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学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学高二上学期期中阶段考试英语试题
2017-2018学年辽宁省大连市普兰店第二中学
高二上学期期中考试英语试题
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一、单项选择本大题共16道小题。
1.–Itseemsimpossibleforyoutocoverthatlongdistance!
–Innoway_______giveup.
A.IshallB.mightIC.shallID.Iwill
2.HestudiesEnglishveryhard_______hemightbeselectedasoneofthevolunteerinterpretersfortheOlympics.
A.inordertoB.soastoC.inorderthatD.aslongas
3.OurEnglishteacher_________inourschoolfor40yearsandshedoesnotwanttoleave.
A.hasbeenworkingB.worksC.workedD.isworking
4.Tocreatethesethings,we_________beginbyrememberingthatweareallinthisboattogether.
A.mustB.mayC.canD.will
5.Inthepicture,youcanseethebrideandthegroom,_______aresmilingtothephotographer.
A.whoB.whomC.bothofthemD.bothofwhom
6.Eddiefeelsthathe_______outofhisjobinordertomakewayforayoungerman.
A.forcedB.wasforcedC.hadbeenforcedD.hasforced
7.________thecost,thecouplesenttheirtwodaughterstothebestprivateschools.
A.DespiteB.UnlessC.IfD.Despitethefactthat
8.Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency______moneymorehighlythanthequalityoflife.
A.regardingB.toregardingC.toregardD.regarded
9.Theemployeeshurriedtofinishtheirwork________theirbosscameinunexpectedly.
A.aslongasB.inorderthatC.althoughD.incase
10.Pleasemakesureyoualwaysputyourmedicines_______childrencan’treachthem.
A.whenB.whereC.unlessD.sothat
11.Theleaderoftheorganization_______toinvestigatethecauseoftheaccidentbeforetheydecidedtohaveameeting.
A.promisedB.wouldpromiseC.hadpromisedD.haspromised
12.Myclassmatesaskedme________possibletoimprovetheirEnglishinhalfayear.
A.thatitwouldbeB.whetheritwouldbe
C.ifthatwouldbeD.whetherwoulditbe
13.ManyyoungpeopleinChinanowthinkfastfood,_______expertsregardasunhealthy,isfashionableandtasty.
A.whoB.thatC.whichD.ofwhich
14.Itissaidthat_______regularlyisgoodforus,forwecanknowwhetherwearehealthyornot.
A.examinedB.examiningC.beingexaminedD.havingexamined
15.LiHuawasdyingtolookforwardtoseeinghisbestfriendWangGangcomeback____USA.
A.aboutB.fromC.behindD.over
16.After______church,thefamilywouldgohomefordinner.
A.attendingB.attendedC.toattendD.beingattended
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一、完型填空本大题共1道小题。
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InAmericancrimemovies,policemensearchcrimescenesforanythingthatmightbelongtoacriminal--bitsoffingernail,bloodorhair--inordertofindoutwhotheyare.Whattheyhopetofindisthekeytotheiridentity--theirDNA.
DNAisthe____50___thatcontainsaperson’sgeneticmakeup.Everyperson,exceptforidenticaltwins,hasuniqueDNAinformation.Thatiswhywecanuseittoidentifysomeone.
Thereisno___51___thatDNAevidenceisbecomingaverypowerfultoolforlawenforcement(实施)officers.IntheUS,all50statesandthefederalgovernmentkeepDNAdatabasesofsomecriminalsaftertheyhavebeenconvicted(宣告有罪).Wheneveracrimehappens,thepolicecollectDNAevidencefromthecrimesceneand____52____thiswithsamplestheyalreadyhaveinthecriminaldatabase.Iftheymatchanysuspectinthedatabase,thenthey’vecaughttheir____53____.Eveniftheydon’t,theDNAsamplecanstillbeusedto____54___theperson’ssex,height,hairandeyecolorandothercharacteristics.Thishelpspolicetocreateaphysicalprofileofthecriminal.
Somepeoplefeelthatthedatabaseshouldbemade___55__tocontaineveryone’sDNAandhelptosolvemanymorecrimes.Thiswouldalsoavoidmistakeswhensomeoneiswronglyconvictedofacrime.DNAdoesn’tmake____56____.
___57___,otherpeopleareworriedthatitwouldviolate(侵犯)their___58___.Someone’sDNAcanbeusedtogatherinformationsuchastheperson’sfamilyandethnic(种族的)background,whetherheorshehasagenemutation(突变)orcertain___59___diseases,andotherpersonalissues.Peopleareafraidthatthisinformationmightbeused___60__.Theymayfearthatemployersmightreaditandtreatthem___61___.Peoplemayalsobeafraidthatpersonaldatamightgetintothehandsofinsurancefirmsorloancompanies.___62__,iftheyknewfromyourDNAthatyouhadageneticriskofaseriousdisease,theymightbeableto__63__yourlifeinsurance,aloanorevenajob.
____64__,theuseofDNAevidencewillcontinuetohelpthepolicesolvecrimes.However,socialandethnicalconcernsaboutDNAwillalsoremainatopicofdebate.
A.chemicalB.materialC.subjectD.ingredient
A.good B.pointC.doubtD.use
A.storeB.recordC.studyD.compare
A.eyesB.criminalC.interestD.attention
A.determineB.researchC.showD.reveal
A.narrowerB.widerC.longerD.bigger
A.choicesB.decisionsC.experimentsD.mistakes
A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.WhileD.Because
A.rightB.secretC.privacyD.interest
A.seriousB.geneticC.incurableD.unknown
A.inappropriatelyB.definitelyC.strangelyD.carelessly
A.equallyB.differentlyC.fairlyD.rudely
A.InconclusionB.BycontrastC.ForexampleD.Suchas
A.stopB.offerC.takeawayD.refuse
A.ActuallyB.ClearlyC.FearlesslyD.Generally
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二、阅读理解本大题共4道小题。
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Helosthisarmsinanaccidentthatclaimedhisfather’slife--whowasthemainsourceofsupportforthefamily.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Forthesakeoftakingcareofhim,hisyoungerbrotherbecamehisshadow,neverleavinghimaloneforyears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.
Onelatenight,hesufferedfromdiarrhea(腹泻)andhadtowakeuphisyoungerbrother.Hisyoungerbrotheraccompaniedhimintothetoiletandthenwentbacktodormtowait.Butbeingsotired,hisyoungerbrotherfellasleep,leavinghimonthetoiletfortwohourstilltheteacherondutydiscoveredhim.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,hisyoungerbrotherwantedtoliveseparatefromhim,livinghisownlife,asmanynormalpeopledo.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn’tknowwhattodo.
Asimilarmisfortunehappenedtoagirl,too.Onenighthermother,whosufferedfromchronicmentalillness,disappeared.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother,leavingheraloneathome.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents,onlytooverturn(弄翻)thekerosenelightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.
Thoughhereldersister,whowasstudyinginanothercity,showedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,shewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Atschool,shealwaysstudiedhard.Mostofallshelearnedtobeself-dependent.Onceshewrotethefollowinginhercomposition:
“Iamlucky.ThoughIlostmyarms,Istillhavelegs;Iamlucky.”Thoughmywingsarebroken,myheartcanstillfly.”
Oneday,theboyandthegirlwerebothinvitedtoappearonatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whereasthegirlwasfullofenthusiasmforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Theboywrote:
Myyoungerbrother’sarmsaremyarms;whilethegirlwrote:
Brokenwings,flyingheart.
Theyhadbothenduredthesamemisfortune,buttheirdifferentattitudesdeterminedthenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Disasterscanstrikeatanytime.Howyouhandlemisfortunewhenconfrontedwithitactuallyisthetruetestofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandescapefromthemisfortune,itwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobefortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.
65.Inthefirstparagraph,whathappenedintheaccident
A.Theboywasn’tbadlyinjured.
B.Theboy’sfatherescapedbeinghurt.
C.Theboy’sfatherwaskilled.
D.Theboy’syoungerbrotherwasslightlywounded.
66.Thegirlrefusedhereldersister’shelp,because_________.
A.shewasluckyandstillhadtwolegs
B.shewantedtobeself-dependentratherthanrelyonothers
C.shedidn’twanttomovetoanothercity
D.sheenjoyedlivingseparatefromothers
67.Whenthegirlwrotethewords:
Brokenwings,flyingheart,shereallymeant__________.
A.thoughshelostarms,shestillhadlegs
B.hereldersister’swillingnesstotakecareofhercouldhelpherflywithwings
C.ifonehadwings,hisorherheartcouldfly
D.facedwiththemisfortune,youshouldbestrong,andyou’llmakeit
19.
Ascientistturnsouttobeabletoseethefuturebyofferingeachofsomefour-year-oldsapieceofcandyandwatchinghowheorshedealswithit.Somechildrenreacheagerlyforthetreattheysee.Somelastafewminutesbeforetheygivein.Butothersaredeterminedtowaituntilthelastmoment.
Bythetimethechildrenreachhighschool,somethingremarkablehashappened.Asurveyfoundthatthosewhoasfour-year-oldshadenoughself-controltoholdoutgenerallygrewuptobemorepopular,adventurous,confidentanddependable.Thechildrenwhogaveintotemptation(诱惑)earlyweremorelikelytobelonely,easilyfrustratedandinflexible(固守己见的).
Actually,theabilitytodelayrewardisasignofemotionalintelligencewhichdoesn’tshowuponanIQtest.
Thehardwareofthebrainandthesoftwareofthemindhavelongbeenscientists’concerns.Butbraintheorycan’texplainwhatwewonderaboutmost,likethequestionwhysomepeopleremainupbeatinthefaceoftroublesthatwouldsinkalessresist