesinSonomaCounty.

Usingjelled,bottledwatertogrownewvinesinavineyard,isonething.Butit’squiteanothertoattempttogrowawholeforestinadesert.That’swhatthey’retryingtodoinEgypt.

EgyptiansplantedtwomilliontreesaroundanewtownintheSaharaDesert.EachtreesurvivesonjusttwoquartsofDRiWATERformonthsatatimeuntiltheirrootsreachgroundwater.

CreatingforestsisthereasonJenseninventedDRiWATER.

“WhenIdriveoutinthedesert,amongtwomillionlittletrees,it’sprettyawesome.”

Allyouneedareseedlings,adesert,andalittleDRiWATER.

56.WhydovineyardswanttouseDRiWATER?

A.Theworkersarelazy.B.Thewinetastesbetter.

C.Theyneverhavetowateragain.D.Theywanttosavetimeandwork.

57.WhydidHaroldgetapatentforhisjelledwater?

A.Toprotecttheownershipofhisformula.

B.Hedidn’twanttosellit.

C.Jensenwantedtoplantaforestonhisproperty.

D.Hewantedtoobeythelaw.

58.HowdoesDRiWATERreleasemoisturetothesoil?

A.Thejelledpackagesarefullofholes.

B.DRiWATERjustmeltslikeaniciclewithoutanyhelp.

C.Bacteriaeatatthepackageandreleasemoisture.

D.Itiscomputerassisted.

59.WhyisEgyptinterestedinthejelledwater?

A.Theywanttohavemoredesertland.

B.Egyptwantstoplantmillionsoftrees.

C.MostpeopleinEgyptdon’thaveenoughtoeat.

D.Theywanttoexportwood.

B

ABronxnativeandgraduateofDeWittClintonHighSchool,EricNadelsternworkedinNewYorkCitypublicschoolsfor39years.IhadtheopportunitytochatwithhimabouttheissuesthatfacetheNewYorkCitypublicschoolsystem.

WhataretheproblemswefaceintheNewYorkCitypublicschoolsystem?

Wearespending$23billionofthepublic’shardearnedmoneyinNewYorkCityeveryyeartosupportthecountry’slargestschooldistrict,andyet35%ofthestudentsarenotgraduatingfromhighschool.Thegoodnewsisjustafewyearsagoitwashalfthestudents,andthingshadbeenfrozenatthatratefortheprior50years.Still,35%arenotgraduatingandtheyarelargelymale,AfricanAmericanandLatino.Thisissignificantevidencethatdespiteeverythingwearedoing,wehaven’tbeenabletoclosetheachievementgapinthecity.

WhatIthinkdifferentiatesNewYorkfromsomeothercountriesintheworldthatIhavevisitedoramfamiliarwithisthatwerecognizethereisanachievementgap.ThiscontrastswithIsraelwhichruns5separateandunequalschoolsystems.Theirprimaryconcern,asinmanyotherplaces,istoproducethefewoutstandingmathematiciansandscientistswhocancompetewithothercountries,comparedtothinkingabouteducatingtheentirepopulationtotheirhighestpotential.

InAmerica,itisnotthatwearen’tproducingenoughcollegegraduates.It’sthatthestudentswhoaremostlikelytograduatearedisproportionatelywhite,Asian,andfemaleinlargeurbanareasversusmale,AfricanAmerican,