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英语甘肃省天水市第二中学学年高二下学期期中考试试题
2016—2017学年度第二学期期中试卷
高二英语
第一部分单项选择(每小题1分,共20分)
1.Itisoftensaidthat______teachershave______verysimplelife.
A.不填;不填B.the;aC.不填;aD.the;不填
2.Doyouknowthereason_____studentsaresolazy.
A.thatB.whichC.forwhichD.withwhich
3.Nowanderyoucouldnotgetthrough.Youhave_______theimportantinformation.
A.leftoutB.leftoverC.leftasideD.leftbehind
4. In the 19th century the government _____ land to settlers willing to take care of it.
A. gave B. separated C. divided D. distributed
5.Itisaremotetown_______nameIhaverememberedforever.
A.whichB.ofwhichC.whoseD.whom
6.Afteralongjourney,wecametoavillage______wassurroundedbywater.
A.thatB.whereC.inwhichD.不填
7.YourEnglish______muchbetternowifyouhadtakentheteacher’sadvice.
A.wouldbeB.wouldhavebeenC.willbeD.shouldbe
8.Sorry,there’sonlyoneappleleft;_____you_______hecanhaveit.
A.neither;norB.either…orC.both;andD.not;but
9.Moreworksrequire_____toachieveourfinalsuccess.
A.beingdoneB.todoC.doingD.done
10.Thatwasn’tthesecondtimethatI______herinthesameplace.
A.metB.hadmetC.meetD.havemet
11._____shesawtheskirt,shedecidedtobuyit.
A.ThefirsttimeB.Forthefirsttime
C.WhenthefirsttimeD.Thetime
12.Pleasesendmealltheinformation_______youhaveaboutthecandidatefortheposition.
A.whichB.thatC.whereD.which
13._____isnoneedforyoutoworryabouthissafety,Afterall,heisnolongerachild.
A.ThereB.ItC.ThatD.What
14._____mothercouldsayaword,Ihadrushedintotheroom.
A.WhenB.AndC.BeforeD.While
15.Ihadnothingtodobut_____outsidethegate.
A.towaitB.waitedC.waitingD.wait
16.Theflowers_________sweetinthegardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.
A.smellsB.smellingC.beingsmelledD.smelt
17.Thesequestionsaredifficultforchildren______.
A.toreplyB.replyingC.toberepliedD.toreplyto.
18.Myoldfriendcamebackfromabroad,______mademeveryhappy.
A.thatB.whoC.whatD.which
19.Themoney,_____________heboughtthebike,wasgivenbyhisgrandmother.
A.withwhichB.withwhomC.bywhichD.inwhich
20._________ to an Australian home, you will probably eat outside.
A. Asking B. Being asked C. If asked D. If asking
第二部分完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
WhenIwasthreeyearsold,myparentsdiscoveredIwastotallydeaf.Afterconsultingwithmanydoctors,theymadeadecisionaboutmy21.Insteadofsendingmetoaprivateschoolforthedeaf,theydecidedtosendmetoa22one.
Fromthefirstdaythere,theotherkids23meandcalledmenames24myhearingaidandthewayItalked.Iexperiencedgreat25because,inadditiontotheproblemsof“fittingin”withtheotherstudents,Ialsostruggledwithmy26.IseemedtospendeverysparemomentdoinghomeworkjustsoIcould27.Theteachersdidn’tknowwhattodowithme.Becauseofmyhearingdisability,Iwasconstantly28everyone,“Whatdidhe/shesay?
”ButI29thateveryonewouldsoongrowtiredofrepeatingeverythingbacktome.Sincefittinginwasso30tome,everytimepeoplearoundmelaughedorsmiled,IdidthesameeventhoughI31hadnoideawhatwasgoingon.Onthesurface,Iwas32,butinreality,myself-esteem(自尊)wasquitelow.Mrs.Jordan,my5thgradeteacher,33allofthatwithasimplethree-wordphrase.Onemorning,sheaskedtheclassaquestion.Ireadherlipsand34raisedmyhand.Icouldn’t35it–foronceIknewthe36.But,whenshecalledonme,Iwas37.ItookadeepbreathandnervouslyansweredMrs.Jordan’squestion.
I’llneverforgetwhat38next.Withsparklingeyesandawidesmileshecried,“That’sright,Stephen!
”Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,Iwasaninstantstar.Myheartburstwithpride.Isatalittletallerinmychair.My39soared(猛增)asneverbefore.Fromthatdayforward,my40andspeechimprovedgreatlyandmypopularityamongmyclassmatesincreased.
21.A.performanceB.journeyC.careerD.education
22.A.specialB.newC.normalD.big
23.A.laughedatB.talkedaboutC.waitedforD.thoughtof
24.A.exceptforB.becauseofC.insteadofD.accordingto
25.A.anxietyB.fearC.regretD.shock
26.A.friendshipB.schoolworkC.singingD.dancing
27.A.getoutB.speedupC.growupD.keepup
28.A.remindingB.helpingC.askingD.doubting
29.A.ensuredB.expectedC.imaginedD.worried
30.A.easyB.naturalC.importantD.strange
31.A.finallyB.usuallyC.graduallyD.regularly
32.A.smartB.flexibleC.outgoingD.energetic
33.A.explainedB.supportedC.coveredD.changed
34.A.immediatelyB.frequentlyC.luckilyD.carefully
35.A.haveB.believeC.rememberD.make
36.A.answerB.ruleC.planD.secret
37.A.angryB.quietC.afraidD.helpless
38.A.arrivedB.improvedC.beganD.happened
39.A.confidenceB.memoryC.kindnessD.patience
40.A.experimentsB.gradesC.relationshipsD.conditions
第三部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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
Lastwinter,whenIwasheavilypregnant,Iwasvisitingmysisterandbrother-in-law’shouseandhadtoparkinanearbyparkinglotbecausetheydidn’thaveaccessibleparking.Thesnowwasextremelyheavyandtherewaslotsoficeontheground—notmanypeoplehadventuredoutthatevening!
WhenIreturnedtomycararound11pm,InoticedthatIwastheonlycarleft.Nervously,Ihoppedintothecarandletitwarmupabit.WhenIfinallytriedtodriveaway,mywheelsbegantospin.Iwasstuck!
Ispunandspunandwonderedwhattodo.
Allofasudden,inmyrearviewmirror,Isawfourteen-agedboysapproachingmycar.Theywerewalkingsidebysideinalineanddressedabitlikegangmembers—atleastIthoughtthat’swhattheylookedlike.MycarwasinaveryisolatedareaandIbegantopanic.Iwascertaintheywerecomingtomycartoharmme.Terrified,Ijustfroze.Oneoftheyoungmentappedonmywindowandsaid“Excuseme,Ma’am,canwehelpyou?
Youseemstuck.”Stillafraidandfearingtheworst,Isaid“Iamstuck.”Andtheyoungmansaid“It’sokay,stayinyourcarandwe’llpushyououtofthesnow.”Andtheydid!
Whentheyfinallygotmeoutofthesnow,theysmiledandwaved.Irolleddownmywindowandthankedthem,embarrassedtohavejudgedthemsopoorly.
41.Whydidtheauthorjustfreezewhenthefouryoungmenwerewalkingtowardhercar?
A.Becauseshewascoldindeedinthatfreezingevening
B.Becauseshesatinhercarfortoolongatime.
C.Becauseshewasafraidofbeingharmed.
D.Becausesheknewtheywouldrobherofthecar.
42.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Oneofthefourteenagerswasagangmember.
B.Theyoungmenenjoyedpushingcarsoutofthesnow.
C.Theauthorwouldhaveababyinhercar.
D.Thekidswantedtohelptheauthoroutoftrouble.
43.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe________.
A.Everymanhashisfaults
B.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover
C.Fortunefavorsthosewhousetheirjudgment
D.Thinktwicebeforeyoudo
B
FestivalsinIndiaarethespecialoccasionswhenthecountryholdsmanycelebrations.Socially,thewholenationbecomesactiveincelebrations.ThisisthemainreasonwhyfestivalsinIndiaarecelebratedbythewholesociety.Onsuchoccasions,familieswillgettogether,exchangegiftsandgreetings,andtakepartinalotofcelebrationsandevenspecialfairs.Allthesearedonetokeepthefestivespiritaliveinmoderntimes.
WhatisspecialaboutthesecelebrationsinIndiaisthatpeoplecelebratetheircommoncultureintheircommunities.ThereisawidevarietyoffestivalsinIndiabecauseofthepresenceofmanydifferentreligions,beliefs,ideasandcultures.Itisevensaidthatsomeplacesinthecountrycelebratefestivals365daysayear.Therearemainlyreligiousfestivals,culturalfestivalsandtouristfestivalsthatareorganizedtokeepthetraditions,valuesandheritage(遗产)oftheregion.
ReligiousfestivalsarecelebratedaspartoftheIndianbeliefsystem.Theyareorganizedtohonorgods,spiritualpersonalitiesandeventsrelatedtothejourneyofareligion.CulturalfestivalsinIndiaareorganizedtoprovideaplatformfordifferentformsofmusic,danceandotherart.Tokeeptheirartistictraditionsaliveandevenmakethembecomemorepopularinthefuture,manycitiesinIndiaareactiveinculturalevents.TherichculturalheritageofIndiaattractstheWesternworldduringthecelebrationofimportantfestivalssuchasOnam,HoliandDurgaPuja.Touristfestivalsinthecountryareorganizedtocelebratetheheritageofthelandfortourismpurposes.Thesecelebrationseveryyearbringgoodresultsandattractalargenumberoftourists,bothwithinthecountryandabroad.
ThesefestivalsinIndiafocusonenrichingpeople’s“indian”experienceinthemostrealway.Forthispurpose,foreignersareveryinterestedinattendingthefestivals,whichareorganizedtoshowtherichandcolorfulsideofthecountry.
44.InIndia,thewholenationoftencelebratesfestivalsactivelyto_________.
A.meetwithalltheirfamilymembersandrelatives
B.keepthetraditionsoftheirfestivals
C.exchangespecialgiftsandgreetings
D.havemuchfunonspecialoccasions
45.Indiahassomanyfestivalsbecause________.
A.thereareagreatnumberofoldattractions
B.theIndianswanttoattractmoretourists
C.therearemanydifferentreligions,ideasandcultures
D.theIndianslikesinginganddancing
46.Paragraph3mainlytellsus_______.
A.threetypesofimportantfestivalsinIndia
B.