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英语试题高二期中考试

2013---2014学年（上）高二期中考试

英语试题

时间：

100分钟满分：

150分

第二部分：

语言知识及运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.As___oldproverbgoes,opportunitiesandsuccesstendtobein____favorofthosewhoareready.A.a;theB.an;/C./;/D.the;the

22.---Wheredidyougettoknowher?

---Itwasonthefarm___weworked.

 A．that B．there C．which D．where

23.—Shemustbebusydoingherhomeworknow.

—_______,shecan’tgowithus.

A.IfshemustbesoB.IsupposesoC.IhopesoD.Ifso

24.____talkingwithhisGrandm,hewentawaywithutsayingaword.

A.TiringwithB.TiringofC.TiredwithD.Tiredof

25.Thephoto____onthewallwastakeninBeijinglastyear.

A.hangB.hangingC.hungD.hanged

26.Thehuntersaidhewasluckytogetoutoftheforest____.

A.livingB.aliveC.livelyD.live

27.We’vemissedthelastbus.I’mafraidwehaveno____buttotakeataxi.A.wayB.choiceC.possibilityD.selection

28.____IhaddoneitIknewIhadmadeamistake.

A.HardlyB.DirectlyC.MostlyD.Nearly

29.HiswifeoftenGoesto___onSundays.

30.Don’tbetoo____aboutthingsyou;renotsupposedtoknow.

A.strangeB.amusingC.curiousD.obvious

31.Youcangooutplayingwithyourfriends,_____youpromisetobebackbefore11o’clock.A.eventhoughB.solongasC.sothatD.asthough

32.It’sstrangethatthey_____nothingaboutthismatter.

   A.shouldknow    B.wouldknowC.hadknown              D.knew

33.Itwasinthelab___wassetuplastyear___theyfinishedtheexperiment.A.that;thatB.that;whichC.where;whenD.where;that

34.IhavetodriveslowlybecauseIcanhardly_______thetrafficsignsthroughtherain.A.takeoutB.takeupC.makeoutD.makeup

35.—I’mhavingapartyonSaturday.CanyouandAnnecome?

—_______.We’regoingoutwithfriendsfordinner.

A.That’sagoodideaB.You’resokind

C.It’smypleasureD.I’dloveto,butI’mafraidwecan’t

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.

InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar,nearSaudiArabia.Doctorswereunableto36thecauseofherillness,soshe37toLondonandadmittedtoHammersmithHospital,wherespecialisthelpwas38.Shewasthenonlyhalf-consciousandonthe“DangerouslyIll”list.Ateamofdoctorshurriedto39thebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey,40,werepuzzledbytheveryunusualsymptoms.Whiletheywerediscussingthebaby’scase,anurseaskedto41tothem.

“Excuseme,”saidnurseMarshaMaitland,“42Ithinkthebabyis43fromthalliumpoisoning.”

“44makesyouthinkthat?

”Dr.Brownasked.“Thalliumpoisoningisextremely45.”

“Afewdaysago,IwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorse46AgathaChristie,”NurseMaitlandexplained.“Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,and47thesymptomsare48.Theyareexactlythesameasthebaby’s.”

“You’reveryobservantandyoumayberight,”anotherdoctorsaid.“We’ll49sometestsandfindout50it’sthalliumornot.”

The51showedthatthebabyhad52beenpoisonedbythallium,araremetalusedinmakingoptical（光学的）glass.53theyknewthecauseofillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethecorrecttreatment.Thebabysoon54andwassentbacktoQatar.Inquiriesshowedthatthepoison55fromaninsecticide（杀虫剂）usedinQatar.

36.A.describeB.diagnoseC.discoverD.discuss

37.A.flewB.sentC.wentD.wasflown

38.A.inexpensiveB.importantC.availableD.impossible

39.A.examineB.seeC.lookafterD.cure

40.A.tooB.eitherC.oftenD.never

41.A.referB.turnC.speakD.belong

42.A.andB.soC.asD.but

43.A.comingB.sufferingC.tiredD.dying

44.A.WhoB.HowC.WhatD.Which

45.A.rareB.seriousC.clearD.dangerous

46.A.inB.onC.byD.about

47.A.allB.someofC.oneofD.both

48.A.drawnB.broadcastC.announcedD.described

49.A.makeupB.carryoutC.getthroughD.dealwith

50.A.thatB.howC.whatD.whether

51.A.wordsB.testsC.examinationD.book

52.A.indeedB.actuallyC.probablyD.never

53.A.AslongasB.AsforasC.OnceD.If

54.A.diedB.gotinjuredC.recoveredD.gotill

55.A.mustcomeB.shouldcomeC.mighthavecomeD.can’thavecome

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThenumberofcancerdeathsintheUnitedStateshasdroppedforthefirsttimeinmorethan70years---thefirsttimesincethegovernmentstartedkeepingstatisticsin1930.

Therewere369fewercancerdeathsin2003（556,902deaths）thanin2002.Althoughthedeclinemayseemsmallcomparedtothetotalnumberofcancerdeaths,theAmericanCancerSocietyexpectsthedownwardtrendtocontinueandisprojectingamuchlargerdecreasein2006.

Cancerisstilladeadlydisease,causingoneineveryfourdeathsintheUnitedStates,secondonlytoheartdisease.Buttherateofcancerdeathshasbeendroppingbyabout1percentannuallysince1991,becauseearlierdiscoveryandbettertreatmentarehelpingmorepeoplesurvivecancer.

Whenthegovernmentfirstbegankeepingrecordsin1930,cancerledto114,186deathsandtheUSpopulationwasroughly123million,lessthanhalfofthe290millionpeoplewholiveintheUnitedStatestoday.

Backthen,therewerefewtreatmentoptions---justsurgeryandhighdosesofradiation---andtheyweren’tveryeffective.Thefirstchemotherapy（化疗）drugsweren’tdevelopeduntilafterWorldWarII.Thefirstrealbreak-throughinwidespreadpreventionwastheUSSurgeonGeneral’sreportonsmokingin1964.

Poornutrition,lessphysicalexerciseandobesityaremajorcausesofcancer.AccordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety,reducedtobaccouseisthebiggestsinglefactorcontributingtothedropincancerdeaths.Smokingandothertobaccouseareamajorcauseoflungcancer---oneofthemostdeadlyformsofthedisease---aswellas14othertypesofcancer.

56.Accordingtothepassage,___causesthemostdeathsintheUnitedStatestoday.A.cancerB.heartdiseaseC.smokingD.drugs

57.Whichisthemostimportantinprotectingpeoplefromcanceraccordingtothepassage?

A.Exercisingmore.B.Beingexaminednowandthen.

C.GivingupsmokingD.Receivingeffectivetreatment

58.Whichofthefollowingwasthefirstkeyperiodforthedecreaseofcancerdeaths?

A.1930B.1964C.1984D.1991

59.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?

A.Cancercanalreadybecurednow.

B.Cancerisnotasdeadlynowasbefore.

C.Cancerdeathswillbeendedsoon.

D.Cancerdeathscanbefurtherreduced.

60.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthattherewere____cancerdeathsin2002.A.369,000B.557,271C.556,902D.556,533

B.

Motheroftwo,JillianSearle,hadtochoosebetweenherchildrenwhenshemadealife-and-deathdecision.

SweptupbymountainoustsunamiwavesataThairesort,shecouldnotholdontobothheryoungsonstosurvive.Fightingtostayabovethewaters,shehadtochoosewhichonewouldhavetotakehischancesintheturningwaves.

“IknewIhadtoletgoofoneofthemandIjustthoughtI’dbetterletgooftheonethat’stheolder,”shetoldSkyNewstelevisioninareportbroadcastonThursday.Shesaidshewasaccompaniedbythetwoboys,Lachie,five,andtwo-year-oldBlake,andtheirfather,Brad,whohadwatchedthedramahelplesslyfromtheirfirst-floorhotelroom,whenthewavesstruck.“AndIwascrying,tryingtofindhim,andwethoughthewasdead,”shetoldreportersonarrivalbackinAustralia.

Lachiewasfoundaliveabouttwohourslaterholdingadoorandlookeduninjuredashismotherspoketoreporters.

BritishsurferMartinMarkwellisalsoaluckyman.Hehadalwaysdreamedofcatchingthatperfectwave----butwhenitfinallycamealong,itwasanightmare.Hewasonhissurfboardwhenhewassweptupbyatsunamiwave.

“ItwasreallyterriblebecauseIwassurfing---IwasreallysurfingonawaveIwasn’tsupposedtobeon,”hesaid.“Asanexperiencedsurfer,whenIsawthewavecomeIrealizedsomethingwaswrong,butIcouldn’tescapebecausemysurfboardwastiedtomyankle.”

HiswifeVickiandsonJakelookedoninhorrorfromahotelwindowashecrashedtowardstheshore.Luckily,hestayedonhisboarduntilhereachedthehotel,jumpedoffandgottosafetyastheoceanrolledbacktofeedamuchlargertsunamiwaveonitsway.Thefamilygatheredandrantosafetyjustminutesbeforeagianttsunamiwave10metreshigh.

61.JillianSearlehadtogiveuponeofherchildrenbecause____.

A.shewassureherchildwouldsurvivethetsunami

B.oneofherchildrenwasextremelygoodatswimming

C.shecouldn’tpossiblysurvivewithbothherchildren

D.shewouldliketoputoneofherchildrentothelife-and-deathtest

62.Theunderlinedword“drama”inParagraph3probablymeans____.

A.aplayfortheatre,radioorTVB.anunusualandexcitingsituation

C.thequalityorconditionofbeingdramaticD.aseriousnarrativework

63.MartinMarkwellwasstuckinthewavewhilesurfingbecause____.

A.hewastrappedwithhisfeettiedtothesurfboard

B.hedidn’trealizedangerwasahead

C.hiswifeVickiandsonJakefailedtohelphim

D.hewasbraveenoughtochallengethetsunamiwave

C.

EVERYBODYinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?

Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,our